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This Mama Is Lit!Chloé Caldwell: Infertility & Queer-ceptionEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Chloé Caldwell, author of Trying, about loneliness in infertility, contradictions with IVF in the queer community, and the rawness of writing in the moment. Over the years that Chloé had been married and hoping to conceive a child, she’d read everything she could find on infertility. But no memoir or message board reflected her experience; for one thing, most stories ended with in vitro fertilization, a baby, or both. She wanted to offer something different.Chloé Caldwell is the author of the national bestselling novella, Women (recently reissued by Harpe...
2026-02-1927 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonConfessions of a Conference JunkieMichelle Maryk has had a long career in acting and sketch-writing, and her debut novel, The Found Object Society, was just been released from Disney Hyperion. Michelle and I discuss how her acting background informs her writing, how she got hooked on writing conferences, and, of course, her writing and publishing journey.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.Send me an email at longroad.pub@g...
2026-02-1854 min
This Mama Is Lit!Karen Palmer: DIY Witness ProtectionAmanda Fields and Eva Langston chat with Karen Palmer, author of She’s Under Here, about living with an undercurrent of fear and clawing her way out of abuse. In her memoir, Palmer examines why she ended up trapped, how she escaped, and how she handled the ongoing perils of life constructed around a false identity. She ruthlessly explores the lines between desire and fear, victim and perpetrator, and what it means to make difficult choices as a woman when none of the options are good.Karen Palmer is a Pushcart Prize winner, with grants from the NE...
2026-02-0530 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonFive Agents & The Pitch QueenKarin Gillespie has had FIVE literary agents and has published in all the ways: Big 5, small indie press, & self-publishing. With 20+ years of experience in publishing, she knows how to pitch a novel and what it takes to sell a book. She is the author of the popular southern fiction Bottom Dollar Girls series, and her most recent novel, The Pitch Queen, is a satire of the publishing industry.*Please note that many of Karin's books are NOT found on my bookshop shop, but you can find them here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/a...
2026-02-0453 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonWriting Weird & Cobbling Together a Creative LifeAuthor Lincoln Michel talks about teaching, freelancing, being a lit mag editor, and writing his popular Substack newsletter, Counter Craft. We also discuss short story collections, AI in publishing, and why authors should write weird things. Lincoln's latest genre-blending novel is METALLIC REALMS, and he is the author of THE BODY SCOUT, which was named one of the 10 Best Science Fiction Books of 2021 by The New York Times and one of the 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time by Esquire. The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on...
2026-01-2139 min
This Mama Is Lit!Michelle Lerner: Complicated GriefHolly Rizzuto Palker and Eva Langston chat with Michelle Lerner, author of Ring, about defining and treating complicated grief, living with irreparable damage, and finding healing in nature. Ring takes the reader on an unforgettable odyssey through the depths of human emotion, from the hollows of grief to the heights of newfound hope. In the backdrop of a snow-covered sanctuary designed to aid the dying, Lee, a middle-aged non-binary person from the Midwest, grapples with the unbearable weight of losing their young adult daughter. Abandoning their previous life and even the comfort of a longtime spouse, Lee is driven...
2026-01-1526 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonA Book Deal Across the OceanRaidah Shah Idil’s middle grade fantasy novel, HOW TO FREE A JINN, was first published in Australia before being picked up by a U.S. Big 5 publisher. Raidah and I talk about writing and publishing, and bond over being writer-moms with Type A personalities. Australian author Raidah Shah Idil was born in Singapore, grew up in Sydney, worked in Jordan, and now lives in Malaysia with her husband, three children and mother-in-law. Raidah earned her BA in English and BS in Psychology from the University of New South Wales, and her Diploma of Counselling from the...
2026-01-0944 min
Behind the Publisher's Desk with Colin MustfulBehind the Publisher's DeskIn this episode of Behind the Publisher’s Desk, host Colin Mustful sits down with Eva Langston, author, podcaster, and creator of The Long Road to Publishing. Eva shares her journey through the challenges of traditional publishing, including novels that “died on submission,” and how she found empowerment by launching her podcast and Substack.Together, Colin and Eva discuss the importance of resilience, the value of writing communities, and the small victories that keep authors motivated. Eva offers insights into navigating rejection, pivoting when necessary, and treasuring the creative process. Tune in to hear how Eva’s podcast...
