The Laydown Podcast

Sam joins Ryan and Jo this month to chat about spooky books for Halloween! There's a weird amount (or just the right amount?) of cannibalism discussion. Enjoy!

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark
Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo
Sam continues to not have a presence on our website, so use your imagination.

Books Mentioned During This Episode
Watch Ryan's event with Josh Malerman!
Listen to Ryan's event with Josh Malerman! (The same thing, but just the audio, no video)

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
TikTok
Libro.fm 

Jack of All Graves Book Club
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Did you miss our in-store event with Josh Malerman and Bookseller Ryan? Don't worry, we recorded it! Listen to the live audio of the event here, or watch the video over on our YouTube channel!

Pick up a signed copy of Daphne! 

Rachel Harrison is back on the podcast, this time to talk about her brand new Werewolf Novel, Such Sharp Teeth! This book is spooky and fun and it has romance and body horror and tackles themes of vulnerability and forgiveness and feminine rage and SO MUCH MORE. Let's get into it!

Such Sharp Teeth

Rachel Harrison
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OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
TikTok
Libro.fm 

Jack of All Graves Book Club
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Heather joins Ryan and Jo to discuss Banned Books. It's kind of a heavy episode, and it's slightly more explicit than our usual fare, but it's an important topic that we wanted to discuss. As always, you can see all of the books we mention on our shoppable list below!

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark
Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo
Heather, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/heather-weirich-roy

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Also Mentioned
www.ala.org/advocacy/fight-censorship
Libro.fm Podcast

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
TikTok
Libro.fm 

Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan chats with Stacey McEwan about her new fantasy novel, Ledge! They talk tropes, TikTok, world-building, and more! Enjoy!

Ledge
Stacey McEwan

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Other Books Mentioned During This Episode

Other Links
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
TikTok
Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

John is on the podcast this month to talk about being a buyer for the bookstore and to give us a sneak peek at some of the hot titles coming out in the next few months! Brace yourselves, your TBR is about to get A LOT longer!

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark
Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo
John, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/john-ledonne-jr

Books Mentioned During This Episode

Also Mentioned
The Babysitter Lives (audio exclusive)
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Audiobook)
Bob Dylan's Podcast
Virtual Event with Megan Bannen (The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy) and Ashley Poston (The Dead Romantics) on September 6th at 7pm ET!
Libro.fm Podcast

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
TikTok
Libro.fm 

Jack of All Graves Book Club
Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan chats with Alicia Thompson about her new romance novel, Love in the Time of Serial Killers! If you love True Crime and also Romance, this is a must-read!

Love in the Time of Serial Killers

Alicia Thompson

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Other Books Mentioned During This Episode

Other Links
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's Instagram
The Laydown Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
TikTok
Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)

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

Sam is back on the podcast, this time to chat about True Crime! We've got lots of feelings about True Crime, and lots of recommendations to go with those feelings! Plus there's a hippo story you do NOT want to miss, and a whole lot of information about Mormons and also Serial Killers, and how we treat victims...this is a PACKED episode and it's TWO HOURS LONG, so buckle up!

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark
Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo
Sam...refuses to be on our website, so use your imagination, I guess.

Books Mentioned During This Episode

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebook

Twitter
TikTok

• Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! 

Jack of All Graves Book ClubEmail us at [email protected]

Ryan sat down remotely to chat with Ashley Poston about The Dead Romantics, a spooky romance novel that quickly became Ryan's new comfort read.

The Dead Romantics

Ashley Poston

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Other Books Mentioned During This Episode
Diana Wynne Jones 

The Winters Promise by Christelle Dabos

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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]

Happy Pride Month! In one of our most happy-squeal-filled episodes to date, Fal joins Ryan and Jo to chat about queer books of all types!

Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark
Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo
Fal, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/fal

Books Mentioned During This Episode
LGBTQ+ Books
Jack of All Graves Book Club

OTHER LINKS
Gibson's Bookstore Website

Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebook

Twitter
TikTok

• Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! 

Email us at [email protected]