Read Between the Lines

About Read Between the Lines

Read Between the Lines is the podcast that brings authors and readers together for thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising conversations. Hosted by Molly Southgate — a young book lover with a passion for storytelling — each episode features interviews with authors of all genres, from bestselling writers to exciting new voices. Whether you're a lifelong reader or just discovering the magic of books, Molly's curiosity and enthusiasm create a welcoming space to explore the stories behind the stories. Dive into the creative process, hear what inspires your favorite authors, and discover your next great read. Grab your favorite book and join us as we read between the lines.

Publisher

Southgate Media Group

Category

arts · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Sept 2018

Latest episode

25 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

178 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2025

   Nayantara Roy | The Magnificent Ruins

   🎙 Nayatara Roy – The Magnificent Ruins In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with debut author Nayantara Roy to discuss her sweeping and powerful new novel, The Magnificent Ruins. 📖 About the Book – The Magnificent Ruins It is the summer of 2015, and Lila De is on the verge of a breakthrough in her career at a prestigious New York publishing house. But when she gets a call from her mother in India, informing her that she’s inherited her family’s sprawling estate, she must confront the legacy of an extended family that she thought she left behind sixteen years ago. Returning to Kolkata reunites Lila with her mother after a decade of estrangement, and then there are her grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom still live in the house, all of whom resent her sudden inheritance. To make matters more complicated, her first boyfriend seeks her out when she arrives, and her star author—and occasional lover—is suddenly determined to make things serious. As Lila tries to come to terms with both past and present, long-suppressed secrets from her family emerge, culminating in an act of shocking violence, and she must finally reckon with her inherited custom of keeping everything under the surface. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase The Magnificent Ruins at Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/a/10588/9781643755847 (https://bookshop.org/a/10588/9781643755847) ✍️ About Nayatara Roy Nayantara Roy was born in Kolkata and lives in Los Angeles. The Magnificent Ruins is her debut novel. In 2018, Roy won the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize for her short story, “8C.” Her plays have been performed in India and the UK. She is also a television executive at STARZ/Lionsgate, where she acquires and develops original scripted television series. _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast.  Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: readbetweenthelines_podcast Facebook: @ReadBetweentheLinesPod TikTok: @mollysouthgate Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at @SouthgateMediaGroup Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at www.southgatemediagroup.com. Check out our webpage at southgatemediagroup.com 📲 Hashtags (10) #TheMagnificentRuins #NayantaraRoy #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #MollySouthgate #DebutNovel #FamilySecrets #LiteraryFiction #BooksAndPodcasts #ReadersOfInstagram

2. 

   17 Sept 2025

   Sadie Hoagland | Circle of Animals

   🎙 Sadie Hoagland – Circle of Animals In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with acclaimed author Sadie Hoagland to discuss her haunting and beautifully crafted new novel, Circle of Animals. 📖 About the Book – Circle of Animals When her hippie mother Edi goes missing the same week Sky Richard is assaulted at work--Sky wants to run away from everything. Instead, Sky goes looking for her mother and finds an estranged grandmother, the cult she was born in, and an unlikely ally. But the most important thing she discovers in her mother's past is the strength she needs to face her own life. Circle of Animals tells the story of a woman, Sky, grappling with a sexual assault in her workplace and the disappearance of her troubled "hippie" mother the same week. As she searches for and uncovers her mother's story, she also discovers the larger story of the historically situated and gendered bodies of her mother and estranged grandmother. Drawing on ancient myth (the title refers to the zodiac), California counterculture of the last century, and current conversations about sexual violence, this novel asks us to think about how the inability to communicate violence done unto the body is not just a symptom but also a means through which violence spreads collaterally between women as silence and estrangement. As Sky looks for her mother, she must also find her own voice and courage to claim her agency. 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase Circle of Animals at Bookshop.org: bookshop.org/a/10588/9781636281582 (https://bookshop.org/a/10588/9781636281582) ✍️ About Sadie Hoagland Sadie Hoagland is the author of Circle of Animals, A Novel (Red Hen Press August 2024), Strange Children (2021; Red Hen Press) and American Grief in Four Stages (2019; West Virginia University Press), which earned a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Her work has been featured in Salon, Electric Literature, Mid-American Review, Foreword Reviews, Necessary Fiction, Largehearted Boy, Alice Blue Review, The Black Herald, Mikrokosmos Journal, South Dakota Review, Sakura Review, Grist, Oyez Review, Passages North, Five Points, The Fabulist, The South Carolina Review, Writer’s Digest, Women Writers, Women’s Books, and elsewhere. She has a PhD in Fiction from the University of Utah and is the recipient of several fellowships. Her work has earned extensive recognition, including four Pushcart Prize nominations from 2015-2018. She currently teaches at the University of Utah. 🌐 Connect with Sadie Hoagland Website: sadiehoagland.com Instagram: sadiehoagland (https://www.instagram.com/sadiehoagland/) Facebook:SadieHoagland (https://www.facebook.com/SadieHoagland) _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast.  Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: readbetweenthelines_podcast Facebook: @ReadBetweentheLinesPod TikTok: @mollysouthgate Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at @SouthgateMediaGroup Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at www.southgatemediagroup.com. Check out our webpage at southgatemediagroup.com 📲 15 Hashtags #CircleOfAnimals #SadieHoagland #ReadBetweenTheLines #RBTLPodcast #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #LiteraryFiction #ContemporaryFiction #BooksThatMatter #WomenWriters #NovelistsOfInstagram #BooksAndPodcasts #ModernFiction #ReadersOfInstagram 📝 15 Keywords Circle of Animals Sadie Hoagland Literary fiction Contemporary fiction Author interview Book podcast Fiction podcast Women authors Modern novelist Haunting novel Character-driven fiction Award-winning author Book discussion Behind the book Storytelling

