Podcasts about Sookie Stackhouse

Today I am doing another visual podcast thanks to Riverside. Today on the Daily with SylStein I am talking about the book by Author Amy Peters and her Writer's Devotional. I am also talking all about author Charlaine Harris who is New York Times Best Selling Author and is the creator of The Sookie Stackhouse novels and this led to Alan Ball creating the series, True Blood on HBO. You can find all of her books on www.charlaineharris.com. and I am also talking about my book, The Diary of a Broken Father. I hope you will also check it out. I also hope you will subscribe to the podcast through Spotify for podcasters, you can find it on Spotify, Apple, Overcast etc. Hope you enjoy! All music provided by Garage band.

L'amour peut revêtir de nombreux traits et c'est, là, justement la trame de Modern Love, série au casting incroyable désormais disponible sur M6+. De la protection quasi-paternelle entre un portier d'un immeuble new-yorkais et une de ses jeunes résidentes tentant de se dépatouiller avec une vie amoureuse chaotique, à un couple usé cherchant à sauver leur idylle, en passant par une amitié salvatrice ou à des rendez-vous ratés, l'amour, ce sentiment qui pousse à vouloir du bien à une autre personne, n'est pas nécessairement amoureux ! Et chacun des épisodes qui raconte une histoire inédite avec des nouveaux personnages, en est la preuve. Tour à tour drôle, émouvante et profonde, Modern Love est une série universelle sans âge et sans genre disponible dans son intégralité sur la nouvelle plateforme de streaming de M6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=650Mt63HIBU Modern love : une série juste sur le sentiment amoureux Adaptation romanesque de vrais témoignages qui fait les beaux jours d'une chronique du New York Times du même nom, Modern Love est une série qui essaie d'encapsuler le plus grand nombre de relations affectives utilisant, pour ce faire, un casting qui exsude le mot « talent ». Des relations affectives au sens large du terme qui confèrent à la série toute son originalité et son universalité. N'importe quel être humain peut se projeter dans l'un des épisodes et reconnaître qu'il a été aimé, d'une manière ou d'une autre. Et pour faire passer ce message, la production a fait appel à des acteurs dont les noms devraient faire tourner la tête des sériephiles. Ainsi, on retrouve Tina Fey, actrice et créatrice de 30 Rock, Olivia Cooke, qui interprète actuellement Alicent Hightower dans House of the Dragon, Kit Harington, qui jouait Jon Snow dans la série mère Game of Thrones, Cristin Milioti, la mère de How I Met Your Mother, John Slattery de Mad Men ou encore Anna Paquin, l'inoubliable Sookie Stackhouse dans True Blood. Quelques visages connus du grand écran font également une apparition dans la série, dont une Anne Hathaway absolument parfaite dans le rôle d'une jeune femme bipolaire qui nous gratifie de surcroît d'un épisode aux airs de comédie musicale taillé spécialement pour elle. Et si une série sur l'amour ne peut évidemment faire l'impasse sur l'émotion, la grande force des intrigues de Modern Love est de ne jamais tomber dans le pathos. Au contraire, les scénaristes ont mis un point d'honneur à garder une légèreté bienvenue – après tout, la série est estampillée comme une comédie – entérinée par le format de 30 min de chaque épisode qui fait naître un rythme enlevé et particulièrement digeste. Une fiction feel good qui se regarde facilement, à consommer sans se rationner ! [bs_show url="modern-love"] La série complète, soit 2 saisons de 8 épisodes, est à retrouver sur M6+. Pour ne rien perdre des intrigues de Modern Love, ajoutez la série à votre profil directement sur le site ou depuis l'application disponible sur iOS et Android.

Jason from Schaefer Door joins us to talk Sveta and Rokus. A WFAN host took heat for mocking Chippy in Queens accent. Pat MacAfee will be returning to College Gameday this fall. Do the young pay for written media? Area codes. Chairman Kurt is interviewing a relationship coach and sex expert later today. The fan page is a hotbed of activity this morning. Sookie Stackhouse. Boomer Screenshots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jason from Schaefer Door joins us to talk Sveta and Rokus. A WFAN host took heat for mocking Chippy in Queens accent. Pat MacAfee will be returning to College Gameday this fall. Do the young pay for written media? Area codes. Chairman Kurt is interviewing a relationship coach and sex expert later today. The fan page is a hotbed of activity this morning. Sookie Stackhouse. Boomer Screenshots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the newest episode of Lynx to the Past,  Maggie Kreis '24 gets to fulfill every creative writing student's dreams when she chats with alumna author Charlaine Harris, Class of 1973!  A prolific writer, her series include the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard mysteries, the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasies, the Harper Connelly urban fantasies, the Midnight, Texas novels, the Cemetery Girl graphic novels (with Christopher Golden), and the Gunnie Rose books, set in an alternate history America. Charlaine has also written many short stories, and together with Toni L.P. Kelner she edited seven themed anthologies. Her books have sold over 39 million copies worldwide! Charlaine Harris details how being a Rhodes alum has impacted her, shares stories from her time here and gives young writers her insight on the field and craft.  

My top five campy shows , the Boys show knocking on True Blood throne for kings of campy , some Mad Monster party expo 2023 shoutouts

Tara is back from vacation and wants to share her take on fantasy fiction!  The Lions of Al Rassan; The Fionavar Tapestry Trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin Between Earth and Sky series by Rebecca Roanhorse The Midnight Bargain; Witchmark by C.L. Polk Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree https://www.thehugoawards.org/ The cozy fantasy series Rebecca couldn't remember is the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris.   Rebecca's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadareadsamericanstyle/ Tara's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onabranchreads/   Canada Reads American Style is now an affiliate of Bookshop.org, where your purchases support local independent bookstores.  Our curated shop includes books discussed on the podcast.  When you purchase a book through our virtual bookshop, a portion of the sales benefits a local bookstore, as well as the podcast, which helps offset the costs of the show. 