2026-01-0811 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonA Dreamy Traditional Debut & the Decision to Self-PublishCynthia Swanson’s Harper Collins debut, The Bookseller, was a NYT bestseller with a film option from Julia Roberts. Less than a decade later, after struggling to find a publisher for her third book, Cynthia decided to self-publish her psychological suspense novel Anyone But Her and was named Indie Author of the Year. The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.co...
2026-01-0255 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston2025 End-of-Year Wrap-UpIn this special end-of-year episode, Eva reflects on the first 16 episodes of The Long Road to Publishing, hints at what's to come on the podcast in 2026, and awards some "superlatives" to a few of the episodes and guests. She also talks about her podcast goals and how listeners can qualify to win a free copy of Courtney Maum's book: BEFORE AND AFTER THE BOOK DEAL!The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find...
2025-12-2919 min
This Mama Is Lit!Brittany Micka-Foos: Domestic Horror, Discomfort, & NeurodiversityAmanda Fields and Eva Langston chat with Brittany Micka-Foos, author of It’s No Fun Anymore, about domestic horror tropes and how a neurodiversity diagnosis offered insight into writing and motherhood. The lack of safety felt in womanhood and discomfort that lies within it is the discussion that Brittany strives to acknowledge and pursue. Her most recent book is a collection of eight short stories that explore the politics of victimization, the sites of trauma on women’s bodies, and women’s attempts to divine meaning from suffering.Brittany is the author of the poetry chapbook a litany...
2025-12-1828 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonThe Worst Rejection of Her LifeDarlene P. Campos is the author of a YA novel, two middle grade novels, and a picture book. Earlier this year, only a month before the release of her middle grade historical novel, she suffered “the worst rejection of her life.” In this episode we learn about Darlene’s publishing journey, as well as this shocking rejection and how she survived it.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blu...
2025-12-1846 min
This Mama Is Lit!Jessie Harrold: Becoming, Not BrokenEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Jessie Harrold, author of Mothershift, about matrescence - the process of becoming a mother, the four radical transformations, and the seven mother powers. Jessie explains how mothers can be agents of change, and how modern mothers in crisis can step into their innate powers to reclaim themselves.Mothershift is the first book of its kind to dive deeply into the science and soul of matrescence, the 2-3 year transition into motherhood. Mothershift helps mothers identify the cascade of changes they can expect as they enter motherhood, normalizes the feelings of...
2025-12-0428 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonIf the Agent Doesn't Fit...Lindsey Goldstein got serious about her writing career at the age of 40, and her debut novel Gap Year is a middle-age coming-of-age story. Lindsey talks about revising Gap Year many, many times, parting ways with an agent who wasn’t a good fit, and signing with a small, indie publisher. The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.com...
2025-12-0443 min
This Mama Is Lit!Liz Alterman: Humor is My Drug of ChoiceHolly Rizzuto Palker and Eva Langston chat with Liz Alterman, author of Sad Sacked, about the perils and freedoms of unemployment, the dichotomy of working moms, and the need to write the book you want to read. Diving deep into her own family’s dual layoffs, Liz’s memoir uses humor as a healing force as she details the downsizing and uploading of life’s losses and wins.Liz Alterman is the author of the young adult thriller, He’ll Be Waiting, the suspense novels The Perfect Neighborhood, The House on Cold Creek Lane, and You Shouldn’t Have Don...
2025-11-2831 min
This Mama Is Lit!Jessica Slice: Ableist Systems and Disability DesignsAmanda Fields and Eva Langston chat with Jessica Slice, author of Unfit Parent, about designing and inventing systems of parenting based on the bodies and minds we live in. Unfit Parent examines the obstacles that disabled parents face, the societal beliefs that undergird those barriers, and the political and economic systems that hold it all in place. Jessica explores how disability culture and the strengths inherent in having a body like hers would, if included in parenting culture, make contemporary parenting more sustainable.Jessica Slice is a disabled author, speaker, and essayist. Her book, Unfit Parent: A...
2025-11-2030 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonSpilling the Tea on Self-Publishing SuccessRebecca Thorne is the instant USA Today, Indie, and Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tomes & Tea series. She started out pursuing traditional publishing for many years. With great strategy and timing, she ended up finding huge success with self-publishing… then the traditional publishers came a-knocking! She now has two series being re-published with the Big Five imprint Tor.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me...
