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SeforimchatterSmallTalk: Writing Jewish and Secular Fiction (with Leah Cypess)#383> For Leah's general fiction: https://www.leahcypess.com/> For Leah's Jewish books: https://leahsokol.com/> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ3C2CjUeD9AGJvXeEODtK> To join the SeforimChatter WhatsApp status: https://wa.me/message/TI343XQHHMHPN1> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode follow this link: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)Support the show
2025-08-1322 min
LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)"Finding Love in a Time Loop: A How-To Guide" + "You Knit Me Together in My Mother's Womb"This episode features "Finding Love in a Time Loop: A How-To Guide" by Leah Cypess (©2025 by Leah Cypess) and "You Knit Me Together in My Mother's Womb" by Paul Crenshaw (©2025 by Paul Crenshaw), both read by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-07-2453 min
The Jewish Lens PodcastThe Jewish Lens presents: the author of Miriam’s Magical Creatures Files, Leah Cypess!Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Miriam’s Magical Creatures Files, Leah Cypess!Leah discusses her new series Miriam's Magical Creature Files, the Sisters Ever After series, experiences while hiking in Costa Rica at night, & much more!
2025-06-1629 min
Get Hooked On Into A High-Impact Full Audiobook On The Go.Sea Swept by Leah CypessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/11060to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Sea Swept
Series: Sisters Ever After Series, Book 6
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Justis Bolding
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 04-29-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
Publisher's Summary:
Daria grew up in Serema, an underwater city where merfolk and humans live together in peace. She’s not interested in life out of the water, unlike her older sister, Meria, who has fallen in love with a human prince. Still, when Daria gets a distress message from Meria, she’s willing to trad...
2025-04-296h 02
Strong, Brave, and Beautiful - The Incredible Women of Silver SpringEpisode Eleven: Mrs. Leah Cypess, authorMrs. Leah Cypess is an author who has published over a dozen novels as well as many short stories and essays. Find out more about her work at https://www.leahcypess.com
2025-04-2532 min
Reading With Your Kids PodcastThe Secret to Healthier and Happier Kids Might Start in Their MouthWhat if the key to your child’s overall health, behavior, and even success in school was right under your nose—literally? In this fascinating episode, Dr. Ben Miraglia, a leading expert in airway-focused pediatric dental care, joins us to talk about how proper jaw development, nasal breathing, and tongue posture are critical to your child’s health. Through his groundbreaking program, Tooth Pillow, Dr. Miraglia is helping families identify and address the root causes of orthodontic and behavioral challenges before they become bigger problems. Dr. Miraglia explains how crowded teeth, snoring, restless sleep, and even a...
2025-03-2856 min
Indulge In Your Ears To A Uplifting Full Audiobook.The Truth About the Tooth Fairy by Leah CypessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/14344to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Truth About the Tooth Fairy
Series: Miriam's Magical Creature Files, Book 1
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Laura Knight Keating
Format: mp3
Length: 55 mins
Release date: 03-25-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
Miriam is the youngest, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t know things. She’s not as gullible as her parents or older siblings think, and she is too old for ridiculous stories that make no sense. So, using her superior detective skills, she sets out to debunk all of the fantas...
2025-03-2555 min
Reading With Your Kids PodcastSuperheroes, Siblings, and Spellbinding StoriesThis was a fun and insightful episode of the podcast! We got to chat with the creative duo behind the beloved "Princess in Black" book series, Shannon and Dean Hale. They shared the backstory on how they came up with the idea - it all started when their young daughter made a comment about princesses not wearing black. Shannon and Dean saw an opportunity to create a superhero princess who protects her kingdom, and the rest is history! The Hales have such a great collaborative process, bouncing ideas off each other and letting their creativity flow. They emphasized t...
2024-08-2256 min
Asimov's Science FictionFlipped by Leah CypessWhen her longtime crush Jake suddenly starts treating Becka like his girlfriend, she relishes the attention. But as time goes on, she realizes something isn’t quite right, almost as if the Jake she’s dating isn't the person she knows. Here is “Flipped,” read and written by Leah Cypess.
2024-07-1031 min
Press Play On The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Uplifting!Wink by Henry Herz, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, James Aquilone, Kendare Blake, Wulf Moon, Nancy Holder, Leah Cypess, Alethea Kontis, Stacia DeutschPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/195330to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Wink
Author: Henry Herz, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, James Aquilone, Kendare Blake, Wulf Moon, Nancy Holder, Leah Cypess, Alethea Kontis, Stacia Deutsch
Narrator: Verónica Thames
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 06-25-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Anthologies & Short Stories
Publisher's Summary:
Clever and pithy children's classics turned upside-down, WINK is a true delight. Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of Damsel. Fifteen young adult contemporary fantasy and science fiction tales that wink at classic works of children's literature.
