Read Between the Lines with Molly Southgate

Read Between the Lines is the podcast that brings authors and readers together for thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising conversations. Hosted by Molly Southgate — a young book lover with a passion for storytelling — each episode features interviews with authors of all genres, from bestselling writers to exciting new voices. Whether you’re a lifelong reader or just discovering the magic of books, Molly’s curiosity and enthusiasm create a welcoming space to explore the stories behind the stories. Dive into the creative process, hear what inspires your favorite authors, and discover your next great read. Grab your favorite book and join us as we read between the lines.

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Daisy Bateman | Murder Goes To Market 11/03/2025

Ehsan Ahmad and Shakil Ahmad | Wild Sun 11/03/2025

Leslie Budewitz | The Solace of Bay Leaves 11/03/2025

Stephanie Kane | Automat 11/03/2025

Jonelle Patrick | The Last Tea Bowl Thief 11/03/2025

Michelle Major | The Merriest Magnolia 11/03/2025

Tobi Ogundiran | At the Fount of Creation 10/03/2025

Tobi Ogundiran | At the Fount of Creation 📚 About AT THE FOUNT OF CREATION: For four hundred years, the world’s remaining Orisha have fought to survive the rapaciousness of the soul-stealing Godkillers and the charismatic words of the singular, mysterious figure who leads them, known as the Teacher. Now they seek to kill the one person whose existence defies their very mandate. Now that Ashâke carries within herself the spirits of the surviving Orisha, she is on the hunt for allies who can help her defeat the encroaching army of Godkillers. But their influence is everywhere, and no one is immune—not even Ashâke. If she is to succeed, Ashâke will need to answer the question the Godkillers pose—are the Orisha even worth saving? 🔗 Links & Resources At the Fount of Creation on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Tobi Ogundiran Tobi Ogundiran is the award-winning author of Jackal, Jackal, a collection of 18 dark and fantastical tales. He has also been nominated for the British Science Fiction Association, Nommo and Shirley Jackson awards. His short fiction has been featured on the hit podcast LeVar Burton Reads, but also appears in journals such as Lightspeed, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and in several Year's Best anthologies. Born and raised in Nigeria, he now lives and works in the US South. 🌐 Connect with Tobi Ogundiran: 📸 Instagram: 🐦 Twitter/X: 🌍 Website: 🔍 Episode Keywords: Tobi Ogundiran, Jackal Jackal, At the Fount of Creation, African fantasy, Orisha mythology, Nigerian authors, Godkillers, dark fantasy, award-winning author, speculative fiction, LeVar Burton Reads, Lightspeed Magazine, Shirley Jackson Awards, Nommo Awards, British Science Fiction Association, fantasy podcast, epic fantasy, diverse fantasy, Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate 📢 Hashtags: #TobiOgundiran #JackalJackal #AtTheFountOfCreation #AfricanFantasy #Orisha #DarkFantasy #SpeculativeFiction #BlackVoicesInFantasy #FantasyPodcast #MythologyInFiction #AwardWinningAuthor #LeVarBurtonReads #FantasyBooks #ReadBetweenTheLinesPodcast #MollySouthgate #BIPOCAuthors #EpicFantasy #NigerianAuthors 🎧 Subscribe & Share Enjoying deep dives into today’s most imaginative authors? Subscribe to Read Between the Lines with Molly Southgate and share this episode with your fellow readers, writers, and lovers of mythic fantasy. /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37258020

Nayantara Roy | The Magnificent Ruins 09/25/2025

Nayantara Roy | The Magnificent Ruins 🎙 Nayatara Roy – The Magnificent Ruins In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with debut author Nayantara Roy to discuss her sweeping and powerful new novel, The Magnificent Ruins. 📖 About the Book – The Magnificent Ruins It is the summer of 2015, and Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at a prestigious New York publishing house. But when she gets a call from her mother in India, informing her that she’s inherited her family’s sprawling estate, she must confront the legacy of an extended family that she thought she left behind sixteen years ago.   Returning to Kolkata reunites Lila with her mother after a decade of estrangement, and then there are her grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom still live in the house, all of whom resent her sudden inheritance. To make matters more complicated, her first boyfriend seeks her out when she arrives, and her star author—and occasional lover—is suddenly determined to make things serious.    As Lila tries to come to terms with both past and present, long-suppressed secrets from her family emerge, culminating in an act of shocking violence, and she must finally reckon with her inherited custom of keeping everything under the surface.  🔗 Links & Resources Purchase The Magnificent Ruins at Bookshop.org: ✍️ About Nayatara Roy Nayantara Roy was born in Kolkata and lives in Los Angeles. The Magnificent Ruins is her debut novel. In 2018, Roy won the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize for her short story, “8C.” Her plays have been performed in India and the UK. She is also a television executive at STARZ/Lionsgate, where she acquires and develops original scripted television series. _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 📲 Hashtags (10) #TheMagnificentRuins #NayantaraRoy #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #MollySouthgate #DebutNovel #FamilySecrets #LiteraryFiction #BooksAndPodcasts #ReadersOfInstagram /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/38352385

