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In this episode, Abigail Owen and Julia chat all about Abigail's newest release: The Games Gods Play. A mythic story that weaves modern and ancient Greek together in a wholy new story following a heroine who is thrust into... the games gods play!
Read Abigail's favorite books: Star Wars, Admiral Thrawn trilogy and her paranormal inspiration, Twilight! Find her books at her fave indie bookstores: Lark & Owl Booksellers, The New Romantics, and The Lazy Daisy Bookshop or find them on Bookshop.org
Follow Abigail on social media: Website, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Abbie's Awesome Nerds, and don't forget to sign up to her newsletter!
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In this episode, authors Sung-il Kim and Anton Hur chat about their combined fantasy adventures on the smooth roller coaster (iykyk) of Blood of the Old Kings, written by Sung-il and translated by Anton, and available now!
Check out Sung-il's favorite books: The Analects, Thus Spake Zarathustra, and Neuromancer and find him on Bluesky and Instagram
Find Anton's book Toward Eternity and his favorite books: Possession, Dragonsong, and Geneaology of Morals and find him on Bluesky, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and his website
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In this episode the wonderful Angeline Boulley chats with Julia about her current two novels in the Firekeeper Chronicles: Firekeeper's Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed. These books are written for young adult and older, and our conversation spans many topics! CW: Kidnapping/abduction, death, and violence are discussed. Listeners who may be sensitive to these topics, please take note. SPOILER WARNING for Warrior Girl Unearthed: 25:00--26:00
Useful Links:
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
If you're in school or an alumni, contact your university and museums you've been to and ask about their artifacts and archives to see where in the process they're at with processing their items for NAGPRA. Encourage them to keep it moving along to get these items to their rightful owners sooner than later!
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
American Indians in Children's Literature blog (AICL)
Check out Angeline's favorite books: Sadie, Promise Boys, Looking For Smoke, and One of Us is Lying from her fave indie bookstores: Island Books and Crafts, McLean & Eakon, Anderson's Bookshop, Schulers, and Shakespeare and Company
Find Angeline on social media: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok
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In this episode, Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin chat with Julia about their YA historical mystery, The Bletchley Riddle (out October 8th)! We chat about co-writing, investigating history, what makes a great book, and much more!
Want more from the authors?
Check out Steve's favorite books: The Great Train Robbery and Treasure Island from his fave hometown bookstore Northshire Bookshop in Saratoga Springs, New York
And find Ruta's favorite books: Rebecca, The Birds, The Apple Tree, Ethan Frome, as well as her fave authors Kate DiCamillo and Roald Dahl from her fave bookstores Parnassus Books and Plenty Bookshop
Find Steve on the socials: website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Find Ruta on the socials: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, website
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In today's episode, Julia and Shawntelle chat about her newest book The Fallen Fruit! It's a time-travelling sensation that explores generational trauma through a curse that is doomed to repeat itself at least once in every generation. Can Cecily stop it before it's too late? This episode contains minor spoilers.
Shawntelle's most useful writing helper: Aeon Timeline
Check out her favorite Books: Xenogenesis (Lilith's Brood) by Octavia E. Butler and Imajica by Clive Barker
Grab her book from her favorite Indie Bookshop: Main Street Books in St. Charles, Missouri
Follow Shawntelle: TikTok, IG, Threads, Twitter, FB, Website
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In this episode Julia chats with bestselling author TJ Klune about his upcoming sequel in the Cerulean Chronicles: Somewhere Beyond the Sea. They discuss the importance of voting, Trans rights, LGBT activism, his next few years in publishing, and tons more! This episode has No Spoilers for Somewhere Beyond the Sea, so just sit back and enjoy the ride (and also pre-order his book before it comes out on September 10th).
Keep an eye out for TJ's current favorite book: When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Kelley
Order his books from his favorite indie bookstore: A Book For All Seasons
Find him on Instagram & his website
And make sure you are registered to vote!
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In this episode, Julia chats with debut author Ivy Fairbanks about her novel Morbidly Yours! Initially independently published, now re-released through a traditional publisher and with two more to follow! In her book, Lark (an animator and recently widowed Texan) picks up and moves across the world to Galway, Ireland, where she meets Callum (an undertaker and socially anxious mess) and the two become unlikely friends. The book handles grief, love, and anxiety in such a way that it'll be hard to put down!
