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All authors get bad reviews, but sometimes a reader’s negative thoughts are too funny to take seriously. The Bad Book Reviews Podcast gives authors a chance to laugh off some rough critiques and talk about growing from critique, how we discuss books we don’t enjoy, and what makes a helpful book revi…

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    • Dec 18, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 32m AVG DURATION
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    Ep. 8 — Alison Hodgson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2018 43:28


    Alison Hodgson, author of The Pug List, is the patron saint of our show and has dropped by to talk about complexity as well as thriving on "misery, complaints, and sadness."

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    Ep. 7 — Josh Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 32:01


    Josh Harris’ runaway bestseller has not entirely stood the test of time. He and Lex discuss how public critique helped him reexamine.

    Ep. 6 — Aric Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2018 33:59


    Horror novelist Aric Davis talks about getting the details right and we learn what title tops The Worst Book List.

    Ep. 5 — Jennifer Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 30:49


    Memoirist and children’s writer Jennifer Grant talks with Alexis about reading things we don’t agree with and being curious in our present public discourse.

    Ep. 4 — Clay Scroggins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 35:47


    Clay Scroggins set out to write to ministry and community leaders, but some of his reviewers were looking for a little bit more. He and Alexis discuss reader expectations and how to process not meeting them.

    Ep. 3 — Shawn Smucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 36:20


    Shawn Smucker’s insight and depth is not only relegated to his writing. This week the award-winning novelist joins Alexis to discuss what merits at least two stars and what does and does not go with scifi.

    Ep. 2 — Bethany Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 38:52


    Romantic comedy writer Bethany Turner knew her Christian fiction novel was dealing with some edgy content, but did not expect the hilarious backlash that came her way.

    Ep. 1 — Susie Finkbeiner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 39:14


    Award-winning historical fiction author Susie Finkbeiner talks with Alexis about what it feels like to get her first reader reviews, how her relationship to anonymous opinion has changed, and some public critique that might be a little, well, depressing.

    Ep. 0 — Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 2:11


    The Bad Book Reviews Podcast gives authors a chance to laugh off some rough critiques and talk about growing from critique, how we discuss books we don’t enjoy, and what makes a helpful book review.

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