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10/14/22 • 44 min
Welcome again to the Stories to Love podcast and this is episode 50. My guest today is literary entrepreneur Angela Anderson.
Angela Anderson aka the “Literary Midwife” is a literary and editorial services professional and CEO of Angela Anderson Presents. She has a deep passion for all things literary, marketing, and event planning. Angela founded the “Literary Café” as a place where authors and readers can connect and grow their reader-author bond through their love for the craft of the written word and books. Angela is the host of two amazing shows, Angela’s Literary Café and Angela’s Literary Tea. She is also one of the three hosts of the exhilarating weekly show, Fun Friday. In addition, she is a contributing writer for The Heat Seekers Magazine.
In this episode we discussed how her career evolved to become a literary promoter and marketer, how she strives to be an advocate for diverse books, and her relationship mindset within the book business
There is so much joy in this conversation—you can hear it in Angela’s voice, and I know you’ll love this episode!
I appreciate all who have subscribed! If you haven’t, please do, and leave a rating when you can. If you’d like to support this podcast, please support the Patreon at patreon.com/tifmarcelo . My Patreon is where I’m adding more content, in the form of newsletters and extra episodes. Or, you can grab a book for you or a friend on my website at tifmarcelo.com.
Links discussed:
Marilyn Anderson's BLACK PEARL
Act like an Author, think like a business conference
BY HER HOWN DESIGN by Piper Hughley
Heat Seekers Magazine
THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan Slocumb
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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06/27/23 • 34 min
Episode 76 of the Stories to Love podcast is here, and my guest is Carolyn Mackler.
Carolyn Mackler is the acclaimed author of the YA novels The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things; Infinite in Between; and The Future of Us, among others. Her award-winning novels have appeared on bestseller lists and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Carolyn lives in New York City with her husband and two sons. The Wife App is her first novel for adults.
In this episode we discussed her most recent release, an adult debut named THE WIFE APP and her move from writing in the teen and middle grade space to adult fiction. We discussed a meditation class that became the kernel of inspiration, the concept of unpaid labor and mental load, about her deep research into this topic for the Wife App, and social media FOMO.
Links:
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Tommorow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Romantic Comedy
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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52. From stand-up comedian to author with Suzanne Park
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11/13/22 • 42 min
Welcome to the Stories to Love podcast. This is episode 52. My guest today is author Suzanne Park.
Suzanne Park is a Korean American writer who was born and raised in Tennessee.
In her former life as a stand up comedian, Suzanne appeared on BET's "Coming to the Stage," was the winner of the Seattle Sierra Mist Comedy Competition, and was a semi-finalist in NBC's "Stand Up For Diversity" showcase in San Francisco.
Suzanne graduated from Columbia University and received an MBA Degree from UCLA. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, female offspring, and a sneaky rat that creeps around on her back patio. In her spare time, she procrastinates. Her novels have been featured in “best of” lists in NPR, Popsugar, Real Simple, Country Living, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Marie Claire, Parade, Shondaland and The Today Show.
In this episode we discussed her most recent work: The Christmas Clash. We discussed finding the inspiration of her book within her small town, the shades of grumpy and sunshine characters, the nuances of generations of immigrants and birth orders, the pressure of representation, and doing something new in each one of her books. We also talked about her time in stand up comedy.
Suzanne and I had a fantastic conversation—my goodness, I laughed so much!
I appreciate all who have subscribed! If you haven’t, please do, and leave a rating when you can. If you’d like to support this podcast, please support the Patreon at patreon.com/tifmarcelo . My Patreon is where I’m adding more content, in the form of newsletters and extra episodes. Or, you can grab a book for you or a friend on my website at tifmarcelo.com.
Links discussed
Gloria Chao’s When you Wish Upon a Lantern
Stephan Lee’s K Pop Revolution
Dustin Thao’s You've Reached Sam
Jeff Bishop's A Heavy dose of Allison Tandy
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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42: April 5 Podcast Blitz: Denise Williams
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04/05/22 • 21 min
Welcome to episode 42 of the Stories to Love podcast and here with me today is Denise Williams.
Denise Williams wrote her first book in the 2nd grade. I Hate You and its sequel, I Still Hate You, featured a tough, funny heroine, a quirky hero, witty banter, and a dragon. Minus the dragons, these are still the books she likes to write. After penning those early works, she finished second grade and eventually earned a PhD. After growing up a military brat around the world and across the country, Denise now lives in Iowa with her husband, son, and two ornery shih-tzus who think they own the house.
