106 - From the Moon I Watched Her: Conversation with Emily English Medley

Potstirrer Podcast

CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of trauma, mental illness and sexual assault, including the sexual abuse of children. Listener discretion is advised.

Novelist Emily English Medley joins Jaye for a conversation about her debut book, From the Moon I Watched Her. From the Moon I Watched Her is an engaging, raw coming-of-age tale about skeletons lurking under church pews, and the little girl who finds them. This heartfelt and open conversation touches on themes such as mental illness, trauma, abuse of power within the American church, searching for authenticity, and more.

Order From The Moon I Watched Her: Reach out to your local bookstore! Also: Website: https://emilyenglishmedley.com/#book Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Moon-I-Watched-Her/dp/1626347441 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/from-the-moon-i-watched-her-emily-english-medley/1136925639

LIMITED TIME Book Giveaway:

Go to http://www.twitter.com/potstirrercast (Twitter -> @potstirrercast), and anytime between the release of Episode 106 and Friday, September 9th, 2022 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - like and retweet the pinned post. When you like and retweet (RT) the pinned post @potstirrercast, you will be entered to win a SIGNED copy of From the Moon I Watched Her! The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced Saturday, September 10, 2022. US residents only.

Emily English Medley: Website: https://emilyenglishmedley.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/emily.englishmedley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EmilyMedley2 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emilyenglishmedley/

Link in Bio: http://potstirrerpodcast.com/linkinbio/ Jaye Pool's Medium: http://medium.com/@marinabreeze Website: PotstirrerPodcast.com Twitter: @potstirrercast

Music:

Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still http://strangerstillshow.com/

Ocean composed by THBD https://soundcloud.com/thbdsultan https://www.facebook.com/thbds https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Music provided by RFM: https://youtu.be/6dYoV1hHf8o