Sadie Hoagland | Circle of Animals 09/17/2025

Sadie Hoagland | Circle of Animals 🎙 Sadie Hoagland – Circle of Animals In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with acclaimed author Sadie Hoagland to discuss her haunting and beautifully crafted new novel, Circle of Animals. 📖 About the Book – Circle of Animals When her hippie mother Edi goes missing the same week Sky Richard is assaulted at work--Sky wants to run away from everything. Instead, Sky goes looking for her mother and finds an estranged grandmother, the cult she was born in, and an unlikely ally. But the most important thing she discovers in her mother's past is the strength she needs to face her own life. Circle of Animals tells the story of a woman, Sky, grappling with a sexual assault in her workplace and the disappearance of her troubled "hippie" mother the same week. As she searches for and uncovers her mother's story, she also discovers the larger story of the historically situated and gendered bodies of her mother and estranged grandmother. Drawing on ancient myth (the title refers to the zodiac), California counterculture of the last century, and current conversations about sexual violence, this novel asks us to think about how the inability to communicate violence done unto the body is not just a symptom but also a means through which violence spreads collaterally between women as silence and estrangement. As Sky looks for her mother, she must also find her own voice and courage to claim her agency. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Circle of Animals at Bookshop.org: ✍️ About Sadie Hoagland Sadie Hoagland is the author of Circle of Animals, A Novel (Red Hen Press August 2024), Strange Children (2021; Red Hen Press) and American Grief in Four Stages (2019; West Virginia University Press), which earned a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Her work has been featured in Salon, Electric Literature, Mid-American Review, Foreword Reviews, Necessary Fiction, Largehearted Boy, Alice Blue Review, The Black Herald, Mikrokosmos Journal, South Dakota Review, Sakura Review, Grist, Oyez Review, Passages North, Five Points, The Fabulist, The South Carolina Review, Writer’s Digest, Women Writers, Women’s Books, and elsewhere. She has a PhD in Fiction from the University of Utah and is the recipient of several fellowships. Her work has earned extensive recognition, including four Pushcart Prize nominations from 2015-2018. She currently teaches at the University of Utah. 🌐 Connect with Sadie Hoagland Website: Instagram: Facebook: _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 📲 15 Hashtags #CircleOfAnimals #SadieHoagland #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #LiteraryFiction #ContemporaryFiction #BooksThatMatter #WomenWriters #NovelistsOfInstagram #BooksAndPodcasts #ModernFiction #ReadersOfInstagram 📝 15 Keywords Circle of Animals Sadie Hoagland Literary fiction Contemporary fiction Author interview Book podcast Fiction podcast Women authors Modern novelist Haunting novel Character-driven fiction Award-winning author Book discussion Behind the book Storytelling /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/38239580

Lisa C Taylor | The Shape of What Remains 09/04/2025

Lisa C Taylor | The Shape of What Remains 🎙 Lisa C. Taylor – The Shape of What Remains In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with award-winning author Lisa C. Taylor to discuss her powerful and heart-wrenching new novel, The Shape of What Remains. 📖 About the Book – The Shape of What Remains What did six-year-old Serena Calvano see that caused her to run into the road on a clear November morning while waiting for the school bus with her mother? Teresa Calvano has spent a decade consumed with guilt over her daughter’s tragic death, wishing it had been her husband, Luke, who was there that day. As her grief stretches into years, Teresa turns to books, therapy, and even Janis Joplin in a desperate search for healing. But can there ever be a cure for grief—or a way to find peace when what you long for most is another day with the one you’ve lost? 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase The Shape of What Remains at Bookshop.org: ✍️ About Lisa C. Taylor Lisa C. Taylor’s debut novel The Shape of What Remains was released February 18, 2025. She is also the author of the short story collections Impossibly Small Spaces (Arlen House/Syracuse University Press, 2018) and Growing a New Tail, along with several poetry collections including Interrogation of Morning, Necessary Silence, and The Other Side of Longing (with Irish poet Geraldine Mills). Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in international journals, anthologies, and magazines, earning Pushcart Prize and Best-of-the-Net nominations. Lisa is the winner of the Hugo House New Works Fiction Award and has served as a two-time mentor in the AWP Writer-to-Writer program. She also teaches, facilitates workshops nationwide, and co-directs the Mesa Verde Writers Conference and Literary Festival in Colorado. 🌐 Connect with Lisa C. Taylor Website: Instagram: Facebook: 🔑 Keywords: Lisa C. Taylor, The Shape of What Remains, grief in fiction, literary fiction 2025, new novels 2025, books about loss, women authors, contemporary fiction, American novelists, Read Between the Lines podcast, Molly Southgate interviews 📲 Hashtags: #ReadBetweenTheLines #LisaCTaylor #TheShapeOfWhatRemains #GriefAndHealing #LiteraryFiction #NewBooks2025 #WomenWriters #ContemporaryFiction #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37647595

Chuck Tingle | Bury Your Gays 08/27/2025

Chuck Tingle | Bury Your Gays Chuck Tingle on Bury Your Gays and Writing to Prove Love is Real In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with USA Today bestselling author Chuck Tingle to talk about his bold, thrilling, and deeply heartfelt latest novel, Bury Your Gays. Known for blending horror, romance, and satire with a fiercely human core, Chuck discusses the inspiration behind Bury Your Gays—a dark Hollywood tale that pits creativity and love against systemic erasure, corporate algorithms, and literal monsters. We dive into the meaning behind the story, the importance of representation in media, and Chuck’s mission to prove that love is real even in the face of the void. If you’re a fan of speculative fiction, queer storytelling, or just want to hear from one of the most unique voices in literature today, this conversation is not to be missed. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Bury Your Gays at Bookshop.org: About Bury Your Gays Misha knows chasing success in Hollywood can be hell. After years of struggling, he’s finally Oscar-nominated, and studio executives know just the thing to push him further: kill off the gay characters in his hit series—“for the algorithm.” When Misha refuses, he paints a target on his back. Soon, monsters from his horror-movie past stalk him and his friends through the hills of Los Angeles. To survive, Misha must face his past and risk everything before Hollywood—and the horrors themselves—bury him for good. About Chuck Tingle CHUCK TINGLE is the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus. A mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask, Chuck has become an icon of boundary-breaking fiction, spanning romance, horror, and fantasy. Born in Home of Truth, Utah, he now splits time between Billings, Montana, and Los Angeles, California. Through all of his work, Chuck writes to prove one thing above all else: love is real, and it is the most powerful tool we have against the endless cosmic void. 📚 Connect with Chuck Tingle 🌐 Website: 🐦 Twitter/X: 📸 Instagram: 📘 Facebook: 🔑 Keywords: Chuck Tingle, Bury Your Gays, queer horror fiction, LGBTQ+ representation in books, Hollywood horror stories, satire and horror, speculative fiction, queer storytelling, love is real, Camp Damascus, Molly Southgate podcast, Read Between the Lines author interviews, horror novels 2025, LGBTQ+ books 2025 #️⃣ Hashtags: #ChuckTingle #BuryYourGays #QueerHorror #SpeculativeFiction #ReadBetweenTheLinesPodcast #MollySouthgate #AuthorInterview #LGBTQBooks #QueerStorytelling #LoveIsReal #BookPodcast #HorrorFiction #RepresentationMatters #BookDiscussion #ReadersLife _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37647545

