# Why Speculative Fiction Lets Us Explore the Hardest Parts of Being Human with Michelle Maryk (E217)

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Podcast: [Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations & Author Interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bookish-flights-books-author-interviews-must-read-recommendations-5865760)
Published: 2026-05-20T07:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m joined by Michelle Maryk to discuss her debut novel, The Found Object Society—an atmospheric speculative suspense story that blends grief, curiosity, addiction, and the supernatural into a wholly original reading experience. Michelle shares her journey back to fiction after careers in acting, comedy, and voice work, and how those experiences helped shape her confidence and voice as a writer. We talk about her lifelong love of horror and speculative fic...

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