by Lis Hedger | Apr 17, 2024 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Show Notes Lisa discusses The Women by Kristin Hannah, published in February 2024 and about a woman named Frances “Frankie” McGrath, who becomes a nurse in Vietnam. The book is unique in that it highlights the nurses in Vietnam. The Washington Post offers a list of...
by Lis Hedger | Apr 10, 2024 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Show Notes Lisa discusses an overlooked book, Foster by Claire Keegan and also Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan. The New York Times addresses this book and also talks about how novellas don’t get the same attention as other books. For more information, find...
by Lis Hedger | Mar 6, 2024 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Show Notes Lisa and Diana Rodriguez Wallach talk about young adult horror books. Diana is a multi-published author of young adult novels. Her recent young adult Latinx Horror novel is Lizzie Borden meets Supernatural, named Hatchet Girls. It was released in October...
by Lis Hedger | Feb 28, 2024 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Show Notes Lisa and Diana Rodriguez Wallach discuss Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews, a gothic horror novel about four children trapped in an attic by their mother and grandmother. This book was the first in a series. The book sold more than 40 million copies, but...
by Lis Hedger | Feb 21, 2024 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Show Notes Lisa discusses a number of unpopular bookish opinions including celebrity stickers affixed to book covers. There’s also a discussion about where to put award stickers on books in Publisher’s Weekly. Another pet peeve discussed is the cartoonish...
by Lis Hedger | Feb 14, 2024 | Podcast, Uncategorized
Show Notes Lisa discusses Britney Spears: The Woman in Me, a memoir that was released in the fall of 2023. Britney Spears discusses the trauma she experienced in her childhood and even as a young adult. She had very few advocates in her life sticking up for her and...
