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The Fresh Fiction Podcast — 201 episodes
From Courtroom to Regency Ballrooms: Janna MacGregor on Writing, Mentorship, and Body Confidence
200 episodes, 1 missing author, 14 incredible readers
25 Years, 40+ Books, and One Story She Wasn't Supposed to Tell Yet — Julianne MacLean on What Tomorrow Will Be
Such Sheltered Lives: Alyssa Sheinmel on Celebrity Secrets, Dead Bodies, and Her Adult Fiction Debut
From Bartender to Bestseller: Annabelle Anders on Self-Publishing, Rejection, and 40+ Novels
Demons, Dynasties, and 24 Books: Inside the Stone Slayer Epic with Candace Lynn Talmadge
Fairytales, Dark Romance & Writing from the Heart with Naima Simone
Kirsten Pursell on Heartbreak, Midlife, and Writing the Women We Actually Are
Grumpy Dukes, Busty Bodices & Body-Positive Romance: A Conversation with Eliana Piers
How does Hank Phillippi Ryan write her thriller novels? Process, Plotting & Publishing Revealed
Forgotten Women of WWII: The Real WASP Pilots Behind AMERICAN SKY
Liz Alterman on A Different Type of Poison: Twists, Book Clubs & the Art of Suspense
How Andi Arndt Brings 700+ Audiobooks to Life | Inside Audiobook Narration, Romance Audio, Dual Narration & the Audie Awards
Busty Bodices & Bold Heroines: Inside a Body-Positive Regency Romance Collaboration
Getting Lost in Story: Heather Graham on Haunted Places, History, and the Books Readers Love
Dark Romance, Creative Joy & Writing for Fun with Taylor Hutton
Abigail Owen on Greek Gods, Dangerous Trials, and Writing the Crucible Trilogy
LAST CALL AT THE SAVOY: Brisa Carleton on Forgotten Women, Broadway, and Writing Her Debut Novel
Writing Romance After 50: A Holiday Chat with Julia London
From Rescue Dogs to Holiday Magic: Andrew Grey Shares the Stories Behind the Stories
Lucy Connelly on Cozy Crimes, Pen Names, and Christmas in Scotland
Second Chances, Christmas Magic & Global Romance: A Conversation with Author Kandy Shepherd
Inside the Rock-and-Roll Romance World of Xio Axelrod
Terri Reed: Murder, Mayhem & Mistletoe in “TEXAS CHRISTMAS COVER-UP”
From Chaos to Magic: Darynda Jones on Life, Laughter & Writing Through It All
Magic, Motorcycles & Mail-Order Brides: Kati Wilde on Writing Fantasy Romance with Heart
From Science to Suspense: Toni Anderson on Crafting Love and Danger in COLD TRUTH
From BookTok Skits to Bestseller: Hannah Nicole Maehrer on Villains, Frogs & Found Family
Behind the Spy Novels: David McCloskey on THE PERSIAN
Laughing with a Killer – Samantha Downing on TOO OLD FOR THIS
Charlaine Harris on Vampires, Mysteries & The Last Wizards’ Ball
Inside Heatherly Bell’s Romance Worlds | Small-Town Love, Holiday Magic & Harlequin Secrets
From Contemporary Drama to Fantasy Realms: K.A. Linde on Building Worlds, Breaking Boundaries, and Hitting the Bestseller Lists
Jennifer Ryan on See Me, Love Me: Suspense, Second Chances & Texas Fireworks
Exploring Jane Austen Inspirations with Jayci Lee
Exploring Romantic Suspense with Julie Miller
Exploring the Multiverse with Ann Aguirre
Kendra Elliot: Inside HER FIRST MISTAKE and Beyond!
