Adventuring Through The Wide World with Douglas Westerbeke

On this episode, Joe talks with fellow Clevelander Douglas Westerbeke about his debut novel A Short Walk Through a Wide World (out April 2 from Avid Reader Press). They talk about writing an adventure story, the difficulties between writing strong “walk-on” characters versus writing your main character’s whole life story, and of course, what the […] Read more

Posted on: April 8, 2024 Category:

• Adventure
• Magical Realism

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Nerd Chat: April 2024

Emma and Joe are back for their casual nerd chat. The nerds discuss what they’ve been reading, audiobook preferences, comfort reads, the upcoming solar eclipse, reading pauses, and live events at Cuyahoga County Public Library. Emma’s books:  Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez Just for the Summer by Abby […] Read more

Posted on: April 4, 2024 Category:

• Fiction
• General

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High Standards & Vanilla Cappuccinos with Abby Jimenez

Emma welcomes Abby Jimenez to the podcast to discuss her new book, Just for the Summer! In this casual chat, they also talk high standards, “if he wanted to he would, ” drawing inspiration from pop culture, Easter eggs galore, how being a reader made Abby a writer, vanilla cappuccinos, book tour with baby goats, […] Read more

Posted on: April 1, 2024 Category:

• Fiction
• Romance

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April 2024 Book Picks

Emma and Joe return for their monthly round up of books they’re most looking forward to in the upcoming month! Settle in for a long list of great books due to release in April 2024. Author interviews:  Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke Joe’s […] Read more

Posted on: March 28, 2024 Category:

• Fantasy
• Fiction
• Historical Fiction
• LGBTQIA+
• Mystery
• Romance
• Suspense
• Thriller
• YA

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