On The Shelf with Honora Quinn

NOTICE: Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the last several questions were damaged in the recording, I later contacted Eliza and was able to refinish the interview in print on my Substack. However up to that point, the interview is perfect and ready to enjoy! Off the bat Eliza's Summer of '69 checked a lot of the boxes I didn't know I was looking for in a book and what put it over t...

For the first time in the seven years I’ve been a part of OTS, I had some major tech issues with a scheduled upload, but thankfully after a little rearranging of my schedule and while that is being dealt with on the back end we can sit back and enjoy learning about Marian Yee’s incredible new book, set to hit shelves near you this Tuesday!! We had a fantastic conversation and I can’t think of a be...

This week I got to chat with one of the current queens of the sports romance, Jennifer Iacopelli to chat about "Wildcard" her latest novel and book two in the Match Point series. This series has had quite the journey to publication and back again, and Jennifer takes us through it all!! Follow Jennifer Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get Wildcard Ripped Bodice North Port B...

For our second episode of June I got the chance to chat with Ama Ofosua Lieb, author of the new book - and her spectacular debut - Goldenborn, which hit shelves in June 2nd. Ama and I dig into the rich, futuristic world of her San Francisco AfricaTown her inspirations and her own story thus far in writing and publishing.  Follow Ama Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores! Get Goldenborn!...

Happy June! I can't think of a better way to kick off the month than with a chat diving head first into Cindy Pham's debut novel The Secret World of Briar Rose, a devastating and stunning, sapphic retelling of Sleeping Beauty! Follow Cindy Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Secret World of Briar Rose! Yu and Me Books of Wonder  Hive Mind Books Words on Warren All She W...

What better way to end of the month than a chat with a long time friend of the show?! This week I got to chat with Lev A.C. Rosen for the third time but this time had a bit of a twist. Our previous conversations were about his work in YA, covering his novels Emmett and You've Goth My Heart, but this time we're delving into the world of his adult fiction with his latest, The Disaster Gay De...

Happy Sunday, once again! Our penultimate release for May has a little bit of everything, from fantasy Scotland, to modern San Francisco, all made possible through the titular, Cafe of Infinite Doors ! Author Zara Marielle and I had a fabulous chat and I hope you enjoy! Follow Zara Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Cafe of Infinite Doors! Borderlands Books Green Apple Books O...

It’s been a couple weeks since my last episode (end of semester/finals/21st birthday shenanigans and all) but we are back and with quite a treat! I got to chat with acclaimed Middle Grade Author Angela Cervantes about not just one but TWO of her recent releases Raquel Reyes Saves The Wedding and The Mystery of the Stolen World Cup Trophy. We not only explored her writing journey until now but the...

Happy Sunday! Our last episode of April 2026 (and last episode for a few weeks!) has arrived and what a way to end the month! Like many of us I was thinking ALLLLL about Oz last year with the arrival of Wicked: For Good in theaters and so it was such a delight to chat with Nikki about her own twist on L. Frank Baum’s dangerous, beguiling world. Once again it was a delight, so I hope you enjoy the...

Happy Sunday! As always I am thrilled to be back with another installment of the show and this week’s is no different! I got to sit down with another resident of Western Mass, Shawn Hainsworth to chat about his new graphic novel Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King which brought him into collaboration with two fantastic artists: Zeno Decrux and Hiorsh Gabotto. Enjoy! Follow Shawn Follow OTS OTS Substack M...

Sasha E. Sloan On Minding The Line Between Wonder and Rage In Dazzling Fantasy For our second episode of April 2026, I got to sit down with a creator turned author I have long followed and admired online, Sasha E. Sloan, about her debut novel The Ruins Beneath Us which hit shelves last month. We had a fabulous chat and I really think that you will enjoy the ride. Follow Sasha Follow OTS OTS Substa...

Happy April! I'm delighted that our first episode of the month is a book to get us right into the Spring/Summer mood as the days get longer and the sun gets brighter! Cassie Miller stopped by OTS to chat about her Romeo and Juliet inspired YA romance featuring star crossed lovers and a lot of small-town baseball. Truly a treat to start out the month! Follow Cassie Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of In...

