Truer Words

In the 68th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Michelle Quach about graphic design, unlikable female characters, and creating a love interest who does more than just the assigned reading. Michelle is the author of the debut YA, NOT HERE TO BE LIKED. Michelle can be found on Twitter @michellequach and Instagram @_michellequach. Her website is michellequach.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Gold-Plated Girls newsletter: ‘Never Have I Ever' & Dead Dads & Me by Victoria Edel Laura Hankin A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin The Other Two on HBOMax Munich Schitt's Creek on Netflix Ted Lasso on Apple+ Constance Grady Why a Christmas Episode Supercharged the Ted Lasso Debate by Kathryn VanArendonk Reservation Dogs on Hulu Only Murders in the Building on Hulu Moving On, A Love Story - Nora Ephron Apthorp article Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore League of Extraordinary Women series The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser Suddenly You by LIsa Kleypas Fated Mates podcast Sally Rooney Why is the Sex in Sally Rooney's Novels So Good? by Amil Niazi She's All That Writing the Romantic Comedy by Billy Merritt Macbeth Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec The Book Doctors PitMad If You, Then Me by Yvonne Woon In-Between Girl The Ezra Klein Show: How Blue Cities Became So Outrageously Unaffordable The Ezra Klein Show: That Anxiety You're Feeling? Hana Kh Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

In the 67th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Emma Kress about writing girls in sports, taking risks, and social media as an author. Emma is the author of DANGEROUS PLAY, available now! Emma can be found on Twitter @emma_kress, TikTok @emma_kress, and Instagram @kress.emma. Her website is emmakress.com. Mentioned in this Episode: All I Wanna Do Bluey Bluey is the Best Kids' Show of Our Time by Kathryn VanArendonk for Vulture Flat Stanley The Nanny Drawn That Way by Elissa Sussman A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Born in Fire / Born in Ice / Born in Shame (Irish Born trilogy) by Nora Roberts The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery Reservation Dogs Sterlin Harjo on WTF with Marc Maron Killers of the Flower Moon movie Brendan Fraser Joins Killers of the Flower Moon Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann The Great House Revival Cynthia Leitich-Smith Mary Quattlebaum Amy King David Macinnis Gill A.R. Capetta Cory McCarthy Nova Ren Suma Our episode with Nova Ren Suma Ruth Ware Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price Our episode with Tirzah Price In the Same Boat by Holly Green Sarah Dessen When You Look Like Us by Pamela N. Harris Mare of Easttown Ted Lasso About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

In the 66th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Margot Wood about Emma retellings, marketing a book as “queer,” and finding community in book lovers. Margot can be found on Twitter @margotwood and Instagram @margotmwood. Her website is margotwood.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Epic Reads Immersive Van Gogh exhibit Carrieres de Lumières Georges Méliès Hieronymous Bosch L'Atelier des Lumières Paris A Black Lady Sketch Show Issa Rae's wedding photos A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory Our episode with Jasmine Emma by Jane Austen Emma (2020 film) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Adrienne Kisner Our episode with Adrienne Meisner technique Kiersten White Alphasmart Neo Typewriter The Princess Diaries Love, Simon Insurgent movie Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraser The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Bones Buffy the Vampire Slayer Freddie Prinze Jr. About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

In the 65th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Azadeh Westergaard about illustration, the joys of research, and Nikola Tesla. Azadeh is the author of A LIFE ELECTRIC: THE STORY OF NIKOLA TESLA. She can be found on Twitter @ahwestergaard and Instagram @ahwestergaard. Her website is ahwestergaard.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young Adults Heartburn by Nora Ephron audiobook read by Meryl Streep Heartburn movie Nora Ephron's “Heartburn” is an Ideal Audiobook by Helen Rosner Quotation from Heartburn Fresh by Margot Wood Emma by Jane Austen Clueless Hacks Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Never Have I Ever Virgin River Black Widow Seven Days in June Thanks for Waiting by Doree Shafrir Forever35 podcast Amelia Bedelia Roseanne Rosannadanna Júlia Sardà (illustrator of Azadeh's book) She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lynn Fulton Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Júlia Sardà Laura Hankin Andrea Bartz and Laura Hankin Talk About Accidentally Writing Similar Novels Elizabeth Gilbert Ann Patchett Big Magic Newspapers.com Nikola Tesla Museum New York Public Library Archive.org New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Oklahoma! on Broadway On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne Liz Garton Scanlon Maira Kalman Ooh-La-La Max in Love by Maira Kalman School of Visual Arts Monica Wellington Mary Quattlebaum Martha Brockenbrough Linda Urban Patent Pending bar Patent Pending in Nomad is a Cafe by Day, Speakeasy by Night Call My Agent! The Worst Witch The Worst Witch books by Jill Murphy Sing Sing 2 Misery Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction Jhumpa Lahiri “Brownies” by ZZ Packer The Aspiring Poet's Journal About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.  

In the 64th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Cassie Gustafson about writing about sexual assault responsibly, loving dark stories, and Tana French. Cassie can be found on Twitter @cassiegusty and Instagram @cassiegusty. Her website is cassiegustafson.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Djerassi Nova Ren Suma Our episode with Nova Ren Suma World of Our Fathers: The Journey of Eastern European Jews and the Life They Found and Made by Irving Howe Norma Klein Just Friends Margaret The Cinematic Traumas of Kenneth Lonergan Melissa's Bright Wall / Dark Room essay Margaret issue of Bright Wall / Dark Room Smith-Cameron Succession You Can Count on Me Manchester by the Sea Angels in America West Side Story Gosford Park The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson Truly Devious Trilogy by Maureen Johnson The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Finding Water by Julia Cameron By Now, Burnout is a Given Band Candy Earshot - Buffy saves Jonathan Danny Strong Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Tana French The Secret Place by Tana French The Trespasser by Tana French In the Woods by Tana French Laurie Faria Stolarz Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz The Last Secret You'll Ever Keep by Laurie Faria Stolarz Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow The Handmaid's Tale on Hulu Land directed by Robin Wright Songland About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

In the 63rd episode of Truer Words, we speak with Kristy Everington about Australian authors, why Americans call everything “cute,” and Ethan Hawke. Kristy is the author of the debut picture book ISOBEL ADDS IT UP. Kristy can be found on Twitter @kmeverington and Instagram @kristyeveryington. Her website is kristyeverington.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey Our episode with Kerry Winfrey Starstruck on HBO Max Ted Lasso on Apple+ Dickinson on Apple+ Hacks on HBO Max Succession on HBO One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon Our episode with Rachel Lynn Solomon Kirkus review of Isobel Adds It Up Kathi Appelt Praise by Andrew McGahan Sara Zarr Looking for Alaska by John Green Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Jaclyn Moriarty Melina Marchetta Tomorrow, When the War Began series by John Marsden Martine Leavitt Jane Kurtz An Na Not Great, Bob! The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Buffy on Hulu Angel on Hulu The X-Files THE X-FILES TWEET (allegedly, please don't sue us) Dawson's Creek Our episode with Laurie Morrison Mare of Easttown on HBO Max Cruel Summer on Freeform Vampire's Promise by Caroline B. Cooney You by Caroline Kepnes You TV series Dig by A.S. King The Project by Courtney Summers About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

In the 62nd episode of Truer Words, we speak with Camryn Garrett about journalism, film, writing for teens as a teen (and young adult), and DIRTY DANCING. Camryn is the author of two young adult novels, FULL DISCLOSURE and OFF THE RECORD. Camryn can be found on Twitter @dancingofpens and Instagram @camryngwrites. Her website is camryngarrett.com. Mentioned in this Episode: #1000wordsofsummer on Twitter #1000wordsofsummer/Craft Talk newsletter by Jami Attenberg Jami Attenberg Film at Lincoln Center World of Wong Kar-Wai In the Mood for Love Chungking Express Criterion Channel High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America High on the Hog host Stephen Satterfield Magnolia Plantation Michael Twitty High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica D. Harris Legacy by Nora Roberts One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Mare of Easttown Dirty Dancing Girls5eva Rutherford Falls We Are Lady Parts We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon Our episode with Rachel Lynn Solomon The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon We Can't Let Physical Media Die by Kieran Fisher Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Time for Kids Reporters Nicola Yoon Jacqueline Woodson Almost Famous The Chris Farley Show on Saturday Night Live Shruti Ganguly NYU MBA/MFA program Spike Lee Kasi Lemmons Ang Lee Martin Scorsese Tamara Jenkins NYU MFA Acting shows The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris Who? Weekly Leah Johnson The Movies That Made Us Eleanor Bergstein Love & Basketball About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.  

