Jen Eastwood 📚🍉🕊️
@sicksadlit.bsky.social
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This week on Sick Sad Lit I sit down with none other than Eliza Clark. We talk about the ethics of true crime, writing violent women, and why empathy for the monstrous matters.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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This week on Sick Sad Lit I sit down with none other than Eliza Clark. We talk about the ethics of true crime, writing violent women, and why empathy for the monstrous matters.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
www.sicksadlit.com/eliza-clark-...
Eliza Clark on True Crime, Female Rage, and Writing the Uncomfortable Truth
Exploring how literature, media, and morality collide in stories that dare to empathise with the monstrous.
In this episode of Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with one of the most provocative and fearless v...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
You guys asked and we delivered. ❤️🔥
This week on Sick Sad Lit I sit down with none other than Eliza Clark. We talk about the ethics of true crime, writing violent women, and why empathy for the monstrous matters.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
www.sicksadlit.com/eliza-clark-...
This week on Sick Sad Lit I sit down with none other than Eliza Clark. We talk about the ethics of true crime, writing violent women, and why empathy for the monstrous matters.
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
www.sicksadlit.com/eliza-clark-...
In this week’s episode of Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with Bora Chung, the award-winning author of Cursed Bunny and Midnight Timetable, to talk about horror, revenge, and writing ghost stories for a broken world.
🎧Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#BookSky
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🎧Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#BookSky
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Bora Chung on horror, revenge, and writing ghost stories for a broken world
From Cursed Bunny to Midnight Timetable, a conversation about stories that turn rage into resistance.
Some stories haunt you long after you close the book, and Midnight Timetable is one of them.
In ...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In this week’s episode of Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with Bora Chung, the award-winning author of Cursed Bunny and Midnight Timetable, to talk about horror, revenge, and writing ghost stories for a broken world.
🎧Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#BookSky
www.sicksadlit.com/bora-chung-o...
🎧Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#BookSky
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I still cannot even believe this happened in real life…
In this week’s Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with none other than THE Ottessa Moshfegh (😭) to talk about her writing process, Lapvona, and what it means to write the stories that scare you most.
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In this week’s Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with none other than THE Ottessa Moshfegh (😭) to talk about her writing process, Lapvona, and what it means to write the stories that scare you most.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/sicksadlit/e...
Inside the Mind of Ottessa Moshfegh: Alienation, Obsession, and Writing the Unlikeable | Sick Sad Lit
A conversation about writing outsiders, confronting taboos, and storytelling as liberation.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I still cannot even believe this happened in real life…
In this week’s Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with none other than THE Ottessa Moshfegh (😭) to talk about her writing process, Lapvona, and what it means to write the stories that scare you most.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/sicksadlit/e...
In this week’s Sick Sad Lit, I sit down with none other than THE Ottessa Moshfegh (😭) to talk about her writing process, Lapvona, and what it means to write the stories that scare you most.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/sicksadlit/e...
Hi Bunny 🐰💕Season 2 of Sick Sad Lit is here, and in our season premiere, I sat down with none other than Mona Awad, the fever-dream Bunny queen herself, to discuss her return to the Bunny-verse in We Love You, Bunny.
🎧 Out now wherever you get your podcasts.
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🎧 Out now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Mona Awad Returns to the Bunny-Verse: On Fairy Tales, Transformation, and the Power of Storytelling | Sick Sad Lit
From Bunny to We Love You, Bunny: Exploring surrealism, satire, and the art of creation.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Hi Bunny 🐰💕Season 2 of Sick Sad Lit is here, and in our season premiere, I sat down with none other than Mona Awad, the fever-dream Bunny queen herself, to discuss her return to the Bunny-verse in We Love You, Bunny.
🎧 Out now wherever you get your podcasts.
shows.acast.com/682443046899...
🎧 Out now wherever you get your podcasts.
shows.acast.com/682443046899...
How I grew my #Bookstagram account from 0 to 26K followers in one year. 🧵
September 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
How I grew my #Bookstagram account from 0 to 26K followers in one year. 🧵
Hi friends, I am running an urgent appeal to raise funds for Ahmed's family to buy a 14-person family tent in Gaza. Any and all donations help, please support if you can and share as we need as much support as soon as possible to help this family! chuffed.org/project/1500...
Tent for a Ahmed's family in Gaza - $1500 Goal
Ahmed is just 27 years old, but he has already carried more loss and responsibility than most of us can imagine. At the very start of the genocide in Gaza, Ahmed was gravely injured while helping othe...
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September 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Hi friends, I am running an urgent appeal to raise funds for Ahmed's family to buy a 14-person family tent in Gaza. Any and all donations help, please support if you can and share as we need as much support as soon as possible to help this family! chuffed.org/project/1500...
