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Witchy Woman WalkingFind the Fun ￨ Playful MagicAre you having fun? Do you make time and space for the activities and experiences that delight you? Do you engage in unadulterated play just for the joy of it? It seems that many of us unintentionally traded in fun for work. We didn’t mean to do this necessarily, but somehow we started acting as though fun was reserved for youth and adulthood meant an endless loop of tasks and responsibilities. This has created a massive imbalance in our lives and has resulted in a dimming of our magic. As we greet this soggy spring day, let’s cons...2025-05-1647 min
Dark Side of the WordHorror Book Club | The Bog Wife | Kay ChronisterIn this episode of Dark Side of the Word, hosts Kait and CJ dive into a discussion about the book The Bog Wife. They explore the themes of family dynamics, horror elements, and the Appalachian setting, while sharing their personal experiences and thoughts on the narrative. The conversation touches on the characters' arcs, the writing style, and the overall impact of the story, leading to a critical evaluation of the book's effectiveness as a horror tale. Takeaways: Disappointment in the book's lack of horror elements.They explore the family dynamics and character arcs wi...2025-04-2458 min
Book Squad GoalsBSG #105: For Peat's Sake / The Bog Wife by Kay ChronisterGet ready to listen to us say “peat” about a hundred times because we’re discussing The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister. We talk about the Haddesley sibling dynamics, the infamous Bog Wife herself, the bog as a character, and of course, generational trauma. Join us and special guest Todd Osborne (husband of the pod) on April 29 for a special one-year celebration of his poetry collection, Gatherer, and a chat about The White Lotus season three. Then read along with us for our next Bookpisode about When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy on May 13. Feeling extra supportive this week...2025-04-151h 16Book Squad GoalsOthersode #104: Cooch to the Wind / A Scythe & Sparrow HatepisodeIt’s appropriate this book involves a circus because we about to clown on it. Join the squad for a Hatepisode about Brynn Weaver’s Scythe & Sparrow, the third installment in the Ruinous Love Trilogy. After Mary gives us an overview of the other two books, we get a special review of Butcher & Blackbird by Emily’s dad, Charlie. Then we talk about the cringeworthy “trigger warnings” and then spend a lot of time dissecting the “spice,” which is not as transgressive as it thinks it is. After we barely survive this discussion, we get into some listener feedback. Read along for our...2025-04-031h 19Book Squad GoalsBSG #104: All Natalies Grow Up Eventually / Entitlement by Rumaan AlamJoin us in the depths of the NYC subway system for an accidental hatepisode! We didn’t love Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, but we had a good time talking about billionaires, flat characters, lying to get a cool apartment, and of course, the guy on the subway poking people with a hypodermic needle. Join us on April 1st for an intentional hatepisode about Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver! Then read along for our next regular Bookpisode on The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister on April 15th!TOC:30 – Welcome to the madness9:30 – Book Intro12:23 – Why is this s...2025-03-181h 10
The Checkout StackAppalachian Fiction with Natalie Seabolt in WVRecent Reads: Maria: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Natalie: The Bear by Andrew KrivakReccommendations: New: The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich Backlist: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Local: Night Watch by Jayne Ann PhillipsBook End - Appalachian fiction that connects the people, landscape, and mountain culture: The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Given Ground by Ann Pancake2025-03-1755 min
Analog AdventuresKay Chronister and The Bog WifeYour host Crispin sits down with Kay Chronister to talk about her gothic family drama set in rural West Virginia, The Bog Wife.Kay Chronister is the author of The Bog Wife (Counterpoint 2024), along with the collection Thin Places (2020) and the novel Desert Creatures (2022). Her short stories have appeared in Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, The Dark, and elsewhere, and her work has been nominated for the Shirley Jackson and World Fantasy Awards. She lives in Pennsylvania.2025-02-1727 min
