LiteraryHype Podcast

LiteraryHype Podcast

LiteraryHype is your home for interviews with bestselling and debut authors, as well as celebrities and more. If it's bookish, you'll find it here. New episodes weekly on Tuesdays.

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March 31, 2026 22 mins

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, K.L. Walther joins me to talk about her two upcoming books, We're A Bad Idea, Right? and The Summer of Second Chances. These two YA romcoms are set in the same world, but are coming out from separate publishers. We're talking all about the challenges of publishing with two teams, creating the perfect shenanigans for a YA romcom, and tackling hard topics for teens, includi...

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This week on LiteraryHype, debut author Shannon J. Spann joins me to talk about her dark fantasy novel, A Stage Set For Villains. This book hit the New York Times, USA Today, Indie, and Sunday TImes Bestseller lists, and a studio purchased the film rights. We're talking all about the emotional moment she got that news, her journey in publishing to becoming an author, finding your own voice and so much more. Get...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Amalie Howard is back to chat about her new romantasy, Queen of the Night Sky, and it's turn into why choose territory, as well as her upcoming YA regency romance, Rebel Heiress. This conversation was filmed at Love Y'All in Atlanta, and is full of fun, heart, and Amalie is dropping some wisdom. She's also addressing how AI ended up on a book cover and how her publis...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Kristin Dwyer returns and she's getting really real. She's opening up about her emotions of releasing a book into the world the same month her favorite band, BTS, is making their post-military comeback. That alone brings big feelings, but so does her latest book, In Time With You. It's a college romance where a girl is so distraught over losing her boyfriend to a tra...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with Erin Conner about her latest book, Still Into You. This novel is about a metal band frontman who hasn't given an interview in 8 years, but is now ready to talk.... only to his ex girlfriend. There is so much nostalgia packed into these pages, especially if you were a Vans/Converse-wearing music junkie of the early 2000s.


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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with debut author Shailee Thompson. Her first published book, How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates, is the most fun I've had reading in a while. I didn't know I needed a combination of slasher and romance, but apparently I did.

Shailee and I are chatting all about how she blended two genres with distinct beat patterns into one cohesive story, the ico...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with the delightful Courtney Summers. She originally published This Is Not A Test 12 years ago, but now it's getting new life in a re-published book and a movie starring Olivia Holt. We're breaking down how zombies can help us process grief, seeing your brain child come to life, and what she's excited for people to see on screen. As much as this sou...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Christy Swift returns to talk about her sophomore novel, Hollywood Hookup. This is about a makeup artist who gets semi-forced onto a celebrity dating show by her best friend, who is trying to help her get a date with her celebrity crush. However, our main character has plenty of secrets that have her wanting to flee the spotlight.

This is a quirky, fun romcom with plenty of nerdy re...

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This week on Literaryhype Podcast, Alexandra Brown Chang joins me to talk all about her debut novel, By Invitation Only. This book follows two girls as they compete at an elite debutante ball in Paris and all the shenanigans that unfold with one of them not being of the high society world. It's perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty, Gossip Girl, and Princess Diaries.  It was one of my favorite reads of...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Mary Kubica joins me to talk about her latest mystery/thriller novel, "It's Not Her". This book starts with a wild murder that's ripped from the headlines and the ending left me shocked. Mary and I are chatting all about her writing process as a pantser with a load of red herrings.

Leave a comment with your answer to my question for Mary: would you be like Courtn...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm joined by Jennifer Iacopelli, just in time for her world to go crazy. Netflix will drop the TV show based on her book, Finding Her Edge, in just a couple days, and then her first novel, Game, Set, Match, will be updated and republished in early February. No biggie, right? 

Jennifer and I are talking all about putting sports back into sports romance, flipping tropes, and bre...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm joined by New York Times Bestselling author Marissa Meyer. She's got a busy year ahead with multiple book releases and the Cinder movie moving into production. Plus, we're talking about her latest release, The House Saphir, homeschooling, and French mythology, so join us for plenty of laughter and bookish conversation.

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, I'm chatting with G. Willow Wilson about her many projects in the graphic novel world. She's the co-creator of Ms. Marvel, she's written iconic characters like Wonder Woman and Poison Ivy, and she writes novels and graphic novels of her own worlds as well. Willow is so smart and kind, and incredibly patient since we filmed this several months ago and technical issues...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Helena Haywood Henry joins me for a fascinating conversation rooted in her debut novel. "Last Chance Live!" is about a girl competing in a reality show where teens on death row can win a second chance at life, but if America doesn't vote for them, they'll be put to death within the week. This sparks so many questions about if it could happen and AI's role i...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, two bestselling authors are joining me to talk about their latest project together, A Fate So Cold. Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman write together and separately, and have one of the most fun and unique writing processes I'ver heard about so far. Their latest novel together is an enemies to lovers situation where instead of a Chosen One, there's a Chosen Two... or so they th...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, we have a whole bunch of firsts! This is Rowana Miller's first interview! We're talking about her debut novel, Secrets of the Blue Hand Girls, which is being compared to Mona Awad's Bunny, but for teens. It's also Rowana's first time at New York Comic Con, so join us for some fun.

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Jessica S. Olson joins me for a quick chat about her latest YA novel, Den Of Liars. It's a heist story full of magic and a villain romance. Plus, were talking about top tier snacks and so much more.

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Lola St. James is the world’s best kept secret. When her father gambles away the knowledge of her existence in the Liar's Dice Tournament, she is rescued by the ...

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This week on LiteraryHype, I'm joined by a delightful author and illustrator. Gene Luen Yang is the writing half of Lunar New Year Love Story, which at the time of filming, had just won Eisner Awards at San Diego Comic Con the night before. It was also arounf the time he was announced as the next writer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so it was perfect timing to talk about major projects in his world. He&apos...

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Lily Braun-Arnold joins me to talk all about her debut novel, The Last Bookstore on Earth. It's a YA dystopian story where a teen is trading books for items to help keep her alive. This book made Lily a New York Times Bestselling author at just 20 years old, so we're diving in on the emotions that come with such a key moment.

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This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Axie Oh is joining me to talk all about her latest duology. Both books released this year, so fans do not have to wait to find out how it all ends. The Floating World and The Demon and The Light are giving KPop Demon Hunters vibes, so count on us to talk about the movie, the music, and a few other shenanigans too.

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