The Dead Tree Society Podcast

Lindsay King-Miller, author of This Is My Body (now available from Quirk Books), comes on to talk with Trevor about the book, religious trauma, the struggle to be enough for one's self and one's family, about conviction and values, and a whole lot more.

You can find more about Lindsay King-Miller at www.lindsaykingmiller.com and you can get the book at your favorite book retailer or your local library!

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Ally Russell, author of It Came from the Trees, is back to talk about her newest book, Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave. She breaks down the book's origins in New England cemeteries, and talks with host Trevor about the book's big themes, including how horror helps address the worst scenarios in our heads and can contribute to making sense and community out of difficult situations.

You can find more from Ally Russell at allyrussellbooks.com, and you should get Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave (available now from Delacorte) from your favorite bookseller or your local library.

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Alma Katsu, award-winning and best-selling writer, is back to talk about her latest novel Fiend. She and Trevor break into the book's big ideas, spoil parts of it to dive into how it frames evil and complicity, talk about the book as metaphor for power, and talk all about the book's central monsters (who maybe aren't who you expect).

You can find Alma Katsu online at almakatsubooks.com, and you can get Fiend at your local library or through your favorite book retailer.

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Keith Rosson, author of Fever House and The Devil By Name, joins with Trevor to talk about his latest novel, Coffin Moon. Together, they talk about vampirism, horror noir, and the emotional complexity of the novel.

You can find Keith Rosson online at www.keithrosson.com, and you can get Coffin Moon from your favorite book retailer or your local library on September 9, 2025.

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Brian McAuley, slasher writer extraordinaire (and film professor), returns to talk about his latest book Breathe In, Bleed Out, now available from Poisoned Pen Press. Alongside Trevor, he breaks down the book's ideas about wellness culture, cultural appropriation, and more, plus reflects on the place and purpose of the slasher in our literary diets.

You can find more Brian McAuley at www.brianmcwriter.com and get your copy of Breathe In, Bleed Out at your favorite book retailer or your local library.

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Award-winning author Chuck Tingle comes on to talk about his new novel Lucky Day, available now from Tor Nightfire. With Trevor, he talks about love being real, about gratitude and its effect on living love, about the probabilities of anything happening and how we think about meaninglessness and meaningfulness in our lives, plus more.

You can find more Chuck at chucktingle.com, and you can get Lucky Day today from your favorite book retailer or your local library.

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Trevor is joined by author Isabel Cañas to talk about her new novel The Possession of Alba Díaz, available on August 19 from Berkley. Cañas dives deep into the conception of the novel, its historical backdrop, and how her books deal with issues over women's independence and control over their bodies, as well as more about why she writes.

You can find more from Isabel Cañas over at isabelcanas.com, and you can get The Possession of Alba Díaz at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

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Jackson Ford joins in to talk about his new fantasy novel The Bone Raiders, now available from Orbit Books. Alongside Trevor, he talks about his process for writing fantasy as a relative latecomer to the genre, the challenges of writing authentically to your voice and also of worldbuilding, and more.

You can find more Jackson Ford at jacksonfordauthor.com, and you can get The Bone Raiders today from your local library or your favorite book retailer.

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This week on the show, we welcome Daphne Fama, the author of House of Monstrous Women, her debut novel from Berkley. Alongside Trevor, Daphne explores metabolizing feelings through art, how her book handles generational expectations and conflict, the bearing of the history of the Philippines on her novel, issues of colonialism and self-determination, and the idea of monstrous women itself.

You can find more of Daphne Fama at daphnefama.com, and you can get House of Monstrous Women at your favorite book retailer or your local library on August 12.

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Trevor is joined by author Lio Min to talk about their new novel The L.O.V.E. Club, available August 5, 2025 from Flatiron Books. Together, they dive into the novel-length metaphor of the book, talk about what it means for fiction to be properly representative of the core of another medium, about narrative-making and agency and choice in life and in fiction, and a whole lot more in video games and the novel.

You can find Lio Min at liomin.com or as @emo__ocean online. You can support Lio and the show by ordering The L.O.V.E. Club from your favorite book retailer or requesting it at your local library.

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