Incoming to a bookstore near you... a YA thriller with layers of the supernatural. THE DARKNESS RISES follows Whitney who can tell when someone is about to die... Follow Stacy Follow OTS Get THE DARKNESS RISES from one of these fine retailers vv Stacy's Shop Small Corner!! vv A Great Good Place for Books OTS favorites Quail Ridge Books Odyssey Bookshop ..read more

Tracy and I spoke just over a year ago about THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT, a surprisingly stressful novel about faking your way into college, and she is back again with another stressful tale. Enter WE'RE NEVER GETTING HOME, a story about getting stranded at a music festival on the brink of friendship collapse... I love talking with Tracy once again and hope you check out her work! Follow OTS Follow Tracy Check out my interview with Tracy Badua about THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT Get WE'RE NEVER GETTING HOME from any of these fine retailers vv Tracy's Shop Small Corner! vv Mysterious ..read more

Today on OTS I talk with John Be Lane about his novel The Future Lies. A Dystopian sci-fi novel that at is core is about love. West Side Books The Dundee Book Company ..read more

This week I got to talk with author and artists Sarah Mai about her graphic novel Freshman Year! We discuss what goes into creating a book from both the art and writing sides as well as delving deep into one's own history. Follow Sarah Follow OTS Get Freshman Year! Wild Rumpus Books ..read more

Today I got to talk with YA author of both prose and poetry (in the same book no less!) Patrick Flores-Scott about his newest novel NO GOING BACK. A book that jumps through time and takes readers through one wild weekend that can and will change everything for our protagonist. Follow Patrick Follow On The Shelf Get No Going Back! Schuler Books Literati Bookstore BookSweet Bookstore Book Smitten (Podcast ..read more

Today I got to talk with attorney turned author Jerry Madden about his debut novel STEEL VALLEY: A LOVE STORY. We got into the emotion truths behind the fictional narrative and the love story at the core of it all. An incredibly sweet story and a lovely interview Follow On The Shelf Get STEEL VALLEY Quail Ridge Books (NC) Odyssey Books (MA ..read more

Last Year I had the absolute honor of talking to Kyla Zhao about her debut novel THE FRAUD SQUAD and had an absolute blast so when I found out she had another book coming out in 2024 I just knew I wanted her back on the show! Today on OTS Kyla and I catch up on what's been going on, how she took on book 2 (and the many different titles it could have had) and how she brought together the tech and fashion spaces in her sparkly new novel. Follow Kyla Follow OTS Get VALLEY VERIFIED Linden Tree Books Quail Ridge Books Odyssey Books ..read more

Today, after a mess of scheduling issues I FINALLY sat down with Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera about her debut novel BREAKING PATTERN. In which she goes right back to her roots in the rodeo and horse world but through a YA lens. Follow Tisha Follow On The Shelf Map of Indie Bookstores (now with Libromobile) Get BREAKING PATTERN Libromobile (CA) Quail Ridge Books (NC) Odyssey Books (MA ..read more

Today I got to talk with an absolute powerhouse of a young readers writer. Hena Khan has done it all, middle grade, picture books, anthologies, graphic novels... there is no telling what she'll come up with next! Today I got to discuss her newest middle grade novel DRAWING DEENA. It was originally pitched to be a spin-off of one of her other novels (listen to the ep to find out which one...) and has turned into a delightful book of it's own after severing those ties. Hena is amazing and I highly recommend you check her and her works out! Follow Hena Follow On The Shelf Map of Indie Bookstores ..read more

Today I had the HONOR of talking with poet, academic, and now published author Dr. Tony Keith Jr. about his debut YA memoir in verse which he described as a YA version of his (award winning!!) dissertation! This is unlike any book I have ever read before and it is a FEAT, mixing verse narrative with an immersive historical framework and truly a story from the heart! Follow Tony Follow On The Shelf Map of Indie Bookstores (now with MahoganyBooks!) Get HOW THE BOOGEYMAN BECAME A POET MahoganyBooks (DC) Quail Ridge Books (NC) Odyssey Books (MA ..read more