2025-11-201h 07
This Mama Is Lit!Natasha Williams: Love and SchizophreniaEva Langston and Holly Rizzuto Palker chat with Natasha Williams, author of The Parts of Him I Kept, about parenting her father through schizophrenia and healing through memoir writing.The Parts of Him I Kept is an intimate account of a daughter’s coming of age in the face of her father’s schizophrenic unraveling. Williams investigates the limits of our medical and cultural understanding of schizophrenia while chronicling the shared burden and benefits of caring for a mentally ill family member. The Parts of Him I Kept asks us to consider the ways mental illness is as m...
2025-11-1330 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonFrom Indie Romance to a Big 5 DebutKate Broad published ten romance novels with Entangled (and wrote a LOT of books that didn’t sell) before publishing GREENWICH, her literary debut, with St. Martin’s Press. Kate's publishing journey is WILD and she has so much great advice to share about writing and publishing.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.com-To pitch to t...
2025-11-0652 min
This Mama Is Lit!Allison Buccola: Cult FollowingEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent, about the anxieties of new motherhood, renegotiating relationships post-childbirth, and navigating career transitions.Allison’s most recent novel explores an unsolved mystery of a reclusive commune twenty years prior. The only known survivor, Lee, has tried to put the pain of her past behind her, building a new identity for herself. But motherhood is proving a bigger challenge than she anticipated. Then a stranger shows up on her doorstep, offering answers to all of Lee’s questions about her past. Can Lee keep her safe...
2025-10-3029 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonThe Cop Who Caught the Writing BugDavid Lane Williams always knew he wanted to be two things: a cop and a writer. He started out writing excellent police reports before publishing two nonfiction books. And now, after many detours, his debut novel, Carousel Grift, is out in the world. David’s path to publication has more twists and turns than an amusement park ride, from going to film school, to finding himself on the board of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association!The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or su...
2025-10-3047 min
My Rejection StoryEva Langston: "My Novel Died On Submission" — Publisher Rejection, Landing a Book Agent, & Fostering a Writing CommunityIn this episode, novelist and writing instructor Eva Langston joins Alice to break open one of the most under-discussed truths in publishing: sometimes your book dies even after you’ve done everything “right.”After years in the query trenches, eight manuscripts, and dozens of literary agent queries, Eva finally landed representation — the milestone so many writers dream of. But what happened next wasn’t the success story she expected. Her agented novel went out on submission and became what the industry quietly calls a rejected book. Then the next one died on submission, too.Eva shares the...
2025-10-291h 03
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonHighs & Lows of Author LifeMiddle grade author Sarah Allen checks a lot of boxes when it comes to bumps in the road to publishing: a long querying journey, parting ways with her first agent, and being orphaned by her editor. But she’s also gotten to check a lot of the good boxes, too: heartfelt letters from readers, a school visit involving a limo ride, and two two-book deals with Macmillion Children’s. Learn about her path to publishing her four middle grade novels (so far!), including her two most recent “spooky” books, Monster Tree and The Nightmare House. And hear her...
2025-10-2340 min
This Mama Is Lit!Monique Clesca: Silence is a LanguageAmanda Fields and Eva Langston chat with Monique Clesca, author of Silence and Resistance: Memoir of a Girlhood in Haiti, about reckoning with family secrets, healing, and fighting for Haitian children’s rights.Monique Clesca is an activist, journalist, and advocate for children’s and women’s rights, participating in high-level policy issues in Haiti and Africa and offering holistic support to girls and women who have suffered domestic and sexual violence. For leading a movement to eliminate child marriage, Monique received the Commander in the Niger Order of Merit in 2016 from the President of Niger. In 2016, Moniqu...
2025-10-2234 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonSubmission Hell & the Kindness of EditorsJennifer Fawcett landed her agent somewhat easily but got stuck in a never-ending cycle of revisions and submissions before finally selling her debut horror novel, Beneath the Stairs. We also discuss her work as a playwright and her new thriller novel, Keep This for Me.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.com-To pitch to the...
2025-10-1646 min
This Mama Is Lit!50th Episode Retrospective: Fangirling & Finding a GrooveAmanda Fields, Brianna Avenia-Tapper, Holly Rizzuto Palker, and Eva Langston come together to reflect on the evolution of this podcast, memorable guests, and the conversations we can’t wait to have. From their very first attempts at recording to latest and greatest moments, they take time to reflect, celebrate and appreciate all the authors they have featured in addition to what they have learned from each other. The Literary Mama community is fierce and fabulous. Thank you to our loyal listeners who continue to show up for us. We have so much more to explore with you.Li...