Are you, dear listener, a believer? Do you look for things that go bump in the night? Do you listen for a haunting call between the trees? Well then, buckle in, Jackie's taking us on a tour of three of the most popular cryptids in North America, including the rougarou, mothman and (of course) sasquatch, and their appearances in romance novels!Questions/comments/suggestions/cryptid sightings? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Books we mention:Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine HarrisDark Hunters series by Sherrilyn KenyonInterview with a Vampire by Anne RiceSweet Berries by CM NascostaI'm In Love With Mothman by Paige LavoieMoth Wanted by Loki RenardSubterranean by James RollinsBeverley Green's First Adventure by Andrea NeilTwice Shy by Sarah HogleOff the Map by Trish DollerHow to Be a Good Creature by Sy MontgomeryMy Life On the Road by Gloria SteinemDelilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring BlakePictures:Mothman over bridgeEurasian Eagle OwlPatterson's photo of sasquatchTourons (instagram)Sources:American Monsters by Linda S. Godfrey“The Science Behind Bigfoot and Other Monsters” (Hartigan, 2013)“Save the Swamp: But, Beware the “Rougarou”” (Renfro, 2019)ROUGAROU - The Cajun Werewolf EXPLAINED (Freaky Folklore Podcast)"Native American Legends: Stikini" (Native Languages of the Americas, 2020)"Uncanny Georgia: The Ishkitini" (Purciful, 2015)"The Atchafalaya Basin" (Atchafalaya.org)The Atchafalaya River Basin" (The Nature Conservancy)“History of the Rougarou: Louisiana's Werewolf” (Kerner, n.d.)“New Orleans Bayou Creature: The Rougarou" (Poulton, 2019)"Legend of Bigfoot" (Washington National Guard)“Sasquatch” (Encyclopedia Britannica)“Beyond Bigfoot” (American Museum of Natural History)“Why Bigfoot is Getting Nervous” (Blake, 2014)“Bigfoot (Sasquatch) legend” (Walls, 2022)"Halq'eméylem" (Indigenous Education, Abbotsford School District"“How the Bigfoot Legend Began” (Little, 2020)“Big Foot, 1958” (Buhs, 2009)“The Legend of Mothman – Paranormal W.Va.” (Klein, 2021)“The Terrifying Tale of West Virginia's Legendary Specter: The Mothman” (Overdeep, 2022)“An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia” (Mallow, 2021)“All About the Blue Ridge Mountains" (Bluridgemountainlife.com, 2023)"The 8 Oldest Mountain Ranges in the World and Where to Find Them" (Haase, 2023)“Geology of the Appalachian Mountains” (Britannica)“Witchcraft in West Virginia” (ToSalem, 2022)“Cherokee had high regard for owls (Ellison, 2019)

Today's guest is Elsie Silver. Elsie writes small-town romances, and her latest book is Powerless. Powerless is friends to lovers' romance featuring a hockey player and a ballerina. This book has mutual pining, a long road trip, and just a one-bed trope. In this episode, we chat about the following topics:What led her to start writing and publishing booksWe chat about her world because her books are set in two different towns in Canada Why you should read the Chestnut Springs series and where you should start, what to expect from future booksIf you love unrequited love and mutual pining, then you must add Powerless to your TBRWhat type of romance novels has Elsie read? Why she switches genres when she feels slumpy?We share our passion for the Sookie Stackhouse series.SHOWNOTES AND BOOK LINKShttp://WhattoReadNextBlog.comCheck out our YouTube Channel; https://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/youtubeMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/sunnyLicense code: 0RDRBKGH6NGQCAXR

Grab your vampire escort, throw on your low-cut jeans, and meet us at Fangtasia for a second helping of the Sookie Stackhouse series.

Much to Mal's joy, we are finally reading the first of the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. Join us on an adventure of some vampire romance, but mostly a murder mystery stuffed with intrigue, deception, prejudice, and a lot of people who should have realized some things a lot sooner. Also, why are so many paranormal romance novels also murder mysteries? What's up with that?Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscryptidsconspiracies@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.

The Novel:Kiss Her Once for MeThe Author:Alison CochrunThe Guest:Bianca aka spooky storyteller, Countess CarmThe Synopsis:One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money.Finding work at a local coffee shop, she's just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop's landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie's financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it's Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real. Show Notes:- The 5th Day of Boobsmas with my favorite spooky storyteller, Bianca- The series that launched so many millennials' romance reading journey: Twilight- What's your favorite holiday tradition or memory? (00:07:05)- Introducing today's Boobsmas read, another Holigays read (00:10:03)- Up the Krampus Quotient - Holiday Tit or Tat (00:12:22)- A brief synopsis for Kiss Her Once for Me (00:23:45)- Great rep or "identity Bingo"? - Do we need to define identities... or can we just let the characters exist?- The one thing missing... that "While You Were Sleeping" has in spades (00:32:43)- Your sexuality is not a trope- Our warped idea of age thanks to media- A couple steamy sexcerpts (00:44:26)- Aro characters for the win- Heart, Humor, Heat, AND Holiday Ratings (00:54:08)- Why are all the vampires rich?!- The 5th Day of Boobsmas jingle courtesy of Cooper BaldwinBooks, Movies, etc. Mentioned in this Episode:- Vampires in romance: from Twilight to the Sookie Stackhouse series and Anne Rice- The Great Dickens Christmas Fair (at the Cow Palace)- The movie that inspired the book: "While You Were Sleeping"- Check out our previous review of Alison Cochrun's The Charm OffensiveOther News:- Tune in for new podcast episodes, new giveaways, and more holiday romance recommendations, all month long for the 12 Days of Boobsmas.- Purchase my DEBUT holiday novella, Meet Me in Los Feliz now!! Links:Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast, on TikTok @b00biespodcast, and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website. 

