Unlikeable Female Characters

Oct 31 2022 105 ep. 107
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The podcast about women who don't give a damn if you like them, brought to you by unlikeable female characters Kristen Lepionka, Layne Fargo, and Wendy Heard.

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Episode 100: Bitches on the Internet

Oct 31 2022 30 mins  
On this very special Unlikeable Female Characters, Kristen, Layne, and Wendy say goodbye (for now) with a look back at their favorite episodes and what they’ve learned in four years of being professional bitches on the internet. Favorite episodes in case you missed them: Episode 11: Mediocre White Men Episode 24: Anniversary Sexpisode Bonus Episode: Jonathan Mallory Davis Epi

Episode 99: Treacherous Times with Wanda M. Morris

Oct 26 2022 40 mins  
Wendy welcomes Wanda M. Morris to discuss her new historical thriller Anywhere You Run, what it takes to make the past come alive on the page, and finding joy and hope in dark books (and darker times). Anywhere You Run is available now wherever books are sold! Also mentioned in the episode: Wanda’s debut novel All Her Little Secrets The official Spotify playlist for Anywhere Y

Episode 98: No Body, No Crime with Kelly J. Ford

Oct 12 2022 37 mins  
Kristen is joined by author Kelly J. Ford to discuss her new Southern noir novel Real Bad Things, the maddening minefield of apologizing as a woman, and why we’re in a golden age for writing weird queer shit. Real Bad Things is available now wherever books are sold! Also mentioned in the episode: Kelly’s debut novel Cottonmouths Crime fiction author Cheryl A. Head (who Krist

Episode 97: Reaching the Boiling Point with Courtney Summers

Sep 28 2022 29 mins  
Layne welcomes Courtney Summers to the show for a chat about her harrowing new novel I'm the Girl, the significance of writing about girls who are super gay for each other, and how to hype yourself (and your work) without apology. You can buy I’m the Girl now, as well as Courtney’s previous books The Project, Sadie, All the Rage, This is Not a Test, Fall for Anything, Some Girl

Episode 96: From Sex Cults to Rom Coms with Ashley Winstead

Sep 14 2022 35 mins  
Layne talks with Ashley Winstead about her absolutely badass new novel The Last Housewife, the problem of female pleasure under the patriarchy, and how she stays sane by toggling between thrillers and romantic comedies. The Last Housewife is available now! Also mentioned in the episode: Ashley’s other books In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Fool Me Once The Cut’s exposé on t

Episode 95: Rage & Rule Breaking with Gwendolyn Kiste

Aug 31 2022 28 mins  
Layne’s celebrating spooky season early with feminist horror author Gwendolyn Kiste! Tune in for their chat about Gwendolyn’s feminist as hell Dracula meets Jane Eyre mashup Reluctant Immortals, why women are so good at controlling our murderous urges, and what makes horror the ideal genre for rule-breaking, rage-fueled fiction. Reluctant Immortals is out now, as are Gwendolyn�

Episode 94: Red Flags & Future Selves with Sarah Zachrich Jeng

Aug 17 2022 26 mins  
Layne interviews Sarah Zachrich Jeng about her speculative feminist thriller The Other Me, why selfishness is necessary to make art, and the men we should all watch out for. Sarah’s debut The Other Me is available now in both paperback and hardcover. Also mentioned in this episode: Black Mirror Russian Doll “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads The Time Traveler’s Wif

Episode 93: Eat Slay Loathe with Amina Akhtar

Aug 03 2022 32 mins  
Layne welcomes Amina Akhtar (and her celebrity pup Bean!) back to the show to talk about her new novel Kismet, the Christopher Columbusing of wellness culture, and why we’re all getting weirder. Kismet is out now! Also mentioned in the episode: Amina’s first book #FashionVictim Our previous interview with Amina Beanie the Coyote Vest Pup’s official Insta Bean on The La

Episode 92: Hot Goth Summer with Isabel Cañas

Jul 27 2022 39 mins  
Layne celebrates Hot Goth Summer with Isabel Cañas, author of The Hacienda (remember that Hot Priest book from our summer reads episode? This is it, bitches!). Plus: how the hell Isabel completed this book while also getting her PhD, why we all love a forbidden romance, and which classic Gothic heroine drove her so batshit crazy she had to rage-write about it. Isabel’s debut The

Episode 91: Stubborn as Hell with Margarita Montimore

Jul 20 2022 31 mins  
Layne chats with author Margarita Montimore about her new novel Acts of Violet, writing stories based on your personal obsessions rather than what’s popular, and success comes to those who stay stubborn as hell. Pick up your copy of Acts of Violet from Bookshop.org or your favorite local indie bookstore. Also mentioned in this episode: Margarita’s first two books Oona Out of O