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She's Anita, a zombie raising hate crime enthusiast! He's Jean Claude, a vampire who's in the Chamber of Commerce and shops exclusively at International Male! They do not do it until the fifth book! It's Guilty Pleasures, the first Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book by Laurell K. Hamilton! This was a serious thing for Sara back in college, who is currently having an existential crisis about the trashbag fakeass non-intersectional feminism of the all of it. It was new to Courtney, who hated it. It's halfway to Halloween, so we pulled this one out of a musty old crypt where we honestly kinda forgot about how we recorded it! I mentioned a quote and I mentioned the author but there were, like, twenty minutes between the two in the episode, so let me clarify that when I talked about how "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house" I was referring to an essay of the same title by Audre Lorde, from her collection Sister Outsider which is a) a quick read, go read it right now, it won't take you but a minute, and b) about being constantly asked to be the only Black woman, or the only lesbian, or the only Black lesbian, at every conference and on every panel. "As women, we have been taught either to ignore our differences, or to view them as causes for separation and suspicion rather than as forces for change. Without community there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and her oppression. But community must not mean a shedding of our differences, nor the pathetic pretense that these differences do not exist." Audre Lorde would eat Anita Blake alive. There's actually quite a bit of content-warning stuff in here - obviously there's vampire-typical violence and lack of consent and all that, but there's also a ton coming from ol' Anita - you got some fat shaming, some kink shaming, she's really got it in for sex workers, she can't stand it when other people have any kind of good time, she's Not Like Other Girls... I bet there's even a bit in here where she talks about how unfashionably big her boobs are and how unfashionably beautiful her skin is and how unfashionably thick and lustrous her mane of hair is.

It's episode 210 and time for us to talk about the genre of Romantasy! We discuss romance series, happily ever afters, tropes, social media, and more! Plus, special guest romance fiction researcher Christine Larson! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray

    ALISTAIR CROSS Alistair Cross' debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series. In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write – among other things – the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project. In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore. TAMARA THORNE   Tamara Thorne's first novel was published in 1991. Since then she has written many more, including international bestsellers Haunted, Bad Things, Moonfall, and The Sorority. Tamara's interest in writing is lifelong, as is her fascination with the paranormal, occult, mythology and folklore. She's been an avid ghost story collector and writer all her life. Tamara's novels range from straight-out ghost stories to tales of witchcraft, conspiracies, UFOs, elemental forces, and vampires. No matter what topic she chooses, chances are you'll find a ghost or two lurking in the background. Today, she and her frequent collaborator, Alistair Cross, share their worlds and continue to write about ghosts and other mysterious forces. Whether collaborating or writing solo, there is no shortage of humor, sex, blood, and spookiness. Tamara also conducts real-life investigations of anomalous phenomena and has seen a number of odd things over the last twenty years. As an open-minded skeptic, she's spoken to many paranormal groups and has appeared on the television show, Ghost Adventures. Most recently, she and Alistair Cross went on a five-day investigation to an allegedly haunted cabin in California's Gold Country - an adventure that inspired The Cliffhouse Haunting. She has also been featured on many radio programs and in various newspapers on the topics of haunted places and local lore. A journalist by training, she occasionally writes about ghosts and hauntings for a syndicate of southern California newspapers, but her first love is, and has always been, telling ghost stories to make people scream. . . and laugh. Tamara and Alistair co-host Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! every Thursday night on Blog Talk Radio. You can also visit Tamara on Twitter, Facebook, or at her blog.

The Confessional About the Author Alistair Cross' debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series. In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write – among other things – the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project. In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.

Enjoy this delicious a Blue Canyon Estate Pinot Noir as we start off spooky season with Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton. Support this podcast on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/dontreaddrunk Laurell K. Hamilton WebsiteHome - Laurell K. Hamilton (laurellkhamilton.com) Laurell K. Hamilton WikiLaurell K. Hamilton - Wikipedia Blue Canyon Estate Pinot NoirBlue Canyon 2021 Pinot Noir (Monterey) Rating and Review | Wine EnthusiastLamb Chops with Creamy Mustard SauceLamb Chops with Creamy Mustard Sauce - Primavera KitchenGet 60 days of Everand Freehttps://www.scribd.com/g/9s1nq7Everandhttps://www.everand.comMedia RecommendationsHow to Die Alone - HuluConscious Uncoupling by Katherine Woodward Thomas Find my sponsors: 1uptilsunup on @1uptilsunup on; TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeAvenue Coffee is on Facebook and at: www.avenue-coffeehouse.comFind me on Instagram @dontreaddrunkwww.dontreaddrunk.buzzsprout.comdontreaddrunk@gmail.com

Im vorherigen Beitrag sprachen wir über die ersten Autoren, die sich in den 80er und 90er Jahren in das Neuland der urbanen Fantasy wagten: Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, Laurell K. Hamilton, Neil Gaiman und andere. Nun wollen wir sehen, wie sich die urbane Fantasy im ersten Jahrzehnt des 21. Jahrhunderts entwickelt hat. Folge direkt herunterladen

It's February, and love is in the air! Get your HEA (happily ever after) by listening to Sarah, a romance aficionado, and Jes discuss the history of the romance genre, current trends, cross-genre romance books, and what some of their favorite stories are within different romance tropes.   Currently Reading The Book the Wouldn't Burn, by Mark Lawrence Ruthless Vows, by Rebecca Ross Beautyland, by Marie-Helene Bertino Good Material, by Dolly Alderton Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty   Trope Picks Enemies to Lovers ​​​​​​​Act Your Age, Eve Brown, by Talia Hibbert Grumpy Sunshine ​​​​​​​Well Met, by Jen Deluca It Happened One Summer, by Tessa Bailey, Delilah Green Doesn't Care, by Ashley Herring Blake Only One Bed The Rogue Not Taken, by Sarah Maclean Float Plan, by Trish Doller Happy Place, by Emily Henry Marriage of Convenience ​​​​​​​How to Catch a Queen, by Alyssa Cole Tempest, by Beverly Jenkins Forbidden Love ​​​​​​​Red, White, and Royal Blue, by Casey McQuiston Hate to Want You, by Alisha Rai Fake Dating ​​​​​​​Boyfriend Material, by Alexis Hall Yours Truly, by Abby Jimenez Second Chance ​​​​​​​Seven Days in June, by Tia Williams Recipe for Persuasion, by Sonali Dev Amnesia/Mistaken Identity ​​​​​​​The Girl With the Make Believe Husband, by Julia Quinn Spoiler Alert, by Olivia Dade. Sports: Check Please, by Ngozi Ukazu Intercepted, by Alexa Martin Bromance Book Club, by Lyssa Kay Adams Funny-Paranormal ​​​​​​​My Roommate is a Vampire, by Jenna Levine   Other Books Discussed Ghosts, by Dolly Alderton Patricia Briggs - books Laurell K. Hamilton - books Johanna Lindsey - books      

Show notes: To paraphrase the band REM, it's the end of the year as we know it! 2023 was an interesting reading year for us and we've loved sharing our reads with you on the show. Today, we're giving you some end of year best book superlatives and we think you might be surprised by some of our picks. Tune in to hear our favorite audiobooks, the books we never want to hear about again, the books that made us laugh and cry, and so much more! We're taking a holiday break after this episode, so we'll be back in your ears in January. Happy Holidays!   Click here to join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus bookish goodies! Get our monthly overflow and new books episodes, our private Facebook group, and more. Plus, supporting us in this way just shows that you love what we do!   Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Something Bookish: Become a patron of our show for exclusive bookish goodies!   Take the Team Sarah vs Team Mia quiz   Best Books Superlatives: [10:53] M: The Travel Bog Diaries by Liz Deacle [11:15] S: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano [11:52] S: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck [12:17] M: Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee [12:53] M: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica [13:12] S: The One by John Marrs [13:32] The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller [14:55] M: A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins [15:21] The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley [15:36] S: Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli [16:00] In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune [16:36] S: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson [17:05] M: The Measure by Nikki Erlick [17:53] M: Normal People by Sally Rooney [18:12] Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver [18:56] S: Delicious! by Ruth Reichl [19:38] M: The Possibilities by Yael Goldstein-Love [20:02] S: The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook [20:28] Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander [20:50] S: In Memoriam by Alice Winn [21:26] M: Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia [22:13] M: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree [22:40] S: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano [25:31] M: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams [25:58] Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton [26:22] S: Off the Hook by Julie Olivia [26:26] Ready or Not by Cara Bastone [26:29] The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams [26:33] The One With the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel [26:59] S: Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon [27:10] Good For a Girl by Lauren Fleshman [27:33] M: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus [27:52] M: The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel [28:31] S: The Road by Cormac McCarthy [28:49] Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski [30:35] M: The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey and Michaela Angela Davis [30:39] Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson [31:01] S: Spare by Prince Harry [31:16] The Storyteller by Dave Grohl [31:52] S: Yellowface by RF Kuang [32:09] M: The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro [32:42] M: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson [32:54] S: The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams Want our show notes delivered right to your inbox? Join our RTL Substack so that you'll get a link for every single book we mention with no extra work. It's free! Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleyco  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

In part two of three of their 3rd Annual Mysterious Galaxy Summer Bingo Showdown Throwdown, Smack and Gabi settle in with some wine to continue playing two games.  One is the typical showdown throwdown which we all know and love.  The other is Rock, Paper, Scissors for what should be an impartial tie-breaker but which is somehow…not.  This month's match-up features hard horror limits (mushrooms!), sci-fi portal fantasy time shenanigan takes on Arthurian legend, sassy magical cats, voyeuristic houses, and a fun, definitely 100% accurate history sidebar with Smack about Elizabethan England.  Come back in January for part three to see who wins! The titles showdowned throwdowned in this episode include: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson vs. The Broken Girls by Simone St. James Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones vs. Hunting Kat by Piper J. Drake The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai v. An Impractical Guide to Satyr Charming by Cynthia Diamond The Great Troll War (The Last Dragonslayer #4) by Jasper Fforde v. A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemast Trilogy #1) by Claire Legrand Unmasked by the Marquess (Regency Imposters #1) v. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton

Enfants sur les réseaux sociaux, élitisme littéraire et vidéo de chats. Qu'est-ce que tu lis c'est une discussion entre ami-e-s sur nos lectures. Vidéo d'Anne Litterarum : https://youtu.be/d-lC04DaNiY?si=hpM6DLk6yMrGw49j Panélistes : Josée @SylvainDementi MH la lectrice : https://www.instagram.com/mh_la_lectrice/ @moncoinlecture Livres mentionnés Personne ne meurt à Longyearbyen, Morgan Audic De bonnes raisons de mourir, Morgan Audic À la maison, Myriam Vincent Furie, Myriam Vincent Magicien d'OZ, Lyman Frank Baum Fleurs captives, Virginia C. Andrews Slay (Anita Blake, tome 30). Laurell K. HamiltonDeux soeurs pour un roi, Philippa Gregory Les enfants sont rois, Delphine de Vigan D'après une histoire vraie, Delphine de Vigan

