Podcast appearances and mentions of Chelsea G Summers

In Episode 162, Leigh Stein (author and journalist) joins me to jump into the world of BookTok, the bookish corner of TikTok. We talk about what early elements started this sensation, how creators and their content are different on this platform, and the main audience engaging with the app's evolving algorithm. We also discuss the continuing gap in marketing and authentic social media content, and how we think publishers could address this issue. (Did we solve it?!) Plus, Leigh shares some great book recommendations! This post contains affiliate links through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). CLICK HERE for the full episode Show Notes on the blog. Highlights Leigh kicks off our discussion by defining BookTok and tracing its rapid rise to phenomenon status. We talk about BookTok's current and future trajectory. Leigh brings in some sales stats for the top BookTok authors. We talk about the way younger and younger readers are being drawn to the bookshelves. The appeal of BookTok versus Bookstagram as recommendation media versus social media. The percentage of Gen Z and Millennials that find their next book on BookTok. Addressing the bigger criticisms of TikTok. How the type of content on BookTok differs from the type of content on Bookstagram. The genres that perform the best on BookTok. We talk about the profound impact of BookTok on the publishing industry and how it's reshaping traditional media coverage. The marketing risk of trying to find the balance between authenticity and effective promotion on BookTok. Leigh shares some awesome tips for authors trying to engage with the BookTok community. Leigh's Book Recommendations [39:59] Two OLD Books She Loves Verity by Colleen Hoover | Amazon | Bookshop.org [40:19] Vladimir by Julia May Jonas | Amazon | Bookshop.org  [41:51] Other Books Mentioned It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover [40:36] Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov [42:33] Two NEW Books She Loves Y / N by Esther Yi | Amazon | Bookshop.org [43:59] Big Swiss by Jen Beagin | Amazon | Bookshop.org [46:10] One Book She DIDN'T Love Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus | Amazon | Bookshop.org [47:41] One NEW RELEASE She's Excited About Victim by Andrew Boryga (March 12, 2024) | Amazon | Bookshop.org [49:54] Other Books Mentioned Yellowface by R. F. Kuang [50:09] Self Care by Leigh Stein [50:45] Last 5-Star Book Leigh Read Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton | Amazon | Bookshop.org [52:10] Other Books Mentioned The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller [4:49] The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan [5:02] Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh [21:54] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [23:26] Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner [23:36] Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry [23:54] A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers [24:50] City on Fire by Don Winslow [29:14] Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi [30:55] Emotional Labor by Rose Hackman [37:57] My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh [38:39] Other Links LitHub | BookTok is Good, Actually: On the Undersung Joys of a Vast and Multifarious Platform by Leigh Stein YouTube | Simon & Schuster: How 2022's Hottest Cover Was Created About Leigh Stein Website | Instagram | Substack | TikTok  Leigh Stein is a writer interested in what the internet is doing to our identities, relationships, and politics. She is the author of five books, including the critically acclaimed satirical novel Self Care and the poetry collection What to Miss When. Her nonfiction writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker online, and more. She was co-founder and executive director of Out of the Binders/BinderCon, a feminist literary nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women and gender variant writers.

Jo and Adam dish up a meaty treat for you to get your teeth into this spoOoky season, with a bumper Halloween investigation into satire's long-standing fascination with cannibalism. From Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal of 1729 (that the best way to solve the Irish famine would be for absent English landlords to eat the babies of their beleaguered tenants), to Chelsea G Summers' 2020 novel, A Certain Hunger, which features a nymphomaniac cannibal food critic, through to Gregg Wallace's even more recent documentary, Miracle Meat, which proposes solving the cost of living crisis by harvesting cheap meat from human stem cells, cannibal satire is a trope with a rich and tasty history. Adam and Jo also serve up some meditations on the close kinship between horror and comedy more generally, and take a look at the political horror of Channel 4's Partygate docudrama.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 26, 2023 is: grok • GRAHK • verb To grok something is to understand it both profoundly and intuitively. // She enjoyed the deep discussions in her metaphysics class that helped her grok some of the main themes of Western philosophy. See the entry > Examples: "The thing that marketing teams can't fully grok is that TikTok interest is organic, growing like a mushroom, sending out spores that germinate and thread through existing cultural ephemera." — Chelsea G. Summers, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2022 Did you know? Grok may be the only English word that derives from Martian. Yes, we do mean the language of the planet Mars. No, we're not getting spacey; we've just ventured into the realm of science fiction. Grok was introduced in Robert A. Heinlein's 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. The book's main character, Valentine Michael Smith, is a Martian-raised human who comes to Earth as an adult, bringing with him words from his native tongue and a unique perspective on the strange ways of earthlings. Grok was quickly adopted by the youth culture of America and has since peppered the vernacular of those who grok it.

