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In today’s episode, Tara talks with Mansi Shah about her novel A GOOD INDIAN GIRL. Born in Toronto to Indian immigrants, Mansi is also the author of The Direction of The Wind and The Taste of Ginger. Now based in Los Angeles, Mansi left her long-time career as an entertainment attorney in Hollywood to travel the world and write full-time. She loves to cook, and food often plays a prominent role in her books.

Listen as they discuss why Mansi decided to move from law to fiction writing, how being a lawyer ignited her passion for highlighting certain themes within her work, the importance of food within culture and fiction, how to use the recipes on her website, and what’s next for her!

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In today’s episode, Alex and Tara sit down with the icon herself, Ann Liang. Ann is the New York Times and Indie bestselling author of the critically acclaimed YA novels This Time It’s Real, If You Could See the Sun, and I Hope This Doesn't Find You. Born in Beijing, she grew up traveling back and forth between China and Australia but somehow ended up with an American accent. She now lives in Melbourne, where she can be found making overambitious to‑do lists and having profound conversations with her pet labradoodle about who’s a good dog.

Listen as they discuss her debut adult historical romance, A SONG TO DROWN RIVERS, how she’s able to write so many books, the switch from YA to Adult, balancing life while on deadline, and how C-dramas inspire her.

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In the first episode of season 5, Tara sits down with Kerryn Mayne. Kerryn is an author, former wedding photographer, and current police officer. When not at work attempting to solve crime, she writes about it or prepares an endless stream of snacks for her kids. Kerryn lives in the Melbourne suburbs with her husband, four children, and a highly suspect lovebird.

Listen as they discuss her debut novel, LENNY MARKS GETS AWAY WITH MURDER, her career pivot from wedding photographer to police officer, building tension within a story, the differences between the AU and the US publishing, and her latest book out in Australia Joy Moody is Out of Time.

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In this episode of Hope Prose, Alex and Tara sit down for their end-of-season wrap-up and chat about their hopes for the future and beyond.

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In this episode of Hope Prose, Alex and Tara are throwing it way back in time and chatting with debut historical romance author Hannah Honegger

Hannah is an author, screenwriter, and actress who was destined to write a series about the American Revolutionary War when she was born on July 4th. Finding obscure stories in history is one of her passions and she never seems to be without a new book idea..

Listen as they discuss her debut A LADY, little-known spy stories, the research that goes into historical fiction, her love of acting and screenwriting, identity, and what kdramas can teach you about writing relationships.

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→ Pre-order & order A Lady HERE

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In this episode of Hope Prose, Alex sits down with literary agent extraordinaire Bethany Jett.

Bethany is an associate literary agent with the C.Y.L.E. agency, as well as a multi-award-winning author, and a marketing strategist who earned top honors in her master’s program, where she earned her MFA in Communications focusing on Marketing and PR. Her motto is “Teach as you go,” which she lives out as the co-owner of Serious Writer, a company that teaches and empowers writers and authors.

Listen as they discuss what Bethany is looking for when she reopens, what you should look for in a potential agent-author relationship, what she wishes authors would stop doing, and why celebrating the small things is important.

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In this episode of Hope Prose, Tara Conklin sits down to chat with Tara and Alex to discuss her latest book Community Board.

A lawyer turned novelist, her books have been New York Times bestsellers, selected for Read With Jenna (the Today Show book club), Target book club, Barnes & Noble book club, IndieNext Pick, and translated into 8 languages.

Listen as they discuss the importance of community, why she switched from law to fiction, Community Board's unique format, the importance of stories featuring siblings, and how she writes a well-rounded cast of characters.

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In this episode of Hope Prose, Elle Evans sits down to chat with Tara to discuss the details of her debut novel Wedding Issues.

Originally from Massachusetts, Elle now lives in Philadelphia, where she works in health care. She is recovering from a recent five-year stint in Nashville for graduate school, punctuated by sweet Southern hospitality and even sweeter iced tea.

Listen as they chat about balancing writing while training to be a doctor, what experiences in her own life influenced this story and her characters, and what surprised her during her debut publication experience.

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