On this, my 1st video episode of Project Chaney, I sit with Paranoid American. He goes over some of the work he has been researching on one of the taboo topics of conspiracy, Adrenochrome. When and where did this word enter our lexicon? Is it real or just some  vampiric folklore? If one were to order some off the darkweb, what would it look like? Can I find it mentioned by anyone other then Hunter S. Thompson?Is this just another endless psyop to add to the confusions of gated pizza parlors? Or, is there a very real history of people becoming oracles from the substance?Are you ready to find out what Balenciaga has to do with the weather? Could Britney Spears be a real life Sookie Stackhouse? Does fear do something to the quality of the meat? Is there a real reason for the skyrocketing price of EpiPen?Follow the white rabbit.Season 2. Episode 1. For all things Paranoid American, go to ParanoidAmerican.comLike, Subscribe, Tell a Fren.

Looking for some good romance books to spice up your shelves?! Jordy and Sally sit down to discuss their favorite romance books of 2022...and some of the flops they read.    In the second segment, Ashley interviews Charlaine Harris about the fourth novel in her Gunnie Rose series, THE SERPENT IN HEAVEN. The discussion includes world and character building, the surprises Charlaine found when researching, and her thoughts about gratitude and its purpose in the story. Ashley, of course, asks Charlaine about Sookie Stackhouse and her impact in storytelling and pop culture.    Book content warning: death, murder, physical violence, kidnapping, suicide, illness   Sally's reads:   You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Herring Blake The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall The Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake   Jordy's reads:    Love In the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper Tweet Cute by Emma Lord A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams   Read Charlaine Harris's latest book:  The Serpent in Heaven   Chalrlaine's book Stores of choice:  The Poisoned Pen Arts & Letters Octavia Books   Support our hosts & guests:   Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Jordy: Instagram   Follow Charlaine: Facebook // Instagram // Twitter Follow Ashley: Twitter // Website   Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited by Niba and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

https://charlaineharris.com/ Charlaine Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi, and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area in the middle of a cotton field. Though her early works consisted largely of poems about ghosts and, later, teenage angst, she wrote plays when she attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and started writing novels a few years later. After publishing two stand-alone mysteries, Harris launched a light-hearted mystery series 'starring' Georgia librarian Aurora Teagarden. The first of the eight books, Real Murders, was shortlisted for Best Novel in the 1990 Agatha Awards. In 1996, she released the first of the much darker Shakespeare mysteries, featuring the amateur sleuth Lily Bard, a karate student who makes her living cleaning houses. Charlaine Harris then wrote the first of her Southern vampire mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse, the quirky, telepathic waitress who works in a bar in the fictional Northern Louisiana town of Bon Temps. Dead Until Dark won the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Mystery. It also won Harris a whole new fan club of devoted readers and pushed her into the bestseller lists. The Sookie Stackhouse series, in which Sookie has to deal with vampires, werecreatures and other supernatural folk - not to mention her own complicated love life - was also instrumental in creating the urban fantasy genre. Harris's newest series features Harper Connelly, a young woman who, after being struck by lightning, finds herself able to locate the bodies of the dead and to determine the cause of their death. There are four Harper titles (Grave Sight, Grave Surprise, An Ice Cold Grave and Grave Secret). VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. And VOX VOMITUS has been going “horribly wrong” in the best way possible for the past TWO YEARS! Host Jennifer Anne Gordon, award-winning gothic horror novelist and Co-Host Allison Martine, 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 dozens more in the last year alone. Pantsers, plotters, and those in between have talked everything from the “vomit draft” to the publishing process, dream-cast movies that are already getting made, and celebrated wins as the author-guests continue to shine all over the globe. 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 #Charlaine Harris #TheSerpentinHeaven #trueblood --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/voxvomitus/support

It's spooky season, friends, and we are ready for it! Join us in celebrating the festival of Samhain with our borderline raucous review of Dead to the World, by Charlaine Harris—otherwise known as True Blood, Season 4. When sexy vampire Eric Northman loses his memory, and with her brother, Jason, missing, Sookie Stackhouse must ignore her New Years resolution (to not get beaten up) and put her life on the line to help the supes of Bon Temps. Also discussed: the library is magical, 965 Million is a big number, please don't put your hand down the back of our pants, and we—as Americans—don't automatically fuck British people as soon as you hit or shores (although it's not out of the question). Also, Rae hops in her time machine to talk to 2004 Rae, so enjoy that. You can purchase Dead to the World on Amazon, inquire at your local bookstore, or do what Veronica did and get it from the library. Up Next: Page 2 Screen next week with True Blood Season 4 What We're Reading Of Roses and Rituals - S.L. Prater (10/24) - it's $0.00, y'all! Perfect Secret - Molly McLain --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chicklitbookclub/support

Whoa, happy season three! The lights are back on at GITM headquarters & Stef (@witchxpudding) & L (@nocturnical) are shooting the shit like they did in the great old days. We're talking about ball-sack shaped creatures that are older than the concept of being old, anti-marxist marshmallow fluff, & that guy that played Sookie Stackhouse's brother before he accepted the role of a lifetime putting parts of his body in a cursed gloryhole. This week's showrunner & editor is L. Rough timestamps: The Void, 2:15; The Stuff, 8:35; Glorious, 16:00. Visit us at ghostinthemagazine.site or follow us on twitter @gitmpodcast. Thank you Nate for the tunes, soundcloud.com/nfr-1.