What do we love more than a girl boss? A cannibal girl boss. Listen to us talk about A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers to get all the delicious details (and maybe some great new recipes?)

When Edith Porter's friend Abby sends her a cutting from a cactus she found while on a trip in Mexico, Edith decides to try to bring it back to life among her collection of cactus plants. To her surprise and delight, it turns green and begins to grow. And grow. And grow. It's the fastest growing cactus she's ever seen, and it doesn't really look exactly like any other cactus, either. As the cactus gets bigger, Edith's previously sedate life becomes increasingly strange, and although it seems absurd at first, she begins to wonder if the cactus is dangerous.  Recommended in this episode: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers and Cassandra Peterson's Yours Cruelly, Elvira NEXT EPISODE: The Between by Tananarive Due Archived version of "The Cactus" can be found here.  Buy TOIL AND TROUBLE here.   

This month, we're diving into the weird, the emotional, and the mystical. If you're a memoir reader, we have something for you. If you like the classics, we've got just the book for you. If you want a magical story of sliding doors scenarios, then stay tuned! And if you're looking for a book to make you squirm, just a little bit, then we have what you need.  Here are our picks for February:  Stay True by Hua Hsu - a memoir about growing up and the importance of friendship.  Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - a classic about the role of women and how sisterhood shapes each woman.  A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers - a book following the life of a psychopath who kills and eats her past lovers.  The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - a magical tale about a library that can tell you what your life could've been.  Which book are you most excited for?  ***  Once you're done listening, hop onto our Instagram and TikTok @rwreadspodcast to give us your thoughts on the discussion and the book. We look forward to hearing from you!

Happy Thanksgiving and Welcome to the Little Sleep, Much Reading Podcast's Second Annual Feast Week extravaganza! We are so excited to celebrate with you and yours while you make your dinner, or take a nap from your turkey coma, or even while you use us as a distraction to avoid your annoying family!This Feast Week specializes in Cannibalism books!! Riss is in love with her pick this week, Ania Ahlborn's Brother. While Liza was captivated by A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers. Both Ladies somewhat agreed that both writers were doing incredible things! So once again we wish you a Happy TURKEY day! (Emphasis on the Turkey)

Sometimes, a book comes along that is the exact combination of horny, spooky, and appetizing that makes you need to come on your friends' book podcast and talk about it. A Certain Hunger is about sex and cannibalism, in that order, and we needed a total of four people to help process it in an hour-or-so of airtime. Christina Tucker on TwitterKamille Washington on Twitter Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis. Advertise on OverdueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alice and Bethany have the great pleasure of interviewing Chelsea G Summers, author of the bloody and brilliant A Certain Hunger!

The Betches go over this super weird but also refreshing read in "A Certain Hunger" by Chelsea G. Summers. The Betches discuss, dissect, and ultimately spoil this book for you. As always, there will be plenty of book banter and chaos! Follow us on Instagram for previews of next week's episode and more bookish content, too! @books_n_betches --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/booksnbetches/support

What would happen if a food writer became an accidental murderer and deliberate cannibal? In this week's podcast, Mick finds out as she chats to journalist Chelsea G Summers about her debut novel A Certain Hunger. They discuss the symbolism of cannibalism, women's relationships with food and their bodies, and how it is used against them.Jen chats to C E Riley - director of Primadonna Festival and author of new book Is This Love? - about bad behaviour, toxic love and messing with the patriarchy, one football match at a time. And in Jenny Off The Blocks, she's paying tribute to The Queen, Serena Williams, as she approaches an “evolution”.And finally, did Hannah have the time of her life watching Dirty Dancing for this week's Rated or Dated? You'll have to listen to find out.To enjoy our podcasts without adverts you can support us on Patreon. But times are tough, and for absolutely zero pounds, you can also do us a massive favour by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Thanks.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bonus episode interview with the author of A Certain Hunger, Chelsea G. Summers. Her book has been called the "feminist American Psycho", and is a riot of a novel about sex, hunger, murder and cannibalism. Dorothy Daniels has always had a voracious – and adventurous – appetite. From her idyllic farm-to-table childhood (homegrown tomatoes, thick slices of freshly baked bread) to the heights of her career as a food critic (white truffles washed down with Barolo straight from the bottle) Dorothy has never been shy about indulging her exquisite tastes – even when it lead to her plunging an ice pick into her lover's neck.We discuss how the novel started, female serial killers in pop culture, the reception of the book on social media, and how it didn't start as a horror novel at all. A Certain Hunger is out now in the UK.

If you love wine and you love books, this is the perfect episode for you! Joe is joined by his son Giuseppe who selects three fantastic books and then they pair those books with three great wines. Each of these wine and book choices are fun, interesting, compelling, and conversation pieces all on their own, but together they are the perfect pairing of books and wine. Afterall, if you are choosing books and wines for your book club, we think the wine should be just as interesting as the books to talk about. We recommend three fabulous books for your next book club or even just reading on your own - A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers, Luster by Raven Leilani, and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. And we pair them with three equally excellent wines - these are book and wine pairings that are sure to please even your pickiest friends. Wines reviewed in this episode: 2018 Fattoria di Basciano Chianti Rufina, 2021 Pierre Henri Morel Laudun Côtes-du-Rhone Villages, and 2018 Michael Lavelle Iris Zinfandel.

Happy holiday weekend!! For this one-off special episode, we are talking allll about Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman. This book sure seems like the book of the summer and you KNOW we have thoughts. Spoilers abound! Next week, we start reading our next book club read - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. For the first week, we are reading chapters 1-9. The first episode comes out on July 17th! Follow us on Instagram: @booktok_podcast Follow us on TikTok: @booktokpodcast Shop our Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/booktok --- Other books and articles mentioned in this episode: Chris Evans: American Marvel (GQ Article) The Club by Ellery Lloyd The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

Hey friends! Welcome to another ep, before we get into the book discussion, a couple quick reminders: our summer merch! It's available now! Also, reminder we're taking a little summer break in July, but we'll release some great throwbacks. And finally, don't miss Libby's fan club book club meeting on June 30 for Love After Love. Then, the books! Today we're talking cannibalism, the mafia vs. the mob, motherhood when your child is scary, and whiplash on one of the biggest thriller authors writing today. Thanks so much for listening! You can get your BATC merch here: https://www.booksandthecitypod.com/merch. Browse and shop all the books we've discussed on this episode and past episodes at https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity. Check out our website for more information about the fan club, any anything else at https://www.booksandthecitypod.com. You can also subscribe to our newsletter there, and send us a note at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com-------------> Becky's pick: The Family by Naomi Krupitsky (15:47-26:20) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607001/the-family-by-naomi-krupitsky/ On Becky's TBR: The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Karen White, Lauren Willig Kayla's pick: The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (26:21-36:47) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646707/the-house-across-the-lake-by-riley-sager/ On Kayla's TBR: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Emily's pick: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers (36:28-45:13) https://www.unnamedpress.com/books/book?title=A+Certain+Hunger+ On Emily's TBR: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Libby's pick: With Teeth by Kristen Arnett (45:14-52:48) https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646150/with-teeth-by-kristen-arnett/ On Libby's TBR: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos, all opinions are our own.

Interview with Chelsea G. Summers, author of the novel A CERTAIN HUNGER. Support the podcast today by buying me a coffee.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reading-and-writing-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on Not Your Demographic, Erin DNF's a book, Stella freaks out about space, and they both buy in hard to save the whale propaganda. Oh, also f*ck WWE (forever and always) and Erin announces her pregnancy. Books Discussed: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix Thud! by Terry Pratchett Extremity by Daniel Warren Johnson TekLords by William Shatner The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan The X-Files: Whirlwind by Charles L. Grant Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay The Martian by Andy Weir Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne --- Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @NYDProductions and interact with us using the tag #NotYourDemoPod Support the show and join our Discord at Patreon.com/NYDProductions

This week, we're recommending books to read in the AC for every summer occasion! Plus, we've got stories galore. Hear about Amy's ill-fated outdoor excursions, Erin's love of a particular news anchor, and more. Our recommendations this week all come from previous Broads and Books episodes. Find the books, and the original show links, below! _____Books recommended in this episode: We Went to the Woods, Caite Dolan-Leach, originally discussed in Episode 72 Burn the Place, Iliana Regan, Episode 52 Water, Jennifer Wilson, Episode 9 American Fire, Monica Hesse, Episode 42 Pew, Catherine Lacey, Episode 76  Severance, Ling Ma, Episode 10 Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, Mona Awad, Episode 15 Dietland, Sarai Walker, Episode 15 When No One is Watching, Alyssa Cole, Episode 82 The Heavens, Sandra Newman, Episode 61 Unspeakable Acts, Sarah Weinman, Episode 79 Solutions and Other Problems, Allie Brosh, Episode 72 I Love Dick, Chris Kraus, Episode 2 A Certain Hunger, Chelsea G. Summers, Episode 89 Followers, Megan Angelo, Episode 91 Miracle Creek, Angie Kim, Episode 17 _____Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

The follow-up joint episode with the ladies of the Book Dream Podcast! Eve and Julie discuss the nontraditional books they assigned each other to read last month: A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers, Stories of Your Life and Others (Arrival) by Ted Chiang, and Hangin' Out with CC by Francine Pascale. High ratings for two of the three!  Book Dreams Podcast is for anyone who misses English class.  https://www.bookdreamspodcast.com/ For sponsorship plans and more information, please email: admin@pressplaypodcasts.com | www.pressplaypodcasts.com

In this new installment of The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to Chelsea G. Summers! She's the author of A Certain Hunger, which recommended in Episode 89. We talked to Chelsea about her goth relationship with a few childhood books, how she's seeking murder and magic in her reading, and which celebrities should definitely read her book.In The Broads Talk Books With, we talk to some of our favorite authors, and nerd out about books. We've talked to Anna North, Kate Hope Day, Amy Gentry, Emily Nagoski, Melissa Faliveno, Carter Sickels, and many more!  Hit subscribe now in your favorite podcast player, and every bonus episode will come straight to you. Like magic._____View all Chelsea's picks at: The Broads Talk Books With Chelsea G. Summers_____Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

As temperatures begin to warm up and we start picturing the lazy park hangs and beach days in store for us this summer, our minds have already started whirring at the reading possibilities. Over the past year, we've turned to reading as both an escape from our current world and a way to explore without leaving home. While we'll be a bit more mobile this summer, our love for books hasn't changed, so we've once again tapped Jynne Dilling Martin associate publisher at Riverhead Books, and Lisa Lucas, senior vice president and publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books, to help craft the ultimate summer reading list of books written by women. Whether you're itching for a Greek myth retelling, a workplace thriller, a deep dive into the natural world, or a novel about a cannibalistic food writer, we've got you covered.  Here's a full list of what we talked about: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard The Hard Crowd by Rachel Kushner A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Salvation City, by Sigrid Nunez Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter by Ali Smith Sisters by Daisy Johnson Circe and Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris Matrix by Lauren Groff Seek You by Kristen Radtke Intimacies by Katie Kitamura No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Find a full transcription of the episode here: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-books-we-cant-stop-talking-about-right-now-women-who-travel-podcast Follow Jynne: @jynnne Follow Lisa: @likaluca Follow Lale: @lalehannah Follow Meredith: @ohheytheremere Follow Women Who Travel: @womenwhotravel All products featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're talking hypocrisy! And these books and pop culture picks lay hypocrisy bare in incredible ways.Plus, we're considering our own hypocritical behavior, naming our new movie, and recounting the joys of a good book delivery.Listen to "Sin Wagon," the terrifically catchy song by The Chicks that inspired this week's episode. _____A Broad's book: Pre-order DIG ME OUT by our own Amy Lee Lillard now! And add the book to your Goodreads! Plus, sign up for bonuses (and more Podcats) at www.amyleelillard.com._____Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 89: Sin WagonNovels:Amy: A Certain Hunger, Chelsea G. Summers Erin: God Spare the Girls, Kelsey McKinney Other Books:Amy: Fairest, Meredith Talusan (Memoir)Erin: Above Suspicion: An Undercover FBI Agent, an Illicit Affair, and a Murder of Passion, Joe Sharkey (True crime)Pop Culture:Amy: The Sinner (Netflix) Erin: Q: Into the Storm (HBOMax)_____Broads and Books is a book podcast. A funny podcast. A feminist podcast. And one of the BEST podcasts. Each week Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for every reading taste. Along the way, we share embarrassing stories, pitch amazing-slash-crackpot business ideas, implicate ourselves in future crimes, check in on our Podcats, and so much more.  Broads and Books is fresh, funny, thought-provoking, and basically the best time you'll have all week.Visit us at www.broadsandbooks.com, and talk to us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! 

Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy's clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. Dorothy loves sex as much as she loves food, and while she has struggled to find a long-term partner that can keep up with her, she makes the best of her single life, frequently traveling from Manhattan to Italy for a taste of both. But there is something within Dorothy that's different from everyone else, and having suppressed it long enough, she starts to embrace what makes Dorothy uniquely, terrifyingly herself. Recounting her life from a seemingly idyllic farm-to-table childhood, the heights of her career, to the moment she plunges an ice pick into a man's neck on Fire Island, Dorothy Daniels show us what happens when a woman finally embraces her superiority.  A satire of early foodieism, a critique of how gender is defined, and a showcase of virtuoso storytelling, Chelsea G. Summers' A Certain Hunger introduces us to the food world's most charming psychopath and an exciting new voice in fiction. Summers is in conversation with award-winning author, columnist, journalist, and screenwriter Laurie Penny. _______________________________________________   Produced by Maddie Gobbo & Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," a new, unreleased demo by Fragile Gang. Visit https://www.skylightbooks.com/event for future offerings from the Skylight Books Events team.

Notes: Boston Globe 1. Book: Red comet: The short life and blazing art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark Knopf 2. Little girl loves new vocabulary 3. New way to play chess 4. Intriguing opening lines New York Times 5. Recipes: * Rice cake soup with bok choy & edamame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7f26d-AIrM * Pasta with bacon, cheese, lemon, & pine nuts * White borscht 6. Convey different tones with body language 7. Tattoo artist, Mira Mariah 8. Books: Is this anything? - Jerry Seinfeld Mindful thoughts at home - Kate Peers 10 lessons for a post-pandemic world - Fareed Zakaria JFK: Coming of age in the American century - Fredrik Logevall A certain hunger - Chelsea G. Summers Group: How one therapist and a circle of strangers changed my life - Christie Tate The sun collective - Charles Baxter The Ickabog - JK Rowling Dolly Parton, Songteller - DOlly Parton Eleanor - David Michaelis 9. Creativity: A short & cheerful guide - John Cleese 10. Color words Visit www.allthehatswewear.com

