LiteraryHype Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Laura Taylor Namey joins me to talk about her latest book, If We Never End. Laura has previously written several YA romance novels, but this time, she's taking it a slightly different direction and adding a magical twist. We're talking all about it, as well as a little bit about the movie for her most popular book, A Cuban Girl's G...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, author Cassandra Newbould joins me to talk about her YA dystopian novel, Climate of Chaos. This book follows a teenager with disabilities as she tries to save her sister and steal medical supplies from the government. It's a story Cassandra believes is more relatable than you might realize. We're talking all about why dystopian books ar...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype, I'm chatting with Wattpad's Head of Content, Alessandra Ferreri. Whether you grew up on fanfiction or you're curious about what it is and where to start, this conversation is for you. We're talking all about the wild world of fanfiction as writers and readers, as well as how this popular platform is helping to shape the future of read...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with a  youngWebtoon creator who is making quite the name for herself. Jjolee is the author and illustrator of "Lost In Translation", which generated 58 million views, and she's currently working on "Cuffing Cupid". We're talking all about balancing deadlines with creativity, staying motivated, and...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I have a treat for my fellow Twihards. Peter Facinelli played Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight movie franchise, based on the books by Stephanie Meyer. We're talking all about the lasting impact of the series, what he'd like to see more of about Carlisle, his upcoming movie Grace Period, and did you know he is also an author?! The more yo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Brigid Kemmerer joins me for a delightful conversation about all things romantasy. Brigid recently released the conclusion to a YA trilogy, as well as kicked off her adult romantasy series with Warrior Princess Assassin. We're mainly focused on the latter of those two books, and talking all about writing...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, author Sebastien De Castell joins me to talk about his latest swashbuckling fantasy novel, Our Lady of Blades. It's about a mysterious swordswoman who appears  just in time to fight for someone in a duel. Sebastien calls this his most complicated work yet, so hear him talk about why this book took 28 drafts over seven years. Plus, we're...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Becca Coffindaffer joins me to talk about her latest novel, The Bloody and The Damned. It's about an assassin caught up in a job gone wrong and what they'll do to rescue their two sisters. It's all happening on a metal planet, which led to some interesting challenges for worldbuilding. We're talking about it all and that oldes...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, a fan favorite is back! Matt Dinniman is the author behind the wildly popular Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which is bringing LitRPG to a mainstream audience. The eighth book in the series, Parade of Horribles, is coming this month, as is the first volume of the Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel series. Plus, Matt recently released a standalone n...

Send us Fan Mail I am thrilled to welcome #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Veronica Roth back to LiteraryHype. She first came on the show back when this was just a few people watching my YouTube interviews. This marks her first return to the show since it became a podcast as well, and boy, do we have a lot to talk about! Veronica is making her return to the dystopian fiction genre in a big way...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Kasie West joins me to talk about her newest novels for romance lovers of all ages. Her latest release, Stranger Things Have Happened, is an adult romance, but she's known for her sweet YA reads. We're talking all about making that switch, body doubling, and mental health representation. Plus, she's sharing about her deep love of T...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Marie Benedict returns. Her conversation in episode 68 was the most-downloaded episode of 2025, and she's challenging you all to make this one do even better. Marie's newest book is Daughter Of Egypy, which is about a female pharoah named Hatshepsut and the female archaeolgist, Lady Evelyn Clarke, who went in search of her tomb and foun...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, K.L. Walther joins me to talk about her two upcoming books, We're A Bad Idea, Right? and The Summer of Second Chances. These two YA romcoms are set in the same world, but are coming out from separate publishers. We're talking all about the challenges of publishing with two teams, creating the perfect shenanigans for a YA romcom, and tac...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype, debut author Shannon J. Spann joins me to talk about her dark fantasy novel, A Stage Set For Villains. This book hit the New York Times, USA Today, Indie, and Sunday TImes Bestseller lists, and a studio purchased the film rights. We're talking all about the emotional moment she got that news, her journey in publishing to becoming an author, finding...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Amalie Howard is back to chat about her new romantasy, Queen of the Night Sky, and it's turn into why choose territory, as well as her upcoming YA regency romance, Rebel Heiress. This conversation was filmed at Love Y'All in Atlanta, and is full of fun, heart, and Amalie is dropping some wisdom. She's also addressing how AI ended u...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Kristin Dwyer returns and she's getting really real. She's opening up about her emotions of releasing a book into the world the same month her favorite band, BTS, is making their post-military comeback. That alone brings big feelings, but so does her latest book, In Time With You. It's a college romance where a girl is so distraugh...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with Erin Conner about her latest book, Still Into You. This novel is about a metal band frontman who hasn't given an interview in 8 years, but is now ready to talk.... only to his ex girlfriend. There is so much nostalgia packed into these pages, especially if you were a Vans/Converse-wearing music junkie of the early 2000...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with debut author Shailee Thompson. Her first published book, How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates, is the most fun I've had reading in a while. I didn't know I needed a combination of slasher and romance, but apparently I did. Shailee and I are chatting all about how she blended two genres with distinct beat patterns into o...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with the delightful Courtney Summers. She originally published This Is Not A Test 12 years ago, but now it's getting new life in a re-published book and a movie starring Olivia Holt. We're breaking down how zombies can help us process grief, seeing your brain child come to life, and what she's excited for people t...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Christy Swift returns to talk about her sophomore novel, Hollywood Hookup. This is about a makeup artist who gets semi-forced onto a celebrity dating show by her best friend, who is trying to help her get a date with her celebrity crush. However, our main character has plenty of secrets that have her wanting to flee the spotlight. This is a quirk...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Literaryhype Podcast, Alexandra Brown Chang joins me to talk all about her debut novel, By Invitation Only. This book follows two girls as they compete at an elite debutante ball in Paris and all the shenanigans that unfold with one of them not being of the high society world. It's perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty, Gossip Girl, and Princess Diaries....

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Mary Kubica joins me to talk about her latest mystery/thriller novel, "It's Not Her". This book starts with a wild murder that's ripped from the headlines and the ending left me shocked. Mary and I are chatting all about her writing process as a pantser with a load of red herrings. Leave a comment with your answer to my questi...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm joined by Jennifer Iacopelli, just in time for her world to go crazy. Netflix will drop the TV show based on her book, Finding Her Edge, in just a couple days, and then her first novel, Game, Set, Match, will be updated and republished in early February. No biggie, right?  Jennifer and I are talking all about putting sports back into spo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm joined by New York Times Bestselling author Marissa Meyer. She's got a busy year ahead with multiple book releases and the Cinder movie moving into production. Plus, we're talking about her latest release, The House Saphir, homeschooling, and French mythology, so join us for plenty of laughter and bookish conversation. FOLLOW M...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with G. Willow Wilson about her many projects in the graphic novel world. She's the co-creator of Ms. Marvel, she's written iconic characters like Wonder Woman and Poison Ivy, and she writes novels and graphic novels of her own worlds as well. Willow is so smart and kind, and incredibly patient since we filmed this sev...