Mary joins us to discuss her book Reliance Illinois and the suffragette women who inspired it

Michele and Diana discuss what our plans are for 2018 including future guests and events We also talk Reliance Illinois

We have a fun chat with author Holly Kammier about her book Choosing Hope and do some fantasy casting We continue our discussion of the December book of the month Reliance Illinois by Mary Volmer

Tonight we talk about the first two chapters of Reliance Illinois by Mary Volmer Diana teaches everyone what the infamous Santa Anas are and why it is never ever a good idea to store fish sauce on the top shelf of a pantry Michele tries to tell us about her research into mailorder brides of the 19th century but ends up telling the story about that one time she and Diana filled out an eharmony questionnaire together

Join us as we discuss the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane with acclaimed author Lisa See This episode contains SPOILERS if you have not read the book yet we recommend reading the book first before listening to this interview

Michele and Diana have a half hour discussion of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane There are spoilersyou have officially been warned

In this extended episode because we cant contain Scott to just one hour Michele and I catch up with our favorite Kiwi Scott Willbanks We talk books our writing processes proper etiquette of ARCs advanced readers copies and Project Runwayof course

Join us as we talk with author Piper Huguley about her upcoming book The Swan and about African American Historical Fiction in General Michele and Diana also talk about Part 3 of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Join Michele and Diana as we continue to discuss the Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Join Michele and Diana as we introduce our book of the month The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See