Thursday, April 3, 2025
E161: A Cozy Mystery in Space! Olivia Waite and MURDER BY MEMORY
Thursday, March 20, 2025
E160: Cozy Fantasy with Julie Leong
- Salt and Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher
- Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
- The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
- The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
- Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater
- Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
- A Natural History of Dragons by Mary Brennan
- The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C. M. Waggoner
- The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
- Redwall by Brian Jacques
Friday, March 14, 2025
E159: The Gothic Novels of Emily Carpenter
Today I welcome Emily Carpenter to the show to discuss her new book GOTHICTOWN, as well all her previous gothic novels. We chat about her books in context with beloved gothic tropes, characters and settings, like isolation, creepy towns, and the American south.
GOTHICTOWN is on sale March 25th, so get your preorders in now!
Friday, March 7, 2025
E158: True Crime and the Real Hester Prynne with Kate Winkler Dawson
Thursday, February 27, 2025
E157: Emily Wilde and the Fairies of Heather Fawcett
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
E156: Cottagecore Movies with Liz Parker
Thursday, February 13, 2025
E155: Spicy Cozy SciFi and Fantasy Books by Kimberly Lemming
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
E154: Gothic Fantasy with Hailey Piper
Today I welcome Hailey Piper to the show to discuss Gothic Fantasy. Hailey knows this genre blend well, as the author of several books that do this work, including her new book ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT, and her upcoming 2025 release, A GAME IN YELLOW. We chat about elements that define this subgenre, our earliest interest in Gothic Fantasy, and we give some recommendations, listed below:
- Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles
- The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers
- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily B Danforth
- Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling
- A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
- Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas
- Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
- The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
- House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
- Small Favors by Erin Craig
Thursday, January 16, 2025
E153: Grady Hendrix and WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS
Thursday, January 9, 2025
E152: Poe, Ghosts and Mystery with Christa Carmen
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
E151: LITERARY WITCHES and a New Year with Taisia Kitaiskaia
Today I welcome Taisia Kitaiskaia to the show for a chat about her book of illustrated poetry and her oracle deck, both titled LITERARY WITCHES. Taisia lives here in Austin, and worked with another Austin artist, Katy Horan, to create a gorgeous collection of poetry and art, as well as an inspiring oracle deck. Though they came out years ago, I hoped Taisia could bring in 2025 with inspiration for us all. She even does an oracle pull for us at the end of the episode, which I found hopeful. I hope you do too.