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What to Read Next Podcast
12/4/23
Woman's World Book Club Pick
For Oct. 1-7, 2023
Tripfiction: Talking Location With author Sierra Godfrey – CYCLADES (Santorini)
Sept 21, 2023: Where to stay in Santorini and a few travel tips to Greece!
Reader's Digest: 15 Travel Books That Will Inspire You to See the World
Sept. 5, 2023: "The Second Chance Hotel is a lighthearted romance at heart. It’s also a great travel book, thanks to its incredible descriptions of Greek island living, from the sun-ripened olives to the delicious gulps of sea air."
Writer's Digest: 4 Ways to Write Complicated Families
Sept. 17, 2023: Author Sierra Godfrey shares her top four ways to write complicated families and family dynamics.
Kris Clink's Writing Table
September 14, 2023: An incredibly fun interview with author Kris Clink on her podcast.
Authors Interviewing Characters: Sierra Godfrey
Sept. 12, 2023: I interview characters from The Second Chance Hotel at Books By Women
Q&A with Fresh Fiction
Sept. 12, 2023: Sierra Godfrey | A Life Reset on a Small Greek Island
The Nerd Cantina podcast
August 20, 2023: In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes author Sierra Godfrey. They talk about her book, The Second Chance Hotel, available September 12.
Author Talk with Contra Costa Library
July 24, 2023: Author talk with the Contra Costa Library, for Big Library Read, hosted by Bookriot’s Liberty Hardy
Professional Book Nerds podcast
July 20, 2023: Emma and Joe are joined by author, Sierra Godfrey, to chat about her book A Very Typical Family, which is our latest Big Library Read (BLR) pick. Sierra shares more about the inspiration behind the book, being a young docent in a marine lab, how Santa Cruz feels like home, the joy of a perfect croissant, and what she’s working on next!
Speaking of Travel
July 3, 2023: Sierra is a Santa Cruz, CA, native and her love for her hometown comes through in her debut novel, A Very Typical Family. Her forthcoming novel, The Second Chance Hotel, is set in Greece where she lived with her mother when she was a young girl.
Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast
January 19, 2023: Women’s Fiction Author Sierra Godfrey and Long Stretches of Silence (click icon to listen)
Manuscript Wishlist podcast
January 19, 2023: Women’s Fiction Author Sierra Godfrey and Long Stretches of Silence (click icon to listen)
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle: Debut novelist comes home to Santa Cruz for tale of family drama
Lookout Santa Cruz
Sierra Godfrey, part of the vast Santa Cruz diaspora, writes stories about her native city in hope of finding her way back
Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
Sunday, February 12, 2023 Q&A with Sierra Godfrey