We talk to poet, author, and sex worker Stephanie Parent about her novel, The Briars. We discuss what the media gets wrong about sex work, contemporary Gothic storytelling, the thin line between pleasure and pain, feminine rage, queer love, ghosts, and more.  

You can purchase The Briars through: 

Cemetery Gates Media - https://cemeterygatesmedia.com/2023/02/12/the-briars/
Amazon - https://a.co/d/20mwD2N
Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-briars-stephanie-parent/1143395370

Be sure to also check out Stephanie's poetry collection, Every Poem a Potion, Every Song a Spell - https://a.co/d/h9xSLhu

Links to other media we discuss in the episode:

Cam trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8xZ5WDonk - Streaming on Netflix 
Carmilla audiobook - https://www.audible.com/pd/Carmilla-Audiobook/B015RJL1Z6
Hustling Verse:  An Anthology of Sex Workers' Poetry - https://a.co/d/8lLL0BE 

Visit Stephanie's website: https://www.stephanieparent.net/ 
Follow her on IG:  sc_parent
Follow her on Twitter/X:  SC_Parent

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Stay spooky, Pod People. 

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Podcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay