Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast! On this episode, we chat with Ally Malinenko, poet, librarian and author of the spooky middle grade novels Ghost Girl and This Appearing House. We chat with Ally all about her new novel, This Appearing House, writing an excellent opening line, Shirley Jackson, tackling tough topics in books, scary stories, anger, best friends, overcoming fear, teeth, accepting help from others and so much more. You can purchase Ghost Girl and This Appearing Hou...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast. On this episode, we sit down with Erin Petti. Erin is the author of the spooky middle grade books The Peculiar Haunting of Thelma Bee and Thelma Bee Toil And Treble. We chat with Erin all about her second novel, Thelma Bee In Toil And Treble, New England in the Fall, the magic of autumn, the importance of encouragement, believing in the "impossible", friendship, comfort food and food in middle grade novels, tackling tough topics for kids ...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast. On today's episode we sit down with thriller author RJ Jacobs. RJ has written And Then You Were Gone, Somewhere In The Dark and Always The First To Die. He is also a practicing psychologist! We chat with RJ all about his new novel, Always The First To Die, the nostalgia of Choose You Own Adventure novels, classic horror movies, why fear is so hard to overcome, great openers in books and so much more. You can find all of RJ's novels ...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast! On this episode we had the opportunity to sit down with a long time favorite author of ours, Kelley Armstrong. Kelley is a New York Times Best Selling author, and fellow Canadian! Kelley has written well over 30 novels, from standalones such as Aftermath and Wherever She Goes to series such as the Rockton, Cainsville and Otherworld series, just to name a few. We are here today to chat with Kelley about her latest novel, A Rip Throug...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast! On this episode we hade the opportunity to sit down with Shaenon Garrity. Shaenon is a writer, artist and editor specializing in comics and pop culture. Her works include Narbonic, Skin Horse, The Zombie Gnome Defense Guide and The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor, to name just a few.We chat with Shaenon all about her graphic novel, The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor, tips for those who want to get started writing graphic novels, exploring a...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast! In this episode we sat down with romance author Kate McWilliams to talk about her novel, Light Me Up. Light Me Up is the second book in her Moon Harbor series, book one being Light In The Dark. Kate has also published a collection of poems, and is a founder of Ink and Earth Studio – a business that helps indie authors edit and market their books as well as assisting with brand management. We chat with Kate all about her novel, Light Me Up...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast! On this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down again with one of our favorite historical fiction authors, Gill Paul. Gill has written a number of historical novels which have reached the top of the USA Today and Globe and Mail bestseller lists. Gill studied medicine at Glasgow University, then English Literature and History, before working in publishing. In this episode we chat with Gill about her new novel, The Manhattan Girls, the ...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast! On this episode we had the opportunity to sit down with Alan Gratz and talk all about his middle grade novel, Ban This Book. Alan is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including Refugee, which has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for over three years now, Something Rotten, The Brooklyn Nine, Ban This Book and more. Ban This Book is about a fascinating, important and timely topic - the banning of book...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast. On this episode, Ashley and Tegan chat about a few of their favorite books and how to best experience reading them using the five senses. There is a book for everyone in this episode and we cannot wait to share them with you.Candles mentioned:Witch City Wicks: https://www.witchcitywicks.com/We hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, please leave us a review or visit us on Instagram at @bent.biblios.podcast and let us know!We put u...

Welcome to the Bent Biblios Podcast. On this episode we chat with author Lisa Weldon all about her memoir Twenty Pieces. Lisa took 30 days to walk every inch of Manhattan, and her story includes adventures, epiphanies and everything in between. We also chat with Lisa about what is important in life, why it is important to follow your dreams, journaling, never giving up on yourself, the importance of asking for help and so much more. You can find Twenty Pieces anywhere ...