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Anna Dingel is a teenager who will soon be 18, but struggles with her devout Christian mother’s strict rules and harsh discipline. Her father, on the other hand, is the town’s Undertaker. Anna grew up with a mortuary lab in her basement, occasionally assisting her father with his projects. Other …

Chicago Detective Harriet Foster has a solid 17-year career so far working in city law enforcement. But she’s adapting to a new “old school” partner and male-dominated team after the sudden death of her previous partner. And on her first day, a body is found on the Chicago Riverwalk, with …

Frank Ryder is a freak of nature. At least that’s what his fellow MLB players, sports broadcasters, and even Baltimore Orioles fans call him. When a pro-baseball pitcher averages 105 mph (or more) on his pitches, there’s few explanations for the 23-year-old’s crazy talent and athleticism. Despite his success on …

Etta is a 37-year-old Burmese-American lawyer living in Boston with her fiancé Jason. When readers meet her, she is mourning the loss of her grandmother, or Ahpwa. When Etta comes across treasured items while going through her belongings, the memories come flooding back and pull Etta in a direction she …

In Mexican-American culture, a chingón is known as a “badass”. In the feminine form, however, chingona means unruly woman, or a woman who is problematic. First-generation scholar Alma Zaragoza-Petty encourages women to reclaim that word. We should own it and use that badassery to heal from our own trauma and …

Queer people have existed for all of recorded history, but unfortunately they haven’t been included in that record. In fact, they are often written out of it. Even recognizable figures have partaken in intimate relations with the same sex. But those events were conveniently scrapped out of written texts. Kirsty …

Everyone has a story to tell. And authors are the ones who we can rely on to provide stories to relate to or challenge our existing way of thinking. Luckily for those with limited reading time, Louise Marburg is releasing a new collection of short stories for us to enjoy. …

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  • Introducing the Cantina Book Club Podcast November 14, 2023
    In today's episode, Megan bids farewell to The Nerd Cantina Show to develop a "spin-off" show, called Cantina Book Club!    The Cantina Book Club Podcast will be the new home for author interviews previously featured on The Nerd Cantina Show Podcast. Tune in to hear more!   Read book reviews on the Cantina Book Club […]
  • Cantina Conversation with Marty Ohlhaut and Grace Ly - TNCS Ep 304 November 3, 2023
    In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes father-daughter author duo Marty Ohlhaut and Grace Ly. They talk about their book, Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West, available now.    We ask that you support the show in any way possible.  You can like, share, rate or comment on any of the various […]

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