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #159: Dark Adult Books Coming Out November 2023  (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   The Book of Eve, by Meg Clothier (Nov 14) https://amzn.to/3QJnTN5   The Darkness Before Them (The Soulfire Saga, 1), by Matthew Ward (November 7) https://amzn.to/3QcgR30   The Fascination, by Essie Fox (Nov 28) https://amzn.to/3MoFBmg   The Fiction Writer: A Novel, by Jillian Cantor (November 28) https://amzn.to/40iIomB   The Gathering, by Lisa Stone (November 7) https://amzn.to/3tvlT1I   The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird, by Louisa Morgan (November 21) https://amzn.to/3RV10qI   Girl Among Crows, by Brendon Vayo (November 7) https://amzn.to/3ZV4cEF   Good Girls Don't Die, by Christina Henry (November 14) https://amzn.to/3RTCiHd   Inheritance: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 1 (The Lost Bride Trilogy, 1), by Nora Roberts (November 21) https://amzn.to/3QDySaL   The Kingdom of Sweets: A Novel of the Nutcracker, by Erika Johansen (November 28) https://amzn.to/3MmFuI7   MaCoven, by Doc Jacobs (Nov 7) https://amzn.to/3FPagW1   The Manor House Governess: A Novel, by C. A. Castle ( November 7) https://amzn.to/47cNN0O   Mister Lullaby, by J.H. Markert (Nov 21) https://amzn.to/3qVg1hq   The Reformatory: A Novel, by Tananarive Due (October 31) https://amzn.to/3u2hByQ   Slay (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #30), by Laurell K. Hamilton (November 7) https://amzn.to/46RMSDd   The Star and the Strange Moon, by Constance Sayers (Nov 14) https://amzn.to/3PF3Qxs   Tonight, I Burn (Thorn Witch Trilogy, 1), by Katharine J. Adams (November 7) https://amzn.to/46H6hWY   Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies, by Willow Winsham (Nov 14) https://amzn.to/40p12tp   The 12 Days of Murder, by Andreina Cordani (Nov 7)  https://amzn.to/3QKuNlb   We Are the Crisis (Convergence Saga #2), by Cadwell Turnbull (Nov 7) https://amzn.to/3QHCng8   Dark Side of the Library Amazon Live Channel:  https://www.amazon.com/live/darksideofthelibrary/ Dark Side of the Library Podcast: https://www.darksideofthelibrary.com/ Dark Side of the Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darksideofthelibrary Dark Side of the Library on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darksideofthelibrary White Trash Warlock (Adam Binder Novels, Book 1), by David R. Slayton (November 7) https://amzn.to/3RXA2ii  

The ladies welcome world renowned author Laurell K. Hamilton to the show to discuss all things Anita Blake and Merry Gentry as well as her own magickal journey.    On Patreon:  Ad-free version of this episode!   SPONSORS Check out the phenomenal tea blends at thejasminepearl.com and save 10% with coupon code WITCH2023. Free shipping on orders over $35. Make sure you let them know you heard about them on That Witch Life Podcast.  

The ladies chat about their weekend exploits at Puget Sound Pagan Pride (https://www.pugetsoundpaganpride.com/ ) and delve into Calabash Magick with Mawiyah Bomani.   On Patreon:  Ad-free version of this episode!   SPONSORS Tickets are now on sale for So Mote That Con ‘23 - our third annual virtual conference on living as a Witch in today's world, with a special keynote with NYT bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and workshops from some of our most popular guests. Get your tickets ASAP at thatwitchlife.com! Blessed Be Magick has a new Lilith line! Gorgeous, Magickal, talisman jewelry pieces made FOR Witches, by Witches at blessedbemagick.com Use code WITCHLIFE15 and save 15%! Check out the phenomenal tea blends at thejasminepearl.com and save 10% with coupon code WITCH2023. Free shipping on orders over $35. Make sure you let them know you heard about them on That Witch Life Podcast. Save 20% now when you pre-order Conjuring the Calabash at www.llewellyn.com with coupon code CALABASH23. Coupon valid through 11/1/23; not valid in conjunction with other discounts or previously placed orders. Note that you do need to be logged in to your llewellyn.com account for coupon to apply.      

#1 New York Times bestselling author, Laurell K. Hamilton, returns to talk about how her writing process has evolved over the last 30 years, how to find words, wisdom, and mental wellness, and celebrating the 30th in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series with SLAY. Laurell K. Hamilton is the trailblazing, genre-bending author of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, and the Merry Gentry, Fey Detective series, and is considered an influential pioneer in the urban-fantasy genre. In the 30th novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Hunter series, Slay, wedding bells are ringing. “But before Anita can make it to the altar, she must face an obstacle more daunting than any supernatural threat.” Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the most successful and popular paranormal fiction authors publishing today, has published over 40 novels, and has sold more than 20 million copies of her books. [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Laurell K. Hamilton and I discussed:  Why she doesn't outline or do research before her first drafts How she became a lean, mean writing machine over the years Why you can't beat yourself up if the pages aren't coming How to refill your creative tank Tapping science, history, and mythology for realism in your fiction The rarefied air of a 30-book series And a lot more! Show Notes: How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Laurell K. Hamilton Writes: Part One LaurellKHamilton.com Slay (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton [Amazon] Laurell K. Hamilton Amazon author page Laurell K. Hamilton on FaceBook Laurell K. Hamilton on Instagram Laurell K. Hamilton on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is hard to believe but we have 200 episodes of the KPL Podcast.  This week Ryan and Jigisha talk about a few of the memorable guests that we interviewed in the last few years. Links for the episodes are included.1. Erik Larson, Splendid and the Vile 2. Clint McElroy, Petals to the Metal3. Nalini Singh, Archangel's Light4. Elliot Kalan, Sharko and Hippo5. Richard Osman, The Bullet that Missed6. Amanda Tyler, Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life's Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union.Honorable Mentions7. Becky Chambers, The Galaxy and the Ground Within8. Anna North, Outlawed9. John Allison, Giant Days10. Anthony Daniels, I am C3PO11 Jared Reinmuth and Ameziane, Big Black: Stand at Attica12.  Laurell K. Hamilton, Smolder

Show notes: It's that time again - monthly reading recap time! Also, how are we in the last quarter of the year already? We're probably going to say that each month until the end of the year, FYI. But anyway, we're sharing the books we read in the month of September. Our favorite thing about the podcast is how we have different reading tastes and that gets a big spotlight in these recap episodes. It's really fun to see and we hope you enjoy it, too.     Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Something Bookish: [2:38] S: Harrison got his own graphic novels and he's so excited! [3:42] M: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett   The Books We Read in September: [6:49] M: The Altered Moon by James Alan McGettigan [9:17] S: Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly [11:40] M: The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton [13:26] S: No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister [15:14] M: These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant [18:17] S: The Love Scribe by Amy Meyerson [20:48] M: Let Him In by William Friend [23:16] S: How to Love Your Daughter by Hila Blum [25:28] M: Holly by Stephen King [28:19] S: Ready or Not by Cara Bastone (February 2024)   [30:22] The Rest of the Books We Read in September  Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleyco  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

The ladies chat about witchy joint experiences with their partners and then welcome Diana Rajchel to talk about Hexing and its place in a magickal practice.   On Patreon:  Ad-free version of this episode!   SPONSORS Tickets are now on sale for So Mote That Con ‘23 - our third annual virtual conference on living as a Witch in today's world, with a special keynote with NYT bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and workshops from some of our most popular guests. Get your tickets ASAP at thatwitchlife.com!  Blessed Be Magick has a new Lilith line! Gorgeous, Magickal, talisman jewelry pieces made FOR Witches, by Witches at blessedbemagick.com Use code WITCHLIFE15 and save 15%! Check out the phenomenal teas at thejasminepearl.com and save 10% with coupon code WITCH2023. Free shipping on orders over $35. Make sure you let them know you heard about them on That Witch Life Podcast! Check out the phenomenal tea blends at thejasminepearl.com and save 10% with coupon code WITCH2023. Free shipping on orders over $35. Make sure you let them know you heard about them on That Witch Life Podcast!

It's a Courtney focused show! The girls talk dream interpretation and their fall focused witchy endeavors and then they discuss her new book, “Sacred Tears: A Witch's Guide To Grief.”   On Patreon:  Ad-free version of this episode!   SPONSORS Tickets are now on sale for So Mote That Con ‘23 - our third annual virtual conference on living as a Witch in today's world, with a special keynote with NYT bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and workshops from some of our most popular guests. Get your tickets ASAP at thatwitchlife.com!  Blessed Be Magick has a new Lilith line! Gorgeous, Magickal, talisman jewelry pieces made FOR Witches, by Witches at blessedbemagick.com Use code WITCHLIFE15 and save 15%! Check out the phenomenal teas at thejasminepearl.com and save 10% with coupon code WITCH2023. Free shipping on orders over $35. Make sure you let them know you heard about them on That Witch Life Podcast!

Show notes: Spooky season is almost upon us and we cannot wait! In this episode, we have books for wherever you fall on the spooky spectrum: from fall vibes and witchy tales to outright scary and nightmare-inducing stories and everything in between. There's something for every spooky soul and we can't wait to hear which ones you add to your TBR. Let's get spooky!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Something Bookish: [03:15] S: Substack: Feeling My Shelf by Alex Reliford [4:29] M: Video: Most Anticipated Books for the Rest of the Year   Spooky Books We've Already Read and Loved: [9:06] M: Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton [9:54] S: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak [10:47] M: Strange Weather by Joe Hill [11:23] S: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna [11:57] M: The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias [12:38] S: Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern [13:10] M: Mothered by Zoje Stage [13:43] S: The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean [14:42] M: River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan [15:10] S: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston   Books We're Planning to Read This Spooky Season: [16:04] S: Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth [17:53] M: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead [18:47] S: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer [20:02] M: There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins [20:52] S: Weyward by Emilia Hart  [22:10] M: Survive the Night by Riley Sager [23:08] S: Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani  [24:40] M: Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez [25:34] S: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik [27:07] M: Cursed Bunny: Stories by Bora Chung [28:05] S: The Witches of New York by Ami McKay [29:47] M: Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleyco  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @miamanagementco    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

The girls go down a rabbit hole on regional dialects and mispronunciation. They also recap their time at Pagan Pride and how they decompress after events. They then welcome back Phyllis Curott to talk about the new Witches' Wisdom Tarot along with a sneak peek at what she'll be presenting at So Mote That Con '23! On Patreon:  Ad-free version of this episode!   SPONSORS Tickets are now on sale for So Mote That Con ‘23 - our third annual virtual conference on living as a Witch in today's world, with a special keynote with NYT bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and workshops from some of our most popular guests. Get your tickets ASAP at thatwitchlife.com!  Check out  Cucina Aurora ‘s new Magickal Marinara and Lemon-Asparagus Risotto and the INCREDIBLE new Magickal Marinara sauce, along with Magickally-infused Kitchen Witch goodies including dips, risottos, infused oils, cookbooks, and coffees! Use code WITCHLIFE and get 10% off. Blessed Be Magick has a new Lilith line! Gorgeous, Magickal, talisman jewelry pieces made FOR Witches, by Witches at blessedbemagick.com Use code WITCHLIFE15 and save 15%! Check out the phenomenal teas at thejasminepearl.com and save 10% with coupon code WITCH2023. Free shipping on orders over $35. Make sure you let them know you heard about them on That Witch Life Podcast!

