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On The Shelf with Honora QuinnHow Writing Became It's Own Extraordinary Quest - With Kayla CottinghamHappy 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 own quest… through publishing. Follow KaylaFollow OTSOTS SubstackMap of Indie BookstoresGet Extraordinary Quests!Porter Square BooksAll She Wrot...
2025-12-0733 min
Dr. Diane's Adventures in LearningThe Timeless Magic of Books of Wonder: Connecting Books to Readers with Peter GlassmanSend us a textStep into Books of Wonder, a New York City bookstore where every reader has a story. This iconic bookstore has sparked joy in young readers for 45 years. It inspired the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan film You've Got Mail. In this conversation with founder Peter Glassman, we explore how Books of Wonder became a cherished destination for children's literature enthusiasts, fostering a vibrant community that celebrates the art of storytelling. Just in time for the holidays, Peter provides book recommendations sure to spark joy in readers of all ages....
2025-10-2937 min
Plot Twist: I ForgotZombies but Also…Not ZombiesIn honor of the dead rising, today we’re talking zombie and apocalypse fiction. Join us for some recommendations on flesh eaters, dystopians, and at least one book that doesn’t fit the theme at all. We’re sure that book has some strategy to learn that will save you in the zombie apocalypse.
This Delicious Death - Kayla Cottingham
Head Like a Hole - Andrew Van Wey
Schrader’s Cord - Scott Leads
The Vegetarian - Han Kang
Tender is the Flesh - Augustina Bazterrica
They Bloom at Night - Trang Thanh
T...
2025-04-1545 min
Book BistroLong Past The Witching HourThis week Brooke, Shannon, Stacy, and Georgina are back to share some more witchy reads. Titles mentioned include:
Kayla Cottingham, Practical Rules for Cursed Witches
Hailey Edwards, Black Hat, White Witch (Black Hat Bureau #1)
Auryn Hadley, Magic In the Moonlight (Where the Wild Things Grow #1)
Ivy Asher, The Bone Witch (The Osseous Chronicles #1)
C.J. Cooke, The Book of Witching
Quinn Cameron, Pulling Strings (Marionette #1)
Alistair Reeves, A Spell for Heartsickness (Rune Tithe #1)
Amanda M. Lee, Only the Lonely (Death Gate Grim Reapers #1)
Lindsay Lovise, Perfectly Wicked
Ciannon Smart, Witches Steeped In Gold (Witches Steeped In Gold #1)
Kerri Maniscalco, Kingdom...
2024-11-021h 05
The Book Faire: Children's Literature for GrownupsAn Interview with B.B. Alston; Moms for Liberty Loses in Florida, Censorship Law in Iowa Moves ForwardListen to author B.B. Alston discuss his new book Amari and the Despicable Wonders, out now.
New Releases:
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry (Sunderworld #1) by Ransom Riggs
Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla Cottingham
Show Up and Vote by Ani DiFranco, illus. by Rachelle Baker
Resources:
How Iowa libraries serve communities in the digital age:
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/2024-08-15/how-iowa-libraries-are-adapting-to-the-digital-age
RESULTS: Majority of DeSantis-backed candidates lose school board races in Tampa Bay area:
https://www.wfla.com/news/school-board-races-see-desantis-backed-candidates-take-on-democrats-take-back-local-opponents/
Iowa can...
2024-08-2941 min
Enjoy This Addictive Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Practical Rules for Cursed Witches by Kayla CottinghamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/241702to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Practical Rules for Cursed Witches
Author: Kayla Cottingham
Narrator: Jess Nahikian
Format: mp3
Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 08-27-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 12 ratings
Genres: Sword & Sorcery
Publisher's Summary:
Magic is in Delilah Bea’s blood. Her absentee father is the world’s most famous cursebreaker, while all the women in her family are fated to never find true love. So when Delilah sets out to complete her magical Calling and gain her full powers as a witch, she has the perfect task in mind—breaking the Bea fa...
2024-08-2711h 27
The Manuscript AcademyGenres, Tropes, Trends, and Finding Your Agent Fit with Agent Erica BaumanWe are so pleased to welcome agent Erica Bauman from Aevitas Creative Management to the podcast!