Find Morbidly Yours at Ivy's fave indie bookshop: Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, Florida
And check out Ivy's favorite books: Just For The Summer by Abby Jimenez and Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Interested in watching Ask A Mortician? Click here! How about Victor Sweeney from Wired? Here's a video! And here's more on Song of the Sea from Cartoon Saloon!
Follow Ivy on socials: IG, TikTok, website
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In this episode, Julia chats with bestselling author Kika Hatzopoulou about the sequel in her dystopian duology, Hearts That Cut. (If you haven't listened to her previous episode on NF about the first in her duology, go check it out!)
Read Kika's current favorite book, Off With Their Heads, and grab her books from her fave indie bookstore: Books of Wonder
Follow Kika on Instagram, TikTok, and sign up for her newsletter!
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In today's episode, Julia and bestselling author Kirsty Greenwood chat about her upcoming romance The Love of My Afterlife (available now!)
You can find her book in the UK and the US at any of her tour stops: The Ripped Bodice (Brooklyn), Novel Neighbor (St Louis), Blue Willow Bookshop (Houston), and Zibby's Bookshop (LA)
Also, check out her favorite book and the books she's binging on tour: The Wrong Boy by Willie Russell, A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston, All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, Julie Andrews' Memoir, and My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
If you want to hear more from Kirsty, find her on Instagram, Facebook, and sign up for her newsletter
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In this episode, Julia chats with author Sarah Beth Durst about her upcoming novel, The Spellshop! It is a cozy fantasy full of joy, patience, fun, and lots of jam.
The Spellshop is available to buy on July 9th, 2024 and available for pre-order now. Grab it from one of Sarah's favorite indie bookstores: The Ripped Bodice (Brooklyn) and Books of Wonder
Want to read some of Sarah's favorite books? Check them out: Alanna by Tamora Pierce, Beauty by Robin McKinley, The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, pretty much anything by Robin McKinley or Tamora Pierce, and Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Find Sarah on her socials: Website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Goodreads, Tumblr
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In today's episode, Julia and debut author O.O. Sangoyomi discuss her book, Masquerade! This fast-paced alternate history of pre-colonial African culture has love, lust, abduction, betrayal, murder, and so much more. Masquerade comes out on July 2, and is available for pre-order now!
Check out O.O.'s favorite book: Jazz by Toni Morrison
And grab her book (and a ticket to her event) from Brave and Kind Bookshop in Decatur, Georgia
If you want to see more from O.O. Sangoyomi, follow her on Instagram and Twitter
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Happy Pride 2024! Today there are back-to-back author chats with Lilah Sturges, author of Science of Ghosts (available June 18th), and Philip Ellis, author of We Could Be Heroes (available now)!
Author Info:
Lilah's Favorite Books: Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad series and Dune by Frank Herbert
Lilah's Go-To Indie Bookstores: BookPeople and Books with Pictures
Her socials: Telegram, Carrier Pigeons, Sky Writing, Blue Sky, and her website
Phil's Favourite Books: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, and Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
Phil's Go-To Indie Bookstores: Gay's the Word, The Heath Bookshop, and Books are Magic
His socials: Twitter, Instagram, TikTok
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Follow Alexene Farol Follmuth (sometimes known as Olivie Blake) and Julia on a journey through so many different topics that magically all pull together into the neat package that is her newest YA book, Twelfth Knight. In Twelfth Knight, Vi Reyes is just trying to live her life to the highest standard, but she always seems to come in second next to Jack "Duke" Orsino. The only respite she can find is through her favorite online gaming platform, Twelfth Knight, but when Jack suddenly is out of commission for the rest of the football season, he suddenly finds himself playing an incredibly addicting and popular online game...
