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Happy Sunday!I'm honored to share this week's Sunday Installment with y'all this morning. I had a fabulous chat with XiXi Tian about her sophomore novel All The Way Around The Sun, which just came out in September. Follow XiXiFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet All The Way Around The Sun!Porter Square BooksPolitics and ProseOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Friday! Once again I'm bringing you your mid-week installment at the end of the week but hey, that's college for you! In this episode I chat with The Paper Magician author, Charlie N. Holmberg about her latest (and certainly magical) novel The Shattered King.Follow CharlieFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Shattered KingFolklore BookshopPoppy Books and GiftsOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Thursday!I'm so delighted to share this week's bonus episode with y'all and to introduce today's guest Shanna Hatfield! If you're looking for a romantic yet tense read for this holiday season, look no further than The Bridge!Follow ShannaFollow OTSOTS SubstackGet The Bridge!Grand Gesture BooksBooks On The VineOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday! I am so delighted to be back once again and to be bringing you the following conversation with Helena Haywood Henry author of Last Chance Live! Follow HelenaFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Last Chance Live!Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge BooksPolitics and Prose Books

Happy Friday!I'm so so excited to share this conversation with Anna Fiteni about her debut YA fantasy novel The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire which came out last month from Little Brown. We dig into her publishing journey, her fantastical inspirations and adaptations of Welsh folklore and the story at the true heart of Wicked Lies of sisters Sabrina and Ceridwen. Follow AnnaFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Wicked LiesBook Space CardiffBook-ishOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy, happy November! I'm so happy to be bringing you this week's bonus episode, a conversation with Hendrika de Vries about her second memoir: Open Turns from Dutch Girl to New Australian.Follow HendrikaFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Open TurnsChaucer's BooksWarwicksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy November! To kick the month off I'm honored to share TWO interviews with y'all today one with Claribel A. Ortega about the fourth book in her middle grade series Witchlings, called Scepter of Memories, and another with Ryan La Sala about his latest YA novel The Dead of Summer! The interviews were conducted separately but on the same day so this pair of books, while so drastically different has always had this link in my head. I'm hoping there's something for everyone here as we get deeper into the fall and I hope you enjoy!Follow RyanFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Dead of Summer!Books of Wonder NY Left Bank Books St LouisAnderson's ChicagoPolitics and Prose DC

Happy November! To kick the month off I'm honored to share TWO interviews with y'all today one with Claribel A. Ortega about the fourth book in her middle grade series Witchlings, called Scepter of Memories, and another with Ryan La Sala about his latest YA novel The Dead of Summer! The interviews were conducted separately but on the same day so this pair of books, while so drastically different has always had this link in my head. I'm hoping there's something for everyone here as we get deeper into the fall and I hope you enjoy!Follow ClaribelFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Scepter of Memories!Books Of Wonder NYSplit Rock Books Cold Spring NYStanza Books Beacon NYOdyssey Books

Riley S. Quinn Is (Still) Here For The Happy Endings (And All The Chaos That Comes With Them) ~To help us close out October 2025 in style, Riley S. Quinn returns to the show for the first time since 2023 (where we chatted alllll about her debut novel Pendant of Hyacinth) and takes us into the rich and vibrant world of her fourth novel Gold and Gossamer. ~Link to our previous chat from 2023!Follow RileyFollow Gold and GossamerFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Gold and Gossamer!McKay'sOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

This audio exclusive interview - and bonus episode - feature physician's assistant, researcher, and author Michael Swartz on his YA novel, Split which tells the story of a boy named Ethan. He's a chimera, meaning that he is the rare but real result of the in-utero fusion of fraternal twins. He sees himself and his genetics as a war to be won, but the question remains… which side will win. Follow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet SplitOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Resisting Forbidden Love And Running From A Vengeful Ghost with Skyla ArndtHalloween is fast approaching and it seemed only fitting to celebrate with Skyla Arnd and House of Hearts, which follows a girl as she infiltrates the boarding school and secret societies that circle her best friends suspicious death. Follow Skyla Follow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Independent BookstoresGet House of Hearts!Lions Mouth Bookstore Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

It All Comes Down To This, "Fortress of Ambrose" with J. ElleHappy, happy Thursday! I am so honored to be presenting the following conversation I had with J. Elle a few weeks ago, then, ahead of the release of the final book in her House of Marionne series which was released on last week on October 14th. Follow J. Elle Follow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Fortress of AmbroseBlue Willow Bookshop Kindred Stories Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Publication Day Special Edition from On The Shelf, featuring a chat with Olivie Blake about her new novel "Girl Dinner"Happy Tuesday! To celebrate the release of Olivie Blake's latest novel, Girl Dinner, I had to chance to have her back on OTS!Follow OlivieFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Girl Dinner (out now!)Village Well Books and Coffee Diesel Books Novel Neighbor Parnassus BooksOdyssey Books

