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On Tuesdays, Kate Hergott talks with authors about their books and writing processes. On Fridays, Kate talks with multiple co-host Bookstagrammers and BookTubers about a variety of bookish topics.

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John Fugelsang's Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

Episode Date: October 10, 2025

This week, I got to talk with John Fugelsang about his new book Separation of Church and Hate! He shares why he's passionate about taking back the rel...

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Halley's Scandinavian Travels and Trip to a Haunted Mortuary, Kate's First Audiobook Production

Episode Date: October 7, 2025

Halley Sutton is back! I can't even begin to tell you every topic we talked about, because we basically caught up with each others' lives while also t...

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Jennifer Fawcett's Keep This For Me: A Serial Killer, Generational Trauma and Motherhood

Episode Date: October 5, 2025

This week, Gare and I got to talk with Jennifer Fawcett about her serial killer thriller Keep This For Me! We dive into her inspiration for the story,...

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C.I Jerez's At The Island's Edge: Healing After Trauma, Family Bonds, and Second Chances

Episode Date: September 30, 2025

This week, I talk with C.I. Jerez about her emotional and empowering novel At the Island's Edge. We dive into the inspiration for the story, how she e...

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10 Before The End with Gare and Steph

Episode Date: September 28, 2025

This week, we have some chaotic dog interruptions, I recorded int he dark because I couldn't even with the light, AND we broke a record and talked abo...

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Alma Katsu's Fiend: Family Wealth, a Family Curse, and Family Horror

Episode Date: September 23, 2025

This week, I talk with Alma Katsu about her new horror novel Fiend. We dive into her inspiration for the story, what draws her to horror, and how she...

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Narrating and Producing My First Audiobook!

Episode Date: September 19, 2025

This week, I dive into how I went from listening to audiobooks, to wanting to edit audiobooks, to co-narrating and editing my first audiobook over the...

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The Grave Artist by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado: An Aesthetic Serial Killer, and an AI Investigator

Episode Date: September 16, 2025

This week, I got to talk with Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado about their second in their Sanchez & Heron series The Grave Artists. We dive into...

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Books on Our Fall TBRs with Gare and Steph

Episode Date: September 13, 2025

This week, Gare, Steph and I share books we are excited about on our Fall TBRs!Books We Talked AboutThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueSalt Bones by Jen...

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L. S. Stratton's In Deadly Company: Hollywood Hijinks, Bad Rich People and Dual Timelines

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

This week, I got to talk with L.S. Stratton about her newest thriller In Deadly Company! We dive into how she wanted to write a fun, bingey thriller,...

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Learning From Fiction with Steph

Episode Date: September 5, 2025

This week, Steph and I talk about fiction books that taught us about different subjects!Books We Talked AboutPlay Nice by Rachel HarrisonEloquent Rage...

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Penny Zang's Doll Parts: Dark Academia, Sylvia Plath, and Complicated Female Friendship

Episode Date: September 2, 2025

This week, I got to talk with Penny Zang about her debut novel Doll Parts! We dive into her inspiration for the story, the importance of music through...

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Some of Our Favorite Reads from August with Gare and Steph

Episode Date: August 29, 2025

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about some of our favorite books we read in August!Books We Talked AboutMy Husband by Maud VenturaToo Old for This b...

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Rebecca McKanna's Don't Forget the Girl: Remembering the Victims, Female Friendship and True Crime Podcasts

Episode Date: August 26, 2025

This week, I got to talk with Rebecca McKanna with Steph Lauer IN PERSON about Rebecca's book Don't Forget the Girl. We dive into how a short story co...

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Short, Bingey Books with Gare and Steph

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

This week, Gare, Steph and I share short, bingey books we highly recommend!Books We Talked AboutEveryone Is Lying to You – Joe PiazzaThe Favorite Girl...

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Kaila Yu's Fetishized: Yellow Fever, Sexualization, Fetishization, Feminism & Beauty

Episode Date: August 20, 2025

This week, I got to talk with Kaila Yu about her memoir Fetishization: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty. We dive into her experien...

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Zoe B. Wallbrook's History Lessons: Dark Academia, Satirical Humor & Navigating Racial Tensions

Episode Date: August 19, 2025

This week, I talk with Zoe B. Wallbrook about her hilariously funny and suspenseful mystery novel History Lessons. We dive into her inspiration for th...

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A True Crime Chorus: The Vanishing of Ethel Cain | Gare's Love Letter to Ethel Cain

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

This week, Gare shares all the ins and outs of Ethel Cain's dark, haunting album Preacher's Daughter!Check out the album here. Get Bookwild MerchCheck...

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Leigh Dunlap's Bless Your Heart: Buckhead Betties, Racial Tensions and a Murder

Episode Date: August 13, 2025

This week, I chat with Leigh Dunlap about her darkly comical debut thriller Bless Your Heart. We dive into her inspiration for the story, how her scre...

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Samantha Downing's Too Old For This: A Retired Serial Killer, A Nosy Journalist, And Tons of Mayhem

Episode Date: August 12, 2025

This week, I talk with Samantha Downing about her snarky new thriller Too Old for This. We dive into her inspiration for the story, her favorite parts...

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