2024-06-257h 53
Get Top-Rated Audiobook Titles on Any DeviceBraided (Written by Leah Cypess)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710458 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Braided
Series: #5 of Sisters Ever After
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
Release date: May 28, 2024
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary: The fifth book in the Sisters Ever After series of fairy tale retellings from the point of view of the siblings in the background, this is the thrilling and mysterious story of Cinna and her older sister, Rapunzel, who was stolen from their castle as a baby. Now she’s back, leaving Cinna wit...
2024-05-296h 55Discover Your Favorite Audiobook Collection Instantly OnlineBraided - Leah CypessPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/710458 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Braided
Series: #5 of Sisters Ever After
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes
Release date: May 28, 2024
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary: The fifth book in the Sisters Ever After series of fairy tale retellings from the point of view of the siblings in the background, this is the thrilling and mysterious story of Cinna and her older sister, Rapunzel, who was stolen from their castle as a baby. Now she’s back, leaving Cinna with more que...
2024-05-296h 55
Get Hooked On A Vivid Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Braided by Leah CypessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/105678to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Braided
Series: Sisters Ever After Series, Book 5
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
Release date: 05-28-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Adaptations
Publisher's Summary:
Princess Cinna has grown up longing for her older sister, Rapunzel, who was kidnapped before Cinna was born. Now that Rapunzel has returned home, Cinna couldn’t be happier. She can’t wait to help Rapunzel take her rightful place as heir to the throne.
2024-05-286h 54
Reading With Your Kids PodcastBeing An Author Ain't EasyThis episode of the Reading with Your Kids podcast features conversations with Michelle Nelson-Schimdt and Leah Cypess. Michelle returns to the show to share about how her career and income as an author declined significantly in the past year, leaving her with a negative bank balance. She discussed how she had tied her identity too closely to her career success and income. Michelle is now substitute teaching and doing other work. She encouraged listeners to not define themselves by their career or income. Leah Cypess, author of the Sisters Ever After middle grade novels. She discussed her l...
2024-03-2456 min
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2023-09-0100 min
Press Play On The Game-Changing Full Audiobook Now, Book-Lovers!The Piper's Promise by Leah CypessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/105612to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Piper's Promise
Series: Sisters Ever After Series, Book 3
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Elena Rey
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
Release date: 04-18-23
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Adaptations
Publisher's Summary:
Clare's brother, Tom, also known as the pied piper, has stolen away the children of Hamelin. But Clare knows that’s only half the story. Tom isn’t the easiest person to love, but she’s certain that he couldn’t be so cruel. There has to be a good reason why he stole the Fae Quee...
2023-04-186h 37
Cast of WondersCast of Wonders 501: Across the RiverAuthor : Leah Cypess Narrator : Elie Hirschman Host : Samuel Poots Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Across the River was originally published in the Saga Press anthology “The Mythic Dream” (September 2019) Across the River by Leah Cypess When the sorcerer walked through the town gates, I was standing with my friends Reuven and Yitzchak […]
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2022-07-2331 minLIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)Leah Cypess | The Fairy Godmother Advice ColumnDear Fairy Godmother: I work as the housekeeper for a collective of seven men. It’s a non-normative living situation, but it works for me. (I am estranged from my family, due to my stepmother being crazy.) Lately, however, I’ve been harassed by a woman trying to sell me apples. She is constantly offering me free samples and acting hurt when I don’t buy. My employers have forbidden me from letting anyone into their home, and I value their trust. But I also know there are a lot of prejudices about old women who wander around forests selling apples, a...
2022-04-2816 min
Discover Full Audiobooks TodayAudiobook: Glass Slippers by Leah CypessPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/531264 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Glass Slippers
Series: #2 of Sisters Ever After
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Keylor Leigh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 38 minutes
Release date: April 5, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary: Cinderella's secret stepsister is in trouble for something she didn't do—will she get kicked out of the castle? The second book in the Sisters Ever After series, perfect for anyone who loves fairy tale retellings about sisters and princesses! Meet Cinderella’s third “wicked” stepsister...
2022-04-055h 38
Listen to Premium Digital Audiobooks in High QualityThornwood (Written by Leah Cypess)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566819 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Thornwood
Series: #1 of Sisters Ever After
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Jessica Almasy
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
Release date: April 5, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary: The first book in the Sisters Ever After series! Sleeping Beauty's younger sister has always lived in her shadow—until now. Perfect for anyone who loves fairy tale retellings about sisters and princesses! For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her bea...
