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On The Shelf with Honora Quinn

Started as a forum for discussion about YA books during the pandemic, On The Shelf is now about all types of books and talking to all types of authors. Each week host Honora Quinn virtually sits down with your new favorite author from self-published to the NYTs bestselling to ask the important questions, like what type of plate they are. Cover art by Luciana Kraus Intro and Outro Theme by Elise Boldizar

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00:18:42

For Brent Walker, Heading Home is the Least of His...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/25

For Brent Walker, Heading Home is the Least of His Problems - The List with Steve BerryHappy Thursday! I'm coming at you with another episode of On The Shelf, this time featuring author Steve Berry as you've never read him before! In his new book The List, Brent Walker returns to his small southern town to take care of his ailing mother and provide counsel for the local paper mill but the troubles get more troubling when the mill's methods get discovered...We had a great chat so I hope

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00:28:54

Kamilah Cole on Kingdom Hearts and The Secret...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/21

Happy Sunday! If you’ve kept up with the show, or me, in the past couple years at all you’d know that if Kamilah Cole writes something, I’ll read it, rave about it, and then have her on the show to talk alllll about it and her short story Second Class Magic, part of the recent anthology The Secret Romantic’s Book of Magic, is no different! Whether you’ve been staying up to date with her dragon filled epics, are eagerly awaiting her upcoming dark academic sensation or are just looking for a new

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00:23:56

When It Comes to Family... Be Careful What You Wish...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/18

Happy Thursday! I’m so delighted to share this chat with Khadijah VanBrakle about her sophomore novel My Perfect Family, darling coming of age in which our protagonist Leena learns about a side of her family, and herself, that she never knew about. Follow KhadijahFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet My Perfect FamilyPage 1 Books BookworksBooks on the Bosque Third Place BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

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00:23:46

Exploring the Nuances of AI and Art with Abigail Hing...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/14

You might know superstar author Abigail Hing Wen for her Loveboat Taipei series for young adults but with The Vale, Abigail brings her voice to a new and younger audience for the very first time. With her middle grade debut, she explores the nuances of AI, drawing on her tech background and bringing the conversation to the generation that right now, might need it the most. Follow Abigail:Website - https://www.abigailhingwen.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abigailhingwen/TikTok

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00:32:11

Gordon Korman On Conducting Some Slight Neighborhood...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/11

Happy Thursday! For this episode I'm happy to bring you an interview with Gordon Korman about his latest middle grade book "Snoop" in which a bedridden boy ends up entangled in neighborhood spy plots when he learns that he can access the security camera system around town. Follow GordonFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet Snoop!Books of Wonder Joseph-BethCarmichaelsLittle Shop of StoriesParnassus

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00:35:29

Set Sail Through a World On The Brink of Disaster...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/07

Happy Sunday! For this episode we dive head first into The Blood Phoenix an epic silkpunk fantasy sequel based on the Qing dynasty. In the book Amber Chen sets sail alongside her readers against pirate, dangerous storms, and other assorted chaos in this sparkling follow up to Of Jade and Dragons. Follow AmberFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet The Blood Phoenix!Book Bar - SingaporeOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

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00:27:42

Torn Between Two Worlds with Susan Fletcher - Sea Change

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/09/03

Happy September! For the first episode of this new month I’m excited to bring you a chat with Susan Fletcher about her latest novel Sea Change! If you’re looking for a futuristic, sci-fi, YA love story that’s a remix of the Hans Christian Andersen tale we all know and love… look no further than Sea Change!Follow SusanFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet Sea Change!Hyperbole BooksPowell’s BooksA Children’s PlaceBook PeopleOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

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00:24:49

When There's a Killer On The Loose, The Last Thing...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/31

The summer is officially coming to an end and fall is creeping in making it the perfect time to dive into Bill Wood’s Let’s Split Up, a YA mystery-thriller pitched as Scream meets Scooby-Doo, out in the US this Tuesday!! (September 2nd!)Follow BillFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackPreorder Let's Split Up! (out September 2nd!)The Heath BookshopGays The Word Odyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

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00:26:46

Jaws for a New Generation - Blood In The Water with...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/27

While the summer may be coming to a close, I still incredibly excited to bring you an interview with Tiffany D. Jackson about her thrilling middle grade debut, Blood In The Water. If you, like me, spent long hours of the night tearing through Monday’s Not Coming, Allegedly, or The Weight of Blood, you’re not going to want to miss out on the book pitched as “like Jaws for the next generation”Follow TiffanyFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS SubstackGet Blood In The Water!Brave and KindMahogany

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00:32:06

Logan Karlie Wrote the Fantasy of Your Dreams... or...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/24

Happy Sunday!I am so delighted to share this week’s interview where I chat with Logan Karlie about her YA fantasy book, Dream By The Shadows which will be out THIS Tuesday, August 26th. Logan had quite an interesting road to publication and then there is the story itself in which our lead, Esmer Havenfall must descend into the dream realm to save her sister while discovering the depths of her bond with the Prince of Darkness. Follow LoganFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOn the Shelf Substack - the