Show notes: It's been a long time since we've done an episode specifically about audiobooks, so we want to revisit the topic again today. We're sharing some of our favorite fiction and nonfiction books we've read recently, plus a few we hope to read soon. Happy listening!   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [3:16] M: Book Off! Podcast [4:04] S: Pencilvania by Stephanie Watson   Fiction Audiobooks We've Loved Recently:  [8:27] M: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton [9:42] S: The Road by Cormac McCarthy [10:28] M: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver [11:20] S: Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley [12:03] M: The One by John Marrs [12:44] S: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead [13:28] M: The Measure by Nikki Erlick [14:15] S: Happy Place by Emily Henry [14:41] M: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt [15:32] S: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern [16:08] S: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros [16:44] S: Love and Saffron by Kim Fay [17:07] S: Yellowface by RF Kuang   Nonfiction Audiobooks We've Loved Recently: [17:45] M: Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson [18:27] S: Spare by Prince Harry [18:34] S: I'll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein [18:52] S: Already Enough by Lisa Olivera [19:12] S: Scenes From My Life by Michael K. Williams [19:29] S: Finding Me by Viola Davis   Audiobooks We're Excited to Read Soon: [19:58] S: Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst [20:16] M: Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls [21:02] S: Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby [21:36] M: Making a Scene by Constance Wu [21:56] S: The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez [22:26] M: The Night Ship by Jess Kidd    Also Mentioned:  RTL Episode 56, Learning to Love Audiobooks Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @miamanagementco    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Show notes: Mia has been not-so-patiently waiting to bring this topic to the show and we're so excited about this discussion. Books have long been the source of movies and TV shows and today, we're talking about the adaptations we love, the ones we don't love, and the ones we wish existed. Tune in to see if we talked about your favorites.    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [3:26] M: Read, Relax, and Recharge - the #1 subscription box for introverts [4:28] S: The Door to Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn    All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin   Books We Wish Would Be Adapted into Movies or Shows:  [8:44] M: Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby [9:26] S: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano [10:01] M: Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton [11:55] S: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune [12:44] M: Out of Esau by Michelle Webster Hein [13:38] S: The Measure by Nikki Erlick [15:05] M: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune [16:02] S: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah [16:28] M: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin [17:35] S: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab   [18:25] Wonderful Adaptations That Already Exist   [21:27] Adaptations in Production That We're Excited/Nervous About   [24:19] Adaptations That Got It Totally Wrong   [27:13] Adaptations That We Haven't Seen Yet But Plan to Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @miamanagementco    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Show notes: We have no shame in our reading game here at Reading Through Life, but we totally get it that some people might be hesitant to share what they're reading for fear of getting judged. But you know us, we're going to talk about it all. Here are some books we've loved that people might consider guilty pleasures. Don't send us hate mail.    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [3:08] S: Sarah is reading romance books by the pool this summer and loving it.  [4:13] M: Mia needs all the caffeine she can get these days. If you're in the same boat, check out one of our coffee mugs in the merch shop: RTL classic mug, What Would Sarah Do? mug, and I Like Sad Books mug   Books Mentioned:  [7:50] M: Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James [9:34] S: The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe [10:36] M: Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer [11:57] S: Avalon Bay series by Elle Kennedy [13:16] M: Divergent series by Veronica Roth [14:45] S: The Selection series by Kiera Cass [16:18] M: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews [18:13] S: Spare by Prince Harry The Palace Papers by Tina Brown Brothers and Wives by Christopher Andersen Finding Freedom by Omid Scobie The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle [19:30] M: Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann [20:48] S: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks   Also Mentioned: Episode 75, What We Read in January (2023) - where Mia talked about Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake series) by Laurell K. Hamilton   Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

Show notes: You hear us say it at the beginning of every episode: we have very different reading styles! Yes, there's some overlap here and there with genres or authors that we love, but for the most part, we gravitate in opposite directions when it comes to reading. As a result, the terms “Team Sarah” and “Team Mia” have become a shorthand we use to refer to our specific reading styles and habits. So, if you've ever wondered which team you're on or what it all means, this is the episode for you.    Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Support indie bookstores by shopping our picks on Bookshop.org!   Something Bookish: [5:21] M: Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones [6:55] S: Got a brand new Kindle Paperwhite!   Team Sarah Reading Recs: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Open Book by Jessica Simpson Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Vicious Lost Boys series by Nikki St Crowe How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer Wild by Cheryl Strayed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Love in the City series by Jen Morris The Thousandth Floor series by Katharine McGee The Selection series by Kiera Cass   Team Mia Reading Recs: Runaway Groomsman by Meghan Quinn The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey + Michaela Angela Davis Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens I Would Leave Me If I Could by Halsey Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost How to Stop Time by Matt Haig The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton The Borrowed World series by Franklin Horton   Also Mentioned: Click here to take the Team Sarah vs Team Mia reading quiz! Episode 86, Long Books We Love Follow RTL on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhartleycoaching  Follow Mia on Instagram: @fastlifeinslowlane + @thekindredwriters    * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.  

In case it wasn't clear, the sidhe are the star kith (some might say "Marys Sue" or "prime donne") of Changeling: the Dreaming. More metaplot space was devoted to their intrigues than any other, players seem drawn to play them (possibly for those sweet House benefits), and while they never got 72 or 96 pages of proper kithbook, they got ~400 pages of House book divided across three supplements. (And that's putting aside Nobles: the Shining Host and The Shadow Court, each of which could also arguably be called "Kithbooks: Sidhe"...) It is to the first of that trilogy that we turn this week, as we discuss Noblesse Oblige: The Book of Houses, covering the five "core" Seelie Houses from 1st edition. It's a weighty tome with a lot of information about the history and culture of these groups, but we do our best to get through them at a brisk clip...! Granted, you might not have time to listen to in-depth descriptions of the Houses and their role in the broader landscape of Kithain society. We thought it might be best to reduce each one to a phrase or two that summarizes their ethos, but we wanted to jazz it up a bit, so here they are as flavor profile descriptions, complete with cheese pairings: House Dougal: robust with little variation, notes of stone fruit, smoky finish; pairs nicely with a sharp Cheddar House Eiluned: complex and (actually) acidic, a succession of flavors, velvety mouthfeel; goes well with an aged Gruyère House Fiona: effervescent and bright, with a balance between vanilla and citrus; even out with a mild goat cheese House Gwydion: intensely flavorful with cedar notes, but a slight metallic aftertaste; only Roquefort can match its power House Liam: simple and bittersweet, with occasional tartness and a nutty finish; best with a smear of honey-coated Brie Feel free to agree or disagree with these picks on our social media, where you can also share and discuss other Changeling-flavored whatnot: Discord: https://discord.me/ctp Email: podcast@changelingthepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082973960699 Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@ChangelingPod Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/changelingthepodcast your hosts Josh Hillerup (any pronoun) grew up in the suburbs of Arcadia, where light rail is affordable and organic co-ops abound. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) isn't keen on adjectives gone wild, but syntax gone wild is something up with which they will gladly put. "I had been too long away from the nobility; I had forgotten how silly even the best of them could be." —Laurell K. Hamilton, "Geese"

Podcast of Nights, a hundred delights! This episode we have special guest Laurell K. Hamilton on to talk about the 29th installment in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series: Smolder. Then we talk about a 1972 Hammer Horror film that had a surprisingly powerful influence on Laurell: Vampire Circus. Listen now for a devilishly good time! Check out our website for merchandise, social media, and more! www.screamkingspodcast.com Check out our newest merchandise here: https://scream-kings-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Intro/Outro music: Apex by Simon Mathewson

Today's guest is Laurell K. Hamilton, whose new release, Smolder is the 29th in her Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series. Laurell joined me today to talk about keeping her own interest in her characters by allowing them to be real people, and writing sex - some people think it's not enough, some people think it's too much, and you can't please everyone. Read the Transcript Support the Podcast Follow on Facebook   Laurell's Links: Twitter Instagram Site   Ad Links: RT Book Reviews    

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This week on the KPL Podcast we have local author Laurell K. Hamilton to talk about Smolder, her latest Anita Blake novel.  This is book 29 in the series and 2023 marks the 30th year for the series.  This is a great episode where discuss the Anita's family, the upcoming wedding, and revisit some of LKH's past books. 

Charlie talks with Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series about the latest installment, Smolder. They discuss the challenges of sustaining a series, creating a long-range character arc, the combination of hard boiled detective with paranormal, the importance of therapy, and more.

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #114: Dark Adult Fiction Book Releases March 2023 Part 2 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts: A Novel, by Soraya Palmer (March 28) https://amzn.to/3KC71oC The London Seance Society, by Sarah Penner (March 21) https://amzn.to/3CDyVMr Lone Women: A Novel, by Victor LaValle (March 28) https://amzn.to/3IQOQdM Mothered, by Zoje Stage (March 1) https://amzn.to/3ixA6FR Mr. & Mrs. Witch, by Gwenda Bond (Mar 7) https://amzn.to/3CCG3s4 Old Babes in the Wood, by Margaret Atwood (March 7) https://amzn.to/3WFLoqA Piñata: A Novel, by Leopoldo Gout  (March 14) https://amzn.to/3WQ0fOV Smolder, by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake #29) (Mar 21) ( I'm assuming because this is the final book?) https://amzn.to/3Cj1yy1   So Close, by Sylvia Day (Mar 28) https://amzn.to/3vw854E The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories, by Eric LaRocca (March 7) https://amzn.to/3xLqBqU Walking Practice, by Dolki Min (Mar 14) https://amzn.to/3Zm2prM A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, by Sarah Hawley (Mar 7) https://amzn.to/3Z2SmYs   Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! And our Amazon Live Channel! Dark Side of the Library Website

Today I've invited the legendary Laurell K. Hamilton to talk about her career writing her much beloved Anita Blake series. We chat about her deft genre blending and how including horror allowed her to write the sort of mystery she wanted. We also discuss how she broke barriers representing polyamory and BDSM, and the important ways her books impacted readers. She was so generous with her time that we chatted for 2 hours, so the episode dives without my usual intro, and I've pulled sections of our conversation instead of using the full recording. I hope you enjoy it! You can order Laurell's books from my online bookshop, which helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. That's at bookshop.org/shop/sheworeblack. You can also help the show by following me on instagram, facebook and twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sheworeblack/message

Dies ist die dritte Sendung zum Thema Urban Fantasy. Außerdem ist diese Trilogie ein Teil der weitaus größeren Artikel-Reihe mit dem Titel "Die Geschichte der Fantasy". Im vorherigen Beitrag sprachen wir über die ersten Autoren, die sich in den 80er und 90er Jahren in das Neuland der urbanen Fantasy wagten: Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, Laurell K. Hamilton, Neil Gaiman und andere. Nun wollen wir sehen, wie sich die urbane Fantasy im ersten Jahrzehnt des 21. Jahrhunderts entwickelt hat. Musik: Kevin MacLeod. Folge direkt herunterladen

