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Why This Author Sold Me on a Whole Series in One Fun Interview

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In her debut novel, Holly Varni introduces us to Moonberry Lake and it's cast of delightful characters. Listen in to learn more. via @chautonahavig

When I saw the title of today’s author’s interview, I knew I’d love it. Who wouldn’t love a book called On Moonberry Lake?  I mean, come on?  Listen in while Holly Varni chat about the book, the characters, what we’ll see in the series and her series podcast!!!

Holly Varni

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Why This Author Sold Me on a Whole Series in One Fun Interview

Holly Varni and I chatted for quite a while before we even started recording, and then we just kept chatting like old friends all through the interview. Holly has a warm, engaging personality that I suspect will shine through in her writing.  Before I’d finished talking to her I’d:

  1. ordered the book
  2. begged for the next one
  3. queued up her podcast for more Moonberry Lake goodness.

That’s right. Holly has not only kicked off a nice, LONG (we hope) series with a wonderful cast of characters, she also has a podcast with snippets from Moonberry Lake’s newspaper so you can keep up on all the gossip from one octogenarian’s totally biased perspective.

Learn how Holly started writing this, the author who vets her episode topics, the fun confirmation the Lord gave her by timing the contract offer just perfectly and more!

On Moonberry Lake by Holly VarniOn Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni

Cora Matthews’s life is a mess. A broken engagement and the unexpected death of her mother have left her wondering if things will ever return to normal. Whatever “normal” is.

It certainly isn’t what she finds at Moonberry Lake. After she receives her family’s dilapidated lakefront lodge as an inheritance–with a surprising condition attached–Cora finds her life overrun by a parade of eccentric neighbors who all have something to say and something to teach her.

As Cora works to put her life back together, she must decide if she is willing to let go of the past, open her heart to love, and embrace the craziest version of family and home she could ever have imagined.

Learn more about Holly Varni on her WEBSITE (where you can find her podcast) and follow her on GoodReads and BookBub.

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Episode 579: A Chat with Lauren Smyth
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Dystopian in the desert? Sign me up! Seriously, listen in while Lauren Smyth and I chat all things “glowy” in the desert!

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Not a lot of people write books about the boring Mojave Desert. When they do, I take note. Especially when it’s a super-cool dystopian delight! EEEP!

All That Glows by Lauren Smyth

The apocalypse didn’t take everyone. It just took us. Ever since the rain turned green, Kyrie’s world has been bathed in glowing dust. She packs it into old mascara tubes and sells it as makeup alongside dried cacti, threadbare blankets, and long-expired canned food. There’s not much else to do when everyone outside Kyrie’s small town in the Mojave Desert died from the plague-bearing rain ten years ago. Everyone—except the man in the rubber mask. He’s on the dangerous side of the fence, huffing infected air like it’s nothing, babbling to Kyrie about college and umbrellas and yogurt and everything else that disappeared the day it rained. He doesn’t seem to know that the world ended, and he has no explanation for how he survived the apocalypse. But Kyrie doesn’t believe in ghosts. She can’t trust him, but he’s right about one thing: Towns without secrets aren’t surrounded by chain-link fences. And chain-link fences won’t keep out the plague forever.

Learn more on Lauren’s WEBSITE and follow on GoodReads and BookBub.

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