Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with New York Times Bestselling author, Sarah Beth Durst. We'll discuss her delightful new cozy fantasy novel, The Spellshop, about Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting over. Unwind with Sarah as she shares her writing process and her love of stories, marine animals, libraries and more! For more information about Sarah, visit her website at: http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/
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#SarahBethDurst #TorPublishing #BrambleRomance #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #CozyFantasy #FantasyNovel #RomanceNovel #HotChocolate #BookPrescription #HuginBookForm #cottagecore
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with bestselling urban fantasy author, Ben Aaronovitch. We'll discuss his fantastic Rivers of London series where Peter Grant, an ordinary constable turned magician's apprentice solves crimes across London - there is magic, fae, river gods, and mysteries. Ben discusses his new novella, The Masquerades of Spring set in the 1920's New York featuring Thomas Nightingale and will release this September! Unwind with Ben as he shares his writing process and his love of all things Science Fiction, collecting books for fascinating historical research that he uses in his writing, RPG rule books, libraries and more! For more information about Ben, visit his website at: https://www.benaaronovitch.com/.
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#BenAaronovitch #TitanComics #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #ScienceFiction #MysteryFiction #novella #SubterraneanPress #AstraPublishingHouse #GraphicNovels #fae #mythologies #historicalrecipes
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with bestselling author, Heather Webber. We'll discuss her new novel, A Certain Kind of Starlight, that will release on July 23, 2024. This book set in a small Alabama town of Starlight will be sure to wrap you in a hug. Unwind with Heather as she shares her writing process and her love of magic in the everyday world, baking, libraries and more! For more information about Heather, visit her website at: https://www.heatherwebber.com/.
Upcoming Book Signings & Events.
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#HeatherWebber #ForgeBooks #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #MagicalRealism #HealingBrokenHearts #Sisters #ACertainKindofStarlight #ALittleMoreMagicintheWorld #ContemporaryWomensFiction #Friendship #SouthernMagic #HeatherBlake
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with bestselling historical fiction authors, Denny S. Bryce and Eliza Knight. We'll discuss their collaborative writing process for Can't We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe. Unwind with Denny and Eliza as they share their love of history, archives, film, music, libraries and more! For more information about Denny, visit her website at: https://dennysbryce.com/. For more information about Eliza, visit her website at: https://elizaknight.com/.
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#DennySBryce #ElizaKnight #HarperCollins #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HistoricalFiction #MarilynMonroe #EllaFitzgerald #CantWeBeFriends #HistoricalFictionAuthor #Jazz #SilverScreen #SomeLikeItHot #friendship #Collaboration #Editing #HistoricalFictionNovel
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with fantasy author, Ed McDonald. We'll discuss his Redwinter Chronicles - Daughter of Redwinter (Book 1) and Traitor of Redwinter (Book 2). Raine can see the dead. Due to a rare act of kindness, Raine must go to Redwinter, the fortress-monastery of the Draoihn, warrior magicians who answer to no king, where it becomes clear that her ability might save an entire nation. Witch Queen of Redwinter will release November 2024. Unwind with Ed as he share his writing process and magic system, love of swordsmanship, D&D tabletop gaming, libraries and more! For more information about Ed, visit his website at: https://edmcdonaldwriting.com/.
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#EdMcDonald #Tor #HarperCollins #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #FantasyAuthor #EpicFantasy #paranormal #Gollancz #RavensMarkTrilogy #HistoricalEuropeanMartialArts #swords #magic #warriormagicians #JackReacher
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with Scottish author, Gareth Brown. We'll discuss his much anticipated debut release, The Book of Doors. New York City bookseller, Cassie Andrews, comes into possession of an extraordinary book. The Book of Doors promises Cassie that any door is every door, and others may be searching for this book for their own means. Unwind with Gareth as he share his writing process, love of travel, pastries, libraries and more! For more information about Gareth, visit his website at: https://www.garethbrownbooks.com/.
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#GarethBrown #WilliamMorrow #HarperCollins #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #LibraryReads #TimeTravel #Travel #Scotland #Fantasy #Thriller #Horror #Novel #MagicalBooks #EscapeintoaBook #Booksaboutbooks #DebutAuthor
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with bestselling historical fiction authors, Janie Chang (The Porcelain Moon) and Kate Quinn (The Alice Network). We'll discuss their newest novel, The Phoenix Crown, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 to the glittering palaces of Versailles. Unwind with Kate and Janie as they share their writing and collaborative process, love of history, research, libraries and more! For more information about Janie, visit her website at: https://janiechang.com/. For more information about Kate, visit her website at: https://www.katequinnauthor.com/.
