LiteraryHype Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Helena Haywood Henry joins me for a fascinating conversation rooted in her debut novel. "Last Chance Live!" is about a girl competing in a reality show where teens on death row can win a second chance at life, but if America doesn't vote for them, they'll be put to death within the week. This sparks so many questions about if...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, two bestselling authors are joining me to talk about their latest project together, A Fate So Cold. Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman write together and separately, and have one of the most fun and unique writing processes I'ver heard about so far. Their latest novel together is an enemies to lovers situation where instead of a Chosen One, there&...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, we have a whole bunch of firsts! This is Rowana Miller's first interview! We're talking about her debut novel, Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls, which is being compared to Mona Awad's Bunny, but for teens. It's also Rowana's first time at New York Comic Con, so join us for some fun. FOLLOW ROWANA BUY THE BOOK Bookshop Amazo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Jessica S. Olson joins me for a quick chat about her latest YA novel, Den Of Liars. It's a heist story full of magic and a villain romance. Plus, were talking about top tier snacks and so much more. About the book: Lola St. James is the world’s best kept secret. When her father gambles away the knowledge of her existence in the Liar's D...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype, I'm joined by a delightful author and illustrator. Gene Luen Yang is the writing half of Lunar New Year Love Story, which at the time of filming, had just won Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic Con the night before. It was also arounf the time he was announced as the next writer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so it was perfect timing to talk about...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Lily Braun-Arnold joins me to talk all about her debut novel, The Last Bookstore on Earth. It's a YA dystopian story where a teen is trading books for items to help keep her alive. This book made Lily a New York Times Bestselling author at just 20 years old, so we're diving in on the emotions that come with such a key moment. FOLLOW LIL...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Axie Oh is joining me to talk all about her latest duology. Both books released this year, so fans do not have to wait to find out how it all ends. The Floating World and The Demon and The Light are giving KPop Demon Hunters vibes, so count on us to talk about the movie, the music, and a few other shenanigans too. FOLLOW AXIE BUY THE BOOKS: Books...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Chloe Gong joins me for a goofy fun time at New York Comic Con. Her new novel, Coldwire, takes us into a world where people live in virtual reality, and two girls are on missions to find the truth. We had so much fun talking about this book, her departure from Shakespeare retellings, and a word I noticed that left me with some questions. FOLLOW C...

Send us Fan Mail You are in for a treat on this week's episode of LiteraryHype Podcast. Olivie Blake joins me to talk about her latest novel, Girl Dinner, as well as her upcoming projects including Clara and the Devil Vol. 1. This is an absolutely unhinged, chaotic conversation in all the best ways. We're talking universal girlhood, the cannibalistic sorority in her book, our love of dip...

Send us Fan Mail Marie Lu's been on my LiteraryHype Podcast vision board since before this was a podcast & it was just on YouTube. I fell in love with Marie's writing in the Steelstriker/Skyhunter duology & she hasn't failed me yet. She's shifting from writing for teens in the YA space into writing for adults with her latest novel, Red City. It's like blending The...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Matt Dinniman joins me to talk all about his wildly popular LitRPG series, Dungeon Crawler Carl. The seventh book in the series is out now! We chatted all about the sudden surge in readership, going from independent to traditional, creativity, and everyone's favorite cat character: Princess Donut. FOLLOW MATT BUY THE BOOKS: Bookshop Dungeon...

Send us Fan Mail We could call this LiteraryHype Podcast live from FanX Salt Lake City. I had the chance to be Nikki Reed's conversation partner and moderator for her spotlight panel in September 2025. We talked all about the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer publishing Twilight, her perspective on Rosalie Hale, and more of her career in and out of Hollywood. FOLLOW NIKKI BUY THE BOOKS: Boo...

Send us Fan Mail LiteraryHype Podcast is thrilled to welcome Kellan Lutz. He played Emmett in the Twilight movies, based on Stephenie Meyer's books. Twilight turns 20 in 2025, so we're looking back at what makes the series special, how the cast's relationships have held through the years, and what prequel or sequel he'd want to see. FOLLOW KELLAN BUY THE BOOKS: Bookshop Twiligh...