The internet will NOT gaslight me into forgetting the vitriol and violent ideology that man dedicated his life to spreading. It's not an "opinion" or "free speech", it's called Stochastic terrorism.
#CharlieKirk
#CharlieKirk
September 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The internet will NOT gaslight me into forgetting the vitriol and violent ideology that man dedicated his life to spreading. It's not an "opinion" or "free speech", it's called Stochastic terrorism.
#CharlieKirk
#CharlieKirk
“Political violence has no place in this country!” Says country that just renamed the Department of Defence to the Department of War.
September 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Political violence has no place in this country!” Says country that just renamed the Department of Defence to the Department of War.
As readers and writers we already know the power of words, stories and visibility.
Here are some of the ways we can use that power to contribute to a global movement for justice. 📚🇵🇸
www.sicksadlit.com/tangible-way... #booksky #writersky
Here are some of the ways we can use that power to contribute to a global movement for justice. 📚🇵🇸
www.sicksadlit.com/tangible-way... #booksky #writersky
Tangible ways the book community can support Palestine
If you're feeling sick and helpless at the never-ending stream of horrific images and videos coming out of Palestine right now, you're not alone.
But if you want to actually do something about it but...
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September 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
As readers and writers we already know the power of words, stories and visibility.
Here are some of the ways we can use that power to contribute to a global movement for justice. 📚🇵🇸
www.sicksadlit.com/tangible-way... #booksky #writersky
Here are some of the ways we can use that power to contribute to a global movement for justice. 📚🇵🇸
www.sicksadlit.com/tangible-way... #booksky #writersky
Hi team, I’m leaving Substack for greener (and less racist) pastures! You can find me at www.sicksadlit.com as usual and you can read about why I’ve made this decision below. 🖤
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Leaving Substack
Letting Nazis spout hatred on this platform is not my idea of free speech.
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August 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Hi team, I’m leaving Substack for greener (and less racist) pastures! You can find me at www.sicksadlit.com as usual and you can read about why I’ve made this decision below. 🖤
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Translated fiction just hits different. Here are some of my all-time faves to add to your TBR this August.
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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Women in Translation: 14 books that will leave you in shambles
Translated tales of rage, desire, dissociation, and descent.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Translated fiction just hits different. Here are some of my all-time faves to add to your TBR this August.
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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I cannot believe this is real life.
My absolute horror idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is such a fascinating person, we could easily have spoken all day long.
Listen to the episode below, it’s a banger. ❤️🔥
#BookSky
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My absolute horror idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is such a fascinating person, we could easily have spoken all day long.
Listen to the episode below, it’s a banger. ❤️🔥
#BookSky
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Mariana Enriquez on The Ghosts of Buenos Aires, Horror, History & Rebellion
Sick Sad Lit · Episode
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July 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I cannot believe this is real life.
My absolute horror idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is such a fascinating person, we could easily have spoken all day long.
Listen to the episode below, it’s a banger. ❤️🔥
#BookSky
open.spotify.com/episode/0tul...
My absolute horror idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is such a fascinating person, we could easily have spoken all day long.
Listen to the episode below, it’s a banger. ❤️🔥
#BookSky
open.spotify.com/episode/0tul...
The ultimate media list including every single book, film and movie mentioned during season 1 of the Sick Sad Lit podcast for your reading and watching pleasure. 🤍
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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Everything we read, watched, and revelled in during Sick Sad Lit: Season 1
A masterlist of every disturbing, dazzling, and darkly funny title mentioned on the Sick Sad Lit podcast.
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July 13, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The ultimate media list including every single book, film and movie mentioned during season 1 of the Sick Sad Lit podcast for your reading and watching pleasure. 🤍
#BookSky
open.substack.com/pub/sicksadl...
#BookSky
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Author Emma Van Straaten joins Sick Sad Lit to talk about her electric debut This Immaculate Body - a novel about obsession, identity, and what happens when an already unhinged girly gets the complete wrong end of the stick. 🙃
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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Emma Van Straaten on Writing Mixed Race Identity, Female Rage, and Obsession in ‘This Immaculate Body’
A conversation about fiction rooted in truth, the complexities of motherhood, and finding rhythm in the writing process.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Author Emma Van Straaten joins Sick Sad Lit to talk about her electric debut This Immaculate Body - a novel about obsession, identity, and what happens when an already unhinged girly gets the complete wrong end of the stick. 🙃
#BookSky
www.sicksadlit.com/p/emma-van-s...
#BookSky
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Zohran Mamdani is proof of what happens when a leftist actually STAYS LEFT and stands on business instead of trying to appeal to the vague “centrist” voters.
June 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Zohran Mamdani is proof of what happens when a leftist actually STAYS LEFT and stands on business instead of trying to appeal to the vague “centrist” voters.
