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Alisha Mughal On Finding the Beauty In Grief, Tragedy, and Love - It Can’t Rain All The Time: The Crow Happy Sunday! I am so delighted to be sharing yet another installment of ECW Press’ Pop Classics Series, It Can’t Rain All The Time: The Crow by Alisha Mughal (out July 15th!!).  Alisha and I explore the enduring appeal of The Crow, the beauty we can find within this story’s multi-layered tragedy...

"When In Doubt, Assume It's Blood" - Difficult Girls with Veronica Bane Happy Wednesday!! Today's guest Veronica Bane might be your favorite author and you didn't even know it... in her years of publishing Bane has been a ghostwriter for celebrities and NYT Bestselling authors but with Difficult Girls her name is front and center. I had a fantastic conversation with Veronica...

Janet Skeslien Charles Invites You To Embark On Your Own Parisian Chapter Happy Sunday! I'm so delighted to share this new interview with Janet Skeslien Charles about her new audio novel The Parisian Chapter! Follow Janet Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Parisian Chapter The Red Wheelbarrow Cassiopeia Books Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books

Happy Thursday! I am SO excited to share this interview with y'all today! I got to chat with Rey Terciero/Rex Ogle about the recent graphic novel DAN IN GREEN GABLE, the latest in his backlog of modern and graphic novel adaptations of classic literature. We chat about our mutual love of comics books, the choices behind adapting Anne of Green Gables for a modern age and so much more! Follow Rey...

Elly Blake On The Long, Romantic Road to Thirstwood - The Forest King's Daughter Happy Sunday! I am so delighted to share this interview with y'all today where I got to chat with Elly Blake about her brand new novel, and the start of the Thirstwood series The Forest King's Daughter! We had a wonderful chat so I really hope you enjoy! Follow Elly Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get T...

Give Into The Music With Rayne Lacko - The Secret Song of Shelby Rey Happy Tuesday! I got to chat with Rayne Lacko about her latest YA novel The Secret Song of Shelby Rey, a coming of age story set in the early 2000s with a speculative and musical twist! We had so much fun chatting and I really hope you enjoy! Follow Rayne Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Secret Song of Shelby Rey! Eagle...

Kyle Casey Chu On Blending Basketball, Drag and The Cutthroat World of Southern Beauty Pageants - The Queen Bees of Tybee County Happy Sunday! I got to chat with the one and only Kyle Casey Chu aka Panda Dulce, a filmmaker, writer, and now author of the new middle grade novel, The Queen Bees of Tybee County. Kyle and I dig writing into this book, the long and fascination journey that lead to it&#3...

Lauren Magaziner On Hating Cupcakes and Fulfilling Her 13-Year-Old Self's Dreams - The Incorruptibles Happy Tuesday! I am so pleased to share this interview with Lauren Magaziner about her 12th novel and the first in a brand new series The Incorruptibles . I had such a blast chatting with Lauren about this series and her long and exciting journey through publishing! You won't want to miss...

Happy Sunday! I am so honored to share today's interview with y'all! I got to chat with Nova Ren Suma (A Room Away From The Wolves) about her latest novel Wake The Wild Creatures, a coming of age survival story. Follow Nova Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get WAKE THE WILD CREATURES Head House Books A Novel Idea The Wooden Shoe The Golden Notebook Oblong Books Odyssey Books Quail Ridge...

Happy Tuesday! On this episode I sat down with Elizabeth Harlan about her 1980s set YA novel Becoming Carly Klein! I had a fantastic chat with Elizabeth about her return to the YA space, the inspirations for Carly and why she set this book in the 1980s. Hope you enjoy! Follow Elizabeth Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get BECOMING CARLY KLEIN Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I got to chat with author Heather M. Herrman author of the upcoming book LADY OR THE TIGER (out June 10th!) Heather and I get into her love of villain narratives, what it was like tackling the wild west and the woman at the heart of her story outlaw Belle King. I had such a blast with this interview and I really hope that you enjoy! Follow Heather Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstore...

Happy Sunday, this week's episode has been in the works for QUITE a while and I am so so excited to finally share it with the world! I recently got to chat with Veronica Litt about her upcoming book Ugh, As If!: Clueless, the latest installment in ECW Press' Pop Classics Series. While tackling the book's titular topic of Clueless (1995) we also find ourselves chatting about the enduring allure of...

