Bidi Bidi Book Pod

We had the pleasure of chatting today with indie author sensation turned trad debut Natalia Hernandez. We talked about The Lost Guardian, traditional versus self publishing, and maintaining a social media presence. Links: Natalia's website The Lost Guardian The Flowers of Prophecy Fantasy Forge in Tennessee Cemetery Boys Tapestry of Fate Soni's Links Jonny's Links

Today we did things a little differently and interviewed our very own Sonido Reyes! We chatted about joy, love, and revolution, and of course, their latest novel, To Our Untamed Core. Links: To Our Untamed Core Aurora, IL event Albuquerque, NM event San Antonio, TX event The Luis Ortega Survival Club We Set the Dark on Fire Ghosted This House is Not a Home Until the Clock Strikes Midnight Heatsync...

Join us as we chat with the iconic Aiden Thomas about Cemetery Boys' origin story, writing nuanced villains, and supporting fellow up and coming storytellers! Links: Cemetery Boys: Espíritu Aiden's website Aiden's Instagram An Ocean Apart Annihilation Hollow Magic Soni's Links Jonny's Links

On this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with your favorite author's favorite author, K. Ancrum! Today we talked about her craft and intentionality in storytelling, writing for young people, and how to avoid the CIA in Google searches. Links: K. Acrum's website Adam, Mine release party Adam, Mine The Corruption of Hollis Brown Feed Empress Orchid A Walk in the Woods Felix Ever After

We had so much fun on this episode chatting with Louangie Bou-Montes about paranormal stories, Western Massachusetts, and got a little emotional about our roots and origin stories. Links: Louangie's instagram Take it to Your Grave Rogue and Gambit Till the Last Beat of My Heart The Fisherman The Heirs Dark Summer Book Festival Spooktastic Book Fair Jonny's Links Soni's Links

We're back! Kicking off season 2 with an incredibly fun chat with Jessica Lewis about writing spin-offs, young love, and all things cryptids! Links: Jessica's website Jessica's Instagram Hallie's Rules for a Recovering Romantic This House is Not a Home Grampire You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom Charmed and Dangerous

Surprise episode drop! Happy book birthday to Deandra Davis! We loved talking about The Lovers, the Liars, and Me, and had a blast getting sidetracked talking about astrology and tarot. LINKS: The Lovers, the Liars, and Me cafeastrology.com I'll Give You the Sun The Wicked King Immortal Dark You Weren't Meant to be Human Write Hive

Today we had the pleasure of chatting with Samantha Saldivar! Tune in for all things Sapphic sports romance, Sam's origin story, and centering our favorite underrepresented stories. Links: Sam's IG Running Home to You Play You For It Cleat Cute Honey Girl Kiss Me, Maybe Imogen, Obviously The Perfect Match I Think They Love You Home Field Advantage Fun Home Dragon Hoops Something to Talk About Soun...

Today we chatted with bestselling speculative author and fellow podcastor Sunyi Dean! Join us as we dive into conversations about publishing, The Girl With a Thousand Faces, and ghost stories, both the ones we write, and the ones we've experienced! Links: The Girl With a Thousand Faces Sunyi's website Publishing Rodeo Espíritu When Sleeping Women Wake The Emotional Craft of Writing Fiction The Gho...

On this episode we got to chat with bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a national leader for Authors Against Book Bans , Adib Khorram! Join us while we talk about his newest release, One Word, Six Letters, and all the uncomfortable truths it brought up for us. Links: One Word, Six Letters You've Found Oliver The Obelisk Gate The Bloody and the Damned Last First Kiss The City Fling (J...

We had such a blast talking with Ahmad Saber on this episode, from his journey to publication to deep dives into spirituality and queerness, and even coming up with a new book idea together! Links: Ramin Abbas Has Major Questions Ahmad's instagram LGBTQReads Devout by David Archuleta I Kissed Shara Wheeler Call Me by Your Name Simon vs. the Homo Sapien's Agenda Darius the Great is Not Okay

We had a scary good time talking with Vincent Tirado about all things horror: the craft, the tropes, and ALL the hot takes. Links: Patreon You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom We Don't Swim Here Save the Cat Writes Horror Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Where to watch It Ends Woman of the Hour

Join us as we welcome the one and only Alechia Dow onto the Bidi Bidi Book Pod! On this episode, we shared about publishing woes, but also took some much needed time to celebrate our wins. Links: Signed copies of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight (if they haven't sold out): An Unlikely Story , Mysterious Galaxy , Love & Legends Books Patreon Ko-Fi Podcast recommended books

On this episode, we talked with William C. Morris Award finalist Stefany Valentine about how life imitates art, writing IP, sensitivity readers, Avatar the Last Airbender, and fought over who had the hottest take. Links: Patreon Ko-Fi First Love Language Love Makes Mochi My Galvanized Friend Podcast recommended books

The "second chances" PR team is here to preach! We talked about Achillean romance, surviving in the publishing industry, representation, and the importance of going to bat for marginalized communities, especially if you read or write about them. You can access Julian's secret extra question on our Patreon Links mentioned: Last First Kiss Find My Way Down to You The Summer of Everything Julian's bo...

For our inaugural episode of the Bidi Bidi Book Pod, we talked about the origin and mission of this podcast, how our 2026 is going so far, shared some author goals, and manifested some dreams. We also talked about what we're currently working on, though some of those bits had to get edited out just for our patrons. For deleted scenes and inside scoops, you can subscribe here . Mentioned events and...