And lo and behold, we've reached the end of March! (kinda, we still have a couple days to go but still) and for our final episode of the month I'm honored to chatting with Alexis Henderson about her new YA novel When I Was Death which hit shelves a couple weeks ago. I've wanted to chat with Alexis since House of Hunger but I'm sure you'll agree that this conversation was well worth the wait. Follo...

March begins to come to a close but we're not done yet! Our penultimate interview of the month is with the one and only Andrew Keenan-Bolger and that's not all. Andrew joined me on the show to chat about his new YA novel Limelight! It was a delight so I hope you enjoy! Follow Andrew Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get Limelight The Strand Books of Wonder Odyssey Books Quail...

And just like that... we're half way through March but rest assured, our third episode of the month is not to be missed! I sat down with debut author Clíodhna O'Sullivan to chat alllllll about her novel Her Hidden Fire, a magical and breathtaking ya fantasy you're not gonna want to miss! Follow Clíodhna! Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores! Get Her Hidden Fire! Waterstones...

Happy Sunday! I'm delighted to share this week's episode, featuring a returning guest! We last got to chat with Kiersten White in August 2024 and this week's book also has a thrilling vampiric tilt. I hope you enjoy! Listen to my last convo with Kiersten! Follow Kiersten  Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores  Preorder The Fox and the Devil (out 3/10!) Mysterious Galaxy Meet...

Debut Author Juliet Izon joins OTS to chat about her debut novel The Encore, a story that stretches across time - and continents! and at it's core is the tale of bringing a family back together, for the first time. Follow Juliet Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Preorder The Encore! (out 3/3!) The Corner   Oblong Books Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books

For our last episode of February 2026, we got to chat with Grace K. Shim about her third book THE OKS ARE NOT OK, a book that mixes the humor of Schitt's Creek and Minari. We had a blast so I hope you enjoy! Follow Grace Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Oks Are Not Ok Orinda Books Yu and Me Books Odyssey Books Quail Ridge

Hello and happy Sunday! Anyone that hangs around me in real life knows I love comics, particularly that of the superhero variety, and if we were going to go way back to the beginning of my love of these stories we’d find another Kelly Thompson-penned series, that being her run on Hawkeye . All this being said, it’s a dream come true to have Kelly on the show and to be diving into one of my favorit...

If you’ve been keeping up at all with On The Shelf, the name Katie Siegel may ring a bell, or at least it should. It’s almost a yearly routine at this point, whether or not Katie has a new book coming around the corner, to sit down, catch up and talk some mystery business. In preparation for Out of the Loop , Katie joined me once more for a conversation that is, in short, thought-provoking, sapphi...

Come for the premise of sapphic witches pit against each other in a duel that could make or break either of their careers and stay for everything else. Ahead of it’s February 10th release I got to chat with Andrea Tang about all this and more and I can’t think of a better way to start off the month… Follow Andrea Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Preorder To The Death (out 2/10!) One...

The queer author and screenwriter joins OTS ahead of the release of her YA debut, Lost Girls of Hollow Lake which releases later this week. Our final episode of the month has been in the works for quite a while! My conversation with Rebekah was actually the final installment I recorded in 2025, a whole month before the book’s publication, but it’s more than worth the wait and the perfect way to ca...

This Book Will Keep You Up At Night (And You Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way) Happy Monday! L.S. Stratton’s YA debut Sundown Girls is the first book that’s kept me up reading past a reasonable hour in a long, long time and I’m honored that after reading I got to sit down and chat with the author herself and pick her brain about the horrors of Sparksburg. Our third release of 2026 is not one to...

Happy Sunday! Our second interview of 2026 is also highlighting a 2025 book release I think deserves some more love and attention. Brittany Johnson’s Deadly Ever After is the story of two princesses, Amala and Kha’dasia, who after their respective deaths find themselves brought together by the gods and given an initially simple task: kiss their one true love by the end of the week. Of course the e...

Lyndsay Ely was the second author ever to be featured on On The Shelf all the way back in 2021 during our second year of programming. A lot was different back then, for starters I wasn’t the sole voice or producer behind the show, there was a group of us working with our local indie bookstore. But I was the one to bring her to the show. We’d met at that same bookstore years before that when Ely’s...