In the 54th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Evan Griffith about writing stories about animals, the magic of Mary Quattlebaum, and the beauty of The Crown on Netflix. Evan is the author of SECRETS OF THE SEA: THE STORY OF JEANNE POWER, REVOLUTIONARY MARINE SCIENTIST as well as an upcoming middle grade novel tentatively titled MANATEE SUMMER. Evan can be found on Twitter @Evan_Griffith. His website is evangriffithbooks.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai The Magician and The Spirits by Deb Noyes The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon Call My Agent! on Netflix Buffy on Hulu Angel on Hulu The Dry by Jane Harper The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson 2021 ALA Awards Our episode with Yamile S. Mendez Furia by Yamile S. Mendez Our episode with Jenny Torres Sanchez We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez Our episode with Kekla Magoon Workman Publishing Mary Quattlebaum Joanie Stone (illustrator of Evan’s book!) The Writing Barn Katherine Applegate Salima Alikhan Our episode with Salima Alikhan Austin SCBWI We Are Okay by Nina LaCour Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth Bunce Avatar: The Last Airbender The Crown The Crown Style Archives from Tom + Lorenzo About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.  

In the 61st episode of Truer Words, we speak with Laurie Morrison about writing upper middle grade, carving up old manuscripts for parts, and Judy Blume. Laurie is the author of the middle grade novel UP FOR AIR, the just-released SAINT IVY: KIND AT ALL COSTS, the upcoming COMING UP SHORT, and the co-author (with Cordelia Jensen) of EVERY SHINY THING. Laurie can be found on Twitter @LaurieLMorrison and Instagram @laurielmorrison. Her website is lauriemorrisonwrites.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Dawson’s Creek Amy Spalding Our episode with Amy Spalding Amy’s OUTFOXED book announcement People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry The Nanny Crossing Delancey Mare of Easttown Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Office Sex and the City The Bachelor Six Feet Under Law & Order: SVU SyndicatedBK Y Tu Mama Tambien In the Heights Film at Lincoln Center Jill Santopolo Cordelia Jensen Eighth Grade The Canada Geese Quilt by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock Judy Blume Just As Long As We’re Together by Judy Blume Goodbye, Stranger by Rebecca Stead Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret? by Judy Blume Alan Cumyn Franny Billingsley Mary Quattlebaum Shelley Tanaka Never Have I Ever Losers at the Center of the Galaxy by Mary-Winn Heider The Comeback by E. L. Shen Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Joy McCullough Our episode with Joy McCullough Lost in Space (Netflix version) Lost in Space (movie) Lost in Space (1960s) Ted Lasso Schitt’s Creek About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

In the 60th episode of Truer Words, we speak with A. S. King about writing EMOTIONS, respecting teens, and astrology. Amy is the author of multiple middle grade and young adult novels, including her newest, SWITCH, which comes out May 11th. Amy can be found on Twitter @AS_King and Instagram @as_king. Her website is as-king.com. Mentioned in this Episode: Jacques d’Amboise Jacques d’Amboise in China: The Other Side of the World Jacques d’Amboise dancing “Apollo” Jacques d’Amboise in the dream ballet in Carousel Jacques d’Amboise in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ Oscar-winning documentary directed by Emile Ardolino National Dance Institute Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Whiteout by Adriana Anders Fated Mates podcast Stacey Abrams romance novels I Crawl Through It by A. S. King Dig by A. S. King The Dust of 100 Dogs by A. S. King David Gill Vonnegut’s Shape of Stories diagram David Levithan The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M. T. Anderson The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. King Paul Zindel John Mulaney Kae Tempest The Handmaid’s Tale (audiobook version read by Claire Danes) by Margaret Atwood Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins The Man Suit by Zachary Schomberg Scary No Scary by Zachary Schomberg Louise Glück The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry Aaron’s Books About Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy. You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Larissa is the author of the picture books A Way with Wild Things, Born to Ride, How Do You Do? and the just-released Kafka and the Doll, as well as the short story collection Fat & Bones. Larissa can be found on Twitter @larissatheule and Instagram @larissa.theule. Her website is larissatheule.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The NannyGolden GirlsWhatfranwore on InstagramThe Switch by A.S. KingDig by A.S. KingKafka and the Doll by Larissa Theule and illustrated by Rebecca GreenKafka’s Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamant by Kathi DiamantRita Williams-GarciaMicol OstowOur episode with MicolThe Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron“Third-Culture Kid”On Being with Krista Tippett PodcastHamiltonNinth House by Leigh BardugoThe Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. JemisinOutside, Inside by LeUyen PhamGrantchesterTruer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.About Us:You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Joy is the author of the YA novels BLOOD WATER PAINT and WE ARE THE ASHES, WE ARE THE FIRE, the middle grade novels A FIELD GUIDE TO GETTING LOST and ACROSS THE POND, and the picture book CHAMP & MAJOR: FIRST DOGS. Joy can be found on Twitter @JMCwrites and Instagram @JMCwrites. Her website is JoyMcCullough.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Tickets to Joy’s 17-minute show, The Volcano, at Macha Theatre WorksHow NYC’s Street Artists Have Responded to the PandemicThe Electric HorsemanEmmy Lane PotterOur episode with EmmySpotlightBarefoot in the ParkCalifornia SplitThe FarewellMany Points of Me by Caroline GertlerThe Fire Next Time by James BaldwinJesse L. Martin in RENTThe FostersThe House on the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneGood TroubleA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingMya-Rose CraigThree SistersJohn LoganSarah RuhlThe Clean HouseThe Laramie ProjectJocelyn BiohSchool Girls, or the African Mean Girls PlayTalia HibbertAct Your Age, Eve BrownGet a Life, Chloe BrownDress Coded by Carrie FirestoneAnne with an EAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Tzippy is the author of the Sydney Taylor Honor middle grade novel, NO VACANCY, and the upcoming picture book biography ON THE CORNER OF CHOCOLATE AVENUE: HOW MILTON HERSHEY BROUGHT MILK CHOCOLATE TO AMERICA. Tzippy can be found on Twitter @tzippymfa. Her website is tziporahcohen.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Not Great, Bob!Good TroubleThe FostersJudas and the Black MessiahFred HamptonThe Lucas BrothersMinariThe House on the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneA Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCulloughWe Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire by Joy McCulloughBlood Water Paint by Joy McCulloughEmmaBuffy the Vampire SlayerHighlights Jewish SymposiumPJ LibrarySydney Taylor AwardsThe Carp in the Bathtub by Barbara CohenShelley TanakaSarah EllisGroundwood BooksSarah AronsonMicol OstowOur episode with MicolNova Ren SumaOur episode with NovaMary QuattlebaumEmperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars by Joel Glenn BrennerHershey: Milton Hershey’s Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams by Michael D’AntonioHershey ArchivesDerry GirlsBarbie “Math is hard!”The Blackbird Girls by Anne BlankmanDancing at the Pity Party by Tyler FederTurtle Boy by M. Evan WolkensteinToday Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonOur episode with Rachel Lynn SolomonNoopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonDark Matter by Blake CrouchRecursion by Blake CrouchSchitt’s CreekModern FamilyLupinTed LassoThe Good Lord BirdKacen CallenderKacen’s post on Social Media ExpectationsAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Rachel is the author of several YA novels, including YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE, OUR YEAR OF MAYBE, and TODAY TONIGHT TOMORROW, and the upcoming WE CAN’T KEEP MEETING LIKE THIS, as well as the author of the just-released adult romcom THE EX TALK. Rachel Lynn Solomon can be found on Twitter @rlynn_solomon and Instagram @rlynn_solomon. Her website is rachelsolomonbooks.