Cozy Mysteries and Deadly Dames: An Author interview & discussion

Cozy Mysteries with Mia P. Manasala

 

If there were ever a perfect season for cozy mysteries, it’s right now. Author Mia P. Manansala joins Renee to discuss all things cozy mysteries, including Mia’s Tita Rosie’s Kitchen series (Murder and Mamon is out today!). They discuss where the cozy mystery genre began, where it’s going, and why we love it so much. Get your TBR ready, because this segment is packed with recommendations!

Books mentioned:

Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala
Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

A Fatal Groove by Olivia Black

Vivien Chien’s Noodle Shop series

Board to Death by CJ Connor

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

 

Also mentioned: 

Crime Writers of Color

KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE Book Chat

 

Ashley, Rah, and Mariquita discuss the themes of the book KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE by Deanna Raybourn including older women who have agency and action. Rah and Ashley also share who they would cast in a film or tv series adaptation, which they all hope happens.

 

Get a copy of Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn here

 

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This episode was edited by Rah Hernandez and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.

 

Original music by @iam.onyxrose

 

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