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Women and Fiction

by Claudia Hall Christian

Women and Fiction is an interview based podcast. We talk with female fiction authors, publishers, and booksellers about writing, publishing, and life in Women and Fiction. The program is hosted by Claudia Hall Christian (claudiahallchristian.com)

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Episodes

  1. Beverly Jenkins

    USA Today bestselling author, Beverly Jenkins, writes historic fiction including romance fiction and romantic suspense. Her work brings life and voice to an often forgotten time in US history -- the 1900s when small African American communities thrived. Her work is rooted in American history. She...

  2. Aliette de Bodard

    Aliette de Bodard writes award winning speculative fiction while raising two children and working full time as a system engineer. She joins us from Paris to talk about her work and her life. We apologize in advance for the slight echo that occurred while taping.

  3. MD Martin

    Season 2 of Women and Fiction continues with MD Martin, the pseudonym of Misty Martin. Misty writes something she calls "Southern Gothic Horror." She joins us to discuss her life as a female, Southern, horror author.

  4. Melissa Westemeier

    Women and Fiction returns for Season Two with Melissa Westemeire. Melissa is the author of three books -- two with small publishers and one on her own. She's written chick lit and literary fiction. She represents a new kind of author that is not tied to a genre nor a publisher. She is also a...

  5. Deborah Smith

    Deborah Smith discusses her personal experiences -- good and bad -- with publishing and why she ended up opening her own publishing company. Deborah is a best selling author of over 35 romance and women's fiction. Her latest book, Kitchen Charmer, was released in September. Her next book Tomato...

  6. Melissa Blue

    Melissa Blue writes romance novels for geeks. She joins Women and Fiction to talk about writing romance and the challenges of being an African American woman. To find out more about Melissa go to theMelissaBlue.com

  7. Maya Rodale

    Maya Rodale joins women and fiction to discuss the world of romance fiction. She shares her research into why romance gets so little respect despite being a billion dollar business and why she believes it's so incredibly popular. For more information about Maya, go to MayaRodale.com. We'd love to...

  8. Amanda Cochran Helstrom-White

    Amanda Cochran Helstrom-White is a champion of writers and the written word. She joins Women and Fiction to discuss a wide range of issues about women and writing. She is the author of Tattoo and Haiku. Her work is available at angrypandapoet.tumblr.com. Support her Patreon account at...

  9. Emma Newman

    Emma Newman talks about promotions, writing, and life as a female science fiction author in this witty, fast podcast. Photo credit: Joby Sessions for SFX Magazine.

  10. Jennifer Leeland

    Jennifer Leeland helps launch Women and Fiction with her honest, funny stories about writing erotic romance fiction while raising two children.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Women and Fiction is an interview based podcast. We talk with female fiction authors, publishers, and booksellers about writing, publishing, and life in Women and Fiction. The program is hosted by Claudia Hall Christian (claudiahallchristian.com)

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Women and Fiction currently has 10 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

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Women and Fiction is an interview based podcast. We talk with female fiction authors, publishers, and booksellers about writing, publishing, and life in Women and Fiction. The program is hosted by Claudia Hall Christian (claudiahallchristian.com)

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Women and Fiction is created and hosted by Claudia Hall Christian.
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