Episode 590-With Genevieve Gornichec

Published: July 18, 2023, 6:30 a.m.

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Genevieve Gornichec, author of THE WEAVER AND THE WITCH QUEEN.
\nAbout THE WEAVER AND THE WITCH QUEEN: Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not be more different: Oddny hopes for a quiet life, while Gunnhild burns for power and longs to escape her cruel mother. But after a visiting wise woman makes an ominous prophecy that involves Oddny, her sister Signy, and Gunnhild, the three girls take a blood oath to help each other always.
\nWhen Oddny\u2019s farm is destroyed and Signy is kidnapped by Viking raiders, Oddny finds herself set adrift from the life she imagined. Gunnhild, who fled her home years ago to learn the ways of a witch in the far north, is on her way to her exalted destiny. But the bonds\u2013both enchanted and emotional\u2013that hold them together are strong, and when they find their way back to each other again, those bonds will be tested in ways they could never have imagined in this rich, searching novel of magic, history, and sworn sisterhood.
\nAbout Genevieve Gornichec: Genevieve Gornichec earned her degree in history from The Ohio State University, but she got as close to majoring in Vikings as she possibly could, and her study of the Norse myths and Icelandic sagas became her writing inspiration. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she now lives even deeper in the Midwest. The Witch\u2019s Heart is her debut novel.
\nThis week\u2019s picks:
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\n* Genevieve: Dark Water Daughter by H. M. Long
\n* Tracy: Dice Dojo (Chicagoland Games)
\n* Patrick: Marvel Studios\u2019 Secret Invasion (Disney+)
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\nLinks:
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\n* Genevieve Gornichec on Twitter
\n* Tracy Townsend on Twitter
\n* Patrick Hester on Twitter
\n* The Functional Nerds Patreon Page
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\n\xa9 2023 Patrick Hester