“I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin. When your face is full of the lines of every smile you have ever smiled, of every surprise I have seen flash through your eyes, when every tear you have ever cried has left its mark upon your face,I will treasure you all the more, because I was there to see it all. I will share your life with you, Meredith, and I will love you until the last breath leaves your body or mine.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton, A Lick of Frost --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/you-betterknow4/message

“I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin. When your face is full of the lines of every smile you have ever smiled, of every surprise I have seen flash through your eyes, when every tear you have ever cried has left its mark upon your face,I will treasure you all the more, because I was there to see it all. I will share your life with you, Meredith, and I will love you until the last breath leaves your body or mine.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton, A Lick of Frost --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/you-betterknow4/message

Show notes: When was the last time you read a book series? Did you love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? In this episode, we're talking about how we feel about book series, the ones we love, the ones we will NEVER read, and the ones we're excited to check out. Your TBR is already a million books long, what's a few more?   Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Monthly Overflow Books, Backlist Book Club, The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [4:26] S - RTL Phone Case [5:01] M - Book blog: Pages and Paw Prints by Stephanie   [14:08] Book Series We Have No Interest in Reading   [15:54] Books That We Wish Would Become a Series   Book Series We Absolutely Love: [18:48] M - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton | Amazon // Bookshop [20:40] S - The Thousandth Floor series by Katharine McGee | Amazon // Bookshop [21:42] M - The Dark Tower series by Stephen King | Amazon // Bookshop   [23:16] S - Love in the City series by Jen Morris | Amazon // Bookshop   [24:00] M - Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo | Amazon // Bookshop  [24:49] S - American Royals series by Katharine McGee | Amazon // Bookshop   [25:34] M - Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon | Amazon // Bookshop  [26:17] S - Practical Magic series by Alice Hoffman | Amazon // Bookshop   [27:32] M - Borrowed World series by Franklin Horton | Amazon  [28:33] S - The Royal We series by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan | Amazon // Bookshop     Book Series We Haven't Read Yet But Want To: [29:32] M - The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang | Amazon // Bookshop   [30:20] S - Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante | Amazon // Bookshop   [30:55] M - Brooklyn Brujas series by Zoraida Córdova | Amazon // Bookshop   [31:43] S - Amari + the Night Brothers by BB Alston | Amazon // Bookshop   [32:27] M - Three Dark Crowns series by Kendare Blake | Amazon // Bookshop   [33:05] S - The Arthur Less series by Andrew Sean Greer | Amazon // Bookshop     Let's Take a Trip: [35:39] S - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan | Amazon // Bookshop  [37:01] M - The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson | Amazon // Bookshop       Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @tkvcommunity  Follow Mia: @miasutton55   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

Alistair Cross' debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series. In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write - among other things - the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project. In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore. https://www.alistaircross.com Vox Vomitus - Faux Latin, roughly translating to “word vomit". Host/award-winning gothic horror novelist Jennifer Anne Gordon with her Co-Host Allison Martine, an award-winning contemporary romance novelist have taken on the top and emerging new authors of the day, including Josh Malerman (BIRDBOX, PEARL), Paul Tremblay (THE PALLBEARERS CLUB, SURVIVOR SONG), May Cobb (MY SUMMER DARLINGS, THE HUNTING WIVES), Amanda Jayatissa (MY SWEET GIRL), Carol Goodman (THE STRANGER BEHIND YOU), Meghan Collins (THE FAMILY PLOT), and many more. Join the Vox Vomitus “Vixens” every Wednesday at 3PM/6PM EST as they chat live with authors and other creatives about some of their worst first drafts, books they should never have written, and their guilty pleasure reads. www.jenniferannegordon.com www.afictionalhubbard.com https://www.facebook.com/VoxVomituspodcast https://twitter.com/VoxVomitus #voxvomitus #voxvomituspodcast #authorswhopodcast #authors #authorlife #authorsoninstagram #authorsinterviewingauthors #livevideopodcast #livepodcast #bookstagram #Jenniferannegordon #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #allisonhubbard #liveauthorinterview #livepodcast #books #voxvomituslivevideopodcast #Jennifergordon #AlistairCross, #TheMidnightRipper --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/voxvomitus/support

The Return of Tamara Thorne & Alistair Cross Alistair Cross and Tamara Thorne joined forces in 2012 and in collaboration, they have written several novels including The Cliffhouse Haunting, The Ghosts of Ravencrest, and Mother. They are collaborating actively on several more novels and together, they also host the horror-themed radio show Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! which has featured such guests as Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, Christopher Moore, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, VC Andrews, Preston & Child, Charlaine Harris, and Christopher Rice. Currently, Thorne & Cross are writing the continuing Ravencrest Saga, and a sequel to Tamara's Candle Bay, which will feature Michael, Winter, and Chynna from Alistair's vampire novel, The Crimson Corset. 

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In this episode, we discuss topics ranging from Religion and Vampires to Transformers and Star Trek. Hosted By: Justin (xe/xem) - https://www.justingrays.org/ Nat MN (they/them) Sarah (she/her) Content Warning - Mentions of: Dysmorphia Religion Sex Vampires Werecreatures Books/Comics/Series Referenced: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series (by Laurell K. Hamilton) Starfleet: Year One (by Michael Jan Friedman) SPY x FAMILY (by Tatsuya Endo) Questionable Content (by Jeph Jacques) Join the Grays Zone on Discord! For show notes, please visit: https://www.justingrays.org/my-blog/7/15/graysmatter-podcast-s2e02 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-grays8/support

Alistair Cross Current Bio  Alistair Cross grew up on horror stories and scary movies, and by the age of eight, began writing his own stories. First published in 2012, he has since co-authored "The Cliffhouse Haunting" and "Mother" with Tamara Thorne and is working on several other projects. His debut solo novel, The Crimson Corset, was an Amazon bestseller. The Midnight Ripper, book 4 in The Vampires of Crimson Cove series is coming in summer of 22  Currently, Thorne & Cross are hosts of Thorne & Cross: Carnival Macabre, where listeners can discover all manner of demented delights, unearth terrifying treasures, and explore the unknown. Geez That Sounds Like What's The Buzz every week.    In collaboration, Thorne and Cross are currently writing several novels, including the next volume in the continuing gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their first novel, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was an immediate bestseller. Together, they hosted the horror-themed radio show Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! which featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of Hellraiser 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, Kim Harrison of the Hollows series, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.   Currently, Thorne & Cross are hosts of Thorne & Cross: Carnival Macabre, where listeners can discover all manner of demented delights, unearth terrifying treasures, and explore the unknown. Alistair Cross was born in the western United States and began penning his own stories by the age of eight. First published by Damnation Books in 2012, Alistair has since published several more novels. In 2012, he joined forces with another acclaimed author Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their novel, The Cliffhouse Haunting, is an Amazon Best Seller, as is Alistair's solo novel, The Crimson Corset. In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the internet radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! Haunted Nights LIVE! premiered to great acclaim and has featured such guests as Chelsea Quinn Yarbro of the Saint-Germain vampire series, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels that inspired the hit television series, Jay Bonansinga of the Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter novels, and New York Times best sellers Christopher Rice, Jonathan Maberry, and Christopher Moore. Alistair is currently at work on several projects including a solo novel and a new Thorne & Cross collaboration. His influences include the works of Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Saul, Ira Levin, and William Peter Blatty.

Show notes: We're so excited to celebrate Pride Month on the podcast! We've got 10 beautiful books by and about LGBTQ people to recommend to you that encompass many different genres. LGBTQ stories are so important to the world because they remind us all that love is love.     Click here to join us on Patreon to get an exclusive bookish goodie every single Friday. With fun bonus episode series like: Books We Both Love, Monthly Overflow Books, Bookish Conundrums, and The New Books in Our Lives plus a private community for RTL Book Nerds only, you're going to love being a part of our Patreon. Not only that, but you're helping to support our show by saying I LOVE WHAT YOU DO.    Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.   Bookish Goodies: [6:32] Mia - Book Trigger Warnings (website) [7:30] Sarah - A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss (John Oliver)   Pride Month Reads: [9:57] Sarah - Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé [11:30] Mia - Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton [13:28] Sarah - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun [15:01] Mia - The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn [16:42] Sarah - The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch [18:12] Mia - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby [19:44] Sarah - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson [21:09] Mia - Untamed by Glennon Doyle [22:19] Sarah - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel [23:45] Mia - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune   [25:13] Honorable Mentions: The Guncle by Steven Rowley Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer Anything by TJ Klune   Related episodes: Episode 26: 18 Books We Love by Black Authors Episode 39: 10 Books by Asian Authors We Think You Should Read   Follow us on Instagram: @readingthroughlifepod Follow Sarah: @thekindredvoice Follow Mia: @miasutton55   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

This week the gang tackles popular alien smut and learns that creature body parts are not for us, but no kink shaming here! Tangents include Pride Month recs, flower dicks, and Henry Cavill vs. tentacles. ----more---- Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  TikTok  |  Other Links     Affiliate Links: Jess's Book of the Month Club referral Loretta's Chirp audiobooks referral (50% off your first purchase) Dev's FandomSleeves Code - Dev10 Dev's Once Upon a Book Club Box Code - Dev10 Dev's Red Rebel Code - Dev10   Books mentioned: Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables) by Alix E. Harrow Island Time by Georgia Clark The Sizzle Paradox by Lily Menon I Married a Lizardman by Regine Abel Flame Kissed by Athena Storm Kricket series by Amy A. Bartol Something Wilder by Christina Wilder  Ice Planet Barbarians Claimed by an Alien Warrior by Tiffany Roberts Ascension Saga by Grace Goodwin Entered in the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins Lux series and Origin series by Jennifer L. Armentrout Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Skyward by Brandon Sanderson Red Rising by Pierce Brown Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Starbound series by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton Media mentioned: Heartstopper show Stranger Things show  Spiderman The Shape of Water movie  Gattaca movie Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star movie