Two Lit MamasEpisode 103: Escape into Books!The Mamas are encouraging everyone to show themselves some love this Valentine’s Day by escaping into books. Heather offers up two middle grade (ages 8-12) mystery books, one silly and one scary. While Margie highlights three grown up books for weirdos (her words) that examine motherhood from the bog to the grave and beyond. Book Chat :Death! By Narhwal! By Alex T. Smith (Middle Grade)It’s Watching by Lindsay Currie (Middle Grade)The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister (Grown Up Book)The Forbidden Terri...2025-02-1249 minTwo Lit MamasEpisode 101: Sci-Fi Short StoriesThe Mamas are back and easing listeners into the new year with short stories – just ignore the dystopian, sci-fi, murdery AI if you can. Don’t worry, the Mamas promise they won’t go too dark in 2025 (wink-wink). So, kick back and catch up with your two favorite Lit Mamas. Margie's & Heather’s Book Gifts:The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book, Real Recipes for Joke BurgersThe Bog Wife by Kay ChronisterTasting History by Max MillerRemember Us by Jacqueline WoodsonDeath Comes...2025-01-1449 min
Reading GlassesEp 391 - Best Books of 2024!Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Miracle Madewww.trymiracle.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - The Girl in Red by C...2024-12-261h 04
The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 668: The Year in Books with James Bradley and Ian MondFor our year-end review of 2024 books, we’re joined once again by fellow Locus reviewer Ian Mond and distinguished critic and novelist James Bradley. As usual, we mention a lot of authors and titles, and probably forget to mention many deserving others. But you’ll no doubt find some suggestions you hadn’t thought of, and some of our usual digressions about familiar questions of genre, literary ambition, and books that at least some of us think have been overlooked.
Ian's list
We probably should have kept lists, but we did not. Ian did, though, and so t...2024-12-231h 08
DMPL PodcastBeyond the Shelves: Decolonizing Your BookshelfOn the newest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah talk about decolonizing and diversifying your bookshelf, giving you suggestions on books with diverse authors and unique viewpoints. What They're Reading Jes The Bog Wife, by Kay Chronister Headshot, by Rita Bullwinkel American Rapture, by CJ Leede Sarah The Paradise Problem, by Christina Lauren Somewhere Beyond the Sea, by TJ Klune The City of Brass, by S.A. Chakraborty The Book of Doors, by Gareth Brown Book Recs - Decolonizing Your Bookshelf The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee, by David Treuer To Shape a Dr...2024-11-0740 min
The Book Maven: A Literary RevueSetting as a Character with Kay ChronisterKay Chronister joins me to talk about bogs and how environments influence a novel, Gothic vs horror elements, and physically experiencing a setting as part of the writing process. Kay’s novel, The Bog Wife, was published earlier this month by Counterpoint LLC. This week our Friday Readers are glowing about Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo, The Long Call by Ann Cleeves, Morning Glory on the Vine: Early Songs and Drawings by Joni Mitchell, and American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures, edited by America Ferrera. Animal Farm by George Orwell is d...2024-11-0129 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS11:Ep241 - Smothermoss with Guest Alisa Alering - 10/30/24Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
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This week we wrap up what has been a month of seasonally spooky books with guest Alisa Alering, the author of Smothermoss, a book that is set in 1980s Pennsylvania Appalachia. It is the story of two sisters who witness a murder on the Appalachian Trail. It is...2024-10-3058 min
Forward Radio podcastsPerks S11:Ep241 | Smothermoss with Guest Alisa Alering | 10-30-24Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
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This week we wrap up what has been a month of seasonally spooky books with guest Alisa Alering, the author of Smothermoss, a book that is set in 1980s Pennsylvania Appalachia. It is the story of two sisters who witness a murder on the Appalachian Trail. It is a book that Amy discovered while attending...2024-10-2858 min
Book Lounge by LibbyPages of Terror: Horror Reads for the 2024 Spooky SeasonOn this episode, we've got spooky stories for your nerves! Get ready for Halloween with these horror thrills! From classic slashers to supernatural creeps, Joe, Claire and Kristin have a recommendation for you!Titles mentioned in this episode:Claire’s Titles:
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker
Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson
Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen
Shout out to Graphic Novels: Loving, Ohio by Matthew Erman, The Low Low Woo...2024-10-241h 01Reading GlassesEp 381 - Book Hangover Cures + Tom Ryan!Brea and Mallory talk about book hangovers and how to cure them! Plus, they interview Tom Ryan about his new mystery book and recommend enticing books to get you out of a book slump. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Hello Comicswww.hellocomics.nethttps://www.hellocomics.net/readingglassesCODE: GLASSESMiracle Madewww.trymiracle.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads...2024-10-1749 min
THE BLOOD, GUTS, & PAPER CUTS PODCASTShort Cuts Vol. 41Hey Cinners, this week we get into all sorts of horror goodies! Movies, books, news and more!!SHOW NOTES:https://readjumpscares.com/https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-bog-wife-kay-chronister/21049069?ean=9781640096622https://bookshop.org/p/books/good-dogs-brian-asman/21246023?ean=9798212630979https://bookshop.org/p/books/influencer-adam-cesare/21275542?ean=9781454954248https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4523892/PLEASE FOLLOW US AND REVIEW!!:Subscribe to us on YouTube: / @cine-fulcutspodcast Find us on INSTAGRAM: @cineful_cutsFind us on Spotify: spotify.link/ncvbbRYDmDbFind us on App...2024-10-1028 min
Sip Between the LinesSpooky TBRWe’re hoping to get in the Halloween spirit over here (even though our weather is sunny and hot still!) by sharing some spooky books from our TBR lists! We discuss some thrillers, murder mysteries, horrors, and even a few cozy mysteries that we’re excited to read. All books are listed below!
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Sadie’s TBR:
That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
The Murder of Mr. Wick...2024-10-0842 min
All the Books!New Releases and More for October 1, 2024This week, Liberty and Danika discuss The Bog Wife, Model Home, Jasmine is Haunted, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading...2024-10-0146 min
The ARC Party2024 Horror Preview Part 22024 is still here!I know I’ve been planning my reading for the year for a while now. How about you? Are you in need of some recommendations? I have just the thing! It’s MORE of The ARC Party’s Horror Preview!The reason this episode exists is because Emily Hughes aggregates a ton of information about forthcoming horror books every year, and posts a comprehensive, and frankly amazing list of them for everyone to use! You can find it here:Becky wanted to celebrate the launch of the list by diving into s...2024-06-262h 00Reading GlassesEp 352 - Books to Get You Into EVERY Genre!Brea and Mallory recommend books to get you into EVERY genre! Plus, they solve a problem about when to buy a book. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Join us!www.maximumfun.org/joinLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Events3/28 - Bookish Trivia Party - 6pm PT - email for link!3/29...2024-03-2852 min
Bloody Good ReadsBloody Good Reads - Chapter 97 - Kay ChronisterSend us a textAfter a little break away we are back on the horror train this week as Mark chats to Kay Chronister about her Debut Novel Desert Creatures. We discuss Horror and Sci-fi, Her short story work and we chat a little bit about her 2024 upcoming novel The Bog Wife.Visit Kay's Website Buy a copy of Desert Creatures HERESupport the show===A HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor Abominable Book ClubGet 10% off your first box at abominablebookclub.cratejoy.com using the code B...2023-10-2517 min
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction PodcastsBCS 316: Merciful Even to ScorpionsBy Kay Chronister, from Issue #387 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineNarrated by Sandra Espinoza.Maribel should have known that the new pig-boy would have to be named soon.More info »2023-07-2735 min
Honestly BookedBook Subscriptions: January Picks - Episode 5 | Honestly BookedIn this episode of Honestly Booked, Rachel and Ariel bring all of their monthly book subscription box picks to the table. Aardvark Book Club and Book of the Month January picks are featured (not sponsored). Aside from book discussion, Rachel and Ariel also catch up on life, how reading is going, and what they've been up to recently (hint: The Sims). You'll be laughing along as always! Feedback is appreciated. Happy listening!