Re-Raking the Rake: Cathy Maxwell on Love, Laughter & A TOUCH OF STEELE
Marie Bostwick on Book Clubs, Feminism, and Finding Your Voice
Author Terry Reed on Writing, Dogs, and Creating Suspenseful Romance
Behind the Counter and Between the Pages with Jessica Anya Blau
Exploring Historical and Fantasy Romance with Mary Jo Putney
Exploring Norse Mythology and Romance with Asa Maria Bradley
Eloisa James Discusses Writing, Italy, and the Magic of Romance
Unraveling Mysteries with Lisa Regan: Inside the Josie Quinn Series
From Romance Novel Critic to Cowboy Loving Author: Leah Vale
Regency Romance, Fake Courtships & Real Chemistry with Jade Lee
Exploring Paranormal Romance with Charley Black
Donna Michaels: Romance, Heroes, and Behind-the-Scenes Insights
Behind the Scenes with Julie Ann Walker
Murder, Matrimony, and Mystery: Alyssa Maxwell on TWO WEDDINGS AND A MURDER
From Childhood Dreams to Becoming a Published Author - The Inspiring Journey with Katie Mettner
Exploring Italy and Women's Fiction with Jennifer Probst
Marie Force: Writing Romance, Building Empires, and Keeping It Real
Tracy Goodwin Talks Rom-Coms, Hockey Heroes, and Beagles in Tutus!
From Typewriter to Bestseller: Sharon Sala’s Journey
Sandra Brown Unfiltered: BLOOD MOON, Thrills, and a Legendary Career!
Exploring Myth, Magic, and Joy: Piper J. Drake on Writing, Resilience, and the Mythwoven Series
Author Insights: A Conversation with Jayne Ann Krentz
Chat with Georgia K. Boone: Debut Rom-Com 'I'll Be Gone for Christmas'
Celebrating Christmas Books with Author Lynn Austin
Holiday Tales & Writing Secrets: Elizabeth Boyle on 'Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem'
Dive into Romantasy with Abigail Owen: Fresh Fiction Book Club Podcast
Exploring Fiction with Jennifer Estep: From Superheroes to Sci-Fi
Interview with Emma Barry
Meet Zoje Stage, author of DEAR HANNA
Exciting adventures with Linda Hurtado Bond
Checking in with Rhys Bowen, author of THE ROSE ARBOR
Meet Zen Cho, author of THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT
Interview with Jessica Joyce, author of THE EX-VOWS.
Film & TV Ep. 24 | 'The 4:30 Movie' (feat. Cast Interviews) & Fantastic Fest 2024
Film & TV Ep. 23 | 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', 'Rebel Ridge' and 'What You Wish For' (feat. Nick Stahl)
Film & TV Ep. 22 | '1992' (feat. Ariel Vromen), 'Killer Lies' (feat. Lauren Collins & Ben Selkow) and 'The Deliverance'
Film & TV Ep. 21 | 'Twisters' on Digital (feat. Sasha Lane), 'Greedy People' (feat. Himesh Patel) & 'The Crow'
Film & TV Ep. 20 | 'Alien: Romulus,' 'Bad Monkey' (feat. Bill Lawrence) and 'OceanXplorers' (feat. Aldo Kane & Eric Stackpole)
Film & TV Ep. 19 | 'It Ends with Us', 'One Fast Move' (feat. Edward James Olmos) & 'Sing Sing' (feat. filmmakers)
Film & TV Ep. 18 | M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' and '7 Beats Per Second' (feat. freediving athlete Jessea Lu & filmmaker Yuqi Kang)
Meet Delia Pitts | Author of 'Trouble in Queenstown'
Meet Kelley Armstrong | Author of 'Finding Mr. Write'
Meet Jade Lee | Author of 'Vixen' (Forbidden Pleasures Book #1)
Film & TV Ep 17 | 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' Physical Media Releases, and 'Lady in the Lake' (feat. Actor Interviews)
Film & TV Ep. 16 | 'Twisters', 'My Spy: The Eternal City' (feat. Ken Jeong & Kristen Schaal) and 'Lady in the Lake' (feat. Alma Har'el)
Film & TV Ep. 15 | 'Fly Me to the Moon,' 'Sunny' (feat. Rashida Jones & Hidetoshi Nishijima) and 'Dandelion' (feat. Nicole Riegel)
Film & TV Ep. 14 | 'MaXXXine', 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' and 'Shark vs. Ross Edgley' (feat. Ross Edgley)