J.K. Kennedy | Clumsy Beauty: Poems for Hearing the 'I Love You' in Everything 08/20/2025

J.K. Kennedy | Clumsy Beauty: Poems for Hearing the 'I Love You' in Everything 📚 About CLUMSY BEAUTY: An enchantingly illustrated collection of poems designed to inspire and empower, Clumsy Beauty invites you to hear the "I love you" in every little moment. In an age of constant pressure to meet unattainable standards of beauty and perfection, Clumsy Beauty proclaims the joy of imperfection. Embrace your quirks, your stumbles, and your unique path. J. K. Kennedy’s poetry reveals vulnerability and showcases her personal voice, yet remains refreshingly resonant. With each turn of the page, you'll find inspiration, solace, and a renewed sense of self-acceptance. Whether you're seeking motivation during challenging times or simply looking for a reminder that you are enough just as you are, Clumsy Beauty is here to lift you up. The best part about a mistake is deciding if it will be an anchor or a sail 🔗 Links & Resources Clumsy Beauty: Poems for Hearing the 'I Love You' in Everything on Bookshop.org: 📖 About J.K. Kennedy 🌍 Website: 🔍 Episode Keywords: Clumsy Beauty J. K. Kennedy Poetry collection Illustrated poetry Inspirational poetry Self-love Imperfection Mental health Empowering writing Bite-sized poems Vulnerable storytelling Self-acceptance journey First-time author Women poets Healing through words 📢 Hashtags: #ClumsyBeauty #JKKennedyWrites #PoetryBook #PoetryCommunity #YouAreEnough #PoetryOfImperfection #EmpowermentThroughPoetry #MentalHealthPoetry #VulnerabilityInWords #SelfAcceptance #PoetryThatHeals #ModernPoet #BiteSizePoetry #PoetryIsNotDead #InspiringReads 🎧 Subscribe & Share Enjoying deep dives into today’s most imaginative authors? Subscribe to Read Between the Lines with Molly Southgate and share this episode with your fellow readers, writers, and lovers of mythic fantasy. /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37364040

CH Hooks | Can’t Shake the Dust 08/20/2025

CH Hooks | Can’t Shake the Dust Racing the Shadows – CH Hooks on Can’t Shake the Dust In this compelling episode of Read Between the Lines, host Molly Southgate sits down with acclaimed author C.H. Hooks to talk about his powerful new novel, Can’t Shake the Dust. The story follows “Little” Bill Lemon III as he struggles to outrun a family legacy filled with hardship, violence, and resilience. From the gritty cages of The Monkey Palace—his grandfather’s rough-and-tumble bar—to the questionable ventures of his parents, Little finds his escape on the dirt track every Saturday night. In a car that barely runs, he races not just for victory, but for redemption in the backroads of the South. Hooks masterfully captures the weight of legacy, poverty, and perseverance in a world where there’s never enough—money, opportunity, or even soap to wash away the Georgia red dirt. With its heart-pounding scenes and unflinching truths, Can’t Shake the Dust is a southern tale you won’t forget. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Can't Shake the Dust at Bookshop.org: About C.H. Hooks C.H. Hooks is the author of the novel Alligator Zoo-Park Magic (2019). His work has appeared in Los Angeles Review, American Short Fiction, Four Way Review, The Tampa Review, and The Bitter Southerner. He has been a Tennessee Williams Scholar and contributor at the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and attended the DISQUIET: Dzanc Books International Literary Program in Lisbon. When he’s not writing, he can often be found on the waters around St. Augustine, Florida, where he teaches at Flagler College. 📚 Connect with C.H. Hooks 🌐 Website: 📸 Instagram: 🐦 Twitter/X: 📖 Goodreads: 🔑 Keywords: Can’t Shake the Dust, CH Hooks, Southern fiction, dirt track racing novel, Georgia red dirt, family legacy in literature, rural American stories, literary fiction author interview, Read Between the Lines podcast, Molly Southgate, coming-of-age novel, resilience in fiction, backroads Southern culture, racing redemption stories, southern grit in literature #️⃣ Hashtags: #CantShakeTheDust #CHHooks #SouthernFiction #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #ReadBetweenTheLinesPodcast #MollySouthgate #LiteraryFiction #SouthernGrit #DirtTrackRacing #NewBookRelease #RuralFiction #FamilyLegacy #StorytellingPodcast #ReadersLife 🎧 Tune in to celebrate mistakes, embrace the awkward, and discover how storytelling can turn even the messiest moments into something meaningful. /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37647520

Bob Johnson | The Continental Divide 08/13/2025

Alice Kaltman | Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes 08/06/2025

