On the finale of the Try Reading Podcast I had the honor of being joined by the incredible Tigest Girma! While this is a sad moment knowing the podcast is ending, I am SO excited that I got the honor of chatting with Tigest! Tigest joined me for episode 68 to talk about her early love for reading, how she fell in love with paranormal romance, her Wattpad days, what inspired her debut novel; Immortal Dark, how her publishing journey has been, what kept her motivated, the importance of seeing Black vampires on the page, Tigest shares her excitement for debut day, her hopes for the future of this book and her writing, and so many more incredible stories and wisdom! Thank you to all of the amazing listeners who have tuned-in to the podcast since the beginning! ❤️

Tigest’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tigestgirma

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On the penultimate episode of Try Reading, I had the immense honor of being joined by the incredible Logan-Ashley Kisner! Logan-Ashley joined me to talk about his love for stories that began as a little kid, how he fell in love with horror, what inspired his debut; Old Wounds, he shares all about his journey of writing his YA horror, how spite and love equally motivated him, the roller coaster called querying, the importance of authentic trans voices in storytelling, what Logan-Ashley is most excited for when debut day comes around, why Canva is a constant struggle, his advice for aspiring writers, and so many more words of wisdom!

Logan-Ashley’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/transhorror

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On today’s episode, I am joined by the marvelous Lauren Ling Brown! Lauren joined me to talk about her early love for reading, how she fell in love with writing, and what inspired her debut novel, Society of Lies (an adult psychological dark academia thriller set at Princeton University). She also talks about her excitement for pub day, the roller coaster of emotions this journey has brought her, her advice to aspiring BIPOC thriller authors, the importance of diverse voices and thought-provoking conversations, her favorite characters in her debut, and much more!

Lauren’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/laurenlingbrown

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On today's episode, I am joined by the iconic and beyond lovely Melanie Schubert!! She is the author of the horror short story, Severed Cape from the Castle of Horror Anthology (Volume 11: Revenge)!! It was such an honor to interview Melanie and learn about her early love for books, her enjoyment of reading fantasy books she was too young for as a kid, why she's always loved horror even if she didn't always know it, Melanie shares all about the journey of joining the Castle of Horror Anthology, we give out podcasting awards, we scream and cry about THINGS, we discuss the importance of cloacas, Melanie gives some amazing wisdom and advice, and we of course obsess over Angela Montoya and Jessica Parra. This episode is full of amazing vibes and big magic energy!

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Melanie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melanie_schubert_writer/?hl=en

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Today's episode is for the girls, gays, theys, and the neighs! I had the pleasure of talking with the true Hot Queen, Ryan La Sala!!! Ryan joined me for episode 63 to talk about his early experience with reading, why LARPing made him the author he is today, the up and down journey of their debut, what led Ryan into horror writing, Ryan talks all about the process of writing Beholder and how an actual penthouse party inspired the opening scene. Ryan gives amazing writing advice and wisdom, we discuss the trauma of being attacked by bees, and so much more!

Ryan’s Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ryanlasala⁠

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On today's episode I am joined by the amazing Jill Tew, debut author of The Dividing Sky (10/08/24)!!! Jill talks about her early love for reading, we agree that Anne (of Green Gables) would run her own romance imprint nowadays, Jill talks all about her love for dystopia and sci-fi, what inspired her debut, what her publishing journey has been like at Joy Revolution, why she's happy she was overruled in the cover process, why TDS should be an immersive experience, her favorite Bluey characters, and much more! I had the best time chatting with Jill!

Jill’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jilltew

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For episode 61, I had the honor of interviewing Sydney Langford, author of The Loudest Silence (7/30/24)!! Sydney joined me to talk about their debut novel, which is a YA coming of age with amazing queer a disability representation! Sydney talked about their early dislike of reading, the first book with queer and disability rep they read, what inspired their debut, how they wrote their book in a month, their advice for aspiring writers, we bond over our love for Julie and the Phantoms and The Half of It, Sydney shares why TLS would make a great song and graphic novel, and so much more!

Sydney’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/slangwrites

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