On today's episode I am joined by the USA Today Bestselling author, Racquel Marie! Racquel joins me on the podcast to talk about her most recent bestselling novel, If We Survive This. She talks about what led her into the horror genre, the journey of plotting this book, and what she hopes her readers will take away from her stories. We discuss what horror movies we'd survive, the Calico Critter theme park, and much more!

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On today's episode I am joined by a Try Reading All-Star: Angela Montoya! Angela is back on the podcast to chat about all that has happened since we last talked. We discuss the journey of publishing her sophomore novel, A Cruel Thirst, what readers can expect from her third novel, the experience of creating a holiday romance anthology, the best vampire media, and much more!

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On the first episode of a new season of Try Reading, I am joined by the #1 New York Times Bestselling illustrator and author, Nikkolas Smith! Nikkolas joins me to discuss his childhood love for stories, what led him from Disney Imagineering to picture book art and writing, the experience of putting his debut out into the world, and his work as a film artist. Nikkolas shares his journey of making incredible concept art and a poster for Ryan Coogler's "Sinners". He also talks about his two most recent impactful and important books and how he hopes his work will continue to inspire readers.

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On the finale of the Try Reading Podcast I had the honor of being joined by the incredible Tigest Girma! While this is a sad moment knowing the podcast is ending, I am SO excited that I got the honor of chatting with Tigest! Tigest joined me for episode 68 to talk about her early love for reading, how she fell in love with paranormal romance, her Wattpad days, what inspired her debut novel; Immortal Dark, how her publishing journey has been, what kept her motivated, the importance of seeing Black vampires on the page, Tigest shares her excitement for debut day, her hopes for the future of this book and her writing, and so many more incredible stories and wisdom! Thank you to all of the amazing listeners who have tuned-in to the podcast since the beginning! ❤️

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On the penultimate episode of Try Reading, I had the immense honor of being joined by the incredible Logan-Ashley Kisner! Logan-Ashley joined me to talk about his love for stories that began as a little kid, how he fell in love with horror, what inspired his debut; Old Wounds, he shares all about his journey of writing his YA horror, how spite and love equally motivated him, the roller coaster called querying, the importance of authentic trans voices in storytelling, what Logan-Ashley is most excited for when debut day comes around, why Canva is a constant struggle, his advice for aspiring writers, and so many more words of wisdom!

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On today’s episode, I am joined by the marvelous Lauren Ling Brown! Lauren joined me to talk about her early love for reading, how she fell in love with writing, and what inspired her debut novel, Society of Lies (an adult psychological dark academia thriller set at Princeton University). She also talks about her excitement for pub day, the roller coaster of emotions this journey has brought her, her advice to aspiring BIPOC thriller authors, the importance of diverse voices and thought-provoking conversations, her favorite characters in her debut, and much more!

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On today's episode, I am joined by the iconic and beyond lovely Melanie Schubert!! She is the author of the horror short story, Severed Cape from the Castle of Horror Anthology (Volume 11: Revenge)!! It was such an honor to interview Melanie and learn about her early love for books, her enjoyment of reading fantasy books she was too young for as a kid, why she's always loved horror even if she didn't always know it, Melanie shares all about the journey of joining the Castle of Horror Anthology, we give out podcasting awards, we scream and cry about THINGS, we discuss the importance of cloacas, Melanie gives some amazing wisdom and advice, and we of course obsess over Angela Montoya and Jessica Parra. This episode is full of amazing vibes and big magic energy!

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Melanie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melanie_schubert_writer/?hl=en

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