Alice Kaltman | Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes Alice Kaltman on Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes Guest: Alice Kaltman Host: Molly Southgate Episode Title: Laughing at Life’s Stumbles: Alice Kaltman on Mistakes, Growth, and Writing Honestly 📝 Episode Summary: In this heartfelt and hilarious episode of Read Between the Lines, host Molly Southgate chats with celebrated author Alice Kaltman about her newest release, Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes — a graphic memoir that celebrates the beauty of imperfection and the power of reflection. From childhood gaffes to adult missteps, Alice brings humor and insight to every page. Whether you’re a reader, writer, or lifelong learner, this conversation is an empowering reminder that messing up is part of what makes us human. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes and all of Alice's books at Bookshop.org: or on Amazon at: 👤 About Alice Kaltman: Alice Kaltman is the author of the story collections Staggerwing and Almost Deadly Almost Good, and the novels The Tantalizing Tale of Grace Minnaugh, Wavehouse, and Dawg Towne. Her short fiction has been recognized by Best American Short Stories, Best Small Fictions, and the Pushcart Prize. Alice also writes nationally published articles on mental health and parenting. She splits her time between Brooklyn and Montauk, NY, where she lives with her husband, sculptor Daniel Wiener, and their beloved Ollie the Wonder Dog. 🔗 Follow Alice Kaltman: 🌐 Website: 📸 Instagram: 🐦 X (Twitter): 👍 Facebook: 🔑 Keywords: Alice Kaltman, Alice’s Big Book of Mistakes, graphic memoir, humor memoir, nonfiction writing, learning from mistakes, mental health, parenting essays, Brooklyn author, Montauk writer, book podcast, creative process, writing about real life, embracing imperfections 📢 Hashtags: #ReadBetweenTheLines #AlicesBigBookOfMistakes #AliceKaltman #GraphicMemoir #WritingLife #BookLoversPodcast #HumorAndHeart #ParentingAndWriting #MistakesMakeUs #WritersOnWriting 🎧 Tune in to celebrate mistakes, embrace the awkward, and discover how storytelling can turn even the messiest moments into something meaningful. /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37647430

Victoria Helen Stone | Bald-Faced Liar: A Novel 07/30/2025

Victoria Helen Stone | Bald-Faced Liar: A Novel 📝 Episode Summary: In this gripping episode of Read Between the Lines, host Molly Southgate talks with Victoria Helen Stone, bestselling author of Jane Doe, about her newest psychological thriller, Bald-Faced Liar. Stone introduces listeners to Elizabeth May, a traveling nurse who has spent her life changing identities to escape a dark and traumatic past. Now hiding in Santa Cruz, Elizabeth’s carefully constructed world starts to crumble when someone recognizes her — and begins stalking her with ruthless precision. As secrets unravel, trust vanishes, and danger looms, Bald-Faced Liar delivers tension, betrayal, and unexpected twists. Victoria and Molly discuss: The emotional depth and complexity of Elizabeth’s character Themes of identity, trauma, and trust in suspense fiction The challenges of writing characters who live double lives Why Bald-Faced Liar resonates with fans of Jane Doe Victoria’s love for thrillers, mountains, and murder mysteries If you're a fan of psychological suspense, unreliable narrators, and twisty page-turners, don’t miss this conversation with one of today’s most compelling voices in genre fiction. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Bald-Faced Liar and all of Victoria's books at Bookshop.org: 👤 About Victoria Helen Stone: Victoria Helen Stone, author of Jane Doe and The Hook, is known for writing emotionally layered thrillers filled with dark intrigue and psychological suspense. She has also written over two dozen novels as Victoria Dahl, a USA Today bestselling author, and is a recipient of the American Library Association Reading List award for best genre fiction. Her international bestsellers have been published in over 17 languages and read around the world. Victoria currently lives in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, where she hikes in summer and hibernates with crime documentaries and dessert in winter. 📚 About Bald-Faced Liar: Living a lie becomes a matter of life and death when Elizabeth May, a traveling nurse with a dark past, discovers someone knows her real identity. A stalker begins dismantling her carefully crafted life, pushing Elizabeth into a world of paranoia and revelations. As danger closes in, Elizabeth must decide whether to flee again — or finally face the truth. 🔗 Connect with Victoria Helen Stone: 🌐 Website: 📘 Facebook: 📸 Instagram: 🐦 X/Twitter: 🔑 Keywords: Victoria Helen Stone, Bald-Faced Liar, Jane Doe, psychological suspense, thrillers 2025, women in fiction, identity thriller, stalker fiction, dark fiction, suspense novels, unreliable narrator, emotional suspense, book podcast, Read Between the Lines, trauma fiction, reinvention story, suspense author interview, genre fiction 📢 Hashtags: #ReadBetweenTheLines #VictoriaHelenStone #BaldFacedLiar #JaneDoeBook #PsychologicalThriller #WomenInFiction #BookLoversPodcast #SuspenseReads #TwistyThrillers #UnreliableNarrator /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37607035

