# 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 Be…

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 Dais…

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 Lattimore…

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 masculini…

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 trauma…

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 bec…

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 cou…

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 seeming…

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 Ru…