On The Shelf

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn

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Started as a forum for discussion about YA books during the pandemic, On The Shelf is now about all types of books and talking to all types of authors. Each week host Honora Quinn virtually sits down with your new favorite author from self-published to the NYTs bestselling to ask the important questions, like what type of plate they are. Cover art by Luciana KrausIntro and Outro Theme by Elise Boldizar

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Carrie Soto Is Back But Is She Truly Number One? 02.10.2022

We hope you enjoyed this episode! Caroline and I had so much fun talking allll about Carrie Soto and what makes a TJR protagonist. As mentioned here is the link to the list of books I used Caroline's list of authors she mentioned   {Zoraida Cordova (and her short story collection) Romina Russell Isabel Allende} Follow us on Instagram  Buy Carrie Soto Is Back through our local indie Check...

Interview Tactics, Comfort Food, and the Beauty of Armenian Proverbs with Taleen Voskuni! 18.09.2022

Preorder Sorry, Bro through Taleen's favorite indie Preorder Sorry, Bro through Taleen's (other favorite) indie Preorder Sorry, Bro through our local indie Quail Ridge Books Links so YOU can help Armenia https://kooyrigs.org/donate https://allforarmenia.org/ https://www.cftjustice.org/ Check out last week's episode with A.K. Dailyy here Follow Taleen on Instagram! Follow Us on Instagram!

Self publishing, SZA, and Sneak Peaks with A.K. Dailyy! [OTS Talks] 11.09.2022

Today we had the honor of being A.K. Dailyy's first ever interview about her book Through Everything! We hope you enjoyed! our instagram A.K. Dailyy's instagram and tiktok Her Local book store as mentioned in the episode Buy Through Everything on Amazon A.K.'s Website our interview with other self pub author Abigail Hair

Required Reading: The Good, The Bad, and The Boring 04.09.2022

We hope you enjoyed this episode! Check out last week's episode all about Malibu Rising ! Follow us on Instagram

Malibu Rising Deep-Dive-Discussion for The End of Summer! 27.08.2022

WE'RE BACK! We hope you enjoy our first episode of the 2022-23 season!  If you're interested in listening to our other deep dives on TJR books you can find them below! Daisy Jones and The Six The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Listen to our last episode here !

OTS Talks with Lillie Lainoff! 07.08.2022

Today we spoke with Lillie Lainoff Author of ONE FOR ALL! We hope you enjoy the episode and if you did please did consider buying the book for all the gals with swords goodness! Also feel free to check out out last few interviews with Camille Aubray, Abigail Hair, and Sarah Priscus! Read Lillie's Open Letter about Fencing Here Add ONE FOR ALL on Goodreads Buy ONE FOR ALL for yourself! Quail Ridge...

OTS Talks With Sarah Priscus! 31.07.2022

Today on OTS we were honored to speak with debut author Sarah Priscus about her book GROUPIES which came out on July 12th! We hope you enjoy this episode and if you did consider buying Sarah's book for all the 70's Rock and Roll goodness! Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid's DAISY JONES AND THE SIX will find much to love/hate about the women in the circle of Holiday Sun and a complex woman who speedruns...

OTS Talks with Abigail Hair! 10.07.2022

Today we had the absolute honor of interviewing Abigail Hair, we discuss her self-published debut novel 'From The Mouths of Sirens'. We also has the honor of being her first ever author interview! We hope you enjoy the episode and check out Abigail on social media, and her book! Our links https://www.instagram.com/on_the_shelf_podcast/ linktr.ee/on_the_shelf_podcast ontheshelfpod.wordpress.com Abi...

OTS Talks With Author Camille Aubray! 12.06.2022

Today we were so lucky and thankful to meet to with author Camille Aubray, author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers , over zoom!  You can find her and her work at her website: http://www.camilleaubray.com/  

Daisy Jones and The Six Discussion 25.05.2022

We discuss how this book will adapt for a movie, favourite characters, what we thought about the unique writing style, and more! Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we all loved the book!

