This week, Shane had a great time talking with Nicholas Day, who has written Nobody Gets Hurt and Other Lies, At the End of the Day I Burst Into Flames and most recently Grind Your Bones to Dust. Shane's conversation with Nick was a lot of fun to listen to and covered a wide variety of topics. Shane talked to him about his writing style, marketing your work as an indie author, the impact of his debut Necrosaurus Rex, and the real life inspirations behind Grind Your Bones to Dust. This was an amazing conversation and one that you won't want to miss, trust me. Check out our conversation with Nicholas now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we had a great time talking with Angel Luis Colón, who is an incredible crime author who has written The Blacky Jaguar novella series, The Fantine Park novella series, and Hell Chose Me. Our conversation with Angel was engaging and covered a wide variety of topics. We talk to him about his writing style, the new benefit anthology for Puerto Rico ¡PA'QUE TU LO SEPAS!, representation for the Latinx community, his own podcast The Bastard Title and take a deep dive into Hell Chose Me. We had a great time recording with Angel who is incredibly easy to talk to and has a great sense of humor! We easily could have talked to him for a few more hours and would love to have on the show again soon. This was an amazing conversation and one that you won't want to miss, trust me. Check out our conversation with Angel now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

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This week, we had a busy weekend recording new episodes for you guys. We have two new episodes for you this week, featuring great conversations with debut novelist Shaun Hamill and crime author Angel Luis Colón . We had a great time talking with Shaun about A Cosmology of Monsters, which is a remarkable debut that follows the Turner family over the period of many decades as they are hunted by forces outside of their comprehension. Shane and I both fell in love with this book from the opening line and it truly is a magical reading experience and one of the year's best novels. In our conversation, we talk to Shaun about his writing background, the power of a great first line, symbolism in A Cosmology of Monsters, and what he's working on next. We had a great time recording with Shaun, who's an incredibly talented writer that we're sure you will be hearing about A LOT in the years to come. Check out our conversation with Daniel now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we had a great time talking with Daniel Braum and also had an Ink Heist first! We broke this episode into two parts because we talked to Daniel for roughly three hours and to accommodate the special format of this episode. In Part One, we got to talk to Daniel about a wide variety of topics including his new Cemetery Dance novel The Serpent's Shadow, the creation of the Spirits Unwrapped anthology, narrative structures and some exciting news regarding his Night Time Logic series and Ink Heist. In Part 2, Daniel was kind enough to do a live reading of his short story "How To Stay Afloat While Drowning", which first appeared in Pareidolia, which was edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth and released by Black Shuck Books. It's an incredibly powerful story and we are proud to be able to host the first live reading of this story for Daniel. We had a great time recording with Daniel and we could've easily talked to him for another few hours. This was an amazing conversation and a truly special episode for Ink Heist. Check out our conversation with Daniel now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we had a great time talking with Daniel Braum and also had an Ink Heist first! We broke this episode into two parts because we talked to Daniel for roughly three hours and to accommodate the special format of this episode. In Part One, we got to talk to Daniel about a wide variety of topics including his new Cemetery Dance novel The Serpent's Shadow, the creation of the Spirits Unwrapped anthology, narrative structures and some exciting news regarding his Night Time Logic series and Ink Heist. In Part 2, Daniel was kind enough to do a live reading of his short story "How To Stay Afloat While Drowning", which first appeared in Pareidolia, which was edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth and released by Black Shuck Books. It's an incredibly powerful story and we are proud to be able to host the first live reading of this story for Daniel. We had a great time recording with Daniel and we could've easily talked to him for another few hours. This was an amazing conversation and a truly special episode for Ink Heist. Check out our conversation with Daniel now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we had a great time talking with Laird Barron, an author who skillfully blends horror and crime and has built one of the genre's most intriguing universes and characters. We got to talk to Laird about a wide variety of topics including the relationship between horror and noir, how the Coleridge novels have evolved since Blood Standard, diversity in the genre, and the upcoming third Isaiah Coleridge novel Worse Angels. We had a great time recording with Laird and we could've easily talked to him for another few hours as he's easy to talk to and extremely knowledgeable about all things literature. We hope to have him on again in the future as we kept thinking of stuff we wanted to talk about long after we wrapped recording. This was an amazing conversation and if you wanted to learn a little bit more about the new Isaiah Coleridge novel, you've come to the right place. Check out our conversation with Laird now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we had a great time talking with horror author Chad Lutzke, whose brand of emotional horror resonates with readers long after the story is over. We got to talk to Chad about his new Crystal Lake Publishing novella The Pale White, how empathy informs his characters, writer collaborations, and some of his upcoming books. We had a blast recording with Chad and are planning a second conversation with him in the near future to take a deeper dive into his works. Shane and I are planning a review of The Pale White, but don't wait to order your copy. It's a deeply emotional story that is unlike anything you will read this year. The Pale White is a powerful, must-read story of friendship and survival as three girls - Alex, Stacia, and Kammy - endure the hell of sex trafficking for years until they finally have a chance to escape. Check out our conversation with Chad now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming

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This week, we are sharing our second conversation with horror author John F.D. Taff as part of our recurring “In This Episode…” series focused on The Fearing. Each book in The Fearing will have its own episode where we take a deep dive into the events of the story and uncover some behind the scenes insight from John. This time around, we take an in-depth look at Book Two, Water and Wind. We talk to John about some new characters that kickstart Water and Wind, the different types of horrors that begin creeping into the story, the progression of the characters we’ve already met, and some awesome insight into John’s current projects. Just a word of warning for those who have yet to read Water and Wind – we go fairly in-depth into that scene that took every reader by surprise. We had a blast talking to John as always and if you missed our previous conversations, you can check it out at the link below or through your favorite podcast service. The Fearing is proving to be the reading event of the year and we hope you will continue to join us as we sit down with Taff throughout the rest of the year to dissect each book.

This week, we had a great time talking with horror author Scott Thomas, who burst on to the horror scene in 2017 with the release of his debut novel Kill Creek. We got to talk to Scott about both Kill Creek and Violet, his relationship with Inkshares, his love of horror films, and the style of horror he approaches in his work. We had a blast recording with Scott and hearing about his journey to writing horror novels and learning what went into making Kill Creek and Violet, two novels that absolutely floored us when we read them. Be sure to pre-order Violet ahead of its official release next week. This is an eerie psychological horror story that is an excellent way to kick off your Fall reading list! Check it out now right here or on your favorite streaming service.

This week, we had a great time talking with horror author Michelle Garza, who collaborates with her sister Melissa Lason to create some truly engaging, visceral and fun horror stories as The Sisters of Slaughter. We got to talk to Michelle about their upcoming books Isolation and Tapetum Lucidum, the origin of their nickname, their love of monsters and desire to tackle a variety of styles. We had a blast recording this as there were plenty of laughs and we even share some stories about how our family tried to scare us. We think you’re going to enjoy this episode and be sure to pre-order Isolation and Tapetum Lucidum as they release in October, just in time for Halloween! Check it out now right here or on your favorite streaming service.