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#KateQuinn #JanieChang #HarperCollinsPublishers #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HistoricalFiction #ThePhoenixCrown #AuthorFriends #Friendship #GildedAge #Collections #ChineseAmericanHistory #Chinatown #AliceEastwood #SanFrancisco #Versailles #OperaSinger #Embroidery #SanFranciscoEarthquakeof1906
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with author, editor and food historian, Christina Ward. We'll discuss her newest non-fiction title, Holy Food: How Cults, Communes, and Religious Movements Influenced What We Eat ― An American History. Unwind with Christina as she shares her writing and editing process, love of cookbooks, food preservation, microhistories, libraries and more! For more information about Christina, visit her website at: https://www.christinaward.net/.
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Happy Days: The Official Cookbook is scheduled to release April 2024.
#ChristinaWard #FeralHouse #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HolyFoods #Cults #Communes #ReligiousFoods #ReligiousMovements #Preservation #Cookbooks #Nonfiction #IndependantPublishing #AmericanHistory #HappyDays
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with award-winning, internationally bestselling author, Samit Basu. We'll discuss his newest science fiction novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport, which is an action-packed retelling of Aladdin full of heart, humor and bots. Unwind with Samit as he shares his writing process, film and comic work, love of Aladdin, tropes, libraries and more! For more information about Samit, visit his website at: https://samitbasu.com/.
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#SamitBasu #Tordotcom #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #TheJinnBotofShantiport #Scifi #SpaceOpera #Aladdin #ScienceFiction #Robots #bollywood #folklore #storytelling
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with author, Helena Greer. We'll discuss her new second chance romance novel returning to Carrigan’s Inn, For Never and Always (Releases 11/28/23). Unwind with Helena as she shares her writing and character development process, love of Hallmark movies, lox, The Adventure Zone, libraries and more! For more information about Helena, visit her website at: https://www.helenagreer.com/.
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#HelenaGreer #Libraries #Librarianship #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HachetteBookGroup #ForeverPub #SeasonofLove #ForNeverandAlways #LGBTQ #lgbtqromancebooks #RomanceTropes #Queer #MaraWilson #TheAdventureZone #HauntedDolls #MasterChefAustralia #queerromance #secondchanceromance #popculture
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with USA Today bestselling author, Heather B. Moore. We'll discuss her new historical fiction novel, Under the Java Moon, based on a true story of a Dutch family's experience during WWII when the Japanese occupied the Java Islands. Unwind with Heather as she shares her writing and research process, love of history, libraries and more! For more information about Heather, visit her website at: https://hbmoore.com/.
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#HeatherBMoore #HBMoore #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #ShadowMountainPublishing #UndertheJavaMoon #ThePaperDaughtersofChinatown #HistoricalResearch #WorldWarII #WWII #WomensFiction #InspirationalFiction #BookClubRead #RitaVischer #HistoricalFiction
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with award-winning, New York Times bestselling author, Jean Kwok. We'll discuss her new novel, The Leftover Woman, that is a suspenseful page-turner from the perspectives of Jasmine who has just arrived in NYC from China in search of her daughter and publicist Rebecca who is her daughter's adoptive mother. Unwind with Jean as she shares her writing and creative process, love of mystery, dancing, cats, libraries and more! For more information about Jean, visit her website at: https://www.jeankwok.com/.
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#JeanKwok #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #WilliamMorrowBooks #TheLeftoverWoman #SearchingforSylvieLee #GirlinTranslation #MamboinChinatown #AgathaChristie #MissMarple #CreativeProcess #Dancing #Cats #ThrillerNovel #MysteryNovel #PageTurner #Bibliofile #leftoverwoman #readwithjenna #bookstagram
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with #1 New York Times bestselling author, V. E. Schwab. We'll discuss her new fantasy novel, The Fragile Threads of Power (Threads of Power Book 1) that is set seven years after the Shades of Magic trilogy with both new and old favorite characters. This is a new series and does not require you to read the trilogy first, though A Darker Shade of Magic is so good we'd hate for you to miss it! Unwind with Victoria as she shares her writing and creative process, love of doors into magic, villains, a good pot of tea, libraries and more! For more information about V. E. Schwab, visit her website at: https://www.victoriaschwab.com/.
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#VESchwab #VictoriaSchwab #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #TorBooks #Villians #ShadesofMagicTrilogy #TheFragileThreadsofPower #LilaBard #KellMaresh #GreyLondon #WhiteLondon #RedLondon #BlackLondon #Antari #ThreadsofPower #TheInvisibleLifeofAddieLaRue #FantasyNovel #FantasyAuthor
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with bestselling author, Rachel Harrison. We'll discuss the her new horror novel, Black Sheep, which will release September 19 and one of September's LibraryReads selections! Unwind with Rachel as she shares her writing and creative process, love of horror, monsters, film, libraries and more! For more information about Rachel Harrison, visit her website at: https://www.rachel-harrison.com/.
