Growing Up Before Screens: Free Range Girl & the Power of Reading Aloud with Meghan Cox Gurdon (E248)
Meghan Cox Gurdon is a longtime Wall Street Journal book critic, columnist, and author of Free Range Girl, a memoir about her unconventional childhood in rural Maine, and The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction. A mother of five and passionate advocate for reading aloud, she writes about books, childhood, and the power of storytelling.
How to Get Booked on Podcasts: What I've Seen After 250+ Interviews (E247)
After 250+ podcast interviews, I'm sharing what I've seen behind the microphone and what every aspiring podcast guest should know before sending their next pitch.
Finding Hope, Overcoming Rejection, and Dramatic, Emotional Romances with Deborah Clack (E246)
Join us as contemporary romance author Deborah Clack to chat about her journey to publication, navigating rejection, finding hope through storytelling, and her Book Flight of three dramatic, emotional romances.
BFF Book Club - Brighter Than Before by Courtney Walsh (E245)
Author Courtney Walsh joins the BFF Book Club to discuss Brighter Than Before.
Cold War Spies, Historical Fiction & Classic British Mysteries with Katherine Reay (E244)
Katherine Reay joins me to talk about The Undercover Bookshop, the fascinating roles women played in Cold War espionage, and why the truth behind historical fiction is often stranger than anything an author could make up. Plus, she shares a Book Flight of Classic British Mysteries.
Writing for Kids, Loving Your Readers & the Magic of a Good Book with Annie Barrows (E243)
Bestselling author Annie Barrows joins me to talk about her journey from editor to writer, why kids are the most interesting people on earth, and the joy behind her Stella & Marigold series. We also talk about writing with the reader in mind, the magic of getting lost in a good book, and the lasting love readers have for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
How to Build Deeper Friendships & Meaningful Connection with Alex Alexander (E242)
Alex Alexander, author of Are We Friends Yet? and host of the Friendship IRL podcast, joins me to talk about writing her first book, navigating the publishing process, and why building deeper friendships often starts with reframing how we think about connection. Her book flight features books centered on friendship and connection.
Zibby Owens on Between Chapters, Reinvention & What 2,300 Author Interviews Taught Her (E241)
Zibby Owens joins me to talk about her new memoir, Between Chapters, motherhood, reinvention, and navigating the chapters of life we don’t always see coming. Plus, she shares what she’s learned from interviewing more than 2,300 authors and building a life around books.
Finding Humor, Fighting Loneliness & Unlikely Friendships with Gordon Jack (E240)
Author and longtime librarian Gordon Jack joins me to talk about Poppy Montgomery Gets Even, finding humor in flawed characters, unlikely friendships, and the power of connection across generations.
Romantasy, Hybrid Publishing & the Influence of Readers with Penn Cole (E239)
New York Times bestselling author Penn Cole joins me to celebrate Burn of the Everflame. We talk romantasy, her journey from indie to hybrid publishing, the growing influence of readers, and the books that gave her “lightbulb moments” as a writer.