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00:27:44

"With Love, You Need Sour to Savor the Sweet" - The...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/20

Happy Wednesday! For this episode, I chat with Brooks Whitney Phillips about The Grove, a coming-of-age set in a Florida orange grove that charts the tumultuous relationship between two sisters in the 1960s. We dive into why and how Brooks chose this place and period for the setting, how she developed our central sisters Pip and Sissy and what has lead her to write YA.Follow BrooksFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresOTS Substack - the best way to stay up to date with the show!Get The Grove!Books and

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00:27:47

A Summer of Secrets and Second Chances - Never, Not...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/17

Happy Sunday! This week on OTS I chat with YA author and psychologist Jodie Benveniste about her first novel, Never, Not Ever. In the book we join 16-year-old Tilly as she ventures into her worst birthday yet, grieving her grandmother and longing for the father she’s never known while attempting to figure our her feelings for the boy-next-door, Zack. Jodie and I dive into the novel, how and what her experience as a psychologist brought new insight when it came to creating characters and Jodie’s road

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00:36:25

Is This Swarm A Magical Blessing or a Curse? - I Am...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/13

Happy Wednesday! For this edition we dive into the new YA novel-in-verse I Am The Swarm with author Hayley Chewins. At the age of 15, every woman in Nell’s family has received a magical gift. The magic finds Nell in the form of her emotions manifesting as insects, from ladybugs landing on the piano to a swarm of wasps threatening to burst out of her throat. Nell’s life is more complicated now but certainly not less interesting. Follow HayleyFollow OTSMap of Indie Bookstores Get I AM THE SWARMLove

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00:28:20

Julia Drake Welcomes You To Lovesick Falls!

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/10

Welcome back to OTS! For this Sunday installment we’re chatting with Julia Drake who is returning to our shelves with yet another Shakespeare retelling, Lovesick Falls. In this queer, YA take on the original play we find a coming of age story following Celia, Ros, and Touchstone a trio of childhood best friends. As with the original chaos and adventure quickly descend upon our characters, crushes are revealed and relationships are tested. Follow JuliaFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Lovesick

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00:48:13

True Love with Persevere... Time After Time with...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/06

Welcome back to On The Shelf!For this Wednesday edition we dive into Time After Time the first solo novel by Mikki Daughtry. Told across two storylines and four protagonists, this novel is a century spanning sapphic love story set within an Old Victorian house under reconstruction. Mikki and I dive into the learning curve of switching to writing prose after year writing for the screen, the journey of this book and the love story of Libby and Tish. Follow MikkiFollow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet

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00:30:34

A Chat with the Queen of the Villainous Slow Burn -...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/08/03

Happy August! We are starting the month off strong with an interview with Hannah Nicole Maehrer author of the NYT Bestselling Assistant and the Villain series. Book 3, Accomplice to the Villain is out this Tuesday (August 5th!!) and whether you’ve been following along with this series back when it was just a creative concept on TikTok or just happened to stumble across this interview you’re not going to want to miss out! Hannah and I dive into her unique publishing journey, her love of fantasy, and

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00:25:52

Will Kleman Wrote The Epic Fantasy... and The...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/07/30

Will Kleman Wrote The Epic Fantasy... and The Soundtrack To Accompany ItHappy Wednesday! I’m happy to share this interview with Will Kleman, author of Bygones vol. 1 Jome’s Secret, an epic fantasy journey with soundtrack also crafted by Kleman to accompany the adventure.Follow Will/BygonesFollow OTS Map of Indie BookstoresGet BygonesOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

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00:51:09

The End of The World Was Just The Beginning in The...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/07/27

The End of The World Was Just The Beginning...Happy Sunday! I am SO delighted to share this interview with debut author Kalla Harris. The Ground That Devours Us is a YA dystopian/fantasy following Ruby, a vampire slayer in training who is forced to team up with X, one of the deadliest vampires of all. We dove into the fascinating lore of this book (what other monster the vampires were initially meant to be) the journey of Ruby and X and SO. MUCH. MORE. Follow KallaFollow OTSMap of Indie

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00:22:42

Never. Let. Go. with E.L. Starling - Bound By Stars

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/07/20

Happy Sunday! I’m so excited to share this interview with debut author E.L. Starling about Bound By Stars. It’s a space set, sci-fi spin on Titanic complete with the drama and heartbreak. We had a blast so I really hope you enjoy. Follow E.L.Follow OTSMap of Indie BookstoresGet Bound By StarsGrand Gesture Annie BloomsWhite Oak BooksPowell’s City of BooksOdyssey BooksQuail Ridge Books

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00:29:27

The Past and Present Collide In Sara Winokur’s Ivory...

On The Shelf with Honora Quinn ·

2025/07/16

The Past and Present Collide In Sara Winokur’s Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen MurdersHappy Wednesday! For this installment I got to chat with genetics researcher turned thriller novelist Sara Winokur about her sophomore novel, Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders. Within the pages and this interview we explore the dual timelines, one following a present day forensic geneticist and in the other a woman’s diary from the 1600s mixed in with the chaos of a modern day killer on the loose. It was a

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