Juliana Smith Interview

In this week's author interview, I sit down with Meagan Church to discuss her recent novel, The Mad Wife. Meagan tells us the inspiration behind her novel, what it was like to find out it was on the New York Times Bestseller list, and more! This episode is spoiler-free.

Liana Cincotti is an indie and traditionally published author of the books PICKING DAISIES ON SUNDAYS and DON'T BE IN LOVE. Liana and I talk about the difference between both of her publishing journeys, she teases her third book, and we even bond over our fear of airplanes. This episode is spoiler-free.

Today my friend CiCi took me book shopping for my birthday and gave me a fun challenge to try to complete!

Juliana is a self-published (but soon to be trad published!) author. She writes cozy, closed-door, slow burn romances. In this episode, we chat about her favorite tropes, how she balances being a full-time writer and mom, & more!

In addition to sharing my reading update, I share how I've been slacking on borrowing books from my library because I have been buying so many books recently, and how I plan to change that.

Kelsey Cox is the author of Party of Liars. In this conversation, Kelsey walks us through how she and her husband are raising their daughters in a "house of art and letters". She shares what she was doing when inspiration for her novel struck - she was on her hands and knees picking up peas underneath the kitchen table. We also chat about her sophomore novel, which will be another locked-room whodunnit.Link to Kelsey's People article: https://people.com/kelsey-cox-party-of-liars-essay-exclusive-11763439

In the beginning of October, I came up with a list of 10 books on my NetGalley shelf that I wanted to read as a part of the ARCtober reading challenge. So far I have read seven of them. Listen to this episode to see which ones I have read, and which ones out of those that I recommend!

This may or may not have been the most personable and uplifting interview I have ever done! Joss Richard was such a delight to have on the podcast. We talk all about her debut novel, It's Different This Time, among many other topics. If you haven't already, make sure to pick up a copy of her novel - it's the book of the season!

Join me as I read The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware for the first time! Please note that this episode has spoilers for the book and minor spoilers for the Netflix adaptation. Next month's Spoiler Session pick is The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham.

Olivia Muenter is the author of Such a Bad Influence, and her upcoming novel Little One will be out in February of 2026. We talk about the inspiration of using social media suspense as the forefront of her book and how she balances writing and podcasting. We even get to hear about her cozy writing cottage where she gets most of her work done. Enjoy this spoiler-free interview!