In this interview, Alison and I discuss The Burning Season, her inspiration for this book, her fascination with cults as well as the wider world's fascination with them, infertility, writing from a first person point of view, and much more.
In this interview, Alison and I discuss The Burning Season, her inspiration for this book, her fascination with cults as well as the wider world's fascination with them, infertility, writing from a first person point of view, and much more.
Alison's recommended reads are:
- Small Game by Blair Braveman
- The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
- Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand
My Read-Alike Request Recommendations for Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau:
- Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
- Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan
- The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
- Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawn Walton
- The Daydreams by Laura Hankin
Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon. Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.
The Burning Season can be purchased at my Bookshop storefront.
Ask Me Anything question for me for April's episode? Submit it here.
Want to submit a Read-Alike Request for the podcast? Submit it here.
Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alison Wisdom
Author
Alison Wisdom's short fiction has appeared in Ploughshares, Electric Literature, Catapult, and elsewhere. Her first novel We Can Only Save Ourselves was published in 2021 and her second The Burning Season in 2022, both from Harper Perennial/Harper Collins. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and two children.
