Pop Fiction Women

We are thrilled to be chatting with Sarah Pinborough. Sarah is a New York Times and Sunday Times Number one bestselling author who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash hit Netflix limited series, Dead To Her, now in development with Amazon Studios, and 13 Minutes and The Deat...

Sally Hepworth is the New York Times bestselling author of six prior novels, including The Good Sister, The Mother-In-Law, and The Younger Wife is out now! ** After Sally describes The Younger Wife as yet another story of “really dysfunctional families,” Sally tells us about the sisters, Tully and Rachel. Apparently for Sally, the most “wild character” comes first, which we loved hearing about. (0...

We were thrilled to chat with Minkie Spiro, director of Netflix's Pieces of Her. A Fulbright scholar, some of Minkie's more recent credits include The Plot Against America, Downton Abbey, Dead To Me, Better Call Saul, The Deuce, Barry, Fosse/Verdon. Among her accolades, she is a DGA and BAFTA nominee. Listen to her share stories about the show, the start of her career, her family, and her astrolog...

We are thrilled to be chatting with Sara Blaedel. Sara is the author of the #1 international bestselling series featuring Detective Louise Rick, as well as The Family Secrets series. Sara is known as Denmark’s “Queen of Crime”, and over 3 million copies of her books have been sold in Denmark alone -- which has a population of 5.7 million! With translations in 38 countries, she has a dedicated fan...

'Life & Beth' Recap Episodes 1 and 2: Amy Schumer Impresses See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pieces of Her Recap: Ep 2-8. How we love a thriller engine with a mother-daughter heartbeat at its core. This show never lost sight of either piece. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are thrilled to chat with Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the New York Times bestselling co-authors of The Wife Between Us, An Anonymous Girl, and You Are Not Alone. Their new novel, The Golden Couple, is out now! ** After a discussion about what it’s like to create and promote during a pandemic and the overview of this new novel, we discuss Avery, the complicated “maverick” therapist who i...

We were fortunate enough to attend a Q&A with the dream team of women behind this show: Karin Slaughter, Toni Collette, Bella Heathcote, Charlotte Stoudt, Minkie Spiro, and Bruna Papandrea. We recap their behind the scenes stories, as well as the thrill of episode one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are thrilled to chat with Rebecca Serle once again, this time about her new novel One Italian Summer. This book explores the powerful bond between a mother and a daughter, set on the breathtaking Amalfi Coast. We devoured this book in one sitting and yet it kept us talking for days! One Italian Summer is the story of a young woman who has lost her mother, who was her best friend and her first p...

Rosie Walsh & 'The Love Of My Life': Complicated Conversations Series It’s time to get complicated! Today we are thrilled to be chatting with Rosie Walsh, author of the international bestseller, Ghosted, about her new novel, The Love Of My Life. ** Complicated Woman: Emma. The protagonist of The Love of My Life declares herself “complicated,” as does her husband, and Rosie shares how she always kn...

Who were we rooting for here? This show blurs the lines of victim and villain in so many ways, but we weren't as conflicted as we wanted to be. In the end, we're rooting for one woman: Shonda, the clear winner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are chatting with Nina de Gramont about her new novel, The Christie Affair, which was just selected as the Reese Book Club February pick! This episode is sponsored by the audiobook edition of The Christie Affair, published by Macmillan Audio. ** Nina starts by giving us the scoop on what it’s like to be picked by Reese for her book club, complete with the street cred it earned her with he...

We are so excited to be chatting (again) with Erica Katz to discuss her second novel, FAKE. ** Complicated Woman: Emma. Erica tells us about her development of Emma, a woman with a secret and a past she'd like to forget who is struggling to figure out life in the art world. (03:27) ** Erica shares how a passage from Fake that we love –  “Life is complicated. That’s why we have art. To help us make...

The universe brought this iconic film to Kate via Issa Rae and once she read that writer director Gina Prince-Bythewood was inspired to write it because of When Harry Met Sally she knew Carinn would get on board. We may be late to the game, but in the end we both agree it’s the movie we never knew we needed. ** Complicated Woman: Monica. As “a Quincy”, Carinn struggled to find her way into Monica,...

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Coco Mellors gets deep with us about her debut novel, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, a “new New York love story.” ** Complicated Woman: Cleo. Coco describes Cleo as “the heart of the novel,” but explains that it took her years of writing to get to know her because it was like mining her unconscious -- like looking into the sun (01:51).  ** We discuss Coco’s bold narrative choices and how the structur...

Sam introduces us to a new category of complicated, one we may have covered, but never named -- lost. And here’s some analysis you won’t find anywhere else on the internet: Sam reminds Carinn a lot of Billie from Sex/Life, while Kate echoes the term "coming of middle-age" for this story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

The theme of these three episodes is blood above all else, but it’s really challenged in this episode. Is family more important than anything else? What makes your family? Is it blood? Is it legal obligation, like marriage? Is it choice? We see so many characters directly asking and answering those questions. Frank Jr to his father, Omar to Javi, Wyatt to Darlene, says he won’t cut Ruth out becaus...

Ozark Episodes 2-4: Ruth Grows; Wendy Regresses; Charlotte is more capable, but also more vulnerable; Darlene is a loose cannon, but she's got Ruth aiming her at the right targets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are so many incredible women on this show and we can't wait to see what trouble they get themselves in -- and out of -- in the final season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My love is real. You just can’t see it, you’re inside of it. I knit you out of it. Survival is insufficient. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Written and directed by the brilliant Maggie Gyllenhaal, based on the novella by Elena Ferrante, The Lost Daughter engendered a strong, dare we say, obsessive, reaction in us! Even after discussing it for hours, this complicated and complex portrayal of motherhood stays with us. ** The Damn Doll. Where do we even start with this damn doll? It confounds Kate and causes Carinn to hate Leda for steal...

Today we’re chatting with Nikki May about her debut novel, WAHALA. Born in Bristol, raised in Lagos, and now living in Dorset, Nikki May is Nigerian-British. Wahala, which in West Africa is a word for trouble, has been called a “contemporary friendship novel with a crime twist.” It was inspired by a long lunch with friends. Listen to our episode while you wait for your copy of WAHALA to arrive. Se...

We discuss the many narratives around marriage and divorce, with examples from Tom Brady and Gisele, as well as divorce guru Adele. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had no idea what a badass Lucille Ball was! Her accomplishments made our jaw drop but it was her relationship that held our hearts and minds captive. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices