Booked Solid With Han + Steph

We’re so excited to share our first-ever Q&A episode featuring us two, your co-hosts! We opened the forum for questions, with nothing off-limits. That’s right! You grill. We spill. Tune in today for our responses to your inquires about our career goals for the next year, book recommendations across the genres, balancing author + family life, and more! Thank you so much for listening, bookish b...

‘Tis the season to cozy up for this sit-down with wildly successful romance author RaeAnne Thayne! With 75 books to her name, the  New York Times ,  USA Today ,  Wall Street Journal , and #1  Publishers Weekly  bestselling author is known and loved internationally for her stories of hope, healing, and heart. We had the joy of chatting with RaeAnne to celebrate her newest novel— The December Market...

Treat yourself to some quality time with the wonderful T.I. Lowe! For our first guest interview episode of the season, we’re honored to share this sit-down with the internationally bestselling author of  Under the Magnolias, Lulu’s Café, Lowcountry Lost , and so many more! What did breakout debut success look like for her? How does she approach tackling difficult topics through fiction? What indus...

Welcome back, bookish besties! Oh, how we’ve missed you! We’re ecstatic to kick off SEASON TWO of Booked Solid! We can’t wait to roll out our lineup of literary luminaries for you guys in the coming months! Today join Hannah + Steph for a special kick-off episode where we reflect on our ACFW conference experience, share our September highlights + rave reads, and tease the (lit!) season ahead! Show...

We’re officially here, bookish besties! We’ve reached the end of BOOKED SOLID's first season ever! And what better way to go out than with the woman behind one of Han + Steph’s all-time, iconic favorites? Enormous welcome to Martha Hall Kelly— New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, The Golden Doves, and more. This conversation quite honestly blew us away! Tune in for the spa...

It’s pumpkin spice szn (already?!) and Steph’s got you covered with today’s Friday Five! Pull up a cozy seat for five fab new releases dropping this fall! We’ve got a tearjerker, #AWHOLEBOOK, a frothy thrill, a memoir from a true icon, and the latest from one of Steph’s favorites! What’s on your radar this autumn? Let us know on Instagram ( @bookedsolidpod ) and don’t forget to leave us a review!...

Welcome, bookish besties, to our first-ever interview with an EDITOR! That’s right! Jamie Lapeyrolerie —editor for WaterBrook and Multnomah, imprints of Penguin Random House—graciously joined us for an episode packed with insights from behind the publishing curtain. What a joy of a conversation! How does Jamie’s team operate at PRH? How much does a novel typically change from acquisition to booksh...

Join Han and her little girl Charleigh as she shares her favorite kids chapter book reads! These reads are perfect for beginning chapter book readers! Tune into our Instagram for links and more recommendations! @bookedsolidpod

Greetings, besties! Steph here with a special solo episode from Hawaii on all things—that’s right—VACATION READS! How do you approach your vacation reads? I want to know everything from how you pick your books to what medium you prefer! I had a blast dishing my main thoughts on the topic, including: ​What books I packed for this trip! ​How I tend to pick my vacation books ​Why I prefer hard copy,...

Prep those ears for one star-studded Friday Five, bookish besties! Steph here… your resident celebrity memoir junkie, dishing my favorites for you! Today is all about the ladies. I’m so happy to share these five female life stories that changed me in some lasting way. Gorgeously written, evocatively portrayed, popcorn required but not included… Don’t miss these autobiographical knockouts! My Part...

Talk about a midsummer dream! We recently had the honor of sitting down with national bestselling author + all-around pure delight Annabel Monaghan. We cover author life, motherhood + of course, those irresistible books of hers! Not to mention, being the incredible woman she is, Annabel generously shared her abundant wisdom with us (Steph + Han) as two newbie authors smack in our own revisions! Si...

Are you on the agent search? Newly or deep in the weeds? Are you struggling to know what makes someone the right match for YOU? On today’s Friday Five, Steph dives right into her top 5 Things to Look for in a Literary Agent! From her own experience both self-publishing + trudging through the query trenches, to finally signing with her dream agent this summer (yay!!!)—she has a lot to say! 
We real...

🎙️✨ Chat with us today! Join indie authors J.A. Forde and Stefanie K. Steck as they dive into the world of self-publishing, writing tips, and their latest projects. Don’t miss this fun conversation between Hannah + her two bookish besties!📚🎉 🔗 J.A. Forde: https://www.instagram.com/the.sah.bookstamom/ https://linktr.ee/The.sah.bookstamom 🔗 Stefanie K. Steck: https://www.instagram.com/authorste...

