Trevor is joined by Stoker Award-winning author Christa Carmen to talk about Beneath the Poet's House, her recently released second novel. Together, they talk about the book, about the legacy of Sarah Helen Whitman and Edgar Allen Poe, how the book acts in conversation with established history and its residual hauntings, and a whole lot more.

You can find Christa Carmen at christacarmen.com and you can get Beneath the Poet's House today from your local library or your favorite book retailer.

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In this episode of the show, Trevor sits once again with author KC Jones, this time to talk about his new novel White Line Fever. They dive into what makes the book's terrifying road trip so fun, talk about the book's origins and its road to getting published, about the road trip as metaphor for life's journeys, confronting change and fear, and heaping praise on what is one of Trevor's favorite books to date this year.

You can find more about KC Jones at his website kcjonespnw.com, and you can find White Line Fever available now from Tor Nightfire at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

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Trevor is joined again by best-selling author Erika T. Wurth to talk about her new novel, The Haunting of Room 904, now available from Flatiron Books. Together, they talk about the book and its ideas regarding history, about indigenous futurism as a creative impulse, about the importance of craft and how craft is addressed within various fictions, and a whole lot more.

You can support Erika by requesting The Haunting of Room 904 from your local library or finding the book from your favorite book retailer.

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Joining Trevor this episode is Saratoga Schaefer, the debut author of Serial Killer Support Group, available from Crooked Lane Books on March 18! Together, they talk about the book's serial killer surprises, about how the book posits ideas about the American justice system, about our cultural fascination with true crime and serial killers, and about who we tend to overlook in addressing instances of violent crime.

You can help support Saratoga Schaefer by following them on saratogaschaefer.com and by borrowing Serial Killer Support Group from your local library or buying the novel from your favorite book retailer.

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In this episode, Trevor visits with Leslie J. Anderson, author of The Unmothers, which released from Quirk Books in August 2024. They talk about the book's major themes and ideas, including a dive into its anger and anxiety over issues pertaining to small towns, closed secrets, pregnancy, and parenthood. They also talk about the importance of demystifying the secrets everyone keeps surrounding birth and death, about building community and fighting back against the oppressive forces that continue to take away our rights, and a lot more.

For more information about Leslie J. Anderson's literature, you can find her at lesliejanderson.com, and you can find The Unmothers at your local library or from your favorite bookseller.

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Trevor and Sley House intern Amelia Hirsch join in for a conversation with Rebecca Thorne, the author of the best-selling Tomes & Tea cozy romantasy series to talk about her novels and publishing goals. Together, they explore what makes a book cozy, how Rebecca transitioned from self-publishing to traditional publishing, how her books evolved from online criticism, and a preview of the conclusion of her Tomes & Tea series.

You can find more about Rebecca Thorne at rebeccathorne.net, and you can find the Tomes & Tea series now available from Bramble at your local library or your favorite booksellers.

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Trevor and Sley House intern Anna Bisbee are joined by author Amal El-Mohtar, whose new book The River Has Roots is available from Tordotcom on March 4, 2025. Together, they talk about the book, about its origins as an audio project and its relationship to music, about the structure and nature of art, about magic as mundane and wonderful, and a whole lot more.

For more joyous things from Amal El-Mohtar, you can follow her at her website amalelmohtar.com, and you can find The River Has Roots at your local library or your favorite independent bookseller, available from Tordotcom.

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In this episode, Trevor talks to Kerstin Hall about her latest novel, Asunder, published by TorDotCom in 2024. Kerstin shares her ideas about complex fantasy worldbuilding, about honesty and authenticity in telling the story you want to tell, and with Trevor explores how art as metaphor can address complex issues with nuance while remaining fun and engaging intellectually and creatively.

You can (and should) support Kerstin Hall by finding her at kerstinhall.com (her newsletter is amazing) and by buying Asunder from your favorite local bookseller or by requesting it from your local library!

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In this episode, Trevor sits down with author Emily H. Wilson to talk about Inanna, the first novel in her Sumerians trilogy, published in 2023 and 2024 by Titan Books. Together, they talk about rereading one of the world's oldest extant epics, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and about Wilson's work in bringing the epic alongside other ancient Sumerian myths to modern audiences.

You can find more from Emily H. Wilson at her website, www.emilyhwilson.com, and can find Inanna and Gilgamesh (Books 1 and 2 of the Sumerians trilogy) available now from Titan Books wherever books are sold or from your local library. Book 3, Ninshubar, is due out Summer 2025.

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In this episode, Trevor sits down to talk with Clay McLeod Chapman about his new book, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, available January 7, 2025 from Quirk Books. They talk about flailing in the dark, about not knowing what the future might hold and the importance of striving for good anyway, and share intimate fears about what this book means to Clay and to one of his readers.

Content Warning: This episode contains references to self-harm and mental illness. Please do not feel you need to listen if these issues are difficult for you to handle. If you are thinking of self-harm or worse, please seek professional counseling. You are valuable and shouldn't go through anything alone.

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