A vampire comes to Bon Temps, Louisiana and falls for Sookie Stackhouse. Meanwhile, her oversexed brother, Jason, gets wrapped up in a murder he didn't commit. Or at least, he thinks he didn't commit. Sookie struggles to balance her attraction to Bill the Vampire with her obligations to family and friends. Oh, and she's telepathic.   Hear us discuss… This is a very adult, very HBO take on vampires The pacing and opening credits sequence Our stereotypical understanding of the Deep South Vampires as a metaphor for marginalized people How Bill stacks up to other fictional vampire love interests   Trigger warnings Murder, racism, sex  

Welcome to True Blood July! Leah and Bri will be discussing the TV show True Blood (2008-2014) for the rest of the month. It's hot outside, and we know you're thirsty.  This is the first episode of the series, although the episodes don't necessarily have to be listened to in order. We will discuss a different group of characters in each episode; we aren't going through the series season by season or discussing anything chronologically. In conjunction with our series, we're running a Best True Blood Character bracket on our social media accounts. Be sure to check that out and vote for your faves!In this episode, we discuss Sookie and Jason Stackhouse, as well as the employees of Merlotte's Bar and Grill. The episode is marked explicit for a few f-bombs, as usual.Sound effects credits: “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org (https://freesound.org/s/322377/) "Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org (https://freesound.org/s/411791/) Support the show

The Novel: A Certain AppealThe Author: Vanessa KingThe Guest: Queenie von Curves, burlesque artist and producer of Bare Book Club MinneapolisThe Synopsis:After a betrayal derailed her interior design career, Liz Bennet found a fresh start in New York. Now an executive assistant by day and stage kitten by night, she's discovered a second home with the performers at Meryton, Manhattan's top-tier burlesque venue. Love's the last thing on her mind when she locks eyes with Will Darcy across the crowded club. The spark between them is undeniable--that is, until she overhears the uptight wealth manager call her merely "tolerable."Bennet is determined to write Darcy off, but once their besties fall head-over-heels, they're thrown into each other's orbit again and again. Each encounter begins to feel more heated than the last, but is their chemistry enough to topple that terrible first impression? What's more, when a charming newcomer arrives on the scene with accusations against Darcy, his claims leave Bennet torn. And when a sudden development leaves Meryton's fate in jeopardy, she will have to decide who to trust in time to salvage her design dreams, her heart, and the stage she shares with her found family... Show Notes:- Discussing the film "Burlesque" with Queenie, a burlesque performer - Healing and exploring our trauma throw art- Find your local chapter of Bare Book Club- Introducing today's read, A Certain Appeal - a romance set within the world of burlesque (00:16:42)- A modern retelling of a Jane Austen classic - A brief synopsis for A Certain Appeal (00:21:31)- Dispelling a few stereotypes about romance - All of the connections to Pride and Prejudice - "It's about the sizzle, not the steak." - The different levels of intimacy- "Fact checking" for accuracy with the burlesque expert (00:41:53)- A few steamy sexcerpts, but really... it's all in the banter and eye contact (00:47:16)- Some early romantic influences, from Sweet Valley High to Twilight- The level of continuous consent is *chef's kiss* - Heart, Humor & Heat Ratings (01:09:05)- More romance in Queenie's future?Books & Other Media Mentioned: - The best (and worst) of burlesque-ish movies: "Burlesque", "Cabaret", and "Showgirls"- The Curvy Canvas, as featured in the Feminist Book Club box- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Nicole Byer's podcast, Why Won't You Date Me? - Sweet Valley books - The Sookie Stackhouse series (aka the books that inspired "True Blood") Links:Follow Boobies & Noobies on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @boobiespodcast and check out our blog, merch, and more on our brand new Boobies & Noobies website. Support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $1/month.

Amanda and Jenn discuss books for dealing with homophobia, novels from around the world, and a variety of cozy reads in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Feedback The Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Brigg for this and also any Charlaine Harris supernatural series (The Sookie Stackhouse series; Midnight, Texas; Grave series) (rec'd by Julie) The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews and Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (rec'd by Amanda) Books Discussed Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawab Judith Butler Interview regarding feminism and transphobia (and a follow-up) Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers The Immortals of Tehran by Alireza Taheri Araghi (TW suicide) Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (cw: slavery and related violences) Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (tw graphic harm to children, suicide) The Cutting Season by Attica Locke (cw: violence against women and children) The Man with the Poison Gun by Serhii Plokhy The She-Devil in the Mirror by Horacio Castellanos Moya, rec'd by Vanessa Diaz From Duke Till Dawn by Eva Leigh The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris (cw: gory violence, mention of rape) This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For listener feedback and questions, as well as a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Wine Wednesday! We are back with another installment in our special series, The Pilot Project.  Terence Johnson returns this week to discuss the pilot episode of one of our favorite guilty pleasure shows, True Blood.  It turns out that Terence and I had a LOT to say about True Blood, so this week you will get our main discussion on the pilot and next week we will have  a bonus spoiler segment in which Terence and I discuss the series as a whole. It's also worth noting that by the end of the first segment, a LOT of wine had been consumed and it shows.We kick things off by talking about what drew us to the True Blood pilot and whether either one of us read the source material.  Of course we talk about the show's theme song and the very memorable opening sequence.Following that, we get into the Qs that need some As.  We discuss the opening sequence and how Alan Ball introduced us to the world of Bon Temps.  We also put a modern day lens on True Blood and discuss whether we would be open to dating a vampire and if we would have curiosity about vampire blood.  You know we can't discuss a show about supernaturals or superheroes without sharing which special ability we would want.Of course we get into the Bill and Sookie of it all - their introduction, their chemistry, and the preview into their taboo love that we see in the pilot episode.  In honor of Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer meeting and falling in love on the set of True Blood, we discuss some of our favorite couples who met on the set.We also get into the episode standouts, which of course includes a salute to the very talented Nelsan Ellis (RIP).  We then give our final elevator pitch as to why you might want to continue watching True Blood and then things get thirsty!Thanks so much for listening! Friendly reminder - we drink, we know things, and we use adult language.  Be sure to follow and support Terence here: his website, his Twitter account, and his IG.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @MoreWinePod! Send longer feedback to morewinepod@gmail.com.  Be sure to check out our prior episodes on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Claws, The Walking Dead, Teen Wolf,  Euphoria, The Sopranos,  Orphan Black, Big Sky, Manifest, Pose, Bob's Burgers, and Black Ass Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/morewinepod)