2022-04-055h 42
Experience Your Ears To A Inspiring Full Audiobook.Thornwood by Leah CypessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/105552to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Thornwood
Series: Sisters Ever After Series, Book 1
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Jessica Almasy
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
Release date: 04-05-22
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings
Genres: Adaptations
Publisher's Summary:
For years, Briony has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Rosalin, and the curse that has haunted her from birth—that on the day of her sixteenth birthday she would prick her finger on a spindle and cause everyone in the castle to fall into a 100-year sleep. When the day the curse is se...
2022-04-055h 41
Todo tranquilo en DunwichTodo tranquilo en Dunwich 36 - Laberinto dementePrograma 36: Laberinto demente. Grabado el día 25 de febrero de 2022.
03:18 "Piranesi", de Susanna Clarke
01:05:65 "Mientras dan las nueve", de Leo Perutz
02:06:26 "El hijo de la noche - Más oscuro de lo que pensáis - Más tenebroso de lo que piensas", de Jack Williamson
02:30:45 "Cuentos para Algernon: Año IX", con Dale Bailey, Leah Cypess, John Crowley, Robert Shearman y más. Podéis descargarlo de manera gratuita aquí: https://cuentosparaalgernon.wordpress.com/2021/12/20/antologia-cuentos-para-algernon-ano-ix/
2022-02-273h 11
Uncanny Magazine PodcastUncanny Magazine Podcast #44AEditors' Intro: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas Short Fiction: "The Night Dance" by Leah Cypess, as read by Erika Ensign Poetry: "The House Snakes" by Sonya Taaffe, as read by Matt Peters Interview: Lynne M. Thomas Interviews Leah Cypess Want to join the Space Unicorn Ranger Corps? You can find new science fiction and fantasy stories, poetry, and nonfiction every month in Uncanny Magazine. Go to uncannymagazine.com or subscribe to the eBook version at weightlessbooks.com or amazon.com. This podcast was produced by Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky. Mu...
2022-01-0453 minCast of WondersCast of Wonders 462: Straw-SpunAuthor : Leah Cypess Narrator : Suna Dasi Host : KB Sluss Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter Artist : Alexis Goble Previously published in Sword & Sorceress 27, November 2012 Straw Spun by Leah Cypess Alina unfolded the letter slowly and with great care: it was very old, and felt thin and fragile under her […]
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2021-08-1648 min
Jews You Should KnowThe Fantasy-Fiction Author: A Conversation with Leah CypessABOUT THIS EPISODE Leah Cypess is a trained attorney, but has gained acclaim as a fantasy author. Published by Harper Collins and Random House, among other houses, Leah is an accomplished fiction writer and a wonderful example to aspiring Jewish authors today. -------------------- ABOUT THIS PODCAST Jews You Should Know introduces the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet so. But each is a Jew You Should Know. The host, Rabbi Ari Koretzky...
2021-07-0547 min
Writing Tips and Writerly MusingsWhat Good Is An Agent? Answers From Writers.With all the risks, why would I want a literary agent?
Well, at Balticon 52, I got to hear a variety of perspectives from published authors who’ve had every sort of agent possible. Here are the stories of Leah Cypess, Keith RA DeCandido, CS Friedman, Tee Morris, and their hunt for a quality agent.
Note: this was originally recorded in 2018, but the questions are perenial.
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Thanks for listening! I'll be back next Monday with more rambling ideas about writing.
If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends an...
2021-06-1412 min
KT Literary podcastDeva Fagan and Ellen Booraem talk MG FantasyBuy River Magic and Nightingale!Today, I have the privilege of speaking with two of our Powerhouse Middle Grade authors, Ellen Booraem and Deva Fagan. These women are both from Maine and they both write beautiful, sharp, emotionally resonant Middle Grade fantasy.We talk about writing, magic, LARPing, and puppers. We also talk about promoting their books with a group of authors who all release in April 2021. Ellen and Deva have been joined by Nancy Werlin whose YA release is called ZOE ROSENTHAL IS NOT LAWFUL GOOD and Leah Cypess' Middle Grade fantasy THORNWOOD.
2021-04-2232 min
StarShipSofaStarShipSofa No 521 Leah CypessPlease think about supporting us on PatreonMain Fiction: "On the Ship" by Leah CypessOriginally published in Asimov's.Leah Cypess wrote her first short story – in which the narrator was an ice cream cone – at the age of six, and sold her first piece of fiction while in high school. She has degrees in biology, journalism, and law, and has traveled to Iceland, Israel, Jordan, and Costa Rica, among other places. She now lives with her family in Silver Spring, Maryland. She is the author of four fantasy novels published by HarperC...
