723. Magic and Gardens with Ashley Poston

My guest today is bestselling author Ashley Poston, whose new book, The Someday Garden, is out this week. The Someday Garden was inspired by The Secret Garden, so we’re going to talk about inspiration, gardening, fandoms, changing genres and having y...

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Jun 19, 2026
The Transcript for Episode 722 has Arrived!

The transcript for Podcast 722. RT Rewind: May 1996 Reviews has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. ❤ Click here to subscribe to The Podcast →

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Jun 18, 2026
Baby Bitch Coming in 2026!

SBTB will be gaining another staff member by the end of the year! I’m officially out of the first trimester, which had a lot of gagging and all day nausea. There were times when I’d just gaze lovingly at the Taco Bell menu on Uber Eats. We did an ear...

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Jun 18, 2026
Books About Menopause

Menopause, and its hot sister, Perimenopause: they come for us all, and wow, can it be a ride. I was not informed at all about menopause by anyone in my life, and learned about it the same way I learned about sex: through books. The sex books were ro...

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Jun 18, 2026
How Are Writers like Holly Bushes?

I learned something fascinating about holly this week (besides that it can be a bush or a tree). What I learned is specific to the leaves. Apparently, holly leaves don’t start out prickly because they’re naturally cranky. They’re prickly because life...

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Jun 18, 2026
How to Become a Bestseller

If you’d like to receive my blog in your in-box each week, click here. Okay, friends, we’ve been flirting around this long enough. After six years of writing this blog (holy cow, six years!), 303 previous posts, and countless conversations in the com...

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Jun 18, 2026