The Banderpod

Rachel S. Donahue interviews Rabbit Room’s Andy Patton (Darkling Psalter) about where and how the logistics of productivity overlap with the creative process, and much much more having to do with 3.5x-speed-audiobooks, the Toyota Way, LitRPG, and yellow slime (yes, yellow slime!) and the various niche corners of the internet where LitRPG represents a new kind of publishing model, that’s really a revamp of a very old model: Serial Publishing.Note: Bandersnatch Books has recently joined forces with Flicker.Press a serial publisher for all things good, true and beautifulMentioned in this episode:Flicker.PressDarkling PsalterHousemootAndy Patton - The Rabbit Room, Director of Operations The Toyota WayL’Abri FellowshipYellow Slime MoldLitRPGDungeon Crawler Carl - Matt DinnamanRoyal RoadPatreonLo-Fi Chill Music by Andrii Poradovskyi from PixabayClick to learn more about Bandersnatch Books!www.bandersnatchbooks.comSpecial Thanks to:Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork.S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

Annie Beth Donahue interviews Doraine Bennett about writing In the Grip of the Ice, Bandersnatch Books’ most recent adventure. Doraine shares her previous experiences as a writer which prepared her for this epic adventure told from the perspective of real-life stowaway Perce Blackborow, and his journey upon a famous Antarctic exploration ship (Endurance) interspersed with accounts from their valiant leader Shackleton. Doraine’s novel in verse communicates the longing, fear, and courage of the intrepid men who survived this harrowing journey into the unknown, and how they found their way back home.Mentioned in this episode:In The Grip of the Ice - Doraine BennettIn the Grip of the Ice - Study GuideDorraine Bennett’s Website: www.dorainebennett.comThe Infantry Bugler MagazineThe Happy Hollisters - Jerry WestBammerhab: Bible Explainer Podcast - SDG MorganClick to learn more about Bandersnatch Books!www.bandersnatchbooks.comSpecial Thanks to:Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork.S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

Rachel S. Donahue again interviews Ben Palpant (creator of Brightwing Tales) to learn how a poet approaches a foray into children’s literature. Ben is our first return guest on the podcast (you may remember him from Season 3: Episode 9 where we discussed his poetry book, An Axe for the Frozen Sea). Ben is back after completing a new work of children’s literature in the whimsically adventurous tradition of Wind in the Willows, Watership Down and Winnie the Pooh.Mentioned in this episode:* Brightwing Tales 1: Mole’s Misadventure - Ben Palpant* PREORDER (May 1st) - Brightwing Tales 2: Acorn’s Misadventure - Ben Palpant* “the Holy Ghost over the bent / world broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.” God’s Grandeur, Gerard Manley Hopkins* Brightwing SocietyClick to learn more about Bandersnatch Books!www.bandersnatchbooks.comSpecial Thanks to:Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork.S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com

Melissa Woodruff interviews her friends and colleagues Carolyn Clare Givens, Rachel S. Donahue and Annie Beth Donahue for this end of season question & answer episode filled with as many questions that we could answer, taken from all the questions that you listeners sent in. Thank you for sending questions, thank you for listening and thank you for taking an interest in Bandersnatch Books! Also we touch on the future directions that Bandersnatch Books will be moving into for 2026 and beyond!Preorder Joe the Fourth and the King’s CrownPreorder I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry (must be before Dec. 5th for Christmas delivery!)Audiobook for The Song of the Stone Tiger - Now AvailableMentioned in this episode:* Melissa Woodruff* SDG Morgan* Carolyn Clare Givens www.carolyncgivens.com* The King’s Messenger* Rachel S. Donahue* Annie Beth Donahue * Interview with “Librarian Laura”* Daughter of Arden Series - Loren G. Warnemuende* The Habit Writing GroupAlso mentioned in this episode:* In the Grip of Ice - Doraine Bennett (Spring 2026)* Currently Untitled MK-CoA-YA - Bethany Faulk (Mid-2026)* Pen & Paintbrush Mysteries: Book 2 - Katherine Ladny Mitchell (Summer 2026)* Red Rex: Book 2 - Matthew Mellema (Summer 2026)* The Birding Tree - Krista Weeks (Fall 2026)* Magda’s Butterflies - Marcia Strykowski (2027)* Elizabrie - Rachael Watson (2027)Click to learn more about Bandersnatch Books!www.bandersnatchbooks.comSpecial Thanks to:Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar”Evelyn Warnemuende for our artworkS.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering: sdgmorgan.substack.com & bammerhab.substack.comDiana Pavlac Glyer for our namesake book, Bandersnatch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bandersnatchbooks.substack.com