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 the Sarah Lawrence sex cult
• Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
• Justine by the Marquis de Sade and the movie Quills

Find out more about Ashley on her website, Instagram, or Twitter.

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