Happy Sunday! I'm so delighted to share the following chat with Liz Parker ahead of the release of their latest novel, Witches of Honeysuckle House, out 10/21!Follow LizFollow On The ShelfMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Witches of Honeysuckle House!Wild Sisters Book Company Skylight BooksVromans Pasadena The Underdog Bookstore Mysterious GalaxyOctavia's BookshelfOdyssey Books

Happy Thursday! I'm delighted to bring you this interview with Bill Hulseman where we dive into his collection of essays six to carry the casket and one to say the mass.Follow BillFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet six to carry the casketCharlie's Queer Books The BookstallLittle District BooksOdysseyAllstora

Hello again! This week I am SO thrilled to welcome Amber McBride to the show to dig into her upcoming (out tomorrow 10/14) YA novel-in-verse The Leaving Room!Follow Amber Follow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Leaving Room (out 10/14!)The New Dominion Blue Bird Bookstore Baine's Books and CoffeeOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Thursday! In this episode we take a trip through the multiverse with John Claude Bemis, digging into his new graphic novel (and the first in a new MG series) Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of MayhemFollow JohnFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of MayhemPurple Crow BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday!For this episode we sit down with debut author Laura Venita Green and dive right into her novel, Sister Creatures ahead of the release later this week! Follow LauraFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresPreorder Sister Creatures! (out 10/7!!)BookPeopleFirst Light Books P & T Knitwear Books Are MagicRough Draft Bar and BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy October! We are in for a great month here at OTS and I'm simply honored to be kicking us off with a chat with Anne Mollova about the third book in her Trianid series, Seer of Strands. We dive into the series thus far, her inspirations and where she's heading next. Follow AnneFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Seer of Strands!Riverstone BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Hello and welcome to what will be our final episode of September 2025! We'd had a fantastic month and this last installment is no different. Today we welcome Lisa Gardner back to the show to chat all about her latest novel Kiss Her Goodbye, the fourth book in the Frankie Elkin series. I mention welcome back because we actually has Lisa on the show last year while she was on the road promoting book three… but whether you're up to date on ever misadventure thus far, vaguely recall that previous installment or are just excited to dive in… look no further. Follow LisaFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet KISS HER GOODBYEWhite Birch BooksPoisoned PenMurder by the BooksThe Curious IguanaAn Unlikely Story

For Brent Walker, Heading Home is the Least of His Problems - The List with Steve BerryHappy Thursday! I'm coming at you with another episode of On The Shelf, this time featuring author Steve Berry as you've never read him before! In his new book The List, Brent Walker returns to his small southern town to take care of his ailing mother and provide counsel for the local paper mill but the troubles get more troubling when the mill's methods get discovered...We had a great chat so I hope you enjoy!Follow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet The ListOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday! If you've kept up with the show, or me, in the past couple years at all you'd know that if Kamilah Cole writes something, I'll read it, rave about it, and then have her on the show to talk alllll about it and her short story Second Class Magic, part of the recent anthology The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic, is no different! Whether you've been staying up to date with her dragon filled epics, are eagerly awaiting her upcoming dark academic sensation or are just looking for a new collection of stories to dive into this week, look no further!Follow KamilahFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackPrevious Interviews with Kamilah Cole On...So Let Them Burn (from January 2024!)This Ends In Embers (from Feburary 2025!)Interviews with other anthology contributors...Alexene Farol Follmuth on Twelfth Knight from July 2024Hannah Nicole Maehrer on Assistant to the Villain from August 2025Get The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic!Elliot Bay BooksThird Place BooksBooks of WonderPowell's BooksMysterious Galaxy Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Thursday! I'm so delighted to share this chat with Khadijah VanBrakle about her sophomore novel My Perfect Family, darling coming of age in which our protagonist Leena learns about a side of her family, and herself, that she never knew about. Follow KhadijahFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet My Perfect FamilyPage 1 Books BookworksBooks on the Bosque Third Place BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

You might know superstar author Abigail Hing Wen for her Loveboat Taipei series for young adults but with The Vale, Abigail brings her voice to a new and younger audience for the very first time. With her middle grade debut, she explores the nuances of AI, drawing on her tech background and bringing the conversation to the generation that right now, might need it the most. Follow Abigail:Website - https://www.abigailhingwen.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abigailhingwen/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@abigailhingwenFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/abigail.hing.wen/Threads - https://www.threads.com/@abigailhingwenX/Twitter - https://x.com/abigailhingwenGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224689708-the-valeAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/Vale-Abigail-Hing-Wen/dp/B0DVPLS1HDBookshop - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-vale/ffc1ef43f10060e7?ean=9798890130310Follow OTS SubstackPreorder The Vale!Preorder Campaign!Linden Tree BooksHicklebee'sYu and Me BooksOdyssey Books

Happy Thursday! For this episode I'm happy to bring you an interview with Gordon Korman about his latest middle grade book "Snoop" in which a bedridden boy ends up entangled in neighborhood spy plots when he learns that he can access the security camera system around town. Follow GordonFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet Snoop!Books of Wonder Joseph-BethCarmichaelsLittle Shop of StoriesParnassus

Happy Sunday! For this episode we dive head first into The Blood Phoenix an epic silkpunk fantasy sequel based on the Qing dynasty. In the book Amber Chen sets sail alongside her readers against pirate, dangerous storms, and other assorted chaos in this sparkling follow up to Of Jade and Dragons. Follow AmberFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet The Blood Phoenix!Book Bar - SingaporeOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy September! For the first episode of this new month I'm excited to bring you a chat with Susan Fletcher about her latest novel Sea Change! If you're looking for a futuristic, sci-fi, YA love story that's a remix of the Hans Christian Andersen tale we all know and love… look no further than Sea Change!Follow SusanFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet Sea Change!Hyperbole BooksPowell's BooksA Children's PlaceBook PeopleOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

The summer is officially coming to an end and fall is creeping in making it the perfect time to dive into Bill Wood's Let's Split Up, a YA mystery-thriller pitched as Scream meets Scooby-Doo, out in the US this Tuesday!! (September 2nd!)Follow BillFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackPreorder Let's Split Up! (out September 2nd!)The Heath BookshopGays The Word Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

While the summer may be coming to a close, I still incredibly excited to bring you an interview with Tiffany D. Jackson about her thrilling middle grade debut, Blood In The Water. If you, like me, spent long hours of the night tearing through Monday's Not Coming, Allegedly, or The Weight of Blood, you're not going to want to miss out on the book pitched as “like Jaws for the next generation”Follow TiffanyFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet Blood In The Water!Brave and KindMahogany Bookstore Adanne BookshopCafe Con Libros Kindred Bookmarks The Lit BarBaldwin BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday!I am so delighted to share this week's interview where I chat with Logan Karlie about her YA fantasy book, Dream By The Shadows which will be out THIS Tuesday, August 26th. Logan had quite an interesting road to publication and then there is the story itself in which our lead, Esmer Havenfall must descend into the dream realm to save her sister while discovering the depths of her bond with the Prince of Darkness. Follow LoganFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOn the Shelf Substack - the best way to stay up to date! Preorder Dream By The Shadows (out August 26th!!) Anderson's BookshopOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Wednesday! For this episode, I chat with Brooks Whitney Phillips about The Grove, a coming-of-age set in a Florida orange grove that charts the tumultuous relationship between two sisters in the 1960s. We dive into why and how Brooks chose this place and period for the setting, how she developed our central sisters Pip and Sissy and what has lead her to write YA.Follow BrooksFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS Substack - the best way to stay up to date with the show!Get The Grove!Books and BooksGreen Apple BooksLake Forest BookstoreOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday! This week on OTS I chat with YA author and psychologist Jodie Benveniste about her first novel, Never, Not Ever. In the book we join 16-year-old Tilly as she ventures into her worst birthday yet, grieving her grandmother and longing for the father she's never known while attempting to figure our her feelings for the boy-next-door, Zack. Jodie and I dive into the novel, how and what her experience as a psychologist brought new insight when it came to creating characters and Jodie's road as an authorFollow JodieFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Never, Not EverShakespeare's Books Mostly BooksMatilda BookshopOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Wednesday! For this edition we dive into the new YA novel-in-verse I Am The Swarm with author Hayley Chewins. At the age of 15, every woman in Nell's family has received a magical gift. The magic finds Nell in the form of her emotions manifesting as insects, from ladybugs landing on the piano to a swarm of wasps threatening to burst out of her throat. Nell's life is more complicated now but certainly not less interesting. Follow HayleyFollow OTSMap of Indie Bookstores Get I AM THE SWARMLove BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Welcome back to OTS! For this Sunday installment we're chatting with Julia Drake who is returning to our shelves with yet another Shakespeare retelling, Lovesick Falls. In this queer, YA take on the original play we find a coming of age story following Celia, Ros, and Touchstone a trio of childhood best friends. As with the original chaos and adventure quickly descend upon our characters, crushes are revealed and relationships are tested. Follow JuliaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Lovesick Falls!A Novel IdeaThe Briar PatchOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge BooksAnd if you're in the mood for another YA Shakespeare retelling, consider checking out this interview I did with Alexene Farol Follmuth about Twelfth Knight!

