Episodes
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Aimie K. Runyan is back on the podcast this week to discuss Mademoiselle Eiffel, which tells the little-known story of Claire Eiffel, and her significant, though overlooked, contributions to the city of Paris.
Claire was Gustave Eiffel’s daughter, illustrious architect of many global landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower. Mademoiselle Eiffel contains sweeping themes of love, devotion, and family legacy, and is sprinkled with impeccably researched tidbits of French culture and historical events and figures. It is an absolute delight for historical fiction readers!
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Ep. 225: Susan Lieu on Grief, Healing, and The Manicurist's Daughter
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Today my guest is a nationally-acclaimed Vietnamese-American playwright, performer, and author of her debut memoir, The Manicurist’s Daughter, in which Susan shares the story of losing her mom during a routine plastic surgery, her mother’s—and her own—fraught relationship with her body, and the revelations that came from searching for answers in her family’s past as refugees of the Vietnam War.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Ep. 224: Crystal King on a Modern Reimagining of the Persephone Myth
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Crystal King is back on the podcast to discuss In the Garden of Monsters, a glorious literary feast for the senses—a modern reimagining of the classic myth of Persephone and Hades, set in a real-life garden of stone statues in Italy featuring food, art, literature, and architecture.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Emily Layden is here this week to discuss her addictive new novel, Once More From the Top. Think a Taylor Swift style rise to fame—plus a possible murder.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Today my guest is Kimberly Brock, author of The Fabled Earth, a sweeping, beautiful written novel inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island.
The gentle magic of Alice Hoffman meets the rich details of Kate Morton, all wrapped in southern folklore and charm in this dual-timeline story of three women connected in different ways to the ghosts and secrets of the past.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Ep. 221: Lynda Cohen Loigman on the Magic of The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Lynda Cohen Loigman is back this week to discuss The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, a heartwarming dual timeline historical novel that will have you believing in second chances and wishing for even more time with this charming cast of characters.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Ep. 220: Olivia Rose Darling on Fear the Flames, Your Next Romantasy Obsession
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
This week, Olivia Rose Darling is here to discuss the debut romantasy novel and Book Tok sensation that is perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and The Fourth Wing. Fear the Flames follows an exiled princess who must enlist the help of the most dangerous man in the kingdom to free her dragons.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Shawntelle Madison is here today to discuss The Fallen Fruit, which follows a woman who travels through time to end a family curse that has plagued her ancestors for generations.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Ep. 218: Discover The Lost Letters from Martha's Vineyard with Michael Callahan
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
This week's guest is Michael Callahan, author of The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard, a captivating page-turner about two women bound by blood but divided by a long-buried secret, and the island that holds the key to the fateful summer that changed everything forever.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Ep. 217: Dive Into The Sirens of Soleil City with Sarah C. Johns
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
This week, Sarah C. Johns is here to discuss her gem of a debut novel, The Sirens of Soleil City, a multi-generational story that follows four women, a decaying apartment complex in West Palm Beach and a Senior Synchronized Swimming Competition in South Florida.