Meet Nishita Parekh | Author of 'The Night of the Storm'
Film & TV Ep. 13 | 'A Quiet Place: Day One', 'WondLa' (feat. Teri Hatcher) and 'The Devil's Bath' (feat. Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala)
Meet Rachel Dodes & Lauren Mechling | Authors of 'The Memo'
Film & TV Ep. 12 | 'Thelma' (feat. June Squibb & Josh Margolin) and 'The Exorcism' (feat. Joshua John Miller & M.A. Fortin)
Meet Aimée Carter | Author of the 'Royal Blood' series
Film & TV Ep. 11 | 'Inside Out 2' (feat. Tony Hale), 'Fresh Kills' (feat. Jennifer Esposito), and 'Firebrand'
Meet Lisa Regan | Author of 'Her Dying Secret' (Detective Josie Quinn series)
Meet Shaina Steinberg | Author of 'Under the Paper Moon'
Meet Amy Andrews | Author of the 'Outback Heat' Series
Film & TV Ep. 10 | 'The Watchers' (feat. Ishana Shyamalan), 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' & 'The Acolyte'
Film & TV Ep. 9 | 'The Dead Don't Hurt' (feat. Viggo Mortensen) and 'In a Violent Nature' (feat. Lauren-Marie Taylor)
Film & TV Ep. 8 | 'Furiosa' (Extended Review), 'Hit Man' & 'Trying' Season 4 (feat. Rafe Spall & Esther Smith)
Meet Jeff Zentner | Author of 'Colton Gentry's Third Act'
Film & TV Ep. 7 | 'IF', 'Babes', 'The Strangers: Chapter 1' & 'The Big Cigar' (feat. cast and showrunners)
Meet Susan C. Shea | Author of 'Murder and the Missing Dog'
Film & TV Ep. 6 | 'The Last Stop in Yuma County' (feat. director Francis Galluppi), 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' and 'The Dry' Films
Let's Chat about "Bad Reputations" with Xio Axelrod
Meet Joanna Davidson Politano | Author of 'The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple'
Meet Lisa Gardner | Author of 'Still See You Everywhere'
Film & TV Ep. 5 | 'The Fall Guy,' 'The Idea of You' (feat. director Michael Showalter) and 'The Big Door Prize' (feat. show runner David West Read and stars Chris O'Dowd & Josh Segarra)
Meet Jennifer Deibel | Author of 'The Irish Matchmaker'
Film & TV Ep. 4 | Taylor Swift, ‘Challengers’ and ‘Humane’ (feat. director Caitlin Cronenberg)
Film & TV Ep. 3 | 'Sasquatch Sunset' (feat. directors David & Nathan Zellner) and 'Earthsounds' (feat. producer Sam Hodgson and scientists Beth Goodwin & Bourhan Yassin)
Meet Vivienne Lorret | Author of 'It Had to Be a Duke'
Film & TV Ep. 2 | 'Arcadian' (feat. Jaeden Martell & Maxwell Jenkins ) & 'Girls State' (feat. directors Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss)
Meet Michel Prince | Author of 'Tempered Beats'
Film & TV Ep. 1 | 'Parachute' (feat. Brittany Snow) & 'Loot' SSN 2 (feat. creators Alan Yang & Matthew Hubbard)
Delight with Jayne Ann Krentz
Meet Katie Ruggle | Author of 'FISH OUT OF WATER'
Go behind the secrets with David McClosky
Meet the hilarious and knowledgeable Dakota Cassidy
Meet Katie Reus -- celebrate Christmas with a Hitman
Meet Stefanie London
Meet Pippa Grant
Chat with Tammy L. Grace
Meet Matt Coyle
Mini-Ep: Julia Quinn Talks Queen Charlotte
Spring 2023 Media with Susan Kamyab
Pop Culture Fantasy + Jennifer Estep Interview
Escaping with Intent to the Highlands with Rochelle Billow
Truth in Fiction + Krystal Marquis Interview
2023 Intentions & Goals
Faves of 2022 + Gift Exchange
2022 Gift Guide + Goal Check-In
Classic Romance Book Club: BORN IN FIRE by Nora Roberts
We Put a Spell on You: HOCUS POCUS 2 Recap + Review
Witchy Wishes: Host Check-In + Celestine Martin Interview
We LOVE Mess! Messy Characters and Denise Williams Interview
What We’re Looking Forward To for Fall 2022!
SHOW TITLE: POP CULTURE BAKING + RUBY BARRETT INTERVIEW!
The Accidental Pinup is Here! + Interview with Danielle Jackson
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris Book Club!
