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A dash of mystery, a sparkle of magic, and all things cozy! Elle interviews fellow cozy authors in this bookish podcast from Authors on the Air.

Happy Pride Month! Today on the podcast, meet Máire Roche, aka Mary E. Roach, author of Bromantasy and more! Elle and Mary talk about writing stories to uplift the community, choosing joy in dark times, and including injustice in cozy tales. Happy listening!

Mary’s Bio:
Mary E. Roach is a former teacher who now writes across genres and age categories, including young adult thrillers, romantic suspense, romantasy, and middle grade fantasy.

When she is not writing stories for and about powerful women, Mary enjoys running, teaching martial arts, and disappearing into the wilderness. Mary lives in St. Paul with her wife and their very disagreeable cat.

Find Mary and Her Books Online:
https://www.maryeroach.com/

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Elle’s Bio:
Elle Hartford writes cozy mystery with a fairy tale twist. The award-winning first book in her Alchemical Tales series, Beauty and the Alchemist, finds amateur sleuth Red mixed up with murderous beasts and moody beauties, and a set of missing books besides!

Elle has also written two spin-off series, the cozy fantasy-goes-to-the-beach Marine Magic series as well as Pomegranate Cafe Romance. For other writers and authors looking into “wide” indie publishing, check out the Beyond Writing blog (ellehartford.substack.com) with how-tos, resources, and back episodes of the Cozy Alchemy podcast.

Find Elle Online:
https://ellehartford.com

What if you finally achieved everything you ever wanted—only to wake up and discover none of it was real?

Today, I'm joined by Derek McFadden, author of The Accidental Future of Dean Harris, a thought-provoking novel that explores ambition, identity, and the dangerous gap between who we are and who we think we're supposed to become. When struggling writer Dean Harris dreams of a future where he's a literary superstar, the experience feels less like fantasy and more like a glimpse into a life he was meant to live. But when he wakes up, Dean must decide whether he's chasing a dream—or running from the life already in front of him.

Blending memory, possibility, and self-discovery through a unique nonlinear structure, The Accidental Future of Dean Harris asks a question many of us have wrestled with: Are we pursuing our purpose, or simply searching for validation? Let's find out.

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Alie Dumas-Heidt chats with fellow authors about their earliest beginnings and answer everyone's favorite question - What happens next? - on The Writer's Journey.

Clare Mackintosh is a former police officer and a Sunday Times number one bestselling crime author. Her books have sold more than three million copies, been optioned for screen and translated into 40 languages. She appears regularly at literary festivals and bookshop events across the UK and beyond.

https://claremackintosh.com/

IG: @claremackwrites

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Alie Dumas-Heidt is the author of The Myth Maker, a detective thriller introducing Det. Cassidy Cantwell, set in Tacoma Washington. She lives in the PNW with her husband, adult kids, and two spoiled dogs.

http://aliedh.com

Today in the interrogation chair, it’s author of THE DRIFTWOOD BONES, Peter Colt. Hear about what it’s like being in his 20th year of being a cop, how he went from Army Civil Affairs to being a writer, why he was once called “prickly” and “abrasive”, and much more right here on The Writer’s Dossier.

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The Marlow Murder Club needs no introduction to mystery fans, and whilst filming Murder on the Marlow Belle for PBS Masterpiece Mystery is under way, Robert Thorogood’s fifth title in the series, The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts is landing on a bookshelf near you! Robert discusses the real-life inspiration for his memorable sleuths, what made this newest book exceptionally challenging, and how Judith’s character arc has been fully formed in his mind since writing book one. The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts involves tricky plotting while celebrity deaths pile up in Marlow AND Judith’s dark past returns to her doorstep. Robert’s passion for writing murder mysteries began with reading Agatha Christie and he explains how plotting them is challenging and fun and why these mysteries resonate with readers. (It’s all about fair play, puzzles, and misdirection he learned while working as a department store magician.) BONUS: Robert reminds us how to make proper English tea!
Learn more about Guest Robert Thorogood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Thorogood
Learn more about Host Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/
Learn more about The Hellfire Caves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Caves