The Laydown Podcast

By The Laydown

A Bookstore Podcast where three booksellers from Gibson's Bookstore, and sometimes special guests, chat about all things literary and sometimes interview authors!

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How many episodes does The Laydown Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.

The Laydown Podcast episodes:

July 31, 2025144: Like is a Strong Word!
Sometimes we read a book and we're not sure we liked it, but we can't stop thinking about it. Sometimes we deeply hated it and we want to talk about it. Sometimes we LOVED it, despite it being the most devastating read of our lives. Will we ever handsell them to you? Only if you ask really, really nicely.

Books Mentioned During This Episode
Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
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1h 21min
June 27, 2025143: Pride 2025!
HAPPY PRIDE! Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about queer books! Some new, some old, all good!

Books Mentioned During This Episode
Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
1h 2min
May 27, 2025142: MAYbe There's a Theme!
It's our May episode, and we couldn't settle on just one topic, so there MAY or MAY not be a theme this month. You'll just have to listen to find out.

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Concord Pride 5K: Team Gibson's!
Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
1h 24min
April 08, 2025141: Diversity Makes the World Go Round!
Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about Diverse Books!
Books Mentioned During This Episode

Concord Pride 5K: Team Gibson's!
Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
1h 27min
April 01, 2025 140: Lucy Score & Meghan Quinn Live!
Last month we hosted Romance Author Lucy Score at the Capitol Center for the Arts in conversation with Meghan Quinn, for a sold-out audience! That conversation was recorded, and now we're uploading it here for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
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1h 6min
March 02, 2025139: Women's Rights & Wrongs!
It's Women's History Month, so Ryan, Cait, and Ashley are celebrating Women's Rights AND Women's Wrongs with literary ladies we're feral for! It's a grand ol' time.

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
1h 24min
February 02, 2025138: Hope Punk
It's the end of the world as we know it...but thank Books for Books!
Happy 2025? Ryan, Cait, and Ashley are talking about Hope Punk and what they're reading in the end times!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
1h 2min
November 29, 2024137: Gay Vampires (Jo's Last Episode)!
Our beloved Jo has accepted a new job at a library (we knew this was coming and we are SO HAPPY FOR THEM), which means this is our last episode with Jo as cohost! To commemorate this, we're talking about vampires. Specifically gay ones. Enjoy!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

2024 Reading Challenge

Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
2h 22min
October 31, 2024136: Horror Pairings!
Happy Halloween! Sam's joining us once again for our spookiest episode of the year, and this time we're giving you book recommendations based on your favorite horror movies!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

2024 Reading Challenge

Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop!

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website
Purchase Gift Certificates!
Browse our Website by Category!
Donate to the Bookstore!
Check out our Events Calendar!
Buy Gibson's Merch
Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
BlueSky
TikTok
Libro.fm
Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1!
Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]
...more
1h 52min
October 08, 2024 135: Rachel Harrison & Clay McLeod Chapman LIVE!
In September we had an event with Horror Authors Rachel Harrison and Clay McLeod Chapman to celebrate the release of Rachel's latest novel, So Thirsty!
We set up a microphone between them and recorded that audio for you. Enjoy!

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1h 5min

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How many episodes does The Laydown Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 144 episodes available.

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