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  • 122: Holiday Gift Recommendations!
    Happy Holidays! John joins Ryan and Jo to talk about the best books to give as gifts this Holiday Season!

    Books Mentioned During This Episode
    Holiday Catalog
    Free Palestine

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      Jack of All Graves Book Club
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      1 hr 31 min
    • 121: Halloween 2023!
      Happy Halloween! Sam joins Ryan and Jo to talk about the best Horror novels of 2023! Plus, your hosts have their annual spooky book club, in which this year they discuss Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig. It's a great time!

      Books Mentioned During This Episode
      Ryan's Curated HorrorList

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        Jack of All Graves Book Club
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        1 hr 31 min
      • 120: A Conversation with Josh Malerman!
        Josh Malerman, author of Bird Box, Goblin, Pearl, and the brand new Spin a Black Yarn (among so, so many others), joined Ryan for a casual conversation about all things spooky! Happy Halloween!

        Spin A Black Yarn
        Josh Malerman

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        • Check out our Events Calendar!
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          Jack of All Graves Book Club
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          1 hr 22 min
        • 119: Delilah S. Dawson Interview!
          Ryan got to chat with Delilah S. Dawson about her brand new Horror Novella, Bloom, which is one of Ryan's staff picks! It's gorgeous and dark and a perfect spooky season book, and you should all buy it - but first, listen to this episode!
           
          Bloom

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          Reading Challenge
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            • Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! 
            Jack of All Graves Book Club
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            33 min
          • 118: Bizarre Books with Jack of All Graves!
            Our dear friends from the Jack of All Graves Podcast, Corrigan and Marko, join Ryan and Jo to talk about all manner of spooky books, from Horror Novels to books bound in Human Skin!

            Jack of All Graves

            Books Mentioned During This Episode

            Watch the Jack of All Graves video about Books Bound in Human Skin!

            Sources:
            • Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin 
            • The macabre world of books bound in human skin - BBC News
            • The People Who Became Book Bindings | UCL Researchers in Museums
            • 'Dark Archives' Explores The Use Of Human Skin In Bookbinding : NPR
            • Burke and Hare: Here is the story behind Edinburgh's most horrific and prolific serial killers
            • Serial killer William Burke's skeleton goes on display - BBC News
            • Let's Talk About Binding Books with Human Skin
            • Burke and Hare, grave robbers and murderers
            • Pocketbook made from Burke's skin - Surgeons' Hall Museums, Edinburgh
            • Seeking the Truth Behind Books Bound in Human Skin - Atlas Obscura
              • Wikipedia overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
              The Beinecke’s (Yale’s special collections library) page about the Voynich:  https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/voynich-manuscript
              A video lecture from one of my grad school professors who is an expert on the manuscript:  https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/voynich-manuscript-lisa-fagin-davis

              OTHER LINKS
              Reading Challenge
              Gibson's Bookstore Website
              • Purchase Gift Certificates! 
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              • Check out our Events Calendar!
                • Gibson's Instagram
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                • Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! 
                Jack of All Graves Book Club
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                1 hr 49 min
              • 117: Carissa Orlando Interview!
                Ryan got to chat with Carissa Orlando about her debut Horror novel, The September House, which Ryan is calling "a masterpiece in Horror". This book totally flips the Haunted House trope on its head and deals with SO much more than ghosts. It's phenomenal, and you should all buy it - but first, listen to this episode! 
                 
                The September House

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                  Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! 

                  Jack of All Graves Book Club

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                  32 min
                • 116: Celebrating Audiobooks feat. Libro.fm!
                  If you've listened to us for any length of time, you know how much we adore Libro.fm, which makes this episode incredibly special to us! Karen and Craig, who work at Libro.fm and also host the Libro.fm Podcast, joined us as Guest Hosts this month to chat about all things audiobooks, podcasting, interviews, and why Libro.fm is the actual best!

                  Check out the Libro.fm Podcast!

                  Books Mentioned During This Episode

                  OTHER LINKS
                  Reading Challenge
                  Gibson's Bookstore Website
                  • Purchase Gift Certificates! 
                  • Browse our Website by Category!
                  • Donate to the Bookstore!
                  • Check out our Events Calendar!
                    • Gibson's Instagram
                    The Laydown Instagram
                    Facebook
                    Twitter
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                    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]
                    1 hr 14 min
                  • 115: Shari Lapena Interview!
                    Ryan got to chat with Shari Lapena about her new thriller, Everyone Here is Lying, parenthood, planning vs pantsing, and writing as escapism. Plus there might be an epiphany somewhere in there. Enjoy!

                    Everyone Here is Lying

                    Shari Lapena
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                    OTHER LINKS
                    Gibson's Bookstore Website
                    • Purchase Gift Certificates! 
                    • Browse our Website by Category!
                    • Donate to the Bookstore!
                    • Check out our Events Calendar!

                      Gibson's Instagram
                      The Laydown Instagram
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                      Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! 

                      Jack of All Graves Book Club

                      Email us at [email protected]
                      27 min
                    • 114: Genevieve Gornichec Interview for The Weaver and the Witch Queen!
                      Ryan chats with Genevieve Gornichec all about The Weaver and the Witch Queen, Gunnhild and Eirik, magic, sagas, and more.

                      The Weaver and the Witch Queen is not a mythology retelling, it's a historical fantasy reimagining of the origins of the infamous Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, a tenth century queen of Norway...it's historical fanfic, and we're here for it! 

                      The Weaver and the Witch Queen

                      Genevieve Gornichec
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                      OTHER LINKS
                      Gibson's Bookstore Website
                      • Purchase Gift Certificates! 
                      • Browse our Website by Category!
                      • Donate to the Bookstore!
                      • Check out our Events Calendar!

                        Gibson's Instagram
                        The Laydown Instagram
                        Facebook
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                        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]


                        30 min
                      • 113: Reading Challenge Check In!
                        We're over halfway through the year, so it's time to check in to see how we're doing with The Laydown Reading Challenge!

                        Books Mentioned During This Episode

                        OTHER LINKS
                        Reading Challenge
                        Gibson's Bookstore Website
                        • Purchase Gift Certificates! 
                        • Browse our Website by Category!
                        • Donate to the Bookstore!
                        • Check out our Events Calendar!
                          • Gibson's Instagram
                          The Laydown Instagram
                          Facebook
                          Twitter
                          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]

                          1 hr 21 min

                        About The Laydown Podcast

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