2025-10-1534 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonPivot, Pivot, Publish!Robyn Ryle has pivoted many times in her career, publishing in multiple genres and by multiple methods: traditional publishing with an agent, self-publishing, and publishing with a small, brand-new indie press. Her novel-in-stories, Sex of the Midwest, is being published by Galiot Press and recently earned a starred review from Kirkus!Robyn Ryle is the author of two award-winning nonfiction books: She/He/They/Me and Throw Like a Girl Cheer Like a Boy. Her short story collection, Sex of the Midwest, is forthcoming from Galiot Press in October 2025. Her essays and stories...
2025-10-0245 min
This Mama Is Lit!Jessica Guerrieri: Addiction and the Shadow SelfAmanda Fields and Eva Langston chat with Jessica Guerrieri, author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, about motherhood drinking culture, the power of family and friendship, and addiction. Jessica's debut novel offers an honest rebuttal to the prevalence of alcohol in "mom life" and the fragility of family ties.Originally from the Bay Area, Jessica Guerrieri lives in Davis, California, with her husband and three young daughters. Jessica has a background teaching special education but left the field to pursue a career in writing. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea won the...
2025-09-2430 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonThe Book That Came Back to LifeKat Lewis thought her book had died on submission. She was so burned out on revisions and rejections that she announced she was quitting writing… But then a fairy-god-editor made her book deal dream come true. Now, after a ten year journey, she has finally sold her debut novel, Good People, to Simon & Schuster. The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at info@longroad.pu...
2025-09-1841 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonInfluencer Imprints & a Novel 20 Years in the MakingA special episode with Esperanza Hope Snyder and Marines Alvarez! Esperanza is an accomplished poet and the author of the novel Orange Wine. Marines is a popular book influencer and the tastemaker at the head of Mareas, the imprint at Bindery Books that acquired Esperanza’s novel. We chat about the new publishing model at Bindery Books, how Marines built her following as a book influencer on YouTube and TikTok, and, of course, Esperanza’s twenty-year journey to publishing Orange Wine (which releases September 30, 2025!).The Long Road to Pub...
2025-09-1152 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonSuccessful Strategies & Debut AnxietiesLacey N. Dunham’s debut novel, The Belles, is coming out very soon, so we discuss the intense emotions and anxieties that are common to feel before your book releases (and why maybe all writers need a therapist). Lacey also shares her intentional and highly-successful querying strategy, as well as what it was like getting into the publishing world having come from a rural, lower-class background. The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me o...
2025-09-041h 01
This Mama Is Lit!Penny Zang: Unfinished BusinessEva Langston and Holly Rizzuto Palker chat with Penny Zang, author of Doll Parts, about writing through grief, the “rights and wrongs” of motherhood, and finding inspiration in Sylvia Plath. For readers of The Virgin Suicides and I Have Some Questions For You, Doll Parts is a dual timeline suspense novel following one woman as she begins to uncover the truth of the death of her estranged best friend and the Sylvia Plath adoring sad girls they attended college with decades ago, all while holding a secret that will slowly unravel her new, suburban dream life.Penny Zang...
2025-08-2729 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonFrom Rejection to Reflection to Publishing SuccessIn the query trenches and on submission, thriller author Jessica Payne went from piles of rejections to multiple offers from agents and publishers.How? She reflected on her rejections and learned to pivot.Plus, we discuss her experience with digital publisher Bookouture, and how she got her latest two-book deal with Penguin Random House.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky....
2025-08-2143 min
This Mama Is Lit!Ellen Wiles: Coparenting with FriendsEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Ellen Wiles about her second novel, The Unexpected, published in November 2024 by HarperCollins. It follows two best friends, Robin and Kessie, who find themselves platonically coparenting a baby. It's a book about different species of love, including friendship and kinship, about motherhood and fertility, and about unconventional and queer families.Ellen Wiles is a British novelist, sound artist, literary anthropologist, and Creative Writing professor at the University of Exeter, UK. She has previously worked as a barrister and as a musician. She is the author of two novels, The Unexpected (2024...
2025-08-1330 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonThe Most Positive Person in PublishingEvelyn Skye, a bestselling author of books for teens and adults, has now published TEN novels. But her publishing career hasn’t been as easy as she makes it look. With a cheerful smile, Evelyn talks about how she weathered hundreds of agent rejections and many (many!) manuscripts that died on submission. In this episode we discuss Evelyn’s tenth novel, The Incredible Kindness of Paper, and the moment years ago when she almost gave up on writing (and what made her keep trying!).The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:Foll...
