Featuring Ashley Poston

The Indian Lake Trilogy

Dr. Amanda discusses slashers and the Indian Lake Trilogy (My Heart is a Chainsaw, Don't Fear the Reaper, and The Angel of Indian Lake) by Stephen Graham Jones. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Earth Stuff

Dr. Amanda talks about how humans interact with the earth this week, discussing Why Fish Don't Exist (Lulu Miller), Gathering Moss and Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer), Entangled Life (Merlin Sheldrake), The Greenhollow Duology (Emily Tesh), and Don't Let the Forest In (CG Drews). ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Beartown Trilogy

Dr. Amanda hosts her cousin-in-law, Patric, to discuss Fredrik Backman's Beartown trilogy (Beartown, Us Against You, and The Winners). Hopefully we have done a decent job convincing you all that these books explore community, connections, and conflict in a worthwhile way. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Featuring Ashley Poston

On this episode, Dr. Amanda discusses a favorite magical realism author, covering Ashley Poston's adult romance books in anticipation of The Someday Garden, which comes out June 16 (not an ad, just a fan). Books discussed include The Dead Romantics, The Seven Year Split, A Novel Love Story, and Sounds Like Love. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Something Culty

Dr. Amanda dives into cults - these bizarre but powerful organizations. Books discussed include Cultish (Amanda Montell), Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom (Christine Brown Woolley), Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father - Warren Jeffs - Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult (Rachel Jeffs), Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology (Leah Remini), The Last Housewife (Ashley Winstead), and A History of Wild Places (Shea Ernshaw). ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.