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.
She’s back! Our first repeat guest, Lauren Roberts, joins Morgann on Off The Shelf to catch up on everything—from Fearful lore and behind-the-scenes author life to bookish AITA debates and what’s next for the Powerless TV adaptation. We talk Mara’s name, POVs that didn’t make the cut, burnout, shower thoughts for future books, and all the chaos in between—if you loved her first episode, this one’s even bigger.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Our FIRST repeat author
1:13 Lauren throws out the first pitch
3:38 Recent shower thoughts
4:22 What is Fearful all about?
7:25 Where Mara’s name came from
9:32 Fearful was almost…
13:20 Writing a novella vs a book
16:08 Tandem reading guide
17:25 Narrating Mara in the Fearful audiobook
23:50 What’s coming next
24:50 Bittersweet feelings
26:55 Tell me a time in your life when you felt ___
34:55 Curse of being a creative
38:50 Feeling fearless
39:39 AITA for not telling my family about being an author?
45: 08 AITA for reading romance novels when it makes my bf uncomfortable?
48:36 AITA for telling my GF that audiobooks don’t count as reading?
51:40 AITA for giving a book a 1-star rating?
57:29 Is the book always better?
1:00:39 Powerless adaptation
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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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