Show Notes
My guest today is bestselling author Ashley Poston, whose new book, The Someday Garden, is out this week.
The Someday Garden was inspired by The Secret Garden, so we’re going to talk about inspiration, gardening, fandoms, changing genres and having your readers grow up with you as a writer.
TW/CW – discussion of grief, and of suicide at almost exactly 1 hour into our conversation.
You can find Ashley Poston on her website, AshPoston.com, on IG as @HeyAshPoston, and on Threads @HeyAshPoston. We also mentioned:
Diary X (RIP) Cheerful Plants app (when to water your succulents!) Apple Android Heated Rivalry: The Unauthorized Parody Musical Boothbay Garden, Maine Jardin de Quatre-Vents, Quebec, Canada The Butchart Garden, British Columbia, Canada
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It’s time machine time! We’re going back to June 2007 to look at the Ads & Features in Romantic Times magazine. This one’s got some gawdawful letters to the editor and some equally heinous responses, and we are prepped for battle.
By listener request! My guest today is author and professor Jodi McAlister. You might remember Jodi from her appearance in episode 626 when we talked about her Marry Me Juliet trilogy, set within a fictional version of The Bachelor.
We’re going back to 2007 to take a look at the new releases in Romantic Times Magazine, and we’re so glad you’re joining us! We’ve got kooky books, taxidermy, chick lit, and a new entry into the character name hall of fame. Strap in, it’s getting weird.
Adib Khorram’s new book, Isn’t He Romantic, is out this week, so of course I wanted to ask many questions about it.
We’re back in the time machine to check out the ads and features from the February 2012 issue of Romantic Times.