Join me this week while I share my all-time favorite book series.  Enjoy a Shiner Candied Pecan Porter to help get you in the mood for this Southern Mystery Series, that True Blood on HBO was based on.Charlaine Harris https://charlaineharris.com/ Shiner Beerhttps://shiner.com/ Small Town Stereotypeshttps://medium.com/@ryliekbrown/small-town-stereotypes-dispelling-myths-of-life-in-a-small-town-a4b57fa2ad99https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/03/five-myths-about-rural-america/ Support Local Bookstores by Shopping for books at:https://bookshop.org/ Libro.FM – Audio books that support Local bookstores:https://libro.fm/ Find my sponsors:1uptilsunup on @1uptilsunup on; TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeAvenue Coffee is on Facebook and at: avenue-coffee.com    Find me on Twitter, Instagram and email.  @dontreaddrunk dontreaddrunk.buzzsprout.com dontreaddrunk@gmail.com 

In this Thanksgivingish episode, the ladies talk about Potatoes. A lot of Potatoes. Also another Christmas tree shortage, and going to the movies again.  Vices include Potatoes and maybe green bean casserole but mostly potatoes.  Lee is reading Sookie Stackhouse and Victoria is re-reading Sapphire Flames for comfort and joyu. 

This week we celebrate Allhallowtide by chatting proper chocolate to pbutter ratios, Sookie Stackhouse, and the next SJ Maas book.  Vices include Reese's, Vegan Rueben sandwiches, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Lee is reading Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles & Victoria is reading Ghostland by Colin Dickey.  Come sit with us! 

With Seth off this week Dasher and Ian took it upon themselves to cover something Seth will never ever ever watch. We talk about HBO's series "True Blood."Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/pressplaypodcast)

Natalie and Max are taking a trip down memory lane with their review of True Blood season 1. The HBO vampire drama is a favorite of both of the hosts, and they'll now be doing biweekly episodes covering each season. What could beat discussions about Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton? And what about that upcoming True Blood reboot? Don't forget to go to https://www.Manscaped.com and use the promo code FANSIDED20 to get 20% OFF YOUR ORDER AND FREE SHIPPING! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered what it would like to date a Vampire? Did you love Twilight when you were in high school but wished for more sexy stuff and less staring into each other's eyes with longing? This week The Real Friends talk about it all when they discuss book one of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.   Dead Until Dark in one sentence: Mary Paige: Yet another vampire book, and I didn't hate it. Erica: Southern Twilight, but with way more murder! Courtney: That book where there's a serial murderer on the loose but the focus is on a budding romance. Read along with us! Here's what's next: 8/17: People We Meet on Vacation   8/31: How to Do Nothing 9/14: Ready Player 2

This week, dive into the fifth installment of the HBO MAX Showdown! We asked ourselves, "Should we cancel or keep HBO MAX?" and decided to make a challenge of finding content worth staying subscribed. In today's episode, Schmee introduced Riker to True Blood (HBO MAX) with just the pilot episode, "Strange Love." We discuss how effectively the pilot established the genre for the show, introduced the characters, presented the plot for the season/series to come, and hooked us to watch more. Possible Reboot in the Works: https://www.tvfanatic.com/2021/02/truth-seekers-canceled-at-amazon/ Twitter: @PilotsThePod | Facebook: www.facebook.com/PilotsThePodcast | Instagram: www.instagram.com/pilotsthepodcast/ Check out our website at www.PilotsThePodcast.com.

We have started a new YouTube channel called Suspense Video, where this interview is also posted. We are releasing the audio of this interview on our podcast. Charlaine Harris was born in the Mississippi Delta. Her father was a farmer and then a school principal, and her mother was a librarian. Charlaine was educated at public schools and attended Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. Two thousand twenty-one will mark Charlaine's fortieth year as a published writer. She has written two stand-alones, and her series include the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard mysteries, the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasies, the Harper Connelly urban fantasies, the Midnight, Texas novels, the Cemetery Girl graphic novels (with Christopher Golden), and the Gunnie Rose books, set in an alternate history America. Charlaine has also written many short stories, and together with Toni L.P. Kelner she edited seven themed anthologies (and had great fun). The television series “True Blood” was based on Charlaine's Sookie Stackhouse novels. Hallmark Movies and Mysteries is still showing a series of movies created about the Aurora Teagarden character, and for two seasons “Midnight, Texas” was on the air. Two of her other series are in production. Charlaine belongs to several professional organizations and is an avid reader. She and her husband live on a cliff overlooking the Brazos River with their rescue dogs. Charlaine has the joy of being a grandmother, and she attends the Episcopalian church.

