Owl's Nest the Podcast

This week, Karin and Beth Anne recap our wonderful year at Owl's Nest Publishers in 2025. From four new releases and two audiobooks to a season of book festivals, this was a big year for our team. We look forward to more books, audiobooks, and festivals in the year to come.

Happy New Year, Nestlings! We'll see you in 2026.

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⁠Songs of the Sun⁠

⁠Fern of the Forest⁠

⁠Orion and the Door of Echoes⁠

⁠Twenty Timeless Poems: An Owl's Nest Anthology⁠

⁠The Queen of Ebenezer audiobook⁠

⁠Son of the Deep audiobook⁠

Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our music.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Owl's Nest team! This week, author Devin Brown is on the podcast reading two of the poems included in his recently published Twenty Timeless Poems. Listen as Devin reads the poems and accompanying essays for a small taste of what can be found in this exciting new poetry anthology.

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⁠Twenty Timeless Poems: An Owl's Nest Anthology⁠

Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our music.

Welcome to another episode of Owl's Nest the Podcast. This week, Beth Anne and Karin are discussing the book trends; perhaps these are not the top trends you'll see on social media but the most requested books from real kids, teens, and parents at the various book festivals we have visited this year.

We also discuss the types of books we are most interested in receiving on submission in 2026, so this is a must listen for authors interested in submitting to Owl's Nest Publishers!

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All books can be found on Owl's Nest Publishers website

K. B. Hoyle's dystopian series: The Breeder Cycle

Thanks as always to Wilder Adkins for our theme music.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to work at a small book publisher or work at a book festival? On today's episode, come behind the scenes with podcast and audiobook producer Ally as the team travels to Decatur, Georgia to attend the Decatur Book Festival. What you'll hear is all the audio our team and our authors recorded on our weekend at the Decatur Book Festival. There's going to be behind the scenes clips, ambient festival noise, our team navigating traffic. And because this was Ally's first time working a book festival, you'll listen as she learns the art of promoting books, watches our team shine at what they're good at, and watches our authors connect with readers.

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To find out more about Owl's Nest Publishers, check out our About Us page.

The authors interviewed at the festival were K. B. Hoyle, Robyn Field, Emma C. Fox, and Tasha Kazanjian.

Missed us at the festival but interested in supporting Owl's Nest Publishers? Choose a book today! Consider leaving a review on Amazon or Goodreads or share on your own social media.

Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our theme music.

This week on the episode, we are joined by artist Amy Grimes. Amy is the artist behind The Carver and the Queen by Emma C. Fox, published by Owl’s Nest Publishers in 2023. Karin and Beth Anne discuss telling stories through art, studying the classics, and much more in this fun episode.

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Amy’s website

Amy’s Instagram

Thanks as always to Wilder Adkins for our music

This week on the episode, we are joined by Wilder Adkins, the musician behind our intro and outro podcast and audiobook music. Wilder joins Karin and Beth Anne to discuss writing songs, writing novels, the creative process, and more.

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Wilder's website

Listen to his music

Porchlight Arts

This week on the podcast, Karin and Beth Anne discuss love! Specifically love and romance in adolescent literature.

Let us know what you think about romance in middle grade and teen book; you can leave a comment on our Instagram or on the Spotify app.

Have a question? Ask us on the Spotify app, and your question may be answered in the next episode!

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Summer Book Club

Sign up for Book Club

Not Exactly Love

Peony Watercolor's Wish for Sun and Moon

Welcome back!

This week on the podcast, Beth Anne and Karin are joined by podcast producer Ally Castaldo. They discuss how the podcast started as well as the upcoming release of our highly anticipated audiobooks. Come in and listen!

Thanks as always to Wilder Adkins.

This week on the podcast, Beth Anne is joined by Lisa Varner, Owl's Nest Publisher's Book Club Resource Developer. They discuss all things Summer Book Club: what books we will read, what ages can join, what to expect, and more.

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As Beth Anne mentioned, registration is required to participate. Registration will close about a week before each meeting. You can find out more information here and register here.

June books: Hertz Gets Fused and A Trick of Spades

July Books: Orion and the Starborn and Thread of Dreams

August Books: Peony Watercolor's Wish for Sun and Moon and Son of the Deep

Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our theme music

Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! Beth Anne and Karin are excited to be back to discuss the second book in the Orion Rising series, ORION AND THE DOOR OF ECHOES by K.B. Hoyle.

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Preorder ORION AND THE DOOR OF ECHOES

Catch up on the Orion Rising series

Thank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our show music