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Pop Fiction Women

In Pop Fiction Women we deep-dive into the complicated women of books, movies and TV shows, along with the women that bring them to life behind the scenes. Think Fleabag and Phoebe Waller Bridge, Normal People and Sally Rooney, and so much more. In each episode you can expect us to: * Break down the protagonist as we ask what makes her complicated? * Identify the best scenes, which can mean sweetest, funniest, or most badass. Anything we love. * Recount the cringiest scenes. The ones that make you

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34:52

Tia Williams & 'A Love Song For Ricki Wilde':...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/02/07

On today’s Complicated Conversation we welcome back one of our favorites, New York Times bestselling author, Tia Williams. We discuss her steamy and beautiful new novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, a story about a free-spirited florist and an enigmatic musician who are irreversibly linked through the history, art, and magic of Harlem. Making her three-peat appearance on PFW, we chat with her about writing the most un-Tia female protagonist of all her novels (a “chaotic Gemini”); the inspiration

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42:37

Tracy Sierra & 'Nightwatching': Debut Discussions

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/02/06

In our new series, Debut Discussions, we're asking debut authors to tell us their story -- not only the story in the novel they wrote -- but the journey they took to hold that book in their hands. On today's episode we welcome Tracy Sierra to discuss her debut novel, Nightwatching, a terrifying and gripping story about a mother forced to the breaking point when her life and the lives of her children are threatened by a home intruder. Tracy has been telling scary stories since childhood! She shares

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46:41

Expats Recap Episodes 1-2: Motherhood, Grief and...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/02/01

We have your recap of Episodes 1 & 2 of Expats, a six-part limited series, based on the best-selling novel “The Expatriates” by Janice Y.K. Lee and directed by Lulu Wang. Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women – Margaret, Hillary and Mercy – after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability. Led by a diverse all female writers’

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35:21

Ashley Tate & 'Twenty-Seven Minutes': Debut Discussions

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/30

In our new series, Debut Discussions, we're asking debut authors to tell us their story -- not only the story in the novel they wrote -- but the journey they took to hold that book in their hands. On today's episode we welcome Ashley Tate to discuss her debut, Twenty-Seven Minutes, a gripping thriller about what happens when grief becomes unbearable and dark secrets are unearthed in a hometown that is all too giddy to eat it up. Ashley shares how she has always been attracted to dark, beautiful

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38:58

Ashley Elston & 'First Lie Wins': Complicated...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/23

On today’s Complicated Conversation we welcome Ashley Elston to discuss First Lie Wins, her addictive, twisty, cat-and-mouse suspense novel with plenty of heart and plenty of fans – the novel is the January pick for Reese’s Book Club and an instant NYT bestseller! We chat with Ashley about her complex protagonist Evie – a woman without a true identity who longs to be someone to somebody; the romantic tension in this otherwise thrilling suspense story; the significance of the title and the art of

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34:49

Book Talk: Six Months To Launch of The Astrology House

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/19

Carinn won't be offended -- or surprised -- if you shout "no one cares!" but she can't deny it's all pretty exciting!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:02

Jessica Saunders & 'Love, Me': Debut Discussions

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/16

In our new series, Debut Discussions, we're asking debut authors to tell us their story -- not only the story in the novel they wrote -- but the journey they took to hold that book in their hands. On today's episode we welcome Jessica Saunders to discuss her debut, Love, Me, an honest examination of love, marriage, and the fantasy of a second-chance romance with the one that got away. Like us, Jessica is a lawyer, who, after years of writing scintillating legal briefs, was finally able to fulfill

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75:04

'Saltburn' & Emerald Fennell

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/14

All hail Emerald Fennell! The English writer/director who brought us the critically heralded and Academy Award-winning, candy-colored revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, has followed-up it up with Saltburn, a visually-stunning thriller about class conflict, jealousy, obsession. This movie is not for everyone. On today’s episode, Kate and Carinn fall into different camps in terms of how this movie and some of its “never seen anything like it on the screen” moments land for each of them, but

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38:57

Emma Grey & 'The Last Love Note': Complicated...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/09

On today’s Complicated Conversation we welcome Emma Grey to discuss her first adult novel, The Last Love Note, which she wrote in the wake of her husband’s death. It’s a fictional tribute to their love, an attempt to articulate the magnitude of her loss and a life-affirming commitment to hope. It’s also funny and warm, just like @emmagreyauthor herself! Emma chats with us about the line between true life and fiction; what she hopes readers will take away from the novel about grief, loss and love;

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102:56

'Barbie' & Greta Gerwig

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/07

It may be the start of 2024, but in our new episode we are discussing the highest grossing movie of 2023 - BARBIE - and Greta Gerwig, its history-making director and co-writer. For this episode we went a bit old school PFW and brought back some of our favorite segments: analyzing the scenes we loved, citing our favorite quotes and insights from Greta Gerwig in “what she said”, picking what won the movie for us, predicting Barbie’s future in our “crystal ball”, and sharing our “takeaways”. If you

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36:02

Friday Preview, January 5, 2024

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/01/05

Please do us a favor and rate us five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! (if we're not five stars to you, skip it) Follow @popfictionwomen on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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60:22

2023 Wrap Up & 2024 Sneak Peek

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/12/28

Please do us a favor and rate us five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! (if we're not five stars to you, skip it) Follow @popfictionwomen on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:29

Anna Bliss & 'Bonfire Night': Debut Discussions

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/12/26

In our new series, Debut Discussions, we're asking debut authors to tell us their story -- not only the story in the novel they wrote -- but the journey they took to hold that book in their hands. On today's episode we're chatting with Anna Bliss about her debut novel, Bonfire Night, a gripping and emotional WWII novel of star-crossed lovers. We chat with Anna about her early love of reading, writing in the historical romance genre, the inciting incident in her writing journey, and her path to

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29:47

Side Bar: How Do We Know What Messages from the...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/12/21

This episode was recorded in April of 2022 and mysteriously disappeared, only to resurface today, when Kate and Carinn really needed to hear it. Please do us a favor and rate us five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! (if we're not five stars to you, skip it) Follow @popfictionwomen on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:19

Taylor Swift Eras tour

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/12/19

Please do us a favor and rate us five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! (if we're not five stars to you, skip it) Follow @popfictionwomen on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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93:51

Leave The World Behind Netflix adaptation of Rumaan...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/12/12

In today’s episode we’re examining the Netflix adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s novel, “Leave The World Behind.” Directed by Sam Esmail and starring Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Myha’La, Leave The World Behind is an apocalyptic thriller about a seemingly idyllic family vacation on Long Island that gets interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a blackout. As the threat grows, both families must decide how best to survive the potential crisis, all while grappling with their own place

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29:31

Friday Preview 12/1: What We're Reading, Watching and...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/12/05

Please do us a favor and rate us five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! (if we're not five stars to you, skip it) Follow @popfictionwomen on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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32:47

Nita Prose & 'The Mystery Guest': Complicated...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/11/29

On today’s episode of Complicated Conversations we welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose to discuss The Mystery Guest, her follow-up to The Maid, which sold over one million copies worldwide! Molly Gray is back again in The Mystery Guest and we chat with Nita about where we find Molly now and how the structure of the novel allows us to learn about Molly’s past and get a deeper understanding of who she is in the present. We also talk about the personal inspiration for Molly’s

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37:06

Sarah Blakley-Cartwright & 'Alice Sadie Celine':...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/11/28

On today’s Complicated Conversation we welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Blakley-Cartwright to discuss Alice Sadie Celine, her hypnotic, sexy, and incisive debut adult novel following one woman’s affair with her daughter’s best friend that tests the limits of love and ambition. Alice Sadie Celine had us deep in our feelings and thinking big thoughts – the conversation with Sarah was no different. We chat with Sarah about her development of these three complicated women, the way the

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28:43

Lessons In Chemistry Recap: The Finale

Pop Fiction Women ·

2023/11/24

Please do us a favor and rate us five stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! (if we're not five stars to you, skip it) Follow @popfictionwomen on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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