The Laydown Podcast

You don’t have to spend a fortune to get some really great holiday gifts! Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso give some great ideas for your shopping this Holiday Season, as well as sharing some of their favorite current reads!

Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (Librofm) 

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí (Librofm) 

Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary

A Wealth of Pigeons by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss  

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Librofm) 

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Librofm) 

A Good Bake: The Art and Science of Making Perfect Pastries, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Breads at Home: A Cookbook by Melissa Weller  

Master of the Revels by Nicole Galland (Librofm) (February 23, 2021) 9780062844873

The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (March 2, 2021) 

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (Librofm) (February 23, 2021) 

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (Librofm) 

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Librofm) 

Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) by Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Griffin McElroy (Librofm) (January 26, 2021) 

Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson (Librofm) 

I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (Librofm) 

Animal by Lisa Taddeo (Librofm) (June 8, 2021) 

Animal Wife by Lara Ehrlich (Librofm) 

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston (January 2021) (Librofm) 

The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke 

The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk (Librofm) 

One By One by Ruth Ware (Librofm) 

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Bonus Episode!
Events Coordinator, Friend of the Pod, and Romance Enthusiast, Elisabeth, sat down remotely with Romance Author, Lyssa Kay Adams to chat about The Bromance Book Club Series! Enjoy!

The Bromance Book Club (libro.fm)

Undercover Bromance (libro.fm)

Crazy Stupid Bromance (libro.fm)

Isn’t it Bromantic? (libro.fm) (Out June 2021)

Lyssa Kay AdamsFollow Lyssa Kay Adams on Twitter: @LyssaKayAdams

Follow Lyssa Kay Adams on Instagram: @lyssakayadams

Follow Elisabeth on Instagram: @does.it.have.a.dragon

Intercepted (libro.fm)

Fumbled (libro.fm)

Blitzed (libro.fm)

Snapped (libro.fm)

Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone (libro.fm)

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Shop Early! Shop Local! Our booksellers have several holiday recommendations for you!

https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/2020-holiday-recommendations

Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (libro.fm)

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Holiday Recommendations 
https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/2020-holiday-recommendations

Stacey: 

The Search for WondLa by Tony Diterlizzi (libro.fm) 
Cheri:

Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (libro.fm)

A Wild Winter Swan: A Novel by Gregory Maguire (libro.fm)

Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim (libro.fm)

Unadoptables by Hana Tooke (libro.fm) 

The Lost Spells by Robert MacFarlane 

A Promised Land by Barack Obama (libro.fm)

• For a limited time, pre-order A Promised Land by Barack Obama through Gibson’s Bookstore, and you’ll receive a free audiobook from @librofm! Learn more here blog.libro.fm/a-promised-land and pre-order the book here 

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (libro.fm)

Shit, Actually by Lindy West (libro.fm)

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (libro.fm)

Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya (libro.fm)

 Michael:

The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Jim:

And In The End by Ken McNab (libro.fm)

Call The Nurse by Mary MacLeod 

Nurse Come You Here by Mary MacLeod 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (libro.fm)

 Emily:

Cuyahoga by Pete Beatty (libro.fm)

History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK

 Fal: 

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (libro.fm)

The Name of the Wind (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) by Patrick Rothfuss (libro.fm)

The Writer’s Map by Huw Lewis-Jones

Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson (libro.fm)

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (libro.fm)

Joy at Work by Marie Kondo (libro.fm)

 Heather:

Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachman (libro.fm)

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (libro.fm)

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (libro.fm)

Lightfall by Tim Probert

 Ryan:

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm)

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (libro.fm)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm)

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (libro.fm)

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (libro.fm)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (libro.fm)

The City We Became by NK Jemisin (libro.fm)

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Action Park by Andy Mulvihill (libro.fm)

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad (libro.fm)

Antiracist Baby by Ibram X Kendi (libro.fm)

Cozy by Jan Brett (libro.fm)

 Hillary:

Nose Dive by Harold McGee

The Art and Science of Foodpairing by Peter Coucquyt

Nom Wah Cookbook by Wilson Tang

Parwana by Durkhanai Ayubi

East by Meera Sodha

Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz

Flavor by Yotam Ottolenghi

Other LinksGibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! 

Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with prolific horror author, Paul Tremblay, to chat about his latest novel, SURVIVOR SONG, his other books, and the horror genre in general! Enjoy!

Survivor Song (Libro.fm)
The Cabin at the End of the World (Libro.fm)
A Head Full of Ghosts (Libro.fm)
Growing Things and Other Stories (Libro.fm)
Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Libro.fm)
The Little Sleep (Libro.fm) (January 26, 2021)
No Sleep Till Wonderland (April 20, 2021)

Paul Tremblay
Follow Paul Tremblay on Twitter: @PaulGTremblay
Follow Paul Tremblay on Instagram: @PaulGTremblay

Other Books Mentioned During This Episode:
The Stand by Stephen King (Libro.fm)
The Throat by Peter Straub (Libro.fm)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)
Clive Barker's Books of Blood by Clive Barker
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez (Libro.fm)
The Return by Rachel Harrison (Libro.fm)
Laird Barron (Libro.fm)
Stephen Graham Jones (Libro.fm)
North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud
The Need by Helen Phillips (Libro.fm)

Other Links

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode!
Ryan sat down remotely to chat with Rachel Harrison about her deliciously creepy horror novel about female friendship, THE RETURN!

