
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.
Podcasting since 2024 • 62 episodes
LiteraryHype Podcast
Latest Episodes
KATHLEEN GLASGOW: Tough Topics in Teen Fiction, from alcoholism to depression
Kathleen Glassgow is an author who's older works took on new life thanks to BookTok. "Girl In Pieces" now has a new deluxe edition, and she released another book recently, "The Glass Girl". Join us as we talk all about teen alcoholism and the p...
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Episode 61
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23:39

60. CHRISTY SWIFT: Celebrity Crush and the joys of fandom
I love introducing you to debut authors, and this is a fun one. Christy Swift is the author of "Celebrity Crush", where a single mom's novel about her real celebrity crush leads to meeting the man in person. BUY THE BOOK
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Episode 60
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34:40

59. VP ANDERSON: What if vampires played roller derby?
If you've ever thought about what the rules of roller derby would look like if vampires, fae, and other mystical creatures played it, then this book is for you. Blood City Rollers is a fun, middle grade graphic novel packed with action and some...
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Episode 59
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14:34

58. LAUREN KUNG JESSEN: Fake Dating, Healing Heartbreak, and Finding Balance Beyond Perfectionism
Lauren Kung Jessen kicked off my reading in 2025 with a five-star delight. "Yin Yang Love Song" is a heartbreaker musician and a heartbreak-healing herbalist fake dating, and it is so good. Explore all the layers in this book through this fun c...
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Episode 58
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32:21

57. JOHN HENDRIX: Writing & Illustrating the story of J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis' Friendship
If you've ever thought about writing and illustrating your own graphic novels, listen to this. John Hendrix is a writer and illustrator for his own projects, illutstrator for several authors, cover designer, and an art professor. His latest boo...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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