Show overview
The Fresh Fiction Podcast has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 214 episodes. That works out to roughly 160 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 32 min and 56 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 31 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 56 episodes published. Published by Fresh Fiction Media.
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Latest Episodes
View all 214 episodesNYT Bestseller Michelle M. Pillow on Why Romantasy Was Her Genre Before It Had a Name
Cathy Maxwell on Trusting Readers, Losing the Gatekeepers, and Writing Her Own Rules
She Wrote Her First Novel in a School Pickup Line | Christine Gunderson
Meeting Authors In Person — Our Weekend at Kiss and Tell
How Real Government Psychic Research Inspired Jayne Castle's Harmony World
Big Family, Bigger Love Stories: Amy Award on The Cocky Kingmans
Summer Reads, Road Trips & Real Talk: Four Authors on the Books That Belong in Your Beach Bag
Love, Books & Battle of the Sexes: Sheila Roberts on Her Boldest Rom-Com Yet
Scientist, Artiste, Hoodoo Conjurer: Andrea Hairston on Genre, Afrofuturism, and Writing Like a Director
She Took a Surf Camp at 50-Something to Write This Book — Mary Ellen Taylor on THE SKY BENEATH HER
Steamy Regency, Morally Gray Men & the Busty Bodice Club — Kathleen Ayers on Writing Romance That Stays With You
Ivy Cassidy on House of Spells and Secrets, Biddy Early, and Writing Without Rules
Gregg Hurwitz | Orphan X, Anti-Hero & the Art of Keeping a Killer Human
From Courtroom to Regency Ballrooms: Janna MacGregor on Writing, Mentorship, and Body Confidence
200 episodes, 1 missing author, 14 incredible readers
25 Years, 40+ Books, and One Story She Wasn't Supposed to Tell Yet — Julianne MacLean on What Tomorrow Will Be
Such Sheltered Lives: Alyssa Sheinmel on Celebrity Secrets, Dead Bodies, and Her Adult Fiction Debut
From Bartender to Bestseller: Annabelle Anders on Self-Publishing, Rejection, and 40+ Novels
Ep 150Demons, Dynasties, and 24 Books: Inside the Stone Slayer Epic with Candace Lynn Talmadge
Candace Lynn Talmadge didn’t just imagine the Stone Slayer series — she believes she lived it. A former business journalist turned dark high fantasy author, Candace joins Samantha Tennant on the Fresh Fiction Video Book Club to talk about the obsession that’s driven her since childhood, the literal demon she had to add to her nine-book-and-counting series, and why the fictional society of Asgard feels uncomfortably familiar right now. With four generations of fierce women, 24 planned books, and a story rooted in past-life healing, this is a conversation about what it truly means to be called to write.
Ep 149Fairytales, Dark Romance & Writing from the Heart with Naima Simone
USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone joins Samantha Tennant to talk about her journey from writing New Edition fan fiction in seventh grade to crafting some of the most emotionally layered romance series in the genre today. From the beloved Rose Bend small-town series to her boldly dark Huntsman fairytale reimaginings, Naima shares what drives her to write complex, unforgettable characters — and why fear is never a good enough reason to say no to a new creative challenge.