A guest episode in which Kelsey chats with author Grace Mattioli. Come along as we discuss writing with a busy life. We chat about the importance of writing what makes you happy. Grace shares some writing and publishing tips and tricks. We revel in the beauty of Nathaniel Hawthorn’s writing. We discuss the new Dark…

An episode in which Kaisha and Kelsey discuss crazy short stories, obvious conceits, and divine redemption. Come along as we chat about the author who inspired a genre of horror stories without supernatural elements. Kaisha talks about the author who first coined the word android in the 1800s. Take away for writers: an excellent author…

A tangent episode in which Kaisha and Kelsey discover what our reading styles say about us. Come along as we discuss the beauty of the bookish internet. We chat about what our astrological sign predicts about our bookish bad habit. Kaisha talks about the joy she gets from reading a book to shreds. We revel…

A tangent episode in which Kaisha and Kelsey talk summer reading ambitions, bookselling delight, and wild reading experiences. Come along as we discuss Kaisha’s culling of her books and Kelsey post MFA reading liberation. We chat about using scary or intense audiobooks to motivate our running. Kelsey talks about poetry allusions in Dean Koontz and…

It’s finally here: the long-awaited follow-up to our Rules Suck episode. Language warning: we’ve been known to drop the occasional f-bomb. Come along as we discuss the pros and cons in using “purple prose” in your writing. We chat about carefully chosen detail. Kelsey urges those interest in developing their descriptive writing to try their…

A tangent episode in which Kaisha, Kelsey, and Dylan delve into more bitter winter reads. Language warning: we’ve been known to drop the occasional f-bomb. Sick of the snow? Going stir crazy? Then this is the episode for you. Not only do we list some of our favorite blizzard reads, but Dylan dishes about his…

A tangent episode in which Kaisha, Kelsey, and Dylan delve into some bitter winter reads. Language warning: we’ve been known to drop the occasional f-bomb. Sick of the snow? Going stir crazy? Then this is the episode for you. Not only do we list some of our favorite blizzard reads, but Dylan dishes about getting…

A tangent episode in which Kaisha, Kelsey, and Dylan celebrate their favorite read of the year. We talk about the books that surprised us, made us laugh out loud, and made us, as Dylan puts it, “emote” in some physical way. Kaisha talks about the book that was fated for her and the most underappreciated…

Explicit: some cursing & sexy talk in this episode. A tangent episode in which Kaisha, Kelsey, and Dylan celebrate Kelsey’s birthday with all manner of bookish silliness. Come along as Dylan calls Kelsey old, then tries to scramble his way out of it. We talk about good, old-fashioned hate reads. Kelsey asks what would make…

A guest episode with southern fiction, women’s fiction, and literary fiction author Dori Ann Dupré. Dori is the author of the international award-winning debut novel, Scout’s Honor, and Good Buddy, her second novel, currently under representation. She chats with Kelsey about publishing a book in the midst of tragedy, using writing as a way to…