Misshelved: a podcast for book lovers
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It's your dose of bookstore love. ✨ Welcome to Misshelved, a bi-weekly podcast series from award-winning bookseller Nicole Brinkley. Each episode, meet an independent bookseller and listen in as they chat with one of their favorite authors.
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It's our finale! We're ending things the way we began: with New York Times bestselling author Ashley Poston chatting with host Nicole Brinkley about all things bookselling. What's the best part of being a bookseller? What are some of the hardest? How can booksellers and other book lovers avoid burnout in an industry where so much of the pressure is put upon us by us—and, wait, what was that about wet noodle necromancers?
Thank you to everybody for listening for the past two years: it's been an absolute treat to introduce you to so many booksellers and so many creators. Keep supporting your favorite independent bookstore. Much love. xo
SHOP OBLONG: oblongbooks.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
The best sorts of books are the ones we can bond over—and if we can learn from them, even better. In this week's Misshelved, Malaprop's bookseller and radio host Patricia Furnish and former Malaprop's bookseller and author Amy Cherrix bond over their love of nonfiction reads and keep us stocked up on recommendations.
Apologies for the delay in upload this week: missing files and a chronic pain flare-up from host Nicole kept us delayed by two days, but we're back on it!
SHOP ONE MALAPROP'S: malaprops.com
LISTEN TO JUST THE RIGHT BOOK: rjjulia.com/podcast
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Who doesn't love an angry woman? Or the drama of books like Wuthering Heights? In this week's episode, One More Page bookseller Rebecca Speas—who is also our technical editor!—chats with fantasy author Tasha Suri, who just took home the World Fantasy Award.
SHOP ONE MORE PAGE BOOKS: onemorepagebooks.com
LISTEN TO LITERATICAST: literaticat.com/literaticast
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Time travel? Check. Tea debates? Check. Henry VIII's codpiece? Well, yes. There's few things more joyous than listening to an independent bookseller hit it off with one of their favorite authors and spend the whole episode laughing. This week, listen in as Melissa Taylor from E. Shaver Booksellers in Georgia talks to author Jodi Taylor about her writing and all things to do with British history, with many funny anecdotes along the way.
This is our mid-season hiatus as host Nicole takes a little vacation to celebrate her 30th birthday, but we'll be back in early November. See you then!
SHOP E. SHAVER: eshaverbooks.com
LISTEN TO GREENLIGHT BOOKSTORE'S PODCAST: greenlightbookstore.com/podcast
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
It's Banned Books Week. You might be aware that across the country there's been a spate of challenges and bans against books that make some people uncomfortable. Many of these books focus on the marginalized experiences of queer and BIPOC characters and writers, especially in books for kids.
In this week's Misshelved, settle in as Bettie's Pages owner Nicole Lintemuth talks with New York Times bestselling author (and routinely banned) Kelly Yang about banned books and why they both love kidlit.
SHOP BETTIE'S PAGES: bettiespages.com
LISTEN TO MYSTERIOUS GALAXY'S PODCAST: mystgalaxy.com/podcast-galaxy-not-so-far-away
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
When Sistah Sci-Fi's Isis Asare was invited to Misshelved, she knew at once who she wanted to talk with: the legendary Kacen Callender.
In this week's Misshelved, listen in as they do a deep dive into what it's like to navigate the digital side of the book world as Black creators and what brings them joy.
SHOP SISTAH SCI-FI: sistahscifi.com
LISTEN TO BOOKS & THE CITY: booksandthecitypod.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
There's nothing like talking with one of your favorite authors—especially when they've created inclusive, diverse worlds that you can't help but love.
In this week's Misshelved, listen in as Annie Carl from The Neverending Bookshop chats with Becky Chambers about diversity in science fiction, their love of writing, and how they fell in love with speculative literature.
SHOP NEVERENDING BOOKSHOP: theneverendingbookshop.com
LISTEN TO BOOKSTORE EXPLORER: bookstoreexplorer.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
When it comes to sad queer books, there's no author who does it quite like Nina Lacour—so how does she find joy in tumultuous times?
In this week's Misshelved, listen in as Kassie King from The Novel Neighbor chats with Nina about the art of writing, dog allergies, and queer fiction.
SHOP NOVEL NEIGHBOR: thenovelneighbor.com
LISTEN TO BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK: blinddatewithabookpod.com/
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
It's the season three finale of Misshelved! So let's talk about all things bookish on the internet: BookTok, BookTube, book recommendations, and the lines between hobby and professionalism. And who better to talk about those things than BookTokker and East City Bookshop bookseller Laynie Rose Rizer and author Margot Wood? Settle in as these two friends spill the dirt on just how hard it is to create digital book content... and why it's worth it.
