“To write about women that are desperate for money is certainly and feel like they’re being pushed out of the place they once were is really interesting.” — Megan Abbott […]

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WPR's "BETA" talked with Kate Folk about her novel "Sky Daddy," in which the main character has a thing for planes.

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Kyle Seibel’s debut short story collection, “Hey You, A--holes,” is an energetic and exhilarating exploration of society’s misfits — soft-hearted alcoholics, cunning factory workers and military veterans lost at sea.

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Vijay Khurana's novel is based on killings that occurred in Northern British Columbia in 2019. How did that inspire him to write "The Passenger Seat"? WPR's "BETA" talked with him to find out.

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