On The Shelf with Honora Quinn
by On The Shelf
Started as a forum for discussion about YA books during the pandemic, On The Shelf is now about all types of books and talking to all types of authors. Each week host Honora Quinn virtually sits down with your new favorite author from self-published to the NYTs bestselling to ask the important questions, like what type of plate they are. Cover art by Luciana KrausIntro and Outro Theme by Elise Boldizar
Episodes
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Analyzing Our Problematic Faves with Jill Baguchinsky
Happy Sunday! It’s been a while! I can’t think of a better way to ring in October than with another conversation with Jill Baguchinsky, this time about her Wuthering Heights inspired novel May The Dead Keep You (which hit shelves in April). Jill and I previously got to chat in 2024 about her…
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Fall For Your Enemy... What's The Worst That Could Happen? with Leslie Vedder
Happy Monday!! I was traveling yesterday (and what a journey that was) so I’m bringing you our final episode of August 2026 a little late, but it’s more than worth it. Leslie Vedder’s The Siren’s Kiss, is just what I’ve been looking for as summer dips into fall, mixing together the worlds of…
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Writing Fantasy With Romance, Intrigue, and a Little Betrayal with Meghan Le Fay
Happy Sunday!! For what will probably be our final episode of August 2026, I got to chat with Meghan Le Fay about book one in her Dragonbound Chronicles, Wings of Life! Meghan had both a long road and quite a fast trip on her journey to publishing Wings of Life, and we waded through it all, if...
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Talking The Craft of Comics with Sophia Glock
I think this is a first for my time at OTS, interviewing an author with whom I’ve had a professor in common, and of comics history no less! If that isn’t an indicator we’re in for a good time this week, I don’t know what is! If you’ve been following for a while, or know me in real life, you might...
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Exploring The Night King's Court with Elisa A. Bonnin
We have reached our final episode of the month of July and what a treat to end off with! The Night King's Court, Elisa's 4th novel, came out in April and is genuinely such a delight of a book. I mean, a castle ripped from reality (which is ripped from fantasy itself), danger and magic around…
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From the Notes App of Her Phone To A Shelf Near You with Brooke Archer
A few weeks ago I was able to sit down with Brooke Archer and dive into her journey with writing as well as her latest and spectral novel, A Song In The Dark, which came out in April. We had a really fabulous chat, chronicling her origins, writing fan fic, to the novel born out of the pandemic…
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Enjoying The Summer of Love With Kerri Maher
Through sheer coincidence, I'm so happy to be bringing you another generational historical fiction novel bridging the gap between the late 1960s and today. Author Kerri Maher and I had a great chat about her new book Summer of Love, which hit shelves this past week! Follow Kerri Follow OTS OTS...
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Getting Lost With Eliza Knight
NOTICE: Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the last several questions were damaged in the recording, I later contacted Eliza and was able to refinish the interview in print on my Substack. However up to that point, the interview is perfect and ready to enjoy! Off the bat Eliza's Summer of '69...
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Marian Yee Brings You Jane Eyre Like You've Never Seen Her Before
For the first time in the seven years I’ve been a part of OTS, I had some major tech issues with a scheduled upload, but thankfully after a little rearranging of my schedule and while that is being dealt with on the back end we can sit back and enjoy learning about Marian Yee’s incredible new…
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Hitting The Court With Jennifer Iacopelli
This week I got to chat with one of the current queens of the sports romance, Jennifer Iacopelli to chat about "Wildcard" her latest novel and book two in the Match Point series. This series has had quite the journey to publication and back again, and Jennifer takes us through it all!! Follow...
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Ama Ofosua Lieb's Debut Promises to be "Magical" "Ancestral" and "Exciting"
For our second episode of June I got the chance to chat with Ama Ofosua Lieb, author of the new book - and her spectacular debut - Goldenborn, which hit shelves in June 2nd. Ama and I dig into the rich, futuristic world of her San Francisco AfricaTown her inspirations and her own story thus far…
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Getting Lost In The Dream World of Cindy Pham
Happy June! I can't think of a better way to kick off the month than with a chat diving head first into Cindy Pham's debut novel The Secret World of Briar Rose, a devastating and stunning, sapphic retelling of Sleeping Beauty! Follow Cindy Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get The...