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   4 Sept 2025

   Lisa C Taylor | The Shape of What Remains

   🎙 Lisa C. Taylor – The Shape of What Remains In this episode of Read Between the Lines, Molly Southgate sits down with award-winning author Lisa C. Taylor to discuss her powerful and heart-wrenching new novel, The Shape of What Remains. 📖 About the Book – The Shape of What Remains What did six-year-old Serena Calvano see that caused her to run into the road on a clear November morning while waiting for the school bus with her mother? Teresa Calvano has spent a decade consumed with guilt over her daughter’s tragic death, wishing it had been her husband, Luke, who was there that day. As her grief stretches into years, Teresa turns to books, therapy, and even Janis Joplin in a desperate search for healing. But can there ever be a cure for grief—or a way to find peace when what you long for most is another day with the one you’ve lost? 🔗 Links & Resources Purchase The Shape of What Remains at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/10588/9781965059203 ✍️ About Lisa C. Taylor Lisa C. Taylor’s debut novel The Shape of What Remains was released February 18, 2025. She is also the author of the short story collections Impossibly Small Spaces (Arlen House/Syracuse University Press, 2018) and Growing a New Tail, along with several poetry collections including Interrogation of Morning, Necessary Silence, and The Other Side of Longing (with Irish poet Geraldine Mills). Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in international journals, anthologies, and magazines, earning Pushcart Prize and Best-of-the-Net nominations. Lisa is the winner of the Hugo House New Works Fiction Award and has served as a two-time mentor in the AWP Writer-to-Writer program. She also teaches, facilitates workshops nationwide, and co-directs the Mesa Verde Writers Conference and Literary Festival in Colorado. 🌐 Connect with Lisa C. Taylor Website: lisactaylor.com Instagram: @lisactaylorauthor Facebook: facebook.com/LisaCTaylorWriter 🔑 Keywords: Lisa C. Taylor, The Shape of What Remains, grief in fiction, literary fiction 2025, new novels 2025, books about loss, women authors, contemporary fiction, American novelists, Read Between the Lines podcast, Molly Southgate interviews 📲 Hashtags: #ReadBetweenTheLines #LisaCTaylor #TheShapeOfWhatRemains #GriefAndHealing #LiteraryFiction #NewBooks2025 #WomenWriters #ContemporaryFiction #MollySouthgate #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview _______________________________________________________________________ One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Read Between the Lines wherever you listen to our podcast.  Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Read Between the Lines is hosted by Molly Southgate and is produced/edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group. 📲 Stay Connected Follow Read Between the Lines for more interviews with the voices shaping today's literary landscape. Instagram: readbetweenthelines_podcast Facebook: @ReadBetweentheLinesPod TikTok: @mollysouthgate Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at @SouthgateMediaGroup Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at www.southgatemediagroup.com. Check out our webpage at southgatemediagroup.com

Who has been a guest on Read Between the Lines

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• Tobi Ogundiran
• George Franklin
• Eloisa James

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YouTube views

106

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

93

Social presence

91

YouTube

63

Engagement

82

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