{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6595af8ae73ad200164959c5/6918cb30243c8d88709e474f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Stone Cold Killer with Ayana Gray ","description":"<p>In this episode, Julia chats with bestselling author Ayana Gray about her newest mythological novel,<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9780593733769\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> I, Medusa</a>. They discuss the importance of representation, historical accuracy, and...spiders? Find Ayana's books in her favorite bookstores: <a href=\"https://wordsworthbookstore.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WordsWorth Books</a>, <a href=\"https://www.pyramid1988.com/bookstore\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pyramid Books</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.paperheartsbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paper Heart Books</a></p><p>Death By TBR (Ayana's favorite books): <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9781250853530\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Little Thieves </a>by Margaret Owen, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9781481497626\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sorcery of Thorns</a> by Margaret Rogerson, and anything by Toni Morrison (<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9781400033430\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sula</a> and <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9780307278449\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Bluest Eye</a>)</p><p>Follow Ayana on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ayanagray_/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a> and her <a href=\"https://www.ayanagray.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a></p><p>As always, thank you for being a Novel Friend! We'll see y'all next time--on the first and third Sunday of each month.</p>","author_name":"Julia Steudle"}