You never quite know what you might get when you crack open the cover of a beautiful old book, and today’s episode uncovered a duesy! Amy and Jacinta thought The Crime of Hallow-e’en by Laura Jean Libbey would be a great fit for our Month of Mystery! theme… but instead, they discovered a first for the podcast—a dime novel! Amid the laughs and confusion, today’s all-new old book review plumbs the cultural depths of 1891 Gilded Age decorum, and even offers a Spoiler Room bonus episode to keep the laughs going. Plus we’re celebrating Jacinta’s recent writing award!
Learn more about Jacinta’s award-winning writing on her website!
This episode contains a bonus Spoiler Room episode, available exclusively to our Dana’s Club members.
Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: Scarlett O’Hara, the Oregon Trail, ACFW, the Genesis Award, historical fiction, California history, The Secret Place, the Gilded Age, dime novels, Travers, telenovelas, soap operas, Friends, the Library of Congress, Old Sleuth, Harlan P. Halsey, Rena I. Halsey, America’s Daughter, Brooklyn, Hallmark movies, Wild Bill Hickok, Little Women, insanity, animal cruelty, divorce, and Bluebeard.