First Draft Episode #304: Chris Grabenstein Chris Grabenstein is the New York Times bestselling author of the Lemoncello series, the Wonderland series, the Haunted Mystery series, and The Island of Dr. Libris. He is also the co-author, with James Patterson, of the #1 Bestsellers I Funny, House of Robots, Max Einstein and many others. He joins to talk about his newest middle grade series, Dog Squad, out now! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Mad Magazine Rocky & Bullwinkle (TV show) The Twilight Zone (TV show) Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White American Heritage magazine Bruce Willis (actor) Kathy Kinney (comedic actor) Jane Brucker ((comedic actor) James Patterson is the world’s bestselling writer, known for the Alex Cross series, the Women’s Murder Club series, the Michael Bennett series, and many more Cheers (TV show) Michael Bay (producer, director) Woody Harrrelson (actor) Orlando Jones (actor, writer) On Writing by Stephen King Kiss the Girls, Along Came a Spider, and Pop Goes the Weasel are some of the nursery-rhyme-themed James Patterson books that inspired Chris to name his first detective novels after carnival rides Shine by Chris and J.J. Grabenstein Robin Williams (actor, comedian) Jim Henson (creator of The Muppets) Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of mysteries and urban fantasy novels, including the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasies (which inspired the True Blood TV show), the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard mysteries, the Harper Connelly urban fantasies, the Midnight, Texas novels, and the Gunnie Rose books, set in an alternate history America. Beth Hughes, illustrator of Dog Squad The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators How to Write a Mystery edited by Lee Child  

This is a quick note to announce our new podcast: Living Dead in Austin. We're (re)reading the Southern Vampire Mysteries, aka the Sookie Stackhouse books, by Charlaine Harris! Check us out at livingdeadinaustin.com

Announcing our new podcast: Living Dead in Austin. We're (re)reading the Southern Vampire Mysteries, aka the Sookie Stackhouse books, by Charlaine Harris! Check us out at livingdeadinaustin.com.

In honor of Valentine's Day, Max and Natalie are looking back at some of the most iconic couples in horror movie and TV history, as well as weighing in on their favorites. Some romances are far more toxic than others, and some are just straight-up couple goals. And yes, they absolutely had to discuss Sookie Stackhouse's love life from True Blood extensively. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dead until dark by author Charlene Harris. This is the first book of 13 books in the series of Sookie Stackhouse books. This book goes with the show true blood on HBO. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"I love relationships. I like observing them. I like thinking about them. I like back in the olden days going to the coffee shop and sitting there with my coffee and my laptop pretending to write and watching people around me," today's guest, Liz Crowe, tells me. Liz Crowe is a novelist who has published more than 25 books with two more coming soon. Her focus is romance but before you put her in a box of stereotypical romance authors, you'll have to wait. Liz is a serious writer whose books push the parameters of conventional romance novels. As Liz says her characters get into "messy situations" and she's not into HEA, short for "Happily Ever After," which is most often a requirement of romance publishers. At the core of every novel she pens is this fascination with relationships and how the evolve--or don't--and how they affect people.For her writing process, Liz admits to being "a 100% died-in-the-wool 'pantser'."What is a 'pantser'? (You'll have to listen).Liz decided she wanted to write romance because she fell in love with the work of Charlaine Harris, who is especially known for Sookie Stackhouse series picked up for the HBO True Blood series. Liz’s characters are both snarky and humorous—much like she is--as well as authentic and, she admits, troublesome. In our conversation we discuss her craft, how she approaches creating the characters who populate her books, her writing process, some of her roadblocks and she offers advice for others who might want to start writing their own fiction. We also discuss how Liz got into writing and how her stints traveling from the States to Istanbul to Japan to London, helps inform her writing. We also discuss her love/hate relationship with horror giant Stephen King, who, while she hasn't loved everything he has written, is a "master of internal dialogue" of his characters and obviously well-loved the world over. Much like Stephen King and other authors in the horror genre, Liz says there are accomplished authors in romance who don't get credit for their mastery of storytelling and writing craft. Our conversation is a deeper dive into the process, the challenges, and the mindset of an authentic, original character who happens to be a published novelist on an upward trajectory. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Liz.Links:FirebrewOther writers Liz loves:Marian Keyes Olivia DadeTalia HibbertNeil GaimanOther mentions:Fermenta, Fermenta is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit trade group initiated by women, committed to education, networking, diversity, and empowerment within the fermented beverage and food industries.Annette May, CiceroneLiz on InstagramLiz on FacebookIntro/Outro Illuminate graciously provided by Wildes

Charlaine Harris—the master of multiple genres including mystery, urban fantasy, graphic novels, and alternative historical fiction—joins the Friends & Fiction authors to chat about the wildly popular HBO series “True Blood” was based on her Sookie Stackhouse novels and the latest book in her Gunnie Rose series, A Longer Fall. http://charlaineharris.com

