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.
Episodes
120 episodes
119: KASIE WEST: Writing with ADHD, expanding genres, and Stranger Things Have Happened
This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Kasie West joins me to talk about her newest novels for romance lovers of all ages. Her latest release, Stranger Things Have Happened, is an adult romance, but she's known for her sweet YA reads. We're talking...
118. MARIE BENEDICT RETURNS: A two-timeline tale of a female pharoah chiseled out of history
This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Marie Benedict returns. Her conversation in episode 68 was the most-downloaded episode of 2025, and she's challenging you all to make this one do even better.Marie's newest book is Daughter Of Egypy, wh...
117. K.L. WALTHER: A Risky Business retelling, romcom shenanigans, and heavy topics in YA romance
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 publisher...
116. SHANNON J. SPANN: Crafting a theatre-based fantasy world & finding your own voice
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 ...
115. AMALIE HOWARD: Writing Why Choose Romantasy & Finding Her Own Voice
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 a...
114. KRISTIN DWYER RETURNS: Publishing a book when BTS is making a comeback
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 a...
113. ERIN CONNOR: Emo music nostalgia, parasocial relationships, and writing for your teenage self
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. ...
112. SHAILEE THOMPSON: Blending slasher and romcom vibes into one book | How to Kill A Guy in Ten Dates
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 roman...
111. COURTNEY SUMMERS: Adapting This Is Not A Test into a movie full of zombies, grief, and trauma
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 breakin...
110. CHRISTY SWIFT: Dating a celebrity in Hollywood Hookup
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 da...
109: ALEXANDRA BROWN CHANG: An elite debutante ball gets an outsider in By Invitation Only
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 on...
108. MARY KUBICA: Crafting a mystery inspired by a real case as a pantser in "It's Not Her"
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 chattin...
107. JENNIFER IACOPELLI: Netflix's Finding Her Edge and putting sports in sports romance
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, w...
106: MARISSA MEYER on writing magic, mystery, mythology, and plenty of humor
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,...
105. G. WILLOW WILSON: Writing new & exisitng characters for Marvel and DC Comics
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 novel...
104. HELENA HAYWOODE HENRY: Writing Squid Game meets death row & AI in the legal system
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,...
103. AMANDA FOODY & C.L. HERMAN: Flipping the Chosen One Trope and Unique Co-Writing Processes
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 p...
102: ROWANA MILLER: Secret societies, teen thrillers, and why kids make interesting writers
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 ...
101: JESSICA S. OLSON: A magical villain romance, heists, and selecting the best snacks
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.A...
100: GENE LUEN YANG: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Eisner Awards, and Fighting Book Bans
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 ...
99: LILY BRAUN-ARNOLD: Hitting the NYT Bestseller List at 20 with a dystopian love story
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 Yo...
98: AXIE OH: Books for fans of KPop Demon Hunters and Final Fantasy
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 KPo...
97. CHLOE GONG: Leaving Shakespeare for Virtual Reality with Coldwire
This week on LiteraryHype Podcast, Chloe Gong joins me for a goofy fun time at New York Comic Con. Her new novel, Coldwire, takes us into a world where people live in virtual reality, and two girls are on missions to find the truth. We had so m...
96. OLIVIE BLAKE RETURNS: Universal girlhood, cannibalism, & chaos
You are in for a treat on this week's episode of LiteraryHype Podcast. Olivie Blake joins me to talk about her latest novel, Girl Dinner, as well as her upcoming projects including Clara and the Devil Vol. 1. This is an absolutely unhinged, cha...
95. MARIE LU: Blending The Godfather with alchemy magic and shifting into writing for adults
Marie Lu's been on my LiteraryHype Podcast vision board since before this was a podcast & it was just on YouTube. I fell in love with Marie's writing in the Steelstriker/Skyhunter duology & she hasn't failed me yet. She's shifting from ...