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Rocky CallenOur episode with Rocky CallenRobin BenwayOur episode with Robin BenwayThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronJeremy JordanIt’s a SinBarb and Star Go to Vista Del MarNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanLove at First by Kate ClaybornLove Lettering by Kate ClaybornFated Mates podcastFirst Comes Like by Alisha RaiDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasLagaanSatyajit RayIra GlassSarah VowellStarlee KineIn a World . . .Michelle WolfSarah DessenJohn GreenF. Scott FitzgeraldErnest HemingwayEmily HenryThe Princess DiariesMeg CabotMarisa KanterLaura J. SilvermanBecky AlbertalliYes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha SaeedJudy BlumeForever . . .Happily Ever Afters by Elise BryantHow to Fail at Flirting by Denise WilliamsThe LeftoversLostWatchmenThe West WingThe CrownCrowning AroundAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Lauren is the author of six YA novels, including the upcoming IT’S KIND OF A CHEESY LOVE STORY. Lauren can be found on Twitter @laurenemorrill and Instagram @laurenmorrill. Her website is laurenmorrill.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Glasstown Entertainment Under Fire from Former Employees, AuthorsHow Joss Whedon’s Feminist Legacy Unraveled‘Justice League’ Actor Ray Fisher: Joss Whedon Was “Abusive, Unprofessional”Joss Whedon is a “Hypocrite Preaching Feminist Ideals” Ex-Wife Kai Cole SaysJoss Whedon Exits HBO Series ‘The Nevers’Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Charisma Carpenter Speaks Out About Joss WhedonCharisma Carpenter accuses Joss Whedon of emotional abuse on Buffy the Vampire SlayerHow Joss Whedon Fans Are Reckoning with Charisma Carpenter’s AllegationsWandaVisionRodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella aka Brandy CinderellaThe Oral History of Brandy’s CinderellaRodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella with Lesley Ann WarrenHead Over Heels by Hannah OrensteinBeach Read by Emily HenryMiss Scarlet and the DukeAll Creatures Great and SmallPeople We Meet on Vacation by Emily HenryJackson PearceHuffington Post: I Don’t Know How to Explain to You That You Should Care About Other PeopleA Young Adult Author’s Tweet Went Viral - But Somehow, Dr. Fauci Got the CreditLauren’s husband Adam Ragusea’s YouTube channelCyrano de BergeracMeant to Be by Lauren MorrillThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. SmithConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaSarah DessenBefore I Fall by Lauren OliverCluelessGilmore GirlsFather of the BrideTiffany SchmidtRWA (Romance Writers of America)Ted LassoBridgertonThe Project by Courtney SummersWednesday BooksRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonSt. Martin’s PressJust As Long As We’re Together by Judy BlumeLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderAmerican Girl booksAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Evan is the author of SECRETS OF THE SEA: THE STORY OF JEANNE POWER, REVOLUTIONARY MARINE SCIENTIST as well as an upcoming middle grade novel tentatively titled MANATEE SUMMER. Evan can be found on Twitter @Evan_Griffith. His website is evangriffithbooks.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Girl Gone Viral by Alisha RaiThe Magician and The Spirits by Deb NoyesThe Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn SolomonToday Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonCall My Agent! on NetflixBuffy on HuluAngel on HuluThe Dry by Jane HarperThe Lady Rogue by Jenn BennettYou Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson2021 ALA AwardsOur episode with Yamile S. MendezFuria by Yamile S. MendezOur episode with Jenny Torres SanchezWe Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres SanchezOur episode with Kekla MagoonWorkman PublishingMary QuattlebaumJoanie Stone (illustrator of Evan’s book!)The Writing BarnKatherine ApplegateSalima AlikhanOur episode with Salima AlikhanAustin SCBWIWe Are Okay by Nina LaCourPremeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth BunceAvatar: The Last AirbenderThe CrownThe Crown Style Archives from Tom + LorenzoAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Ellie can be found on Twitter @Cypher_ec and Instagram @cypher_ec. Her website is elliecypher.com.Mentioned in this Episode:VCFA WCYA Virtual ResidencyGirl Gone Viral by Alisha RaiPretend It’s a CityThe Other Bennet Sister by Janice HadlowThe WildsThe Revenant - book & movieFrozenTrue Grit - book & two moviesV.E. SchwabHadestownAlpacas!Samwise Gamgee’s ponyMOMAWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiMexican Gothic and Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAll Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Every Living Thing, and All Things Wise and Wonderful by James HerriotInspector LewisEndeavourVeraVan der ValkBob’s BurgersParks and RecreationRadiolabThe Exploress PodcastThe Partial HistoriansKeeping a Notebook with Nina LaCourAmie Kaufman On Writing: A PodcastDeadline City with Dhonielle Clayton and Zoraida CórdovaLet’s Talk About Myths, Baby!

Kekla is the author of many award-winning books for young people. Her next book is the upcoming THE HIGHEST TRIBUTE: THURGOOD MARSHALL’S LIFE, LEADERSHIP, AND LEGACY. Kekla can be found on Twitter @keklamagoon. Her website is keklamagoon.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Bridgerton series by Julia QuinnBridgerton series on NetflixDerry GirlsLaura FreemanRuby BridgesThe Blue Stars by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich-SmithCynthia Leitich-SmithHow It Went Down by Kekla MagoonX: A Novel by Kekla Magoon and Ilyasah ShabazzOur episode with Amanda GoteraNorma Fox MazerLegendborn by Tracy DeonnGreat British BakeoffRevolution in Our TimeThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-HeronStrange Fruit by Billie HolidayAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Amanda can be found on Instagram @amandapractica and Twitter @amandapractica. Her website is AmandaGotera.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Jacqui Lipton - Kathryn’s new agent!Query Shark blogChristina BryzaOur episode with ChristinaBridgerton novels by Julia QuinnBridgerton on NetflixTed LassoAnthony HeadBuffy the Vampire SlayerIn A Holidaze by Christina LaurenThe Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney MilanWell Played by Jen DelucaDolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square (Netflix)Happiest Season (Hulu)Kristen StewartMackenzie DavisClea DuVallThe FacultyVeepDan LevyMary SteenburgenVictor GarberAna GasteyerAubrey PlazaTamora PierceDie HardSpirited AwayKiki’s Delivery ServiceMoonstruckStar TrekThe Neverending StoryReturn to OzThe Lioness Rampant by Tamora PierceLo-Fi Hip Hop Radio Beats to Relax ToStar Trek VoyagerStar Trek Next GenerationStar Trek ProdigyCaptain JanewayGibson GirlAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:VCFAAlumnx Mini ResidencyWhen it Happens playlist by MelissaResistance Revival ChorusFuck Donald Trump by YG & Nipsey HussleFifth Avenue video of marching singing “Na Na Hey Hey Good-bye”“Watch: New York City Erupts in Celebration After Race is Called for Biden” - New York MagazineAdam Sternbergh on Twitter comparing it to V-E Day: “Hard to quantify the mood in the streets of NYC today. Non-stop honking and cheering, people just roaming and greeting each other in joyous disbelief. I wasn’t around for VE Day but that feels like the closest analogy.”Vote Save AmericaGet Mitch or Die TryingEvery Last Vote FundFair Fight ActionVote ForwardJenny HanAisha Saeed"Steve Kornacki is the Only Cute Thing About the Election"- New York Magazine“Steve Kornacki Step on My Maps Challenge” - AV Club“Steve Kornacki’s genuinely flustered reaction to thirst tweets is so hot” - AV ClubLeslie Jones mad about Ali Velshi filling in for Steve KornackiThe Drew Barrymore ShowEmmy Lane Potter on TwitterOur episode with Emmy PotterDash & LilyDash & Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel CohnThe West WingAbout Us: Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Martha is the author of the multiple picture books, YA novels, and biographies for young people. UNPRESIDENTED, her biography of Donald Trump, is now out in paperback. Martha can be found on Instagram @marthabee and Twitter @mbrockenbrough. Her website is marthabrockenbrough.com.Mentioned in this Episode: UNPRESIDENTED by Martha BrockenbroughPoseParis is BurningThe West WingWet Hot American SummerA Chat with Chris Mooney about The Republican BrainCynthia Leitich SmithCynsations blogWatch Over Me by Nina LaCourJulia QuinnBridgerton (Netflix)A Wish in the Dark by Christina SoontornvatAll Thirteen by Christina SoontornvatKate MessnerDon TateKamala Harris: Rooted in Justice by Nikki GrimesCelia PerezRick by Alex GinoAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Tirzah is the author of the upcoming JANE AUSTEN MURDER MYSTERIES, starting with PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION, and has a story in the new RURAL VOICES: 15 AUTHORS CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SMALL TOWN AMERICA anthology. Tirzah can be found on Instagram @tirzah.price and Twitter @tirzahprice. Her website is TirzahPrice.