Bryan Gruley | Bitterfrost 07/17/2025

Bryan Gruley | Bitterfrost 📝 Episode Summary: In this episode of Read Between the Lines, host Molly Southgate sits down with Bryan Gruley, award-winning author and former journalist, to talk about his latest suspense novel, Bitterfrost — set to release on April 1, 2025. Bitterfrost follows Jimmy Baker, a former minor-league hockey player turned Zamboni driver in his small Michigan hometown, who finds himself entangled in a gripping double-murder investigation. As past violence resurfaces, Baker must confront guilt, memory, and mystery in a town frozen in more ways than one. Bryan shares: The real-life inspiration behind Bitterfrost How hockey culture and crime fiction collide Writing deeply atmospheric Michigan noir His journey from journalism to bestselling author What fans of Starvation Lake and Bleak Harbor can expect next If you love literary thrillers, small-town secrets, and complex characters, this conversation is a must-listen. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Bitterfrost and all of Bryan's books at Bookshop.org: 👤 About Bryan Gruley: Bryan Gruley is the Amazon Charts bestselling and award-winning author of Bitterfrost, the Starvation Lake trilogy (Starvation Lake, The Hanging Tree, The Skeleton Box), and two novels set in the fictional Bleak Harbor (Bleak Harbor and Purgatory Bay). A journalist for over 40 years, Bryan shared in the Pulitzer Prize awarded to The Wall Street Journal for its coverage of the September 11 attacks. A graduate of Notre Dame, avid hockey player, and amateur musician, Bryan lives in northern Michigan with his wife, Pam. 🔗 Connect with Bryan Gruley: 🌐 📘 🐦 📷 🔑 Keywords: Bryan Gruley, Bitterfrost, Starvation Lake, Bleak Harbor, Michigan fiction, murder mystery, hockey thriller, crime fiction, small-town mystery, journalist turned author, literary suspense, pulp noir, cold case, Zamboni mystery, thriller 2025, Amazon Charts author, Edgar finalist 📢 Hashtags: #ReadBetweenTheLines #BryanGruley #Bitterfrost #CrimeFiction #HockeyThriller #SmallTownMystery #MichiganNoir #LiterarySuspense #MurderMysteryBooks #PulitzerPrizeJournalist /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/37440245

Travis Baldree | Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes 06/25/2025

Travis Baldree | Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes Molly talks with Travis Baldree about his book, "Legends & Lattes". 📚 About Legends & Lattes After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time. The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is. If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone. But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed. 🔗 Links & Resources The Legends & Lattes on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Travis Baldree Travis is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author, a Locus, Nebula, and Hugo finalist, and a full-time audiobook narrator who has lent his voice to hundreds of stories. Before that, he spent decades designing and building video games like Torchlight, Rebel Galaxy, and Fate. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his very patient family and their small, nervous dog. _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastEpisode #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #TravisBaldree 📚 Book & Genre Hashtags #LegendsAndLattes #CozyFantasy #FantasyBooks #SliceOfLifeFantasy #LowStakesFantasy #MustReadFantasy #FantasyReads #BookRecommendation 🧙‍♀️ Character & Setting Hashtags #OrcBarista #CoffeeAndFantasy #FoundFamily #MagicalCafe #FantasyWorldbuilding #WarmAndWhimsical ☕ Vibe & Aesthetic Hashtags #CozyReads #WholesomeBooks #BookishVibes #FeelGoodFantasy #ComfortReads #Bookstagram ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #WritingFantasy #BehindTheBook #WritersOfInstagram #DebutFantasy /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/31814357

Maria Devivo | Dawn of the Blood Witch and The Aestrangel Trinity 06/25/2025

Maria Devivo | Dawn of the Blood Witch and The Aestrangel Trinity Molly talks with Maria DeVivo about her book series, Dawn of the Blood Witch and The Aestrangel Trinity. 📖 About Maria DeVivo Maria DeVivo writes horror and dark fantasy for both a YA and adult audience. Each of her series has been Amazon best-sellers and have won multiple awards since 2012. When not writing, she teaches Language Arts and Journalism to middle school students in Florida. A lover of all things dark and demented, the worlds she creates are fantastical and immersive. Get swept away in the lands of elves, zombies, angels, demons, and witches (but not all in the same place). Maria takes great pleasure in warping the comfort factor in her readers’ minds – just when you think you’ve reached a safe space in her stories, she snaps you back into her twisted reality. Maria's Social Links 🔗 Links & Resources The Shooting on Bookshop.org: or direct from 4 Horsemen Publications at _______________________________________________________________ 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastEpisode #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #MariaDeVivo 🧙‍♀️ Book & Genre Hashtags #DawnOfTheBloodWitch #TheAestrangelTrinity #DarkFantasy #ParanormalFantasy #UrbanFantasy #SupernaturalReads #YAParanormal #WitchBooks #FantasySeries 🩸 Mood & Theme Hashtags #BloodMagic #WitchesAndWarlocks #OccultFiction #OtherworldlyTales #ParanormalPower #ShadowAndMystery ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #FantasyAuthor #WritingCommunity #WomenInFantasy #IndieAuthor #YAWriter /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/29613063

Lou Kemp | The Wyvern, the Pirate, and the Madman 06/25/2025

Lou Kemp | The Wyvern, the Pirate, and the Madman Molly talks with Lou Kemp about her book, "The Wyvern, the Pirate, and the Madman". You can order Lou Kemp's books at Order now and use the Promo Code 4HP10 for 10% off! Support the author by ordering from the 4 Horsemen Publications directly. By ordering at www,, you save 10% and the author gets more than if you order from other places. About "The Wyvern, the Pirate, and the Madman" It is 1870, and the immortal magician Celwyn, the automat Professor Xiau Kang, and Bartholomew, a scientist and widower from Sudan, set out on another adventure. The adventurers leave the North Sea aboard Captain Nemo’s Nautilus, chasing a pirate ship and Captain Dearing. The pirates have kidnapped friend and vampire Simone Redifer, not to mention they have stolen something precious from Captain Nemo. Meanwhile, in Prague a dastardly murder forces Professor Kang back home. The Wyvern, the Pirate, and the Madman is a steampunk fantasy filled with murder, magic, and adventure. 🔗 Links & Resources The Wyvern, the Pirate, and the Madman on Bookshop.org: or direct from 4 Horsemen Publications at About Lou Kemp Early work was horror and suspense, later work morphed into a combination of magical realism, mystery and adventure painted with a horrific element as needed. I’m one of those writers who doesn’t plan ahead, no outlines, no clue, and I sometimes write myself into a corner. Atmospheric music in the background helps. Black by Pearl Jam especially. More information is available at . I’d love to hear from you and what you think of Celwyn, Bartholomew, and Professor Xiau Kang. _______________________________________________________________ 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastEpisode #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #LouKemp 🐉 Book & Genre Hashtags #TheWyvernThePirateAndTheMadman #FantasyAdventure #SteampunkFantasy #HistoricalFantasy #GaslampFantasy #MagicalAdventure #FantasyReads #EpicReads ⚓ Theme & Vibe Hashtags #PirateFiction #WyvernsAndWonders #WhimsicalFantasy #BooksWithMagic #ImaginativeWorlds #FantasyWithHeart #MadGeniusTales ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #FantasyAuthor #WomenWhoWrite #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/31213437