2025-08-0743 min
This Mama Is Lit!Emma Pattee: Chained to a DreamEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Emma Pattee, author of Tilt, about parsing capitalism and creative pursuits, powering large-scale climate activism, and questioning how to love something you know will die.Emma Pattee is a climate journalist and fiction writer living in Portland, Oregon. She has written about climate change for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian, and her fiction has appeared in Bellevue Literary Review, Idaho Review, Carve Magazine, and many more. Her debut novel, Tilt, was published by Simon & Schuster in March 2025.Author website: https://www...
2025-07-3030 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonLearning in Public: From Self-Pub to the Big 5!YA and MG author Kern Carter talks about self-publishing, publishing with an independent press, and signing deals with Scholastic and Penguin Random House. We also discuss his unique book launch events, the surprising ways he found his agents, and what happened when his book didn’t make it past the acquisitions board.Kern Carter:Website: www.kerncarter.comSubstack: https://writersaresuperstars.substack.com/The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Bl...
2025-07-2451 min
This Mama Is Lit!Jill Dopf Viles, DIY Scientist: Cracking the Emery-Dreifuss CodeAmanda Fields and Eva Langston talk with Jill Dopf Viles, the author of Manufacturing My Miracle: One Woman’s Journey To Acquire Her Personalized Gene Therapy. Jill writes about her experiences with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. These experiences are placed in the hands of a deft and lyrical writer who often surprises the reader with unforgettable images and memories even as she works through the story of diagnosis, acceptance, and further research. She persists in making her own connections about EDMD as she performs her own research, discovers others with this rare condition, communicates with medical researchers, and weighs the ri...
2025-07-2332 min
Writing Stories"This is my start" — Lorraine Russell tells the story of Love and ShadowsSend us a textLorraine Russell tells the story of Love and Shadows. Along the way she covers: Self-publishing on AmazonUsing Fiverr to find cover designers and editors Fear of failure Getting yourself into a flow state Working with a writing coachWriting as though telling a story around a campfire Also in this episode: The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston Our upcoming new Writing Stories host, Jessica Kinnison (!!!) Catherine Lacey (Catherine Lacey, if you are...
2025-07-1735 min
This Mama Is Lit!Kathleen Glasgow: This Book is MeEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Kathleen Glasgow, author of The Glass Girl, about her distinct writing process, being a "sad book" author, and writing YA novels about addiction, grief and other tough topics.Kathleen Glasgow started as a poet and somehow found herself writing novels. She's the author of the New York Times and internationally bestselling YA novels Girl in Pieces, The Glass Girl,You'd Be Home Now, and How to Make Friends With the Dark, She's the coauthor, with Liz Lawson, of the bestselling mystery series, The Agathas and The Night in Question. Her...
2025-07-1629 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonFrom Feeling Like a Failure to NYT BestsellerNew York Times Instant Bestseller, Julia Bartz, talks about her publishing journey, from her first attempt at writing a novel, to parting ways with her first agent, to overcoming her fear of public speaking in preparation for the launch of her debut thriller novel, The Writing Retreat. She also talks about her latest novel, The Last Session.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.Send me an email at info@longroad.pubFind...
2025-07-1039 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston10 Years Before the Book DealAfter an early near-miss, Courtney’s debut novel came out 10 years later, with a different publisher, editor, agent, and title. (Not to mention, completely re-written!) And her publishing journey didn’t end there! She’s now published with both Big Five and indie publishers, and in a variety of genres: novels, a memoir, and her popular nonfiction how-to book, Before and After the Book Deal.The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find...
2025-07-031h 03
This Mama Is Lit!Lish McBride: Chaos is My BrandEva Langston and Holly Rizzuto Palker chat with Lish McBride, author of quirky books for teens and adults, about writing in different genres, navigating the publishing industry, and weaving humor through daily life.Lish McBride is a prolific writer of Young Adult and Adult books that often contain humor and magic. Her latest adult novel, The Suitcase Swap, is a love story born out of a JFK Airport baggage claim snafu. The book was first released in the United Kingdom and will be out in the U.S. soon. The audio version can be found here. Her...