Welcome back to On The Shelf!For this Wednesday edition we dive into Time After Time the first solo novel by Mikki Daughtry. Told across two storylines and four protagonists, this novel is a century spanning sapphic love story set within an Old Victorian house under reconstruction. Mikki and I dive into the learning curve of switching to writing prose after year writing for the screen, the journey of this book and the love story of Libby and Tish. Follow MikkiFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Time After Time!Diesel: A Bookstore Santa Monica/BrentwoodChevalier's Larchmont VillageBooksoupSkylight BookstoreThe Last BookstoreBooks on the Boulevard Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books 

Happy August! We are starting the month off strong with an interview with Hannah Nicole Maehrer author of the NYT Bestselling Assistant and the Villain series. Book 3, Accomplice to the Villain is out this Tuesday (August 5th!!) and whether you've been following along with this series back when it was just a creative concept on TikTok or just happened to stumble across this interview you're not going to want to miss out! Hannah and I dive into her unique publishing journey, her love of fantasy, and what readers have in store for this new installment of the series. Follow HannahFollow OTSMap of Indie Bookstores Get Accomplice to the Villain!Reads & CompanyLooker Books Park Books The New Romantics

Will Kleman Wrote The Epic Fantasy... and The Soundtrack To Accompany ItHappy Wednesday! I'm happy to share this interview with Will Kleman, author of Bygones vol. 1 Jome's Secret, an epic fantasy journey with soundtrack also crafted by Kleman to accompany the adventure.Follow Will/BygonesFollow OTS Map of Indie BookstoresGet BygonesOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

The End of The World Was Just The Beginning...Happy Sunday! I am SO delighted to share this interview with debut author Kalla Harris. The Ground That Devours Us is a YA dystopian/fantasy following Ruby, a vampire slayer in training who is forced to team up with X, one of the deadliest vampires of all. We dove into the fascinating lore of this book (what other monster the vampires were initially meant to be) the journey of Ruby and X and SO. MUCH. MORE. Follow KallaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Ground That Devours UsM.Judson Booksellers Hub City Bookshop Sweeter Than FictionOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday! I'm so excited to share this interview with debut author E.L. Starling about Bound By Stars. It's a space set, sci-fi spin on Titanic complete with the drama and heartbreak. We had a blast so I really hope you enjoy. Follow E.L.Follow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Bound By StarsGrand Gesture Annie BloomsWhite Oak BooksPowell's City of BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

The Past and Present Collide In Sara Winokur's Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen MurdersHappy Wednesday! For this installment I got to chat with genetics researcher turned thriller novelist Sara Winokur about her sophomore novel, Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders. Within the pages and this interview we explore the dual timelines, one following a present day forensic geneticist and in the other a woman's diary from the 1600s mixed in with the chaos of a modern day killer on the loose. It was a delight!Follow SaraFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Ivory BonesLaguna Beach BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Alisha Mughal On Finding the Beauty In Grief, Tragedy, and Love - It Can't Rain All The Time: The CrowHappy Sunday! I am so delighted to be sharing yet another installment of ECW Press' Pop Classics Series, It Can't Rain All The Time: The Crow by Alisha Mughal (out July 15th!!). Alisha and I explore the enduring appeal of The Crow, the beauty we can find within this story's multi-layered tragedy and how this film encourages viewers to fight for love. I just adore this book so I'm honored to share this interview ahead of the book's publication day!Follow AlishaFollow OTSMap of Indie Bookstores Preorder/Purchase It Can't Rain All The Time: The Crow!Queen BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge BooksOther OTS episodes featuring Pop Classics Authors!Veronica Litt on CluelessAndrea Warner on Dirty DancingJen Sookfong Lee on My Own Private IdahoMichael Hingston on Calvin and Hobbes