CK Westbrook | The Impact Series 06/25/2025

CK Westbrook | The Impact Series About CK Westbrook CK Westbrook is the author of the science fiction series, “The Impact Series.” CK is an environmentalist who lives and works in Washington D.C. and is a self-described old-school news junkie. Since the state of our planet and the news is bleak and depressing, CK escapes reality by creating intriguing characters in a science fiction world. The world these characters live in may also be dark and scary, but they have fantastic adventures which impact their planet. In addition to creating imaginative stories, CK breaks free from daily life with an intense passion for travel and has been to all seven continents. CK loves weaving real-world topics and crises into suspenseful sci-fi and fantasy. To learn more about CK Westbrook, please go to and , on Twitter @‌WestbrookCK, and as CK Westbrook Author on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. 🔗 Links & Resources The Shooting on Bookshop.org: or direct from 4 Horsemen Publications at _______________________________________________________________ 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastEpisode #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #CKWestbrook 📚 Book & Genre Hashtags #TheShooting #SpeculativeFiction #ContemporaryFiction #MustReadBooks #BookRecommendation #FictionWithPurpose #PageTurner 🎯 Thematic & Social Issue Hashtags #GunViolenceInFiction #TimelyFiction #BooksThatMatter #ThoughtProvokingReads #FictionForChange #BooksThatMakeYouThink #WhatIfFiction ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #WritersOfInstagram #AmWriting #WritingWithPurpose #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/32097337

Travis Richey | The Vampires' Curse (Decimus Book 1) 06/25/2025

Travis Richey | The Vampires' Curse (Decimus Book 1) Molly talks with Travis Richey about his book, "The Vampires’ Curse (Decimus Book 1). You can purchase Travis' book here, directly from his publisher. Buying through this link means he gets more than through other sources. 📚 About THE VAMPIRES' CURSE Since he was turned centuries ago, Joseph has watched the world of man change, grow, and decay. He grieves human lovers as they grow old and die, but the curse of Decimus keeps him from turning them. The odds are against him; more often than not, the vampire’s kiss only hastens death, and Joseph is no murderer. After inadvertently turning Alexander, who basks in human destruction, Joseph swears he will never love again… and he certainly will never consume human blood. Joseph’s oath is tested by a chance meeting with David, a young human man for whom his heart unexpectedly yearns. However, their passion is threatened by a blood-crazed Alexander, who finds Joseph’s burgeoning relationship repulsive. When David is threatened, will Joseph risk Decimus to save him? 🔗 Links & Resources The Vampire's Curse on Bookshop.org: or direct from 4 Horsemen Publications at 📖 About TRAVIS RICHEY Travis Richey is an actor/writer from Lake Mills, WI, living in Hollywood, CA. He had recurring roles on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars as Harold Crane and on NBC’s Community as Inspector Spacetime, a role that launched him into the spotlight of Doctor Who fans. He also appeared on TV in AppleTV’s Sugar, FOX’s Sons of Tucson, and NBC’s The Event, among others. He is the author of Decimus: The Vampire’s Curse. Travis has achieved international acclaim as the creator of several web series, including Robot, Ninja & Gay Guy, 2 Hot Guys In The Shower, Smiley Town, and the award-winning series The Inspector Chronicles: Untitled Web Series About A Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time. His videos have been seen on CNN, Comedy Central, the Huffington Post, the UK Telegraph, PerezHilton.com , and dozens of other notable blogs and websites across the internet, and have garnered over 4 million views. _______________________________________________________________ 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastEpisode #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #TravisRichie 🧛 Book & Genre Hashtags #TheVampiresCurse #VampireBooks #DarkFantasy #SupernaturalFiction #ParanormalBooks #FantasyReads #UrbanFantasy #VampireFiction 🩸 Thematic & Mood Hashtags #DarkReads #ImmortalTales #HauntingStories #ForbiddenLove #CursedSouls #BloodAndMagic #GothicFantasy ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #FantasyWriter #DarkFictionAuthor #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/31520042

