# Erin Ashley

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Sci-Fi, Philip K. Dick & the Birth of Pink Beam Press

This week, I talk with Keith Giles, David Agranoff, Brian Evenson, Gordon Bonnet, and Andrew Turck about Pink Beam Press, a new speculative-fiction imprint inspired by Philip K. Dick and the strange, reality-bending possibilities of science fiction. Listen to hear about: The origins of Pink B‮…

Female Friendship, Identity and Motherhood: Amy Chozick's With Friends Like You

This week, Gare and I talk with Amy Chozick about her suspenseful literary debut With Friends Like You! Short Synopsis Emily, an exhausted new mother in Manhattan, becomes obsessed with finding her long-lost college roommate Daisy, whose mysterious disappearance has haunted her for years. When Dai‮…

Horror We Are Excited to Read with Kayla Hardy

This week, Kayla Hardy - screenwriter, reader, and author of The Quarter Queen - and I talk about horror books we are excited to read this year! Kate’s Upcoming Reads The Unhaunting — Micaiah Johnson Nightjars — Michael Wehunt Incarnate — Alma Katsu  Kayla’s Upcoming Reads Runner — Ashton Lattimor‮…

When Faith, Femininity & Capitalism Collide: Kristin Kobes Du Mez's Live, Laugh, Love

This week, I talk with Kristin Kobes Du Mez about her new book Live, Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Womenand the World They Made.  Listen to hear all about: How Live Laugh Love grew out of Kristin Kobes Du Mez’s Jesus and John Wayne, shifting the focus from evangelical masculin‮…

When What We Inherit Haunts Us: Deena Helm's Our Cut of Salt

This week, I talk with Deena Helm about her debut literary horror novel Our Cut of Salt! Listen to hear about: How Deena Helm turned a haunted house into a living embodiment of history, memory, and inherited trauma. Why Our Cut of Salt follows three generations of Palestinian women, and how traum‮…

Beyond MLK: The Women Who Shaped the Civil Rights Movement: How Bright the Path Grows by Marcia Chatelain

In this episode, I chat with Marcia Chatelain about her new non-fiction book How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington. Listen to hear about: How Marcia Chatelain’s love of storytelling, journalism, and deep historical research shaped her path to be‮…

First Ladies, Church Secrets & Respectability Politics: Deesha Philyaw's The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman

This week, Cassie Goodwin and I chat with Deesha Philyaw about her fiction debut The True Confessions of Lady Freeman! Listen to hear about: How The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman evolved over nearly 20 years, and why Deesha had to become a different, more experienced writer before she co‮…

Motherhood, Mystery, and Agency: Chital Mehta's Have You Seen Romit?

In this episode, I chat with Chital Mehta about her literary mystery Have You Seen Romit? Listen to hear all about: How motherhood, an MFA, and a lifelong love of reading led Chital to pursue her dream of becoming a novelist. The real-life missing-person article that inspired Have You Seen Romit?‮…

Trad Wives, Social Media & the Horror of Losing Yourself with Sarah Langan

This week, I talk with Sarah Langan about her novella Bloody 13 and her horror novel Trad Wife! Listen to hear about: The inspiration behind Bloody 13, and the conflicting reactions to it when she initially published it. How Sarah Langan turned the trad wife movement into horror, using the seemin‮…

Murder, Secrets & Halloween in the Thousand Islands: Tessa Wegert's This River Runs Black

In this episode, Gare and I chat with Tessa Wegert about her new thrill The River Runs Black! Listen to hear about: How the Thousand Islands and North Country become characters themselves, creating the perfect mix of cozy fall atmosphere, isolation, and underlying dread. Why Tessa set The River R‮…