Heavy Bored #106 Dark Academia Fantasies w/ Heather Colley
Andrew Wittstadt is joined by author Heather Colley in a discussion of her debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect. Topics include: literary aesthetic–politics overtaking literature–Vonnegut–Martin Amis–dark academia–TikTok trends–literary publishing–Harry Potter–getting a PhD in literature–and more!
Recorded: 10/25/2025
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The Gilded Butterfly Effect by Heather Colley: https://amzn.to/4nZK92r
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/4oK886Q
More Books by Kurt Vonnegut: https://amzn.to/3M4K0NL
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: https://amzn.to/48gwcIF
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Inside Story by Martin Amis: https://amzn.to/3K3gfMO
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