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Author: Melissa Cynova

Melissa Cynova is an award-winning author and tarot reader from St. Louis, MO. She spends her days writing around four black cats, two dogs, and a tortoise named Phil. When she's not working, you'll find her hanging out with her husband and two kiddos, completing ridiculous jigsaw puzzles, and trying to figure out how S.H.I.E.L.D. got the tesseract from the Ice Demons.

Elle King w/ Fancy Hagood | 03.15.22, The Pageant

By Melissa CynovaApril 5, 2022April 5, 2022
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Tank and the Bangas | 03.09.22, Delmar Hall

By Melissa CynovaMarch 19, 2022March 18, 2022
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On Tour: Tank and the Bangas | 03.09.22, Delmar Hall

By Melissa CynovaMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022
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Caleb Johnson’s Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through | The American Idol winner on singing the music of Meat Loaf

By Melissa CynovaFebruary 12, 2022February 8, 2022
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“Go Where the Love Is” | A conversation with Maria Bamford and Jackie Kashian

By Melissa CynovaFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022
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Stand-Up Comedy Preview: Tom Papa (01.28.22) & Paula Poundstone (04.30.22)

By Melissa CynovaJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022
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“The Constant Pursuit of Something” | In conversation with Ike Reilly

By Melissa CynovaNovember 23, 2021November 23, 2021
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Erykah Badu | 10.16.21, The Fabulous Fox

By Melissa CynovaOctober 31, 2021October 31, 2021
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Dar Williams | The Role Model of Loose

By Melissa CynovaOctober 15, 2021October 15, 2021
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Brandi Carlile | Broken Horses (Crown Publishing)

By Melissa CynovaMay 17, 2021May 21, 2021
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Rebekah Taussig | Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body (HarperOne)

By Melissa CynovaNovember 25, 2020November 23, 2020
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Christy C. Road | Next World Tarot (Silver Sprocket)

By Melissa CynovaAugust 20, 2020October 31, 2023
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