Resources referenced in intro:

WILD FAITH by Talia Lavin; Excerpt from SICK AND DIRTY by Michael Koresky.

Books referenced:

LETTERS FROM THE LAST APOTHECARY - Bita Behzadi

WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES MIDNIGHT - Alechia Dow

SECOND TIME’S A CHARM - Taylor Epperson

WENCH - Erynne Rivers

BOUND BY FURY - Noelle Monét

THIRTY LOVE - Tom Vellner

CHASE ME IF YOU CAN - Heather Frances

THE BRIDGE BACK TO YOU - Riss M. Neilson

LOVE AND OTHER BRAIN EXPERIMENTS - Hannah Brohm

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD - Sabina Nordqvist

Learn about Leslie’s event with Park Books, on Feb. 28. Follow Leslie on Instagram and find more information about her online. Preorder MAGGIE AND ARTHUR’S MAGIC MOMENT, out July 28, 2026, from ACE Books!

Follow Karis on Instagram and keep up with the show here.

CTA: see what your city / area are doing to take care of unhoused people, see how we can contribute.

Find Sujin Witherspoon on Instagram or on her website. You can preorder Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted from Elliott Bay Book Company – it’s out April 7, 2026! In the meantime, check out and read Sujin’s debut, Bingsu for Two!

Publishers Brunch (with Karis) is hosted by Karis Rogerson, and you can add her debut, Nat and Cami’s Guide to Running an Undercover GSA, on Goodreads. Find out more about Karis and her books on her website.

Resources for resisting ICE in Minneapolis and beyond.

Call your senators.

Gabriella Gamez can be found @GabbyWritesALot on all social media, including Instagram. Pre-order SECOND FIRST DATES / order NEXT BEST FLING and KISS ME, MAYBE wherever you buy your books, or here.

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