From Diving On Horseback to Spying On Ex-Flames Jenni L. Walsh Does It All - Ace, Marvel, Spy with Jenni L. Walsh On this week's Tuesday edition of OTS I got to chat with Jenni L. Walsh about her recent novel (and 13th overall!!) Ace, Marvel, Spy, a historical fiction work based on the true life of Alice Marble. I had a lovely conversation with Jenni and I really hope that you enjoy! Follow Je...

This week on OTS, I got to speak with the incredible Kelsey Impicciche about her debut novel Voice Of The Ocean, a YA fantasy romance flipping the script on The Little Mermaid with hints of Pirate of the Caribbean. This was such a dream come true interview for me and I'm so honored I get to share this interview and learn more about Kelsey's book! Follow Kelsey Instagram Youtube Follow OTS...

Happy Tuesday! This week on OTS we got to chat with Mima Tipper author of Kat's Greek Summer, a YA and coming of age saga perfect for this upcoming summer season! Follow Mima Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get Kat's Greek Summer Phoenix Books (VT) Inkling's Children's Books Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I got to chat with Jacqueline Davies author of The Lemonade War and it's new graphic novel adaptation with art by Karen De La Vega! Follow Jacqueline Website Instagram Bluesky Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Lemonade War! The Silver Unicorn Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books

Happy Tuesday! For this extra episode I am so happy to share the conversation I had with author and illustrator Maria van Lieshout about her debut graphic novel SONG OF A BLACKBIRD. Maria and I explore how the story is tied with her personal and familial history, what it was like crafting this work as both the writer and artist, and how this has differed from all her work that has come before. Fol...

Happy Sunday! I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Zakiya N. Jamal about her debut novel, the queer YA enemies-to-lovers romance IF WE WERE A MOVIE! This conversation was an absolute delight so I really hope that you enjoy! Follow Zakiya Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get IF WE WERE A MOVIE The Ripped Bodice Grand Gesture Books Center for Fiction Greenlight books Odyssey Books Quail Ri...

Happy Tuesday! I'm so excited to bring this additional episode to you, this week! I got to chat with R.R. Boxall about her novel The Generation Archives which is a YA dystopia adventure you won't want to miss! Follow R.R. Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Generation Archives! Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books The Shetland Times Barter Books

Happy Sunday! I am so SO happy to bring this interview to y'all today, I had the great honor of speaking with Lyndall Clipstone author of the upcoming romantic folk-horror TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED, (out July 1st!) Join us this week as we delve into the entrancing world of Lacrimosa "Lark" Arriscane in this rich and wonderful gothic tale. Follow Lyndall Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstor...

Happy Tuesday! In this extra installment of OTS I got to sit down with Barbara Dee about her 15th novel, the middle grade romp TEAR THIS DOWN. I had a blast talking to Barbara about this novel and hope you enjoy! Follow Barbara Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get Tear This Down Scattered Books Mrs. Dalloway's Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books

This week on OTS I got to chat with Shelby Mahurin author of The Shadow Bride! We had a fantastic chat about vampires, the trials, tribulations, and joy of writing a duology set in the same universe as Serpent & Dove and SO MUCH MORE! This was a delightful conversation and I really hope that you enjoy! Follow Shelby Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Shadow Bride Wild Geese Bookshop Od...

Happy Tuesday! For this week's extra episode I had the incredible opportunity to speak with Olivia Waite author of Murder By Memory, a cozy mystery set aboard a generation starship. Olivia and I dive into her love of sci-fi, mystery, and romance, how the pandemic provided the perfect moment to stir all these interests together and the creation of the wild world of Dorothy Gentleman. Enjoy! Fol...

This week on OTS I had the honor of speaking with one of my favorite authors, Amal El-Mohtar, about her debut solo novella THE RIVER HAS ROOTS. Amal and I dive into the fascinating journey of this novella, how this is her longest work of writing to date, how annoyance with a source material drove the creation of this retelling and SO much more. Hope you enjoy! Follow Amal Follow OTS Map of Indie B...

Happy April! For the second installment of the month I'm so happy to bring y'all an interview with Shveta Thakrar author of the Night Market triptych including it's latest installment DIVINING THE LEAVES! Follow Shveta Follow OTS Map of Indie Bookstores Get Divining The Leaves! Inkwood Books Brave + Kind Books Little Shop of Stories Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books