New York Times bestselling Middle Grade and Young Adult author, Morgan Matson, reflects on her 15-year career and provides advice for anyone who aspires to write kidlit. Morgan Matson’s Books - Gradchanted (2025) The Ballad of Darcy & Russell (2024) Promchanted (2024) Firefly Summer (2023)Take Me Home Tonight (2021) Save the Date (2018) The Unexpected Everything (2016) Since You’ve Been Gone (2014) Second Chance Summer (2012) Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour (2010)
Jul 14
57 min
Chef, editor, memoirist, food and romance writer, and cookbook author Rochelle Bilow shares her recipes for success in this dynamic conversation. Rochelle Bilow’s Books - Effie Olsen’s Summer Special (2024) Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year (2023) Call of the Farm (2014)
Jun 9
39 min
Get a behind-the-scenes look into the publishing industry in this conversation with Severn River Publishing book publisher Cate Streissguth.
May 12
43 min
Check out this conversation with Gabriella Gamez, author of Next Best Fling and Kiss Me, Maybe, where she talks about writing happily ever afters. Gabriella Gamez’s Books - Kiss Me, Maybe (2025) The Next Best Fling (2024)
Apr 14
51 min
Explore artificial intelligence, the apocalypse, and the twisty world of publishing in this discussion with Debbie Urbanski, author of After World. Debbie Urbanski’s Books - Portalmania (2025) After World (2023)
Mar 10
53 min
Get a behind-the-scenes look at all the teen angst, twisty mysteries, and deep-sea terrors in my interview with New York Times bestselling author Ryan La Sala as we discuss his new YA horror, Dead of Summer. Ryan La Sala’s Books - Reverie (2019) Be Dazzled (2021) The Honeys (2022) Beholder (2023) The Dead of Summer (2025)
Feb 10
59 min
Get swept away to someplace cozy and fun in this conversation with author/illustrator Lauren Stohler as we unpack her now-completed graphic novel trilogy, Gnome and Rat. Lauren Stohler’s Books - Gnome and Rat: First Snow (2024) Gnome and Rat: Time to Party (2024) Gnome and Rat (2023) I am a Great Friend! (2023) The Problem with Pajamas (2022) The Worst Poet Ever (2020)
Jan 13
55 min
Retired medical examiner, Mary Jumbelic, brings to life the stories of the women she’s autopsied in her new novel Speak Her Name. Mary Jumbelic’s Books - Speak Her Name (2025) Here, Where Death Delights (2023)
Dec 9, 2025
51 min
How much do you know about the often-overlooked role Chinese Canadians played in fighting the Axis Powers during WWII? This important history is brought vividly and thoughtfully to life in Jack Wang's new historical novel, The Riveter. Jack Wang’s Books - The Riveter (2025) We Two Alone (2020)
Nov 11, 2025
59 min
Princesses saving the day? Handsome heroes turning into horses? A romance blossoming amid political turmoil? Gallop into a world of magic, mystery, and romance in my conversation with fantasy author M. Stevenson as we dig into her debut novel, Behooved. M. Stevenson’s Book - Behooved (2025)
Oct 14, 2025
37 min
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