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The Laydown

The Laydown Podcast

A weekly Arts, Books and Society podcast
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It's a Climate Change episode! Bill Weir, award-winning journalist and Chief Climate Correspondent for CNN, has written a book about Climate Change called Life As We Know It (Can Be)! He and Ryan chat about some things that bring him hope, hi
Scott Carson (AKA Michael Koryta) joined Ryan on the podcast to chat about his new book, Lost Man's Lane, which is available now! Michael KorytaLost Man's LaneShop This EpisodeOTHER LINKSReading ChallengeGibson's Bookstore WebsitePu
Ryan and Jo are digging into their TBR piles/stacks/bookcases and discussing how they decide what to read next, among other things! Books Mentioned During This Episode2024 Reading Challenge OTHER LINKSGibson's Bookstore WebsitePurchase
It's Black History Month, and Ryan and Jo are bringing you a ton of recommendations of books by Black Authors! Click the shoppable list below for a list that includes everything discussed in this episode, plus a ton more. Obligatory "sorry ab
Ryan, Jo, and Reagan chat about what they've been reading so far this year, how they feel about reading goals, and then they give a rundown of the 2024 Laydown Podcast Reading Challenge! It's an extra-long episode, so buckle in and enjoy! Boo
It's Ryan's annual chat with Horror Author, Rachel Harrison! They discuss Rachel's latest novel, Black Sheep, they talk about cults, Halloween, Holiday traditions, give each other book recommendations, and more! It's the final episode of the ye
Happy Holidays! John joins Ryan and Jo to talk about the best books to give as gifts this Holiday Season! Books Mentioned During This EpisodeHoliday CatalogFree PalestineOTHER LINKSReading ChallengeGibson's Bookstore WebsitePurchase
Happy Halloween! Sam joins Ryan and Jo to talk about the best Horror novels of 2023! Plus, your hosts have their annual spooky book club, in which this year they discuss Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig. It's a great time! Books Mentioned
Josh Malerman, author of Bird Box, Goblin, Pearl, and the brand new Spin a Black Yarn (among so, so many others), joined Ryan for a casual conversation about all things spooky! Happy Halloween! Spin A Black YarnJosh MalermanShop This Episo
Ryan got to chat with Delilah S. Dawson about her brand new Horror Novella, Bloom, which is one of Ryan's staff picks! It's gorgeous and dark and a perfect spooky season book, and you should all buy it - but first, listen to this episode! Bl
Our dear friends from the Jack of All Graves Podcast, Corrigan and Marko, join Ryan and Jo to talk about all manner of spooky books, from Horror Novels to books bound in Human Skin! Jack of All GravesBooks Mentioned During This EpisodeWat
Ryan got to chat with Carissa Orlando about her debut Horror novel, The September House, which Ryan is calling "a masterpiece in Horror". This book totally flips the Haunted House trope on its head and deals with SO much more than ghosts. It's
If you've listened to us for any length of time, you know how much we adore Libro.fm, which makes this episode incredibly special to us! Karen and Craig, who work at Libro.fm and also host the Libro.fm Podcast, joined us as Guest Hosts this mon
Ryan got to chat with Shari Lapena about her new thriller, Everyone Here is Lying, parenthood, planning vs pantsing, and writing as escapism. Plus there might be an epiphany somewhere in there. Enjoy!Everyone Here is LyingShari LapenaFollo
Ryan chats with Genevieve Gornichec all about The Weaver and the Witch Queen, Gunnhild and Eirik, magic, sagas, and more.The Weaver and the Witch Queen is not a mythology retelling, it's a historical fantasy reimagining of the origins of the
We're over halfway through the year, so it's time to check in to see how we're doing with The Laydown Reading Challenge! Books Mentioned During This EpisodeOTHER LINKSReading ChallengeGibson's Bookstore WebsitePurchase Gift Certificate
Ashley Poston, author of The Dead Romantics and The Seven Year Slip, joins Ryan on the podcast to give her favorite Summer Reading Recommendations! This is a delightful episode full of giggles and amazing book recommendations, so enjoy!The De
It's Pride Month! Fal joined Ryan and Jo to chat about queer books! We specifically highlight Trans books and other less-represented queer identities! Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryanJo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/joFal, h
Ryan chats with Riley Sager about his new thriller mystery novel, The Only One Left! The Only One LeftRiley SagerFollow Riley Sager on InstagramFollow Riley Sager on TwitterShop This EpisodeOTHER LINKSGibson's Bookstore WebsitePur
Ryan got to chat with Ashley Audrain about her latest novel, The Whispers! The WhispersAshley AudrainFollow Ashley Audrain on InstagramFollow Ashley Audrain on TwitterShop This EpisodeOTHER LINKSGibson's Bookstore WebsitePurchase
Ryan got to chat with Ali Hazelwood about her latest STEM Romance novel, Love, Theoretically!Love, TheoreticallyAli HazelwoodFollow Ali Hazelwood on InstagramFollow Ali Hazelwood on TikTokShop This EpisodeOTHER LINKSGibson's Bookstor
Jo and Ryan got to sit down with author Rita Chang-Eppig to talk about her novel, Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea (also known as DATS RATS)!Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea Rita Chang-EppigFollow Rita Chang-Eppig on TwitterFollow Rita Chan
If there's one thing that Jo loves more than books, it's music. We're joined this month by Booksellers Sam and Reagan, who also have a healthy obsession with music, to talk about the relationship between Books and Music and the many forms that
Emily Henry is back on the podcast! Ryan and Sam chatted with her about her brand new novel, Happy Place, which they both LOVED. Come for the book discussion, stay for the delightful tangent about 40s Era Rom Coms, the check-ins with her other
Ryan got to chat with Alex Bracken about her new YA Fantasy novel, Silver in the Bone! Come for the Arthurian tale, stay for the in-depth discussion of the publishing industry! Silver in the BoneAlex BrackenFollow Alex Bracken on TwitterF
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