NEW EPISODE! Today I’ve invited Travis Baldree to talk about his wonderful cozy fantasy book, “Legends and Lattes,” about an orc who retires from her bloody work to open a coffee shop in a village that’s never heard of coffee. We chat about Cozy Fantasy, cozy gaming, self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, and more!

You can order your copy of "Legends and Lattes" from my online bookshop, which helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. You can also help the show by following me on instagram, facebook and twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today!

E63: A Vietnamese Gothic with Trang Thanh Tran

Today I’ve invited author, Trang Thanh Tran, to talk about her book, “She is a Haunting,” a gothic YA novel set in Vietnam that centers an American born teen in a haunted house her Vietnamese born father is renovating in an old French Colonial area of his hometown. It’s got creeping hydrangeas, far too many bugs, and the ghost of a bride. You can pre-order your copy of "She is a Haunting" from my online bookshop, which helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. You can also help the show by following me on instagram, facebook and twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today!

E62: Alexis Henderson and "House of Hunger"

 

Welcome to the She Wore Black Podcast. I’m Agatha Andrews. Today I’ve invited author, Alexis Henderson, to talk about her book, “The House of Hunger.” We discuss Elizabeth Bathory, blood symbolism, gothic horror, gothic romance, and the sensuality of “taste.”  You can order your copy of "House of Hunger" from my online bookshop, which helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. You can also help the show by following me on instagram, facebook and twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today!

Southern Gothic and "The Spite House" with Johnny Compton

 

Today I’ve invited author, Johnny Compton, to talk about his upcoming book, “Spite House” from Tor Nightfire. We also talk about the Southern Gothic genre, especially how it’s evolved through marginalized voices.  You can pre-order your copy of "Spite House" from my online bookshop, which helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. That’s at bookshop.org/shop/sheworeblack. You can also help the show by following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today!

E60: Grady Hendrix and "How to Sell a Haunted House"

 

Today I’ve invited author, Grady Hendrix, to talk about his new book, “How to Sell a Haunted House.” It’s full of creepy dolls, family secrets, his trademark humor and a lot of heart. You can order your copy of "How to Sell a Haunted House" from my online bookshop. Every purchase using my link helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. That’s at bookshop.org/shop/sheworeblack. You can also help the show by following me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today!

E59: Witches, Crones, and the Ozarks with Paulette Kennedy

Today I am starting the New year with Paulette Kennedy as we discuss her new book, "The Witch of Tin Mountain." This novel follows three generations of witches from the Ozarks, and the fundamentalist preachers bent on stripping them of their power and autonomy. We talk about the mystical gothic setting, how Paulette's personal family history is woven in the story, mass hysteria, political theater, and the glories and wisdom that come with entering the "crone" phase of life. You can pre-order your copy of "Witch of Tin Mountain" from my online bookshop. Every purchase using my link helps both the podcast as well as independent bookstores nationwide. You can also help the show by following me on instagram, facebook and twitter, and leaving me a review wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for joining me today!

E58: What if Gilmore Girls Read Horror? with Stephanie from Books in the Freezer

 

Today, I am doing something a little different. I’ve invited Stephanie Gagnon, from the Books in the Freezer podcast, to do a Gilmore Girls Read Horror episode, where we choose horror books we think various characters from the show would read. We have a lot of fun, and I want to thank Stephanie for recording the episode with me a second time after a mishap the first time around. It allowed us to revisit our answers and we both hope you enjoy the episode. Let us know your ideas too! You can find us both on Twitter and Instagram, and Books in the Freezer is also on TikTok. Thanks for joining us today.