Lydia Kang discusses "The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding" and we dive into *so* many fun conversations, including merging medical accuracy with plot points, building tension in the writing and the easter eggs hidden away in each of Lydia's novels.

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Author Stefanie London discusses her latest novel, "The Dachshund Wears Prada." We dive into the chaos of pub week/deadline days, creating character arcs for animal characters and, of course, the dachshund!

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "The Dachshund Wears Prada" under 'Featured Books' and our May title, "The Wedding Veil" by Kristy Woodson Harvey in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

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Peng Shepherd joins us to unpack "The Cartographers" in our Book of the Month episode for April. We discuss the found family of the novel, Peng shares some real-life stories she came across during her research and so much more!

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Author Adriana Trigiani joins us to discuss her latest novel "The Good Left Undone." Adriana shares her thoughts on what it takes to be a writer, we dive into family stories and histories and so much more.

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "The Good Left Undone" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

 

Author Maya Rodale discusses her latest novel, "The Mad Girls of New York." We nerd out about Nellie Bly, discuss the true story behind Maya's novel and much more! 

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "The Mad Girls of New York" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

Elise Hooper returns to discuss her newest novel "Angels of the Pacific." We discuss her inspiration behind writing this novel, the research she conducted, some of the connections she's made with readers through this book and so much more!

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "Angels of the Pacific" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

Author Bryn Turnbull discusses her novel "The Last Grand Duchess" and all things Romanov as we chat about Olga Romanov, the daughter of Nicholas and Alexandra. We dive into the history of the Romanov family, the what-ifs that could have happened and so much more! 

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "The Last Grand Duchess" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

Author Jeffrey Blount joins us to discuss his novel "The Emancipation of Evan Walls." We discuss the importance of creating characters that guide both the main characters and the reader through the story, our own love of reading, some of Jeffrey's other writing  -- and so much more!

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "The Emancipation of Evan Walls" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

Author Madi Sinha joins us to discuss her latest novel "At Least You Have Your Health." We dive into crafting tension in a novel, exploring complex relationships and so much more!

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "At Least You Have Your Health" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.

Rachel Gibson joins us to discuss her latest novel, "Drop Dead Gorgeous" and we dive into world and character building, Rachel's experience shifting from romance to women's fiction and so much more!

We launch our discussion of our April book of the month, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd. 

Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find  "Drop Dead Gorgeous" under 'Featured Books' and our April title, "The Cartographers" by Peng Shepherd in our 'Book of the Month' shop.