We discuss:
*How to make your work more atmospheric
*Where to place emphasis when writing between genres
*Balancing keeping the reader in their heads vs. their senses
*When the genre of our world gets closer to dystopia, how does the dystopian genre change?
*Why do agents ask for exactly your metatags—and then say no?
Meet with Erica here: https://manuscriptacademy.com/faculty-members/erica-bauman
Erica Bauman is a literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management and represents a wide variety of authors across middle grade, yo...
2024-07-2744 min
Cyn's WorkshopThis Delicious Death ReviewToday, we're reviewing This Delicious Death, a novel that gives the zombie trope a contemporary spin and takes four "ghouls" to a music festival in the desert.
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2024-04-2408 min
Your Bookstore BestiesEp. 65 | Interview with F.T. LukensWe interview author F.T. Lukens on their reading habits, writing, and newest book Otherworldly. Otherworldly publishes April 2.
To get signed copies of F.T.’s books, order them from Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe
https://www.malaprops.com/
All the books we mentioned:
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish | Dr. Seuss
The Poke Little Puppy
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams
The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends | Jamie D’Amato
Practical Rules fo...
2024-03-2238 min
Little Sleep//Much ReadingEpisode Seventy-Three: AnatomyHello Ghouls and Pals! This week the LSMR Ladies read books with strong bodily themes//body horror, thus title Anatomy! Liza read "Eyes Guts Throat Bones" by Moira Fowley. Riss brought in a Y/A pick that came out in June called, "This Delicious Death" by Kayla Cottingham.
2023-11-0250 min
Bookstore ExplorerEpisode 44: Books Around the Corner, Forks, WashingtonHappy Halloween! Books Around the Corner is the perfect business to spotlight this time of year. It's an online store specializing in spooky reads. Guest Stephanie Rose discusses taking her woman- and disability-owned bookshop from a successful brick and mortar to a successful online store. Books We Talk About: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, Starter Villian by John Scalzi, Into the Mist by P.C. Cast, Holly by Stephen King, Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild, This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham, The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Pledge by Cale Dietrich, Nestlings by Nat Cassicy, E...
2023-10-3148 min
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2023-09-1800 min
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2023-09-1500 min
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2023-09-0700 min
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2023-09-0700 min
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2023-09-0700 min
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2023-09-0700 min
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2023-09-0700 min
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2023-09-0700 min
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fans will clamor for this new sapphic horror standalone from bestselling author Kayla Cottingham.Three years ago, the melting of arctic permafrost released a pathogen of unknown origin into the atmosphere, causing a small percentage of people to undergo a transformation that became known as the Hollowing. Those impacted slowly became intolerant to normal food and were only able to gain sustenance by consuming the flesh of other human beings. Those...
2023-07-2800 min
Scarred For LifeEpisode 191: Author Kayla Cottingham and 30 Days of Night (2007)This week we chat with author Kayla Cottingham! Her books include My Dearest Darkest as well as her latest book This Delicious Death. We chat about her writing, how she got interested in it as well as horror. Then we talk about 30 Days of Night! MB geeks out. Kayla talks freaked out moments. Terry doesn't like the ending. Follow Kayla on Twitter. Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter. We also have a Letterboxd HQ account, so follow us there, too!Support us on Patreon!...
2023-07-031h 15
Your Rainbow ReadsFrom Sapphic Divas In Love To Queer Zombies In The Mosh Pit, These Books Rock!Attention music enthusiasts! This week we discuss two great music themed books featuring LGBTQ+ main characters. One is a fun, campy, gory zombie book set at a music festival with trans and sapphic rep. Check this one out! The other is a romantic look at a concert tour with great pansexual and lesbian rep. We love the diversity of topic and representation in these books - tune in to hear more.Interested in purchasing books or other items mentioned in the show? Kindly support our independent podcast by using our affiliate links. We get a small portion...
