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Today I’m excited to share an interview with an author changing the way we think about the mental load, invisible labor, and equality at home. In her new book Find Your Unicorn Space, Eve Rodsky helps women carve out time for creativity and gives overworked moms “permission to be interesting”⎻minus the guilt. “Magnificent! Eve Rodsky … Continue reading Ep. 93: Eve Rodsky on Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World →

Today my guest is Suzanne park, whose new romantic comedy is called So We Meet Again. In this book a young Korean American woman’s journey to finding a new career and new love means learning to embrace the awkward and unexpected—exploring familial expectations, finding your voice, and unimaginably falling for your childhood rival. “Heartwarming and empowering…Jess … Continue reading Ep. 92: Suzanne Park, Author of So We Meet Again →

Today my guest is Debbi Michiko Florence, whose new middle grade novel Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai is sure to fly off library and classroom shelves and into the hands of young readers. Debbi Michiko Florence is also the author of Keep It Together Keiko Carter, the Jasmine Toguchi chapter book series, and the co-author … Continue reading Ep. 91: Debbi Michiko Florence on Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai →

Today I’m sharing an inspiring conversation with author Sarah McCraw Crow. Her debut novel The Wrong Kind of Woman, is about a woman who finds her way through grief when she helps bring the women’s movement to an all male college campus in the early 1970s. Sarah McCraw Crow’s articles and short stories have run in … Continue reading Ep. 90: Sarah McCraw Crow, Author of The Wrong Kind of Woman →

I’m thrilled to share an episode today with author Soman Chainani. I’ve seen firsthand the way his School for Good and Evil series hooked kids on reading and young people will be excited to pick up his new collection of fairy tales, Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales. Soman Chainani’s debut series, The School for Good … Continue reading Ep. 89: Soman Chainani, Author of Beasts and Beauty →

If you love reading (or writing!) novels that bring untold women’s stories to life, this week’s episode is for you. Tune into my conversation with Christina Baker Kline, whose brilliant, captivating novel The Exiles is now out in paperback. A #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and … Continue reading Ep. 88: Christina Baker Kline, Author of The Exiles →

Today we have a special episode with writing partners, Jessica Koosed Etting and Alyssa Embree Schwartz, authors of the new young adult novel Fade Into the Bright, about two sisters, one summer, and a diagnosis that changes everything. Alyssa Embree Schwartz, from Virginia Beach, and Jessica Koosed Etting, a Los Angeles native, met at the … Continue reading Ep. 87: Fade Into the Bright with Jessica Koosed Etting & Alyssa Embree Schwartz →

Tune into this week’s episode with New York Times bestselling author Katie Crouch. Her new novel, Embassy Wife follows two women abroad searching for the truth about their husbands—and their country. Katie is also the author of Girls in Trucks, Men and Dogs, and Abroad. She has written essays for The New York Times, Glamour, The … Continue reading Ep. 86: Katie Crouch, Author of Embassy Wife →

This week my guest is Kristin Harmel, whose new historical novel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars, is about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis during World War II. This is such a compelling, heart wrenching read and hearing about the inspiration for this novel and … Continue reading Ep. 85: Kristin Harmel, Author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars →

This week I’m chatting with Brittney Morris, whose new young adult novel The Cost of Knowing has received wide acclaim including multiple starred reviews, inclusion on the Modern Mrs. Darcy Summer Reading Guide, and an Indie Next Pick selection. Tune in to hear more about the book, Brittney’s writing process, what she’s been reading lately, and … Continue reading Ep. 84: Brittney Morris, Author of The Cost of Knowing →

This week I’m chatting with Sarah Penner, whose debut novel The Lost Apothecary was an instant NY Times bestseller and is being translated into 30 languages worldwide. We discuss Sarah’s inspiring path to publication, writing a dual timeline historical novel, the casting of the phenomenal audiobook, and much more! You can also listen and … Continue reading Ep. 83: Sarah Penner, Author of The Lost Apothecary →

Looking for summer reads to add to your list? My guest today is Mary Dixie Carter, whose debut novel The Photographer is sure to have you binge reading on the beach. Mary Dixie’s writing has appeared in TIME, The Economist, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, and other print and online publications. She worked … Continue reading Ep. 82: Mary Dixie Carter, Author of The Photographer →

Aspiring kidlit writers, parents, teachers, and librarians: check out this fascinating behind the books conversation with children’s book author Andrea J. Loney. Andrea is the author of Double Bass Blues, which won a Caldecott Honor. She also won the 2014 Lee & Low New Voices Award for Take a Picture of Me, James Vanderzee! and … Continue reading Ep. 81: Children’s Book Author Andrea J. Loney →

Today I’m thrilled to be chatting with bestselling author, Mary Alice Monroe. If you’re looking for a beach read to add to your stack, The Summer of Lost and Found is sure to sweep you away! You can also listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Mary Alice Monroe’s inspired … Continue reading Ep. 80: Mary Alice Monroe on The Summer of Lost and Found →

Today I’m chatting with author Kate Hope Day. We discussed her new book, In The Quick, the story of a young, ambitious female astronaut whose life is upended by a love affair that threatens the rescue of a lost crew. You can also listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. … Continue reading Ep. 79: Kate Hope Day, Author of In the Quick →

Today I’m excited to share an interview with book-fluencer extraordinaire Zibby Owens. We discussed the new book she edited and contributed to, Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology, how she got started in the literary world, balancing passions for reading and writing, favorite words of wisdom from authors, and much more! You … Continue reading Ep. 78- Zibby Owens on Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology →

Today we have a special episode where you’ll get the inside scoop on the upcoming Newburyport Literary Festival, which will be virtual this year. Listen to my conversation with festival co-director Jennifer Entwistle. We chatted about the sessions she’s most looking forward to, how to watch this free festival, the literary culture in Newburyport, and … Continue reading Ep. 77: Spotlight on the Newburyport Literary Festival with Co-Director Jennifer Entwistle →

NY Times Bestselling Author Kristin Hannah joins me on the podcast this week to discuss her new novel, The Four Winds and all things bookish. Find out how Kristin got started as a writer, the inspiration behind this new book, how she feels about the new Netflix adaptation of her novel Firefly Lane, and much more! “A spectacular tour de … Continue reading Ep. 76: Kristin Hannah, Author of The Four Winds →

This week, my guest on the podcast is Kristin Bair, author of the hilarious new novel, Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything. Agatha will draw readers in with her wry takes…Fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Elinor Oliphant Is Fine will love this clever romp. –Publishers’ Weekly Starred Review Kristin has also published two other books, … Continue reading Ep. 75: Kristin Bair, Author of Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything →

This week, my guest on the podcast is historical fiction author Jennifer Robson. Fans of The Gown will love her latest novel, Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World . “Robson shines with this stellar WWII story. Expert characterizations and perfect pacing are rounded out by lyrical prose … This will break readers’ … Continue reading Ep. 74: Jennifer Robson, Author of Our Darkest Night →