2025-07-0229 min
The Long Road to Publishing with Eva LangstonPublishing Terms & ExplanationsIn this intro episode YA author Bethany Alcott will help me answer questions about imprints and Big 5 publishers, the difference between traditional, self-publishing, and hybrid-publishing, querying agents, dying on submission, and many more!The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.-Send me an email at info@longroad.pubBethany Alcott: -Follow her on Substack or subscribe to her newsletter, Writer Fully A...
2025-06-0235 min
This Mama Is Lit!Sandra Chwialkowska: Perfect VictimsEva Langston, Holly Rizzuto Palker + Amanda Fields chat with Sandra Chwialkowska, author of The Ends of Things, about screenwriting versus novel-writing + surviving a book launch with a newborn baby.Sandra Chwialkowska is a television producer and writer whose first novel, The Ends of Things, is a psychological suspense that explores female friendship and agency, and pushes back against the trope of the helpless female as a “perfect victim.” Her prolific years of screenwriting translate into engrossing cinematic writing on the page, and this novel grew out of her own fears of traveling alone as a woman.Sa...
2025-05-0725 min
This Mama Is Lit!Judith Smith: If Not Me, Then Who?Holly Rizzuto Palker and Eva Langston speak with Judith Smith, author of Difficult: Mothering Challenging Adult Children Through Conflict and Change, about mothering challenging adult children, and how to find solutions through acceptance and no assignment of fault. Becoming an adult is not nearly as clear today as it was 50 years ago. Major structural changes are needed for mothers not to blame themselves and begin to discover answers on how to move forward.Difficult is based on a series of in-depth interviews Judith Smith conducted with women (all over 60 years of age, across socio-economic and geographic locations...
2025-04-0929 min
This Mama Is Lit!Rachelle Bergstein: In Full BlumeHolly Rizzuto Palker and Eva Langston chat with Rachelle Bergstein, author of The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us, about why Blume, once the most banned writer in the United States is more relevant now than ever. Judy Blume's ability to reflect real life parenting, puberty and precocious kids built a trust with her adolescent readers and provided a solid training ground for the next generation of women's rights activists. The original Judy Blume generation has now grown up and taken her messaging into our own parenting and beyond.Rachelle is...
2025-03-2628 min
This Mama Is Lit!Sarah Sawyer: Where Does Girlhood Go?Eva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Sarah Sawyer, author of The Undercurrent, about power in girlhood, mystical physicality in motherhood and secrets unravelled. Sarah also leaves us with a wise warning from her own mother: beware of life events that involve women throwing parties.Sarah Sawyer's debut novel was touted by Gillian Flynn as "A mystery of remarkable scope, bristling with intelligence, beauty, and humanity. It is, quite simply: stunning." The Undercurrent (Zibby Books 2024) tells the story of an overwhelmed new mother who becomes obsessed with the unsolved disappearance of a young girl from her small...
2025-02-1230 min
Stories Across BordersStories Across Borders 3.5 - Ghost StoriesDaniel is joined by new guest, Eva Langston, to discuss ghost stories. They talk about the origins of ghost stories and break down the many different forms ghosts and ghost stories can take. Why is ghost fiction still so popular? Why has this concept endured for hundreds of years?
2025-02-031h 28
This Mama Is Lit!Nancy Reddy: Myths of MotherhoodEva Langston and Amanda Fields chat with Nancy Reddy, author of The Good Mother Myth, about how flawed social science presumptions have blurred our visions of motherhood and trusting our intuition.Author Website: https://www.nancyreddy.com/Substack: https://nancyreddy.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancy.o.reddy/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nancy.reddy.1Preorder The Good Mother Myth: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/smpthegoodmothermyth/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...
2024-12-0433 min
My Rejection StoryTina Wells: “No one looked like me when I started my business in 1996”Tina Wells shares her rejection story and the pivotal moment in her life when she felt rejected. She talks about the changes in the agency world and how she had to confront the rejection and make a decision. Tina emphasizes the importance of taking a pause and becoming present with oneself to navigate through rejection.
