The Laydown Podcast

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with New York Times Bestselling Author, Ace Atkins, to discuss his latest novel, The Heathens! They chat about the new book, what it's like to take over a series from an author who has passed, and how awesome Boston is. Enjoy! The Heathens by Ace Atkins (Audiobook) Ace AtkinsFollow Ace Atkins on TwitterFollow Ace Atkins on InstagramFollow Ace Atkins on FacebookAce Atkins RecommendsThe House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg (Audiobook) Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Audiobook) City of Margins by William Boyle 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 InstagramThe Laydown Instagram Facebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Graphic Novels, Coffee Table Books, Uniquely Formatted Novels...Ryan, Hillary, and Jo are talking about cool physical books this month! Also, Hillary regales us with tales from her time living in NYC. This episode is extra long and extra fun. Enjoy! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory (audiobook) The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (audiobook) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Book Club) (audiobook) Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, Natalie Riess (Podcast) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary Billy Summers by Stephen King (audiobook) Putting it Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created “Sunday in the Park with George” by James Lapine (audiobook) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead (audiobook) Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford (audiobook) Golden Hill (audiobook) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (audiobook) UNIQUE & COOL PHYSICAL BOOKS How to Be Both by Ali Smith Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders To Be or Not To Be by Ryan North Romeo and/or Juliet Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, Natalie Riess (Podcast) The Adventure Zone by The McElroys (Podcast) Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Maus by Art Spiegelman S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter What If? by Randall Munroe (XKCD) How to Invent Everything by Ryan North The Curious Reader by Mental Floss The Madman’s Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook by Peter Buchanan-Smith American Axe by Brett McCleod Woodland Craft by Ben Law The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo In the Mood for Colour by Hans Blomquist The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving by Lee Buttala OTHER LINKS Shop The Laydown 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 Twitter TikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! It’s Bookstore Romance Day, so to celebrate, Ryan and Elisabeth are coming to you straight from Elisabeth’s living room (with super great audio) with over an hour’s worth of gushing about the romance genre (almost entirely unedited, including some swearing). This episode is chock full of recommendations (ranked by steam levels), favorite tropes, hilarious anecdotes, and a whole lot of laughter. Also Ryan forgot how to do the outro. It's a grand old time! Enjoy! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRECENT READS Neon Gods by Katee Robert (Audiobook) While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory (Audiobook) The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle (Audiobook) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (Audiobook) (October 5th, 2021) Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev (Audiobook) Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev (Audiobook) Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell (Audiobook) Level 1: Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Audiobook) So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park (Audiobook) Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne Park (Audiobook)Level 2: does not existLevel 3: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (Audiobook) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (Audiobook) If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane (Audiobook) Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne (Audiobook) The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (Audiobook)Level 4: First Comes Like by Alisha Rai (Audiobook) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Audiobook) The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Audiobook) Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (Audiobook) Abby Jimenez (Nadia Cakes - Vageode Saga) Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (Audiobook)Level 5: A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (Audiobook) (November 2, 2021) One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Audiobook) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Audiobook) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (Audiobook) Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (Audiobook) Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Audiobook) Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey (Audiobook) Beach Read by Emily Henry (Audiobook) Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher (Audiobook) The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez (Audiobook) The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (Audiobook)Level 6: Neon Gods by Katee Roberts (Audiobook)OTHER LINKSShop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with bestselling romance author, Jasmine Guillory about her latest novel, While We Were Dating! They discuss their favorite tropes, the way Covid has affected the desire for happy endings, how the modern romance landscape is changing, and so much more! Enjoy! While We Were Dating (Audiobook)The Proposal (Audiobook)The Wedding Date (Audiobook)The Wedding Party (Audiobook)Royal Holiday (Audiobook)Party of Two (Audiobook)Jasmine GuilloryFollow Jasmine Guillory on Twitter: @thebestjasmineFollow Jasmine Guillory on Instagram: @jasminepics Follow Jasmine Guillory on Facebook: @jasmineguillorywriterJasmine Guillory RecommendsSeven Days in June by Tia Williams (Audiobook) Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson (Audiobook) Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford (Audiobook)Other LinksGibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram Facebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with best-selling horror author, Grady Hendrix to discuss his new novel, The Final Girl Support Group! Plus, they discuss their favorite slasher franchises, the difficulties of adapting a novel into a film, Ryan's accidental Grady Hendrix Shrine, and more! The Final Girl Support Group (audiobook read by Friday the 13th’s Adrienne King!)Horrorstör (audiobook) My Best Friend’s Exorcism (audiobook) Paperbacks from Hell (audiobook) The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (audiobook)Grady Hendrix Follow Grady Hendrix on Twitter: @grady_hendrix Follow Grady Hendrix on Facebook: @grady.hendrix.9 Grady Hendrix’s Podcast: Super Scary Haunted Homeschool! The other horror podcast mentioned: Jack of All Graves Murder books: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (audiobook) In A Lonely Place by Dorothy Hughes Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie 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 InstagramThe Laydown Instagram Facebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

