You’ll have to tune in next week to hear us talk about Cougar Tow-oh wait, we do anyway? Neat!

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Episode 105 – Bayside Talk with Kelly Thompson

or, Hero Talk

This week, the boys welcome friend of the show, writer Kelly Thompson, back for her third appearance. When she was last on the show, Kelly was promoting her first Kickstarter campaign, and she’s back again to talk about her second, for her upcoming novel Storykiller.

Well, at least, that’s the plan. And sure, we talk about Storykiller some. A bit, even. But as usual, the conversation with Kelly quickly strays to talk of movies, television and childhoods; literally, anything Kelly can do to cause James pain with her dissonant opinions. But along the way, not only does this conversation give great insight into Kelly’s background for her new book, but she also calls James a hero, and at least one of those is priceless.

The Kickstarter campaign for Storykiller runs until February 20th at noon PST, and we wholeheartedly think you should consider backing it. Kelly’s first novel, The Girl Who Would Be King, was a funny, insightful look into adolescence (and superpowers), and Storykiller looks to be the next step in the development of a unique and vital voice in young adult literature. Both of us here at C!TB immediately backed it, and we hope you do, too.

Buy Kelly’s first novel, The Girl Who Would Be King, on Amazon!

Read Kelly’s column, She Has No Head!, at ComicBookResources, where you can also read her reviews throughout the week.

Read Kelly’s latest other column over at LitReactor

Check out Kelly’s personal site, 1979 Semi-Finalist

Listen to Kelly’s podcast, 3 Chicks Review Comics

Finally, check her out on Twitter at @79semifinalist

The music in today’s podcast is “Under the Weather,” by Band of Young Saints. Buy it and other music of theirs on Bandcamp and check them out on Twitter for up-to-date news on shows and new releases, and on YouTube for even more great music from them.

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