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How John Marrs Writes Out of Order (And Still Nails the Ending)
Episode 376
In this episode, Gare and I chat with our long time favorite John Marrs! John shares his journey from journalist to author, his out of order writing …
1 month ago
Exploitation, Empowerment and Enlightenment: Courtney Kocak's Girl Gone Wild
Episode 375
In this episode, I chat with Courtney Kocak about her debut memoir Girl Gone Wild! She shares how it is both a personal reckoning and a cultural cri…
1 month, 1 week ago
Deconstructing Without Losing Jesus: Jeremy Jernigan's The Edge of the Inside
Episode 374
In this episode, I talk with Jeremy Jernigan about his deeply personal and intellectual journey behind The Edge of the Inside, unpacking how Jeremy’s…
1 month, 1 week ago
Racial Trauma and Culturally Responsive Care: Ashley McGirt-Adair's The Cost of Healing in Silence
Episode 373
In this episode, MacKenzie Green and I talk with Ashley McGirt-Adair about her new book, The Cost of Healing in Silence, and the deep, often overlook…
1 month, 1 week ago
First Quarter Favorite Reads of 2026 with Gare and Steph
Episode 372
Gare, Steph and I share and discuss our favorite reads from the first quarter of 2026!
Kate’s Books
Queen of Faces by Petra Lord
Yesteryear by Caro C…
1 month, 1 week ago
Secrets, Spirits, and the Stories We Inherit: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore's The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru
Episode 371
This week, I talk with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore about her historical-suspense The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru.
We dive into:
Her writing process as…1 month, 2 weeks ago
Toxic Masculinity and Female Rage: Katherine Greene's Where the Truth Lies
Episode 370
This week, I talk with writing duo Katherine Greene, aka Claire C. Riley and A. Meredith Walkters, about their new small town thriller Where the Trut…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Taylor Frankie Paul, Another Duggar, The Manosphere, Age of Attraction and More with Halley Sutton
Episode 369
Halley broke the news to me that The Bachelorette was cancelled after the video of Taylor Frankie Paul was sold to TMZ, so we start off right in the …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Divine Feminine, Matriarchy and Dreams: Andrea M. Butler's Mother
Episode 368
This week, I talk with Andrea M. Butler about her debut speculative fiction Mother.
We dive into a wide range of topics, including:
The origin of t…1 month, 3 weeks ago
Oscars Reactions (Some Choices Were… Interesting) with MacKenzie Green
Episode 367
As promised, MacKenzie Green and I share our Oscars reactions, and thoughts on just about everything:
- Awards season and Oscar campaigning
- Timot…
1 month, 3 weeks ago