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2024-10-2350 min
Cocoa Butter and CommunionStories from our Soul with Imani MitchellImani Mitchell is back and it feels good to catch up! Her and I discuss quitting jobs (y'all, don't just go and quit your job and then put that on us) and the freedom that can come from it; navigating an artistic space, and ALL THEE AWARDS that she received from her dynamic production of Zora and Langston. Imani discusses the power in the diverse storytelling that go well beyond the narrative of Black resilience. Imani is directing a new play, "Crumbs from the Table of Joy" that will debut October 11th!! (I am going to the thea-tuhhh)
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2024-08-282h 08
Grab the Essential Free Audiobooks in Romance, MysteryDiesel by Dale MayerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/768515 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Diesel Author: Dale Mayer Narrator: Tristan Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 4, 2024 Genres: Mystery Publisher's Summary: Book 13: The Mavericks Traveling to China to retrieve a kidnapped scientist shows Diesel the depths of human depravity. Not that he needs more proof. He’s been doing this type of work for a decade. This is the first time though the person he was rescuing was this interesting. Eva Langston had been kidnapped while walking across the street and then locked up in a lab half a wo...
2024-03-0405 min
Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance PodcastS02.29: 1989 (Romance Your TBR’s Version) [Deluxe]Welcome to Hannah and Caroline pairing songs on 1989 (Taylor’s Version) [Deluxe] with historical romance novels, being “sluts!” for a good grovel, and burning (burning) it (it) down (down). Is it over now?Intro: (00:00)1989 (Romance Your TBR’s Version) [Deluxe] - (5:03)✪ 1. Welcome To New York (Romance Your TBR’s Version) - (9:40)- A Scandalous Deal, Joanna Shupe- A Caribbean Heiress in Paris, Adriana Herrera✪ 2. Blank Space (Romance Your TBR’s Version) - (13:50)- The Rakess, Scarlett Peckham- Bombshell, Sarah MacLean✪ 3. Style (Ro...
2023-11-241h 38
I Heart ThisDear America: Why I Still Love You (Even After We Broke Up)VoicemailSpecial thanks to my daughter, Eva Lord, for providing the voice of America's voicemail message. TisalleeActually, this is my wife, Laura's, story. She went for years believing that Tisallee was America's other name before someone straightened her out in the third grade. Mountains of CaliforniaWhen I was 15, I got to fly across the country to work in the backcountry of the Sierra National Forest with a Student Conservation Association trail crew. I would recommend it to any young person who loves wild places. And while the...
2023-06-1421 min
Breaking Form: a Poetry and Culture PodcastHot TakesThis episode's got Aaron sweating, then Miguel Murphy joins the queens for some flaming hot poetry takes.Review Breaking Form on Apple Podcasts here. Please support Breaking Form and buy Aaron's and James's books:Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series. James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.Or, if you'd like to shop indie, we recommend Loyalty Bookstores, a DC-area Black-owned bookshop.Read a recent Beckian Fritz Goldberg poem. Or listen to her read at the University of Arizona Poetry Center (from In th...
2023-05-0129 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 205 - WalterAs members of MECTI-1 prepare to make a secret EVA to their Emergency Return Vehicle, crew member Walter Langston marches blindly across the Martian void in search of shelter.
CAST:
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Paige Eckstein (Jackie Wood)
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
Dustin Weiskopf (Fedor Morozev)
Sarah Porter (Beth Anders)
Marcy Wiegert (Elina Torres)
Chrissy Young (Tina Flynn)
Clare Burke (Rachel Yoshida)
Jaysen Cryer (Pete Ross)
Written, Produced, Directed, Edited and Original Music by John Richter
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2022-07-2720 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 204 - CrevasseMECTI-1 tries to regroup and plan their next step following the EVA incident.
CAST:
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
Paul Goetz (Paul Kirsch)
Daniel Fulton (Hiroku Yoshida)
Sarah Porter (Beth Anders)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Chrissy Young (Tina Flynn)
Jaysen Cryer (Pete Ross)
Paige Eckstein (Jackie Wood)
Shawn Kohne (Orlando de Luca)
Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John Richter
Original Music by Charles Crittenden
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2022-07-2514 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 203 - FissuresWalter, Paul and Hiroku embark on a long-distance EVA to detonate the North Pole Thermo-Nuke Array, while tensions flare between Commander Sam Flynn and his second-in-command, Andrew Wood.
CAST:
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
Paul Goetz (Paul Kirsch)
Daniel Fulton (Hiroku Yoshida)
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Marcy Wiegert (Kaia Osen/Elina Torres)
Clare Burke (Rachel Yoshida)
Sarah Porter (Beth Anders)
Chrissy Young (Tina Flynn)
Kasey Anderson (Jennifer Simmons)
Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John Richter
Original Music by Charles Crittenden
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2022-07-2216 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 110 - EarthEVA-10 returns to the Wasp, as Commander Sam Flynn reveals his findings to the crew.
