Writers Not Writing, S2, Episode 116 with Jessi Honard and Marie Parks

On this episode, Benjamin Gorman gabs with Jessi Honard and Marie Parks, authors of the multi-award-winning paranormal thriller UNRELENTING, about finding balance between bubble and community, and finding solace in the fact that queerness and found family persevere. 

In the bonus segment: Animorphs!

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Mentioned on the show:

Charlie Jane Anders, Never Say You Can’t Survive: https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-say-you-can-t-survive-charlie-jane-anders/15376664?ean=9781250393647&next=t

Glitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn't Die: https://bookshop.org/p/books/glitter-ashes-queer-tales-of-a-world-that-wouldn-t-die-dave-ring/15109809?ean=9781952086106&next=t

Brent C. Lambert, A Necessary Chaos: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-necessary-chaos-brent-lambert/20636554?ean=9781952086465&next=t