Settle in, because this is a long one... the raw audio for this recording was the longest we've had by far. But that's because Nobles: the Shining Host, the first Changeling book to delve into Kithain nobility, covers a lot of bases. It's not quite "Kithbook: Sidhe," but there's enough about them in there to satisfy most players and STs who want to know more about the kith; on top of that, you have plenty about the social structure and cultural dynamics of nobles from any background. We get bits of history, an epic tale, political parties and secret societies, information about Concordia's monarchs, some new Traits (including two new Arts), a new House, character templates... the book really packs it in. We cover it in this episode as briskly, yet thoroughly, as possible—but even so, this is almost our longest episode thus far. (This is also the reason why it's going out a bit late this week. Nostra maxima culpa.) how to play a sidhe Just kidding—we're not going to tell you the exact answer to that, because there really isn't one. Ultimately, you do what you want to do. But, since the book focuses heavily (not entirely!) on this kith, we are going to point out a couple things about trends and possibilities. See, the traditional roles for sidhe in CtD games have tended towards: 1. pretty Mary Sues who are (or demand to be) able to do anything (especially when people just want to play a sidhe for that extra Boon), 2. uptight patricians who treat egoism and sucking all the oxygen out of a room (or gaming session) as a virtue, 3. as Josh put it, the real-life protagonists of soap operas (for the viewing pleasure of the commoners), or 4. all of the above, which is doable because the first three are stat-, personality-, and narrative-based, respectively. The exact shape of these things has waxed and waned over the years—"mysterious warrior-sorcerer with Appearance 7 and/or an ethereal presence" seems to be a common expression of (1) these days—but the common threads are quite visible. The unfortunate thing is that the early books, at least, set up a lot of alternatives to these archetypes, even as they also provide examples of them. And yet somehow, the alternatives seem to have faded more and more into the background. Maybe this is due to real-world ideals working their way into the game: commoners are moving front and center with progressive, anti-aristocratic ideas, and the sidhe have flattened more and more into these Tolkien-elf types with little variation. The sidhe are a kith; Title is a Background; nobility is a quality; and while the three may overlap more than most other kith-Trait-characteristic combinations, it is not a necessity. (Remember, those in the back: your sidhe does not have to have a Title/be part of a House.) We mention this because the sidhe fall into the trap most often, maybe, of becoming one-dimensional characters, with the only variation being the specific Trait build that represents their particular snottiness. It's true that kiths tend to shape characters; it's also true that more and more, especially with C20, there is pushback against such determinism. (Old fogies' note: it was always there, e.g., you could play soft-hearted Seelie redcap who liked macrame, but the game's willingness to foreground that varied.) So why would you not make a sidhe who is more interesting than the typical [insert Title here] [insert elaborate faux-Sindarin name here] [insert House here] [insert optional florid moniker here], knight and/or wizard and/or courtier par excellence? One of the first canon sidhe in fiction is Leigh from the Immortal Eyes trilogy, who is a teenage redhead knight struggling to reconcile her newly-discovered nature, princess memories, and swelling sense of honor with her upbringing as a working-class cop's daughter, as well as her fervent desire to be a chef. She has a soft spot for protecting childlings (though she's also a firm babysitter), she has a crush on the bad-boy Unseelie eshu, and she worries about making ends meet with her line-cook salary in her crummy one-bedroom (but she's also thrilled to be living away from her mortal family for the first time). She is far from perfect, but aspires to be better, and she has the capabilities of a beautiful warrior, but is far from defined by them. This book gives a lot of material to work with to navigate that level of complexity, as do many of the others—if you're willing to look for it. We encourage you, therefore, to think outside the box and make being a sidhe (or being a noble) not the most important thing about your character. It may not be the least important either, but give your character a little depth before working that piece in. Obviously, this advice can be applied to any kith—it's just that sidhe tend to suffer for it most than the others. ... the Trod Background Just because the headache that is this Background deserved to be reproduced in its entirety, here it is in table format. Pick the Background level you want in the first column, then choose one row within that level to determine which destinations the trod has access to across the world/Dreaming, and (in the last column) how often it's available: Destinations:localregionalnationalNear DreamingFar DreamingDeep DreamingAccessible...At Level 111/4 of the yearLevel 2 (choose one row)1 2-3 11/2 of the year 1/4 of the year all the timeLevel 3 (choose one row)2-3 2-3 2-31 1 00 1 01/2 of the year 1/4 of the year all the timeLevel 4 (choose one row)4-5 4-5 2-3 2-32 2 1 11 1 0 02 1 0 10 1 0 01/2 of the year 1/4 of the year all the time 1/2 of the yearLevel 5 (choose one row)4-5 4-5 2-33-4 4-5 12 4 02 2 10 2 01 1 01/2 of the year 1/4 of the year all the time Yes, we're aware that the first and third options for Level 2 are directly contradictory. The book also suggests that the accessibility be tied to natural cycles, e.g., a trod that's only open 1/4 of the year might be available during a certain season, and a trod open 1/2 of the year might only be available every other day or only at night. Surely there was some mathematical formula to figure out the balance of all this, but no idea what that might have been; heaven help you if you decide to have a single Background represent multiple trods, e.g., taking four dots in the Background allows you to choose two options from Level 2. Are we having fun yet? ... clancy brown We're not saying the sidhe on page 49 isn't noted actor and voice actor (including, ironically, in Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia) Clancy Brown, but it's totally Clancy Brown. Publicity photo provided for comparison! ... parliamentary breakdown (but not the fun kind) In case you needed some statistics for who's in the Parliament circa this book's publication in late 1995/early 1996... all percentages are relative to the entire Parliament, not the specific group being described: Sidhe nobles make up 42% of the Parliament, even though they only make up 5% of the Kithain in Concordia (though that number may have increased a bit as more Houses have returned, and the Autumn Sidhe have become a thing in C20). The Traditionalists make up 20%, Reformers 15%, and Modernists 7%Commoner nobles make up 20% of the Parliament: Traditionalists 8%, Reformers 4%, Modernists 8%. Meanwhile, non-Titled commoners make up the remaining 38%, with Traditionalists 15%, Reformers 7%, and Modernists 16%, suggesting that commoner political affiliation is roughly the same, regardless of whether they're noble or not—and with a surprisingly high number of Traditionalists. Overall, when you see that the nobles have a majority, and the Traditionalists have a plurality, the feudal system sticking around as long as it has begins to make a bit more sense (as does the more reform-minded fae's frustration).Within the Parliament, sidhe make up 42%—therefore, all sidhe in the Parliament are nobles. The remaining breakdown is boggans at 14%, trolls at 9%, nockers at 8%, pooka and satyrs at 6% each, sluagh, redcaps, and eshu at 5% each. We don't have breakdowns by kith for nobles and political inclinations, but presumably the boggans and trolls have higher rates of both nobility and Traditionalism.Similarly, we don't get political inclination breakdown by House, but we're told that Gwydion makes up 12% of Parliament, Eiluned and Fiona 10% each, Dougal 6%, Liam 3%, and Scathach a pitiful 1%. We also have the note that 95% of the Parliament is Seelie—estimated, of course. Obviously, as new kiths have been made standard in C20, Unseelie power has become more openly displayed, and the Autumn World's political landscape has evolved, all of these are subject to change. But as a baseline for how things work, it's still a useful tool to start with... in the episode, we sort of poke fun at the voting system of Concordia. Nevertheless, there is undeniable nerdy pleasure to be had from a story centered around the electoral campaigns and machinations of the fae, if you want to work that into your chronicle. (Yes, one of us might be a fan of both Borgen on TV night and Die Mächer on board game night.) ... your hosts Josh Hillerup (he/him) flew into battle on a song and a prayer. Pooka G (any pronoun/they) strolled into Hell with some flowers in the hair. ... "I had been too long away from the nobility; I had forgotten how silly even the best of them could be." —Laurell K. 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Now officially Dr. Lena, she discusses one of her favorite vampires (and inspiration for Sorin) Jean-Claude. Plus, the way Anita Blake helped her find her own "F&*@ you" attitude in life. After breaking down the vampiric world of St. Louis, Lena talks about the BIG changes in her life and what the next chapter holds for her.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”― Laurell K. Hamilton

In This Episode We'll Discuss:Being your own biggest fanTrusting Big BrotherJournaling, pros and consDream Men... who needs 'em?!Stolen in the Dark by Scarlett West!Blurb-He forced me into their world. Now dark enemies want me dead.When an attempted kidnapping leads me to be rescued by a dark and sexy Fae, I assume life can't be any stranger… Until I discover I'm his fated mate, and that he needs my help to stop a ruthless enemy from kidnapping his kind.If someone doesn't stop the brutal attacks, it could lead to earth's ultimate destruction, so if I want to survive, I have to join the Fae Bureau of Investigation, with Damien as my superior.But while Damien may be both hot as hell and my one-time hero, my unearthly ability to sense things through my hair is telling me to run: Damien can't be trusted, and I would hate him as my boss.With the enemy closing in, though, time is running out for me to make my choice: join the Bureau…or return home to my death.Readers who enjoy Karen Marie Moning, Laurell K. Hamilton, Amelia Hutchins, and Lindsay Hall, will love this dangerous and sexy urban fantasy.Stolen in the Dark is a steamy, urban fantasy romance that is book one out of five. Scroll Up and One Click to start reading this hot paranormal romance today!https://linktr.ee/BondedBooksPodcastIf you'd like to email questions, comments or book suggestions you can do so at BondedBooksPodcast@gmail.com

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We're joined by Monica Corwin to recap A https://amzn.to/3uBpWrB (Kiss of Shadows) (first book in the Merry Gentry series) by Laurell K. Hamilton! Laurell K. Hamilton is one of the original queens of bonkers, an author who was pushing boundaries long before it was cool! Please be aware that in this episode we discuss content in the book that is typical of something written in the late nineties—including mention of a rape that occurs on page and sexual violence as punishment. We don't get deep into that stuff, but mention that it happens. On a related note, there are dick-eating butterflies! Monica has a new book out in a few weeks called https://amzn.to/3HW8SAJ (Snowed in With the Mafia Boss)…and if that title doesn't catch your attention, we don't know what will! Our After Care suggestions were: -The Thornchapel series by Sierra Simone -It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (movie Melody couldn't remember the title of) -https://amzn.to/3uByjDG (Call Her Leviathan) by Cooper D. Barham If you're reading ahead, here are some of the books we'll be reading in upcoming episodes (though the schedule isn't set yet): https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07QMLP2QP&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Y3MXGBPQQSPPMX2CK32E&tag=bonkersromance-20 (The Initiation) by Nikki Sloane https://amzn.to/3oCEV0T (The Mabon Feast) by C.M. Nascosta The Mummy (film)…Jenny has never seen it! If you want more bonkers in the meantime, there's a ton of bonus content in https://apricots-cyan-l9mk.squarespace.com/temple-information (The Temple of Defiant Joy)! For links to all of the books mentioned, https://www.bonkersromance.com/episodes/16 (check the show notes on our website)! Make sure to follow Monica: https://instagram.com/rosetyper9 (@rosetyper9 on Instagram), https://twitter.com/monica_corwin (@monica_corwin on Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/monicacorwin (Monica's Facebook page), http://www.monicacorwin.com (Monica's Website) To support the show, check out thehttps://bonkers-romance.captivate.fm/temple (Temple of Defiant Joy)

We're joined by Kenya Goree-Bell to recap https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B08WJHGH2T&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_87C3XGR1K3X96G6D366Y&tag=bonkersromance-20 (Her Soul to Take) by Harley Laroux! It's the first horror romance we've covered and we bow down before the magnificence of Harley Laroux's kinky, sexy, slightly scary, deeply satisfying story of a human who falls for a demon! Also be sure not to miss Kenya's brand new release, https://amzn.to/3AU9vb6 (The Kronic), out now on KU! Our After Care suggestions were: -https://amzn.to/3gpyNnS (The Road to Rose Bend) by Naima Simone and https://amzn.to/32U3Ipv (His Leading Lady) by Jenny Nordbak -https://amzn.to/35ACGUW (Edin) by Lily Mayne -The Last Kingdom (on Netflix) For links to all the books we mentioned, https://www.bonkersromance.com/episodes/15 (check the show notes on our website)! If you're reading ahead, here are some of the books we'll be reading in upcoming episodes (though the schedule isn't set yet): https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07QMLP2QP&linkCode=kpe&preview=newtab&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Y3MXGBPQQSPPMX2CK32E&tag=bonkersromance-20 (The Initiation) by Nikki Sloane https://amzn.to/3uCKuAj (A Kiss of Shadows) by Laurell K. Hamilton We'll be back next week to recap https://amzn.to/3uCKuAj (A Kiss of Shadows) (the first Merry Gentry book) by Laurell K. Hamilton with Monica Corwin! If you want more bonkers in the meantime, there's a ton of bonus content in The Temple of Defiant Joy! Support for this episode provided by: https://www.bonkersromance.com/temple (The Temple of Defiant Joy)! Our exclusive community gets you access to the last episode of every month as well as bonus content, video of the episodes, free books, artwork, and more! Join before 2/6 to receive the two February books as part of the Bonkers Book Club! Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma features a love-phobic doctor who has to convince a love obsessed homebody that they're meant for each other (for romance reasons) to save his clinic. It's the sexy, witty, rom com we deserve. The Astronaut and the Star is a sparkling debut from Jen Comfort featuring a focused and driven female astronaut who's forced to agree to “astronaut training” a movie star in order to rehab her image. Support this podcast

Show notes: We're both 100% book nerds and totally proud of it. If you're listening to this discussion, you probably consider yourself a book nerd too. But what exactly IS a book nerd? And how do you know if you are one? These are the burning questions we answer in today's episode. And a bonus question: do book-scented candles smell like dust? Join us for the scoop.     Click here to join us on Patreon to get extra bookish goodies like bonus episodes, end of year rating guides, book club, and more!   Related Links: Books mentioned*: Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston (available May 2022) 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich The Idea of You by Robinne Lee People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Mia's poetry collection, In the Depths Also mentioned: Author Marie Force on readers who email her negative comments   * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you.