The Return (Libro.fm)

Rachel Harrison
Follow Rachel Harrison on Twitter: @rachfacelogic
Follow Rachel Harrison on Instagram: @rachelharrisonsghost 

Other Books Mentioned During This Episode:
The Shining by Stephen King (Libro.fm)
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Libro.fm)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)
Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett (Libro.fm)
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume (Libro.fm)
Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm)
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Libro.fm)
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (Libro.fm)
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Libro.fm)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Libro.fm)
Normal People by Sally Rooney (Libro.fm)

Other Links

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso discuss their feelings towards a beloved magical series with a horribly transphobic author, the importance of reading critically, why preorders are important, how a single book can disrupt an entire publishing industry, and also their recent reads! Buckle up, friends, we've got a packed episode for you this month!

Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (libro.fm) 

7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (libro.fm) 

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark

Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) 

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (libro.fm)  

Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary

Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous (libro.fm)  

True Story: A Novel by Kate Reed Petty (libro.fm) 

Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price (libro.fm) 

The Wrong Kind of Woman by Sarah McCraw Crow (libro.fm) 

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Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (libro.fm) 

https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/magical-books-every-age

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! 
Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with author Alix E. Harrow to chat about her novels THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY and THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES, plus Fairy Tales, History, and the greatest Southern Gothic Twitter Bot! Enjoy!

The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Libro.fm)
The Once and Future Witches (October 13, 2020)

Alix E. Harrow
Follow Alix E. Harrow on Twitter: @AlixEHarrow
Follow Alix E. Harrow on Instagram: @alix.e.harrow
Follow the Southern Gothic Bot: @TheDreamRot

Other Books Mentioned During This Episode:
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (Libro.fm)
The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (Libro.fm)
Courtney Milan
Alyssa Cole
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo (September 2021)
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (Libro.fm)
Drowned Country by Emily Tesh (Libro.fm)

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Libro.fm)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Libro.fm)
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Libro.fm)

Other Links

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso gush about their favorite recent reads, some of which they've read multiple times with new perspectives each time, and some of which they've read in one sitting because they just can't put it down!

Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso

Sharjah Sketchbook by Marek Bennett (Event Recording)

Slovakia by Marek Bennett 

True Grit by Charles Portis (libro.fm)

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark

The Return by Rachel Harrison (libro.fm)

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (libro.fm)

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (libro.fm)

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (October 13, 2020)

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (libro.fm)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm)

Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary

Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen (libro.fm)

Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen (libro.fm)

Ghostwritten by David Mitchell (libro.fm)

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (libro.fm)

Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (libro.fm)

Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout (libro.fm)

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (libro.fm)

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! 
Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode!
Ryan sat down remotely with debut author, Alexis Henderson, to chat about her diverse, feminist fantasy novel, THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING!

The Year of the Witching (Libro.fm)

www.alexishenderson.com
Follow Alexis Henderson on Twitter: @alexhwrites
Follow Alexis Henderson on Instagram: @lexish

Other Links

Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson, read by Brianna Colette.

Apparently summer is a great time to read horror novels because our hosts have been devouring a lot of spooky books this month!

Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark

You Should See Me In A Crown - Leah Johnson (Libro.fm) 

Wonderland - Zoje Stage (Libro.fm) 

Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage (Libro.fm)

Home Before Dark - Riley Sager (Libro.fm)  

B*WITCH by Paige McKenzie & Nancy Ohlin (Libro.fm) 

Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso

The Falling in Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (Libro.fm) 

The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes - Elissa R. Sloan (September 1, 2020) (Libro.fm) 

Utopia Avenue - David Mitchell (Libro.fm) 

Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid (Libro.fm) 

Axiom’s End - Lindsay Ellis (Libro.fm) 

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing - Hank Green (Libro.fm) 

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green (Libro.fm)

Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary

The Biggest Bluff - Maria Konnikova (Libro.fm) 

Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Libro.fm) 

The Confidence Game (Libro.fm) 

Sisters in Hate - Seyward Darby (Libro.fm)

Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Libro.fm) 

The Cold Millions - Jess Walter (October 6, 2020) (Libro.fm) 

Too Much and Never Enough - Mary Trump (Libro.fm) 

The Year of the Witching (Libro.fm) 

The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Libro.fm) 

The Once and Future Witches (October 13, 2020)

Survivor Song (Libro.fm) 

The Cabin at the End of the World (Libro.fm) 

A Head Full of Ghosts (Libro.fm) 

Growing Things (Libro.fm) 

Disappearance at Devil’s Rock (Libro.fm) 

The Return (Libro.fm) (Paperback Edition - October 6, 2020) 

Other LinksGibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram

FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! 
Email us at [email protected]