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Privilege, Payback, and Pay-to-Stay Prison: Elizabeth Rose Quinn's Payback

Episode Notes

This week, I talk with repeat guest and friend Elizabeth Rose Quinn about her new, somewhat locked room thriller Payback!

Listen to hear us discuss:

• Payback’s fascinating “weekend prison” premise and how it critiques privilege within the carceral system
• Balancing social commentary with a genuinely fun, propulsive thriller
• Crafting a large cast of distinct, memorable characters
• The psychological implications of our current judicial and carceral systems
• How Quinn's work as a therapist informs how she creates character arcs