Books Right Now | AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH MAREN CHASE LIV...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH MAREN CHASE LIVE NOW!

I’m very excited to share Season 2 Episode 3 of the Books Right Now podcast!

In this episode, I’m joined by Maren Chase as we dive into her debut fantasy novel, Crueler Mercies.

We also talk about our obsessions with Percy Jackson, the inspirations behind Crueler Mercies, and her approach to writing romance.

Listen to the full podcast on Spotify, linked here! 🎧

Summerween Book Recs ✨

Here are some of the exciting South Asian books releasing this month!

  1. The Blood Year Daughter by G.G. Silverman - In G.G. Silverman’s debut fairytale-horror collection The Blood Year Daughter, a woman builds husbands out of gravel and slaughterhouse feathers, two sisters eat cinnamon-scented pieces of their mother, and a charming doctor’s murdered brides whisper warnings to his newest wife.

  2. Kill Your Darlings by Yuvashri Harish - A fun, fast-paced YA horror about a teen girl facing the horrors of misogyny, racism, an evil witch, and her horde of monsters.

  3. We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - A haunting debut about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.

  4. Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore.

  5. What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne - The darkness isn’t empty. It’s hungry. At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants.

  6. Come Closer by Sara Gran - The new voice in Amanda's head, the one that tells her to steal things and talk to strange men in bars, is strange and frightening, and Amanda struggles to wrest back control of her life.

July Book Club Pick: BURN THE SEA by Mona Tewari

Burn the Sea is a historical fantasy novel that retells the story of the South Indian queen Abbakka Chowta. A story of survival, political machinations, and colonial resistance, Burn the Sea hits all of the right marks!

Thank you so much for being a part of the Books Right Now community, and I’m so excited to kick off our book club in July!