We Need Three Day Weekends with Shelly Page

About this episode

Julia Steudle interviews Shelly Page about her books and the importance of representation in literature.

In this episode, Julia chats with Shelly Page, author of Brewed with Love and most recently Charmed and Dangerous ! She writes stories about Black queer girls conquering their fears and taking the world by storm, and both of her books are available now. Why not order them from one of her favorite indie bookstores, like Annabelle's Book Club , Grand Gesture Books , Underdog Bookstore , or Books of Wonder Need some more to read? Try one of Shelly's faves: House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab Follow Shelly's journey on Instagram, Twitter , and through her website *ARC is short for Advanced Reader Copy* --- Host: Julia Steudle (she/her) Editor & Artwork: Jonah Kensett (he/him) Music: Brady Dunn (they/them) Content Development: Hannah Latham (she/her) Instagram | Patreon Support indie bookstores through Bookshop.org & Libro.fm Novel Finds is an affiliate of Bookshop.org & Libro.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Julia Steudle

Guest: Shelly Page

Topics covered

• literature
• queer representation
• book recommendations
• indie bookstores
• author interview

Keywords

• Shelly Page
• Brewed with Love
• Charmed and Dangerous
• queer girls
• book recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Annabelle's Book Club, Grand Gesture Books, Underdog Bookstore, Books of Wonder, Bookshop.org, Libro.fm

Books & works: Brewed with Love, Charmed and Dangerous, House of Hunger, Mexican Gothic, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

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