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2ZGVlZB Read by Ben Aaronovitch, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Sam Peter Jackson, Shvorne Marks, Alex Kingston, Ben Elliot, Felix Grainger, Penelope Rawlins. #LoveAudio Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Ben Aaronovitch. Tales from the Folly is a carefully curated collection that gathers together previously published stories and brand new tales in the same place for the first time. Each tale features a new introduction from the author, filled with insight and anecdote offering the reader a deeper exploration into this absorbing fictional world. This is a must read for any Rivers of London fan. Join Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds and Tobias Winter for a series of perfectly portioned tales. Discover what's haunting a lonely motorway service station, who still wanders the shelves of a popular London bookshop, and what exactly happened to the River Lugg... With an introduction from internationally bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, Charlaine Harris. This collection includes: The Home Crowd Advantage The Domestic The Cockpit The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Granny King of The Rats A Rare Book of Cunning Device A Dedicated Follower of Fashion Favourite Uncle Vanessa Sommer's Other Christmas List Three Rivers, Two Husbands and a Baby Moments One, Two and Three

Charlotte's topic dreams come true with this week's episode of The Lettuce Podcast! She and Laura review the first season of HBO's True Blood and the novel upon which is was based, Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. They chat about Sookie Stackhouse and the fictional town of Bon Temps, argue over the actions of Sam Merlotte, and compare the series to its source material. They also play a round of 1, 2, 3.. S/He's Yours!, share some fun facts, and sip on a homemade True Blood cocktail. The Lettuce Podcast is a garden of entertainment from books to television and everything in between! We cover topics like Harry Potter, Glee, James Bond, Game of Thrones, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and much more. Blog: thelettucepodcast.blogspot.com Facebook: facebook.com/thelettucepod Twitter: @TheLettucePod Instagram: @TheLettucePod The Lettuce Podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Spotify, and Podcast Addict.

We're bringing you a whole whack of Star Wars news: even more Mandalorian on its way, some great Cassian Andor (Rogue One) series casting, the shapers of the Obi Wan series have been announced, & we discuss a new series announcement that's resulting in some ridiculous internet bs. There's a new comic set in Firefly ‘verse on it's way, that has us soaring like a leaf on the wind. We share some exciting new series that are being adapted for TV, as well as giving you our picks on what's new to streaming platforms. New game arrivals and announcements abound too and T talks Last of Us 2, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and more. We let you know about some of the wonderful things that happened in May's pop culture history from Dracula to Betty White, and we both get between the covers for our Guilty Pleasure and Hidden Treasure, as K talks Sookie Stackhouse, a novel series about vampires & fairies & weres (oh my) and T discusses We Stand On Guard from a very talented writer and Ottawa native.

This week we talk about Jumanji, The Sweetest Fig, Polar Express, The Giving Tree, The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, Roald Dahl, Curious George goes to the Hospital, Nurse Nancy, The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, Little House on the Prairie, Black Stallion Series, Possum come a knockin, Sookie Stackhouse, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Chasing Christmas Eve, The Lunar Chronicles, Percy Jackson

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcasting platform — and while you’re there, please leave us a like or a review!In two weeks, we’re getting more current! The read is Sarah’s Pick, Sierra Simone’s Priest, which is an erotic romance in first-person hero POV, featuring a priest and an exotic dancer (NB: She is not Catholic). If sex in church is your concern, maybe skip this one, but also know that there’s a lot fo religious allegory in here that is fascinating and brilliant. Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo or your local indie.Show Notes- JR Ward's first pen name was Jessica Bird.- Despite Jen's joke about Proust, she's never actually read him.- Some of the most famous vampire books in fiction were Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire and Queen of the Damned. And let's not forget Twilight.- In romance, you should check out the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands, or any number of books by Jeaniene Frost. Nalini Singh's Guild Hunters series has a vampire hunter. Sherrilyn Kenyon also has lots of books in this category. In urban fantasy, of course there was the Sookie Stackhouse series, and it's TV adaptation True Blood.- In fact, the 90s were full of vampires in the movies and on TV: Keanu Reeves in Bram Stoker's Dracula, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and if you've never seen it, the opening scene from Blade that Jen mentioned.- Sarah would like you to consider the fact that very few people know who Mary Shelley is, but Francis Ford Coppola made a blockbuster movie with Bram Stoker's name in the actual title because patriarchy is a helluva drug.- Is it romance or urban fantasy?- The JR Ward interview was in Louisville Magazine.- The Wicked Wallflowers interviewed JR Ward and it's just terrific.- Jen read all the RITAs, and she reviewed Consumed in the romantic suspense category and Dearest Ivie in the paranormal category.- All about sawed-off shotguns.- Sarah said John Michael, but OF COURSE she meant John Matthew. Maybe you should read Lover John Matthew and Xhex.- Mary Bly's article about the Black Dagger Brotherhood appears in New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction.- The Lessers as Incels. -Caldwell is like the world of Gotham... and why it seems so nihilistic.-Beth and Wrath's story continues in The King, or as we like to call it here at Fated Mates, Lover Wrath and Beth Part 2.- It's Lover Phury and Cormia, and then Lover Rhevenge and Ehlena, and Lover Quinn and Blay.- The Susan Faludi book Sarah mentioned is called The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America.- We don't think Beth is a Mary Sue, and JR Ward doesn't either. -A guide to the waves of feminism.- A ferrari doesn't weight 2000 tons. A ton is 2000 pounds.- Wellsie is maybe a stand in for Smith vs. Wellesley.- Jen was reading Native Son in college when her professor told her blindness is always a symbol. Oedipus blinded himself, and oracles are seers are often blind. Daredevil is blind and can still kick your ass. The other most famous Blind King Jen could find is in Assassin's Creed.- Next up is Priest by Sierra Simone.

