On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to author Ayana Gray all about her debut novel, Beasts of Prey which is described as, “In this much-anticipated series opener, fate binds two Black teenagers together as they strike a dangerous alliance to hunt down the ancient creature menacing their home—and discover much more than they bargained for.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to author Ryka Aoki all about her brand new book, Light From Uncommon Stars which is described as, “Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California’s San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve is talking to authors Liz Braswell and Jen Calonita all about their new Disney books, A Twisted Tale: What Once Was Mine and Lost Legends: The Rise of Flynn Rider respectively.

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Mark Oshiro all about their new book, their first middle grade in fact, The Insiders which is described as “Three kids who don’t belong. A room that shouldn’t exist. A year that will change everything. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt coming-of-age story for anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t fit in.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Sonia Hartl all about her brand-new book, The Lost Girls: A Vampire Revenge Story, which is described as “Sonia Hartl’s the Lost Girls is laced with dark humor and queer love; it’s John Tucker Must Die with a feminist girl gang of vampires.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve is talking to C.B. Lee all about her new book, A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix which put simply is, “Two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly high seas in this YA remix of the classic adventure novel Treasure Island.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Bethany C. Morrow all about her new book, So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix, which is described as “Four young Black sisters come of age during the American Civil War in this warm and powerful ode to Black joy and sisterhood, a YA remix of the classic novel Little Women.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Zoraida Córdova all about her new book, The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, which is described as, “Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they’ve inherited.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Jessica Lewis all about her debut YA novel, Bad Witch Burning, which is described as “For fans of Us and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina comes a witchy story full of black girl magic as one girl’s dark ability to summon the dead offers her a chance at a new life, while revealing to her an even darker future.”

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On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks to Silvia Moreno-Garcia all about her latest release, Velvet Was the Night, which is described as “From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a “delicious, twisted treat for lovers of noir” about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of a missing woman they’re both desperate to find.”

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