Toril Orlesky discusses HOTBLOOD! VOL. 1: THE LAND OF PROMISE, its evolution from web comic to the printed page, worldbuilding, genre, and color.

Jenn chats with Madeline Martin about researching and writing her newest novel, THE SECRET BOOK SOCIETY, about a forbidden book club for women set in Victorian London.

Anna Fitzgerald Healy teases us with murder and etiquette as seen through the eyes of Billie, a young woman with an obsession with a dead woman and the high society men who might have killed her.

Veronica Agarwal and Lee Durfey-Lavoie, the dynamic duo behind middle-grade graphic novels like JUST ROLL WITH IT and SINK OR SWIM, drop by to chat about making comics about mental health for children, as well as their upcoming appearance at Sy-Con 2025!

Syosset High School alumnus Dr. Asa Mittman stops by the show to talk about how his alma mater shaped his career as a medieval art historian and his recent book, CARTOGRAPHIES OF EXCLUSION: ANTI-SEMITIC MAPPING IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND.

Daniel Braum returns to the show to discuss his recent collections of beautiful and strange stories, CREATURES OF LIMINAL SPACE and PHANTOM CONSTELLATIONS.

With just the right amount of magic and high stakes, Auralee Wallace’s LATE NIGHT WITCHES is a fun story about a mother of three, trying to manage her family and her much younger sister – while being chosen witch in a prophecy about a big bad vampire that needs to be killed.

Afghan rap artist and activist Sonita Alizada shares SONITA: MY FIGHT AGAINST TYRANNT AND MY ESCAPE TO FREEDOM, a riveting and hopeful memoir and love letter to those who dream of better worlds.

Edward Hamlin’s SONATA IN WAX is a beautiful and touching work of historical fiction wrapped up in a musical mystery. Hamlin chats with Jenn about his music career and his debut novel.

Meghan sat down with award-winning author/illustrator duo Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant to discuss their brand-new picture book, SO-HEE AND LOWY, a wonderful celebration of nature, community, and friendship.