Chandler Morrison | American Narcissus 06/25/2025

Chandler Morrison | American Narcissus Molly talks with Chandler Morrison about his book, "American Narcissus". 📚 About AMERICAN NARCISSUS The American dream is dead, and Los Angeles is burning. Stoned and porn-addicted surfer Baxter Kent is terrified of women and anxious to make things work with a sex robot. Acid junkie Arden Coover has a useless philosophy degree and a doomed relationship he believes might save him. His younger sister Tess is considering, or resisting, a convenient but loveless marriage to a wealthy, narcissistic novelist. Ryland Richter, an alcoholic insurance executive with too much money and too few scruples, is seeking toxic solace in the arms of a dangerously unhinged subordinate. As wildfires rage, this lost and hopeless cast makes their way through the embers of Los Angeles and beyond in a desperate search for meaning and connection in a world without a future. Chandler Morrison’s latest satire explores our search for love in all the wrong places, and what happens when we think we find it. 🔗 Links & Resources American Narcissus on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Chandler Morrison Chandler Morrison is the author of eight books, including Dead Inside and #thighgap. His short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals. He lives in Los Angeles. _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastEpisode #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #ChandlerMorrison 📚 Book & Literary Hashtags #AmericanNarcissus #DarkFiction #LiteraryFiction #PsychologicalFiction #LiteraryThriller #BookRecommendation #ContemporaryFiction #BooksThatChallenge 🔪 Thematic & Genre Hashtags #TransgressiveFiction #DarkLiterature #ControversialReads #PsychologicalDrama #AntiHeroNarrative #DarkNarratives #LiteraryProvocation ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #BoldStorytelling #WritersLife #IndieAuthor #WritingCommunity /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/31655807

Edward Cahill | Disorderly Men 06/25/2025

Edward Cahill | Disorderly Men 📚 About Disorderly Men Three gay men in pre-Stonewall New York City find their fates thrown together in the police raid of a Village bar. Roger Moorhouse is a Wall Street banker and Westchester family man with a preciously guarded secret. As the shouting begins and flashlights blaze in his face, the life he’s carefully curated over the years―a fancy new office overlooking lower Broadway, a house in Beechmont Woods, his wife and children―is about to come crashing down around him. Columbia literature professor Julian Prince lives a comparatively uncloseted life when he finds his first committed relationship tested to its limits. How could he explain to Gus, a fearless young artist, that he couldn’t stay with him that weekend because the woman who was still technically Julian’s fiancée would be visiting? But when Gus is struck unconscious by a police baton, Julian comes out of hiding to protect him, even if exposure means losing everything. For Danny Duffy, an Irish kid from the Bronx with a sassy mouth and a diverse group of friends, the raid is a galvanizing, Spartacus moment. Danny doesn’t have too much left to lose; his family has just disowned him. But once his name appears in the newspaper, he’ll be fired from his job at Sloan’s Supermarket, where he’s risen to assistant manager of produce, and begin a journey that veers between political enlightenment and violent revenge. The three men find themselves in a police wagon together, their hidden lives threatened to be revealed to the world. Blackmail, a private investigator, Gus’s disappearance, and Danny’s quest for retribution propel Disorderly Men to its piercing conclusion, as each man meets the boundaries of his own fear, love, and shame. The stakes for each are different, but all of them confront a fundamental question: How much happiness is he allowed to have . . . and what share of it will he lay claim to? 🔗 Links & Resources Disorderly Men on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Edward Cahill Edward Cahill writes fiction and teaches English literature at Fordham University in New York City. _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 🎙️ Podcast & Interview Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #AuthorInterview #PodcastConversation #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #WritersOnWriting 📚 Book & Literary Hashtags #DisorderlyMen #EdwardCahill #LiteraryFiction #MustReadBooks #BookRecommendation #FictionWithDepth #HistoricalFiction #LGBTQLiterature 🌈 LGBTQ+ & Thematic Hashtags #QueerFiction #LGBTQVoices #QueerLit #GayFiction #OwnVoices #PrideInFiction #QueerHistory #HiddenHistories ✍️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #WritersLife #DebutNovel #AmWriting #WritingCommunity /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/31882917

Connie Berry | The Shadow of Memory (A Kate Hamilton Mystery- Book 4) 06/25/2025

Connie Berry | The Shadow of Memory (A Kate Hamilton Mystery- Book 4) 📚 About The Shadow of Memory As Kate Hamilton plans her upcoming wedding to Detective Inspector Tom Mallory, she is also assisting her colleague Ivor Tweedy with a project at the Netherfield Sanatorium, which is being converted into luxury townhouses. Kate and Ivor must appraise a fifteenth-century paintingand verify that its provenance is the Dutch master Jan Van Eyck. But when retired criminal inspector Will Parker is found dead, Kate learns that the halls of the sanatorium housed much more than priceless art. Kate is surprised to learn that Will had been the first boyfriend of her friend Vivian Bunn, who hasn’t seen him in fifty-eight years. At a seaside holiday camp over sixty years ago, Will, Vivian, and three other teens broke into an abandoned house where a doctor and his wife had died under bizarre circumstances two years earlier. Now, when a second member of the childhood gang dies unexpectedly—and then a third—it becomes clear that the teens had discovered more in the house than they had realized. Had Will returned to warn his old love? When Kate makes a shocking connection between a sixty-year-old murder and the long-buried secrets of the sanatorium, she suddenly understands that time is running out for Vivian—and anyone connected to her. 🔗 Links & Resources The Shadow of Memory on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Connie Berry Connie Berry is the author of the Kate Hamilton Mysteries, set in the UK and featuring an American antiques dealer with a gift for solving crimes. Like her protagonist, Connie was raised by antiques dealers who instilled in her a passion for history, fine art, and travel. During college she studied at the University of Freiburg in Germany and St. Clare's College, Oxford, where she fell under the spell of the British Isles. In 2019 Connie won the IPPY Gold Medal for Mystery and was a finalist for the Agatha Award’s Best Debut. She’s a member of Mystery Writers of America and is on the board of the Guppies and her local Sisters in Crime chapter. Besides reading and writing mysteries, Connie loves history, foreign travel, cute animals, and all things British. She lives in Ohio with her husband and adorable Shih Tzu, Emmie. _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 📣 Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #MollySouthgate #WritersOfInstagram #BookPodcast #TheShadowOfMemory #ConnieBerry #KateHamiltonMystery #CozyCrime #BritishMystery #HistoricalWhodunit #LongBuriedSecrets #ColdCaseMystery #MurderAcrossTime #PastAndPresentCollide #UnsolvedMystery #ArtAndMurder #DeathAtTheSanatorium #ClassicWhodunit #MurderMysteryLovers #NextMysteryRead #CozyMysteryCommunity #BookishEscape #WomenWhoSolveCrimes #MysteryReadersUnite /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/25034877

