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.<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781662500091">Real Bad Things</a> is available now wherever books are sold!Also mentioned in the episode:<ul>
<li>Kelly’s debut novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781510719156">Cottonmouths</a>
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<li>Crime fiction author <a href="https://www.cherylhead.com/">Cheryl A. Head</a> (who Kristen interviewed <a href="http://www.unlikeablefemalecharacters.com/podcast/episode-37-cheryl-a-head/">back in 2020</a>)</li>
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<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781984880871">Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages</a> by Dan Jones</li>
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<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781250788832">Siren Queen</a> by Nghi Vo</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038988/">The Strange Love of Martha Ivers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/">Midsommar</a></li>
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<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/6571/9781455563920">Pachinko</a> by Min Jin Lee (and the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8888462/">Apple TV+</a> adaptation)</li>
</ul> Find out more about Kelly on her <a href="https://kellyjford.com/">website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kellyjfordauthor/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Kelly_J_Ford">Twitter</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 99: Treacherous Times with Wanda M. Morris

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.