Episode 26: My Darling: The Greatest Love Story (Almost) Never Told 💌

Episode 26: My Darling: The Greatest Love Story (Almost) Never Told 💌

Welcome to The Author and the Reader where two besties talk obsessively about all things bookish in the most chaotic fashion. On this episode the ladies chat with Drew Coyle, the author of the greatest love story (almost) never told of his grandparents falling in love through writing letters from thousands of miles away during World War II. Drew and his father spent the past 18 months transcribing their letters, illustrating their words, and narrating their story. Helen Richardson had traveled the world, pedaling through distant lands as a fiercely independent lone wolf.  In 1944, seeking a new kind of adventure, she joined the Red Cross, supporting armed forces in the South Pacific during World War II.  In the twelve months following a fateful one-night rendezvous, she exchanged more than 150 love letters with a lonely naval lieutenant, and discovered for the first time, that she too was capable of the one thing she wanted most: falling in love.  This book is a collection of their letters, a portrait of human connection that reveals what may be the greatest love story never told. One Author. Two Readers. No Outline. Where the only plot twist is how off topic we get. Preorder My Darling coffee table book at mydarlingletters.com Tiktok / Youtube: @mydarlingletters Instagram: @mydarlingloveletters Drew's socials: @crewdoyle Follow us on socials: Instagram: @theauthorandthereaderpod Tiktok: @theauthorandthereaderpod Youtube: @theauthorandthereaderpodcast Email us at theauthorandthereaderpod@gmail.com

Episode 25: The Windy City Series: The Right Move: Ryan Shay is King 👑

Welcome to The Author and the Reader where two besties talk obsessively about all things bookish in the most chaotic fashion. On this episode the ladies discuss the second book in Rebecca's favorite romance series: The Windy City Series: The Right Move. Ryan Shay is king, y'all. One Author. Two Readers. No Outline. Where the only plot twist is how off topic we get. Follow us on socials: Instagram: @theauthorandthereaderpod Tiktok: @theauthorandthereaderpod Youtube: @theauthorandthereaderpodcast Email us at theauthorandthereaderpod@gmail.com

Episode 24: Can We Send All the Fantasy Characters on Vacation to a Therapist's Office?

Welcome to The Author and the Reader where two besties talk obsessively about all things bookish in the most chaotic fashion. On this episode the ladies interview indie author Emily Joyce and talk all about her summer slow burn romance Promises of August! Then the ladies pick vacation destinations for all their favorite characters, but let's be honest, most of them just need a vacay to therapy. One Author. Two Readers. No Outline. Where the only plot twist is how off topic we get. Emily's links: Instagram / Substack: @emilyjoycewrites Promises of August:Amazon.com: Promises of August eBook : Joyce, Emily, Collins, Kavi: Kindle Store [https://www.amazon.com/Promises-August-Emily-Joyce-ebook/dp/B0FJ77DCLG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CDZ9W7NKQR1F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XWpgV2X-UcFVXYAwtC59mA.hhNkss-0Kei3Z_nCU1PzeVMX0yjN_2OH6VNGvBGuYWs&dib_tag=se&keywords=promises+of+august+emily+joyce&qid=1781026826&sprefix=promises+of+August%2Caps%2C412&sr=8-1] Instagram / Tiktok: @sugarandspicebookco Follow us on socials: Instagram: @theauthorandthereaderpod Tiktok: @theauthorandthereaderpod Youtube: @theauthorandthereaderpodcast Email us at theauthorandthereaderpod@gmail.com

Episode 23: Straight to Jail: Book Boyfriend vs Real Life Men

Welcome to The Author and the Reader where two besties talk obsessively about all things bookish in the most chaotic fashion. On this episode the ladies chat with the amazing Chief Spice Officer of Nashville's all romance bookstore Sugar and Spice Book Co., Christina! Then the ladies discuss the things that only book boyfriends can get away with that we would send real men STRAIGHT TO JAIL FOR. One Author. Two Readers. No Outline. Where the only plot twist is how off topic we get. Sugar and Spice Book Co. Links: sugarandspicebookco.com Instagram / Tiktok: @sugarandspicebookco Follow us on socials: Instagram: @theauthorandthereaderpod Tiktok: @theauthorandthereaderpod Youtube: @theauthorandthereaderpodcast Email us at theauthorandthereaderpod@gmail.com

Episode 22: The Windy City Series: We Would Join the Mile High Club with Evan Zanders

Welcome to The Author and the Reader where two besties talk obsessively about all things bookish in the most chaotic fashion. On this episode Rebecca talks about how release week went for her new rockstar romance Through the Storm and how to ride the wave of going viral. Then the ladies discuss the God tier romance series The Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde, specifically the first book Mile High. One Author. Two Readers. No Outline. Where the only plot twist is how off topic we get. Follow us on socials: Instagram: @theauthorandthereaderpod Tiktok: @theauthorandthereaderpod Youtube: @theauthorandthereaderpodcast Email us at theauthorandthereaderpod@gmail.com