Bidi Bidi Book Pod

Join us as we chat with the iconic Aiden Thomas about Cemetery Boys' origin story, writing nuanced villains, and supporting fellow up and coming storytellers!Links:Cemetery Boys: EspírituAiden's websiteAiden's InstagramAn Ocean ApartAnnihilationHollow MagicSoni's LinksJonny's Links

On this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with your favorite author's favorite author, K. Ancrum! Today we talked about her craft and intentionality in storytelling, writing for young people, and how to avoid the CIA in Google searches.Links:K. Acrum's websiteAdam, Mine release partyAdam, MineThe Corruption of Hollis BrownFeedEmpress OrchidA Walk in the WoodsFelix Ever After

We had so much fun on this episode chatting with Louangie Bou-Montes about paranormal stories, Western Massachusetts, and got a little emotional about our roots and origin stories.Links:Louangie's instagramTake it to Your GraveRogue and GambitTill the Last Beat of My HeartThe FishermanThe HeirsDark Summer Book FestivalSpooktastic Book FairJonny's LinksSoni's Links

We're back! Kicking off season 2 with an incredibly fun chat with Jessica Lewis about writing spin-offs, young love, and all things cryptids!Links:Jessica's websiteJessica's InstagramHallie's Rules for a Recovering RomanticThis House is Not a HomeGrampireYou Should Have Been Nicer to My MomCharmed and Dangerous

Surprise episode drop! Happy book birthday to Deandra Davis! We loved talking about The Lovers, the Liars, and Me, and had a blast getting sidetracked talking about astrology and tarot.LINKS:The Lovers, the Liars, and Mecafeastrology.comI'll Give You the SunThe Wicked KingImmortal DarkYou Weren't Meant to be HumanWrite Hive

Today we had the pleasure of chatting with Samantha Saldivar! Tune in for all things Sapphic sports romance, Sam's origin story, and centering our favorite underrepresented stories.Links:Sam's IGRunning Home to YouPlay You For ItCleat CuteHoney GirlKiss Me, MaybeImogen, ObviouslyThe Perfect MatchI Think They Love YouHome Field AdvantageFun HomeDragon HoopsSomething to Talk AboutSound credit: WALLA Ballpark Organ Take Me Out to the Ballgame by AshFox -- https://freesound.org/s/191927/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Today we chatted with bestselling speculative author and fellow podcastor Sunyi Dean! Join us as we dive into conversations about publishing, The Girl With a Thousand Faces, and ghost stories, both the ones we write, and the ones we've experienced!Links:The Girl With a Thousand FacesSunyi's websitePublishing RodeoEspírituWhen Sleeping Women WakeThe Emotional Craft of Writing FictionThe Ghost BrideLee Call artHarbor of Hungry GhostsThe EverlastingJapanese GothicLeech

On this episode we got to chat with bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a national leader for Authors Against Book Bans, Adib Khorram! Join us while we talk about his newest release, One Word, Six Letters, and all the uncomfortable truths it brought up for us.Links:One Word, Six LettersYou've Found OliverThe Obelisk GateThe Bloody and the DamnedLast First KissThe City Fling (June 11-13)Adib's PatreonAdibKhorram.comDonate to Authors Against Book BansAdib's audiobooks

We had such a blast talking with Ahmad Saber on this episode, from his journey to publication to deep dives into spirituality and queerness, and even coming up with a new book idea together!Links:Ramin Abbas Has Major QuestionsAhmad's instagramLGBTQReadsDevout by David ArchuletaI Kissed Shara WheelerCall Me by Your NameSimon vs. the Homo Sapien's AgendaDarius the Great is Not Okay

We had a scary good time talking with Vincent Tirado about all things horror: the craft, the tropes, and ALL the hot takes.Links:PatreonYou Should Have Been Nicer to My MomWe Don't Swim HereSave the Cat Writes HorrorAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the UniverseWhere to watch It EndsWoman of the Hour

Join us as we welcome the one and only Alechia Dow onto the Bidi Bidi Book Pod! On this episode, we shared about publishing woes, but also took some much needed time to celebrate our wins.Links:Signed copies of Until the Clock Strikes Midnight (if they haven't sold out): An Unlikely Story, Mysterious Galaxy, Love & Legends BooksPatreonKo-FiPodcast recommended books

On this episode, we talked with William C. Morris Award finalist Stefany Valentine about how life imitates art, writing IP, sensitivity readers, Avatar the Last Airbender, and fought over who had the hottest take.Links:PatreonKo-FiFirst Love LanguageLove Makes MochiMy Galvanized FriendPodcast recommended books

The "second chances" PR team is here to preach!We talked about Achillean romance, surviving in the publishing industry, representation, and the importance of going to bat for marginalized communities, especially if you read or write about them.You can access Julian's secret extra question on our PatreonLinks mentioned:Last First KissFind My Way Down to YouThe Summer of EverythingJulian's book recsJonny's linksSoni's links

For our inaugural episode of the Bidi Bidi Book Pod, we talked about the origin and mission of this podcast, how our 2026 is going so far, shared some author goals, and manifested some dreams.We also talked about what we're currently working on, though some of those bits had to get edited out just for our patrons. For deleted scenes and inside scoops, you can subscribe here.Mentioned events and links:Alechia Dow at Mysterious GalaxyChristen Randall instagram liveSabina Nordqvist virtual launch partyLove Y'all Book FestTucson Festival of BooksPima County Library event with JonnyJonny's linksSoni's links