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Show notes: November is such a great month to do some reading. (Do we say this every month? Probably!) In this episode, we share and review 10 books that we read in November. BUT we actually read more than 10 books this month - Sarah and Mia actually read 11 books each. Twinsies! In order to hear about the rest of the books we read, make sure to become a patron and check out that Overflow Books bonus episode. Happy listening and happy reading! Related Links: Books mentioned*: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid Mothertrucker by Amy Butcher Razorblade Tears by SA Crosby Rafael by Laurell K. Hamilton The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Olfaction by Kristin Rouse A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Ghosts by Dolly Alderton 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (releases January 25, 2022) * The books noted above contain affiliate links. This means that we may get a small kickback if you purchase through our links, at no additional cost to you. Click here to join us on Patreon to get extra bookish goodies like bonus episodes, end of year rating guides, book club, and more!

This week Laurell K. Hamilton joins us to talk about her first new book series in 20 years, the Zaniel Havelock Series! A TERRIBLE FALL OF ANGELS is out now, and you can find out more at https://www.laurellkhamilton.com. You can also follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lkhamilton and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LaurellKHamiltonOfficial. Thank you to all of our incredible listeners for your continued support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. Don't forget to grab exclusive Beyond The Trope merch at https://BeyondTheTrope.Redbubble.com. Mentioned in this episode: The Anita Blake book series by Laurell K. Hamilton The Merry Gentry book series by Laurell K. Hamilton GUILTY PLEASURES by Laurell K. Hamilton Bright (Netflix Film) Bram Stoker Anne Rice

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton, https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/4198 (Mistral')s Kiss 0:07 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, you know that 50 something who is delighted to talk to you about life, love, and a heaping of other topics. Today I want to discuss the lyrics of one of my favorite songs by Envogue and how it can apply to our lives. The song is entitled Give It Up, Turn It Loose. If you don't know the song, the basic gist of it is this is young lady is being strung along by her boyfriend. Her friends have tried to encourage her to give it up and turn it loose because it's not a healthy relationship for her. Tonight, I want to focus on some things that I have to give up and turn loose. There's nothing healthy about holding on to these three things. 0:52 Every now and I'm going to show a little of my nerdy side and guys just bear with me. This is one of those nights. One of the things that I've learned I have to do is let go of past trauma. I want to explain what not working through past trauma can do to us and why it's particularly harmful. Recently, I read that you can think of past trauma as shrapnel in your mind. That's right, it's leftover harmful fragments of an injury. When you don't remove physical shrapnel, it has an impact on the body. Mental shrapnel has an impact on the mind that can prevent you from experiencing your best life and happiness. I believe this problem exists among many people in our society today. It's definitely difficult to work through traumatic experiences, but healing from them offers a fuller and richer life. Negative events tend to stay in our minds 10 times longer than positive events. The implications of that just blow my mind. How many of us at the end of the day can recount more negative experiences than positive? When I think about children who are growing up in this pandemic.,I wonder how much trauma they are experiencing and absorbing? There is so much secondary trauma that piles on top of what they already are dealing with personally. I'm on a mission to give past trauma up and turn it loose. 2:16 The second thing I have committed myself to giving up and turning loose is self-doubt. Wayne Gretzky once said you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I am super guilty of this because I often suffer from analysis paralysis. I would think through a situation so deeply that I convinced myself I don't have the tools to carry out whatever the task is at hand. Has that ever happened to you? You were presented with an opportunity and you convinced yourself that you don't have the knowledge, skills, or abilities to handle the task. Dunning Kruger effect is real, but here's the irony regarding this. People who boast about being confident and competent, often are not. People who do have the acumen for a task, often shy away from it because of self-doubt. It is important to take honest stock of what you have to offer in this situation. I'm the first to say I never want to be promoted past my competence, but you do have to give yourself credit for the things you do know and are able to do. Moving forward I'm willing to take an honest assessment of my skills and not knock myself before I even give myself a chance to prove that I can't do something. I have to give it up and turn it loose. 3:34 The last thing I need to give up and turn loose and I am so ashamed to say this ya'll is holding grudges. This is one of the most pointless and fruitless things that exist in my life. If a person angers me, the recovery period is pretty fast. Hurt my feelings and well that's when a grudge might just sneak up and appear. Voltaire said, "We are all formed of frailty and error, let us reciprocally pardon one another. "That's easier said than done, my friends! When someone injures me emotionally I must admit my first thought is not how I've been...

Today's guest is Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the bestselling Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, the Merry Gentry series, and her newest series, Zaniel Havelock. Laurell joined me today to talk about the difficulty of writing a long series, the joy of a new one, the choice not to tour during COVID, and... our dogs.   Read the Transcript Support the Podcast Follow on Facebook   Ad Links: Where There's A Whisk by Sarah J. Schmitt  How to See A Man About A Dog by Samuel Knox

This episode we're talking about Erotica! We discuss the relationship between erotica and porn, the differences between erotica and romance fiction, fanfiction, and much more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Thirty by Jill Emerson   Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren La technique du périnée by Florent Ruppert and Jérôme Mulot Kink: Stories edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell Permission by Saskia Vogel Neon Gods by Katee Robert Nerve Endings: The New Trans Erotic edited by Tobi Hill-Meyer Oglaf by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne (NSFW) Little Cat by Tamara Faith Berger Other Media We Mentioned Penthouse Letters The Fermata by Nicholson Baker Discards by Nicholson Baker Sex Criminals: Volume One: One Weird Trick by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky Nymph by Francesca Lia Block Small Favors: The Definitive Girly Porno Collection by Colleen Coover Chester 5000 by Jess Fink We Can Fix It: A Time Travel Memoir by Jess Fink Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Boyfriend edited by C. Spike Trotman Yes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman and EA Denich Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Series by Laurell K. Hamilton The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James Links, Articles, and Things Episode 070 - Erotic Romance Manga in Libraries: Spooky & Scary Manga (registration link!) #31SpookyManga Our Bookshop.org shop Erotica: Full-Frontal Shelving | Genre Spotlight @arkhamlibrarian (Librarian who posts pulp/smut covers fairly regularly) Chuck Tingle (Wikipedia) Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) (Wikipedia) Sherrilyn Kenyon (Wikipedia) Anne Bishop (Wikipedia) Sex magic (Wikipedia) Literotica Archive of Our Own ALA's GNCRT's Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List Bluebeard (fairy tale) (Wikipedia) Lemon Demon - Two Trucks Salt N Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex Creepypasta (Wikipedia) Monster erotica (Wikipedia) 18 Erotica books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. The Lover, the Lake/L'amant du lac by Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau Taking on the Billionaire by Robin Covington The Other Woman by Eric Jerome Dickey Garden of Flesh by Gilbert Hernandez In Her Closet by Tasha L. Harrison Lord of the Senses by Vikram Kolmannskog Killing Johnny Fry: A Sexistential Novel by Walter Mosley The Almond: The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman by Nedjma Hood: An Urban Erotic Tale by Noire Play With Me by Alisha Rai Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh Yes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman, illustrated by Emilee Denich Haven by Rebekah Weatherspoon So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon The Carnal Prayer Mat by Li Yu The Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth by Zane A Taste Of Sin by Fiona Zedde Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, October 19th when we'll be playing a spooky game for Halloween! Then on Tuesday, November 2nd we'll be discussing the non-fiction genre of Music! 

Today I'm joined by the brainy and delightful bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author Lindsey Sparks, who got me to read a book that approximately one million people have recommended to me. Lindsey calls “A Discovery of Witches” a grown-up Twilight meets the Da Vinci Code, which I think is spot on. She also blew my mind when she explained how a good sci-fi or fantasy novel will stand on its own when all fantastical elements are pulled out of it, which in turn made me rethink what I have liked about the few books in those genres I've read. One warning: we delve into the topic of miscarriage in this episode, and how it can be a trigger for many readers, and how hard it is to avoid. I've moved this part of our conversation to the end of the podcast, so if this is a topic you aren't up to, you may want to tap out at about the 20 minute mark. You'll still get the book chat, but you can skip over the part you are sensitive to.   Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon   Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram   Guest: Lindsey Sparks Website/Facebook/Facebook Reader Group/Instagram/Podcast   Do you know a young person who'd like to appear on the 2nd Annual Kids/YA Gift Guide Episode? GO HERE!   Discussed in this episode: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Julie's appearance on Lindsey's podcast “No Shelf Control” The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings Dead Witch Walking: Book One of The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture by Gail Carriger The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling The Ending Series, co-authored by Lindsey Pogue and Lindsey Sparks Lindsey Pogue on the Best Book Ever podcast True Blood Television Series Dead Until Dark: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1) by Charlaine Harris Guilty Pleasures: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel (Book 1) by Laurell K. Hamilton The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Virgin River by Robyn Carr Virgin River TV Show The Elemental Mysteries by Elizabeth Hunter The Martian by Andy Weir A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you're shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Today I'm joined by the brainy and delightful bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author Lindsey Sparks, who got me to read a book that approximately one million people have recommended to me. Lindsey calls “A Discovery of Witches” a grown-up Twilight meets the Da Vinci Code, which I think is spot on. She also blew my mind when she explained how a good sci-fi or fantasy novel will stand on its own when all fantastical elements are pulled out of it, which in turn made me rethink what I have liked about the few books in those genres I've read. One warning: we delve into the topic of miscarriage in this episode, and how it can be a trigger for many readers, and how hard it is to avoid. I've moved this part of our conversation to the end of the podcast, so if this is a topic you aren't up to, you may want to tap out at about the 20 minute mark. You'll still get the book chat, but you can skip over the part you are sensitive to.   Support the Best Book Ever Podcast on Patreon   Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram   Guest: Lindsey Sparks Website/Facebook/Facebook Reader Group/Instagram/Podcast   Do you know a young person who'd like to appear on the 2nd Annual Kids/YA Gift Guide Episode? GO HERE!   Discussed in this episode: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Julie's appearance on Lindsey's podcast “No Shelf Control” The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Redemption of Althalus by David Eddings Dead Witch Walking: Book One of The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison The Heroine's Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture by Gail Carriger The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling The Ending Series, co-authored by Lindsey Pogue and Lindsey Sparks Lindsey Pogue on the Best Book Ever podcast True Blood Television Series Dead Until Dark: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1) by Charlaine Harris Guilty Pleasures: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel (Book 1) by Laurell K. Hamilton The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Virgin River by Robyn Carr Virgin River TV Show The Elemental Mysteries by Elizabeth Hunter The Martian by Andy Weir A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you're shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Crime doesn't pay, unless you're a crime fiction writer! We catch=up with cop-turned-author Isabella Maldonado. Then best-selling fantasy writer Laurell K. Hamilton tells us all about her first new series in 20 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's author interview guest is Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the new book A Terrible Fall of...