2023-06-2033 min
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2023-04-2500 min
The Wrath of the iOtiansInterview with New York Times Bestseller Kayla Cottingham, Author of This Delicious DeathJake and Ron are so thrilled to have New York Times bestselling author Kayla Cottingham on the Wrath of the iOtians! Her first book, My Dearest Darkest, became a New York Times and Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Her latest, This Delicious Death (Sourcebooks Fire) is a story about four best friends with a hunger for human flesh attend a music festival in the desert they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify the girls and everyone like them. Two years ago, a small percentage of population u...
2023-04-2542 min
The Dark AcademicalsEpisode 4.6: 'My Dearest Darkest' by Kayla Cottingham‘My Dearest Darkest’ seems to have flown a little under our dark academia radar and it’s one of those novels that I’ve seen people haul, but never actually read and review. We’re giving it it’s moment today.‘Wilder Girls’ meets ‘The Craft’ in this Sapphic horror debut that asks: what price would you be willing to pay to achieve your deepest desires?Finch Chamberlin is the newest transfer student to the ultra-competitive Ulalume Academy... but she's also not what she seems. Months before school started, Finch and her parents got into an accident that sho...
2023-04-1849 min
North Liberty LibraryNext Reads: "The Honeys"This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from the book The Honeys by Ryan LaSala. Read-alikes include:
Primal Animals by Julia Lynn Rubin
My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham
We are Okay by Nina Lacour
The Counselors by Jessica Goodman
2023-04-0709 min
Coven Cast: Enchanted FavoritesEpisode Twelve- My Dearest Darkest By Kayla CottinghamSara and Jonathan explore this dark YA thriller, discuss monster anatomy, and yearn for Rebecca. Prepare your sacrifice and hit play.
2023-03-3139 min
North Liberty LibraryNext Reads: "Dead Flip"This week, Erin reads from Dead Flip by Sara Farizan. Read-alikes include:
These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham
Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson
Freaks by Brett Riley
The Leaving by Tara Altebrando
2022-12-0916 min
A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCASTKayla Cottingham - My Dearest DarkestKayla Cottingham is a Boston-based YA author and librarian. She is passionate about connecting young people with books featuring diverse voices so they can see themselves and their communities represented on the page. We're discussing Kayla's debut novel, My Dearest Darkest, a cosmic horror story about boarding school students who unknowingly awaken a supernatural evil. https://www.kaylacottingham.com/
2022-07-0944 min
Learnin'& Yearnin'Pride month bookstackHappy Pride! And what better way to celebrate than a curated bookstack of great LGBTQIA+ titles to carry you through the summer! Below is a list of the books recommended in the segment! Have a great Pride and keep the love going throughout the year!
Brave Face by Shaun D. Hutchinson
Complicated Love Story in Space by Shaun D. Hutchinson
Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
The (Un)popular Vote by Jasper Sanchez
Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
Dangerous Art...
2022-06-2312 min
Cyn's WorkshopMy Dearest Darkest ReviewToday we're discussing My Dearest Darkest, a YA horror that has a bit of a bumpy start but nonetheless delivers excellent tension and scares.
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2022-05-2511 minScarred For LifeEpisode 69: NiiiiiiiiiiiceOn this 69th episode of Little Cuts, we're chatting about a BUNCH of YA stuff. Detective novels, cryptids, romance...you name it, we got it. And also MB has our first (probably of many) movies out of Panic Fest 2022! And then we talk about how Rawhead Rex is devoid of penis monsters. Movies/Books Discussed:Heartstopper (Netflix series based on the graphic novel by Alice Oseman)My Dearest Darkest: Sapphic Horror by Kayla CottinghamTruly Devious by Maureen JohnsonRevealer (Panic Fest 2022)Rawhead Rex
2022-04-2234 min
A Little WickedThe Times Square Torso RipperKayla talks about Richard Cottingham, the interesting mind of a serial killer who was not considered "average"....as far as serial killers go. Changing M.O., victims, locations, and the surrounding forces that helped him get away for so long are discussed. MISSING PERSONShane McLaughlinBlonde hair, brown eyes, 5'6", 180lbs. Call Romulus PD at 734-941-8400 or go to www.1800speakup.org. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alittlewicked)
2021-11-1820 min