Jul 13, 2026 · 37 min · 11 segments
**The search for a notorious vigilante exposes the secrets among three generations of women, from contemporary L.A. to gritty 1970s New York, in this propulsive novel hailed as “an unputdownable paean…
Molly FaderGuestMollyHostChristyHostWelcome back to your next five-star read.
I'm Christy and I'm Molly and we're so thrilled to have you here for our second podcast with an author which we're so excited about and today we have on the lovely Molly Fader of the upcoming book Lady X which releases on July 14th.
So I'm going to read you a little description.
The Search for a Notorious Vigilante exposes the secrets among three generations of women from contemporary L.A. to gritty 1970s New York in this propulsive novel hailed as an unputdownable paean to female rage and retribution by the number one bestselling author Jodi Picoult.
So Molly Fader
is an award-winning author
of more than three commercial women's fiction novels.
This is her first foray into historical fiction.
And we had an incredible time chatting with her.
We get into so much about the book, about New York City in the 70s, female friendships, the duality of being a woman in 2026. power, love, sex, you name it.
We talked about it and we had a total blast talking to Molly.
She is so funny, so talented, and it's just very open and gracious in talking about her process as a writer.
It was so fascinating.
We know you're going to love this conversation just as much as we did.
So yeah, let's go ahead and get into it.
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Welcome back to your next five-star read.
I'm Christy and I'm Molly and we're so thrilled to have you here for our second podcast with an author which we're so excited about and today we have on the lovely Molly Fader of the upcoming book Lady X which releases on July 14th.
So I'm going to read you a little description.
The Search for a Notorious Vigilante exposes the secrets among three generations of women from contemporary L.A. to gritty 1970s New York in this propulsive novel hailed as an unputdownable paean to female rage and retribution by the number one bestselling author Jodi Picoult.
So Molly Fader
is an award-winning author
of more than three commercial women's fiction novels.
This is her first foray into historical fiction.
And we had an incredible time chatting with her.
We get into so much about the book, about New York City in the 70s, female friendships, the duality of being a woman in 2026. power, love, sex, you name it.
We talked about it and we had a total blast talking to Molly.
She is so funny, so talented, and it's just very open and gracious in talking about her process as a writer.
It was so fascinating.
We know you're going to love this conversation just as much as we did.
So yeah, let's go ahead and get into it.