Are you attending your first bookish conference as an author, reader, blogger, or podcast host? Wondering what in the world you should bring with you? Want to know what to give to new connections and friends? We've got you covered! Today, Hannah Cait is giving you her five Friday must haves for attending a conference! Han + Steph are headed to ACFW both for the first time in September and these ar...

Steph’s up today with your Friday Five—rolling out my Top Five Disneyland Tips for you + your crew! More like five (sky) buckets with multiple (magic) tricks each, really. I’ve got you, bestie! Your personal plaid on deck! Today I’ll cover the following KEYS to unlocking your Disneyland dreams: When is the BEST time to go? Where should I STAY and/or park? What should I EAT?!  What are the MUST-rid...

Are we dreaming or did we really sit down with Katherine Center for the bookish chat of a lifetime?! Tune in for this week’s interview with the New York Times bestselling author + all-time favorite of ours (and so many of you)! We leave no page unturned in this fun-filled, inspiring, comprehensive conversation with one of the best in the biz. What makes a good love story? What does a year-in-the-l...

From the earliest spark of the Booked Solid podcast, Han + Steph have been dreaming up today’s episode—and hopefully many like it to come! This week we giddily share our first-ever conversation with a LITERARY AGENT! Not to mention, a bestselling author, brilliant mind, and beautifully solid woman + leader we admire in #alltheways! Welcome, Kristy Cambron! Where do we even begin with our love for...

It's Han here sharing my Friday Five for this week! Listen along as I dive into my five faves for podcasting! As always you can follow along on Instagram @bookedsolidpod where you can find links to everything you need to start your own podcast! Connect with Han @hannahbooksit on Instagram and be sure to catch the full-length video on reels and Youtube just search Hannah Books It on there!

Today we sit down with the lovely + talented Mandi Blake, USA Today bestselling author of twenty-six sweet Christian romance books! What a privilege + breath of fresh air. We gleaned so many morsels of goodness + advice from this episode, from Mandi’s inspiring author story + profound indie pointers to her tips on growing a mailing list. Her fans are abundant (for GREAT reason) + so are her insigh...

Welcome to the Friday Five, where we share FIVE things we are loving this week with you! From potato clocks to viral athletic rompers, we are covering our FIVE latest Amazon purchases and we want to hear what yours are as well! As always you can join the conversation on our Instagram at www.instagram.com/bookedsolidpod and connect with us both there as well! Happy Friday, bookish besties! TODAY&#3...

Hi, bookish besties! Tap play + treat yourself to our very own Hannah Caitlin Parker’s publishing story! From avid reader and #bookstagrammer, to agented writer and official author with a two-book deal from Tyndale House, Hannah has been on a RIDE since 2021! How did she get here? (God!) How has her life changed? (Dramatically!) How on earth did she know which agents to query? (Don’t miss her insi...

Join us in welcoming Shannon Leyko to an episode like no episode we’ve aired before! We’re still glowing with new inspiration! Shannon is a podcaster, author, mother of three, proud coast guard wife, and former Miss New York. Most recently, she is the powerhouse behind the Paring Down Podcast: Realistic Minimalism to Live More Intentionally. (Give us more of that, please!) We cover so much fun ter...

Welcome to our official first episode of the summer season, bookish besties! Prep your carts + your beach bags because we’ve got some READS for you! Join Han + Steph for this rundown of our top picks for summertime 2024. Rom-coms, women’s fiction, thrills + chills… We’ve got you BOOKED!  We’ve linked the full list below—and please let us know! What are YOU reading this summer?! Find us on Instagra...

We’re thrilled to share today’s fun + informative interview with blossoming author Jessica Gustafson! We LOVE talking to writers at every stage of their careers, with a special place in our hearts for those in the early trenches with us! Currently agented + on submission, Jessica writes Christian historical fiction with strong romance subplots. She lives in Utah with her ten—that’s right, 10!—chil...

Calling audiobook junkies! In perhaps our most unique episode to date, we had the thrill of sitting down with insanely talented narrator + musical artist Talon David ! With 90+ audiobook credits to her name, Talon knows the ins, outs, ups, and downs of voiceover work like you’ve never heard it before! She performs books of all genres, including titles by three of our Booked Solid author guests so...