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Kara Confer and Emily Hone Are Getting Introverts to Go Out: The Wild Geese Event Staff

May 8, 2026·1h 2m
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This week, you get to meet the book girlies who I haven't been able to stop talking about!  Kara Confer and Emily Hone are the event team at Wild Geese Bookshop, and they are bringing some incredible authors to Indiana.  Hear about how they have evolved into their current positions, some book event BTS, starting their podcast Fill Your Cup, and books that define their reading tastes! Books Kara Mentioned The Secret Lives of Church Ladies — Deesha Philyaw The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman — Deesha Philyaw Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead — Emily Austin Remarkably Bright Creatures — Shelby Van Pelt Done and Dusted — Lyla Sage Books Emily Mentioned The Hunger Games series — Suzanne Collins Superfan — Jenny Tinghui Zhang  The Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller Exquisite Things — Abdi Nazemian A Good Vampire’s Guide to Blood and Boyfriends — Jamie D’Amato The Strength of the Few — James Islington The Poppy War — R.F. Kuang Seek the Traitor’s Son — Veronica Roth Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It — Brooke Averick Check Out Author Social Media PackagesCheck out the Bookwild Community on PatreonCheck Out My Stories Are My Religion SubstackGet Bookwild MerchFollow @imbookwild on InstagramOther Co-hosts On Instagram:Gare Billings @gareindeedreadsSteph Lauer @books.in.badgerlandHalley Sutton @halleysutton25Brian Watson @readingwithbrianMacKenzie Green @missusa2mba 

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