Author Anna Dorn joins Sick Sad Lit to talk about her novel Perfume and Pain and why unlikable women are the most honest kind of character. 🖤
🎧 Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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🎧 Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Anna Dorn on Scent, Storytelling, and Writing Women Who Refuse to Behave
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June 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Author Anna Dorn joins Sick Sad Lit to talk about her novel Perfume and Pain and why unlikable women are the most honest kind of character. 🖤
🎧 Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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🎧 Listen now below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lucy Rose joined me on the Sick Sad Lit podcast to talk love, horror, and being blessed by Dakota Johnson’s book club. 🥩
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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#BookSky
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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#BookSky
Lucy Rose on Folklore, Feminism, and Feeding the Hunger in The Lamb
Sick Sad Lit · Episode
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June 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lucy Rose joined me on the Sick Sad Lit podcast to talk love, horror, and being blessed by Dakota Johnson’s book club. 🥩
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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#BookSky
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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#BookSky
📢 New podcast episode just dropped with none other than Sarah Rose Etter, author of Ripe and The Book of X.
We talk capitalism, collapse, and writing toward catharsis in an impossible world.
🎧 Full episode on Sick Sad Lit now.
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We talk capitalism, collapse, and writing toward catharsis in an impossible world.
🎧 Full episode on Sick Sad Lit now.
open.spotify.com/episode/11A0...
Sarah Rose Etter on Magical Realism, Capitalism, and Writing Through Collapse
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June 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
📢 New podcast episode just dropped with none other than Sarah Rose Etter, author of Ripe and The Book of X.
We talk capitalism, collapse, and writing toward catharsis in an impossible world.
🎧 Full episode on Sick Sad Lit now.
open.spotify.com/episode/11A0...
We talk capitalism, collapse, and writing toward catharsis in an impossible world.
🎧 Full episode on Sick Sad Lit now.
open.spotify.com/episode/11A0...
I spoke with horror legend @scumbelievable.bsky.social about queer horror, writing taboo, surviving success, and the terrifying joy of making monsters. 🩸
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#queerlit #horrorfans #transwriters #sicksadlit
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#queerlit #horrorfans #transwriters #sicksadlit
Gretchen Felker-Martin on Horror, Publishing, and Finding Power in the Grotesque
Sick Sad Lit · Episode
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May 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I spoke with horror legend @scumbelievable.bsky.social about queer horror, writing taboo, surviving success, and the terrifying joy of making monsters. 🩸
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#queerlit #horrorfans #transwriters #sicksadlit
🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
#queerlit #horrorfans #transwriters #sicksadlit
Preview of the Sick Sad Lit podcast season 1 episode 1 with the inimitable @chucktingle.bsky.social 💙📚
Available now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
Available now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
May 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Preview of the Sick Sad Lit podcast season 1 episode 1 with the inimitable @chucktingle.bsky.social 💙📚
Available now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
Available now wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧
I cannot believe this is real life.
My absolute horror fiction idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is so incredible and such a fascinating person. We could easily have spoken all day long.
I can’t wait to share the episode with you all. 💙📚
#BookSky
My absolute horror fiction idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is so incredible and such a fascinating person. We could easily have spoken all day long.
I can’t wait to share the episode with you all. 💙📚
#BookSky
May 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I cannot believe this is real life.
My absolute horror fiction idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is so incredible and such a fascinating person. We could easily have spoken all day long.
I can’t wait to share the episode with you all. 💙📚
#BookSky
My absolute horror fiction idol Mariana Enriquez came to my freaking HOUSE for a podcast interview. 🤯
She is so incredible and such a fascinating person. We could easily have spoken all day long.
I can’t wait to share the episode with you all. 💙📚
#BookSky
I have been working on this project so hard for so long and I am so proud to finally launch the Sick Sad Lit podcast! 📚💙
First episode with Chuck Tingle is live now for all you fans of dark and unhinged fiction.
I hope you guys like it ✨
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First episode with Chuck Tingle is live now for all you fans of dark and unhinged fiction.
I hope you guys like it ✨
open.spotify.com/show/7sunswJ...
Sick Sad Lit
Podcast · Jen Eastwood · Sick Sad Lit is a podcast for readers and writers who love digging into the dark, messy, and provocative corners of contemporary fiction, as well as exploring the emergence of...
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May 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I have been working on this project so hard for so long and I am so proud to finally launch the Sick Sad Lit podcast! 📚💙
First episode with Chuck Tingle is live now for all you fans of dark and unhinged fiction.
I hope you guys like it ✨
open.spotify.com/show/7sunswJ...
First episode with Chuck Tingle is live now for all you fans of dark and unhinged fiction.
I hope you guys like it ✨
open.spotify.com/show/7sunswJ...
Kris Jenner got a new face and it’s crazy because guess what she’s still gonna die one day.
May 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Kris Jenner got a new face and it’s crazy because guess what she’s still gonna die one day.