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Venture Into Lev A.C. Rosen's Queer and Criminal New World
What better way to end of the month than a chat with a long time friend of the show?! This week I got to chat with Lev A.C. Rosen for the third time but this time had a bit of a twist. Our previous conversations were about his work in YA, covering his novels Emmett and You've Goth My Heart, but...
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Taking Quite the Fantastical Trip with Zara Marielle
Happy Sunday, once again! Our penultimate release for May has a little bit of everything, from fantasy Scotland, to modern San Francisco, all made possible through the titular, Cafe of Infinite Doors! Author Zara Marielle and I had a fabulous chat and I hope you enjoy! Follow Zara Follow OTS OTS...
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It's Been A Big Year for Angela Cervantes!
It’s been a couple weeks since my last episode (end of semester/finals/21st birthday shenanigans and all) but we are back and with quite a treat! I got to chat with acclaimed Middle Grade Author Angela Cervantes about not just one but TWO of her recent releases Raquel Reyes Saves The Wedding and...
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Putting A New Spin on an Old Classic with Nikki St. Crowe
Happy Sunday! Our last episode of April 2026 (and last episode for a few weeks!) has arrived and what a way to end the month! Like many of us I was thinking ALLLLL about Oz last year with the arrival of Wicked: For Good in theaters and so it was such a delight to chat with Nikki about her own…
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Making Comics A Family Business with Shawn Hainsworth
Happy Sunday! As always I am thrilled to be back with another installment of the show and this week’s is no different! I got to sit down with another resident of Western Mass, Shawn Hainsworth to chat about his new graphic novel Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King which brought him into collaboration…
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Sasha E. Sloan On Minding The Line Between Wonder and Rage
Sasha E. Sloan On Minding The Line Between Wonder and Rage In Dazzling Fantasy For our second episode of April 2026, I got to sit down with a creator turned author I have long followed and admired online, Sasha E. Sloan, about her debut novel The Ruins Beneath Us which hit shelves last month. We...
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The Art of Writing Big Love In A Small Town with Cassie Miller
Happy April! I'm delighted that our first episode of the month is a book to get us right into the Spring/Summer mood as the days get longer and the sun gets brighter! Cassie Miller stopped by OTS to chat about her Romeo and Juliet inspired YA romance featuring star crossed lovers and a lot of...
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Alexis Henderson On Writing Through Grief and Going Out for Drinks with Death
And lo and behold, we've reached the end of March! (kinda, we still have a couple days to go but still) and for our final episode of the month I'm honored to chatting with Alexis Henderson about her new YA novel When I Was Death which hit shelves a couple weeks ago. I've wanted to chat with…
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Exploring the Sparkle (and Darkness) of Life In The Limelight - With Andrew Keenan-Bolger
March begins to come to a close but we're not done yet! Our penultimate interview of the month is with the one and only Andrew Keenan-Bolger and that's not all. Andrew joined me on the show to chat about his new YA novel Limelight! It was a delight so I hope you enjoy! Follow Andrew Follow OTS…
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Where There's Smoke... There's Fire - With Clíodhna O’Sullivan
And just like that... we're half way through March but rest assured, our third episode of the month is not to be missed! I sat down with debut author Clíodhna O'Sullivan to chat alllllll about her novel Her Hidden Fire, a magical and breathtaking ya fantasy you're not gonna want to miss! Follow...
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Getting Love Letters from the Devil and More with Kiersten White
Happy Sunday! I'm delighted to share this week's episode, featuring a returning guest! We last got to chat with Kiersten White in August 2024 and this week's book also has a thrilling vampiric tilt. I hope you enjoy! Listen to my last convo with Kiersten! Follow Kiersten Follow OTS OTS Substack…
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Juliet Izon On Getting The Band Back Together
Debut Author Juliet Izon joins OTS to chat about her debut novel The Encore, a story that stretches across time - and continents! and at it's core is the tale of bringing a family back together, for the first time. Follow Juliet Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Preorder The Encore!...
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Grace K. Shim On Writing A Book That Sparks Joy, Humor, and Acceptance
For our last episode of February 2026, we got to chat with Grace K. Shim about her third book THE OKS ARE NOT OK, a book that mixes the humor of Schitt's Creek and Minari. We had a blast so I hope you enjoy! Follow Grace Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get The Oks Are Not Ok…
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Kelly Thompson Makes Wonder Woman Her Own (And We Can't Get Enough Of It!)
