On The Shelf

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)

Happy Sunday, this week's episode has been in the works for QUITE a while and I am so so excited to finally share it with the world! I recently got to chat with Veronica Litt about her upcoming book Ugh, As If!: Clueless, the latest installment in ECW Press' Pop Classics Series. While tackling the book's titular topic of Clueless (1995) we also find ourselves chatting about the enduring allure of Paul Rudd, Litt's ideal reboot/continuation of the classic film, and the perpetual power of "guilty pleasures" or "girly media"⁠Follow OTS⁠⁠Map of Indie Bookstores⁠Listen to my previous interviews with Pop Classics Authors!⁠Jen Sookfong-Lee on My Own Private Idaho (1991)⁠⁠Michael Hingston on Calvin and Hobbes⁠⁠Andrea Warner on Dirty Dancing (1987)⁠⁠Bonus! My article about the book (which was blurbed by the publisher!)⁠Get Ugh, As If! (out June 3rd!)⁠On Paper/On The Same Page Books⁠⁠J.H. Gordon⁠⁠The City And The City⁠⁠A Different Drummer⁠⁠The Printed Word⁠⁠Odyssey Books⁠⁠Quail Ridge Books⁠

From Diving On Horseback to Spying On Ex-Flames Jenni L. Walsh Does It All - Ace, Marvel, Spy with Jenni L. WalshOn this week's Tuesday edition of OTS I got to chat with Jenni L. Walsh about her recent novel (and 13th overall!!) Ace, Marvel, Spy, a historical fiction work based on the true life of Alice Marble. I had a lovely conversation with Jenni and I really hope that you enjoy!Follow JenniFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Ace, Marvel, Spy!!Newtown BookshopLitchfieldQuail RidgeParnassus FoxTaleOdyssey Books

This week on OTS, I got to speak with the incredible Kelsey Impicciche about her debut novel Voice Of The Ocean, a YA fantasy romance flipping the script on The Little Mermaid with hints of Pirate of the Caribbean. This was such a dream come true interview for me and I'm so honored I get to share this interview and learn more about Kelsey's book!Follow KelseyInstagramYoutubeFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Voice Of The Ocean!The Ripped Bodice LAThe Novel Memphis TNFable Hollow Bookshop Knoxville TNThe Novel Neighbor St Louis

Happy Tuesday! This week on OTS we got to chat with Mima Tipper author of Kat's Greek Summer, a YA and coming of age saga perfect for this upcoming summer season!Follow MimaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Kat's Greek SummerPhoenix Books (VT)Inkling's Children's BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I got to chat with Jacqueline Davies author of The Lemonade War and it's new graphic novel adaptation with art by Karen De La Vega!Follow JacquelineWebsiteInstagramBluesky Follow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Lemonade War!The Silver UnicornOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Tuesday! For this extra episode I am so happy to share the conversation I had with author and illustrator Maria van Lieshout about her debut graphic novel SONG OF A BLACKBIRD. Maria and I explore how the story is tied with her personal and familial history, what it was like crafting this work as both the writer and artist, and how this has differed from all her work that has come before. Follow MariaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet SONG OF A BLACKBIRDBooks Inc. Book PassageMrs. Dalloways'sOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Sunday! I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Zakiya N. Jamal about her debut novel, the queer YA enemies-to-lovers romance IF WE WERE A MOVIE! This conversation was an absolute delight so I really hope that you enjoy!Follow ZakiyaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet IF WE WERE A MOVIEThe Ripped Bodice Grand Gesture Books Center for FictionGreenlight books Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Tuesday! I'm so excited to bring this additional episode to you, this week! I got to chat with R.R. Boxall about her novel The Generation Archives which is a YA dystopia adventure you won't want to miss!Follow R.R.Follow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Generation Archives!Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge BooksThe Shetland TimesBarter Books

Happy Sunday! I am so SO happy to bring this interview to y'all today, I had the great honor of speaking with Lyndall Clipstone author of the upcoming romantic folk-horror TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED, (out July 1st!) Join us this week as we delve into the entrancing world of Lacrimosa "Lark" Arriscane in this rich and wonderful gothic tale. Follow LyndallFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresPreorder TENDERLY, I AM DEVOUREDDymocks - Adelaide AUSUnderbrush BooksThe Ripped BodiceMain St BooksOdyssey Books

Happy Tuesday! In this extra installment of OTS I got to sit down with Barbara Dee about her 15th novel, the middle grade romp TEAR THIS DOWN. I had a blast talking to Barbara about this novel and hope you enjoy!Follow BarbaraFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Tear This DownScattered BooksMrs. Dalloway'sOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I got to chat with Shelby Mahurin author of The Shadow Bride! We had a fantastic chat about vampires, the trials, tribulations, and joy of writing a duology set in the same universe as Serpent & Dove and SO MUCH MORE! This was a delightful conversation and I really hope that you enjoy!Follow ShelbyFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Shadow BrideWild Geese BookshopOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy Tuesday!For this week's extra episode I had the incredible opportunity to speak with Olivia Waite author of Murder By Memory, a cozy mystery set aboard a generation starship. Olivia and I dive into her love of sci-fi, mystery, and romance, how the pandemic provided the perfect moment to stir all these interests together and the creation of the wild world of Dorothy Gentleman. Enjoy!Follow OliviaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet MURDER BY MEMORYKing's BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I had the honor of speaking with one of my favorite authors, Amal El-Mohtar, about her debut solo novella THE RIVER HAS ROOTS. Amal and I dive into the fascinating journey of this novella, how this is her longest work of writing to date, how annoyance with a source material drove the creation of this retelling and SO much more. Hope you enjoy! Follow AmalFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet THE RIVER HAS ROOTSPerfect BooksThe Spaniel's TalePorter Square BooksOdyssey Bookshop