Coming of Age Books (Taylor's Final hosting Day!) 16.05.2022

Tune in for Taylor's last episode as host as we talk about coming of age books, college, and more!

AAPI Heritage Month Booklist 02.05.2022

In our traditional booklist style we talk about the books that we have read and want to read by AAPI writers! And, stay tuned for a quick explanation at the end by us of things that our schools have done in general to commemorate and draw attention to this important time. **Trigger warning; we briefly mention both a book that contains suicide, and another that contains sexual abuse: this is d...

A Year of English in Review 25.04.2022

We discuss what we read in our English classes this year; what we loved, what we hated, what we just didn't get...Tune in for hot takes on John Green, pretty normal and understandable takes on Wuthering Heights, and lots of opinions about AP Lang....

National Siblings Day 11.04.2022

We discuss books about sibling relationships, the tropes that come with it, and what are siblings like (or in this case hate) to read!

Romance Book Swap 28.03.2022

We discuss THREE books: Charming as a Verb, Everything Everything, and the Opposite of Always. Its our first time with a new format: book "buddies." Some of us read each book. We really enjoyed it, and hopefully you do too!

Books and Characters that We Return to Again and Again 21.03.2022

We discuss why we reread certain books over and over: from the Umbrella academy to the Hunger Games.  *as a reminder: for those who are new to the pod and do not know: we mention Harry Potter, but we are completely opposed to JK Rowling and are not in any way recommending supporting JK Rowling https://wordpress.com/home/ontheshelfpod.wordpress.com 

Unreliable Narrators 14.03.2022

We discuss We Were Liars and others, exploring what the different kinds of unreliable narrators are, where the term came from, and our opinions on complicated villains! *trigger warning: we briefly discuss the idea of the "madman" trope: how this term is offensive, and out of line with current understandings of mental health.  https://www.instagram.com/on_the_shelf_podcast/

Truth is stranger than fiction: memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies 07.03.2022

We discuss our favorite books about real events, why true stories aren't marketed to teens as much as adults, and what style of storytelling we think makes a great memoir! https://ontheshelfpod.wordpress.com/2022/03/06/book-recommendation-becoming-michelle-obama/ 

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Deepdive, Dissection, and Discussion 28.02.2022

Hear all of our thoughts in an extra special hour and 15-minute long episode on the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. We discuss everything from heartbreak, to failed marriages, to real-life Hollywood starlets of the Golden Age, to styles of narration. If you want to avoid spoilers, watch out because there are a couple in the first 15 minutes or so and some around the 40-minute...

Black History Month 21.02.2022

We break it up into classics, non-fiction, and historical fiction to *attempt* to get a wide-ranging look at all the wonderful and important things to be reading this time of year.  https://www.instagram.com/on_the_shelf_podcast/

Books by Muslim Authors 14.02.2022

World Hijab Day recently passed, and it inspired us as a jumping-off point to do a general episode about books by Muslim authors. We have decided to refrain from any "discussions" when talking about books about or by authors of identities that we don't share out of the desire to not put words in the mouths of people who have the lived experience that we don't. Instead, we have linked lots of suppl...

Galentine's/Valentines day 07.02.2022

Hello all! We discuss Galentine's day books, and our favorite and least favorite YA relationships.  Plus check our preview of the international book giving day:  https://nationaltoday.com/international-book-giving-day/

Sci-Fi and Comic Books: A Conversation About Space In All It's Mediums 24.01.2022

We discuss our thoughts on all things aliens, space, apocalypse, and robots! (just kidding: there is more to sci-fi than that!) To find out our thought, and opinions, tune in! ontheshelfpod.wordpress.com

MLK Day Book Lists and Conversation 18.01.2022

We discuss the important books that are on our list, and what we’ve already read. Note: we have a conversation about both the continued importance of books about injustice and the way that authors of color can be pressured to feel obligated to write about race by a majority white publishing industry in a way that white authors are not. It was pointed out to several of us pod members that the way t...

Update On Episode Schedule 17.01.2022

A quick explanation for why an episode is not being published today!

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