I’m so excited to have Denise on the podcast today as part of the April 5 release day blitz. I have a book release today—KNOW YOU BY HEART which is a contemporary romance, and she’s one of my author friends who released a book at the same time I as did! Her new release is called The Love Connection. In this episode, we talk about her airport stories, her interesting publication schedule this year, and how she appreciated her commute to and from work.
Links discussed:
Rebekah Weatherspoon's A WALK IN THE PARK
Cara Bastogne’s SEATMATE
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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11/08/23 • 33 min
Episode 87 is Tosca Lee.
Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels including THE LONG MARCH HOME (with New York Times bestselling author Marcus Brotherton) THE LINE BETWEEN, THE PROGENY, THE LEGEND OF SHEBA, and ISCARIOT. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages and been optioned for TV and film. She is the recipient of two International Book Awards, Killer Nashville's Silver Falchion, ECPA Book of the Year, and the Nebraska Book Award, and has finaled for numerous others including the Library of Virginia People's Choice Award, the High Plains Book Award, a second Silver Falchion, and the Christy. When she's not writing, Tosca loves binging television shows, looking for something good to eat, cooking when she can't find it, traveling with her husband, and sleeping in.
You can find Tosca on social media or hanging around the snack table. To learn more, please visit toscalee.com.
In this episode we discussed the The Long March Home which she cowrote with Marcus Brotherton. We talked about how she came upon this project and her partnership with Marcus, which was a novel collectively 12 years in the making. We discussed her research, and touched on a little bit about farm, pageant, and model life, and her eclectic and amazing backlist.
Links:
Felipa Culala
BIRD BY BIRD by Anne Lamont
BEFORE THE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Gardner
DROWNING TJ Newman
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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51. Memory and history with author Jennifer Bardsley
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10/26/22 • 44 min
Welcome to the Stories to Love podcast. This is episode 51. My guest today is author Jennifer Bardsley.
Jennifer Bardsley is the author of Sweet Bliss, Good Catch, The History of Us, and more. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in Edmonds, Washington with her husband and two children. Jennifer’s “I Brake for Moms” column has appeared in The Everett Herald every week since 2012. She also writes Young Adult Paranormal Romance under the pen name Louise Cypress. When she’s not writing books, you can find Jennifer walking from her house to the beach every chance she gets.
In this episode we discussed the atmospheric way she set The History of Us, her research into coin collecting, how memory inspired this book, about everyday drama in small town romance, her pseudonym, and her experience with transient global amnesia.
Jennifer and I had such a great conversation, and we covered so much in this time together. I want to thank her for sharing her experience with amnesia and how it affected her and her work.
I appreciate all who have subscribed! If you haven’t, please do, and leave a rating when you can. If you’d like to support this podcast, please support the Patreon at patreon.com/tifmarcelo . My Patreon is where I’m adding more content, in the form of newsletters and extra episodes. Or, you can grab a book for you or a friend on my website at tifmarcelo.com.
Links discussed:
Elizabeth Briggs
Michelle Notaro
Stirring Up Love by Chandra Blumberg
She’s Up to Know Good by Sarah Goodman Confino
The Witch of Tin Moutain
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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49. Mysteries and cruises with Sandra Block
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10/01/22 • 28 min
Welcome again to the stories to love podcast and this is episode 49. My guest today is author Sandra Block.
Sandra A. Block graduated from college at Harvard, then returned to her native land of Buffalo, New York for medical training and never left. She is a practicing neurologist and proud Sabres fan, and lives at home with her husband, two children, and impetuous yellow lab. Her work has been published in the Washington Post. Little Black Lies is her debut, a finalist in the International Thriller Awards, and The Girl Without a Name and The Secret Room are the other books in the Zoe Goldman series, and What Happened That Night her stand-a-lone. Girl Overboard is her first Young Adult thriller.
In this episode, we discussed pitching Girl Overboard, her first YA book. We also talked about closed door mysteries, cruise ships, choosing her next project, and her day job as a neurologist.
I appreciate all who have subscribed! If you haven’t, please do, and leave a rating when you can. If you’d like to support this podcast, please support the Patreon at patreon.com/tifmarcelo . My Patreon is where I’m adding more content, in the form of newsletters and extra episodes. Or, you can grab a book for you or a friend on my website at tifmarcelo.com.