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss their favorite books of December 2020, including Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder, A Curse of Roses, and Red Hands. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder: A Novel by T.A. Willberg A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha Red Hands by Christopher Golden Yoga Where You Are by Kat Heagberg and Dianne Bondy Revolutions of All Colors (Veterans Writing Award) by Dewaine Farria A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau  WHAT WE’RE READING: Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Cheeky: A Head-to-Toe Memoir by Ariella Elovic The Particulars of Peter: Dance Lessons, DNA Tests, and Other Excuses to Hang Out with My Perfect Dog by Kelly Conaboy  Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei, Canaan Morse (translator) Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Rachel Maddow, Michael Yarvitz  Take It Back: A Novel by Kia Abdullah  When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 2) by Nghi Vo  Escaping Eleven by Jerri Chisholm The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories edited by James D. Jenkins and Ryan Cagle Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt The System: A Novel by Ryan Gattis D (A Tale of Two Worlds): A Novel by Michel Faber  The Butterfly Effect: A Novel by Rachel McKenny  The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates by Robin Lane Fox Snowdrift (An Embla Nyström Investigation) by Helene Tursten, Marlaine Delargy (translator) Crosshairs: A Novel by Catherine Hernandez The Dead Season (A Shana Merchant Novel Book 2) by Tessa Wegert  Desert Oracle: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the American Southwest by Ken Layne  They Don’t Need to Understand: Stories of Hope, Fear, Family, Life, and Never Giving In by Andy Biersack Ferdinand, The Man with the Kind Heart: A Novel by Irmgard Keun and Michael Hofmann A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Dhonielle Clayton  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ep 240: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show! Allison and Meredith rec: The Dark And The Wicked and Guns Akimbo, and Allison recs Mank and The Undoing finale, while Meredith recs Chelsea G. Summers' A Certain Hunger In bad news: U.S. keeps shattering Covid records as hospitals run out of beds, and Trump goes pardon crazy (even as the DoJ  investigates a potential presidential pardon bribery scheme) In good news: Barr says there was no election fraud, Melissa Carone's batshit viral moment, Fauci is staying on in the Biden admin, the House votes to decriminalize pot (and why that's good even though it won't make it past the Senate), and Elliot Page  comes out as trans Light Treason News is supported by members! To sign up and keep the show going, visit lighttreason.news

We’re joined this week by author Chelsea G. Summers to talk about the different forms of cannibalism throughout history, as well as patriarchy, misogyny, aging, and questioning what culture dictates. Be hungry, horny, and satisfied. This week, Julia recommends Dead to Me, now available on Netflix. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about homicide, cannibalism, mental illness, violence against women.   Guest You can follow Chelsea G. Summers on her website or on Twitter at @chelseagsummers. And keep an eye out for her upcoming Audible exclusive book, A Certain Hunger.   Live Show Check out our upcoming live shows and appearances at multitude.productions/live, including our just-announced shows in New York City and Boston! Tickets are on sale now.   Sponsors -Honeybook, a purpose-built business management platform for creative small businesses. Get 50% off your first year on HoneyBook.com with code SPIRITS. - Skillshare is an online learning community where you can learn—and teach—just about anything. Visit skillshare.com/spirits2 to get two months of Skillshare Premium for free! This week, Amanda recommends “Powerful Storytelling Today: Strategies for Crafting Great Content” with Soledad O’Brien. -Bombas will change the way you think about socks. Get 20% off your first order at bombas.com/spirits today!   Find Us Online If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director’s commentaries, custom recipe cards, and so much more. Transcripts are available at spiritspodcast.com/episodes. To buy merch, hear us on other podcasts, contact us, find our mailing address, or download our press kit, head on over to SpiritsPodcast.com.   About Us Spirits was created by Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin and Eric Schneider. We are founding members of Multitude, a production collective of indie audio professionals. Our music is "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

In this episode Lauren and Abby sit down with Chelsea G. Summers, writer, to discuss her article on the birth of vintage fashion & the evolution of vintage throughout the last half of the 20th century up through today. Whether it's raccoon coats, 1980s does 1940s, should one modify or not modify vintage pieces, or what do we consider "vintage" today - we cover a multitude of different topics all centered around vintage fashion. You can find the original article from Racked here: https://www.racked.com/2017/6/12/15750196/vintage-how-raccoon-coat If you wanna connect with Chelsea you can find her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chelseagsummers And - if you wanna hang out with Lauren and Abby, you can find us here... Royal Vintage Shoes: http://blog.royalvintageshoes.com / www.facebook.com/royalvintageshoes / www.instagram.com/missroyalvintage www.royalvintageshoes.com American Duchess: www.americanduchess.com http://blog.americanduchess.com www.facebook.com/americanduchess www.instagram.com/americanducess

Chelsea G. Summers and merritt talk Angel as literal, figurative, and supernatural father.