This past month there were two incidents within the Indie Bookstore Community that hurt the BIPOC and Trans communities. Ryan, Hillary, and Jo take this opportunity to recommend some of their favorite books by and about BIPOC & Trans folks! Gibson's Bookstore is a safe space for you. Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRECENT READSRyan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (audiobook) Beach Read (audiobook) Survive the Night by Riley Sager (audiobook) The Lost Girls by Jessica Chiarella (audiobook) Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix (audiobook - read by Friday the 13th Final Girl, Adrienne King!) Horrorstor My Best Friend’s Exorcism (audiobook) The Heathens by Ace Atkins (audiobook) While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory (audiobook) For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing (audiobook) Cackle by Rachel Harrison (October 5th, 2021) (audiobook) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary Landslide by Michael Wolff (audiobook) Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby (audiobook) The Stand by Stephen King (audiobook) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Matrix by Lauren Groff (audiobook) The Project by Courtney Summers (audiobook) BOOKS BY AND ABOUT BIPOC & TRANS FOLKSRyan Once & Future by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (audiobook) Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (audiobook) Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (audiobook) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (audiobook) Lost in the Never Woods (audiobook) Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee (audiobook) Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (audiobook) Take a Hint, Dani Brown (audiobook) Act Your Age, Eve Brown (audiobook) Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (audiobook) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (audiobook) Hillary Thinking Again: A Diary by Jan Morris (audiobook) Allegorizings The Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc (audiobook) Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (audiobook) Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan (audiobook) She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders (audiobook) Fairest by Meredith Talusan (audiobook) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (audiobook) The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (audiobook) Jo Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (September 28th, 2021) (audiobook) Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (audiobook) The Deep (audiobook) Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook) Pet (audiobook Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) Magic for Liars (audiobook) The Echo Wife (audiobook) Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (audiobook) Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinburg OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED Charlie Jane Anders (audiobooks) Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone (audiobook) OTHER LINKSShop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with Jessica Chiarella to discuss her new crime thriller, The Lost Girls! The Lost Girls (audiobook) And Again (audiobook)Jessica ChiarellaFollow Jessica Chiarella on Twitter: @jess_chiarella Follow Jessica Chiarella on Facebook: @jesschiarellaOther Books MentionedGone Girl by Gillian Flynn (audiobook)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 InstagramThe Laydown Instagram Facebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with thriller author, Riley Sager to chat about his latest novel, Survive the Night! Survive the Night (audiobook) Movie List! Final Girls (audiobook)Lock Every Door (audiobook)Home Before Dark (audiobook)The Last Time I Lied (audiobook)Riley SagerFollow Riley Sager on Twitter: @riley_sagerFollow Riley Sager on Instagram: @riley.sagerFollow Riley Sager on Facebook: @rileysagerbooksOther Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram Facebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with the lovely Emily Henry to chat about her novels, Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation! Come for the bouts of laughter while imagining her characters in quarantine, stay for the incredible nuggets of wisdom and writing advice that Emily Henry weaves seamlessly into the discussion! Beach Read (audiobook)People We Meet on Vacation (audiobook)Emily HenryFollow Emily Henry on Instagram: @emilyhenrywritesOther Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram Facebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

This month Ryan (she/her), Hillary (she/her), and Jo (they/them) are recommending the latest and greatest in LGBTQIA+ reads! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRECENT READSHillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary The Storm is Upon Us by Mike Rothchild (audiobook) Last Best Hope by George Packer (audiobook) The Unwinding (audiobook) LGBTQIA+ Recommendations Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (audiobook) Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (audiobook) Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi (audiobook) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Survive the Night by Riley Sager (audiobook) Final Girls (audiobook) Home Before Dark (audiobook) Beach Read by Emily Henry (audiobook) People We Meet on Vacation (audiobook) The Love that Split the World (out of print) The Betrayals by Bridget Collins (audiobook) The Binding (audiobook) LGBTQIA+ Recommendations One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (audiobook) Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (audiobook) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (audiobook) Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World (October 12, 2021)(audiobook) Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (audiobook) The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (audiobook) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (audiobook) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (audiobook) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (audiobook) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (audiobook) Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (audiobook) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian (audiobook) Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (audiobook) The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson (audiobook) Truly Devious (audiobook) LGBTQIA+ Recommendations (Check this link often, Jo will keep updating it!) Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor (audiobook) Real Life (audiobook) She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (July 20, 2021) (audiobook) A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2, 2021) (audiobook) (Indie Bookstore Day Virtual Cocktail Hour Recording) How Much of these Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang (audiobook) The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. (audiobook) OTHER LINKSCelebrate Pride with Libro.fm! Shop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with Kid Conservationist, Jack Dalton, to talk about his book Kawan the Orangutan: Lost in the Rainforest! https://www.kidconservationist.com/Subscribe to Kid Conservationist on Youtube: @kidconservationist Follow Jack Dalton on Instagram: @kidconservationist Follow Jack Dalton on Facebook: @kidconservationist Follow Jack Dalton on Twitter: @jackthekc 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 InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

