In her memoir, Love is a Burning Thing, Nina St. Pierre explores her complicated relationship with her mother, mental health, poverty and the divine. St. Pierre joins us to talk about challenging stigmas, the importance of storytelling, writing as a restorative practice and more with guest host, Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Top Off […]
Some readers grow up relishing stories about fantastical creatures, and then set such books aside for more realistic reads when they’re adults. But we all could use a unicorn or two in our lives, which is why it’s so delightful when a writer known for realism sneaks a mythical creature into literary fiction—or builds a […]
The apocalypse is an event usually rendered in lurid shades of deep despair. It’s only natural—the extermination of all life on earth is bound to be a black affair, even when treated with an, er, lighthearted touch. But just because the apocalypse is going to be all doom and destruction doesn’t necessarily mean our fiction has to take on the […]