MadLit Musings with Jaime Jo Wright

If you like precocious kids and parents who get a second chance at happily-ever-after, then the second book in the Boyfriend in the Bargain series might be for you!

Does the church show the grace we esteem when we come face to face with the fallen? How has history shown us where we need to change? Join Jaime Jo Wright as she chats with Author Kim Vogel Sawyer and features Kim's new release "Songbird of Hope Hill".

Enter into Rom-Com with Becca Kinzer! It's a trip--literally--going tandem through everything we never and always wanted to experience! It's the chaos of living in fiction form. You're going to want to listen in on this chat!

Does preservation of historical treasures like classic art align with the Christian belief of "not storing up treasures on earth"? Chat with Cara Putman and your host, Jaime Jo Wright as they chat about the place of art in our world, both today and spiritually speaking.

Life is like a mess of tangled threads, and no one shares about them as well as Author Sarah Loudin Thomas as we sit down to chat about wounded hearts and lives and what--if anything--can heal them!

Switch places, careers, romances? Yes please. In this latest novel from Author Melody Carlson, we also chat about what it's like when you just can't seem to be content where God has you. Is it possible to be like the Apostle Paul and be "content in all things", or did that guy just need a big "good for you, Paul?"

A look into the history of classical art and the WOMEN who helped to make our world beautiful. Plus! We chat about Erin Bartels latest release "The Lady With the Dark Hair". Join us!

Steven James and your MadLit Musings podcast host, Jaime Jo Wright, sit down for a chat about story, theme, and should readers take anything away from a fictional story?

Head into the wild west with CINDERELLA? Why yes! Karen Witemeyer takes us on ride with a fun, fairy tale retelling told in classic Witemeyer romantic style!

Ever wonder what the 8 souls were thinking when they entered the ark and left the world as they knew it behind? Don't miss this intriguing chat with Author Jill Eileen Smith as we explore the story behind the Ark and the Great Flood.

Join Jaime and Tracie as they shoot the breeze and even forget to sign off the podcast as they chat about everything under the western sun! It's doozy and filled with laughter. You won't want to miss it!

Victorian era romance mixed with Steampunk and a zoo of adorable animals? Yes, please. Not to mention, a sense of quirky humor, a dash of intrigue, and you have a new and very original twist along the veins of Around the World in 80 Days. Join Jaime Jo Wright as she chats with Author Angela Bell on this delightfully geared adventure!

We go there! Come along with Tara Johnson and your MadLit Musings podcast host as we discuss specifically IRISH slavery, but also the ramifications of forgetting the past and the impacts it still has on story and truth today.

It sounds heavy, but Roseanna M. White incorporates some of the ugly of history while introducing a novel of espionage and romance too! Enter into the dark streets of 1909, as the privileged and underprivileged intersect!

Villains, psychopaths, and the gradual slide into violence. What makes a villain tick? Is writing about one at all disturbing? Chat with Jaime Jo Wright and Patricia Bradley as they deep dive into her latest release and the villains that make her books tick.

Jaime Jo Wright travels to other worlds with speculative author Cathy McCrumb. Find out more about this strange new place that has cats! And giant bugs! And so much more!

Listen in as Jaime Jo Wright chats with Sarah Sundin about her latest WWII release!

As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to wait out the Occupation. Separated from her three-year-old son, Theo, in the process, the young widow desperately searches for her little boy even as she works for an agency responsible for evacuating children to the countryside.
When German bombs set London ablaze, BBC radio correspondent Hugh Collingwood reports on the Blitz, eager to boost morale while walking the fine line between truth and censorship. But the Germans are not the only ones Londoners have to fear as a series of murders flame up amid the ashes.
The deaths hit close to home for Hugh, and Aleida needs his help to locate her missing son. As they work together, they grow closer and closer, both to each other and the answers they seek. But with bombs falling and continued killings, they may be running out of time.

Is there a place for trauma in fiction? And what about all the historical eras where trauma completely obliterated a people's way of life? Can fiction be too romantic or should trauma be represented differently? Join Jaime Jo Wright and Laura Frantz as they chat about her latest release "The Seamstress of Acadie" and fiction

A WWII story about saving children that you may have never heard! Join us!

Because it's streusel it's delicious, and this podcast takes a deep dive into heritage, the wisdom of the legacy left by our ancestors, and delightful recipes!

Can you get throat shot and survive? Lynette Eason has all the answers and more to this chat about high octane romantic suspense and her latest release "Double Take". Listen, and don't look back!

Okay, so maybe don't lie, but writing a whodunnit is all about every character hiding a lie, and owning it. Join Jaime Jo Wright as she chats with Author Erica Vetsch about Regency mysteries. Step back Jane Austen, there's another author in the manor. At least that's Jaime's pride and prejudice!

Explore the romance and the merriment of Christmas and just good wholesome love stories for all year round! You can't go wrong with an Emily Conrad novel!

Have tea with Julie Klassen and and your host, Jaime Jo Wright, as she welcomes the Queen of inspirational Regency. Were the royals truly financially broke? What about that dead parrot? And a shirtless publisher wrapped in a towel? It's all clean, but it's all in there! Join us!

A lot can go awry when Jaime Jo Wright and Bethany Turner get together. Talking rom-com and serial killers as well as the doctrine of baptism. What could go wrong with this podcast?

