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When Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964, her mother unceremoniously deposits Ibby with her eccentric grandmother Fannie and throws in her father's urn for good measure. Fannie's New Orleans house is like no place Ibby has ever been - and Fannie, who has a tendency to end up in the local asylum - is like no one she has ever met. Fortunately, Fannie's black cook, Queenie, and her smart-mouthed daughter, Dollbaby, take it upon themselves to initiate Ibby into the ways of the South both its grand traditions and its darkest secrets.

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Hope. Strength. Courage. Podcast - Loving moms whose kids are fighting for their lives!Supporting parents & caregivers of children diagnosed with cancerProduced and hosted by cancer mom and award winning author Laura Lane. Conversations with experts in the fields of medicine, psychology, personal growth & development and inspiring leaders from organizations supporting families dealing with the devastation of a child diagnosed with cancer, discussing how parents & caregivers can not only cope during treatments but gain the skills necessary for themselves and their child to thrive and make ...

Comedians and authors Laura Lane and Angela Spera give best friend advice on pop culture, politics, news headlines, workplace dynamics, dating, parenting, friendship and whatever else is on your mind. 

Fairytales need a reboot, and comedy queens Laura Lane and Ellen Haun are the women to do it. In Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling, they offer a rollicking parody of classic (read: patriarchal) tales that turns sweet, submissive princesses into women who are perfectly capable of being the heroes of their own stories. Mulan climbs the ranks in the army but wages a different war when she finds out she's getting paid less than her fellow male captains, Wendy learns never to trust a man-boy stalking her window, Sleeping Beauty's prince gets a lesson in consent, and more.

On this week's In Bed, Susie talks to Laura Lane and Angela Spera, authors of This Is Why You're Single - a hilarious collection of modern fables for the age of digital dating.

Whether you're falling for that man-child for the 57th time or text messaging your way to stalker status, dating can make you want to find a nice roomy hermitage on Airbnb and live a solitary, monk-like life. Luckily that frustration ends now. This Is Why You're Single breaks away from your typical dating guide by taking a page from Aesop's playbook, with hilarious modern-day dating fables paired with advice and entertaining quizzes.

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