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Writing The Revenge Party, Unlikeable Characters & Polished Online Lives with Emily Lynn Paulson (E216)

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Bookish Flights: Themed Book Recommendations & Author Interviews
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May 15, 2026
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Summary

Send us Fan Mail Emily Lynn Paulson joins us on Bookish Flights to talk about her latest novel, The Revenge Party, a dark and twisty psychological thriller about power, manipulation, revenge, and the masks people wear behind polished lives. Known for exploring the tension between image and reality in both her fiction and nonfiction, Emily shares what it was like stepping into thriller writing after writing so personally in memoir and investigative nonfiction. We also talk about creativity, mo...