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I contribute to the podcast Judging More Than Just the Cover: Book Club with Amber Gregg and James Moore. 
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We discuss best-selling books featuring strong leading women. To keep things interesting, we cover a wide range of genres, from psychological thriller to historical spy to horror. We discuss spoilers, so be sure to read the book before the episode airs! The next book choice is always announced at the end of the previous episode, and I'll post it here. 

If you enjoy our podcast, please rate us in your favorite podcast locale and leave us a review to help other book lovers find us. Subscribe so you're the first to get new episodes. 

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Do you have a suggestion for our next book? Reach out on this website or my social media!
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Next Episode:
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Thriller

Latest Episode:
Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck
Literary
Premiered January 2025


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Episode 30:
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
​Contemporary

Premiered in December 2024
Episode 29:
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Fantasy
​Premiered in October 2024


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Episode 28:
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Cozy Fantasy
​Premiered in August 2024


Episode 27:
Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
Speculative
​Premiered in April 2024
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Episode 26:
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy
Premiered in February 2024
Episode 25:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy
​Premeired in November 2023
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Bonus Episode:
James Moore's novella Charlotte
Cozy Mystery/Historical
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Kate Ota's short story "The Undoing of Maggie Jinkowski"
SciFi

Episode 24:
Murder Your Employer: McMasters Guide to Homicide Vol 1 by Rupert Holmes
Dark Academia/Humor
​Premiered in September 2023
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Episode 23:
The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
Spy Thriller
Premiered in April 2023


Episode 22:
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
Romance/Drama
​Premiered March 2023


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Episode 21:
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Domestic Thriller
​Premiered February 2023


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Episode 20:
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Contemporary Drama
Premiered November 2022

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Episode 19:
​Last Day by Luanne Rice
Mystery
Premiered June 2022

Episode 18:
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Speculative Fiction
Premiered February 2022
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Episode 17:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Fiction/Semi-Historical
Premiered January 2022

Episode 16:
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
Science Fiction/Alternate History
Premiered November 2021
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Episode 15:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Gothic/Horror
Premiered August 2021

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Episode 14: 
Outlawed by Anna North
Alternate History/Western
Premiered in June 2021

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Episode 13:
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
​Legal Drama
Premiered in February 2021

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Episode 12:
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Thriller
Premiered in December 2020

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Episode 11:
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
​Horror (Witchcraft)
Premiered in October 2020

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Episode 10: 
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Speculative Humor
Premiered in September 2020

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Episode 9: 
Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Contemporary Romance
Premiered in August 2020

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Episode 8: 
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Fantasy (Post Apocalyptic/Mythology)
Premiered in July 2020
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Loved Trail of Lightning and want to know how I felt about the sequel, Storm of Locusts? I have a review on my blog which gives a non-spoiler summary and my rating. 

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Episode 8: 
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
YA Contemporary
Premiered in June 2020

Sorry for the hiatus! Due to one of us moving, one of us having a baby, and everybody being in lock down, we had some logistical setbacks in late 19/early 20. We're working to resume our normal schedule.
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Episode 7:
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Horror
Premiered October 2019

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Episode 6:
Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear
Crime

Premiered September 2019

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Episode 5:
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
Speculative
Premiered August 2019

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Episode 4:
The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
Magical Realism
Premiered June 2019

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Episode 3: 
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Historical
​Premiered April 2019

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Episode 2:
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Historical Spy
​Premiered April 2019

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Episode 1: 
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Psychological Thriller
​Premiered February 2019

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