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Sit back, relax and enjoy Chapter Chat. Hosted by news anchor and avid reader Jessica Foster, Chapter Chat explores the inner workings of the literary world.
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Making Waves: Craft, Capsized, and Women’s Sports with Charlotte Lillie Balogh (opens the original)
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Author Charlotte Lillie Balogh joins Chapter Chat to discuss her gripping coming-of-age novel, Capsized , centered on a high school girls' rowing team. Charlotte opens up about the grit required in the revision process, the village behind every book, and the realities of promoting on BookTok and other social media platforms. Plus, she shares an exclusive tease about adapting Capsized for the screen and delivers a candid, impassioned take on why society still owes female athletes far more respect
From Woodstock to Thrillers: Eliza Knight on Writing Across Genres (opens the original)
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In this engaging and candid episode of Chapter Chat , bestselling author Eliza Knight joins us to discuss the unique challenge of releasing two very different books simultaneously: Lost in the Summer of ’69 and a gripping thriller published under her pseudonym, Michelle Brandon. Eliza breaks down the creative process of switching between historical fiction and suspense, what she uncovered while researching Woodstock, and why exploring the reality of aging was central to her narrative. Packed wit
Rewriting Your Dreams: Off-the-Grid and Reimagining What’s Next with Author Nina Simon (opens the original)
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In this episode of Chapter Chat , host Jessica Foster sits down with New York Times bestselling author Nina Simon to discuss her latest release, My Sister is Going to Kill Me . Nina opens up about how her mother’s cancer diagnosis became the catalyst for her writing journey, the fierce power of female bonds, and how storytelling became an unexpected conduit for healing and joy. Plus, Nina shares what it’s really like living completely off the grid, generating her own electricity, and why leaving
Don’t Make Yourself Small: Reinventing Jane Eyre and Female Empowerment with Natasha Lester (opens the original)
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Episode Synopsis: In this empowering episode of Chapter Chat , host Jessica Foster sits down with bestselling author Natasha Lester to discuss her captivating new novel, The Chateau on Sunset, a stunning 1960s retelling of Jane Eyre . Together, they dive deep into the power of female friendships, the strength of "the whisper network," and what it truly means to live unapologetically without making yourself small. Both Natasha and Jessica share candid, personal stories from their own lives about
The Physicality of Fiction: Susan Wiggs on Wayward Girls, Handwriting, and Processing Hard Truths (opens the original)
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In this episode of Chapter Chat , we sit down with bestselling author Susan Wiggs to celebrate the paperback release of her deeply resonant novel, Wayward Girls . Susan opens up about the passionate, specific feedback she has received from readers and shares her unique creative process, from the grounding ritual of handwriting her first drafts to how she physically transitions when writing about traumatic themes. We also explore the striking parallels between how novelists and journalists decomp
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