Today I chat with Rachel Harrison about her new novel, Black Sheep, about a woman who left her home and the religious cult in which she was raised, and finds her way back to attend a wedding. You’ll have to read it to figure out which is the scariest part of this scenario. So many options! It’s smart, layered, and will keep you at the edge of your seat for all the right reasons. You can find Black Sheep, and Rachel’s other books, in my online bookshop if you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. If you want another way to help out my show, you can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to make a donation or buy me a coffee, you can do so at my Ko-fi donation link. Thanks for joining me today. 

E93: Grady Hendrix on Vintage Gothic Romance

 

NEW EPISODE! Today I chat with Grady Hendrix about “Women Running from Houses,” which he wrote about in his nonfiction book about vintage horror novels from the 1970s and 80s, called “Paperbacks from Hell.” If you subscribe to his newsletter of the same name, you know he’s written about them there too. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as we did!

E92.5: Kate Khavari talks Murder, Plants and Poisons

Welcome to the She Wore Black Podcast. I’m Agatha Andrews. Today I chat with Kate Khavari about her fun historical mystery series that involves a female botanist in 1920s England, poisonous plants, murders, mayhem, and a bit of romance. You can find Kate’s books in my online bookshop if you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. If you want another way to help out my show, you can follow me on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Threads⁠, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to make a donation or buy me a coffee, you can do so at my Ko-fi donation link. Thanks for joining me today.

E92: ROMANTASY: Then and Now with Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Today, Sarah Wendell, from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, returns to chat about ROMANTASY, a new term for a long beloved subgenre that merges fantasy and romance. We have several book recommendations and compare old book covers with new trends. I have list of the books discussed in my ⁠online bookshop⁠ if you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. If you want another way to help out my podcast, you can follow me on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Threads⁠, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to make a donation or buy me a coffee, you can do so at my ⁠Ko-fi donation link. 

If you want to find Sarah, you can find her at her Smart Bitches, Trashy Books website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

I included as many available titles in my online bookshop as possible. I made a list, and any book you buy through my shop helps support the show. Many were out of print, but are included in the images below, which also helps get a visual for the covers we discussed. 

E 91.5 Marielle Thompson: Gothic Madness and Romance in WHERE IVY DARES TO GROW

 

Today I chat with Marielle Thompson about her gothic novel, WHERE IVY DARES TO GROW. We talk about the trope of “gothic madness” and her dissociative disorder at the center of the novel, as well as time travel romance, sex and the character work it’s doing in her story, and she has some book recommendations for us. If you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide, you can buy WHERE IVY DARES TO GROW and Marielle’s book recs through my online bookshop. If you want another way to help out the podcast, you can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to make a donation or buy me a coffee, you can do so at my Ko-fi donation link . Thanks for joining me today.

E91: WHALEFALL with Daniel Kraus

Today I chat with Daniel Kraus about his smash hit, WHALEFALL. We talk about craft, the ocean as haunted house, animals in horror, and “Shape of Water,” another story of his that I love. If you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide, you can buy WHALEFALL through my online bookshop. If you want another way to help out the podcast, you can follow me on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Threads⁠, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to make a donation or buy me a coffee, I have a ⁠Ko-fi donation link. Thanks for joining me today

E90: Latino Horror Panel with Richard Santos, Flor Salcedo, and Leticia Urieta

 

Today I have the live recording from a Latino Horror panel event this summer that featured Richard Santos, the editor of the anthology “A Night of Screams: Latino Horror Stories.” Also on the panel were two contributing writers, Flor Salcedo and Leticia Urieta. You’ll hear audience questions in the second half of the show, so please excuse the noise of the mic passing back and forth. If you want to support both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide, you can buy “A Night of Screams” through my online bookshop. If you want another way to help out my She Wore Black Podcast, you can follow me on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Threads⁠, and leave me a review wherever you get your podcasts. If you want to make a donation or buy me a coffee, I have a ⁠Ko-fi donation link⁠ . Thanks for joining me today.