CAST:
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
Chrissy Young (Tina Flynn)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Paul Goetz (Paul Kirsch)
Jessica Leitch (Beth Anders)
Dustin Weiskopf (Fedor Morozev/Jet Pilot)
Kasey Anderson (Jennifer Simmons)
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
Marcy Wiegert (Kaia Osen/Elina Torres)
Daniel Fulton (Hiroku Yoshida/Evangelical Talk Show Co-Host)
Deanna Beaton (Neda Morozev)
Clare Burke (Rachel Yoshida)
Jaysen Cryer (Pete Ross)
Shawn Kohne (Orlando de Luca)
Paige Eckstein (Jackie Wood)
John Richter (CapComm - Space Station Hercules/Jet Co-Pilot)
D...
2022-07-1116 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 109 - CoincidenceSam further investigates the communications blackout, while EVA-10 works tirelessly to salvage the mission and themselves.
CAST:
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
Marcy Wiegert (Kaia Osen/Elina Torres)
Deanna Beaton (Neda Morozev)
Shawn Kohne (Orlando de Luca)
Daniel Fulton (Hiroku Yoshida)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John Richter
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2022-07-0810 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 103 - EVASam, Paul and Beth conduct EVA-1 on the surface of Mars.
CAST:
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
Paul Goetz (Paul Kirsch)
Jessica Leitch (Beth Anders)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Dustin Weiskopf (Fedor Morozev)
Kasey Anderson (Jennifer Simmons)
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
Daniel Fulton (Hiroku Yoshida)
Chrissy Young (Tina Flynn)
Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John Richter
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2022-06-2408 min
Transmissions From Colony OneEpisode 102 - HomeThe MECTI-1 crew discusses their next move after landing, and EVA-1 sets out.
CAST:
Bill Parmentier (Sam Flynn)
Paul Goetz (Paul Kirsch)
Jessica Leitch (Beth Anders)
James Faupel (Andrew Wood)
Dustin Weiskopf (Fedor Morozev)
Kasey Anderson (Jennifer Simmons)
Brian Voelkerding (Walter Langston)
Marcy Wiegert (Kaia Osen/Elina Torres)
Daniel Fulton (Hiroku Yoshida)
Written, Produced, Directed and Edited by John Richter
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2022-06-2210 min
Vrije geluiden op NPO KlassiekFestivaltip!Het Erato Festival in Meppel (5, 6 en 6 november) in schouwburg, kerk en huiskamers - dat is een van de tips van Vrije Geluiden dit weekend. Naast een intrigerende nieuwe CD van basklarinettiste Fie Schouten, en haar optreden in Amsterdam op zondag 31 oktober.
23.04
CD Giosquino - Josquin Desprez in Italia (Arcana A489)
Josquin Desprez: Missa Hercules Dux Ferrarie - Kyrie
Odhecaton olv Paolo Da Col; The Gesualdo Six
2’59”
23.08
CD Dark Fire (trptk 0056)
Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Pieces on folk themes - Villain’s Song on a carriage
Joachim Eijlander [cello] & Helena Basilova [piano]
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2021-10-3059 min
Subject To Change: Another Pro-Wrestling PodcastSubjects Really Do Be ChangingLots of subjects a changing in this week's episode. We start by going over the results of "Hell in a Cell" from last week and reveal who walked away with the pod's 'NPC' Title. Early on we talk about RAW having a pretty good show this week, with Kofi being slotted into the main event scene, early MITB participants being non-former world champions, and adding time to develop their women's division (Rhea/Charlotte, Nikki Cross, Eva Marie & ... Doudrop?).On Smackdown, we seem to be in a bit of a stalling period until we get the crowds back...
2021-06-271h 12
The New Exchange with Ken Grand-PierreLoah on why we need poetryWe universally find ourselves turning to poetry during confusing times. There’s something indescribable about the solace we can feel in knowing another human being has felt the feelings we carry with us throughout the day. This experience is what lead to the crafting of When I Rise Up, the next EP by my dear friend Sallay-Matu Garnett (aka Loah). Throughout the EP, Loah showcases her dynamic range as an instrumentalist as she sings the words of Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Eva Gore-Booth, etc. Reminding us all how timeless these words remain to be as the world rebuilds it...
2021-06-0853 min