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The Laydown Podcast

A Bookstore Podcast where three booksellers from Gibson"s Bookstore, and sometimes special guests, chat about all things literary and sometimes interview authors!

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147: Brian Asman Interview!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/10/11

Horror author Brian Asman joined Ryan live on Zoom for a special virtual event celebrating his new collection, Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters), and now YOU get to listen to it! Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters) Other Books Mentioned During This Episode OTHER LINKS Reading Challenge Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown

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72:38

146: Rachel Harrison Interview for Play Nice!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/10/09

It must be spooky season, because Rachel Harrison is back on the podcast! Enjoy this episode about her new book, Play Nice! Play Nice OTHER LINKS Reading Challenge Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! Jack of All Graves Book Club Email us at

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59:19

145: What We've Been Reading!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/09/30

It's been a minute since our last episode, so we're just catching up on our recent reads this time! Also Cait had to book it about halfway through to cover a break, she didn't just stop talking and reacting. Books Mentioned During This Episode Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's

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80:01

144: Like is a Strong Word!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/07/31

Sometimes we read a book and we're not sure we liked it, but we can't stop thinking about it. Sometimes we deeply hated it and we want to talk about it. Sometimes we LOVED it, despite it being the most devastating read of our lives. Will we ever handsell them to you? Only if you ask really, really nicely. Books Mentioned During This Episode Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our

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61:11

143: Pride 2025!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/06/27

HAPPY PRIDE! Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about queer books! Some new, some old, all good! Books Mentioned During This Episode Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks

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83:50

142: MAYbe There's a Theme!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/05/27

It's our May episode, and we couldn't settle on just one topic, so there MAY or MAY not be a theme this month. You'll just have to listen to find out. Books Mentioned During This Episode Concord Pride 5K: Team Gibson's! Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The

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86:48

141: Diversity Makes the World Go Round!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/04/08

Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about Diverse Books! Books Mentioned During This Episode Concord Pride 5K: Team Gibson's! Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the

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65:09

140: Lucy Score & Meghan Quinn Live!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/04/01

Last month we hosted Romance Author Lucy Score at the Capitol Center for the Arts in conversation with Meghan Quinn, for a sold-out audience! That conversation was recorded, and now we're uploading it here for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

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83:58

139: Women's Rights & Wrongs!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/03/02

It's Women's History Month, so Ryan, Cait, and Ashley are celebrating Women's Rights AND Women's Wrongs with literary ladies we're feral for! It's a grand ol' time. Books Mentioned During This Episode Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown

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61:21

138: Hope Punk

The Laydown Podcast ·

2025/02/02

It's the end of the world as we know it...but thank Books for Books! Happy 2025? Ryan, Cait, and Ashley are talking about Hope Punk and what they're reading in the end times! Books Mentioned During This Episode Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown

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141:53

137: Gay Vampires (Jo's Last Episode)!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/11/29

Our beloved Jo has accepted a new job at a library (we knew this was coming and we are SO HAPPY FOR THEM), which means this is our last episode with Jo as cohost! To commemorate this, we're talking about vampires. Specifically gay ones. Enjoy! Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events

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111:31

136: Horror Pairings!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/10/31

Happy Halloween! Sam's joining us once again for our spookiest episode of the year, and this time we're giving you book recommendations based on your favorite horror movies! Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Buy Gibson's Merch Gibson's Instagram The Laydown

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64:58

135: Rachel Harrison & Clay McLeod Chapman LIVE!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/10/08

In September we had an event with Horror Authors Rachel Harrison and Clay McLeod Chapman to celebrate the release of Rachel's latest novel, So Thirsty! We set up a microphone between them and recorded that audio for you. Enjoy!

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155:08

134: The Fault in Our Avocado Toast!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/08/27

Our friends from Gibson's Café, Arden and Sam, joined us on the podcast this month to share recent reads and pair books with their menu items! Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge Ghost 19 is not currently available in print! Get the audiobook here: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9780593632826 Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events

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94:02

133: Summer Reading!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/07/30

Jo and Ryan catch up on what they've been reading and discuss Summer Reading! Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code LAYDOWN for 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! Jack of All Graves Book Club Email us at

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112:28

132: Pride 2024

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/06/30

Taryn and Fal join Ryan and Jo for this extra long Pride episode! Your hosts talk about Bad Gays and Queer Joy and Jo takes us on a twenty minute history lesson about Roy Cohn and we all get really punchy. It's a great time, enjoy! Happy Pride!Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown

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68:03

131: Let's Catch Up!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/06/04

Between Ryan's trip to London and Jo's trip to NYC, our hosts basically didn't see each other during May, so this Bonus Episode is their chance to talk all about the books they read last month! Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook BlueSky TikTok Libro.fm Use the code

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32:57

130: S.T. Gibson Interview!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/05/24

Bonus Episode! Saint Gibson is on the podcast to discuss her new Urban Fantasy novel, Evocation! It's got magic, romance, curses, and more! Saint will be at Gibson's in person for an event this summer, so mark your calendars! She'll be here Wednesday, July 24th at 6:30pm. If you're local, we hope you join us. If you can't make it to the event, you can order your book from us and let us know in the order comments that you'd like it signed/personalized, and we'll take care of it and mail it to you

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73:47

129: Magical Realism or Real Magicalism?!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/04/30

It turns out the one thing our podcast has been missing this whole time is a game segment. Luckily for us, Cait is here to save the day with a delightful game she calls Magical Realism or Real Magicalism? It's a delightful time. Play along at home and let us know how you did! Books Mentioned During This Episode 2024 Reading Challenge OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events

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33:50

128: Bill Weir Interview for As We Know It (Can Be)!

The Laydown Podcast ·

2024/04/18

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, his reimagining of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and things that we can do in our own lives to combat the worst effects of Climate Change. Enjoy! Life As We Know It (Can Be) Bill Weir OTHER LINKS Reading Challenge Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift

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