The Shelf Reflection Podcast

Episode #10 - Rochelle Bilow, "Effie Olsen's Summer Special" (Berkley, 2024)

Chef, editor, memoirist, food and romance writer, and cookbook author Rochelle Bilow shares her recipes for success in this dynamic conversation.   Rochelle Bilow’s Books -   * Effie Olsen’s Summer Special [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3691123] (2024)  * Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3615493] (2023)  * Call of the Farm [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=1662405] (2014)

Episode #9 - Cate Streissguth, Book Publisher at Severn River Publishing

Get a behind-the-scenes look into the publishing industry in this conversation with Severn River Publishing book publisher Cate Streissguth.

Episode #8 - Gabriella Gamez, “Kiss Me, Maybe” (Forever, 2025)

Check out this conversation with Gabriella Gamez, author of Next Best Fling and Kiss Me, Maybe, where she talks about writing happily ever afters.  Gabriella Gamez’s Books -  * Kiss Me, Maybe [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=2&cn=3763971] (2025)  * The Next Best Fling [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3706912] (2024)

Episode #7 - Debbie Urbanski, “Afterworld” (Simon & Schuster, 2023)

Explore artificial intelligence, the apocalypse, and the twisty world of publishing in this discussion with Debbie Urbanski, author of After World.   Debbie Urbanski’s Books -   * Portalmania [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3767368] (2025)  * After World [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=4&cn=3669876] (2023)

Episode #6 - Ryan La Sala, “Dead of Summer” (PUSH, 2025)

Get a behind-the-scenes look at all the teen angst, twisty mysteries, and deep-sea terrors in my interview with New York Times bestselling author Ryan La Sala as we discuss his new YA horror, Dead of Summer.  Ryan La Sala’s Books -   * Reverie [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=14&cn=2316975] (2019)  * Be Dazzled [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=8&cn=2373814] (2021)  * The Honeys [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=6&cn=3577920] (2022)  * Beholder [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3666096] (2023)  * The [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3790690]Dead of Summer [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3790690] (2025)