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Publisher’s Weekly review of RURAL VOICESThe Boyfriend Project by Farrah RochonYou’re Wrong About . . .Why Are Dads?The WarBuffyAngelNew York Film FestivalThe West WingThe West Wing reunionTed Lasso4 Reasons Why I Love Hopepunk by Robin GalbraithParks and RecreationSchitt’s CreekDickinsonThe Morning ShowThe Trial of the Chicago 7American UtopiaRomeo + JulietWeetzie BatMoulin RougeOklahoma!RURAL VOICES: 15 AUTHORS CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SMALL TOWN AMERICA edited by Nora Shalaway CarpenterOur episode with Nora Shalaway CarpenterPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenMansfield Park by Jane AustenAgatha ChristieDeath Comes to PemberleyGeorgette HeyerDangerous Alliance by Jennieke CohenNewt’s Emerald by Garth NixLady Sherlock series by Sherry ThomasThe Agency series by Y.S. LeeDear AmericaVermont College of Fine ArtsWriting for Children and Young Adults program at VCFABookriotTaylor Martindale Kean (Tirzah’s agent!)Forest AppSelfControl AppThe Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomerySomething to Talk About by Meryl WilsnerReal Men Knit by Kwame JacksonThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham-JonesWhen No One Is Watching by Alyssa ColeThe Twisted Ones by T. KingfisherBodyguard on the BBC/NetflixDesignated SurvivorTirzah’s articles on Book RiotAll the Books Book Riot podcastRead This Book newsletter for Book RiotAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Hayley is the author of two middle grade novels, The Turnaway Girls and The Sisters of Straygarden Place. Hayley can be found on Twitter @hayley_chewins. Her website is HayleyChewins.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Common CauseSign up to do Election Protection!Vote Save AmericaPostcards to VotersNYC Board of ElectionsOne to Watch by Kate Stayman-LondonUnREAL on LifetimePEN15 on HuluThat’s So Gay’: How ‘PEN15’ Nailed the Heartbreaking Experience of the Closeted Y2K Middle-Schooler - The Daily BeastLiterally, What Did We Do When We Were 13? - The CutThe West WingBath Spa UniversityKate DiCamilloDavid AlmondKaren FoxleeNeil GaimanHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradShelley TanakaNoisliBlue Ticket by Sophie MackintoshThe Water Cure by Sophie MackintoshThe Emperor’s Blades by Brian StavelyThe Court of Miracles by Kester GrantThe Jungle Book by Rudyard KiplingLes Miserables by Victor HugoAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Samantha has received a Ruth Stone Poetry Prize and a Vermont Poetry Society prize, and her manuscript “Jewel Tones” was a semifinalist with the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry’s 2019 First Book Prize. She coordinates author events at Bear Pond Books and is the Poetry Series Editor at Rootstock Publishing. Her chapbook, “Birth of a Daughter,” is availabl now from Kelsay Books. Samantha can be found on Instagram @sampoetmfa and Twitter @Samanthakolber. Her website is SamanthaKolber.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Museum of the City of New YorkSomething to Talk About by Meryl WilsnerThe Flatshare by Beth O’LearyThe Switch by Beth O’LearyKerry WinfreyOur episode with Kerry WinfreyTweet from R.O. Kwon:I've never been more convinced of the absolute necessity of art. Often, the best part of my day has to do with art of some kind, books, photos, music, movies, all of it; often, it's the only good part of my day. It's like my pandemic Popeye spinach & artists, I thank youNew GirlThe Complications of Hilma af Klint lectureThe Parent Trap (1998 Lindsay Lohan version)The Parent Trap (Hayley Mills version)BewitchedJulie and the PhantomsJulie and the Phantoms novel by Micol OstowOur episode with Micol OstowAdventure TimeThe DuchessFleabagThe X-FilesAll the President’s MenDickDick, the 1999 teen Watergate comedy, captures the enduring weirdness of political scandals by Alissa WilkinsonThe People vs. OJ SimpsonOJ Simpson: Made in AmericaVeepRegister to voteWhat is a Chapbook? from Writer’s DigestKelsay BooksKeep This to Yourself by Kerrin McCaddenThe Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms by Ron PadgettFruit Rot by James R. GapinskyHunger Mountain Journal for the ArtsRootstock PublishingTo the Man in the Red Suit by Christina FultonKirkus ReviewsBear Pond BooksWhite Fragility by Robin DiAngeloHow to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. KendiLibro.fmBookshop.orgPoetry FoundationPoetry 180 ed. by Billy CollinsBest American Poetry 2019 ed. by Major JacksonChen ChenIlya KaminskyJericho BrownOcean VuongSylvia PlathPlease Excuse This Poem edited by Brett Fletcher Lauer and Lynn MelnickAda LimonI’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (*I said “East Bay” but it’s about the Golden State Killer)I’ll Be Gone in the Dark seriesBeloved by Toni MorrisonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSaving Ruby by Catherine Adel WestAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Sarah is the author of several books, most recently Guantanamo Voices. Sarah can be found on Instagram @sarahmirk and Twitter @sarahmirk. Her website is mirkwork.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The StrangerPortland MercuryBitch MediaPopagandaYou Do You by Sarah MirkSex from Scratch by Sarah MirkOpen Earth by Sarah Mirk, illustrated by Eva Cabrera and Claudia AguirreMarch graphic novelsMaking the Met exhibitMaking the Met audio tour narrated by Steve MartinA Rogue of One’s Own by Evie DunmoreGirl Gone Viral by Alisha RaiNew GirlWhat We Do in the ShadowsThe Voting Booth by Brandy ColbertBlack Enough anthology edited by Ibi ZoboiThe X-FilesBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe NibThe Book of Delights by Ross GayPoseThe GreatAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kristina is the author of I Wanna Be Where You Are and Now That I’ve Found You. Kristina can be found on Instagram @kristinaforest_ and Twitter @kristinaforest. Her website is kristinaforest.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Leo Fuchs: Special Photographer from the Golden Age of HollywoodMatt Sayles / Matt’s instagramThe Black ListThe Black List Earmovies archive - Selznick’s Folly (based on a book of the same title) is the Hattie McDaniel biopic. We can’t link to it directly but you can listen or download it on the page; there is also a separate episode featuring an interview with screenwriter Gesha-Marie Bland.Heidi Joyce’s Stand Up Against Domestic ViolenceRandall Craig FleischerYoungstown Symphony Orchestra Virtual concert with Randall Craig FleischerBrother Jimmy’sWet Hot American SummerWhat We Do in the ShadowsA French VillageRick Steves’ EuropeTravel ManThe Trip / The Trip to Italy / The Trip to GreeceThe Durrells in CorfuNo Offense by Meg CabotRachel FershleiserJasmine GuilloryNora RobertsLove Lettering by Kate ClaybornRomancing the Beat by Gwen HayesHow Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing Into a Billion-Dollar Industry. Then She Got Pushed Out - Texas MonthlyBreakfast at Tiffany’sRoman HolidaySabrinaDiahann CarrollAudrey HepburnMarilyn MonroeDorothy DandridgeThe Philadelphia StoryKatharine HepburnJimmy StewartCary GrantSidney PoitierHarry BellafonteDenzel WashingtonJohn David WashingtonDakota JohnsonMelanie GriffithTippi HedrenThe BirdsAntonio BanderasBright LightsFisher StevensClint EastwoodScott EastwoodMamie GummerEveningJamie Lee CurtisJanet LeighTony CurtisSunset BoulevardPommes FritesThe New School MFA in Writing for Children and Young AdultsDavid LubarSarah DessenHamline MFAJill SantopoloOur episode with Christina BryzaThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonThe Last DanceChloe x HalleThe Gift - BeyoncéBlack is King - BeyoncéAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Micol is the author of over 50 books for kids and young adults. Micol can be found on Instagram @micolostow and Twitter @micolz. Her website is micolostow.