True Crime, False Memories, and Family Secrets: Tara Goedjen's Please Enjoy Your Stay
In this episode, I talk with Tara Goedjen about her new gothic triller Please Enjoy Your Stay. We had some technical difficulties at the end, so it ends somewhat abruptly! Listen to hear about: How Tara Goedjen's love of gothic fiction, mysteries, and horror inspired her adult debut, Please Enjoy Your Stay. The inspiration behind the novel's atmospheric Austrian castle setting and its blend of true crime, psychological suspense, and supernatural horror. The complicated ethics of true crime entertainment, from the impact on victims' families to the power of public perception. How unreliable memories, buried trauma, and family secrets shape the stories we tell ourselves—and the truths we're willing to believe. A behind-the-scenes look at Tara's writing process, including dual timelines, crafting twists, and learning to embrace discomfort while writing. All the Bookwild Links: Check Out the Bookwild Substack Subscribe to Bookwild on YouTube Get Bookwild Merch Follow @imbookwild on Instagram Check Out Author Social Media Packages Follow Co-hosts On Instagram: Gare Billings @gareindeedreads Steph Lauer @books.in.badgerland Halley Sutton @halleysutton25 Brian Watson @readingwithbrian MacKenzie Green @missusa2mba Erin Ashley @bellametaphor