EPISODES

Episode 76: Keeping It Real with Kellye Garrett
March 9, 2022

Episode 76: Keeping It Real with Kellye Garrett

Kristen and Layne welcome THE Kellye Garrett to discuss her new domestic suspense novel LIKE A SISTER.

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Episode 75: Social Horror Secrets with Bethany C. Morrow
Feb. 23, 2022

Episode 75: Social Horror Secrets with Bethany C. Morrow

Kristen and Layne chat with Bethany C. Morrow about her chilling new novel CHERISH FARRAH.

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Episode 74: Kristen Bell, Casserole Assassin
Feb. 9, 2022

Episode 74: Kristen Bell, Casserole Assassin

Kristen and Layne provide their expert analysis of Netflix’s satirical domestic suspense series THE WOMAN IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW.

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Episode 73: The Joy of Sex Magic with Sara Gran
Jan. 26, 2022

Episode 73: The Joy of Sex Magic with Sara Gran

Kristen and Layne interview absolute legend Sara Gran about her new novel THE BOOK OF THE MOST PRECIOUS SUBSTANCE.

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Episode 72: Deck the Halls with Shreds of Joy
Dec. 1, 2021

Episode 72: Deck the Halls with Shreds of Joy

Kristen and Layne close out 2021 by sharing some of the things that have kept them sane during this long, strange year.

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Episode 71: Noir-igin Stories with John Copenhaver
Nov. 17, 2021

Episode 71: Noir-igin Stories with John Copenhaver

Kristen welcomes Unlikeable Female Characters' first-ever male guest, author John Copenhaver, to talk about his new novel THE SAVAGE KIND.

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Episode 70: Good for Her
Nov. 3, 2021

Episode 70: Good for Her

Kristen and Layne break down the "Good For Her" genre.

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Episode 69: Rachel Harrison
Oct. 20, 2021

Episode 69: Rachel Harrison

Layne chats with Rachel Harrison about her brand-new witchy feminist horror novel CACKLE.

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Episode 68: The Final Girl
Oct. 6, 2021

Episode 68: The Final Girl

Kristen and Layne take a look at the many faces of the quintessential horror movie heroine, the Final Girl.

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Episode 67: Amanda Jayatissa
Sept. 22, 2021

Episode 67: Amanda Jayatissa

Kristen and Layne interview Amanda Jayatissa about her twisty debut thriller MY SWEET GIRL.

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Episode 66: Fall Reads 2021
Sept. 8, 2021

Episode 66: Fall Reads 2021

Kristen and Layne bring you 30 new fall books to take your mind off the still-raging trashfire of 2021.

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Episode 65: Megan Abbott
Aug. 25, 2021

Episode 65: Megan Abbott

Kristen and Layne chat with Megan Abbott about her deliciously dark (and New York Times bestselling!) ballet thriller THE TURNOUT.

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Episode 64: Jess Montgomery
Aug. 11, 2021

Episode 64: Jess Montgomery

Kristen interviews historical fiction author Jess Montgomery about unruly women, then and now.

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Episode 63: All She Does Is Win
July 28, 2021

Episode 63: All She Does Is Win

Kristen and Layne celebrate the Summer Olympics by screaming about sexism in sports.

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Episode 62: The Woman in the Window
July 14, 2021

Episode 62: The Woman in the Window

Wendy's back, for one episode only! The ladies reunite to hate-watch the film adaptation of A.J. Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW.

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Episode 61: Heather Levy
June 30, 2021

Episode 61: Heather Levy

Layne interviews debut novelist (and her former Pitch Wars mentee!) Heather Levy.

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Episode 60: Cruella
June 16, 2021

Episode 60: Cruella

Kristen and Layne chat about the movie CRUELLA.

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Episode 59: Women and Power with Sara Flannery Murphy
June 2, 2021

Episode 59: Women and Power with Sara Flannery Murphy

Kristen and Layne chat with Sara Flannery Murphy (author of the feminist sci-fi novel GIRL ONE, out now!) about women wielding power, super and otherwise.

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Episode 58: Summer Reads 2021
May 26, 2021

Episode 58: Summer Reads 2021

Fill up your beach bag with Kristen and Layne's summer reading recommendations.

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Episode 57: Heartland Bitches with Rachel Mans McKenny
May 12, 2021

Episode 57: Heartland Bitches with Rachel Mans McKenny

Kristen and Layne are joined by fellow Midwestern lady Rachel Mans McKenny for a deep dive into the phenomenon of "Midwest nice."

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Episode 56: I Hate Men
April 28, 2021

Episode 56: I Hate Men

Kristen and Layne discuss Pauline Harmange's controversial book I HATE MEN.

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Episode 55: Free Britney, Bitch
April 14, 2021

Episode 55: Free Britney, Bitch

Kristen and Layne discuss the documentary FRAMING BRITNEY SPEARS.

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Bonus Episode: Jonathan Mallory Davis
April 1, 2021

Bonus Episode: Jonathan Mallory Davis

In this very special bonus episode, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy bring you an exclusive interview with debut novelist Jonathan Mallory Davis.

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Episode 54: She's Too Pretty to Burn
March 24, 2021

Episode 54: She's Too Pretty to Burn

Wendy’s YA debut drops on March 30th, and we're celebrating with a chat about teenage angst, art crimes, pet wolves, and the mortifying ordeal of being perceived.

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