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Kristen, Layne, and Wendy ring in the new year with a celebration of pettiness, including their own pettiest deeds and petty confessions from listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2020 is almost over (thank f*ck), so it's time for the Unlikeable Female Characters Holiday Gift Guide! Whether you want to scandalize your prudish relatives, send a passive-aggressive message to a not-so-special guy in your life, or treat yourself to something fabulous, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy have you covered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Layne welcomes feminist noir author and friend of the show Halley Sutton back to celebrate the release of her debut novel THE LADY UPSTAIRS with a chat about sex scenes, murder buses, and destroying bad men for a living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen, Layne, and Wendy fangirl about one of their all-time favorite unlikeable archetypes: the Femme Fatale. From Lady Macbeth to Megan Thee Stallion, these dangerous ladies break hearts, ruin lives, and shamelessly seize the narrative for their own nefarious purposes. We have no choice but to stan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tori Eldridge, author of the Lily Wong series and actual badass ninja, sits down with Wendy to share her best self-defense tips, her thoughts on violence and vengeance in crime fiction, and her favorite knives. Pick up Tori’s latest book The Ninja’s Blade wherever books are sold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Spooky Season, one and all! This week, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy take on the archetype of the vengeful bitch - just in time for the release of Layne's new revenge-fueled female serial killer thriller THEY NEVER LEARN. Vengeance may be wrong, but who cares when it's this much fun? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen interviews author Alison Stine about her chilling Appalachian "climate chaos" thriller ROAD OUT OF WINTER (out now from MIRA Books!), the stranger-than-fiction dystopian nightmare we're all living in, and why we need more boring bisexual characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Bisexual Awareness Week! Your favorite bi bitches Kristen, Layne, and Wendy are here to make you aware of all the different ways bisexuals can be "bad," from duplicity to depravity and beyond. (No wonder so many of us turn evil.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy share the things that are keeping them from screaming all day, from inspiring books to productivity tips to the perfect jumpsuit. Whether you want to get your Type A mojo back or give in and embrace the chaos, you'll find something here to help you cope during the neverending dumpster fire that is 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy interviews dark and twisty thriller queen Jennifer Hillier about her latest novel LITTLE SECRETS, her not-so-secret identity as The Murder Mom, and why women always seem to covet what we don’t have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen, Layne, and Wendy take on the much-maligned character of the mistress, from scheming best friends to psycho bunny boilers. When does the "other woman" get to be the main character, instead of just the villain in someone else’s story? (And more importantly: when will we stop blaming women for men’s mistakes?)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Layne interviews YA author Kylie Schachte about her killer debut novel YOU'RE NEXT, writing #ownvoices queer characters, and why badass teenage girls can (but shouldn't have to) save us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's wrong with "strong female characters?" Let Kristen, Layne, and Wendy explain. This week the unlikeable ladies tackle depictions of feminine strength from superheroes to single moms, and discuss why some men like strong women in fiction but not so much in real life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You probably have to stay inside all summer anyway, so why not lock yourself up with a whole stack of good books? Kristen, Layne, and Wendy share what they're most excited to read this summer, plus some exciting news about what's next for the Unlikeable Female Characters podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen interviews Cheryl A. Head, author of the Charlie Mack Motown Mystery series, about queer representation in crime fiction, why Black women are natural-born private investigators, and the people who should really shut up in the Year of Our Lord 2020. Pick up Cheryl’s new book FIND ME WHEN I’M LOST starting June 23rd, wherever books are sold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen, Layne, and Wendy kick off Pride month by talking about the hot gay ladies you should watch out for, from ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK to KILLING EVE to the heroines of their own novels. (Please note: we recorded this episode prior to the murder of George Floyd and the widespread protests, but we are offering query/pitch critiques to anyone who donates $15 or more to local bail funds supporting the Black Lives Matter protestors. See our social media for further details, and stay safe out there!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy interviews author Mindy Mejia about her latest novel STRIKE ME DOWN, balancing motherhood and creativity, and the joys of being a "solid C+" mom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for Mother's Day, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy discuss the worst moms of page and screen, from SHARP OBJECTS to SCHITT'S CREEK. Plus: cute pandemic pet stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Layne sits down with debut author Sara Sligar for a conversation ranging from Gothic romance to spreadsheets to Tiger King. Pick up Sara's buzzy literary thriller TAKE ME APART wherever books are (virtually) sold starting April 28th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(or, The Vibrator Episode) What a crazy time to talk about hysteria, amirite?!? Listen as Kristen, Layne, and Wendy unpack what it means to be a hysterical woman, from wandering uteri to ugly crying, and why we could all use a good cathartic scream right about now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices