Monthly Archives: March 2025

E159: Interview with Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands



An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options.

Holly Gramazio’s first novel, The Husbands, was an instant NYT bestseller, a Read With Jenna Pick for April of 2024, made so many best-of lists for 2024, and rightly so! As Holly heads out onto her paperback book tour, she sat down with me to talk about this knock-out of a book, her year of touring, what’s next for her and so much more. Thank you for joining me, Holly!

Holly Gramazio recommends: Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Riley; Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon; Poor Artists by Gabrielle De La Puente and Zarina Muhammad. Follow Holly on Instagram: @holly_gramazio


E158: Interview with Deanna Raybourn, author of Kills Well With Others



A series about older women doing kick-ass things, in this case? Assassins! Four women assassins, senior in status, and in age, sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in Kills Well With Others by Deanna Raybourn, a riotous follow-up to the NYT bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age. We had such a great conversation about women of a certain age, the inspiration for this series, book res, and more. We had a “bloody” good time, thank you so much for joining me Deanna!

Deanna recommends: The work of Jesse Q. Sutanto; the work of Elle Cosimano; the work of Lauren Willig.

Place your holds here for the incredible body of work from Deanna Raybourn, including the Veronica Speedwell Mystery Series!