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Mediabistro.comSave the Cat! Writes A Novel by Jessica BrodyOur episode with Erin Foley ChanSave the Cat! by Blake SnyderToday Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn SolomonBeach Read by Emily HenryThe Turnaway Girls by Hayley ChewinsNow That I’ve Found You by Kristina ForestClive CusslerMary Higgins ClarkChristopher PikeR.L. StineSweet Valley HighFrancine PascalGet a portrait from the Sweet Valley High portraitistMean Girls movie / Mean Girls novelization by MicolBuffy the Vampire SlayerRiverdale / Riverdale book series by MicolThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - Sarah Rees BrennanSabrina the Teenage Witch series with Melissa Joan HartCharmedAngelArchie ComicsAmy BerkowerWriters HouseJodi ReamerEmily Goldberg Learns to Salsa by MicolAlloyGossip Girl by Cecily von ZiegesarMediaBistroStephenie MeyerJohn GreenKami GarciaAlly CondieVermont College of Fine ArtsFeed by M.T. Andersonttyl by Lauren MyracleHamline MFAThe New SchoolNYU MFADavid LevithanKathi AppeltUma KrishnaswamiTim Wynne-JonesLouise Hawesfamily by MicolSo Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother by Micol and illustrated by David OstowThe Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieHeeb MagazineThe Devil and Winnie Flynn by Micol and illustrated by David OstowDavid Ostow in The New YorkerHow I Live Now by Meg RosoffAlex Segura / Alex on TwitterThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. AndersonSullivan, Who Is Always Too Loud by Micol, illustrated by Brian BiggsThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Worst Bestsellers Big Little Lies podcast episodeThe Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica KnollPatricia CornwallTana FrenchMarvel Cinematic Universe moviesGuardians of the Galaxy 2Captain AmericaAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kate is the author of the young adult novel Elysium Girls. Kate can be found on Instagram @katepentecost and Twitter @pentecostelle. Her website is katepentecost.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck$279 a Day: Good Luck Finding a Cheap Rental Car in N.Y.CSlow Novel Lab with Nina LaCourParty of Two by Jasmine GuilloryBuffy the Vampire SlayerAngelBuffering the Vampire Slayer podcastAngel on Top podcastBoyfriend Material by Alexis HallSomething to Talk About by Meryl WilsnerTirzah PriceReal Men Knit by Kwana JacksonBeach Read by Emily HenryAkira KurosawaSeven SamuraiA Bug’s LifeWeird WestAttack on TitanThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Dust Bowl Ken Burns documentaryNo Man’s Land Historical SocietyDust Bowl Museum at No Man’s LandMark KarlinsApril LurieSusan FletcherLouise HawesSara CrowePacific RimLord ByronRudyard KiplingThe Great Unknowable End by Kathryn OrmsbeeTruer Words episode with Kathryn OrsmbeeOnce Upon a CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWhere the Crawdad Sings by Delia OwensStudio GhibliAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Anna is the author of the debut YA novel, I KISSED ALICE. Anna can be found on Instagram @ab_is_writing and Twitter @almost_anna. Her website is annabirchbooks.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The Baby-Sitters Club on NetflixThe Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. MartinCluelessBabysitters Club style/Claudia’s homage to CluelessDick streaming on ShowtimePump Up the VolumeChristian SlaterSamantha MathisRadio DaysBuffy the Vampire SlayerThe Beastie BoysBabySitters Club audiobooksCaboodlesRachel ShukertGlowLove Me by Rachel ShukertStarstruck by Rachel ShukertSmash recaps for Vulture by Rachel ShukertKathryn VanArendonk’s review of The Babysitters ClubBabysitters Club graphic novelsRaina TelgemeierHarry Potter seriesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerThe Raven Cycle by Maggie StiefvaterThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterCaptive Prince by C.S. PacatThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by C.S. LewisJessica DoreThe Creative Tarot by Jessa CrispinRider-Waite-Smith tarot deckArt Nouveau tarot deckGolden Thread tarot deckSailor Moon tarot deckMaggie Stiefvater tarot deckPitchWarsThe Language of Cherries by Jen Marie HawkinsA Dangerous Year by Kes TresterSurrender Your Sons by Adam SassThe Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn HermanThe Bride Test by Helen HoangWell Met by Jen DeLucaThank You Books in Crestwood, AlabamaThe Emperor’s New GrooveThe Anatomy of Story by John TrubyThe Unhoneymooners by Christina LaurenGrand DesignsProperty BrothersThe Restoration ManEscape to the CountryEscape to the ContinentThe MartianHAIMCarly Rae JespenHozierAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Ann is the author of the young adult horror novels FIVE MIDNIGHTS and CATEGORY FIVE, co-author of SISTER CHICAS, as well as the Director of Student Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts. Ann can be found on Instagram @anndavilacardinal and Twitter @anndcardinal. Her website is annhcardinal.com.Mentioned in this Episode:America to Me on StarzIrène NémirovskySuite FrançaiseSlow Novel LabNina LaCourDraculaLockdown: Stories of Crime, Hope, and Terror During a PandemicVermont College of Fine ArtsBrendan ReichsCory McCarthyJulie LariosTim Wynne-JonesSharon DarrowTor TeenA Song Below Water by Bethany C. MorrowLuciferMidsommar by directed Ari AsterHereditary directed by Ari AsterThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Robyn is the author of several young adult novels, including YOU DON’T LIVE HERE, which comes out June 2nd. Robyn can be found on Instagram @robynschneider and Twitter @robynschneider. Her website is robynschneider.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Our Black Lives Matter post with lists and linksOur Modern Minstrelsy by Kekla MagoonBlack Book, TV Show, and Movie Recommendations #BlackOutTuesday by Akilah BrownKristina Forest Believes Black Girls Deserve Happy Endings TooThe Beginning of Everything by Robyn SchneiderExtraordinary Means by Robyn SchneiderInvisible Ghosts by Robyn SchneiderThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenBuffy the Vampire SlayerGrey’s AnatomyThe West WingSee Jane Write: A Girl’s Guide to Writing Chick Lit by Sarah Mlynowski and Farrin JacobsThe Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. HarrowInfinity Son by Adam SilveraThe Beautiful by Renee AhdiehThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha WellsThe Great on HuluThe Witcher on NetflixThe FavouriteHayao Miyazaki scores on SpotifyZoey’s Extraordinary PlaylistLullaby (Goodnight, My Angel) on Zoey’s Extraordinary PlaylistLullaby (Goodnight, My Angel) original by Billy JoelVeronica MarsThe OCAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Jenny can be found on Instagram @jennytsanchez and Twitter @jetchez. Her website is JennyTorresSanchez.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The Slow Novel LabNina LaCourBuffy the Vampire Slayer on HuluAngel on HuluExtraordinary Means by Robyn SchneiderAnne of Avonlea by L. M. MontgomeryThe Fall of Innocence by Jenny Torres SanchezThe Half of It on NetflixCyrano de BergeracFront Desk by Kelly YangTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia TolentinoFleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-AknerEvvie Drake Starts Over by Linda HolmesI Like to Watch by Emily NussbaumHighlights FoundationHighlights MagazineJody CasellaLas MusasLaurie Halse AndersonJerry SpinelliBecause of the Sun by Jenny Torres SanchezThe Stranger by Albert CamusBuffy the Vampire SlayerProphecy GirlDeath, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia by JennyAll Summer in One Day by Ray BradburyAlex VillasanteDonna HigueraThose Winter Sundays poem by Robert HaydenJohn GreenA.S. KingLauren GibaldiThe Downside of Being Charlie by Jenny Torres SanchezWhich Way HomeDisappeared by Francisco StorkThe Grief Keeper by Alexandra VillasanteThe Everything I Have Lost by Sylvia ZelenyChildren of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez CastilloLand of the Cranes by Aida SalazarAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Jules can be found on Instagram @conjure_shrubs. Her album can be streamed on Bandcamp: Independence Day - Jules Thomson Effect.Mentioned in this Episode:Buffy the Vampire SlayerAngelTake Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday CelebrationElaine Stritch singing “I’m Still Here” at Sondheim’s 80th Birthday GalaAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryA Parks and Recreation Social Distancing SpecialNever Have I EverMindy KalingBuffering the Vampire SlayerSlayerfest ‘98The Stories We Tell by Kristen LepionkaPride Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali DevThe Ripped BodiceJoule-Thomson EffectFlorence and the MachineMaria CallasThe Indigo GirlsSteeleye SpanAntje DuvekotSamson G USB micBlue YetiNoisy GirlsCakewalkEleventh Hour Lecture Series: Iowa Writers WorkshopMary Allen: Writing and the Power of NowWriting ExcusesWrite-MindedWriters AloudHow Fiction Works by James WoodBy Cunning and Craft by Peter SelginVirginia WoolfVladimir NabakovThe Bonnie Road by Suzanne d’CourseyKing PrincessMunaJanelle MonaeJulien BakerLittle Women by Greta GerwigPortrait of A Lady on FirePlants and People in Ancient ScotlandJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre miniseriesYou’re Wrong AboutQueery by Cameron EspositoAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Nicole can be found on Twitter @nicolekronzer and Instagram @nicolekronzer. Her website is nicolekronzer.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Christina BryzaOur episode with Christina BryzaBrene Brown on “Comparative Suffering”Our episode with Erin Foley ChanRumble Boxing on InstagramDown Dog YogaMary Horne Yoga / Mary’s YouTube channelGluten-Free Matzo recipeCottage Cheese Dill BreadAll-of-A-Kind Family by Sydney TaylorHart of DixieBuffy the Vampire SlayerFireflyThe X-FilesAngelMarti NoxonGilda RadnerRoseanne RosannadannaJudy MillerAmy PoehlerNina LaCourAnna Nicole SmithThe Sleepover sketch from the first season of SNL episode hosted by Madeline Kahn (transcript) / tribute videoThe Gap Girls on SNLGene Luen YangAmerican-Born Chinese by Gene Luen YangHold Still by Nina LaCourDavid LevithanYou Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David LevithanSara CroweOur episode with Nora Shalaway CarpenterMonty PythonThe Three StoogesMr. Rogers’ NeighborhoodSome Like It HotAlison McGheeHolly McGheeBooks narrated by Julia WhelanJulia Whelan on TwitterOrphan BlackMinor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen WestBossypants by Tina FeyYes, Please by Amy PoehlerSomeday, Someday Maybe by Lauren GrahamZoey’s Extraordinary PlaylistJane LevySuburgatorySkylar AstinPitch PerfectCrazy Ex-GirlfriendPippinA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams / movieMy Fair LadyKiss Me, KateThe Taming of the ShrewNickolas ButlerHistoric Charleston appFrom the Desk of Zoe Washington by Jenae MarksA Breath Too Late by Rocky CallenOur episode with Rocky CallenBellweather Rhapsody by Kate RacculiaTuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate RacculiaThe Alex AwardFrankly in Love by David YoonNicola YoonThe Last Best Story by Maggie LehrmanHis Girl FridayWhat I Leave Behind by Alison McGheeBlack Enough edited by Ibi ZoboiPride by Ibi ZoboiAmerican Street by Ibi ZoboiField Notes on Love by Jennifer E. SmithMaurene GooA Very Large Expanse of Sea by Taherah MafiKnives OutMonty Don’s Big Dreams Small SpacesThe Repair ShopAgnes VardaYdessa, the Bears, etc. teddy bear documentaryLittle Women by Greta GerwigFrances Gabe’s (inventor of the self-cleaning house) obituary in the New York TimesLynn SpigelBewitchedI Dream of JeannieJeffrey SconceAll That Heaven AllowsDouglas SirkJane WymanRock HudsonConstance GradyCatStronauts by Drew BrockingtonMaureen JohnsonAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Rocky can be found on Twitter @rocky_writes and Instagram @rockywrites. Her website is rockycallen.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Jandy NelsonMelissa’s friend Dr. Rachel Shively on CNNPJ Library seder plate activityBuffy the Vampire SlayerEmma. directed by Autumn de WildeGeorgette HeyerVenetia by Georgette HeyerThe Honey-Don’t List by Christina LaurenBabylon BerlinThe Great Pottery ThrowdownBig Dreams, Small SpacesStand Up, Yumi Chung by Jessica KimThe Summer Before the War by Helen SimonsenHope NationJenny Torres SanchezThe Grace Year by Kim LiggettThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid’s Tale tv show on HuluEmbrace Your Weird by Felicia DayMasterclassRuPaul’s MasterclassAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kristy is the author of Isobel Adds It Up, which will be released from Random House in fall 2021. She can be found on Twitter @kmeverington. Marianne is a teaching artist, poet, performer, animator and modern day da Vinci (per Melissa). Her classes are available at The Writing Center. Marianne can be found on Twitter @flamingoboots, Instagram @flamingoboots, and her website is flamingoboots.com. You can also buy her prints at Society6.Mentioned in this Episode:Mary Horne yoga on YouTubeMary’s instagram has more info on online classesHart of DixieLeslie SansoneBelow DeckSurvivorSiesta KeyWestworldRemembrance by Meg CabotCate BerryOur episode with Cate BerryThe Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia CameronMarianne’s first episode with us discussing The Artist’s WayQuarantine Art Club by Carson EllisLife As We Knew It by Susan Beth PfefferOutbreakContagionStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelGumroadLittle Fires Everywhere based on the book by Celeste NgDare Me based on the book by Megan AbbottCheerPop Culture Happy Hour episode about Cheer and Dare MeThe Plot Against America based on the book by Philip RothDavid SimonThe WireZoe KazanWinona RyderJohn TurturroHow to pronounce TurturroBabylon BerlinNew York Times CrosswordWordscapesEverything’s Going to Be OkayPlease Like MeAwkwafina is Nora From QueensCrashingArthurDetective BarbieLove is BlindThe CircleGerman Big BrotherRafting articleSex EducationThe Great Pottery ThrowdownTerrace HouseThe BacheloretteThe Real WorldEmma. directed by Autumn de WildeThe Invisible Man directed by Leigh WhannellHeadspaceMNDFL Meditation on InstagramShannon_Esti on InstagramOutlander based on the book series by Diana GabaldonAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Nora is the author of The Edge of Anything, which will be released on March 24th, 2020, the Rural Voices anthology (to be released October 13, 2020) and the picture book Yoga Frog. She can be found on Twitter @norawritesbooks and Instagram @noracarpenterwrites. Her website is noracarpenterwrites.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Sleepless in SeattleMeg CabotStacy Abrams / Selena MontgomeryVermont College of Fine ArtsMary-Winn HeiderTirzah PriceVictoria Wells-ArmsArc of a Scythe by Neal ShustermanSanditonEmma directed by Autumn de WildeLittle Women directed by Greta GerwigMurdoch MysteriesMiss Fisher’s Murder MysteriesMiss Fisher’s MysteriesAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Emmy has written for publications like Bright Wall/Dark Room, the Belladonna, CultureSonar, and more! Emmy can be found on Twitter @emmylanepotter and Instagram @emmylanepotter.Mentioned in this Episode:Mindy KalingMatt and BenMartin ScorseseThe DepartedThe Light in the PiazzaChicagoCabaretA Little Night MusicOklahoma!I’m Not at All In LoveGreat American SongbookMy Mother Was Nuts by Penny MarshallThe SouvenirNick NadalRay Bradbury short storiesTruman Capote short storiesWalking as Creative Fuel - BrainpickingsZen and the Art of Writing by Ray BradburyThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronReese WitherspoonAva DuVernayParasiteMad MenMatt Weiner on what he learned working on The SopranosBird by Bird by Anne LamottGirl, Interrupted directed by James MangoldSee Jane Write by Sarah Mlynowski and Farrin JacobsReady Player One (movie) by Steven SpielbergReady Player One (book) by Ernest ClineGoodfellas by Martin ScorseseEnd of the F***ing World on NetflixLife Isn’t Everything: Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends by Ash Carter and Sam KashnerFleabag on Amazon PrimeCall My Agent! aka Dix Pour Cent on NetflixThe Good PlaceHeartburn (movie) directed by Mike Nichols, written by Nora EphronHeartburn (book) by Nora EphronPostcards from the Edge (movie) directed by Mike Nichols, written by Carrie FisherPostcards from the Edge (book) by Carrie FisherSchitt’s CreekCluelessSuccessionOpen Book by Jessica SimpsonAngels cover by Jessica SimpsonAngels by Robbie WilliamsMiss Americana Taylor Swift documentary on NetflixGaga: Five Foot Two Lady Gaga documentary on NetflixCoal Miner’s DaughterLoretta LynnOn Becoming a God in Central Florida on ShowtimeDolly PartonBright Wall/Dark RoomA League of Their OwnAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Juleah is the author of YA novels 500 Words or Less and the upcoming Turtle Under Ice. Juleah can be found on Twitter @juleahwrites, Instagram @juleah.delrosario, and her website is Juleahdelrosario.