The Laydown Podcast

Ryan got to chat with J. Ryan Stradal about his new novel, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, parenting, food, and more!  Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club J. Ryan Stradal Follow J. Ryan Stradal on Twitter Follow J. Ryan Stradal on Instagram Books Mentioned During This Episode OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Dona...

Cooking and Chemistry and Flipping the Status Quo? Sign us all the way up. Bonnie Garmus is on the podcast this episode to chat with Ryan all about her incredible novel, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY! Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus Follow Bonnie Garmus on Instagram Books Mentioned During This Episode OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Don...

It's our 100th episode, and Jo is back! Ryan and Jo chat about the many, many books they read while Jo was home recovering from back surgery. BOOKS MENTIONED DURING THIS EPISODE OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok L...

Becky Chalsen is on the podcast to talk about her debut novel, Kismet! This book is so sweet and full of heart and should absolutely be on your Beach Read List for this summer! Kismet Becky Chalsen Follow Becky Chalsen on Twitter Follow Becky Chalsen on Instagram Books Mentioned During This Episode OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category!...

You might know Alma Katsu for her incredible historical Horror novels like The Hunger and The Fervor, but did you know she's got a crime thriller series too? Ryan got to chat with her about her new novel, Red London, as well as some of her horror, and also her 30 year career in Intelligence!  Red London Alma Katsu Follow Alma Katsu on Facebook Follow Alma Katsu on Twitter Follow Alma Katsu on Inst...

Rebecca Makkai joins Ryan on the podcast this week to chat about her latest novel, I Have Some Questions For You!  I Have Some Questions For You Rebecca Makkai Follow Rebecca Makkai on Twitter Follow Rebecca Makkai on Facebook OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagra...

Events Manager, and Romance Expert, Elisabeth joins Ryan and Jo this month for our Valentine's Day Romance Extravaganza! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Elisabeth, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/elisabeth Books Mentioned During This Episode Reading Challenge OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website...

Ryan and Jo are back after the holiday break with some minor changes to the pod, and a brand new Reading Challenge for you! Enjoy this extra long episode! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Books Mentioned During This Episode Reading Challenge Staff Favorites of 2022 OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Webs...

It's the first interview of 2023! Grady Hendrix is back on the podcast, this time to talk about his brand new Horror novel, How To Sell A Haunted House! Ryan and Grady chat about puppets, connecting with fictional characters, grief, and more! It's a blast and a half. How To Sell A Haunted House Grady Hendrix Follow Grady Hendrix on Twitter OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certi...

Ryan and Jo (and a few cameos from other Gibson's Booksellers) are giving you gift ideas for everyone on your list this year, pulling recommendations from the NEIBA Holiday Catalog as well as their own personal reading lists! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Caroline, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/caroline Jim, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/...

Sam joins Ryan and Jo this month to chat about spooky books for Halloween! There's a weird amount (or just the right amount?) of cannibalism discussion. Enjoy! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Sam continues to not have a presence on our website, so use your imagination. Books Mentioned During This Episode Watch Ryan's event with Jo...

Did you miss our in-store event with Josh Malerman and Bookseller Ryan? Don't worry, we recorded it! Listen to the live audio of the event here, or watch the video over on our YouTube channel ! Pick up a signed copy of Daphne ! 

Rachel Harrison is back on the podcast, this time to talk about her brand new Werewolf Novel, Such Sharp Teeth! This book is spooky and fun and it has romance and body horror and tackles themes of vulnerability and forgiveness and feminine rage and SO MUCH MORE. Let's get into it! Such Sharp Teeth Rachel Harrison Follow Rachel Harrison on Twitter Follow Rachel Harrison on Instagram OTHER LINKS Gib...

Heather joins Ryan and Jo to discuss Banned Books. It's kind of a heavy episode, and it's  slightly more explicit than our usual fare, but it's an important topic that we wanted to discuss. As always, you can see all of the books we mention on our shoppable list below! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Heather, https://www.gibsonsbo...

Bonus Episode! Ryan chats with Stacey McEwan about her new fantasy novel, Ledge! They talk tropes, TikTok, world-building, and more! Enjoy! Ledge Stacey McEwan Follow Stacey McEwan on TikTok Follow Stacey McEwan on Twitter Follow Stacey McEwan on Instagram Other Books Mentioned During This Episode Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! D...

John is on the podcast this month to talk about being a buyer for the bookstore and to give us a sneak peek at some of the hot titles coming out in the next few months! Brace yourselves, your TBR is about to get A LOT longer! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo John, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/john-ledonne-jr Books Mentioned Dur...

Bonus Episode! Ryan chats with Alicia Thompson about her new romance novel, Love in the Time of Serial Killers! If you love True Crime and also Romance, this is a must-read! Love in the Time of Serial Killers Alicia Thompson Follow Alicia Thompson on Twitter Follow Alicia Thompson on Instagram Other Books Mentioned During This Episode Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificat...

Sam is back on the podcast, this time to chat about True Crime! We've got lots of feelings about True Crime, and lots of recommendations to go with those feelings! Plus there's a hippo story you do NOT want to miss, and a whole lot of information about Mormons and also Serial Killers, and how we treat victims...this is a PACKED episode and it's TWO HOURS LONG, so buckle up! Ryan, https://www.gibso...

Ryan sat down remotely to chat with Ashley Poston about The Dead Romantics, a spooky romance novel that quickly became Ryan's new comfort read. The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston Follow Ashley Poston on Twitter Follow Ashley Poston on Instagram Follow Ashley Poston on TikTok Other Books Mentioned During This Episode Diana Wynne Jones   The Winters Promise by Christelle Dabos The Priory of the Orange...

Happy Pride Month! In one of our most happy-squeal-filled episodes to date, Fal joins Ryan and Jo to chat about queer books of all types! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Fal, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/fal Books Mentioned During This Episode LGBTQ+ Books Jack of All Graves Book Club OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Pur...

Bonus Episode! Riley Sager is back on the pod, and Ryan got to chat with him about his latest thriller, The House Across the Lake! Enjoy! The House Across the Lake Riley Sager Follow Riley Sager on Twitter Follow Riley Sager on Instagram Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson...

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with Karen Heuler to chat about her latest SciFi novel, The Splendid City! The Splendid City Karen Heuler Other Books Mentioned During This Episode The Pallbearer's Club by Paul Tremblay The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Brian Evenson Jeffrey Ford Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Don...

It's been a minute since we've recorded a regular episode, but Reagan is with us this month to chat about reading books in translations! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Reagan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/reagan Books Mentioned During This Episode Dracula Daily Jack of All Graves Book Club OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Websi...

Bonus Episode! Ryan and Jo got to chat with Juno Dawson about her upcoming adult novel, Her Majesty's Royal Coven! Her Majesty's Royal Coven Juno Dawson Follow Juno Dawson on Twitter Follow Juno Dawson on Instagram Other Books Mentioned During This Episode From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave  Cujo by Stephen Kin...

Bonus Episode! Ryan got to chat with writer and producer Stephen Lloyd about his brand new novel, Friend of the Devil!  Friend of the Devil Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code...