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A bookstore owner (Claire of Wild Sisters Books in Sacramento, CA) and an author (Sierra Godfrey) talk about reading, writing, and publishing--with a focus on romance and thrillers. You know, the books that get your heart racing. Episodes feature guest authors and a deep dive on tropes and what's new in books.
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S3E2 Author Lisa Roe and starting when you want to
We welcomed author Lisa Roe to the show, whose book Big & Lily releases on August 11, 2026. We heard about when and how she started writing--a great message for anyone, no matter what stage of…
S3E1 Back at it!
We're BACK! Sierra has a book publishing and Claire is opening a second store location and WOW do we have a lot to talk about! Plus the authors to introduce you too...whoo! We kick off season 3 with…
S2E11 Author Rex Ogle
We talked with prolific author, Rex Ogle (over 100 books!) about his career writing MG, YA, and graphic novels, and about finding and maintaining joy.Find all his books here.
S2E10 Audiobook narrator Megan Wicks
Claire and Sierra talk about how authors can work with indie bookstores, including the author's perspective of walking into a bookstore, and the bookseller perspective of authors walking in (hint:…
S2E9 Children's author and illustrator Christy Mandin
Christy Mandin is a New York Times bestselling children's book author and illustrator. She grew up in rural Georgia and credits her country life of solitude as an only child for much of her love of…
S2E8 All about preorders
What are preorders? Why do they matter? What can readers do to pay attention to preorders? Claire and Sierra discuss this and what they mean for both authors, booksellers, AND readers!
S2E7 Author Alicia Thompson and breaking into the romance market
Sierra surprises Claire with a ROMANCE AUTHOR MYSTERY GUEST (Alicia), and Claire tries hard to guess who it is. It's Alicia Thompson! She is the author of four hit novels, and graciously discusses…
S2E6 Artist Myriam Strasbourg and book cover design
We were delighted to welcome the cover artist behind books like BK Borison's First Time Caller, Myriam Strasbourg! She is an incredibly talented artist and you can see her work at @peaches.obviously…
S2E5 Author Andrea Bartz and how to survive trad publishing
We talked to the incredible NYT bestselling author and Reese pick, Andrea Bartz, about her career trajectory including pandemic setbacks and what's next. We also touch on the landmark case, Bartz v.…
S2E4 Author Christina Dotson and the dark thriller
Claire and Sierra talk about the recent Threads discussion among writers that suggested readers want shorter novels; Sierra brings the pacing and writing perspective while Claire brings the "what's…
S2E3 Author Liz Parker and author PR boxes
We welcomed back our first return author guest - Liz Parker! Her new book, The Witches of Honeysuckle House, has special preorder goodies (order ahead of its October 21, 2025 pub date). We talk PR…
S2E2 Author branding with Bookworks
Claire and Sierra discuss author PR boxes, and talk to Gretchen Schaffer and Nicole Meier from Bookworks, a boutique author branding firm with a ton of great ideas for every author at any stage of…
S2E1 Author Mark Waddell
We talked to Mark Waddell, author of Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World!Mark Waddell grew up on the cold, windswept prairies of western Canada and later earned a Ph.D. in the history of science,…
S1E25 Final episode of Season 1: look back, laughter, and what's next
On this special SILVER ANNIVERSARY 25th episode, Sierra and Claire talk about their season, take listener questions, and talk a little about their process bookselling (Claire, obvs), and writing and…
S1E24 Author Dianne Freeman and writing a series
Our last author guest of season 1! Dianne Freeman has written an 8.5 book series and has a lot of insights about writing a series, Plus:Haunted hotels on Route 66How Claire sells a series in her…
S1E23 Author Meredith Schorr and the origins of romcoms and romance
We spoke to author Meredith Schorr about the origins of chicklit, romcoms, WF, and contemporary romance. We also talked about marketing for authors from Sierra’s perspective and from Claire’s, how to…
S1E22 Author Mara Williams and perseverence in writing
We get into the recent TikTok book deal for the Australian guy, hot Sacramento summers and how that affects business, and kid literacy. As usual, Claire gives her bookseller view and Sierra views her…
S1E21 Author Lauren Parvizi and complicated family stories
Lauren Parvizi is the author of Trust Me on This and La Vie, According to Rose, winner of the 2024 Women’s Fiction Writers Association STAR Award in the Debut category. She worked for more than a…
S1E20 Bookish merch vendor My Secret Copy!
We talked to Liz of My Secret Copy, who creates incredible, reader-centric book merch! We discuss what her inspiration was for starting the shop, challenges as a small business, and much more --…
S1E19 Author Maggie North and smart, character-rich romances
Author Maggie North joins us to talk about romances, second chance stories, Canadian wilderness, autism rep, and Sierra gushing over her. Maggie writes deeply emotional, strangely hilarious novels…
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Heartracers has published 39 episodes since December 2024, covering topics in Arts, Books.
Heartracers is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 3m.
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