Hey HBs! We're here with part 1 of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, the first book in the Southern Vampire series or, as we like to call it, the Sookie Stackhouse series! This was a foundational book in Erin's romance-loving career and she will defend Sookie and Bill's perfection until true death. Meanwhile, Melody is more of a show girl, soooo... Bonus Content: Erin's post-army haircut!, Mel was a little bored with Sookie (partially because she's not in a great mental/emotional state), Ryan Kwanten doing yoga (drool), the excellence that is Dillards on a sexy vampire, and more! 

There has never been more opportunities for writers and storytellers than ever in the history of publishing, and Episode 52 of the Kobo Writing Life Podcast demonstrates yet another amazing opportunity that exists for writers. KWL Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Jean Leggett co-founder of One More Story Games, a company from Barrie, Ontario that has developed a storytelling platform with a team of gamers, geeks, storytellers and programmers that creates a community for collaborative story game opportunities. In the interview, Mark and Jean discuss: Jean's background as a recovering Haiku addict and recovering stand-up comedian How Jean's love of storytelling combined with her husband's similar love and a computer science background and background working in the games industry led to the formation of One More Story Games The underlying concept of bringing more reading into the game space How the experience of these games is similar to the “Choose Your Own Adventure” branching narrative experiences StoryStylus – the story creation platform that helps creators break down the elements of story (such as people, places, things, relationships, conversation and dialogue, etc) that publishes to an interactive games marketplace The fact that you don't need to be a programmer to be part of creating an interactive story game and how virtually any writer could participate in this process. (With a reminder that “Beta” means “patient, early adopters”) A writer, photographer and graphic designer in Tillsonburg, Ontario (Dan Wilkins) who is writing an 8 part series for One More Story Games and involving real people, such as the town's mayor as characters in the story    The manner by which a platform like this seems ideal for mystery stories, but the manner by which science fiction and adventure stories have already been built for it The exciting announcement that One More Story Games will be working with New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris (author of the Sookie Stackhouse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sookie_Stackhouse - novels which have been adapted into the True Blue television series) to adapt her novel Shakespeare's Landlord How the Charlaine Harris project will include a “behind the scenes” look at breaking the book itself into various plot points and how it was developed into the interactive storytelling experience (https://onemorestorygames.com/2016/02/16/lily-bard-online/) The idea of making smarter more casual games available to the growing demographic of women consumers in their mid 30's who are interested in and playing these types of games The concept of how a game like this demonstrates the progression of writer to narrative designer for a storyteller Recommendations on how authors who are interested in exploring these opportunities might get started     Links of Interest: One More Story Games One More Story Games on Twitter One More Story Games on Facebook Story Stylus FAQ Charlaine Harris Website   YouTube Tutorial Videos from One More Story Games

AFTERBUZZ TV – True Blood edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of HBO's True Blood. In this show, hosts JC Rubio and Scott Moore discuss episode 9. The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who … Read the rest The post True Blood S:7 | Love Is to Die E:9 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow appeared first on AfterBuzz TV Network.

AFTERBUZZ TV – True Blood edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of HBO's True Blood. In this show, hosts JC Rubio, Scott Moore, and Sara Stretton discuss episode 8 with guest Rutina Wesle. The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, … Read the rest The post True Blood S:7 | Rutina Wesle Guests on Almost Home E:8 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow appeared first on AfterBuzz TV Network.

AFTERBUZZ TV – True Blood edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of HBO's True Blood. In this show, hosts JC Rubio, Scott Moore, Sara Stretton, and Gregg Daniel (Rev Daniels) discuss episode 6. The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, … Read the rest The post True Blood S:7 | Gregg Daniel Guests on Karma E:6 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow appeared first on AfterBuzz TV Network.

AFTERBUZZ TV – True Blood edition, is a weekly “after show” for fans of HBO's True Blood. In this show, hosts Scott Moore, Sara Stretton, and Kristin Carole discuss episode 5. The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in … Read the rest The post True Blood S:7 | Lost Cause E:5 | AfterBuzz TV AfterShow appeared first on AfterBuzz TV Network.

THE LINE, an urban fantasy set in Savannah, Georgia, is the first book of the Witching Savannah series. In his debut as an author, J.D Horn powerfully portrays the Hoodoo underbelly of this genteel and charming small city.Recalling the otherwordly drama of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse, THE LINE is centered on Mercy Taylor, young scion to the most powerful witch family of the south, who has grown up in the shadow of her talented and charismatic twin sister, because unfortunately, she was born without the gift of magic. Mercy has always thought herself content. But when a series of mishaps -- culminating in the death of the Taylor matriarch -- leaves a vacuum in the mystical underpinnings of Savannah, she finds herself thrust into a mystery that could shake her family apart, and unleash a darkness the line of Taylor witches has been keeping at bay for generations.In advance of its release on February 1, the book had already become a best seller on Amazon, reaching #1 in Occult Horror books, Contemporary Science Fiction & Fantasy, Occult Horror Kindle ebooks, and Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Kindle ebooks.J. D. Horn was raised in rural Tennessee, and has since carried a bit of its red clay in him while traveling the world, from Hollywood, to Paris, to Tokyo. He studied comparative literature as an undergrad, focusing on French and Russian in particular. He also holds an MBA in international business and worked as a financial analyst before becoming a novelist. When not writing he is likely running, and he has race bibs from two full marathons and about thirty half marathons.

We dive neckfirst into the realm of southern vampires this week as Jen Usellis Mackay returns to the show to guide us through the first Sookie Stackhouse book, Dead Until Dark. Will we declare it a D-U-D (see what I did there?) or be won over to the supernatural romance genre by Sookie's moxie, Eric's debonair ways, and Bill's “Billness”?  In our Nerd To-Dos, we tackle some Jason Bourne, Halloween preparations, World of Warcraft, and 24.