All Episodes

Taking a Chance on Yourself: A Conversation with Author J.D. Barker

There Were Always Books to Read: A Conversation with Author Kwei Quartey

Stories with Hope and Heritage: A Conversation with Author Jennifer J. Chow

Ray Bradbury and the Power of (Short) Stories | A Conversation with Author John Holley

Do What Scares and Delights You: A Conversation with Author E. K. Kidwell

Creating Convincing Characters: A Conversation with Author Melanie Anagnos

A Murder Most Fowl! A Conversation with Cozy Mystery Writer Carmela Dutra

Fate vs. Destiny, and Creating Sympathetic Villains

Finding Life and Love on Blossom Street: An Interview with Author Kay Parquet

Triumph Sells! An Interview with Cozy Mystery Writer Shannon Symonds

Here There Be Dragons: Writing What You Love, A Conversation with Author Mari Mancusi

Trumpet, the Miracle Wolf Pup! A Conversation with Author Leokadia George

Accidentally a Writer? The Incredible Writing Journey of Mystery Author Val Penny

From Thrillers to Cozies: an interview with author Michele Pariza Wacek

Balancing Writing & Life: Author Kimberly Webb on the Craft (and Chaos!) of Creativity

Is Reading Self Care? | Interview with Ciara Blume

My Book is a TARDIS | The Magic of Reading & Writing with author Trisha Thacker

Life, the Universe, & Everything: Author Jenny Ahmed Explores Mars, Writing, and Living Life!

Summer Reading, Writing, and Cozies!

Stories Give Them Something to Dream About: Interview with Author Jenna Maeson

The Mindful Scribe: Mental Health & Creativity | The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast

Magical Chaos: interview with author Stefanie Santone of "Tangled Magic"

"Liar Queen" Interview with author M T Solomon

The Catalyst: an Interview with Nat Bickel

A Graveyard of Secrets - an interview with authors Heidi O’Barr and Jessica Thompson!

Bottled Secrets, Haunted Houses, and Creative Inspiration: an Interview with Author Mary Kendall

Scotland, Witches, and Cozy Mysteries: an interview with author Felicity Green

Talking Back to Stories: an interview with Author Jeanne Blasberg

Confessions of a (Not So) Boring Reader: A Conversation with Author Anna A. Armstrong

Charles Dickens: The Stories of His Life: with guest author Jesper Soerensen

Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice... and Football? | Discussion with Jessica Thompason and J. R. Lancaster, Part 2

The Luck of the Irish: A New Cozy Mystery Anthology! with guests J. R. Lancaster and Jessica Thompson, Part 1

Boo Trundle: The Healing Power of Writing Your Truth

Puerto Rican Stories: A Conversation with Author Margarita Barresi

In Which We Use Our Little Grey Cells: A Celebration of Agatha Christie, with author Jessica Thompson

Bullet Through the Art: The Joyful Writing Journey of Author Anne Seidel

Christmas Mugs and Other Magical Crockery: An Interview with Amey Zeigler

Shannon Symonds is Booked for Murder!

Woman of Valor: an Interview with author Lynne Golodner

Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up: an Interview with author Jessica Thompson

Katie Lumsden's Victorian Odyssey: an interview with an exciting new voice in historical fiction

Book Launch: "Someone's Always Watching": an interview with new author J. R. Lancaster

You're Never Too Young (Or Too Old!) to Write Your Story: with guest Shanti Hershenson

Educating Youth Through Literature: a Juneteenth Conversation with Author Tonya Duncan Ellis

This Summer, Write Your Own Story: Tips for Teenage Writers! Part 1 with special guest Raquel Drosos

From Bored to Bookworm: How to Turn Summer Break into a Book Bonanza! with guest Melanie Notaras

Does Food Tell a Story? an Interview with Cozy Mystery Author Wendy Sand Eckel

The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing: A Conversation with Douglas Robbins

The Music We Make: An Interview with author Michelle Rene DeBellis

Love What You Write, Write What You Love: an interview with screenwriter and novelist Matt Witten