Links discussed
Chevy Stevens's Dark Roads
The Admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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02/25/25 • 33 min
Episode 91: Today’s guest is my dearest friend April Asher, but the topic of conversation will be me! Today, February 25 is the release for LOVE LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, the second book in the Spirit of the Shenandoah series, and April is here to help me celebrate.
A little about April:
USA Today Bestselling Author April Asher, aka April Hunt, was hooked on romantic stories from the time she first took a romance book out from her mom's bedside table. She now lives out her own happily-ever-after with her college-sweetheart husband, their two children, and a cat who thinks she's more dog—and human—than feline. By day, April dons dark blue nursing scrubs and drinks way too much caffeine. By night, she still consumes too much caffeine, but she does it with a laptop in hand, and from her favorite side of the couch.
From the far left cushion, April Asher pens laugh-out-loud romantic comedies with a paranormal twist, but when she’s not putting her characters into embarrassing situations with supernatural entities, she also writes high-octane romantic suspense as April Hunt, her thrill-seeking alter ego.
And a little about LOVE LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL:
Military widow Evangeline Espiritu’s world turns topsy-turvy the minute wealthy Cruz Forrester invades the peaceful hiking trail behind her bucolic Virginia bed-and-breakfast. With the privacy of her business at stake, at least she has her trail pen pal, Rolling Stone, to pour her heart out to!
After surviving cancer, Cruz is at a crossroads. And whatever he does seems to exasperate the attractive Filipina host, who’s alternately infuriating...and intriguing. His only outlet as the duo begins to spar? Writing to his captivating trail correspondent, Blue Moon—whose persona on the page starts to seem awfully familiar as Cruz’s battles with Eva soon blossom into something magical neither of them expected...
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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03/28/25 • 33 min
Episode 93's guest is author Thien-Kim Lam.
Thien-Kim Lam writes stories about Vietnamese characters who smash stereotypes and find their happy endings. A recovering Type-Asian, she guzzles cà phê sữa đá, makes art, and bakes her feelings to stay sane. Her debut book Happy Endings was a Washington Post Romance Novel of the Year. Her Mardi Gras romance Full Exposure is a love letter to her Vietnamese community in Louisiana.
Thien-Kim also coaches writers of color and is an EDSE certified sex educator and the founder of Bawdy Bookworms, a subscription box that pairs sexy romances with erotic toys. She’s been featured on Jezebel, Bustle, Entertainment Weekly, and Oprah Daily.
In this episode we chatted about her most recent novel, Something Cheeky. I gushed that she was able to pack both love and social issues in her book. She talked about her varied creative background and how it contributes to the writing And, we had a frank conversation about the pressure of marginalized groups in non-representative careers.
Links discussed:
Taj McCoy : Zora Books her Happily Ever After
Piper J Drake: Wings Once Cursed and Bound
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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10/08/20 • 42 min
*part of a special series for Filipino-American History month.*
With October being Filipino-American History month, my conversations have centered around this unique experience Filipino Americans have lived. If possible, I am even more in awe of my parents, my grandparents, my ancestors. It becomes even more important that Filipino Americans register and vote. And if possible Vote early.
One of the creators I spoke to, the other actually, is Ezrah Lasola-Tuble, blogger at I Heart Romance. We talk about her work as a blogger and bookstagramer for romance, and how her creative work is the perfect bookend to her job as a registered nurse. She has such great advice about how to fill the well. And you’ll hear me gush at how many books she reads a year!
Links Discussed:
#stepbacksaturday on Instagram
#romancetagram on Instagram
@PinkCowlandReads on Instagram
Audible : audible.com
Libby App: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com
LibroFM: https://libro.fm
Ezrah: info
Instagram: https://instagram/com/zerisse
Blog: https://www.eyeheartromance.com
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/iheartromanceandya
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MyNameIsEzrah
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ35xHb9IhqT7F9zMufA2sA?
And our food IG: https://www.instagram.com/pyers_kusina/
If you’d like to support this podcast, please grab one of my books for you and a friend on my website at tifmarcelo.com
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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025
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How many episodes does Stories to Love have?
Stories to Love currently has 93 episodes available.
What topics does Stories to Love cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Writer, Literature, Artist, Novels, Writing, Author, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
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The episode title '52. From stand-up comedian to author with Suzanne Park' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Stories to Love is 35 minutes.
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Episodes of Stories to Love are typically released every 9 days.
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The first episode of Stories to Love was released on Aug 10, 2020.
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