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LiteraryHype Podcast

Stephanie the LiteraryHypewoman

97 episodes

6 days ago

Send us a text 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 dips like ranch dressing, and there's a suprise appearance from another beloved Tor author. There's much to laug...

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Send us a text 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 dips like ranch dressing, and there's a suprise appearance from another beloved Tor author. There's much to laug...

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LiteraryHype Podcast

96. OLIVIE BLAKE RETURNS: Universal girlhood, cannibalism, & chaos

Send us a text 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 dips like ranch dressing, and there's a suprise appearance from another beloved Tor author. There's much to laug...

6 days ago

26 minutes

LiteraryHype Podcast

95. MARIE LU: Blending The Godfather with alchemy magic and shifting into writing for adults

Send us a text I've had Marie Lu on my LiteraryHype Podcast vision board since before this was a podcast and it was just me chatting with authors on YouTube. I fell in love with Marie's writing in the Steelstriker/Skyhunter duology and 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 Godfather with The Magicians and adding alchemy. This week on LiteraryHype, Marie and I are talking a...

1 week ago

17 minutes

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94. MATT DINNIMAN: How Dungeon Crawler Carl brought LitRPG to mainstream readers

Send us a text 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 Crawler Carl This Inevitable Ruin Operation Bounce House Amazon Dungeon Crawler Carl This Inevitable...

3 weeks ago

25 minutes

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93. NIKKI REED: 20 years of Twilight and leaving Hollywood behind (LiteraryHype Live)

Send us a text 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: Bookshop Twilight Twilight 20th Anniversary Boxed Set Amazon Twilight Twilight 20th Anniversary Boxed Se...

4 weeks ago

44 minutes

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92. KELLAN LUTZ: 20 Years of Twilight and picking Team Jacob?!

Send us a text 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 Twilight Twilight 20th Anniversary Boxed Set Amazon Twilight Twilight 20th Anniversary Boxed Set LibroFM audiobooks Twili...

1 month ago

8 minutes

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91. JACKSON RATHBONE: Celebrating 20 years of Twilight & lessons learned from playing Jasper

Send us a text 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, and sharing his love of books. FOLLOW JACKSON BUY THE BOOKS: Bookshop Twilight Twilight 20th Anniversary B...

1 month ago

15 minutes

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90. GINGER STACHE: Writing with Joyce Meyer & overcoming rejection

Send us a text 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 everyone, not just those of a faith background. Plus, Ginger is a fellow nerd so we're talking all about fandoms! FOLLOW GIN...

1 month ago

26 minutes

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89. K.X. SONG RETURNS! Ending a Mulan-inspired romantasy duology

Send us a text 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 out our previous conversation from episode 36 here. Support the show Support the podcast by shopping: Etsy My Book...

1 month ago

20 minutes

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88. BRITNEY S. LEWIS: Giving Vampire Diaries' Bonnie Bennett a better story

Send us a text 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 deciding black female characters deserve to be main characters. We're talking all about vampires, werewolves, and ...

1 month ago

39 minutes

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87. SHANNON LEE & FONDA LEE: Mixing Bruce Lee's legacy and characters with fantasy elements

Send us a text 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. Now, "Breath of the Dragon" is available in stores and book two is on the way. We're diving into all things fan...

2 months ago

22 minutes

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86. ALEX TRAVIS: John Tucker Must Die vibes, teen drama, and comparison on social media

Send us a text 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. Join us as we chat about books, murder boards, babies, and Funko Pops, plus so much more. FOLLOW ALEX B...

2 months ago

19 minutes

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85. SARAH MACLEAN: Switching genres, swoony forearms, terrible billionaires, & Fated Mates | These Summer Storms

Send us a text 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 Bookshop These Summer Storms Bombshell Heartbreaker Knockout Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Amazon These S...

2 months ago

17 minutes

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84. JOHN SCALZI: writing humor in sci-fi, meeting celebrity fans, and DJing for nerds

Send us a text 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, so join us for a fun conversation on LiteraryHype Podcast. FOLLOW JOHN BUY THE BOOKS Bookshop When the Moon Hits Your ...

2 months ago

35 minutes

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83. SHAMEEZ PATEL: Celebrating nerdy love with board games and San Diego Comic Con

Send us a text 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 LiteraryHype Podcast! FOLLOW SHAMEEZ BUY THE BOOK Bookshop Amazon LibroFM Support the show Support the podcast by shopp...

3 months ago

26 minutes

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82. AMANDA SELLET: Retelling old movies as romance novels with heart and humor

Send us a text 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 it To You By The Book Amazon: The Odds of Getting Even Hate to Fake it To You By The Book LibroFM: The Odds o...

3 months ago

27 minutes

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81. AMAL EL-MOHTAR: Murder Ballads, Sisterhood, and Time Travel

Send us a text 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 2025. This was such a fun conversation about sisterhood from the oldest daughter's perspective, sports, and literacy and justice fo...

3 months ago

31 minutes

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80. D.L. TAYLOR: Unique magic systems, spreadsheets, and romantasy in The Beasts We Bury

Send us a text 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 Beasts We Raise Amazon: The Beasts We Bury The Beasts We Raise LibroFM: The Beasts We Bury Support the show...

4 months ago

23 minutes

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79. F.T. LUKENS: Mashing up Heartstopper and Supernatural vibes

Send us a text F.T Lukens is mashing up all the genres in "Love at Second Sight". It's a paranormal romcom with a murder mystery. Oh, and it feels very cozy fantasy all at the same time. Think Heartstopper by Alice Oseman meets the fabulous world of The CW's show, Supernatural. F.T. and I chatted all about the book, crafting, and more while at YallWest 2025. FOLLOW F.T. BUY THE BOOKS Bookshop: Love at Second Sight Otherworldly Spellbound Amazon: Love at Second Sight Otherworldly Spellboun...

4 months ago

13 minutes

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78. ELLE TESCH: Dealing with impostor syndrom as a debut authors | What Wakes The Bells

Send us a text I love itnroducing readers to debut authors and Elle is one to add to your TBR list. She's the author of "What Wakes The Bells", which is a fantasy novel about a sentient city and the bellkeepers within when one accidentally unleashes a big problem. We're talking all about impostor syndrom, world building, and how Prague is so key to her writing this book. FOLLOW ELLE BUY THE BOOK Bookshop Amazon LibroFM Support the show Support the podcast by shopping: Etsy My Bookshop.org l...

4 months ago

22 minutes

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77. KAT CHO: Cultural Context of K-Pop Fandom | Wish Upon A K-Star

Send us a text Kat Cho and I are celebrating BTS Festa and the return of RM, V, Jimin, and Jungkook by talking all about her brand new K-Pop romcom, Wish Upon A K-Star. This book is a friends-to-lovers/ fake marriage romance featuring a K-Pop star and a former idol turned K-Drama actor. Kat and I are talking all about the book, as well as the importance of cultural context in k-pop and k-drama, fandom, and so much more. The fact that this is episode 77 and dropping on the day some members g...

4 months ago

42 minutes