Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA True Crime Chorus: The Vanishing of Ethel Cain | Gare's Love Letter to Ethel Cain
Episode 296
This week, Gare shares all the ins and outs of Ethel Cain's dark, haunting album Preacher's Daughter!
Check out the album here.
Check Out Author Socia…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Leigh Dunlap's Bless Your Heart: Buckhead Betties, Racial Tensions and a Murder
Episode 295
This week, I chat with Leigh Dunlap about her darkly comical debut thriller Bless Your Heart. We dive into her inspiration for the story, how her scr…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Samantha Downing's Too Old For This: A Retired Serial Killer, A Nosy Journalist, And Tons of Mayhem
Episode 294
This week, I talk with Samantha Downing about her snarky new thriller Too Old for This. We dive into her inspiration for the story, her favorite part…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Memorable Characters with Steph
Episode 293
This week, Steph and I talk about books with memorable characters who we will never forget!
Books We've Been Reading
You Belong Here
Don’t Forget the Gi…
9 months ago
Cobie LaJeanne's Blood in the Cradle: Religious Trauma, Missing Children, and a Detective with Synesthesia
Episode 292
This week, I talk with Cobie LaJeanne about her pitch-black thriller Blood in the Cradle. We dive into her inspiration for the story, how the book de…
9 months ago
New Favorite Authors with Gare and Steph
Episode 291
This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about new-to-us authors we discovered and love!
Books We Talked About
The Book of Accidents
The Babysitter Lives
The Ki…
9 months, 1 week ago
Clèmence Michallon's Our Last Resort: Dual Timelines, Cult Memories and a Locked Resort Mystery
Episode 290
This week, Gare and I talk with Clèmence Michallon about her new thriller Our Last Resort. We dive into her inspiration for the book, her fresh take …
9 months, 1 week ago
Melanie Anagnos' Nightswimming: Noir in 1970s New Jersey with Halley Sutton
Episode 289
This week, Halley Sutton and I chat with Melanie Anagnos about her new noir Nightswimming. We dive into her love for 70s culture, how reading noir sh…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Christina Dotson's Love You to Death: Wedding Crashing, Toxic Friendships and Racial Tension
Episode 288
This week, I talk with Christina Dotson about her voice-y thriller loosely inspired by Thelma & Louise. She shares how she created Kayla and Zorie's …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Writing Updates, A Way to Create Without Shame, Changes in the Publishing Industry, Capitalism vs Creativity, and Many Many More Topics with Halley Sutton
Episode 287
This week, Halley Sutton and I catch up about where we are with our writing processes (spoiler: I am focusing more on building Bookwild than writing)…
9 months, 3 weeks ago