Ashley Winstead's Midnight Is The Darkest Hour: Fangirl Culture, Rebellion, Vampires and Rigid Religion all in a Southern Gothic

This week, we talk with Ashley Winstead about her multi-faceted Southern gotchi Midnight is The Darkest Hour!  Ashley actually introduced us 2 years ago, so this is a very special full circle moment for the podcast.  It probably wouldn't exist without her 💜Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchAshley @ashleywinsteadbooksMidnight is the Darkest Hour SynopsisBeware of the dark. You might like what you find...Ruth Collier has always felt like an outsider, even as her father rains fire and brimstone from the church pulpit. In Bottom Springs, his word is as good as law.But there are things the townspeople fear more than God, like the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to kill sinners in their beds on moonless nights.When a skull is found deep in the swamp, a hunt for the Low Man begins. Suspicion turns to Everett – Ruth's oldest friend, with a dark past. As Ruth and Everett grow closer, Ruth begins to unearth the town's secrets, determined to discover the truth.But as the line between good and evil grows ever thin, how far will Ruth go to save the person she loves most? All the Bookwild Links:Check Out the Bookwild SubstackSubscribe to Bookwild on YouTubeGet Bookwild MerchFollow @imbookwild on InstagramCheck Out Author Social Media Packages Follow Co-hosts On Instagram:Gare Billings @gareindeedreadsSteph Lauer @books.in.badgerlandHalley Sutton @halleysutton25Brian Watson @readingwithbrianMacKenzie Green @missusa2mbaErin Ashley @bellametaphor