How to Live Long and Prosper in the Zombie Apocalypse: with author A. M. Geever

The Power of Character-Driven Stories with author Kelly Vincent

Inheriting Trauma: A Conversation with author Max Friedman on the Legacy of the Holocaust

It's Now or Never: The Inspirational Writing Journey of Author Kate Darroch

Reading the Classics with guest author Mimi Matthews

A Life of Crime... Writing! Exploring the Many Lives of Author Laura Burke

There are No Stupid Questions in Science... Right? | Interview with Leah Elson

How to Solve the Literacy Crisis: An Interview with Matt Bardin

The Paranormal Reader: Interview with author Wendy Kok

Creating While Depressed: a conversation with Cathy Jean-Francois

A New Kind of Hero: an interview with Stephanie Cotsirilos | The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast

Christmas Past: an Interview with Brian Earl

"Do I Really NEED to Kill Someone Right Away?" An Interview with Kirsten Weiss, Cozy Mystery Author

Reading, Riding, & Writing: an epic journey of self-discovery, with Author Teri M. Brown

Mental Health & Writing: An Interview with Juno Jakob, Author of "Atticus", "The Halloween Book"

From Middle-Earth to Transylvania: interview with author JV Hilliard

Happy Ghoulidays! An Interview with horror writer Shannon Lawrence

Disability: An Anecdotal Field Guide for the Rest of Us: Interview with author Tracee Garner

On the Road with Sunny's Book Truck: Interview with CJ Alberts

It All Comes Back to Wonder Woman: Interview with Danielle Orsino

"My Name is Layla": Interview with author Reyna Gentin | From Lawyer to Author

From Unemployed to Published: The Writing Journey of Liz Alterman

Murder, Diversity, and Jane Austen: Interview with Vanessa Riley

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

Pride & Premeditation: Interview with author Tirzah Price!

Dear Mr. Dickens: a paper, a pen, and something to say, with author Nancy Churnin

A Caterer's Guide to Crime- with special guest, author Jessica Thompson

Hello Mother, Hello Father... Dickens Book Club: Great Expectations ch. 47-50

Author Jendayi Brooks-Flemister and Why You Should Always Take a Chance on Yourself!

Pip Checks In At The Heartbreak Hotel

Well, Now What? Great Expectations Read Along, ch. 40-42

This Episode Will Make You HUNGRY!! with Special Guest: Author Darci Hannah

Secrets Revealed!! Great Expectations Read Along, Ch. 38-39

You Should Write YOUR Life Story!? with special guest Pamela Topjian

Great Expectations Read Along 10: Oysters, Theaters, and Prisons... oh my!

Home Sweet Home? Great Expectations Read Along, Chapters 27-29

Libraries are Hallowed Ground, with special guest Aaron Whitfield

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Great Expectations, Ch. 23-26

Meet the Pockets! Great Expectations, Chapters 20-22

Bombshell!: Great Expectations chapters 18-19

Tragedy at the Forge: Deep Dive Into Dickens 5: Great Expectations 14-17

Intrigue at Satis House: Deep Dive into Dickens 4: Great Expectations, Ch. 11-13

Welcome to Satis House: Deep Dive into Dickens 3: Great Expectations, Ch. 8-10

"Honor Among Thieves": Deep Dive into Dickens 2: Great Expectations, ch. 5-7

Deep Dive into Dickens 1: Great Expectations, chapters 1-4

The Best Books I Read in 2021

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Cozy Winter Reads ... with special guest, Booktuber Kate Howe

Journalism: Finding Out the Facts with special guest John DeDakis

It was a Dark and Stormy Night... with guests Ann Dark and Tracey Stormy

Halloween is Ray Bradbury Night, with special guest Juno Jakob

Podcast Spotlight: Simply to Die For

It's the End of the World with H.G. Wells

Reader, I Married Him: Jane Eyre, with special guest Rita Maria Martinez

The Beautiful Haiku with special guest Cendrine Marrouat

Books are Magic: an interview with author Naomi Kritzer

All Things Gaskell with special guest Dr. Diane Duffy

The Grey Woman, Part 2, by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Grey Woman: Part 1 of 3, by Elizabeth Gaskell

Hand and Heart by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell

The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast Trailer!