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Michelle Quach

Photo credit: Lauritta Stellers

Photo credit: Lauritta Stellers

 
 

In the 68th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Michelle Quach about graphic design, unlikable female characters, and creating a love interest who does more than just the assigned reading. Michelle is the author of the debut YA, NOT HERE TO BE LIKED. Michelle can be found on Twitter @michellequach and Instagram @_michellequach. Her website is michellequach.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Gold-Plated Girls newsletter: ‘Never Have I Ever’ & Dead Dads & Me by Victoria Edel

Laura Hankin

A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin

The Other Two on HBOMax

Munich

Schitt’s Creek on Netflix

Ted Lasso on Apple+

Constance Grady

Why a Christmas Episode Supercharged the Ted Lasso Debate by Kathryn VanArendonk

Reservation Dogs on Hulu

Only Murders in the Building on Hulu

Moving On, A Love Story - Nora Ephron Apthorp article

Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore

League of Extraordinary Women series

The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser

Suddenly You by LIsa Kleypas

Fated Mates podcast

Sally Rooney

Why is the Sex in Sally Rooney’s Novels So Good? by Amil Niazi

She’s All That

Writing the Romantic Comedy by Billy Merritt

Macbeth

Life: A User’s Manual by Georges Perec

The Book Doctors

PitMad

If You, Then Me by Yvonne Woon

In-Between Girl

The Ezra Klein Show: How Blue Cities Became So Outrageously Unaffordable

The Ezra Klein Show: That Anxiety You’re Feeling?

Hana Kh Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

About Us:

Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.

You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kathryn Benson