Send us Fan Mail It's hard to believe, but Twilight is turning 20 years old!  October 5th, 2005 was the day Stephenie Meyer published a teen book about a girl falling in love with a sparkly vampire and changed pop culture as we knew it. Jackson Rathbone played Jasper when the books were turned into movies. Now, he's looking back the franchise's impact, lessons he learned from Jasper...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm taking a turn into non-fiction. I don't often feature non-fiction but I do enjoy it. Today's guest is Ginger Stache, who is the Chief Creative Officer for Joyce Meyer Ministries and host of Talk It Out Podcast. She co-wrote Joyce's latest book, Healing the Wounds of Rejection, which carries an important message for everyon...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm thrilled to welcome K.X. Song back to chat. She's the author of a romantasy Mulan retelling, The Night Ends With Fire, and now she's back with the conclusion of this duology, The Dragon Wakes With Thunder.  We met up at San Diego Comic Con to talk all about this new book and what she's been up to over the last year. Check...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode of LiteraryHype Podcast is for the Twilight and Vampire Diaries girlies. We're coming up on the 20th anniversary of Twilight hitting shelves, so it's the perfect time for Britney S. Lewis to release her latest book, Blood Moon. Britney rage-wrote this book after seeing Bonnie Bennett not get the storyline she deserved on The Vampire Diaries and d...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode of LiteraryHype Podcast is a treat. Most people recognize the name Bruce Lee for his epic (and tragically too short) career in martial arts and film. His daughter, Shannon Lee, is the keeper of his legacy and decided to write a novel based on her father's characters and teachings. She turned to beloved author Fonda Lee to write this novel with her. No...

Send us Fan Mail Kids are heading back to school, so now is the perfect time for a book about school drama turning ugly, right? This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Alex Travis joins me to chat all about her book, The Payback Girls. This has John Tucker Must Die vibes, but if John ended up bloodied in a closet. Alex is also a school psychologist so she's bringing extra layers into this story. J...

Send us Fan Mail This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm joined by a legend of Romancelandia: Sarah MacLean. Sarah is the author of 20 books, including many beloved historical romances and now, a contemporary called "These Summer Storms". We're talking all about her new book, her Fated Mates Podcast, writing, teaching, tropes, and so much more.  FOLLOW SARAH BUY THE BOOKS Booksh...

Send us Fan Mail I still don't know how I convinced John Scalzi to chat with me while we were at C2E2 earlier this year, but it happened and he's a hoot. We're talking all about his signature humor in sci-fi books, which celebrities are fans of his, and his work as a DJ for nerds. He's a Hugo Award-winning author full of great things to say, including his take on alpha males, s...

Send us Fan Mail San Diego Comic Con week is here! If you can't attend the show in person, the next best thing is to read about it. Shameez Patel's first novel published in the USA will do just the trick. Playing Flirty has some ties to SDCC (that I'll let you explore for yourself!) and lots of nerdy love formed over a board game. We're talking all things fandom this week on Li...

Send us Fan Mail Amanda Sellet is the author of the new romance novel "The Odds of Getting Even" and it's such a great time, much like Amanda herself. We're talking all about friendship with other authors, transitioning from a career in journalism to writing novels, and all the puns this book contains.  FOLLOW AMANDA BUY THE BOOKS Bookshop: The Odds of Getting Even Hate to Fake...

Send us Fan Mail Amal El-Mohtar is a co-author of the very buzzy book, "This Is How You Lose The Time War" which was seen in the TV show adaptation of "Heartstopper", and debuted as a solo author this year with "The River Has Roots". You know I love a good physical book, but I highly recommend the audiobook for reasons we chat about in this interview filmed at C2E2 20...

Send us Fan Mail D.L. Taylor recently debuted with her first novel, The Beasts We Bury, and it's one of the most unique things I've read all year. This YA romantasy is brimming with tension and magic, so we're diving into what helped her shape this story of a girl trying to avoid becoming the beast everyone thinks she is. FOLLOW D.L. BUY THE BOOKS: Bookshop: The Beasts We Bury The B...