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From Broads and Books co-creator Amy Lee Lillard comes a new podcast about channeling our rage and fear into creation. Follow and listen to The Art of Resistance wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe for free behind-the-scenes content at www.theartofresistancepodcast.com.

A Woman is a God is an audio novel in seven installments. Written, narrated, and with original music by Amy Lee Lillard.

Sign up for weekly installments at patreon.com/redeemedrejections.

About A Woman is a God:

When Shannon and her queer chosen family turned seventy, they created a communal home, a place for them to live out their days together. But as years pass, and death takes her friends, Shannon becomes the last.

Until one day, when her dead friends return. And Shannon discovers how powerful she...

You deserve a little treat. We got you.

Because we're back! The Broads are making new episodes just for you, over at Patreon.

Here's a sneak peek of our first reunion bonus. Listen to the full episode, plus bonuses for our other shows, Fuzzy Memories and Midwest Weird, at patreon.com/BroadsandBooksProductions.

Become a member today, and get all the good stuff!

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Today on Midwest Weird: “Growth” by Keira Perkins.

Keira Perkins writes both short fiction and poetry, most of it speculative. She is also a scientist, which is mostly not speculative. Keira lives in Indiana with her husband, dogs, cats, and whichever stray animal she’s brought home that week. Keira can be found at keiraperkins.com, where she blogs about knitting, ghosts, miscellaneous trivia and occasionally, writing.

For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com.

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Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Books Productions. We’re the h...

Today on Midwest Weird: “The Highway” by Maxine Firehammer.

Maxine Firehammer is a horror writer living in Saint Paul. She has previously had work appear in Hash Journal, The Molotov Cocktail, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. She is a 2024 Pushcart Prize nominee.

For a full transcript of this episode, visit www.midwestweird.com.

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Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Books Productions. We’re the home of weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers.

Submit your own work to Midwest Weird at www.midwes...

Today on Midwest Weird: “Negation” by Jessica Klimesh.

Jessica Klimesh (she/her) is a US-based writer and editor whose creative work has been published or is forthcoming in Cleaver, Flash Frog, trampset, Atticus Review, Brink, Club Plum Literary, Ghost Parachute, and Bending Genres, among others. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, and Best of the Net. Learn more at www.jessicaklimesh.com.

Find a full transcript for this episode at www.midwestweird.com.

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Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine from Broads and Book...

Midwest Weird is an audio literary magazine featuring weird fiction and nonfiction by Midwestern writers. From strange styles to unique identities, from written tales to oral tradition, from Iowa to Indiana and everywhere in between, we’re the podcast home for stories that stick with you. Listen every other week for the edge of creation, come to life.

This season on Midwest Weird, you'll hear stories from Maxine Firehammer, Keira Perkins, Jessica Klimesh, Graham Marema, and more.

Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or at MidwestWeird.com.

Amy's got two books coming out, and Erin has QUESTIONS. So we got together to talk books, writing, audio fiction, music, podcasts, and so much more.

Links:

Exile in Guyville

A Grotesque Animal

Wyrd Woman Podcast

Nuclear Shadow Music

Events:

Amy at Writers and Books, May 20 (virtual)

Amy and Erin at Beaverdale Books, June 5 (in-person)

Other shows:

Fuzzy Memories

Midwest Weird

Broads and Books Productions is bringing you our first audio fiction!

Listen to the first episode (with a special introductory message from Amy and Erin) here. When you're ready to binge the rest, search for "Wyrd Woman" in your favorite podcast player, or listen at wyrdwomanpodcast.com. All nine episodes available now.

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Wyrd Woman is an audio drama from Broads and Books Productions. The show is written, performed and produced by Amy Lee Lillard.

Music comes from the Ghosts albums by Nine Inch Nails, courtesy of a Creative Commons license. 

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When an isolated woman starts recording her dreams of strange women, things get weird. Over nine nights, reality becomes fantasy, past and future meld, and fate binds and beckons.

Why are these women – old, broken, unnatural, mad, and ugly – appearing in her dreams? Why must difference always mean danger? And what happens when these women come together, connecting across time and space as worlds die?

Wyrd Woman is an audio drama and limited fictional series from Broads and Books Productions. All episodes available January 10. Learn more at www.wyrdwomanpodcast.com, and listen and subscribe at your...

We're back! And we're introducing the first of our new Broads and Books Productions!

Here's the first episode of our new podcast, Fuzzy Memories: "1990: Tight Curls and Lovers' Blackmail."

Fuzzy Memories is the podcast that celebrates the good, the rad and the fugly of the 80s and 90s. Three latchkey kids who made it out alive break down everything from Madonna and Masters of the Universe to Twin Peaks and Titanic. Join us to celebrate the hits, the misses and the misfits of the weirdest decades. 

Subscribe to Fuzzy Memories wherever you listen t...

This week, we've got a special announcement about the future of Broads and Books. Spoiler alert: Stay subscribed for news and updates! 

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Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other with our picks, talk about why we like them, and give you unexpected recommendations for e...

This week, we're thinking about picks with unique vibes. Plus, the Broads talk about ideal social vibes, our own personal vibes, and why ghosting might just be the best protection of vibes.

Links mentioned in the episode: 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 131: Good Vibrations

Novels:

Amy: We Could Be Heroes, Mike Che...

This week, we're thinking about first impressions. Plus, the Broads talk about the statistic probability we've met a murderer, ridiculous impressions we've received, and Erin's intense prep as Amy's hype woman.  

Links mentioned in the episode: 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 130: The Impression That I Get

Novels:

Amy: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin 

Erin: Everyone in My Family Has Kill...

This week, we're learning people aren't who we think they are. Plus, the Broads talk about the exquisite lies of George Santos, the red flags of Prince Charming, and the logistics of being guarded by trolls. 

Links mentioned in the episode: 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 129: Torn

Novels:

Amy: Chouette, Claire Oshetsky 

Erin: Notes on an Execution, Danya Kukafka 

Other Books:

Amy: The Origi...

This week, we're looking at losers. Are winners actually losers? How do we define success? Should we have PSAs for finance bros? 

Plus, the Broads talk about red flags on dating profiles, our own Book-It program, a new CEO mantra, and so much more. 

Links mentioned in the episode: 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 128: Loser

Novels:

Amy: The Night Shift, Natalka Burian 

Erin: Post-Traumatic, Chantal V. Johnson 

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This week, we're talking our favorite things! Products, trends, feelings - you get it. Plus, we're picking our favorite books and pop culture of the year. 

Our favorite things from 2022

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podcast you need in your life!

Each episode, Amy and Erin choose a unique theme. Then we choose two fiction books, two other genre books (short story collections, memoir, non-fiction, true crime, poetry, etc.), and two pop culture picks based on that theme. We surprise each other w...

This week, Heath returns! Our favorite guest star joins us for another packed episode filled with the best and weirdest pop culture moments of 2022. 

Links and random things mentioned in the episode: 

Broads and Books is the funny and feminist book podc...

This week, we're looking at manifesting. Is it just The Secret rebranded? Is it just confidence? Plus, the Broads talk about Spotify Wrapped, our dream boards for 2023, where Elon should take his dick rocket, and so much more. 

Links mentioned in the episode: 

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Our picks from Broads and Books Episode 127: I'm Gonna Be

Novels:

Amy: When Women Were Dragons, Kelly Barnhill 

Erin: I Told You This Would Happen, Elaine Murphy 

Other Book...