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Nova Ren SumaOur episode with Nova Ren SumaDjerassiA.M. (Amanda) JenkinsBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonInside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà LạiGhost pottery sceneAll-American Girl by Meg Cabot“The Unexpected Pleasure of Being Mediocre” by Laura LippmannSeth Rogen’s potteryArt gifts made by writer David RakoffJami AttenbergAdrienne KisnerOur episode with AdrienneAbigail Hing WenOur episode with Abigail Hing WenSabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-AnstineAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Tracy and the Women’s Weekend Film Challenge can be found on Twitter @WWfilmchallenge, Instagram @womensweekendfilmchallenge, and at womensweekendfilmchallenge.com.Content warning: Melissa and Tracy briefly discuss rape and sexual assault around the 58 minute mark of this episode.Mentioned in this Episode:Little Women by Greta GerwigAtlantics by Mati DiopThe Farewell by Lulu WangHustlers by Lorene ScafariaYou Have to Fail A Little (Melissa’s piece on Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola for Bright Wall/Dark Room)Wendy WassersteinThe Heidi ChroniclesUncommon Women and OthersWomen’s Weekend Film ChallengeKatrina Medoff (Tracy’s co-founder of Women’s Weekend Film Challenge)Lily + Mara - Tracy’s short film co-directed by Caroline RobertsOona LaurenceMeghann FahyPete’s DragonThe Bold TypeChristina BryzaOur episode with Christina BryzaAgnès VardaLeslie Schultz BRIC EntertainmentKathryn O’KaneSalt Fat Acid Heat on NetflixBandersnatchReese WitherspoonOprahMindy KalingLena WaitheDeniz Gamze ErgüvenMustangLightbulb Grip & ElectricTransformersAvengersGotham SoundMuseum of the Moving ImageQueens Council of the ArtsSesame StreetMike SayreQueens MuseumMusic for IcebergsOlivia Wilde Talking About a Gender-Swapped Reading of American PieIt’s A Whole Spiel: Love, Latkes, and Other Jewish Stories edited by Katherine Locke and Laura SilvermanHarvey Weinstein articleThe HeSo projectMaybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori GottliebSuccession on HBOGirls on HBOAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Amy can be found on Twitter @theames, Instagram @thatames, and her website is theamyspalding.com.Mentioned in this Episode:The Last Five Years (musical)The Last Five Years (movie) streaming on Amazon PrimeLoveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing WenAbigail Hing WenOur episode with Abigail Hing WenKnow My Name by Chanel MillerAgnès Varda: A RetrospectiveJacques DemyJacquot de NantesThe Umbrellas of CherbourgSchitt’s CreekIn the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried by Amy HempelAmanda (A.M.) JenkinsJason Robert BrownMerrily We Roll AlongHairspray (movie)Hairspray (musical)Hairspray (movie musical)Christie BaugherThe Fitzgeralds of Saint PaulNorbert Leo ButzSherie Rene ScottLauren Kennedy“They Didn’t Speak for a Decade. Then They Made a Show About it.” - article about Norbert Leo Butz and Sherie Rene Scott in the NY TimesThe Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by AmySweet Valley HighDumplin’ by Julie MurphyUCBMad MenWatchman on HBOTrick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia TolentinoRebecca TraisterFull Disclosure by Camryn GarrettOklahoma!Our episode with Ally HordAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:Christina BryzaOur episode with ChristinaThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronStuff You Missed in History ClassInsight TimerHeadspaceCalmJessie JanowitzOur episode with JessieYou’ve Got Mail walking tourAdrienne KisnerOur episode with AdrienneJennifer (J. Albert) MannOur episode with JenMarianne MurphyOur episode with MarianneVermont College of Fine ArtsNova Ren SumaOur episode with NovaRed, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonShe Said by Jodi Kantor and Meghan TwoheyCatch and Kill by Ronan FarrowCasey McQuistonKerry WinfreyOur episode with Kerry WinfreyPenderwicks series by Jeanne BirdsallBooksmartTo All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love YouVarda by AgnèsNew York Film FestivalVarda: A Retrospective at Film at Lincoln CenterStar WarsRogue OneSoloLittle WomenHustlersBooks of WonderThe Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat YehSuccessionFleabagDerry GirlsPhoebe Waller-BridgeSuperstoreJustin SpitzerThe OfficeParks and RecreationLizzoRobyn dance party on the subwayYou’re Wrong AboutThe Sauce PodcastAmerican GirlsNight CallThe QuibblerThe Indigo GirlsPod Save AmericaLovett or Leave ItWhat a DaySays Who?Hot and BotheredThe Worst BestsellersBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThirst Aid KitFuckbois of LiteratureAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Abigail is the author of Loveboat, Taipei, which will be released on January 7th, 2020. She can be found on Twitter @abigailhingwen and Instagram @abigailhingwen. Her website is abigailhingwen.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Vermont College of Fine ArtsShelley TanakaVermont College of Fine ArtsSandra NickelAmanda JenkinsKristen PettitPhantom of the OperaLes MisérablesMiss SaigonCleveland PlayhouseJudy ChuEddie HuangFresh Off The BoatLoveboat, Taipei documentaryValerie SoeAndrew YangSabaa TahirDavid YoonNicola YoonMulan (animated, 1998)Mulan (live-action, 2020)About Truer Words:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Denise is a teaching artist, actor, and writer/editor who works with arts integration and arts program management. Denise is on Twitter at @dasantamouro and Instagram @denisesantomauro. Her editing services are available at Angellela Editorial and Story Studio Chicago. Denise’s website is https://www.denisesantomauro.com/. Marianne is a teaching artist, poet, performer, animator and modern day da Vinci (per Melissa). Her classes are available at The Writing Center. Marianne can be found on Twitter @flamingoboots, Instagram @flamingoboots, and her website is flamingoboots.com. You can also buy her prints at Society6.Mentioned in this Episode:Hebru BrantleyNevermore ParkInside Nevermore ParkL’Atelier des LumièresCarrières des LumièresGeorges MélièsHieronymous BoschArgosy Book StoreMrs. Astor’s New YorkAtlas ObscuraMartini Junction Train in the woodsJim HensonLeonardo da VinciOur episode with Christina BryzaOklahoma! revival on BroadwayDaniel Fish’s Dark Take on “Oklahoma!" in The New YorkerJud Fry the Incel? in TheatermaniaPatrick VaillNanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month)Making Comics by Lynda BarryAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kathryn is the author of the young adult novels Tash Hearts Tolstoy, The Great Unknowable End, and The Sullivan Sisters, as well as the books for young readers The Water and the Wild, The Doorway and the Deep, The Current and the Cure, The House in Poplar Wood, and Midnight on Strange Street. Kathryn can be found on Twitter @kathsby and Instagram @kathsby. Kathryn’s website is keormsbee.