Alicia Jasinska hails from Sydney, Australia, and is the author of acclaimed YA novels THE DARK TIDE, THE MIDNIGHT GIRLS, and THIS FATAL KISS. A library technician by day, she spends her nights writing and hanging upside down from the aerial hoop.

 Alicia is represented by Michaela Whatnall of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.

Arlo "Zven" Graves grew up in the woods and lives in a salvaged shack named Gerald. Zven enjoys hiking at night, ocarinas, dogs, and Earl Grey tea.

Drawn to the dark, the strange, and the beautiful, Zven's work reflects these elements. Expect horror, fantasy, and occasional creative nonfiction. Check out some of their short work today and stay tuned for Zven's debut books coming soon!

 Ava Dellaira is the author of Love Letters to the Dead, In Search of Us, and Exposure. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Albuquerque, she studied at the University of Chicago and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop before working in film, including as an associate producer on The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Her debut was inspired by the loss of her mother, and her later novels explore themes of family, love, and identity. She now lives near the San Gabriel Mountains in California with her husband and two children. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading, hiking, yoga, traveling, and making homemade pizza. 

 Brooklyn Quintana is a Florida-based author, artist, and content creator. A graduate of the University of Central Florida with a BA in Creative Writing and Literature, she left the corporate world to pursue her passion for storytelling. Her debut novel, Fynneas Fog: Nine of Swords, launches a fantasy series set in a surreal world where life, death, and chaos collide. Brooklyn also founded Morpheus Media, LLC, an independent publishing company dedicated to nurturing creative talent from idea to publication, with plans to expand into visual art and content creation. When she isn’t writing or illustrating, she enjoys time with her German Shepherd, Major Tom. 

Hey fellow bookworms! I’m Megan and I’m the self-described Content Queen at Cantina Book Club. I started this “spin-off” project after having originally contributed bookish content to The Nerd Cantina. Since the founders/co-hosts have decided to take an indefinite break, I branched off to continue offering book reviews and author interviews via the Cantina Book Club podcast for those who need recommendations or want to get to know their favorite writers.

Besides being an avid book reader, I also have a full-time job in marketing, as well as a husband, two small humans, and a fur baby. Reading is a way for me to escape, unwind, and distract myself from the craziness we call life. I somehow found myself taking it to the next level by writing book reviews and interviewing authors about their work. All in all, I appreciate everyone who keeps up with my reviews and podcast episodes!

Chelsea Sedoti is the author of the young adult novels The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett, As You Wish, and It Came from the SkyShe fell in love with writing at a young age after discovering that making up stories was more fun than doing her school work (her teachers didn’t always appreciate this.) In an effort to avoid getting a “real” job, Chelsea explored careers as a balloon twister, filmmaker, and paranormal investigator. Eventually she realized that her true passion is writing about flawed teenagers who are also afraid of growing up. When she’s not at the computer, Chelsea spends her time exploring abandoned buildings, eating junk food at roadside diners, and trying to befriend every animal in the world. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada where she avoids casinos, but loves roaming the Mojave Desert.

Farah Heron is a critically acclaimed romance author for adults and teens. Her books have been praised by CBC books, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. She writes contemporary romances and romantic comedies full of huge South Asian families, delectable food, and most importantly, brown people falling stupidly in love.

Her adult books include ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED and JUST PLAYING HOUSE, and her young adult books include TAHIRA IN BLOOM and REMEMBER ME TOMORROW. Farah was recently the writer-in-residence at the Toronto Public Library. She lives in Toronto with her family. 

Helen Scheuerer is the fantasy author of the bestselling series, The Oremere Chronicles, the Curse of the Cyren Queen quartet and The Legends of Thezmarr. Her work has been highly praised for its strong, flawed female characters and its action-packed plots. She also publishes advice for authors with her nonfiction series, Books For Career Authors.

Helen’s love of writing and books led her to pursue a creative writing degree and a Masters of Publishing. She has been a full-time author since 2018 and now lives amidst the mountains in New Zealand where she is constantly dreaming up new stories.

Henry Corrigan is a bi author, poet, and playwright. Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light out 5/15!

 Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) was born in Barnsley in 1964 to a French mother and English father. A Cambridge graduate, she taught for 15 years before publishing Chocolat (1999), later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film. Since then, she has written over 20 novels, as well as novellas, short stories, screenplays, game scripts, operas, a stage musical, and cookbooks. Her work, translated into 50+ languages, has won numerous international awards. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and honorary Fellow of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, she has also chaired the Society of Authors and served on the ALCS board. Passionate about authors’ rights, she continues to write from her shed in Yorkshire, where she also plays in the band she first joined at 16. 

Kara M. Zone crafts tales of magic, mayhem, and mischief. She writes dark fantasy and romantasy.

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The Trium Perfectum series, a series of trilogies, has two full-length novels: Cinders Burn at Midnight (book one) and Ashes Fall at Dawn (book two); along with two novellas, An Accidental Faerie Tale (book .05) and Even After... (book 1.5). 

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Kara is also an indie publishing consultant and writing coach. She helps clients learn how to create the best stories for their voice, ideas, and brand. Her true passion is helping others reach their goals in the publishing world. (And writing. Always, writing.)

KARA THOMAS is the author of the YA novels The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, The Cheerleaders, and That Weekend, as well as the adult novels Out of the Ashes and Lost to Dune Road. Kara's books have been sold in multiple languages and have been nominated for the International Thriller Writers Award. In 2013, she wrote and developed the pilot The Revengers with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack for The CW. She lives on Long Island with her husband, son, and rescue cat, where she spends way too much time on Reddit Unresolved Mysteries trying to solve cold cases. 

Once upon a time, Linsey Miller studied biology in Arkansas. These days, she holds an MFA in Fiction from Wichita State University and can be found writing about science and magic anywhere there is coffee.

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She is the author of the Lambda-nominated What We Devour. Her other works include the Mask of Shadows duology; Belle Révolte; The Game; the first three books in the Disney Princes series; and That Devil, Ambition. She can be found in Texas writing about science and magic anywhere there is coffee.

Her short fiction is featured in Being Ace, The House Where Death Lives, and This Is How We Roll.

Explore JRR Tolkien's mythology and stories that are foundational to the Lord of the Rings. This show is for you if you've only seen the movies and you're reading the books for the first time, or reading for the first time in a long time! We wander the world of Middle-earth together, highlighting details, themes, and lore connections that you likely missed.

New podcast episodes every Thursday.

Lyndall Clipstone writes dark tales of flower-threaded horror. She is the critically acclaimed author of  The World at the Lake’s Edge duology, Unholy Terrors, and Tenderly, I am Devoured. She currently lives in Adelaide, Australia, in a hundred-year-old cottage with her partner, two children, and a shy black cat.

MarcyKate Connolly is a New York Times bestselling children’s book author who lives in New England with her family and short-nosed dogs. She graduated from Hampshire College (a magical place where they don’t give you grades) where she wrote an opera sequel to Hamlet as the equivalent of a senior thesis. It was also there that she first fell in love with plotting and has been dreaming up new ways to make life difficult for her characters ever since. 

Molly Haniszewski has been telling stories since they were a child. After having a child of their own, they decided to actually try and make one of those stories into a finished book. After that, they found they couldn’t stop. They have also had works of poetry and creative nonfiction published in a variety of magazines and literary journals. When they aren’t writing, they are baking far too many pastries, camping in the Montana mountains with their family, foraging for berries and tea ingredients, and helping their kiddo find slugs in the backyard.

Roselyn Clarke writes about the things that haunt us—relationships, mistakes, monsters. 

She studied psychology and lives in the D.C. area. When she’s not writing, she’s buying plants that may or may not survive and daydreaming about future travels. 

Her debut YA thriller Now She’s Dead is out now. She is represented by Chelsea Hensley at Mad Woman Literary Agency.

You can connect with her online for bookish content and life updates. @roselynclarkebooks

Shelly Page is a young adult contemporary fantasy romance and horror writer. By day, she’s a practicing attorney representing homeless LGBTQ+ youth. By night, she’s writing stories about love, magic, and mystery—all with the hope of providing genuine representation for queer readers of color. Shelly lives in Los Angeles with her dog, Toby, and a collection of half-dead plants. Brewed with Love is her first solo novel.