🐮 Bell Cow Author Round-up: J.J. Heckenlaible (with hosts Rob Jung & Michael MacBride)

The weekly Bell Cow Herd Podcast, hosted by authors, Rob Jung and Michael David MacBride, rounds up the best voices from the Bell Cow Cattle-log and the wider publishing world—publishers, authors, editors and more—to shine a light on the people who compose the remarkable Midwestern literary community. With short, punchy chats, exclusive author readings, and deep dives into their background and craft, you’ll get to know, like never before, the people who embellish our lives via the written word. The podcast rings the bell loud and clear, guiding you straight to your next favorite author, maybe even one who writes in your own backyard. Join the herd. Give the round-up a listen: subscribe, like, and follow! Today we’re joined by Minnesota author J.J. Heckenlaible, whose No Better Place: A Hometown Tale revisits the bittersweet comedy and ache of growing up in a small Minnesota town. It is a coming-of-age story built from friendships, family, tragedy, love, and that strange moment when your hometown starts to feel both too small and impossible to leave. Heckenlaible writes with the kind of lived-in specificity that makes a place feel real, the local characters, the rhythms of small-town life, the humor that shows up even in hard seasons. If you have ever felt the tug-of-war between who you were and who you are becoming, this is your episode. You can learn more about J.J. at: ⁠https://jjheckenlaible.com/⁠ No Better Place is available wherever books are sold. In this episode, Heckenlaible talks about writing a hometown truth without sentimentality, building character through community, and why the past still has teeth. You can find out more about your hosts: Rob and Michael at their webpages (https://robjungwriter.com/ and https://www.michaelmacbride.com). And, of course, you can find everything about Bell Cow at the official webpage: https://www.bellcowproductions.com (🐮 -- moo!) #bellcow #bellcowproductions #interviews #authors #roundup #bellcowroundup