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Our episode with Ally HordDave HolsteinKidding on ShowtimeJena FriedmanLate Show with David LettermanThe Daily ShowTed & GracieOur episode with Christina BryzaStephenie MeyerBeth PhelanThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronThe Crown on NetflixNanowrimoA Christmas DuetChristmas at DollywoodPlus One movie on HuluBlake EdwardsThe Pink PantherJessica LangeAlfred Hitchcock presentsGood Evening: An Alfred Hitchcock Presents podcastThe Haunting of Hill House on NetflixThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThe Innocents film co-written by Truman CapoteThe Grace Year by Kim LiggettHis Hideous Hearts edited by Dahlia AdlerThe Mask of the Red DeathThe Monkey’s Paw by W. W. JacobsThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen PoeThe Adventure Zone podcastMy Brother, My Brother, and Me podcastOh no, Ross and Carrie! podcastAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:The Artist’s Way by Julia CameronVarda by AgnèsNew York Film FestivalTulsa Artist FellowshipMolly BackesOur episode with Molly BackesJuliana GoodmanDavid RakoffLive Funny or DieLarry KingThe Brady BunchA Closer Look on Late Night with Seth MeyersSal GentilePod Save AmericaCrooked MediaImpeachment sketch on Late Night with Seth MeyersFunny or DiePaley CenterNewseumLee HuebnerNixon-Kennedy first televised debateWomen’s March sketch from Late Night with Seth MeyersWoman Scouts (Ally’s pilot)Christina BryzaOur episode with ChristinaDariaJane EspensenMee-OwTitanic PlayersAdam SachsNSTVJake Szymanski (director of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates and the greatest Robyn tribute ever)Dave Holstein (creator of Showtime’s Kidding)Broad CityStick Figure ProductionsLisa Loeb#1 Single on E!Chris BrussMike FarahAdam McKayWill FerrellStudio 22Late Show with David LettermanUTA job listUCB TheatreHarvey Weinstein sketch on Late Night with Seth MeyersTarana BurkeUnscripted by Nicole KronzerICE Raids followed a massive sexual harassment settlement at Mississippi plantsFull Frontal with Samantha BeeI Love You, America with Sarah Silverman on HuluThe Break with Michelle Wolf on NetflixRuPaul’s Drag Race on VH1Pose on FXSuccession on HBOBird by Bird by Anne LamottTrick Mirror by Jia TolentinoNormal People by Sally RooneyBlitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich by Norman OhlerGrunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary RoachFantasyland: How America Went Haywire by Kurt AndersenThe Dream podcastAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Cate is the author of the picture books PENGUIN AND TINY SHRIMP DON’T DO BEDTIME and the upcoming CHICKEN BREAK. Cate can be found on Twitter & Instagram @cateberryatx. Her website is CateBerry.comMentioned in this Episode:The Artist’s Way by Julia CameronPodralandPodraland article about Truer Words!Our episode with Jen DollThe SecretLaws of AttractionProsperity GospelThe Prosperous Heart by Julia CameronLeonardo da Vinci’s Saint Jerome at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtEdith Wharton houseFleabagOcean’s ElevenDie HardCBGBArlene’s GroceryDance Me to the End of Love by Leonard Cohen (with Matisse illustrations)The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLaughlanKwame AlexanderLeonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything exhibit at the Jewish MuseumAnastasia Krupnik by Lois LowryK.A. HoltHouse Arrest by K.A. HoltOne by Sarah CrossanAWPMary QuattlebaumMarianne MurphyMeg CookJen Mann (aka J. Albert Mann)Our episode with Jen (J. Albert Mann)Guess Again! by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Adam RexMartha BrockenbroughTammi SauerSudipta Barhan-QuallenVermont College of Fine ArtsNova Ren SumaOur episode with NovaBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth GilbertTom BirdseyeNina LaCour’s Keeping a Notebook podcastShadow Artist concept from The Artist’s WayIra Glass quote about beginnersLiz Garton ScanlonKelly BarnhillDeep Creek by Pam HoustonAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Bristol is a hand-knitting designer and teacher. Her website is bristolivy.com and she can be found on Twitter: @bristolivy and Instagram: @bristolivy. Her designs can be found and purchased on Ravelry.Mentioned in this Episode:The Artist’s Way by Julia CameronOur episode with Nova Ren SumaOur episode with Robin BenwayRaise Your Hand by Alice Paul TapperGoetheThe SecretOur episode with Kerry WinfreyLaw & Order: SVUWWOOFBrooklyn TweedBristol’s designs on RavelryMyBluprintLovecraftsKnitting Outside the Box by BristolRavelryNew York Sheep and Wool FestivalThe X-FilesThe Dark Tower series by Stephen KingFuture Night of the Living God by Louise ErdrichThe Beet Queen by Louise ErdrichHow to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine PriceDeep Work by Cal NewportAbout Truer Words:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Lauren is the author of two YA novels, YOUR DESTINATION IS ON THE LEFT and SHE’S THE WORST, and an associate literary agent at TriadaUS. Her website is LaurenSpieller.com and she can be found on Twitter: @laurenspieller and Instagram: @laurenspieller.Mentioned in this Episode:Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene GooThe Artist’s Way by Julia CameronForever 35 podcast episode with Gretchen RubinGretchen RubinCo-Star Astrology AppUnbreakable Kimmy SchmidtLeonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything exhibit at the Jewish Museum in NYCThe Mount: Edith Wharton’s houseKripaluFleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-AknerHamilton“Hurricane” from HamiltonTiffany Schmidt, author of Bookish Boyfriends seriesFollow your curiosity - Elizabeth GilbertDessert First by Dean GlosterThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsMarc MaronGlowAlison BrieJim McCarthy (Lauren’s agent)City of Bones by Cassie ClareNova Ren SumaOur episode with Nova Ren SumaFleabagThe Great British Baking ShowWilder Girls by Rory PowerSawkill Girls by Claire LeGrandVita Nostra by Sergey and Marina DyachenkoThe Wolf of Cape Fen - Juliana BrandtLauren’s manuscript wish list #mswlAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Julia CameronJulia Cameron Wants You to Do Your Morning Pages by Penelope Green, The New York TimesThe Artist’s Way in an Age of Self-Promotion by Carrie Battan, The New YorkerOur interview with Christina BryzaMicol OstowViacom Permalance Slave System from Gawker (R.I.P.)The Artist’s Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living by JuliaThe Right to Write by JuliaFinding Water by JuliaElizabeth Gilbert Facebook post about The Artist’s WayEat Pray Love by Elizabeth GilbertBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertThe SecretThe Laws of AttractionThe Worst Bestsellers episode on The SecretCourtney SheinmelLeonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything at the Jewish MuseumDrawing the Curtain: Maurice Sendak’s Design for Opera and Ballet at the Morgan LibraryCooper Hewitt MuseumAmanda JenkinsNova Ren SumaLibba BrayDjerassi Resident Artist ProgramCorey Ann HayduTruer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kerry is the author of the YA novels Love and Other Alien Experiences and Things Jolie Needs To Do Before She Bites It and the adult romcom Waiting for Tom Hanks.Find Kerry on Twitter: @kerryann and Instagram: @kerryann. Her website is kerrywinfrey.com.Mentioned in this Episode:Just WrightRosie’s Theater KidsU.N.I.T.Y. by Queen LatifahBilly Wilder’s Rules of Good FilmmakingConversations with Billy Wilder (Vanity Fair excerpt here) by Cameron CroweMargaret BechardMade of Honor - Patrick Dempsey / Michelle Monaghan movieThe Wedding Date - Debra Messing movieGhostbustersHow Red, White, and Royal Blue Became the Unlikely Book of SummerRed, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Blue Castle by L.M. MontgomeryThe Last HolidayThe Wedding Date by Jasmine GuilloryYou’ve Got MailSleepless in SeattleI’ll Have What She’s Having by Erin Carlson“Instant Messenger May Be Dead, but You’ve Got Mail is Forever” by Hilary WeaverA Year of Romcoms tumblrMeg CabotNora RobertsYou’ve Got Mail walking tourCafe LaloBoat BasinBooks of WonderColson Whitehead quote from The Colossus of New YorkDon’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s DeadFitzgerald as Screenwriter: No Hollywood EndingHelloGigglesGlasstown EntertainmentLauren OliverLexa Hillyer"Why is Gen Z Obsessed with The Office?" by Sonia SaraiyaJen MaschariJody CasellaThe Book LoftTom Hanks and the Great Lakes Theater FestivalRainbow Rowell"Real Romance" - Nora Roberts profile in The New Yorker by Lauren CollinsGet A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia HibbertThe Flatshare by Beth O’LearyThe HolidayOur interview with JasmineAbout Us:Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.