The Shelf Reflection Podcast

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The Shelf Reflection Podcast

Welcome to the Shelf Reflection Podcast with your host, public librarian, and aspiring author, Thomas. We’ll chat with authors about their publication journeys, their writing processes, and how they take an idea and turn it into a final product. This podcast is for everyone who has dreamed of writing a novel, loves learning about the creative process, or enjoys hearing authors talking in depth about their work. Shelf Reflection is brought to you by Liverpool Public Library.

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    Episode #8 - Gabriella Gamez, “Kiss Me, Maybe” (Forever, 2025)

    Check out this conversation with Gabriella Gamez, author of Next Best Fling and Kiss Me, Maybe, where she talks about writing happily ever afters. Gabriella Gamez’s Books - Kiss Me, Maybe (2025) The Next Best Fling (2024) 

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    Episode #7 - Debbie Urbanski, “Afterworld” (Simon & Schuster, 2023)

    Explore artificial intelligence, the apocalypse, and the twisty world of publishing in this discussion with Debbie Urbanski, author of After World.  Debbie Urbanski’s Books -  Portalmania (2025) After World (2023) 

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    Episode #6 - Ryan La Sala, “Dead of Summer” (PUSH, 2025)

    Get a behind-the-scenes look at all the teen angst, twisty mysteries, and deep-sea terrors in my interview with New York Times bestselling author Ryan La Sala as we discuss his new YA horror, Dead of Summer. Ryan La Sala’s Books - Reverie (2019) Be Dazzled (2021) The Honeys (2022) Beholder (2023) The Dead of Summer (2025) 

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    Episode #5 - Lauren Stohler, “Gnome & Rat: First Snow” (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2024)

    Get swept away to someplace cozy and fun in this conversation with author/illustrator Lauren Stohler as we unpack her now-completed graphic novel trilogy, Gnome and Rat.  Lauren Stohler’s Books -  Gnome and Rat: First Snow (2024) Gnome and Rat: Time to Party (2024) Gnome and Rat (2023) I am a Great Friend! (2023) The Problem with Pajamas (2022) The Worst Poet Ever (2020) 

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    Episode #4 - Mary Jumbelic, MD, “Speak Her Name: Stories from a Life in True Crime” (Final Words Publishing, 2025)

    Retired medical examiner, Mary Jumbelic, brings to life the stories of the women she’s autopsied in her new novel Speak Her Name.  Mary Jumbelic’s Books -  Speak Her Name (2025) Here, Where Death Delights (2023) 

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    Episode #3 - Jack Wang, “The Riveter” (HarperVia, 2025)

    How much do you know about the often-overlooked role Chinese Canadians played in fighting the Axis Powers during WWII? This important history is brought vividly and thoughtfully to life in Jack Wang's new historical novel, The Riveter. Jack Wang’s Books -  The Riveter (2025) We Two Alone (2020) 

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    Episode #2 - M. Stevenson, “Behooved” (Bramble, 2025)

    Princesses saving the day? Handsome heroes turning into horses? A romance blossoming amid political turmoil?  Gallop into a world of magic, mystery, and romance in my conversation with fantasy author M. Stevenson as we dig into her debut novel, Behooved. M. Stevenson’s Book -  Behooved (2025) 

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    Episode #1 - Steven Salvatore, “When Love Gives You Lemons” (Bloomsbury, 2025)

    Take a trip to the lemon groves of the Amalfi Coast with contemporary YA author Steven Salvatore as we discuss his newest book, When Love Gives You Lemons. Steven Salvatore’s Books - When Love Gives You Lemons (2025) Boyfriend Subscription (2024) No Perfect Places (2023) And They Lived (2022) Can’t Take That Away (2021)

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the Shelf Reflection Podcast with your host, public librarian, and aspiring author, Thomas. We’ll chat with authors about their publication journeys, their writing processes, and how they take an idea and turn it into a final product. This podcast is for everyone who has dreamed of writing a novel, loves learning about the creative process, or enjoys hearing authors talking in depth about their work. Shelf Reflection is brought to you by Liverpool Public Library.

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