2018-01-241h 24
StarShipSofaStarShipSofa No 484 Leah CypessMain Fiction: "Cupid's Compass"Originally published in The Magazine Fantasy & Science FictionLeah Cypess wrote her first short story - in which the narrator was an ice cream cone - at the age of six, and sold her first piece of fiction while in high school. She has degrees in biology, journalism, and law, and has traveled to Iceland, Israel, Jordan, and Costa Rica, among other places. She now lives with her family in Silver Spring, Maryland. She is the author of four fantasy novels published by HarperCollins: Mistwood, Nightspell, Death Sworn, and Death Marked.Leah has also published short stories...
2017-05-0344 min
StarShipSofaStarShipSofa No 473 Leah CypessKickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1895930248/everyone-worlds-without-wallsMain Fiction: "What We Ourselves are Not" by Leah CypessOriginally published in Asimov's..Leah Cypess wrote her first short story - in which the narrator was an ice cream cone - at the age of six, and sold her first piece of fiction while in high school. She has degrees in biology, journalism, and law, and has traveled to Iceland, Israel, Jordan, and Costa Rica, among other places. She now lives with her family in Silver Spring, Maryland. She is the author of four fantasy novels published by HarperCollins: Mistwood, Nightspell, Death Sworn, and...
2017-02-1451 min
Tune In To A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Must-Listen.Death Marked by Leah CypessPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/198697to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Death Marked
Author: Leah Cypess
Narrator: Cris Dukehart
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 03-03-15
Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 stars, 13 ratings
Genres: Action & Adventure
Publisher's Summary:
2015-03-038h 42
StarShipSofaStarShipSofa No 330 Leah Cypess and Mary Soon LeeComing up…Mothering Sunday Special! (March 30 in the UK): Two stories of maternal angst.Main Fiction 1: “Pause Time” by Mary Soon Lee 03:40Twenty minutes into the transatlantic flight, Connor started wailing. Pauline cradled him in her arms. Then she rocked him, she offered him her breast, she sang to him; Connor continued to cry.The man sitting on her right gave her a thin smile. “Did you forget the baby’s pauser code?”“No,” Pauline mumbled, wishing she could sink through the floor into the cargo hold. “...
2014-03-252h 33
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #206 - READALONG: Seven Nebula Nominated Short Stories
The SFFaudio Podcast #206 – Scott and Jenny talk about the seven short stories nominated for the Nebula Award.
Talked about on today’s show:
Seven nominated stories for the Nebula Award. Why so many? Some of the stories have themes in common. Scott wasn’t enamored by any of the seven (but it gets better with the discussion). All of them are free online, and all except “Nanny’s Day” are also available in audio (see links below).
Robot by Helena Bell (Clarkesworld 9/12) |audio version read by Cat Rambo| Scott’s favorite part is the very begin...
2013-04-0158 min
A Book and a Chat with Leah CypessFormer Class of 2K10 debut author Leah Cypess makes a welcome return with a new book. Following the success of "Mistwood" Leah has now written her new novel "Nightspell"
In a kingdom where the living walk with the dead, a warrior princess has come to rescue her sister — but what if her sister doesn’t want to be saved?
Can't wait to find out more!!!!!
2011-05-2429 min
Authors Like UsEpisode 13 - The Class of 2k10 at BEADuring our trip to Book Expo America, we had the opportunity to interview the Class of 2k10. What is that, you may ask? This is a unique idea for a group of debut authors to support and promote each other as they launch their new books.
In the photo, we have: Shannon Delany, Jeri Smith-Ready, Denise Jaden, Rhonda Hayter, Judith Graves, and Kitty Keswick.
Missing are: Swati Avasthi, Michele Corriel, Leah Cypess, Alexandra Diaz, Bonnie J. Doerr, Janet Fox, Jacqueline Houtman, Jennifer Hubbard, Irene Latham, Tom Leveen, Shari Maurer, Kristina McBride, Mara Purnhagen, Laura Quimby, Jame Richards, N.H. Senzai...
2010-06-2526 minA Book and a Chat with Leah CypessLeah will be along to chat about her debut novel "Mistwood"
Leah Cypess used to be a practicing attorney in New York and is now a full-time writer in Boston. She much prefers her current situation. She wrote her first story when she was six years old (the main character was an ice cream cone), and went on to publish several short fantasy stories in several professional magazines and anthologies, including Sword & Sorceress 23 and Strange Horizons.
2010-05-0500 min