Laurell K. Hamilton discusses "A Terrible Fall of Angels," the first book in her newest series. We dive into some of her research while preparing to write this novel and the challenge of naming characters among so much more.  Be sure to check out our shop on Bookshop.org to be able to help support independent bookstores and this podcast. You can find "A Terrible Fall of Angels" under "Featured Books;" our book of the month, "The Collector's Daughter" in our 'Book of the Month' shop. 

Urban Fantasy author Laurell K. Hamilton stops by to talk about the first book in her new series, A Terrible Fall of Angels Source

We are so darn excited for today's podcast. Not only was Laurell one of those interviews where you can just *feel* the writerly energy in the room, but she was creative, kind, thoughtful—and has amazing tips for your work. From avoiding info dumps (and a brilliant technique we'd never heard of) to planning a series (28 books strong!), research for writing in another gender to consistently getting in the right headspace to be productive, this episode is filled with actionable tips. Plus, if you've ever written between genres, Laurell is proof you can do so and not only make it work, but creatively thrive. Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American multi-genre writer. She is best known as the author of two series of stories, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Merry Gentry. Her New York Times-bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series centers on Anita Blake, a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant for the police, which includes novels, short story collections, and comic books. Six million copies of Anita Blake novels are in print. Her New York Times-bestselling Merry Gentry series centers on Meredith Gentry, Princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie, a private detective facing repeated assassination attempts. Both fantasy series follow their protagonists as they gain in power and deal with the dangerous “realities” of worlds in which creatures of legend live. Laurell was born in rural Arkansas but grew up in northern Indiana with her grandmother. Her education includes degrees in English and biology from Marion College (now called Indiana Wesleyan University). Learn more at https://www.laurellkhamilton.com/.

New York Times Bestseller and local favorite Laurell K. Hamilton is back with an exciting new series and she spoke with the KPL Podcast first! Please enjoy this extended interview, filled with a lively discussion all about her latest page-turning title, A Terrible Fall of Angels. Happy listening!  Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org1. The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell2. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky

'Wow! [This audiobook] has it all - a terrific new character, devious twists, plenty of action and one hell of an ending' JONATHAN MABERRY, New York Times bestselling author of Ink and Rage Angels walk among us, but so do other unearthly beings in this brand-new series by the internationally bestselling author of the Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series. Meet Detective Zaniel Havelock. A man who can talk to angels. As an Angel Speaker, Zaniel once used his special gift to serve both the celestial beings and his fellow humans. But a terrible betrayal forced him to abandon that life. Now he's a cop working in the City of Angels. But where angels walk among us, so do demons. And there's no question that there's evil at work when Zaniel is called to the murder scene of a college student. But is this just evil that one human being can do to another, or something more? When demonic possession is a possibility, even angelic protection can only go so far. The race is on to stop the killer before he finds his next victim. But Zaniel is facing his own very personal demons, and the past he never truly left behind...

Exorcisms, spasms, and government benefits, oh my! Thumbs at the ready smutz 'cause you'll be unable to speak after this long, hard, girthy, thick, difficult, stretching... episode? Sorry, we forgot what we were talking about for a minute there. Anyways... this week we decided to fill you up with Micah by Laurell K. Hamilton. Will she have you purring or clawing your way out? Guess you'll have to click to find out.

This month we all had the dubious pleasure of reading A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton. This is one big book, and if you like erotic literature, the fey, and a whole LOT of lore you'll probably enjoy it! We had... mixed feelings. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This episode we are talking about "Interlude," which was first released as part of the "Out of this World" anthology of short stories by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Krinard and Maggie Shayne. In this one, Eve and the gang are attending a Police Conference on Olympus. While there, she meets with one of Peabody's idols, Commander Douglas Skinner. Eve quickly realizes that Skinner is a dick, because he tells her that the reason she hasn't made Captain yet is because of some "...ill advised personal decisions" she's made. He tells her that he can help her get Captains bars if she helps him take down Roarke. (Really, Dude?) Eve basically tells him to go pound sand, then has a confrontation with one of Skinner's Security Guards. But then the Security Guard is found dead, and not only is Roarke a suspect, but Eve can't even really investigate the murder. She has to turn the murder over to the Chief of Police on Olympus, Darcia Angelo, who both Jen and Tara think sounds really hot. Commander Skinner is pointing the finger at Roarke for the murder. Eve can't figure out why Skinner has such a hard on for Roarke until she looks into Skinner's records and finds that 25 or so years earlier, several of Skinner's men died during an operation to bring down a criminal ring that included Patrick Roarke. Even though this book is very short, a LOT happens in a short time. We find out some details about Roarke's father, and there's a chance that Patrick Roarke was in Dallas at the same time that Eve was found at the age of 8. Is that too much of a coincidence? Maybe, but we don't really care, because this was still a fantastic book. So many really great moments in such a tiny book. There's cute Eve and Roarke moments, great moments with Peabody, Feeney and Morris, We meet a new character, Eve in a fancy dress at a ladies tea, multiple explosions, "we almost died" sex... what more could you want?  

This episode we are talking about "Interlude," which was first released as part of the "Out of this World" anthology of short stories by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Krinard and Maggie Shayne. In this one, Eve and the gang are attending a Police Conference on Olympus. While there, she meets with one of Peabody's idols, Commander Douglas Skinner. Eve quickly realizes that Skinner is a dick, because he tells her that the reason she hasn't made Captain yet is because of some "...ill advised personal decisions" she's made. He tells her that he can help her get Captains bars if she helps him take down Roarke. (Really, Dude?) Eve basically tells him to go pound sand, then has a confrontation with one of Skinner's Security Guards. But then the Security Guard is found dead, and not only is Roarke a suspect, but Eve can't even really investigate the murder. She has to turn the murder over to the Chief of Police on Olympus, Darcia Angelo, who both Jen and Tara think sounds really hot. Commander Skinner is pointing the finger at Roarke for the murder. Eve can't figure out why Skinner has such a hard on for Roarke until she looks into Skinner's records and finds that 25 or so years earlier, several of Skinner's men died during an operation to bring down a criminal ring that included Patrick Roarke. Even though this book is very short, a LOT happens in a short time. We find out some details about Roarke's father, and there's a chance that Patrick Roarke was in Dallas at the same time that Eve was found at the age of 8. Is that too much of a coincidence? Maybe, but we don't really care, because this was still a fantastic book. So many really great moments in such a tiny book. There's cute Eve and Roarke moments, great moments with Peabody, Feeney and Morris, We meet a new character, Eve in a fancy dress at a ladies tea, multiple explosions, "we almost died" sex... what more could you want?

This episode we are talking about “Interlude,” which was first released as part of the “Out of this World” anthology of short stories by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton, Susan Krinard and Maggie Shayne. In this one, Eve and the gang are attending a Police Conference on Olympus. While there, she meets with one of Peabody’s idols, Commander Douglas Skinner. Eve quickly realizes that Skinner is a dick, because he tells her that the reason she hasn’t made Captain yet is because of some “…ill advised personal decisions” she’s made. He tells her that he can help her get Captains bars if she helps him take down Roarke. (Really, Dude?) Eve basically tells him to go pound sand, then has a confrontation with one of Skinner’s Security Guards. But then the Security Guard is found dead, and not only is Roarke a suspect, but Eve can’t even really investigate the murder. She has to turn the murder over to the Chief of Police on Olympus, Darcia Angelo, who both Jen and Tara think sounds really hot. Commander Skinner is pointing the finger at Roarke for the murder. Eve can’t figure out why Skinner has such a hard on for Roarke until she looks into Skinner’s records and finds that 25 or so years earlier, several of Skinner’s men died during an operation to bring down a criminal ring that included Patrick Roarke. Even though this book is very short, a LOT happens in a short time. We find out some details about Roarke’s father, and there’s a chance that Patrick Roarke was in Dallas at the same time that Eve was found at the age of 8. Is that too much of a coincidence? Maybe, but we don’t really care, because this was still a fantastic book. So many really great moments in such a tiny book. There’s cute Eve and Roarke moments, great moments with Peabody, Feeney and Morris, We meet a new character, Eve in a fancy dress at a ladies tea, multiple explosions, “we almost died” sex… what more could you want?

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Laurell K. Hamilton, author of Rafael. About Rafael: Rafael, king of the wererats, must fight to the death to defend his crown. He wants Anita Blake, one of his closest allies, with him as he faces an opponent unlike any he's faced before. He will ask Anita to risk […] The post Episode 477-With Laurell K Hamilton appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

This week's episode is a rebroadcast of episode 25, where we featured two librarians from the Northeast Regional branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Mk Eagle and Hannah Elliott talked about Books and Brews 502, which is similar to the Library's summer reading program for kids, except it is for adults and can include beer and coffee. While Hannah has now moved to Jefferson County Public Schools, mk is still at LFPL and provided us with an update for this year's program, which, like everything, is different due to COVID. Books and Brews 502 runs from December 1, 2020 -February 29, 2021. Mk says the main difference is that there will be no pop-up libraries. Instead, folks can check in at seven local breweries during their respective weeks in December, January, and February. Or Books and Brews 502 participants can check-in in the two participating coffee shops at anytime during those months. Mk says the free book giveaways will be exclusively at Against the Grain's Public House the second week of each month, but there won't be browsing. Instead, tell your bartender you're participating in Books and Brews and get handed a surprise book. How cool is that? Books, and coffee or beer brews go perfectly together. For more details about the program go to www.lfpl.org Books mentioned in this episode: 1- Laurell K. Hamilton, Anita Blake series 2- Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa Kroger and Melanie Anderson 3- Chi's Sweet Home by Kanata Konami 4- Exquisite Corpse by Penelope Bagieu 5- The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Yep, she's back! We are very excited to talk with Laurell about her current release "Sucker Punch." Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American multi-genre writer. She is best known as the author of two series of stories, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Merry Gentry. Her New York Times-bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series centers on Anita Blake, a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural consultant for the police, which includes novels, short story collections, and comic books. Six million copies of Anita Blake novels are in print. Her New York Times-bestselling Merry Gentry series centers on Meredith Gentry, Princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie, a private detective facing repeated assassination attempts. Both fantasy series follow their protagonists as they gain in power and deal with the dangerous “realities” of worlds in which creatures of legend live. "Sucker Punch": A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned—but what if the wrong person is about to be killed? When a fellow U.S. Marshal asks Anita Blake to fly to a tiny community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on an emergency consult, she knows time is running short. When she arrives, there is plenty of proof that a young wereleopard killed his uncle in the most gruesome and bloody way possible. As the mounting evidence points to him, a warrant of execution is already under way. But something seems off about the murder, and Anita has been asked for her expert opinion on the crime scene. Despite escalating pressure from local cops and the family's cries for justice for their dead patriarch, Anita quickly realizes that the evidence doesn't quite add up. Time is against Anita, as the tight-knit community is up in arms and its fear of supernaturals is growing. She races to uncover the truth and determine whether the Marshals have caught the killer or are about to execute an innocent man—all in the name of justice.