Twelfth Knight comes out on May 28th! Grab it from one of Alexene's favorite independent bookstores: The Ripped Bodice, Village Well, The Novel Neighbor, Brookline Booksmith, or Harvard Book Store
Follow Alexene (Olivie) on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Spotify, and YouTube
Interested in reading her fanfiction? Find Divination for Skeptics here and her Ao3 here
Want to read some of Alexene's favorite books? Try You Should Be So Lucky, We Could Be So Good, Our Share of Night, Legendborn, and Gwen and Art are Not in Love
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Meet the last animal...well, she's the first and also the last cold-adapted elephant. Jane and her daughters, Eve and Vera, embark on a chance of a lifetime to find and bring back the wooly mammoth to Earth. Ramona Ausubel brings the readers on a journey through life at its most tumultuous, and expertly guides them through to the other side. The Last Animal is available now!
Ramona's Favorite Books: Shards by Ismet Prcic and Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Workshops with Ramona:
June 11-16 Writing Workshops Paris and September 18-22 Writing by Writers
Ramona's Favorite Indie Bookshops: Boulder Book Store, The Read Queen, Books Inc, Collected Works Bookstore, Garcia Street Books
Follow Ramona Ausubel on Instagram and check out her website
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Taleen is back with her next queer Armenian romance! Ellie is beckoned to Chicago to help her parents with a food conference that may help put their amazing Armenian-Lebanese food on the map, but when she gets there, her parents' bitter rivals are also vying for the same spot of recognition. Despite the feud, their daughter Vanya catches Ellie's eyes and a sweet secret summer romance ensues. Featuring amazing foods and Chicago landmarks, this book is such a fun read. It's available May 7, 2024.
Real Life Chicago places to go: The Aviary & Aire Ancient Baths
Taleen's Fave Queer Books: Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake & In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado
Find Lavash at Taleen's fave indie bookstores: Christopher's Books, Book Passage, and Books Inc
Follow Taleen on the socials: Twitter and IG, and sign up for her newsletter here
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In conversation with award-winning author Adib Khorram, we discuss his young adult romantic comedy The Breakup Lists.
Jackson Ghasnavi is a lot of things—a techie, a smoothie afficionado, a totally not obsessive list-maker—but one thing he’s not is a romantic. Until he meets Liam Coquyt, that is. The downside? His sister likes him too. Will Jackson be forced to write another breakup list, or will love finally prevail? The Breakup Lists is available now! Find it at one of Adib's favorite indie bookstores:
Rainy Day Books
Under the Cover
Books Inc
Little Shop of Stories
East City Bookshop
Loudmouth Books
Women & Children First
Follow Adib Khorram on Instagram, Tumblr, Bluesky, TikTok, and and check out his website
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In conversation with debut author Sara Koffi, we discuss her domestic thriller While We Were Burning.
Taking place in Memphis, Tennesee, this explosive dual POV narrative examines the intersection between race, class, and female friendship...and the devastating consequences of everyday actions. While We Were Burning is available on April 16, 2024.
Pre-order the book and find the info about Sara's launch event @ novel. here!
Follow Sara Koffi on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter and check out her website
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In conversation with Bookstagram's own Rachel of @TheMenuscript covering one of her favorite books, Remarkably Bright Creatures written by Shelby Van Pelt. This is a lovely debut novel about a Giant Pacific Octopus, a woman just trying to live her life, and a young man trying to find his. It's a triple POV set in a sleepy Washington town, that will make you want to visit!
**Trigger Warning: Death of a child mentioned**
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We're kicking off season four with a Regency Era double feature! In this episode, we have two modern reimaginings of two classic Jane Austen novels.
First up: Melodie Edwards with Once Persuaded, Twice Shy, Jane Austen's Persuasion reimagined. You can find Melodie on Instagram and through her website. Her book is available now! Grab it from her favorite indie bookstores: Old Niagara Bookshop, Thistle Bookshop and Cafe, or TYPE Books
Followed by: A.H. Kim with Relative Strangers a retelling of Sense and Sensibility. AH can be found on Instagram and through her website. Relative Strangers is available for pre-order, and comes out on April 2, 2024. Grab it from her favorite indie bookstores: Literati, Booksweet, Schuler Books, or Green Apple Books on the Park
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We did it! We made it through season three! Thank you to all the friends and family that have joined us on this crazy season. In this final episode we recap all our favourite moments, silliest episodes, and books we read in 2023 that we will never stop thinking about. Oh, and one of us has an incredibly bittersweet announcement.
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