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#RachelHarrison #BlackSheep #Cackle #SuchSharpTeeth #TheReturn #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HorrorAuthor #HorrorNovels #NoSpoilers #BodyHorror #Monsters #Cults #SpeculativeFiction #CharacterDevelopment #HorrorTropes
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with award-winning and International bestselling author, Lauren Beukes. We'll discuss her new novel of suspense, Bridge - a psychological thriller across the multiverse. Unwind with Lauren as she shares her writing and creative process, love of neuroparasitology, the charity bookdash.org, libraries and more! For more information about Lauren Beukes, visit her website at: https://laurenbeukes.com/.
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#LaurenBeukes #Bridge #TheShiningGirls #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #MulhollandBooks #HachetteBookGroup #ResearchProcess #NovelofSuspense #Multiverse #MotherDaughterRelationships #Noir #Thriller #CharacterDevelopment #Neuroparasitology #Realities
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with NY Times and International bestselling author, Madeline Martin. We'll discuss her newest historical fiction novel that will release August 1st, The Keeper of Hidden Books, based on the true events of Warsaw's secret libraries during World War II. Unwind with Madeline as she shares her writing and research process, love of history, travel, libraries and more! For more information about Madeline Martin, visit her website at: https://madelinemartin.com/.
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Additional Note: The non-fiction title mentioned in this episode is The Nazi Kultur in Poland (1945) full of first-hand accounts of Polish individuals and their experiences while under Nazi occupation during WWII. It is available in many academic research libraries or you can find a copy on Abebooks like Madeline!
#MadelineMartin #TheKeeperofHiddenBooks #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HanoverSquarePress #ResearchProcess #Travel #WarsawPoland #WorldWarII #WWII #HistoricalFiction #BookClubs #BookClubRead #UndergroundLibrary #HistoricalRomanceNovels #WarsawUprising #ThePowerofBooks
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with NY Times bestselling and Lambda Literary Award winning author, TJ Klune. We'll discuss his newest novel, In the Lives of Puppets, inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio and a Roomba named Hank. Unwind with TJ as he shares his writing and research process, love of reading, horror movies, libraries and more! For more information about TJ Klune, visit his website at: https://www.tjklunebooks.com/.
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#TJKlune #IntheLivesofPuppets #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #Tor #ResearchProcess #Pinocchio #TheHouseInTheCeruleanSea #UnderTheWhisperingDoor #LGBTQ+ #QueerLiterature #FoundFamily #Robots #DanielHenning #FreedomtoRead #FightBookBans #Fantasy #Sci-Fi #GreenCreekSeries #Werewolves #LibraryReads
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with bestselling author, Eliza Knight. We'll discuss her new historical fiction novel, Starring Adele Astaire, which releases on June 6, 2023. Learn more about Adele Astaire, who performed with her brother Fred for decades on stage in New York and then London. Unwind with Eliza as she shares her writing and research process, love of true crime, wine, libraries and more! For more information about Eliza Knight, visit her website at: https://elizaknight.com/.
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#ElizaKnight #HistoricalFiction #AdeleAstaire #StarringAdeleAstaire #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #WilliamMorrowPublishing #RoaringTwenties #FredAstaire #Research #Archives #NancyMitford #MarilynMonroe #EllaFitzgerald
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with Sunday Times bestselling author, Kate Thompson. We'll discuss her new historical fiction novel, The Little Wartime Library, based on the true story of an underground library in the Bethnal Green Tube Station during World War II. Unwind with Kate as she shares her writing and research process, love of interviewing the women who lived in the underground shelter first hand, books, libraries and more! For more information about Kate Thompson, visit her website at: https://www.katethompsonmedia.co.uk/.
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#KateThompson #HistoricalFiction #TheLittleWartimeLibrary #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #HachetteBookGroup #ForeverPub #WorldWarII #EastEnd #WartimeLibraries #thepowerofbooks #librarians #BethnalGreenUndergroundShelter #BethnalGreenLibrary #Historical #Friendship #ChapterChatBookClub #bookclubread #bannedbooks #Ghostwriter
Unstacked with Sarah (Bay County Public Library) and Stephen (Huntsville-Madison County Public Library). Join us for an interview with award-winning bestselling author, T. Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon. We'll discuss her new contemporary Southern Gothic horror novel, A House with Good Bones. Unwind with Ursula as she shares her writing and research process, love of pulp novels, gardening, RPG tabletop games, libraries and more! For more information about T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon, visit her website at: https://www.redwombatstudio.com/.
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#TKingfisher #UrsulaVernon #SouthernGothic #Horror #AHouseWithGoodBones #WhatMovestheDead #NettleandBone #LiteraryRetellings #PulpFiction #Libraries #NWRLS #HMCPL #WritingProcess #Author #AuthorInterview #TorNightFire #GraphicNovels #Illustrator #Gardening #Irises #GiantPalouseEarthworm #TheUndergroundChildren #RPG #TabletopGames