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		<title>Book Talk: Natalie Walters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Natalie Walters Listen to the episode with Natalie Walters In this episode of Book Talk with Cara, host Cara Putman welcomes back romantic suspense author Natalie Walters. They discuss Natalie&#8217;s new book, Spies, Lies, and Alibis, which takes a thrilling turn blending romance and high-octane suspense. Natalie shares insights into her writing process, the inspiration behind her latest ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-natalie-walters-2/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Nancy Naigle Listen to the episode with Nancy Naigle Cara welcomes author Nancy Naigle to Book Talk to discuss her upcoming novel Home No Matter Where, the third of the Shell Collector books that can be read as standalones. Nancy shares how her career as a Bank of America senior vice president and a difficult season inspired her ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-nancy-naigle/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Here&#8217;s to new adventures and new books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had the most fun mailing a box of autographed copies of The Targeted to my friends at Naughty Dog Books for inclusion in the special limited edition bookbox they have curated for The Targeted. I am so excited to get my box. If you haven&#8217;t ordered one and are interested in supporting me AND an indie bookstore, here&#8217;s ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/heres-to-new-adventures-and-new-books/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Talk: T.I. Lowe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: T.I. Lowe Listen to the episode with T.I. Lowe On Book Talk with Cara, Cara interviews author T.I. Lowe about her new novel South of Somewhere, a redemption story following Juniper as she starts over and takes small, realistic steps through addiction recovery and rehabilitation. Lowe discusses the responsibility of researching addiction, including reading memoirs and working through ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-t-i-lowe/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Talk: Cara Putman</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Cara Putman Listen to the episode with Cara Putman Rachel Hauck guest-hosts Book Talk to interview regular host Cara Putman about her May release, The Targeted, book three in the Secrets to Keep series, available for pre-order. They read the back-cover blurb and discuss the story of Chloe Ainsworth, a gymnastics coach whose estranged sister returns after 14 ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-cara-putman/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Talk: Janyre Tromp</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Janyre Tromp Listen to the episode with Janyre Tromp On Book Talk with Cara, author and freelance book editor Janyre Tromp returns to discuss her upcoming novel The Scorpion Thief and her series Threads of the Lost Myth. She shares her long-standing fascination with global mythology, explains that the series works backward in time to uncover a “lost ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-janyre-tromp-2/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Talk: Melanie Dobson</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Melanie Dobson Listen to the episode with Melanie Dobson Hello everyone, and welcome back to Book Talk with Cara. Today, I&#8217;m excited to have award-winning author Melanie Dobson on the show to discuss her latest novel, The Lost Story of Via Bell. Known for her compelling World War II time slip stories, Melanie shares the inspiration and challenges ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-melanie-dobson-2/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Talk: Chelsea Bobulski</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Chelsea Bobulski Listen to the episode with Chelsea Bobulski In this episode of Book Talk with Cara, host Cara Putman interviews author Chelsea Bobulski about her historical romance novel, A Deal with a Debutante. Set in the Gilded Age era, Chelsea discusses her background in history, her writing process, and the unique romantic tropes explored in the book. ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-chelsea-bobulski/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Talk: Joanna Politano</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Book Talk: Joanna Politano Listen to the episode with Joanna Politano Cara welcomes author Joanna Politano back to Book Talk to discuss her upcoming novel The Life She Forgot (out April 21), the first in a new reverse-chronology series centered on an imaginary house built into Cornwall’s cliffs, where each book reveals new hidden rooms and tunnels. Joanna shares life ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/book-talk-joanna-politano-2/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Targeted is Coming: A Book Box and A Pre-Release Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my day job I love working with independent bookstores. I also love working with women-owned independent bookstores. One of my absolute favorites is Naughty Dog Books in Nashville, Indiana. If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend stopping there. You&#8217;ll love wandering through this former bank. It is charming, filled with great books, and just thoughtfully curated. Naughty ... <div><a href="https://www.caraputman.com/the-targeted-prerelease-giveaway/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>]]></description>
		
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