Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This week, you get to meet the book girlies who I haven't been able to stop talking about! Kara Confer and Emily Hone are the event team at Wild Geese Bookshop, and they are bringing some incredible authors to Indiana. Hear about how they have evolved into their current positions, some book event BTS, starting their podcast Fill Your Cup, and books that define their reading tastes!

Books Kara Mentioned

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies — Deesha Philyaw
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman — Deesha Philyaw
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead — Emily Austin
Remarkably Bright Creatures — Shelby Van Pelt
Done and Dusted — Lyla Sage

Books Emily Mentioned

The Hunger Games series — Suzanne Collins
Superfan — Jenny Tinghui Zhang
The Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller
Exquisite Things — Abdi Nazemian
A Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends — Jamie D’Amato
The Strength of the Few — James Islington
The Poppy War — R.F. Kuang
Seek the Traitor’s Son — Veronica Roth
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It — Brooke Averick

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