Happy April! For the second installment of the month I'm so happy to bring y'all an interview with Shveta Thakrar author of the Night Market triptych including it's latest installment DIVINING THE LEAVES!Follow ShvetaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Divining The Leaves!Inkwood BooksBrave + Kind BooksLittle Shop of StoriesOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

Happy April! For the first episode of the month I am so excited to share PRIDE OR DIE the debut novel from C.L. Montblanc, out April 15th!! We get into the trials and tribulations of writing, the pure joy of Zoo Pals plates, and how humor was a draw for Montblanc to write as YA mystery... and so much more. ⁠Follow C.L.⁠⁠Follow OTS⁠⁠Map of Indie Bookstores⁠Preorder/Get Pride Or Die⁠The Plot Twist⁠⁠Odyssey Bookshop⁠⁠Quail Ridge Books⁠

For our final episode of March 2025 I had the pleasure of chatting with Rosanne Parry about A Wolf Called Fire, along the way we chat about summer camp, the real world basis for A Wolf Called Fire - Wolf 8 - the novel's incredible illustrations and SO MUCH MORE. Follow Rosanne Follow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet A WOLF CALLED FIREAnnie Bloom's Books PortlandMidtown Reader TallahasseeBBGB Books RichmondThe Norwich Bookshop VermontOdyssey BookshopQuail Ridge Books

For the penultimate episode for March 2025 I got the opportunity to speak with TJ Klune about his latest novel THE BONES BENEATH MY SKIN an adventurous YA romp set in the 1990s. Follow TJFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet THE BONES BENEATH MY SKINA Book For All Seasons, Leavenworth WAMostly Books, Tucson AZOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

This week on OTS meet Catherine Bakewell and her latest YA novel WHERE SHADOWS BLOOM, a magical adventure and swoony love story all rolled up into one. Catherine and I talk about pottery, character creation, and our mutual love of Kamilah Cole! Follow CatherineFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet WHERE SHADOWS BLOOMMainstreet BooksLeft Bank BooksNovel Neighbor Books

This week we explore the limits and possibilities of love with Sasa Hawk as we talk about her debut YA romantasy, UNLOCK THE DARKFollow SasaFollow OTSMap of Indie BooksellersGet UNLOCK THE DARKParnassus The BookShelf Odyssey BookshopQuail Ridge Books

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Haven comes atale that will leave readers eager to bargain for a sequel... Sasha Peyton Smith joins OTS to bring readers through the heavenly crafted alternate Victorian world found in The Rose Bargain... and you'll never want to leave. Sasha explores, with us, her writing return, world building/crafting alternate histories, and why she loves to write YA. Follow SashaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Rose Bargain!King's EnglishOne More Page Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

In the last episode of Feb 2025 we got to sit down with Jackie Khalilieh, author of Something More! We take a trip through her sweet debut YA, her writing journey thus far, and what is coming next!Follow JackieFollow OTSGet Something More!Another Story (Can)A Different Booklist (Can)Odyssey Books (US)Quail Ridge Books (US)

This week on OTS? One of my biggest reader dreams came true! I got to interview the one, the only Ibi Zoboi about her latest work (s)kin, a contemporary fantasy, novel-in-verse! I had a fantastic time speaking with Ibi so I hope you enjoy this interview!Follow IbiFollow OTSMap of Indie Bookstores!Get (s)kin!Loyalty BookstoreOdyssey BookshopQuail Ridge Books

Welcome or welcome back to On The Shelf! Today's special guest is Andrea Warner author of "The Time Of My Life: Dirty Dancing". Andrea and I explore a mutual favorite film, the fun and doldrums of research, Dirty Dancing's iconic soundtrack and so much more!Follow AndreaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet The Time of My LifeIron Dog BooksMassy BooksPulpfiction BooksBook Warehouse

Kamilah Cole is BACK with us today on OTS! Last year we explored her debut novel SO LET THEM BURN and this time we are tackling the sequel THIS ENDS IN EMBERS! We catch up, discuss sequelitis, and where the writing wind is taking Kamilah next... Listen to our interview from last year Follow Kamilah Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores! Get THIS ENDS IN EMBERS Word Bookstore Books of Wonder Third Place Books - Seattle The Secret Garden Book Shop Loyalty Books Mahogany Bookstore Odyssey Bookshop Quail Ridge Books

For the final episode of January 2025, I am so proud to present a fantastic interview I did with Kayvion Lewis about her new novel Heist Royale! Kayvion and I explored everything that goes into crafting characters, receiving plots from prophetic dreams, and easter eggs hidden just beneath the surface! Follow Kayvion Follow OTS Map of Independent Bookstores! Get Heist Royale Topping Books (the bookstore with the ladder!) Quail Ridge Books Odyssey Books