Unlikeable Female Characters

Kristen and Layne break down the "Good For Her" genre—is it a meme, a movement, or a moral outrage? Check out the books mentioned in the episode in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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Layne chats with Rachel Harrison about her brand-new witchy feminist horror novel CACKLE, smashing patriarchal fairy tale narratives, and embracing your inner power. Pick up Rachel's books, plus the other spooky reads mentioned in the episode, in the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop. 

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Happy Spooky Season, one and all! Kristen and Layne ring in the most wonderful time of the year with a look at the many faces of the quintessential horror movie heroine, the Final Girl. Check out the books mentioned in this episode at the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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Kristen and Layne interview Amanda Jayatissa about her twisty debut thriller MY SWEET GIRL, why rage-writing is the best kind of writing, and our collective debt of gratitude to the great Gillian Flynn. Pick up MY SWEET GIRL or any of the other books mentioned in the episode at the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop.

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Kristen and Layne bring you 30 new fall books featuring vengeful vampires, sexy witches, apocalyptic strippers, and more to take your mind off the still-raging trashfire of 2021. Shop the official Unlikeable Female Characters Bookshop (or visit an indie bookstore near you!): https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-66-fall-reads-2021/

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Kristen and Layne chat with Megan Abbott about her deliciously dark (and New York Times bestselling!) ballet thriller THE TURNOUT, the connection between perfectionism and womanhood, and how to write authentic conflict between female characters while avoiding catfight stereotypes. Grab a copy of THE TURNOUT, or any of Megan's 9(!) other incredible books in the official podcast Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-65-megan-abbott

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Kristen interviews historical fiction author Jess Montgomery about unruly women, then and now. Check out Jess's 1920s-set mystery series in the podcast Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-64-jess-montgomery

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Kristen and Layne celebrate the Summer Olympics by screaming about sexism in sports (#EqualPay Now!) and fangirling over the baddest bitches of gymnastics, soccer, tennis, and more. Stop by the podcast Bookshop to check out some books we love about female athletes: https://bookshop.org/lists/episode-63-all-she-does-is-win/

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Wendy's back, for one episode only! The ladies reunite to hate-watch the film adaptation of A.J. Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW (now streaming on Netflix, if you like to suffer).

Oh, and if you'd like to get caught up on the stranger-than-fiction real life saga of the author, check out this New Yorker piece.

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Layne interviews debut novelist (and her former Pitch Wars mentee!) Heather Levy about sex, drugs, chronic pain, and her gorgeously dark psychological thriller WALKING THROUGH NEEDLES (out now from Polis Books).

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