Hello and happy Sunday! Anyone that hangs around me in real life knows I love comics, particularly that of the superhero variety, and if we were going to go way back to the beginning of my love of these stories we’d find another Kelly Thompson-penned series, that being her run on Hawkeye. All…
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Thought-Provoking, Sapphic, Fun, and Other Words with Katie Siegel
If you’ve been keeping up at all with On The Shelf, the name Katie Siegel may ring a bell, or at least it should. It’s almost a yearly routine at this point, whether or not Katie has a new book coming around the corner, to sit down, catch up and talk some mystery business. In preparation for Out…
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They’ll Duel To The Death... Unless Their Love Gets In The Way - With Andrea Tang
Come for the premise of sapphic witches pit against each other in a duel that could make or break either of their careers and stay for everything else. Ahead of it’s February 10th release I got to chat with Andrea Tang about all this and more and I can’t think of a better way to start off the...
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Rebekah Faubion Returns To The Island...
The queer author and screenwriter joins OTS ahead of the release of her YA debut, Lost Girls of Hollow Lake which releases later this week. Our final episode of the month has been in the works for quite a while! My conversation with Rebekah was actually the final installment I recorded in 2025, a...
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This Book Will Keep You Up At Night - with L.S. Stratton
This Book Will Keep You Up At Night (And You Wouldn't Want It Any Other Way) Happy Monday! L.S. Stratton’s YA debut Sundown Girls is the first book that’s kept me up reading past a reasonable hour in a long, long time and I’m honored that after reading I got to sit down and chat with the author...
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One Kiss Will Save You And The Other Will Kill... With Brittany Johnson
Happy Sunday! Our second interview of 2026 is also highlighting a 2025 book release I think deserves some more love and attention. Brittany Johnson’s Deadly Ever After is the story of two princesses, Amala and Kha’dasia, who after their respective deaths find themselves brought together by the…
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Servant, Warrior, Godkiller - Lyndsay Ely and The Lost Reliquary
Lyndsay Ely was the second author ever to be featured on On The Shelf all the way back in 2021 during our second year of programming. A lot was different back then, for starters I wasn’t the sole voice or producer behind the show, there was a group of us working with our local indie bookstore.…
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Superheroes. Murder. Secrets. What More Could You Possibly Want? - with Alex Segura
Last year, I got to interview Alex Segura about the 2024 companion novel to 2022’s Secret Identity, Alter Ego. It was a release day chat, riddled with some technology issues that left it brief and to the point but the fan in me both of comics and their history still had many questions left...
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T.C. Kraven Wrote This Book In A Weekend... Of Prophecies & Pomegranates
Happy Friday! As mentioned in the intro this is our penultimate episode of 2025 with our final coming out this Sunday. But before all of that and the fun that I have in store for 2026, I’m delighted to present you with the conversation I had with T.C. Kraven about book one in her Dark Fates…
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Exploring The Secrets of the Universe with Jessica Walker
Happy Monday! This week’s episode is coming at you a little bit late but it is more than worth the wait! In our third to last episode of 2025, I have quite the treat! I got to chat with debut YA author Jessica Walker about her novel The Secret Astronomers but you will soon quickly find that there...
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This Is Not The Hades Story You've Read Before with Abigail Owen
And just like that… we were down to our final four episodes of 2025 and boy do I have some fun in store for y’all! The first of the bunch is a chat with Abigail Owen about The Things Gods Break. Follow Abigail Follow OTS OTS Substack Get The Things Gods Break Lark & Owl Blush Bookstore Odyssey...
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How Writing Became It's Own Extraordinary Quest - With Kayla Cottingham
Happy Sunday! For our first Sunday installment of the month I sat down with Kayla Cottingham, author of Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches a sequel to Practical Rules for Cursed Witches! We dive into the process of the sequel, where we left off with our characters in book one and Kayla’s…
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Turning Pain Into Power with Sable Sorenson
Happy December! I’m delighted to be back once again with not only another author interview but with another dynamic writing duo! In this episode we’re gonna get to learn more about the people behind the pen name Sable Sorenson and their exciting publishing journey thus far! Follow Sable Sorenson...
