This is episode 220,

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This is episode 220, recording on Friday, July 28, 2017. I'm here with Amanda Nelson.

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Amanda, it's been a while.

It has, yes. Has it been a while? It feels like it's been a while.

You'll need to go on vacation more often.

I know.

Well, now that we have your partner of crime over on Getbook, Jen.

So you guys kind of flip out for us.

So then you, it's like your site, it's like your Haley's common cycle is now 148 years whatever 76 years.

I have so much granting saved up inside of it.

I know.

Well I'm teeing you up here at the front.

So we got a lot of follow-up about the ambiguous pen names that men are using to basically sell psychological

fiction about women to women.

I think that's the, I mean, my voice is hesitating only

insofar as I'm trying to articulate, but that's what's happening, right?

Amanda, like that's what's happening with these. That is what's happening.

That's what, and people don't like it. don't like it and I think there was a there was a couple got a couple emails

They were pointing out final girls by Riley Sager in particular as being

There was a I can't remember who wrote it. I'm sorry, but I'll give you I'll give you emotional credit if not specific credit for saying you know the initials didn't bother her as much because people write with initials

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