The Dead Tree Society Podcast

In this episode, best-selling author Grady Hendrix visits to talk about his novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. I could tell you all that's in this episode, but it's Grady Hendrix and maybe that's enough of an indication that it's worth the listen.You can find more from Grady Hendrix at www.gradyhendrix.com, and you can get all of his many (and wonderful) books at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Award-winning and best-selling author Becky Chambers visits to talk about her latest novel, As You Wake, Break the Shell, available now from Harper Voyager. Becky breaks down the book's origins, talks about the nature of hope, memory, and love, and reflects on what she hopes her art can address for readers in an age of upheaval.You can find more about Becky Chambers at www.otherscribbles.com, and you can get the book today from your favorite book retailer or your local library.

Fresh off the debut line at Berkley, Kate Mooney visits to talk about her novel The Woman of the House, available on October 13, 2026. She talks about performativity in class, gender, and relationships, about how decisions can come to define and haunt us, and about how her craft serves propulsive plots and deep characterization.You can find more from Kate Mooney at www.katemooneyauthor.com, and you can get the book at your local library or your favorite book retailer.

In this episode, writing duo Quinn Connor joins to talk about their new book, Your Beloved Remains, now available in the U.S. from Flatiron. They talk about their unique writing process, about dark academia and queerness, about Arkansan Southern Gothic, and a whole lot more.You can find Quinn Connor at www.quinnconnorwrites.com, and you can get the book today from your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Author KC Jones returns for a third time to talk about his latest novel House Haunters, available October 6, 2026, from Tor Nightfire. He talks about the book and its relationship to passion, about the book's reflections on art, aura, creation, and passion, as well as the way AI misses the mark of what makes any act of creation so intimate and human.You can find more from KC Jones at www.kcjonespnw.com, and you can get House Haunters at your local library or your favorite book retailer!

In this episode, author Madison Tyler Nelson talks about her debut novel Portrait of a Haunting, available October 6 from Berkley. She talks about the difficulty of being witnessed, of wanting intimacy, and the challenge of vulnerability and more.You can find more from Madison Tyler Nelson at her website, www.authormadisonnelson.com, and you can get the book from your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Author Isabel Cañas is back to talk about her debut YA novel, The House of Gardenias, now available at your local library or your favorite bookstore. She talks about transitioning to YA, what books in this demographic allow her to explore, and some of the book's bigger ideas and reflections on our contemporary moment.You can find Isabel Cañas at isabelcanas.com.

Author and artist Chris Panatier visits the show to talk about his latest novel, Worry Box, now available from Angry Robot Press. He talks about his origins as an artist, about his thoughts on the craft of writing and its skillbuilding, about the book's major thematic concepts surrounding homes, family, and intrusive thoughts, and more.You can find Chris Panatier at panatier.com, and you can get Worry Box today from your local library or your favorite book retailer.

Author Jennifer Thorne is back to talk about her latest novel Newbourne Park, available September 29, 2026, from Putnam. She talks about the book's dynamics on class, her thoughts on writing provocative story, and how she's accidentally become a Goblin Queen.You can find more about Jennifer Thorne at www.jenniferthorne.com, and you can get the book today from your favorite book retailer or your local library.