Frisky Faves + Alternating History & Fantasy with Charlaine Harris

Looking for some good romance books to spice up your shelves?! Jordy and Sally sit down to discuss their favorite romance books of 2022...and some of the flops they read.    In the second segment, Ashley interviews Charlaine Harris about the fourth novel in her Gunnie Rose series, THE SERPENT IN HEAVEN. The discussion includes world and character building, the surprises Charlaine found when researching, and her thoughts about gratitude and its purpose in the story. Ashley, of course, asks Charlaine about Sookie Stackhouse and her impact in storytelling and pop culture.    Book content warning: death, murder, physical violence, kidnapping, suicide, illness   Sally’s reads:   You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Herring Blake The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall The Heartstopper Series by Alice Oseman Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake   Jordy’s reads:    Love In the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper Tweet Cute by Emma Lord A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams   Read Charlaine Harris’s latest book:  The Serpent in Heaven   Chalrlaine’s book Stores of choice:  The Poisoned Pen Arts & Letters Octavia Books   Support our hosts & guests:   Follow Sally: Instagram // The StoryGraph Follow Jordy: Instagram   Follow Charlaine: Facebook // Instagram // Twitter Follow Ashley: Twitter // Website   Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday   Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited by Niba and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose   Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.