The Art of Malicious Compliance with Ann Aguirre

In this episode, Julia chats with New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ann Aguirre about her newest book, The Hocus Pocus Handbook, which is available September 1st! Why not grab it from one the indie bookshops she wrote it in while on tour for I Think I'm In Love With An Alien: Village Books, Third Place Books, Grand Gesture, Ruby's Books, Li'l Book Bug, Mysterious Galaxy, Changing Hands, King's English, Spicy Librarian, Watermark Books, Under the Cover, or Love's Sweet ArrowWhile you're at it, check out some of Ann's auto-buy authors: Courtney Milan, Charlotte Stein, Sharon Shinn, Beverly Jenkins, Victoria Helen Stone, Victoria Dahl, Skyla Dawn Cameron, Lilith Saintcrow, Kelley Armstrong, Shawntelle Madison (listen to her Novel Finds episode here!), Kate Elliot, and Martha WellsFind more from Ann on IG, Bluesky, Facebook, and her websiteAs always, thank you for being a Novel Friend!Host: Julia Steudle (she/her)Editor & Artwork: Jonah Kensett (he/him)Music: Brady Dunn (they/them)Content Development: Hannah Latham (she/her)Instagram | PatreonSupport indie bookstores through Bookshop.org &