The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour

By Spellbound Publishing House, LLCArtsBooks
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The Witching Hour episodes

  • Book Talk: Nineteen Minutes

    Today’s episode of The Witching Hour is a wild adventure with a lot of hot takes, pills to swallow, and harsh opinions. Thyme hops on the mic and talks about Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, leading to a discussion of bringing reality into fiction and where our boundaries lie.

    As a warning, this episode does contain very strong language, hot takes, and discusses a book with trigger warnings including school shootings, discussions and depictions of suicide, and abuse. Please approach this episode with caution if any of these topics are no-goes for you and honor your mental health.
    Be sure to follow Spellbound Publishing House, LLC on Facebook and head on over to our Instagram to share your opinions on our opinions. We’ll see you next shift!
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    Purchase a copy of Nineteen Minutes: https://amzn.to/3L5ORuk

    56 min
  • That's The Industry: Book Publishing

    Ever wanted to know more about the elusive and secretive world of publishing? Join us on this episode of The Witching Hour as Sarah conjures up world-shattering statistics and gobsmacking anecdotes about the industry we all know and sometimes love!


    Warning: This episode contains strong language, hot takes, and pills that are a little hard to swallow.


    Be sure to follow Spellbound Publishing House, LLC on Facebook and Instagram to share your opinions on our opinions. We can’t wait to debrief this shift with you!

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spellboundpublishinghousellc
    Instagram: @thewitchinghour.pod
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewitchinghour.podcast


    Sources for this episode:

    https://wordsrated.com/the-big-five-publishers-statistics/

    https://wordsrated.com/book-publishing-companies-statistics/

    https://wordsrated.com/author-statistics/

    https://wordsrated.com/odds-of-getting-published-statistics/

    https://wordsrated.com/fantasy-book-sales-statistics/

    https://wordsrated.com/self-published-book-sales-statistics/

    https://wordsrated.com/book-sales-statistics/

    53 min
  • Hate to Love It: Taylor Swift

    Calling all Swifties, haters, and neutral pallies! It's time to clock in for another episode of The Witching Hour, so grab your elixir of choice and get ready to get controversial. On today's episode, Thyme takes the lead in a discussion of the literary allusions (or should we say lacktherof?) of Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department. Careful, lil ghosts and ghoulies...you may just leave this episode on the other side of the Swiftie fence...

    Warning: This episode contains strong language, hot takes, and pills that are a little hard to swallow.
    Be sure to follow Spellbound Publishing House, LLC on Facebook and Instagram to share your opinions on our opinions. We can’t wait to debrief this shift with you!
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spellboundpublishinghousellc
    Instagram: @thewitchinghour.pod
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewitchinghour.podcast

    1 hr 2 min
  • Book Talk: Orpheus Girl

    Grab your elixir of choice and get cozy. Today on The Witching Hour, we’re diving right in with some hot takes about book awards. Are they valid? Do they matter? J.J. gets to share about one of her favorite Greek myths, the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, followed by a review of Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry.

    Warning: This episode may contain strong language, hot takes, and pills that are a little hard to swallow.
    Be sure to follow Spellbound Publishing House, LLC on Facebook and Instagram to share your opinions on our opinions. We can’t wait to debrief this shift with you!
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spellboundpublishinghousellc
    Instagram: @thewitchinghour.pod
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzfLVea3YpEnjidhTaPPjfA
    Purchase a copy of Orpheus Girl: https://amzn.to/3x0LRfC

    43 min

About The Witching Hour

From the publisher's feed

Everyone loves a good book and a hot take, but not everyone is ready to share them. Luckily, J.J., Thyme, and Sarah have no qualms with speaking their mind—although maybe they should. The Witching Hour is a podcast that’s brewing up something magical each week, sharing book reviews, hot takes, unfiltered opinions, and a wicked sense of humor.