colorado podcast – The Inside Flap: A Weekly Book Podcast

Ep. 68 What It’s Like to Swim With Great White Sharks with Author Stephanie Wrobel

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author Stephanie Wrobel joins us for a chat about her page-turning debut novel Darling Rose Gold, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, vans, and swimming with the sharks. We recommend: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James, City of Margins by William Boyle, and Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas. Audiobook of the week is Woman on the Edge by Samantha Bailey narrated by the dynamic Katherine Fenton. Dave is shocked by a stranger’s confession, Laura tries to escape a hand-shaker, and Andrew rues getting restaurant pickup.

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Ep. 67 – Top 10 Pandemic Novels & Baseball Books, and Author Abi Dare Joins us with a Beautiful Voice

March 15, 2020March 14, 2020 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author Abi Dare joins us for a chat about her fantastic debut novel The Girl with the Louding Voice, using humor to show the resilience of the Nigerian people, and her love for telling stories.

Laura’s Top 10 Fictional Books About Pandemics

Love in the Time of Cholera – by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Troop by Nick Cutter
The Angels are the Reapers by Alden Bell
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Line Between by Tosca Lee
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgesheg Rice
I Am Legend by Richard Mathesen
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
The Stand by Stephen King

And a special shout out to Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

Dave’s Top 10 Books about Baseball:

Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
The Natural by Bernard Malamud
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Brothers K by David James Duncan
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by W.P. Kinsella
Ball Four by Jim Bouton
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn
The Glory of Their Times by Lawrence Ritter
The Great American Novel by Philip Roth
The Fan by Peter Abrahams

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Ep. 44 Author Simon Brett and More

October 6, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author Simon Brett OBE joins us for an entertaining chat about his career as a novelist, his character Charles Paris, meeting Prince William, narrating his own books, and much more! We recommend: Fake Like Me by Barbara Bourland, Walkers by Graham Masterton, Breaking Destiny by Mitty Walters, and all of the Charles Paris books. Audiobook of the week is The Hungry Ones by Chris Sorensen narrated by the talented Chris Sorensen. YA book of the week is The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards. We are outraged at the state of HS marching bands today, Dave’s classroom needs better soundproofing, and Andrew is bemused by some cotton candy grapes.

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Ep. 42 Author Robyn Harding and More!

September 22, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author Robyn Harding joins us from Vancouver, British Columbia for a fun conversation about sugar daddies, writing, and her new thriller The Arrangement. We recommend: Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly, The Mongrel Mage by L.E. Modesitt Jr, and Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard. Audiobook of the week is Scrublands by Chris Hammer read by the lively Rupert Degas. YA book of the week is My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows. Plus- Andrew is a slumlord, Laura is helpless as Dave is stung by (5) bees, and Dave’s students are using their acting skills learned in his class for nefarious purposes.

Andrew’s Courthouse

Contempt of Court

Andrew diligently working on the courthouse property in Snow Hill, Maryland

Ep. 37 Author Erika Mailman and More!

August 18, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author Erika Mailman joins us for a chat about Lizzie Borden and her latest book The Murderer’s Maid. We recommend: Someone We Know by Shari Lapena, The Escape Room by Megan Goldin, and Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Audiobook of the week is IQ by Joe Ide narrated by the smooth baritoned richness that is Sullivan Jones. YA book of the week is Haunted by Lynn Carthage.

Ep. 33 Author J. Todd Scott and More!

July 21, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author J. Todd Scott joins us for an exciting chat about being a DEA Agent and a writer, the anti-hero, and his new book This Side of Night. We recommend: Conviction by Denise Mina, This Side of Night by J. Todd Scott and Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card. Audiobook of the week is Nobody Walks by Mick Herron narrated by the versatile Gerard Doyle . YA book of the week is Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins.

Ep. 27 Author M.C.A. Hogarth and More!

June 9, 2019November 28, 2019 by Laura Medicus Interiors

Author M.C.A. Hogarth joins us for a fascinating talk about her books, art and interacting with readers. We also recommend: The Castle Mystery by Faith Martin, November Road by Lou Berney and Ship’s Log (The Alliance) by Lawrence P. White. Audiobook of the week is Instruments of Night by Thomas H. Cook read by the incomparable George Guidall.