Dr. Martha Boone shares stories from the trenches of Charity Hospital, a staple in New Orleans until Katrina destroyed it. Her first novel, The Big Free, follows an idealistic young doctor during her first six months of internship at the renowned hospital. The Unfettered Urologist, her nonfiction book, includes what she wishes she could have told her patients but never had time to do so. In March, her follow-up to The Big Free, Mother Charity releases. Listen in for a visit behind the scenes in the medical field.

Lynn Cullen's The Woman with the Cure explores the unsung role of the woman who pioneered the cure for polio. Lynn discusses how Dorothy Horstmann's selfless attitude drove her colleagues to put an end to one of the most devastating epidemics of the 20th century. She also explores how Dorothy's relationships with other women, both in and out of the field, demonstrates the power of sisterhood.

Join us as we discuss how authors can provide a valuable service to their readers through neurodiverse characters and learn more about internationally acclaimed Susan Crawford, author of The Pocket Wife and The Other Widow. In The Pocket Wife, Crawford creates a protagonist who suffers from bi-polar disorder. When her neighbor is murdered, readers see the world through her point of view and feel her urgency as she tries to prove her innocence before she spirals into psychosis. Gaby Anderson's quirky main character in South of Happily reluctantly enters therapy. Her sessions are touching and often funny. In her novel The Unreliables Katherine Nichols develops a character who is an author suffering from severe depression which leads to visits from the fictional character she created. Kim Conrey, Georgia Author of the Year, tackles MERLD, a language processing disorder where children have difficulty expressing themselves and understanding what other people say to them. In her sci-fi romance, her character Harlow Hansen suffers from this disorder. Her issue doesn't stop her from being the Robin Hood who saves her fellow Mars colonists.

Join us as we celebrate peculiar people and discuss gothic Southern fiction with a coming of age theme in The Cicada Tree.

Join us as we take a look at the art of romance writing with Melody Johnson. Both Melody and our own Kim Conrey share how their heroines tackle social issues like human trafficking and child abuse while pushing the boundaries of love.