SHOP EAST CITY: eastcitybookshop.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Growing up, Kalani loved Pokemon. Tae loved Korean fashion. And, being in America, they were robustly mocked for it. That same culture is celebrated now. What does it mean to them—and to kids finally seeing books with Korean-Americans represented?
Join Kalani Kapahua, the manager of the Ravenna location of Third Place Books, and award-winning author Tae Keller as they chat about their lives growing up as biracial Korean-Americans and what it was like to find themselves in books.
SHOP THIRD PLACE BOOKS: thirdplacebooks.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
What happens when you pair the creator of Bookstore Romance Day with the hilarious mind behind some bestselling magical rom-coms? You get a half hour of delightful banter on romance novels and pop culture, of course.
Join Billie Bloebaum, Bookstore Romance Day creator and bookseller at Third Street Books, and New York Times bestselling author Gwenda Bond.
SHOP THIRD STREET BOOKS: thirdstreetbooks.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Not every author has loved every genre their entire life. Sometimes, they get introduced to books they love through their favorite independent bookstore—and fall so in love with the genre that they start writing in it.
Join Kelly from Mysterious Galaxy as she talks to New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White about the relationships authors have with independent bookstores, Star Wars, and the media that inspires them both.
SHOP MYSTERIOUS GALAXY: mystgalaxy.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
When you see yourself reflected in a book, it can change your whole life—especially when that book is a romance.
Join Colleen Regan of An Unlikely Story as she talks to author Olivia Dade about the difference between types of publishing, how fat and other similarly diverse heroines thrive in romance, and what exactly The DUFF is about.
SHOP AN UNLIKELY STORY: anunlikelystory.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Just how far has Native American representation come over the past few decades? Answer: a lot farther than you might think.
Join Lee Francis IV of Red Planet Books & Comics, the only Native American-owned comic book shop in the world, as he talks to author Dawn Quigley about Native representation and the increase in Indigenous representation around the globe. What was Native representation like when they were growing up? How far has it come? And what books do they recommend?
SHOP RED PLANET: redplanetbooksncomics.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
When readers talk about retellings, we often try to analyze how accurate to the original story they are... but what if that's the wrong approach? What if there's no way to trace the most canon version of a story? And what does changing a story change about the society it's being retold in?
Join Katherine Nazzaro from Porter Square books as she chats with Dark Olympus author and TikTok's favorite Katee Robert about the nature of retellings, how sexy they can be, and whether Disney's Hercules is a himbo.
SHOP PORTER SQUARE: portersquarebooks.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
How do anime and television inspire books? How do you use those comparisons to handsell books in bookstores? Should you watch Steins;Gate—and is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood really as good as everybody says?
In our second episode of season three, join Lily Rugo from The Harvard Book Store as she sits down in conversation with author Fonda Lee to talk about the sometimes visual nature of fantasy stories and how comparing them with media properties can sell books.
SHOP HARVARD BOOK STORE: harvard.com
BOOKS & BOBA EPISODE: booksandboba.com/2021/12/15/164-author-chat-w-fonda-lee/
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
What happens when you really, really love books? You become a bookseller. And you become a writer. Emma Straub and Jami Attenberg both know this trajectory well.
In our first episode of season three, join Books Are Magic co-owner and author Emma Straub as she sits down in conversation with author Jami Attenberg about how their mutual histories in bookstores led to careers and relationships with writing.
SHOP BOOKS ARE MAGIC: booksaremagic.net
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Everybody falls in love with science fiction and fantasy a little bit differently... but when you're talking to a bookseller in New Orleans, you have to talk vampires.
Join Candice Huber, the owner of Tubby & Coo's, as they talk to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse about all things fantasy, how they fell in love with the genre, and vampires. Of course, vampires.
SHOP TUBBY & COO'S: tubbyandcoos.com
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Rebecca Speas and Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Can any book find its audience? Is there a book that's Too Weird for publishing? Author Ashley Poston and Oblong Books manager (and Misshelved host!) Nicole Brinkley say no.
In this test episode from August 2020, Nicole and Ashley chat about HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, GIDEON THE NINTH, and the power of niche books to find wide success.
SHOP OBLONG BOOKS: oblongbooks.com
PRE-ORDER DEAD ROMANTICS @ OBLONG: oblongbooks.com/ashley-poston-signed-books
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
Booksellers know books better than almost anybody. But what happens when they read outside their usual genres? Well... they find their next favorite book. Find out what romance novels non-romance readers fell in love with, what literary fiction knocked their socks off, and what your next favorite book might be.
FULL TRANSCRIPTIONS + SHOW NOTES: misshelved.nebrinkley.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT BOOKS: tinyletter.com/misshelved
MORE PLACES TO LISTEN: anchor.fm/misshelvedpod
Edited by Nicole Brinkley and Rebecca Speasy. Logo by Jean Michel. Music by Mark Shwedow.
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