Halley Sutton is back from a trip through Greece and Turkey, and she shares some of the highlights of her trip! We also discuss books, tv shows and movies we've been watching and reading recently, and dive into THAT Summer House Reunion a la Scamanda.

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This week, Emma West, Kara Confer and I talk with Emma Brodie about her love story Into the Blue!

Listen to hear about:

• How a single character—Noah—kept appearing across multiple abandoned projects until he became the foundation of Into the Blue
  
• A behind-the-scenes look at how Emma's theater classes, improv training, and fascination with performance shaped the book's unique portrayal of acting and creative connection.
  
• The emotional reality of publishing while working in the publishing industry, including the vulnerability of releasing work when you're surrounded by people who understand exactly how the business works.
  
• Emma's approach to writing about chronic illness, grief, fame, and the idea that we can never fully know what's happening inside another person—even someone we deeply love
  
• The incredible journey from writing Into the Blue as a deeply personal "heart song" to becoming a Reese's Book Club pick and a Read with Jenna selection

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This week, Gare and I talk with Olivia Worley about her new horror-thriller Man of My Dreams!

Listen to hear about:

• How Olivia's real-life dating experiences—and meeting a man eerily similar to a character she had already written—inspired the premise of Man of My Dreams
  
• A deep dive into blending rom-coms with psychological thrillers, why modern dating is the perfect backdrop for suspense, and how Olivia carefully balances romance with increasingly dark twists
  
• Writing morally complicated women, the thrill of surprising readers, and why some of the most compelling stories happen when romance and danger collide

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Halley Sutton @halleysutton25

Brian Watson @readingwithbrian

MacKenzie Green @missusa2mba