Happy November!
To kick the month off I’m honored to share TWO interviews with y’all today one with Claribel A. Ortega about the fourth book in her middle grade series Witchlings, called Scepter of Memories, and another with Ryan La Sala about his latest YA novel The Dead of Summer! The interviews were conducted separately but on the same day so this pair of books, while so drastically different has always had this link in my head. I’m hoping there’s something for everyone here as we get deeper into the fall and I hope you enjoy!
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Happy November!
To kick the month off I’m honored to share TWO interviews with y’all today one with Claribel A. Ortega about the fourth book in her middle grade series Witchlings, called Scepter of Memories, and another with Ryan La Sala about his latest YA novel The Dead of Summer! The interviews were conducted separately but on the same day so this pair of books, while so drastically different has always had this link in my head. I’m hoping there’s something for everyone here as we get deeper into the fall and I hope you enjoy!
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Riley S. Quinn Is (Still) Here For The Happy Endings (And All The Chaos That Comes With Them)
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To help us close out October 2025 in style, Riley S. Quinn returns to the show for the first time since 2023 (where we chatted alllll about her debut novel Pendant of Hyacinth) and takes us into the rich and vibrant world of her fourth novel Gold and Gossamer.
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Link to our previous chat from 2023!
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This audio exclusive interview - and bonus episode - feature physician’s assistant, researcher, and author Michael Swartz on his YA novel, Split which tells the story of a boy named Ethan. He’s a chimera, meaning that he is the rare but real result of the in-utero fusion of fraternal twins. He sees himself and his genetics as a war to be won, but the question remains… which side will win.
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Resisting Forbidden Love And Running From A Vengeful Ghost with Skyla Arndt
Halloween is fast approaching and it seemed only fitting to celebrate with Skyla Arnd and House of Hearts, which follows a girl as she infiltrates the boarding school and secret societies that circle her best friends suspicious death.
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It All Comes Down To This, "Fortress of Ambrose" with J. Elle
Happy, happy Thursday! I am so honored to be presenting the following conversation I had with J. Elle a few weeks ago, then, ahead of the release of the final book in her House of Marionne series which was released on last week on October 14th.
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Publication Day Special Edition from On The Shelf, featuring a chat with Olivie Blake about her new novel "Girl Dinner"
Happy Tuesday! To celebrate the release of Olivie Blake’s latest novel, Girl Dinner, I had to chance to have her back on OTS!
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Happy Sunday!
I’m so delighted to share the following chat with Liz Parker ahead of the release of their latest novel, Witches of Honeysuckle House, out 10/21!
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Happy Thursday!
I’m delighted to bring you this interview with Bill Hulseman where we dive into his collection of essays six to carry the casket and one to say the mass.
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Hello again!
This week I am SO thrilled to welcome Amber McBride to the show to dig into her upcoming (out tomorrow 10/14) YA novel-in-verse The Leaving Room!
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Happy Thursday!
In this episode we take a trip through the multiverse with John Claude Bemis, digging into his new graphic novel (and the first in a new MG series) Rodeo Hawkins and the Daughters of Mayhem
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Happy Sunday!
For this episode we sit down with debut author Laura Venita Green and dive right into her novel, Sister Creatures ahead of the release later this week!
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Happy October! We are in for a great month here at OTS and I’m simply honored to be kicking us off with a chat with Anne Mollova about the third book in her Trianid series, Seer of Strands. We dive into the series thus far, her inspirations and where she’s heading next.
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Hello and welcome to what will be our final episode of September 2025! We’d had a fantastic month and this last installment is no different. Today we welcome Lisa Gardner back to the show to chat all about her latest novel Kiss Her Goodbye, the fourth book in the Frankie Elkin series. I mention welcome back because we actually has Lisa on the show last year while she was on the road promoting book three… but whether you’re up to date on ever misadventure thus far, vaguely recall that previous installment or are just excited to dive in… look no further.
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For Brent Walker, Heading Home is the Least of His Problems - The List with Steve Berry
Happy Thursday! I'm coming at you with another episode of On The Shelf, this time featuring author Steve Berry as you've never read him before! In his new book The List, Brent Walker returns to his small southern town to take care of his ailing mother and provide counsel for the local paper mill but the troubles get more troubling when the mill's methods get discovered...
We had a great chat so I hope you enjoy!
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Happy Sunday! If you’ve kept up with the show, or me, in the past couple years at all you’d know that if Kamilah Cole writes something, I’ll read it, rave about it, and then have her on the show to talk alllll about it and her short story Second Class Magic, part of the recent anthology The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic, is no different! Whether you’ve been staying up to date with her dragon filled epics, are eagerly awaiting her upcoming dark academic sensation or are just looking for a new collection of stories to dive into this week, look no further!
Previous Interviews with Kamilah Cole On...
So Let Them Burn (from January 2024!)
This Ends In Embers (from Feburary 2025!)
Interviews with other anthology contributors...
Alexene Farol Follmuth on Twelfth Knight from July 2024Hannah Nicole Maehrer on Assistant to the Villain from August 2025
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Happy Thursday! I’m so delighted to share this chat with Khadijah VanBrakle about her sophomore novel My Perfect Family, darling coming of age in which our protagonist Leena learns about a side of her family, and herself, that she never knew about.
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You might know superstar author Abigail Hing Wen for her Loveboat Taipei series for young adults but with The Vale, Abigail brings her voice to a new and younger audience for the very first time. With her middle grade debut, she explores the nuances of AI, drawing on her tech background and bringing the conversation to the generation that right now, might need it the most.
Follow Abigail:
Website - https://www.abigailhingwen.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abigailhingwen/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@abigailhingwen
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/abigail.hing.wen/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@abigailhingwen
X/Twitter - https://x.com/abigailhingwen
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224689708-the-vale
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Vale-Abigail-Hing-Wen/dp/B0DVPLS1HD
Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-vale/ffc1ef43f10060e7?ean=9798890130310
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Happy Thursday! For this episode I'm happy to bring you an interview with Gordon Korman about his latest middle grade book "Snoop" in which a bedridden boy ends up entangled in neighborhood spy plots when he learns that he can access the security camera system around town.
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Happy Sunday! For this episode we dive head first into The Blood Phoenix an epic silkpunk fantasy sequel based on the Qing dynasty. In the book Amber Chen sets sail alongside her readers against pirate, dangerous storms, and other assorted chaos in this sparkling follow up to Of Jade and Dragons.
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