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L.C. Rosen Has Goth Your Heart
I first got to chat with L.C. Rosen, or just Lev, in 2023 where we talked about his, then, latest YA novel Emmett (a spin on Jane Austen’s Emma) and the Evander Mills series which is still running today. Now, almost two years later, he is back on OTS to talk about You’ve Goth My Heart, his latest...
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Cracking The Code with Jay Martel
Happy Friday! I’m delighted to be sharing another group interview with everyone! I love sitting down one-on-one, of course, but there is something so special about hosting multiple guests! Keep an eye out, this won’t be my final episode like this of the year, but while we're here, I'm thrilled to...
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Take A Break From The Heaviness with Arlon Jay Staggs
Happy Sunday! In line with the title, I wanted to take a break of sorts from my studying to share this interview with y’all this morning. Arlon Jay Staggs’ debut, Leta Pearl's Love Biscuits, features a sweet and southern love triangle with just a whisp of magic floating around the town of Bailey...
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Margot Fisher Leaves It All On The Track
Happy Friday! Once again I am back with another author interview but this one is extra special… in this episode we’re diving right into Leave It On The Track the debut novel from Margot Fisher which released just this Tuesday! This is hot off the presses so I hope you enjoy! Follow Margot Follow...
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XiXi Tian Brings You The Road Trip Novel You've Been Waiting For
Happy Sunday! I’m honored to share this week’s Sunday Installment with y’all this morning. I had a fabulous chat with XiXi Tian about her sophomore novel All The Way Around The Sun, which just came out in September. Follow XiXi Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get All The Way…
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Unveiling The Shattered King with Charlie N. Holmberg
Happy Friday! Once again I’m bringing you your mid-week installment at the end of the week but hey, that’s college for you! In this episode I chat with The Paper Magician author, Charlie N. Holmberg about her latest (and certainly magical) novel The Shattered King. Follow Charlie Follow OTS OTS...
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"Humor Adds So Much to a Story" - Shanna Hatfield On The Bridge
Happy Thursday! I'm so delighted to share this week's bonus episode with y'all and to introduce today's guest Shanna Hatfield! If you're looking for a romantic yet tense read for this holiday season, look no further than The Bridge! Follow Shanna Follow OTS OTS Substack Get The Bridge! Grand...
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For Eternity Price This Game Is The Difference Between Life and Death with Helena Haywood Henry
Happy Sunday! I am so delighted to be back once again and to be bringing you the following conversation with Helena Haywood Henry author of Last Chance Live! Follow Helena Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get Last Chance Live! Odyssey Books Quail Ridge Books Politics and Prose Books
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Anna Fiteni's Wicked Lies
Happy Friday! I’m so so excited to share this conversation with Anna Fiteni about her debut YA fantasy novel The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire which came out last month from Little Brown. We dig into her publishing journey, her fantastical inspirations and adaptations of Welsh folklore and the…
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Jump In The Water with Hendrika de Vries
Happy, happy November! I'm so happy to be bringing you this week's bonus episode, a conversation with Hendrika de Vries about her second memoir: Open Turns from Dutch Girl to New Australian. Follow Hendrika Follow OTS OTS Substack Map of Indie Bookstores Get Open Turns Chaucer's Books Warwicks...
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Get Ready to Scream with Ryan La Sala
Happy November! To kick the month off I’m honored to share TWO interviews with y’all today one with Claribel A. Ortega about the fourth book in her middle grade series Witchlings, called Scepter of Memories, and another with Ryan La Sala about his latest YA novel The Dead of Summer! The…
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Evil Dwells In Ravenskill… But We Have the Power to Stop It with Claribel A. Ortega
Happy November! To kick the month off I’m honored to share TWO interviews with y’all today one with Claribel A. Ortega about the fourth book in her middle grade series Witchlings, called Scepter of Memories, and another with Ryan La Sala about his latest YA novel The Dead of Summer! The…
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Started as a forum for discussion about YA books during the pandemic, On The Shelf is now about all types of books and talking to all types of authors. Each week host Honora Quinn virtually sits down with your new favorite author from self-published to the NYTs bestselling to ask the important questions, like what type of plate they are. Cover art by Luciana KrausIntro and Outro Theme by Elise Boldizar
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