Celebrate Women's History Month and National Reading Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio featuring members of the Tucson Sister in Crime who you can meet in their booth at the Tucson Festival of Books on March 15-16, 2025. 

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- Eva Eldridge: https://evaeldridge.com/
- Millicent Eidson: https://drmayamaguire.com/
- Anna Dalhaimer Bartkowski: https://annabartkowski.com/
- Kathy McIntosh: http://www.kathymcintosh.com/
- Paula F. Winskye: http://www.winskyebooks.com/ 
- Marty Eberhardt: https://martyeberhardt.com
- Lauryn Christopher: www.laurynchristopher.com 
- Lori Pollard Johnson: https://www.facebook.com/lori.pollard.johnson.books 

Learn more about the Tucson Sisters in Crime at https://www.tucsonsistersincrime.org/

Tucson Sisters in Crime 2025

Meryl chats with Jacqueline Friedland about her new novel, Counting Backwards (March 2025), a dual-timeline novel which explores fertility, inequality, reproductive rights, and bodily autonomy. It’s told from the perspectives of Jessa Gidney, a modern-day lawyer fighting for her immigrant client, and also Carrie Buck who is the plaintiff in the actual 1927 Supreme Court Case, Buck v. Bell. In the 1927 case, the Court upheld the right of the state to sterilize women deemed feebleminded 
Jacqueline, the author of five novels, is a USA Today and Amazon best-selling author. Her brand new novel is Counting Backwards.  She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, a JD from NYU Law School, and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. She lives in Westchester, New York with her husband and four children. 
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Jacqueline Friedland: fertility, inequality, reproductive rights, and bodily autonomy in COUNTING BACKWARDS

Meryl chats with Julie Metz about her memoir, Eva and Eve, which chronicles her research journey to discover her mother’s hidden past in Nazi-occupied Austria. They also discuss how researching and writing about her mother’s experience has impacted her own life and the life of her family. 
Julie Metz is the author of PERFECTION, a New York Times bestseller. Her latest release is EVA AND EVE: A SEARCH FOR MY MOTHER'S LOST CHILDHOOD AND WHAT A WAR LEFT BEHIND. Julie has written for publications including The New York Times, Dame, and Salon and her essays have appeared in THE MOMENT and THE HOUSE THAT MADE ME. She lives with her family in the Hudson Valley.

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Julie Metz: Eva and Eve—A Search for My Mother's Lost Childhood and What A War Left Behind

Ryan Steck is the author of Fields of Fire, Lethal Range, Redd Christmas, and Out For Blood. He is also a freelance editor, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Real Book Spy, and was named an Online Influencer by Amazon. Visit his website at https://therealbookspy.com/

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Ryan Steck: writing Ted Bell's MONARCH was the hardest thing I've ever done

Bestselling author, attorney, award winning newspaper columnist—J.D. Rhoades is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but with a soft creamy center. He lives, writes, and practices law in Carthage, North Carolina. 

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J.D. Rhoades: navigating publishing and an exciting relaunch of the Jack Keller series

Andrew Warren was born in New Jersey, and studied film, English, and psychology at the University of Miami. He has over a decade of experience in the television and motion picture industry, where he has worked as a post-production supervisor, story producer, and writer. He currently lives in Southern California. Visit his website: https://andrewwarrenbooks.com/

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Andrew Warren: transitioning from Indie to Traditional with TOKYO BLACK, a Thomas Caine thriller

Allison Buccola is the author of The Ascent and Catch Her When She Falls. She has a JD from the University of Chicago and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and their two young children.

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Allison Buccola on writing "mom noir," when intentional communities go bad, and writing THE ASCENT

CLÉMENCE MICHALLON is the author of The Quiet Tenant, a USA Today and international bestseller and nominee for the Hammett Prize. She’s also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Time Magazine, The Independent, and more. Clémence was born and raised near Paris, has lived in New York since 2014, and became a U.S. citizen in 2022. Our Last Resort, her second thriller, is coming out on July 8 and is available for pre-order. She can be found on Instagram at @clemencemichallon.

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Clemence Michallon: dual timelines and chosen family in her new thriller OUR LAST RESORT

In this episode of Booklist’s Shelf Care: The Podcast, we’re coming to you live from ALA’s Annual Conference in Philadelphia. Audio Editor Heather Booth chats with three authors who were excited to share insight into their forthcoming books and what libraries mean to them: Victor Piñeiro (The Island of Forgotten Gods, August 2025, Sourcebooks Young Readers), E. Lockhart (We Fell Apart, November 2025, Delacorte), and Kevin Henkes (Is It Spring?, February 2026, Greenwillow). 

Here's what we talked about:

Read n Rave list
The Island of Forgotten Gods, by Victor Piñeiro
Time Villains, by Victor Piñeiro
The Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
We Fell Apart, by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller
They Both Die at the End, by Adam Silvera
Family of Liars, by E. Lockhart
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, by E. Lockhart
Is It Spring?, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Sun Flower Lion, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, 
Finding Things, by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Waiting, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Chrysanthemum, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes
Garth Williams
American Picture Books from Noah’s Ark to the Beast Within, by Barbara Bader


Episode 43: Live from ALA!

James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, and director of California’s state parole system. Visit his website: https://jamesletoile.com/

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James L'Etoile: SINS OF THE FATHER, the newest installment in the Detective Nathan Parker series

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