A special Fall episode featuring Hot New Releases from our past guests!

In this episode we share a range of newly released and upcoming books, from emotional and romantic women’s fiction, to historical fiction, domestic suspense, and even an apocalyptic holiday tale.

In our last episode of this season, we feature four exciting new novels, all releases from our past guests.

We highlight new historical fiction from Erin Litteken and KD Allbaugh, set in Ukraine and rural Wisconsin. New contemporary fiction, in a poignant sister story from author, Jamie Beck, and a preview of an upcoming thriller from Maggie Giles, releasing in September.

NYT and USA TODAY bestselling author Chanel Cleeton is the author many superb novels including Next Year in Havana, When We Left Cuba, The Last Train to Key West, and more. 

Her latest release, The Cuban Heiress, follows two women  in 1934 with secrets. They set sail aboard the Morro Castle—a luxury cruise liner that sailed between New York and Havana.

For Women's Fiction Day, 2023, a discussion that tackles the difficult questions and future of the term “women’s fiction”

With host Lainey Cameron and guests Charlotte Dune, Maggie Smith, Paulette Stout, and author and book coach Kathryn Dodson.

In a world recognizing a wide gender spectrum, and after Publishers Marketplace dropped the term, does a gender specific genre like women’s fiction still make sense? Plus, don’t miss our giveaway from the podcast for Women’s Fiction Day.

Our panel discusses where they see the women’s fiction label going forward and why an author may (or may not) wish to position their writing within the women’s fiction genre

Micki Berthelot Morency shares the inspiration behind her debut novel, The Island Sisters.

A story about four women from Haiti, St. Thomas, and Guam whose fates are bound together by culture, history, and most importantly, by a deep and irrevocable friendship.

Diane Marie Brown talks about her historical novel, Black Candle Women, recently named as “A Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Seen on the Today Show.” Jenna Bush Hager says, “If you like Practical Magic… you will love Black Candle Women.” But we dive into what inspired Diane Marie Brown to write this particular story and how her own family history inspired the book.

Our second episode featuring Hot New Releases from our past guests. This time we’re highlighting new books that just released in the month of May.

We'll introduce you to new historical fiction from Linda Rosen, an exciting new book club novel by Laura Hankin, and a thriller from Regina Buttner.

Joani Eliott's novel, The Audacity of Sara Grayson was last year’s winner of Women’s Fiction Writers Association STAR award in the debut category, in addition to winning the Whitney awards in debut novel of the year and general fiction categories.

Joani shares the inspiration behind a novel writers and creatives have been raving about, and which reviewers call “witty, funny and delightful”.

Debut novelist Shaunna J. Edwards & USA Today bestselling Alyson Richman talk about their historical novel, The Thread Collectors, loosely inspired by their own family histories. We discuss their enduring friendship, how they came to be co-writers, and what it was like to transition from friends to colleagues.

Debra Thomas' first novel, Luz, won several awards including the Sarton Award for contemporary fiction. Her second novel, Josie and Vic just released.

A brother and sister story of love, loss, and forgiveness, it's been described as "an unforgettable, heart-filled, heart-filling novel...grounded in the deepest of grief" that shines "with hope, with compassion, with the reminder that connection and service offer us paths toward healing." (Gayle Brandeis).

Brenda Janowitz talks about her latest historical novel, The Audrey Hepburn Estate, about a love triangle and the estate where it took place, inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s tendency to be a homebody.

A new and special episode where we feature the latest releases from our past guests.

In this episode we introduce you to new romantic comedy, poignant women’s fiction and humor filled western fiction from Leanne Treese, Laura Drake, and K.T. Blakemore.

Jennifer Rosner’s first novel, The Yellow Bird Sings was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.

Her new release, Once We Were Home is historical fiction based on the true stories of children separated and displaced from their parents, during and after World War II. The novel has been called “moving, subtle, and beautifully told”.

Stephanie Landsem introduces us to her fifth novel, Code Name Edelweiss

Based on true events, the novel tells the story of how a lone Jewish lawyer and a handful of amateur spies discovered and foiled Adolf Hitler's plan to take over Hollywood.

Sarah Penner is the author of the New York Times bestseller and breakout debut success, The Last Apothecary.

Her new novel, The London Séance Society, tells the tale of two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of conjuring the dead.

USA Today bestselling author, Sonali Dev, introduces us to her new women’s fiction novel, THE VIBRANT YEARS, which chosen as the first novel to be released by Mindy Kaling’s new imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio.

The story of three generations of women, Mindy describes the book as “a joyful and fun read”, “a tale about a group of underestimated women demanding respect and embracing their most authentic selves.”

Madeline Martin talks to Ashley about her latest historical novel, THE LIBRARIAN SPY, based on the true story of American librarians spying for the American government with little to no training during World War II. We meet Ava, an American librarian at the Library of Congress who travels to Lisbon to gather intelligence and ends up communicating through coded messages with Elaine, A french girl working for the resistance at a printing press.

Lisa Williamson Rosenberg talks with us about her debut novel, Embers on the Wind.

Telling a tale centered around Whittaker House, a haunted stop on the Underground Railroad, past and present converge in this novel about women connected by motherhood, slavery’s legacy, and histories that span centuries.

Jenni L. Walsh talks about her latest historical novel, THE CALL OF THE WRENS, a little-known story about a group of women who were assigned to train and deliver carrier pigeons to the front line of World War II. Jenni talks about the difference between writing about real, well-known women in history versus telling true stories through the eyes of fictional characters, why she writes both middle grade and adult novels, and how she first heard about the Women’s Royal Naval Service—the Wrens.

New York Times bestselling author and winner of winner of the Washington Post Best Novel and NPR Best Mystery of the Year prizes introduces us to her latest novel.

In Ashton Hall, an American woman and her son unearth the buried secrets and past lives of an English manor house