Welcome to Off The Shelf – your backstage pass to the book world. Each week, Morgann Book (yes, that’s her actual last name) sits down with a guest to hear the story behind the stories they write– how an author crafts a romance that feels real, the unexpected quirks that shape their writing process, and the little details of their lives that spark inspiration.
New episodes drop every Thursday—grab your tbr list and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Welcome to Off The Shelf – your backstage pass to the book world. Each week, Morgann Book (yes, that’s her actual last name) sits down with a guest to hear the story behind the stories they write– how an author crafts a romance that feels real, the unexpected quirks that shape their writing process, and the little details of their lives that spark inspiration.
New episodes drop every Thursday—grab your tbr list and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Hannah Bonam-Young, author of Out on a Limb and the recently released People Watching. With People Watching releasing on September 9th, they catch up on life, writing, and all the little moments in between (including Taylor Swift’s engagement and how big a deal Halloween is…) The two also dive into: The pregnancy trope done right, what it was like for Hannah to write characters shaped by her own lived experiences, and how People Watching came to be.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction + Taylor Swift getting engaged
3:05 How Out on a Limb was Born
5:23 Writing a story so close to home
7:35 The power of TikTok
11:16 A pregnancy trope we all love
12:55 The reason they met at a Halloween party
15:55 Reading reviews as an author
17:42 Where these very specific OOL moments came from
20:40 20 questions to fall in love
24:55 Firefighters crashing an event
29:40 The bestie duo between Hannah and Becka Mack
31:00 Dream authors to meet
31:51 ‘People Watching’ Synopsis
35:35 How Prue and Milo came to be
38:13 Hannah’s grandmother says hello
39:05: Prue’s mom’s Alzheimer's (and where it came from)
44:38 Hannah’s FIRST male pov
47:36 Texting in books
50:17 People Watching cover design
52:36 SPOILERS FOR PEOPLE WATCHING!
58:44 The acknowledgements (no spoilers)
1:03:24 Hannah on tour!
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Hannah Bonam-Young
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Morgann Book
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Off The Shelf
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Hosted by: Morgann Book
Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston
Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston
Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi
Edited by: Ricki Biramontes
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