I spoke with author Gemma Amor about the horrors of motherhood! We touch on a lot of sensitive topics this episode inlcuding postpartum depression, pregnancy and infertility so liste with caution. We talk about Gemma’s novel last year, Full Immersion that delves into the depths of motherhood and postpartum depression.
Books Mentioned:
- Full Immersion by Gemma Amor
- The Once Yellow House by Gemma Amor
- Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
- The Graveyard of Lost Children by Katrina Monroe (out May 9th)
- Don’t Look Now by Daphne Du Maurier
- It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Vallese
- Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers: Monstrocity, Patriarchy and the Fear of Female Power by Jude Ellison Doyle
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