www.alistaircross.com/ www.tamarathorne.com/ Tamara Thorne first published in 1991, and since then she has written many more novels, including international bestsellers Haunted, Bad Things, Moonfall, Eternity and The Sorority. Brimstone is her latest solo novel. The first horror thriller in her new Fort Charles series will debut later this year. A lifelong lover of ghost stories, she is currently working on several collaborations with Alistair Cross, including the next novel in The Ravencrest Saga series. Alistair Cross grew up on horror novels and scary movies, and by the age of eight, began writing his own stories. First published in 2012, he has since co-authored The Cliffhouse Haunting, Mother, Darling Girls, and The Ravencrest Saga with Tamara Thorne. His debut solo novel, The Crimson Corset, was an Amazon bestseller and he's written several more since then. The third book in his Vampires of Crimson Cove series, The Black Wasp, will be published later this year. In collaboration, Thorne and Cross are currently writing several novels and they also host the horror-themed radio show Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! which has featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of Hellraiser 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, Kim Harrison of the Hollows series, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore. VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. Host/Gothic Horror novelist Jennifer Anne Gordon (with help from co-hosts/authors Allison Martine and Trisha Mckee) chat with some of the best authors of the day. www.jenniferannegordon.com www.trishamckee.com https://www.facebook.com/Allison-Martine-Author-107625597566183 www.patreon.com/JenniferAnneGordon @Copyrighted by Authors on the Air

Happy New Book Tuesday! It's the start of a new month, which means there's a bunch of new titles, along with some delightful events!    Events This Week: Tuesday, August 4th: Christopher Reich Wednesday, August 5th: Alex Segura  Thursday, August 6th: Daniel Kraus  Monday, August 10th: Robin LaFevers   New This Week: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer  The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed  Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir  The Last Mrs. Summers by Rhys Bowen  The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews  Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall by Alex Segura  Sucker Punch by Laurell K. Hamilton  You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria  The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan  The Living Dead by George A. Romera & Daniel Kraus  Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim  Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston  Queen of the Nile by Mike Maihack  Igniting Darkness by Robin LaFevers  They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman  The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis  The Palace by Christopher Reich    You can now find us on YouTube! Enjoy some of our recent virtual events here! Special thanks to Austin Farmer for letting us use the track "Kill the Farm Boy", from his album Bookshelf Symphony Orchestra!  Send us your questions to podcast@mystgalaxy.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!  And support the store by ordering books at mystgalaxy.com! 

Join us for a look down memory lane at a classic episode from ThisWeekInGeek's past!"Today we speak to the most famed authoress in geekdom, author of the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series, Laurell K. Hamilton."Originally Aired in 2007Your Geekmasters:Mike "The Birdman" Dodd - https://twitter.com/BirdmanDoddAlex "The Producer" - https://twitter.comDeThPhaseTWIGFeedback for the show?:Email: Feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekSubscribe to our classic/best of episodes here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/this-week-in-geek-classicYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1BfUrFWqEYha8IYiluMyAiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/this-week-in-geek-classic/id1468341990Spotify: spotify:show:0BHP4gkzubuCsJBhU3oNWXCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162783Visit Our Website & Subscribe To The Main Show: http://www.thisweekingeek.net

Story anthology Noir Fatale editors and authors roundtable featuring Larry Correia, Laurell K. Hamilton, Robert Buettner, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Chris Smith, Alistair Kimble, and Griffin Barber, Part 2 of 2. Editors and authors discuss their stories in a collection that features the femme fatale character from noir fiction in a science fiction and fantasy setting; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 43.

Story anthology Noir Fatale editors and authors roundtable featuring Larry Correia, Laurell K. Hamilton, Robert Buettner, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Chris Smith, Alistair Kimble, and Griffin Barber, Part 1 of 2. Editors and authors discuss their stories in a collection that features the femme fatale character from noir fiction in a science fiction and fantasy setting; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 42.

Anita Blake is good at her job, maybe too good. When the master vampire of the city wants her to investigate some killings she is not given much of a choice. While light on sex this book does give us a lot of strippers, sex parties, and kink. Join us for a conversation about flipping the script on the typical damsel in distress story. ***We would love and appreciate if you could Subscribe then Rate & Review us on iTunes! Follow us @ShhhDirtyBooks on FB, IG, Twitter as well as on our website at ShhhDirtyBooks.com. Thank you for joining us!*** Music by Jim Townsend

Highlights from our conversation: How the world has changed in the 25 years she's been writing the series in terms of feminism, representation, technology, and so much more--and how that has impacted her writing. How social media has changed the world and our interactions with people whose views differ from ours. Why her readers were so distressed when she broke two characters up in the aftermath of 9/11. How she responds to negative fans and the criticism that her series has changed and now has too much sex. Her experiences with polyamory and how it was through research for Anita that she learned about that world. What her research into BDSM looked like in 1997 long before discussions of BDSM were mainstream. Her hilarious first experience in a BDSM club when she knew absolutely nothing. Why you're safer at a BDSM event than at an average bar. How she learned to balance motherhood with her own identity and her art. Can you be happier? Books mentioned in this episode: Serpentine by Laurell K. Hamilton Guilty Pleasures (First in the Anita Blake Series) by Laurell K. Hamilton Different Loving by William and Gloria Brame The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben What You Can Change and What You Can't by Martin E.P. Singleman To keep up with Laurell, you can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook--or on her website. 

We have David Bell, Michael Brandman and Howard Kaplan live on the air today. We will also play the exclusive interview we did with #1 NYT and International Bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. Laurell K. Hamilton: "Serpentine": Vampire hunter Anita Blake has managed to overcome everything she faces. But this time there's a monster that even she doesn't know how to fight... A remote Florida island is the perfect wedding destination for the upcoming nuptials of Anita's fellow U.S. Marshal and best friend Edward. For Anita, the vacation is a welcome break, as it's the first trip she gets to take with just wereleopards Micah and Nathaniel. But it's not all fun and games and bachelor parties... In this tropical paradise Micah discovers a horrific new form of lycanthropy, one that has afflicted a single family for generations. Believed to be the result of an ancient Greek curse, it turns human bodies into a mass of snakes. When long-simmering resentment leads to a big blowout within the wedding party, the last thing Anita needs is more drama. But it finds her anyway when women start disappearing from the hotel, and worse--her own friends and lovers are considered the prime suspects. There's a strange power afoot that Anita has never confronted before, a force that's rendering those around her helpless in its thrall. Unable to face it on her own, Anita is willing to accept help from even the deadliest places. Help that she will most certainly regret--if she survives at all, that is...

Gary Starta is a former journalist who studied English and Journalism at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. His love for science fiction compelled him to write his first novel What Are You Made Of? published in 2006. Inspired by Isaac Asimov, the science fiction novel focuses on intelligent artificial life and whether sentient androids should possess the same rights as humans. The androids in Starta's novel are created as hybrids - part machine, part human - further blurring the line between human and machine. Starta foresees a near future where humans will be forced to decide if intelligent machinery is indeed a life form. Possibly, in this near future, some humans will possess computer enhancements to overcome disabilities becoming hybrids themselves. The line between biological life form and mechanical life form continues to be examined in 2010's Gods of the Machines. 9 Incarnate, along with its preceding Caitlin Diggs (series) novels, Demon Inhibitions, Extreme Liquidation and Blood Web are reminiscent of the The X-files television/movie series. Contemporary authors Laurell K. Hamilton, Rachel Caine, Jim Butcher and Kelly Armstrong also fuel his aspiration to create paranormal suspense. Watch for Diggs and Shay books soon. https://www.amazon.com/Bought-Sun-Dollar-Gary-Starta-ebook/dp/B01N9USYI6/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8  

Gary Starta is a former journalist who studied English and Journalism at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. His love for science fiction compelled him to write his first novel What Are You Made Of? published in 2006. Inspired by Isaac Asimov, the science fiction novel focuses on intelligent artificial life and whether sentient androids should possess the same rights as humans. The androids in Starta's novel are created as hybrids - part machine, part human - further blurring the line between human and machine. Starta foresees a near future where humans will be forced to decide if intelligent machinery is indeed a life form. Possibly, in this near future, some humans will possess computer enhancements to overcome disabilities becoming hybrids themselves. The line between biological life form and mechanical life form continues to be examined in 2010's Gods of the Machines. 9 Incarnate, along with its preceding Caitlin Diggs (series) novels, Demon Inhibitions, Extreme Liquidation and Blood Web are reminiscent of the The X-files television/movie series. Contemporary authors Laurell K. Hamilton, Rachel Caine, Jim Butcher and Kelly Armstrong also fuel his aspiration to create paranormal suspense. Watch for Diggs and Shay books soon. Starta's crime novella ' Murder By Association' blends mystery with forensic investigation. It is a departure from previous books because it contains no science fiction or paranormal elements. Its follow up is 2012's Kindred Killers. Additionally, Starta foresees his 2008 novella ' Alzabreah's Garden ' - a fantasy romance - as another out-of-the-box effort.  Coalescence begins a trilogy including forthcoming Time Wanderer and Obsolescence. If you like zombies, check out Dead Market, as a vice cop battles the evil machinations of Big Pharma.  

Hello there listeners! BRB Geek Speak returns for another week and we have a surprise! We have a guest for this episode, and, no, none of the regular Geek Speaks hosts are missing! Josh, you might know him as Bleezeboy, has joined Lauren, Monica and Alex for this episode to geek out about recent betas, new TV shows, slightly questionable books and, of course, Halo porn! Time-Waster of the Week: Ahoy YouTube Channel  Monica and Josh played The Division beta Lauren played The Witness, spoiler time stamps for the ending - 19.07 - 27.43 Alex tries to explain The Expanse (and fails, sorry) Josh, unfortunately doesn't talk about Halo Porn, but he did watch Lucifer We also talk about Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series Check out Mon's drawing of Lauren and Unicorn Cthulhu Listener's question - What is criminally underrated or overrated movie/game/comic/show? (Thanks Diarmuid!)

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton, Mistral's Kiss

Dragon*Con 2008 Part 2/ Laurell K. Hamilton. Mai Tais. Trader Vic's. Death in the Family. Yeah, that about covers it.