This week I interviewed the masterful Martha Hall Kelly over on Substack.
To celebrate, I’m giving away a free copy of her new novel, The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club! It’s the perfect combination of seaside summer escape, fascinating historical insights, and page-turning mystery.
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And be sure to check out the full Q&A with Martha Hall Kelly, who is also the bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Sunflower Sisters and more.
We discuss drawing on her own family’s ties to the island, fascinating stories from her research (including Nazi U-boat activity off the Massachusetts coast), and crafting the complex characters she’s known for.
Each week, I’ll be featuring bite-size interviews with bestselling authors. If your favorite way to discover new books is hearing from the authors themselves (and you’re short on time!) you’re in the right place.
Each week, I’ll be featuring bite-size interviews with bestselling authors. If your favorite way to discover new books is hearing from the authors themselves (and you’re short on time!) you’re in the right place.
We discuss her new must-read novel about a group of women in a 1960s suburb whose lives are changed after reading The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.
And what a great name! I’m going to need TheBook Club for Troublesome Women on a t-shirt.
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This week, I’m revisiting a recent episode and announcing a new project!
A Bookish’s Home new Substack Newsletter launched this week. If your favorite way to discover new books is hearing from the authors themselves (and you’re short on time!) this newsletter is for you.
This week on the podcast we’re revisiting one of my favorite episodes of the year with bestselling author Marjan Kamali in which we discussed The Lion Women of Tehran, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades in Iran.
“Gorgeous, gripping…insightful, compassionate, and grounded in historical detail, The Lion Women of Tehran is an evocation of a country upended and a tribute to the ways deep friendships shape our lives.” –Shelf Awareness
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About the Author:
Marjan Kamali is the author of three books, including Together Tea, which was a finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award, an NPR WBUR Good Read pick, and a Target Emerging Author selection. She is the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award. She was born in Turkey to Iranian parents and spent her childhood in Kenya, Germany, Turkey, Iran, and the United States. She holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, and New York University. Learn more: marjankamali.com
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Each week, I’ll be featuring bite-size interviews with bestselling authors. If your favorite way to discover new books is hearing from the authors themselves (and you’re short on time!) you’re in the right place.
This week’s interview dives into the new graphic novel Song of a Blackbird, a timely exploration of women’s resistance and the power of art during times of political upheaval.
The book has received FIVE starred reviews including this one from Kirkus:
“This work will claim its place beside graphic novel classics such as Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. Powerful, moving, and utterly unforgettable.” —Kirkus
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This week, Deanna Raybourn is here to discuss her new novel Kills Well With Others. Deanna’s first book in this series, Killers of a Certain Age, was dubbed “Golden Girls meets James Bond” by Buzzfeed and was an instant New York Times bestseller, garnering rave reviews and landing on many “best of the year” lists.
Now, readers’ favorite foursome of elite middle-aged assassins is back in Kills Well With Others. After the events of the previous novel and laying low for more than a year, Billie, Helen, Mary Alice, and Natalie are called back into action, embarking on a globetrotting wild ride to root out a mole within their organization.
“Much like fine wine, battle-hardened assassins grow better with age.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner
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About the Author:
Deanna Raybournis the New York Times bestselling author of the Edgar Award–nominated Veronica Speedwell Mysteries, as well as the Lady Julia Grey series and several stand-alone works. Learn more: www.deannaraybourn.com
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I’m so happy to share that Patti Callahan Henry returns to the podcast this week to discuss her new novel!
The Story She Left Behind is a beautiful, hopeful historical novel that explores female creativity, second chances, mother/daughter relationships, and a real-life literary mystery while also whisking us off to England’s Lake District and the world of Beatrix Potter.
Listen in as we dive into the kernels of curiosity and inspiration that led to the novel.
“Once again, Patti Callahan Henry proves that she is a magician with words… Graceful in its telling and so very wise in its insights, The Story She Left Behind is a book that will capture your heart, lift your spirits, and delight your soul.” —William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land
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About the Author:
Patti Callahan Henry is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of several novels, including Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis. She is the recipient of the Christy Award, the Harper Lee Award for Alabama’s Distinguished Writer of the Year Award, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year. She is the cohost and cocreator of the popular weekly online live web show and podcast Friends and Fiction. She lives in Alabama and South Carolina with her family. Find out more at PattiCallahanHenry.com.
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On this week’s episode, my guest is J.C. Cervantes, author of The Anatomy of Magic, about a young woman who learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family.
Perfect for fans of Encanto and Practical Magic, this is the companion novel to her adult debut, TheEnchanted Hacienda, which the New York Times Book Review dubbed “like dipping your brain into a jar of serotonin.”
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About the Author:
J.C. Cervantes is a New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults. Her books have appeared on national lists, including the American Booksellers Association New Voices, Barnes and Noble’s Best Young Reader Books, as well as Amazon’s Best Books of the Month. She has earned multiple awards and recognitions, most recently the 2021 New Mexico Land of Enchantment Readers’ Choice Award. Learn more: www.jccervantes.com
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This week my guest is Francesca Segal, author of Welcome to Glorious Tuga, the literary comfort read we all need right now.
A complete and vivid world to escape to, Welcome to Glorious Tuga celebrates a fictional island, and the eccentric community who live there. Enchanting, uplifting and very funny, this is a captivating novel about love, belonging, and what it really means to come home.
‘A magical novel, so uplifting, heartwarming, funny. . . I cannot TELL you how much I adored it! This feels as if it was written specifically to give comfort – the perfect antidote to current climes.” — Marian Keyes
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About the Author:
Francesca Segal is an award-winning British American writer. She is the author of a memoir, Mother Ship, and the novels The Awkward Age and The Innocents, the latter of which won the Costa Book Award for First Novel, the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction, and the Sami Rohr Prize, and was long-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She lives in London with her family. Welcome to GloriousTuga, her new novel, is the first in a planned trilogy. Learn more: https://www.francescasegal.com/
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Calling all my fellow recovering people pleasers – Amy Wilson, host of the What Fresh Hell podcast, is here this week to discuss her new book of essays from Zibby Books, which explores how women and mothers are conditioned to be “happy to help” and how we might try to do things a bit differently.
“Wilson’s refreshing and hilarious essays illustrate the ridiculous nature of the advice meant to fix women and the unfair emotional labor expectations we place on women. Happy to Help offers a new narrative that inspires women to hold true boundaries and value their time as diamonds. A must-read!” -Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play
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About the Author:
Amy Wilson is the author of the memoir When Did I Get Like This? and her latest book, Happy to Help. Since 2016 she has been the co-host of the Webby-honored podcast What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood. Amy is also an actor who appeared on Broadway and as a series regular on TV sitcoms. She lives with her family in New York City. Find out more at amywilson.com.
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