In this episode we chat about some of the realities of publishing, our love for our Baltic readers, and family histories.

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In this episode with chat with Marivi about her novel, The Taxi Dancer. We get into the history of the Filipino population in California.

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We chat with author Katrina Kittle about her latest book, Morning in this Broken World. We also talk about pacing yourself to write a novel, writing multiple perspectives and Diana gives us her definition of "Show Don't Tell." (As a hint, it has something to do with the Supreme Court)

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We sit down with Andrea Catalano about her debut novel, The First Witch of Boston, and all the fun rabbit holes to explore with this fascinating bit of history.

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Author Laura Galloway joins us to discuss "Dalvi: Six Years in the Arctic Tundra," her memoir of her experiences living in a reindeer village in the Arctic Tundra. We dive into her experiences learning the language, the writing process of compiling her memories and translating it into a book and much, much more.

We also discuss our book of the month, "The Book Eaters" by Sunyi Dean.

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In this episode Kristen and Diana bond over their shared ADHD, their shared history of being in the legal field and the importance of black joy.

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Author Gwendolyn Kiste joins Diana and guest co-host Alyssa Palombo to discuss her latest novel, "Reluctant Immortals." They dive into reinventing classic characters (Lucy from Dracula and Bertha from Jane Eyre, in this case), creating female friendships in the novel, the California history featured in the novel and much more!

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Amanda Bestor-Siegal joins us to discuss her debut novel, "The Caretakers." We dive into the experiences that inspired the novel, what it was like to layer those experiences into character perspectives and the different themes that were explored through different characters -- and much, much more!

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