Michelle Bowdler

On this special episode, dedicated to Kirkus’ Best Fiction Books of 2026, we welcome No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo to discuss Dead Beat (Flatiron Books, Sept. 15), the wildly anticipated final installment in her dark academia Ninth House trilogy. Kirkus: " ...  Show more

On this special episode, we present the 9th annual Fully Booked Holiday Gift Guide, with special guest Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue: The Private Correspondence (St. Martin’s Press, Dec. 1)—an epistolary novella that continues the romance between Alex and Pri ...  Show more

Michelle grapples with the memory of her sexual assault and home invasion that occurred during her college years. Twenty years later, after a career of working with victims like herself, Michelle endeavors to find out what happened to her case and why she never heard from the pol ...  Show more

This week, the girls/women are joined by writer Larissa Phillips, and the three discuss her recent essay in which she recounts her violent rape in the early 90s. Larissa shares her thoughts on the helpfulness of “trauma” discourse on recovery, the #metoo era, and the tension b ...

A survivor of sexual assault shares her story, and we discuss the past, present and future of rape kits.

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