Show Notes
In this episode, we get excited about two new books: The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig and I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney. Then Dave talks about the stellar winners of the 2025 Pen America Awards.
Links
The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
Invasive by Chuck Wendig
I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney
Truth in Advertising by John Kenney
Writer’s Digest interview with John Kenney
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float by Farley Mowat
Pen America website and Instagram
Pen International website
Pen American Literary Awards Finalists
Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn
With My Back to the World: Poems by Victoria Chang
On Freedom by Timothy Snyder
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