Laurie Foos is the author of sometimes funny, always fascinating fabulist fiction, including her most recent novel, The Blue Girl. Today, we talk about moon pies, autism, and writing unusual stories.

We’re talking demon librarians, musical theater, teenage love and snark, which all come together in Michelle Knudsen’s Evil Librarian trilogy. (And before you ask, Michelle has nothing against librarians. Quite the opposite.)

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan gives us a peek into the glitzy world of Singapore’s Sarong Party Girls and talks home cooking, writing, and more.

Tracey Baptiste concludes her popular 'Jumbies' series, talks about diversity in publishing, and discusses her New York Times opinion on mermaids.

A story about the legendary, but little-known African-American ice skater Mabel Fairbanks is a natural debut for professional skater turned author Rose Viña.

Sheila Alexander’s graphic memoir, If: A Memoir of Infertility, chronicles her struggles to get pregnant with the hopes that her honesty will help others struggling through infertility.

Silence may be golden but we sure to hate it. In Jane Brox’s latest book of the same name, she explores the freedom and constraints of silence and solitude through the lens of a prison experiment and the life of Thomas Merton.

Young adult author Axie Oh follows up her futuristic novel Rebel Seoul with Rebel Heart, an action-packed sci-fi sequel set in 2201 Beijing.

In her timely book, God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America, Iowa resident Lyz Lenz explores the church, politics, and the failure of her own marriage as she canvases the complicated battleground that is the American heartland.

It's our season finale, and we've got recent graduate and thrice published author Nicole Mello. Nicole talks about how hard it is to actually call yourself a writer, the freedom of self-publishing, and of course, ghost hunting lesbians.