MadLit Musings has been HIJACKED this week! With Jaime Jo Wright busy making coffee, her teenage daughter Chloe along with the silly subterfuge of Pepper Basham, hijacked the podcast and are bringing all the ooey-gooey romantic chatter to this otherwise more well-balanced show . . . take a listen quick, before Jaime finds out!

Join Jaime Jo Wright and Leslie Gould as they not only discuss Leslie's latest release, but also how PTSD and mental health was explored and treated during WW2 as well as how it related to Nazi prisoners of war in America.

Hanging onto emotional trauma from high-school (lol!) and overcoming romantic and serious DISLIKE! Join Jaime Jo Wright as she chats with Sunrise Publishing author, Rachel D. Russell on her latest romantic release!

What? We can't wear reds and emerald greens? Not in the Gilded Age. Stop by and listen to this humorous and entertaining chat with Author Jen Turano and Jaime Jo Wright!

Join Jaime Jo as she chats it up with 3 of 10 authors in a new Christmas Suspense novella collection out for a LIMITED TIME ONLY!

It's not an easy topic to discuss, but Angela Hunt so tenderly devotes her latest release to it and she and Jaime Jo take time to have a serious conversation about suicide, suicide prevention, and how it affects those in our lives.

What is better this time of year, than a Christmas suspense novella collection? Jaime Jo Wright sits down with Author Kendall Hoxsey to chat about her DEBUT release and all the twinkly and suspicious things inside!

When Jaime Jo Wright sits down with Author Chris Fabry, they get real about the loss and grief of the silent and long goodbye that comes with Alzheimer's. They also discuss Fabry's new release. In Saving Grayson, bestselling and award-winning author Chris Fabry takes us into a world of love and loss, dementia and startling clarity, hope and despair. We shake our heads (and sometimes laugh) at Gray's crusty antics. We share his fear of what's to come. And we root for him and those who love him to find answers before the words become a distant memory.

Join Jaime Jo Wright on today's episode, as she remembers the Holocaust and the fight for survival and freedom in Poland with Author Amanda Barratt. Celebrating Amanda's new release, "The Warsaw Sisters", and a daring network of women risking their lives to shelter Jewish children.

Just in time for spooky season comes the literary Gothic novel and all its delicious and wistful beauty from Author Kris Waldherr. Join your host, Jaime Jo Wright, as she chats about Kris's novel, "Unnatural Creatures" and story of the women of Frankenstein. A beautiful, melancholy read that is the perfect accompaniment o the classic novel!

Are you a rom com lover but also a Christian fiction sweet read? Do you feel that all Christian books should have a blatant message or can they write quality entertainment without a Gospel message?

Join your host, Jaime Jo Wright and debut author, Jordan Milsaps as they discuss this very thing AND her new Rom-Com release!

Sarah Monzon brings us a great conversation about Christmas rom-com and social anxiety. Who would think the two would mix? Neither does Sarah's heroine in her latest release! Join Sarah and your host, Jaime Jo Wright, as they chat books and also bring awareness to the very real experience with anxiety!

Listen in as DJ Williams, author of the acclaimed Beacon Hill Series and your host, Jaime Jo Wright discuss the importance of YA fiction, and the return to Beacon Hill with book #2!

What does bird watching and Amish have to do with story and faith? Join best-selling and award-winning author, Suzanne Woods Fisher and your host, Jaime Jo Wright, as they chat about Suzanne's latest release and a whole lot more!

Just in time for the holidays, Melody Carlson is coming at you with a Christmas royal tale!

Meet Holly Varni in this episode of MadLit Musings. Debut author, her latest release has vibes of Mitford but with her own sense of humor a mayhem. Join us as we discover Moonberry Lake and all the residents and their stories!

What does a 40-something romcom novel have to do with the Israelites? Join Jaime Jo Wright as she explores this unlikely pairing with debut Author Rebekah Millet!

What is valuable garbage? When people feel like they're thrown away, can one man's trash be another's treasure? Chat with Jaime Jo Wright, your host, and guest auther, Katie Powner about this delicate subject and her latest release "The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass".

Author Amanda Cabot is back to chat about book 2 in her Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing series and to touch on what happens when our plans don't match the plans of the Creator.

Has your father failed you? Abandoned you? Maybe you never knew him? Listen in as your host, Jaime Jo Wright discusses this with Author Carrie Turansky and also her latest novel. All in the story behind the story, on MadLit Musings podcast. Where fiction and tough collide!

Join your host Jaime Jo Wright as she chats with new author Laura Conaway and her new release "Expired Vows"!

Don't we all love our fur babies? Yes! But did you know we can learn faith through fur? Join Jaime Jo Wright and Author Jennifer Bleakley as they chat about the joy of animals and her Pawverb devotionals! And a new one for kids!

What does bee keeping, family secrets, and unknown wills have in common? They can sting. Join Amanda Cox and your host, Author Jaime Jo Wright as we explore the story behind the story of "He Should Have Told the Bees".

Kids need STORY and story is great way to transfer truth into the lives of young ones. Join Jaime Jo Wright as she chats with Tim Shoemaker, author of middle grade adventures that will send your young ones on a journey of truth hunting!

Why do we pick identities we think others wish us to have? Do we deep fake it too much instead of being who we were created to be? Hang out with Jaime Jo Wright and Roseanna M. White as they chat about the deeper issues of identity.