"When In Doubt, Assume It's Blood" - Difficult Girls with Veronica BaneHappy Wednesday!!Today's guest Veronica Bane might be your favorite author and you didn't even know it... in her years of publishing Bane has been a ghostwriter for celebrities and NYT Bestselling authors but with Difficult Girls her name is front and center. I had a fantastic conversation with Veronica exploring her publishing past, the journey of this book and so much more!Follow VeronicaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Difficult Girls (out now!!)Annabelle's Book ClubBlack Cat FablesMysterious Galaxy Dym Books and BobaOdyssey Books

Janet Skeslien Charles Invites You To Embark On Your Own Parisian ChapterHappy Sunday! I'm so delighted to share this new interview with Janet Skeslien Charles about her new audio novel The Parisian Chapter!Follow JanetFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Parisian ChapterThe Red WheelbarrowCassiopeia BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Thursday! I am SO excited to share this interview with y'all today! I got to chat with Rey Terciero/Rex Ogle about the recent graphic novel DAN IN GREEN GABLE, the latest in his backlog of modern and graphic novel adaptations of classic literature. We chat about our mutual love of comics books, the choices behind adapting Anne of Green Gables for a modern age and so much more!Follow Rey/RexFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet DAN IN GREEN GABLESBookPeople Skylight Books Blue Willow Bookshop Frugal FrigatePolitics and Prose

Elly Blake On The Long, Romantic Road to Thirstwood - The Fire King's DaughterHappy Sunday! I am so delighted to share this interview with y'all today where I got to chat with Elly Blake about her brand new novel, and the start of the Thirstwood series The Fire King's Daughter! We had a wonderful chat so I really hope you enjoy!Follow EllyFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Forest King's DaughterRiver Bookshop (signed copies available here!)Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Give Into The Music With Rayne Lacko - The Secret Song of Shelby ReyHappy Tuesday! I got to chat with Rayne Lacko about her latest YA novel The Secret Song of Shelby Rey, a coming of age story set in the early 2000s with a speculative and musical twist! We had so much fun chatting and I really hope you enjoy!Follow RayneFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Secret Song of Shelby Rey!Eagle Harbor BooksLiberty Bay BooksOdyssey BookshopQuail Ridge Books

Kyle Casey Chu On Blending Basketball, Drag and The Cutthroat World of Southern Beauty Pageants - The Queen Bees of Tybee CountyHappy Sunday! I got to chat with the one and only Kyle Casey Chu aka Panda Dulce, a filmmaker, writer, and now author of the new middle grade novel, The Queen Bees of Tybee County. Kyle and I dig writing into this book, the long and fascination journey that lead to it's inception. We had a great conversation so I hope you enjoy!!Follow KyleFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet THE QUEEN BEESGreen Apple Books Fabulosa Books Dog Eared Books Black Walnut Books Loyalty BooksNorth Figueroa Books

Lauren Magaziner On Hating Cupcakes and Fulfilling Her 13-Year-Old Self's Dreams - The Incorruptibles Happy Tuesday! I am so pleased to share this interview with Lauren Magaziner about her 12th novel and the first in a brand new series The Incorruptibles. I had such a blast chatting with Lauren about this series and her long and exciting journey through publishing! You won't want to miss this!Follow LaurenFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet THE INCORUPTIBLES!!Children's Book World Doylestown BooksFarley'sThe Common Place ReaderNewtown BookshopOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday! I am so honored to share today's interview with y'all! I got to chat with Nova Ren Suma (A Room Away From The Wolves) about her latest novel Wake The Wild Creatures, a coming of age survival story. Follow NovaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet WAKE THE WILD CREATURESHead House Books A Novel Idea The Wooden Shoe The Golden Notebook Oblong Books Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Tuesday! On this episode I sat down with Elizabeth Harlan about her 1980s set YA novel Becoming Carly Klein! I had a fantastic chat with Elizabeth about her return to the YA space, the inspirations for Carly and why she set this book in the 1980s. Hope you enjoy!Follow ElizabethFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet BECOMING CARLY KLEINOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I got to chat with author Heather M. Herrman author of the upcoming book LADY OR THE TIGER (out June 10th!) Heather and I get into her love of villain narratives, what it was like tackling the wild west and the woman at the heart of her story outlaw Belle King. I had such a blast with this interview and I really hope that you enjoy!Follow HeatherFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet LADY OR THE TIGER (out June 10th!)Talking Animal Books (TX)Red Fern Books (KS)Odyssey Books (MA)Quail Ridge (NC)