The Hope Prose Podcast

Dec 09 2024 115 ep. 42 mins 8
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The Hope Prose podcast is dedicated to hope-filled books – the authors who write them and the readers they inspire. We upload new episodes once every two weeks and hope to leave our listeners with sparks to ignite their own stories–whether in real life or fictional. We want our podcast to be a place that inspires you to live a life of creative purpose through reading, writing, or maybe even singing. Words are kinda our thing. With author interviews ranging from Nadine Brandes, to Katherine Center, and many more, you are sure to leave with tidbits of information that we hope inspire and uplift you.

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Episode 111 - Voices of the Future w/ Sarina Louise

Dec 09 2024 44 mins  
Send us a textIn today’s episode, Alex and Tara sit down with Sarina Louise, an up-and-coming author from The Author Conservatory Program. As a teen, Sarina was diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease, an illness that made her give up on her dream of being an author. Now, after walking a miraculous healing journey, she writes young adult stories that don’t shy away from brokenness,

Episode 110 - Not Nothing, Empathy, and Respect w/ Gayle Forman

Nov 11 2024 42 mins  
Send us a textIn today’s episode, Alex and Tara sit down with the wisdom-filled talent Gayle Forman. An award-winning author and journalist, Gayle has written several bestselling novels, including those in the Just One Day series, Where She Went, and the #1 New York Times bestseller If I Stay, which has been translated into more than forty languages and was adapted into a major m

Episode 109 - Food, Family, & Culture - Mansi Shah

Oct 14 2024 36 mins  
Send us a textIn 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

Episode 108 - A Song to Drown Rivers w/ Ann Liang

Sep 29 2024 51 mins  
Send us a textIn 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 Amer

Episode 107 - Getting Away with Murder and Kerryn Mayne

Sep 09 2024 52 mins  
Send us a textIn 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.Liste

Episode 106 - Season 4 Wrap Up + Updates!

Jul 14 2024 27 mins  
Send us a textIn 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. → Connect with Alex on her Instagram or visit her TikTok to find out more about what she’s working on and upcoming projects! → Connect with Tara on her Instagram, or website to find about more about her publications, intervi

Episode 105 - Historical Romance w/ Hannah Honegger

Jun 30 2024 36 mins  
Send us a textIn this episode of Hope Prose, Alex and Tara are throwing it way back in time and chatting with debut historical romance author Hannah HoneggerHannah 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

Episode 104 - Literary Agent Bethany Jett

Jun 09 2024 39 mins  
Send us a textIn 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 “Teac

Episode 103 - Isolation, Community Board, and Tara Conklin

May 26 2024 42 mins  
Send us a textIn 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 dis

Episode 102 - Wedding Issues, training to be a doctor, and more w/ Elle Evans

Apr 01 2024 29 mins  
Send us a textIn 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 te