[ISBW] Regret, Spite, and shiny new book haul

About this episode

The episode discusses themes of regret and spite while highlighting new book releases and featuring an upcoming interview with Justin C. Key.

"Weird is hot right now." ISBW 22.6 CW- pet death. It's been a rough week, so I'm talking regret and spite. Can they help and fuel us? Or is it just wasted bile? Then we talk about new book releases, like Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite and Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall. And we touch on our next show, an interview with Justin C. Key, author of The Hospital at the End of the World. Remember you can join us on Thursdays, 3pm Eastern on Twitch ! The next live episode is March 26, when we will talk about Rejectomancy. Links Nobody's Baby by Olivia Waite Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. Key Ruinous Creatures by Jessie Cole Jackson You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom by Vincent Tirado Wolf Worm T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) Flyleaf Books Evergreen Links Like the podcast? Get the book! I Should Be Writing . Socials: Bluesky , Instagram , YouTube , Focusmate Theme by John Anealio Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more! OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books! — Some of the links above may be affiliate, allowing you to support the show at no extra cost to…

People in this episode

Host: Mur Lafferty

Guest: Justin C. Key

Topics covered

• regret
• spite
• book releases
• interview
• live episode

Keywords

• regret
• spite
• book haul
• Nobody's Baby
• Hell's Heart
• interview
• Rejectomancy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flyleaf Books

Books & works: Nobody's Baby, Hell's Heart, The Hospital at the End of the World, Ruinous Creatures, You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom, Wolf Worm

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