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Aardvark Jan. Picks:
How to Turn into a Bird by Maria Jose Ferrada
2023-01-2539 min
NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin HollandThe Fifth Gable At long, last Nocturnal Transmissions will explain where babies come from. …We feel that you’re ready. Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present ‘The Fifth Gable’ by Kay Chronister. ———— NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS is a fortnightly podcast featuring inspired performances of short horror stories, both old and new, by voice artist Kristin Holland. https://www.nocturnaltransmissions.com.au You can support us (and access lots of exclusive content) by becoming a patron at Patreon.com: https://www.patreon.com/nocturnaltransmissio...2021-12-0746 min
Talking Scared51 – Brian Evenson and Little Potted NightmaresSend us a textThis week’s guest couldn’t be better timed. In a week when we find out the world is not only screwed, it’s REALLY screwed, our guest is Brian Evenson, with his new collection, The Glassy Burning Floor of Hell – which could be a description of many places on the globe right now.These stories transport the reader to strange, deformed, blasted landscapes. Like the worlds they depict, Brian’s tales are harsh and dark and frightening but, as you’ll hear me say, they are also a surprising amount of fun. As w...2021-08-111h 08
The Dark Magazine“The Yoke of the Aspens” by Kay Chronister (audio)“The Yoke of the Aspens” by Kay Chronister, as narrated by Veronica Giguere for The Dark Magazine.2021-01-2631 min
The Outer DarkTOD 072 Quarantine Readings: Jayaprakash Satyamurthy and S.P. MiskowskiIn this podcast The Outer Dark presents Quarantine Readings by Jayaprakash Satyamurthy and S.P. Miskowski, plus Reviews from The Weird with Gordon B. White featuring Thin Places (Undertow Publications) by Kay Chronister and Terrible Things (Black Shuck Books) by David Surface. The readings were recorded on Tuesday June 2, 2020, and Reviews from The Weird was … Continue reading2020-06-111h 38The Outer DarkKay Chronister: Arms that Hold You in the Middle of NowhereIn this podcast Anya Martin interviews Kay Chronister about her debut collection Thin Places (Undertow Publications), plus a short The Outer Dark Symposium Indiegogo update. The interview was recorded on Wed. April 21, 2020. Show Notes In this podcast, Anya Martin interviews author Kay Chronister about her debut collection Thin Places (Undertow Publications) beginning with … Continue reading2020-05-011h 06The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 401: Ten Minutes with M. RickertTen minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.
Gary chats with World Fantasy Award-winner Mary Rickert on being cautious during the lockdown, reading Dracula for the first time, the rewards of contemplating individual words and their etymologies, revisiting Ray Bradbury, and Mary’s own forthcoming work.
Books mentioned include:
You Have Never Been Here: New and Selected Stories by M. Rickert
The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie by M. Ricke...2020-04-2814 minThe Dark Magazine“Russula’s Wake” by Kay Chronister (audio)“Russula’s Wake” by Kay Chronister, as narrated by Kate Baker for The Dark Magazine.2018-11-2733 min
Strange Horizons"The Lights We Carried Home" by Kay Chronister, read by Anaea LayIn this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Kay Chronister's "The Lights We Carried Home." You can read the full text of the story here.2017-02-0633 min
Clarkesworld MagazineFurther North by Kay Chronister (audio)Our second podcast for July is “Further North” written by Kay Chronister and read by Kate Baker.2015-07-0835 minBeneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Fiction PodcastsBCS 152: The Warriors, The Mothers, The DrownedBy Kay Chronister, from Issue #175 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies Online MagazineAna thought the land of the dead would be empty, but it is full to bursting.More info »2015-06-1132 min