Brooke Hartman | All Aboard the Alaska Train 06/25/2025

Brooke Hartman | All Aboard the Alaska Train 📚 About All Aboard the Alaska Train Five shiny train cars roll down the railroad track, picking up passengers along the way—a porcupine, grizzly bear, caribou, and more. Soon the cars are packed, but now the train must go up a tall mountain. Will the Alaska Train reach its destination? All Aboard the Alaska Train takes you on a rumbling journey as you zoom across the tracks and meet some of the state’s most famous animal residents. Included at the back is a glossary of the parts of a train, plus more information about the famous Alaska Train and a map of its route. 🔗 Links & Resources Order All Aboard the Alaska Train on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Brooke Hartman Brooke Hartman is an Alaskan mom and national award-winning author of silly, sweet, and sometimes strange stories for children and Young Adults. Follow along on her Alaskan writing adventures at www.BrookeAHartman.com, or on social media at @BrookesBooksAK. _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 📣 Hashtags 🎙️ Podcast-Specific Hashtags #PodcastInterview #AuthorPodcast #BookPodcast #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #MollySouthgate 📚 Book & Reading Hashtags #AllAboardTheAlaskaTrain #BrookeHartman #ChildrensBooks #PictureBooks #KidsBooks #ReadAloud #Storytime #BooksForKids #ReadingWithKids 🌲 Thematic & Regional Hashtags #AlaskaAdventure #AlaskaBooks #NatureBooksForKids #TrainAdventure #TravelBooksForKids #AlaskaTrain 🖊️ Author & Writing Hashtags #MeetTheAuthor #BehindTheBook #WritingForChildren #ChildrensAuthor #AuthorsOfInstagram /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/32097322

Rebecca Keller | You Should Have Known 06/23/2025

Rebecca Keller | You Should Have Known 📚 About You Should Have Known When retired nurse Frannie Greene moves into a senior living apartment, she finds a compelling friendship with her new neighbor Katherine, only to discover that Katherine is married to the judge who Frannie believes is implicated in the death of her beloved granddaughter. Observing the medication cart sparks Frannie’s darkest imagination, and her desire for revenge combines with her medical expertise. In one dreadful, impulsive moment, she tampers with the medicine. However, the next day, someone is dead, and Frannie realizes the gravity of what she’s done. The police get involved, and suspicions gather around someone Frannie knows to be innocent. Wracked with remorse, Frannie’s anxiety becomes unbearable. As she works to make it right, Frannie discovers that things are more complicated than they seem. 🔗 Links & Resources You Should Have Known on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Rebecca Keller Rebecca Keller is a writer, an internationally exhibited artist, a college professor, a Fulbright Scholar, and recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. But once upon a time she was a house-cleaner, shuttle driver, waitress, and nursing home cook. She got a graduate degree to improve her lot, and ended up working in museums, where she wrote about art and gave tours, making her own work at night. She had children. She began teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was awarded a Fulbright. She did a TEDx talk. And she began writing fiction. Her stories have been nominated for a Pushcart prize, and her debut novel "You Should Have Known" will be released from Crooked Lane Books in 2023. She is now working on stories about art and another novel. Learn more about her artworks here: _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: @readbetweenthelines_podcast Facebook: TikTok: @mollysouthgate Follow our parent network on Twitter at Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 📣 Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #MollySouthgate #WritersOfInstagram #BookPodcast #YouShouldHaveKnown #RebeccaKeller #SuspenseFiction #PsychologicalDrama #MustReadThriller #BookClubPick #FictionWithDepth #ThrillerReaders #NextRead #BookRecommendation #UnputdownableReads #WomenWhoWrite #BooksThatStayWithYou /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/31997222

Dean Monti | The Monosexual 06/23/2025

Dean Monti | The Monosexual 📚 About The Monosexual: The Monosexual tells the story of Vincent Cappellini, an obsessed ultra-monogamist who struggles when his relationship with the love of his life abruptly ends. Twice-burned-once in love and once by the sun-he faces a host of challenges to his self-appointed sense of identity. Sunburn, bad sushi, a Sinatra karaoke contest, and the road rage fury of a woman scorned are but a few of the trials Vincent will endure while facing the ultimate test to his monosexuality-a new woman in his life. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase The Monosexual on Bookshop.org: 📖 About Dean Monti Dean Monti started writing at age two, but nothing really legible until age five. Since then his work has appeared in several literary journals including Prairie Light Review, ELF: The Eclectic Literary Forum, and Ellipsis. His critically-acclaimed novel, "The Sweep of the Second Hand" was published by Academy Chicago Publishers and was reprinted in paperback by Penguin. He is the author of several full-length and one-act plays and has had works staged in Chicago and Norfolk, Va. His short story "Why Dogs Don't Talk" was adapted to a short film in 2021. He has also taught creative writing at Columbia College and College of DuPage. He is currently working on new novels and short stories and completed an MFA in Creative Writing at Queens University. He lives in a suburb of Chicago. _______________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast. Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: @readbetweenthelines_podcast Facebook: TikTok: @mollysouthgate Follow our parent network on Twitter at Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at . Check out our webpage at 📣 Hashtags #ReadBetweenTheLines #MollySouthgate #WritersOfInstagram #BookPodcast #themonosexual #DeanMonti #LiteraryComedy #OffbeatFiction #ModernLoveStory /episode/index/show/readbetweenthelines/id/32282897

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