Tuesday, August 27, 2024

E136: SO THIRSTY with Rachel Harrison


Today I kick off my new season by welcoming Rachel Harrison back to the show. We chat about her new book, SO THIRSTY. It’s pitched as “Thelma and Louise with vampires,” but it’s also about personal and societal concepts of aging, and finding our worth within this cultural context. You can preorder the book from my Bookshop if you want to support my show. Thank you for listening!


Thursday, August 1, 2024

E135: Gothic Shakespeare with Mary McMyne

Today I chat with Mary McMyne about her new book, A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME. It’s a gothic Shakespeare retelling of the sonnets from the point of view of the Dark Lady or witch in the poems. We discuss the scandalous nature of the Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, as well as the dark turn the famously revered sonnets take.