The Well-Read Podcast

Bookish Bites: Mimi Matthews on 'Rules for Ruin'

Join me as I welcome back USA Today bestselling romance author Mimi Matthews to chat about her newest release 'Rules for Ruin.' Tune in to hear Mimi and I chat about the suffrage movement influencing her characters, never feeling like you belong, and forging a new path in life. 

Episode 126-Neely Tubati Alexander & Sandra Proudman

Join me as I welcome romance author Neely Tubati Alexander and debut YA fantasy author Sandra Proudman. Tune in to hear Neely and I chat about how our decisions can profoundly influence someone else's life and how we are not the product of our parents' worst offenses, and to hear Sandra and I chat about how our relationship with our parents changes as we age and the exploration of what it means to be a protector.

Episode 125-Madge Maril & K. M. Huber

Join me as I welcome debut romance author Madge Maril and debut YA fantasy author K. M. Huber. Tune in to hear Madge and I chat about losing yourself in the wrong relationships and the stigmas around mental health in sports, and to hear K. M. and I chat about discovering your place in the world and questioning tradition.

Episode 124-Ashley Herring Blake & Andrea Max

Join me as I welcome USA Today bestselling author Ashley Herring Blake and debut YA fantasy author Andrea Max. Tune in to hear Ashley and I chat about how it's never too late to start over and characters helping each other on their healing journeys, and to hear Andrea and I chat about if knowledge should be shared with the masses and writing an inclusive world where differences are celebrated.

Episode 123-Ana Holguin

Join me as I welcome debut romance author Ana Holguin. Tune in to hear Ana and I chat about craving change but being too scared to do anything about it, having weaknesses but still being strong, and struggling with what parts of yourself you should share with the world. 

Episode 122-Mia P. Manansala & Susan Wands

Join me as I welcome award-winning mystery author Mia P. Manansala and award-winning fantasy author Susan Wands. Tune in to hear Mia and I chat about living life in the periphery and how relationships with those arounds us influence our ability to make decisions for ourselves, and to hear Susan and I chat about the struggle between good and evil and how our drive to stay alive, to protect, to fight, urges us forward (and to hear Susan give me my first ever tarot reading!).

Episode 121-Isa Agajanian & Michelle Jabès Corpora

Join me as I welcome fantasy author Isa Agajanian and fantasy author Michelle Jabès Corpora. Tune in to hear Isa and I chat about how grief connects us and the strength it takes to open yourself up, and to hear Michelle and I chat about the influence of religion in Ancient Egypt and weaving the characters' journeys around the struggle for the Khetaran throne. 

Bookish Bites: Rachel Lynn Solomon on 'What Happens In Amsterdam'

Join me as I welcome back NYT bestselling romance author Rachel Lynn Solomon to talk about her newest release 'What Happens in Amsterdam.' Tune in to hear Rachel and I chat about her love of Amsterdam and how it influenced the characters' relationship, bringing a marriage of convenience to modern day romance, and the strength it takes to trust in yourself and take chances. 

Episode 120-Kit Rosewater & Cynthia Timoti

Join me as I welcome YA and MG author Kit Rosewater and debut romance author Cynthia Timoti. Tune in to hear Kit and I chat about the pressures of being a high school athlete and using uniforms as a form of protection, and to hear Cynthia and I chat about learning to walk away from a relationship that no longer serves you and standing up for what you want out of life. 

Bookish Bites: Julie Soto on 'The Thrashers'

Join me as I welcome back (for the third time) USA Today bestselling author Julie Soto to talk about her newest release 'The Thrashers.' Tune in to hear Julie and I chat about how friendship dynamics change as we grow older, how the decisions we make as teenagers can define us, and the consequences of taking advantage of people.