Summer Host Check-In + Christina Lauren Interview
Page-to-Screen Adaptations + Abby Jimenez Interview
Pop Culture Weddings + Mia Sosa Interview
SELF-CARE + KATE SPENCER INTERVIEW
Oscar Predictions + Kristy Woodson Harvey Interview
Quote-Unquote Cool Girls + Mia P. Manansala Interview
Black Romance We Love + Interview with Jessica P. Pryde!
IT’S A VIBE!: Host check-in & Early 2022 Media Recs
Pop Culture, but Make It Fashion + Interview with Mimi Matthews
Everything We Loved in 2021!
Holiday Entertainment + Roan Parrish Interview
Thanksgiving + Listener Requests!
Pop Culture Pets + Lucy Gilmore Interview
Special Halloween Episode + Suleikha Snyder Interview
A Riches of Witches + Lana Harper!
Swoonworthy Second Chance Romance + Diana Biller
Write the thing! Writing in Pop-Culture + Author Naima Simone
“Ah, I love trailers” Anticipated Fall and Winter Books, Movies, and TV + Guest Susan Kamyab
Celebrity Culture & Entertainment + Jennet Alexander
Let’s Get Out of Here! Escapist Entertainment + Melonie Johnson Interview
We Hope You’re Hungry (Food in Pop Culture + Guest Sonali Dev)
Danielle and Gwen's Summer Check-in (Guests Roseann and Marissa from Love's Sweet Arrow)
Trope Madness! (Romance Tropes + Reese Ryan)
Go Ahead and INDULGE! (With Angelina M. Lopez)
Let’s Talk About Comfort Zones (Author Guest Alyssa Cole)
IT’S ALWAYS THE MOTHER (AUTHOR GUEST ASHLEY AUDRAIN)
Fancy Dresses and Learning Stuff: Pop Culture Historicals (Interview with Vanessa Riley)
We Are Family... (Author Guest Talia Hibbert)
Reading Slumps and Hot Rabbis (Author Guest Rosie Danan)
Working from home with Lauren Willig
Getting to know you...
Special TV Episode: Talking 'The Fix' with Kayla Cobb
Ronie Kendig ends 'TOX Files' series with 'Thirst of Steel'
Roseanna M. White Discusses 'An Hour Unspent'
Finding balance and suspense with Lisa Harris
Kay Hooper digs into her three decade long career and the "Bishop" series
Keeping secrets with DIRTY LITTLE SECRET author Jennifer Ryan
Denise Swanson takes readers back to Scumble River
Liz Johnson brings 1920s glamour to St. Simons Island in A SPARKLE OF SILVER
Ann H. Gabhart Brings 19th Century Kentucky to Life
Thomas Locke talks dystopia, living abroad, and what to expect in 'ENCLAVE'
A Very Christmas Episode with Melody Carlson
Writing gothic beauty with Jamie Jo Wright
Writing the stories of history's forgotten women with Jane Kirkpatrick
From homeschool mom to multi-published author, a conversation with Jan Drexler
Diving deep with romantic suspense author Lynn H. Blackburn
The gifts of story with Suzanne Woods Fisher
Finding Redemption in 'Azure Springs' with author Rachel Fordham
Episode 0116: Interview with Jody Hedlund, author of TOGETHER FOREVER
Episode 0115: Interview with Sarah Sundin, author of THE SEA BEFORE US
Episode 0114: Interview with Susan Anne Mason, Author of A MOST NOBLE HEIR
Episode 0113: Interview with Kristi Ann Hunter, author of A DEFENSE OF HONOR
Episode 0112: Interview with Jennifer Delamere, author of THE HEART'S APPEAL
Episode 0111: Interview with Karen Witemeyer, author MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Episode 0110: Interview with Patricia Bradley, author of JUSTICE BETRAYED
Episode 0109: Interview with Kristin Billerbeck
Episode 0108: Interview with Jocelyn Green
Episode 0107: Interview with Susan May Warren
Episode 0106: Debra White Smith
Episode 0105: The Royal Wedding! HARRY & MEGHAN: A ROYAL ROMANCE, and an interview with Laura Frantz
Episode 0104: 'First Burn,' BOOK CLUB, and an interview with Lynette Eason
E0103: LOVE, SIMON review and interview with Irene Hannon
e0102: NAILED IT, LADIES FIRST, and an interview with Mark Greaney
E0101: unREAL, Atlanta, and Valerie Fraser Luesse