We are fully vaccinated and recording in person again! (Wow, we've missed that). Elisabeth joined Ryan and Hillary this month to discuss author events during a pandemic and what the future of events may look like. Plus a whole bunch of book recommendations and some fun bookstore news! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRECENT READSRyan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Goblin by Josh Malerman (audiobook) Bird Box by Josh Malerman (audiobook) My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix (audiobook) Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix (audiobook) Paperbacks From Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix Kill the Mall by Pasha Malla (audiobook) Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (audiobook) The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (audiobook) Elisabeth, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/elisabeth-jewell Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick (audiobook) Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell (audiobook) First Comes Like Alisha Rai (audiobook) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (audiobook) A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (audiobook) Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (audiobook) Rabbits: A Novel by Terry Miles (audiobook) (podcast) Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron (audiobook) The Betrayals by Bridget Collins (audiobook) A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg (audiobook) The Secret to Super Human Strength by Alison Bechdel Fun Home by Alison Bechdel The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteShop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebook TwitterTikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with Josh Malerman to discuss his new horror novel, GOBLIN - out now! Bird Box Malorie Inspection A House at the Bottom of a Lake Goblin Josh MalermanFollow Josh Malerman on Twitter: @joshmalerman Follow Josh Malerman on Instagram: @joshmalerman Follow Josh Malerman on Facebook: @joshmalerman Other Books Mentioned During this Episode: Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Come With Me by Ronald Malfi Other LinksGibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with Andy Weir to discuss his new SciFi novel, PROJECT HAIL MARY! The Martian Artemis Project Hail Mary Cheshire CrossingAndy Weir Follow Andy Weir on Twitter: @andyweirauthor Follow Andy Weir on Facebook: @Andy Weir Other Books Mentioned During This Episode: Isaac Asimov I, Robot (audiobook) Caves of Steel (audiobook) Robert A. Heinlein Tunnel in the Sky (audiobook) Arthur C. ClarkeRendezvous with Rama Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (audiobook) Clifford D. Simak Recursion by Blake Crouch (audiobook) The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal 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 InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

This month, we're sharing the audio of a virtual event we did for Indie Bookstore Day featuring a group of New England Booksellers chatting about all things literary! Special thanks to Elisabeth for hosting, and to Julie, Jess, Lily, and Steph for joining us! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Watch the video of this event here: https://youtu.be/3H9MC6QvAx0 MEET THE BOOKSELLERS Julie Jess Steph Lily Elisabeth BOOKS MENTIONED DURING THIS EPISODE The Unbroken by C L Clark (audiobook) The Others Series by Anne Bishop (audiobook) When The Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo (audiobook) The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (audiobook) The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (audiobook) The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (audiobook) Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant (audiobook) Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (audiobook) A Pho Love Story by Loan Le (audiobook) The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’antonia (audiobook) Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (audiobook) She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (audiobook) A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (audiobook) The Midnight Bargain by C L Polk (audiobook) Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne (audiobook) Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake & Jon Klassen (audiobook) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (audiobook) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (audiobook) Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden (audiobook) Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (audiobook) While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams (audiobook) Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi (audiobook) Stamped by Ibram X Kendi & Jason Reynolds (audiobook) Stamped (for Kids) by Ibram X Kendi & Jason Reynolds (audiobook) Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (audiobook) Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune (audiobook) Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (audiobook) I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillet-Sumner The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (audiobook) Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (audiobook) Master of Djinn by P Djeli Clark (audiobook) The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P Djeli Clark (audiobook) Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam (audiobook) Whiteout by Adriana Anders (audiobook) Uncharted by Adriana Anders (audiobook) The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (audiobook) Neon Gods by Katee Roberts (audiobook) Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY Copper Dog Books Gibson’s Bookstore OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website Shop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

As readers, we often fall into a bubble of reading the same type of book over and over, and our hosts are no stranger to that, which is why during this episode Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso temporarily set aside the Sci-Fi, the Fantasy, the Horror, the Queer Lit, and instead recommend "anything but fiction"! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRECENT READS Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel (May 4th) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary We Need New Stories: The Myths that Subvert Freedom by Nesrine Malik (May 11th) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (August 31st) (audiobook) The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (audiobook)ANYTHING BUT FICTION Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (audiobook) Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter & Lin-Manuel Miranda (audiobook) Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall (audiobook) Disney’s Land by Richard Snow (audiobook) Mousejunkies! by Bill Burke Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker (audiobook) Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (audiobook) Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (audiobook) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost The Painted Bed by Donald Hall The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman (audiobook) Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier (audiobook) You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier (audiobook) 24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection by Tiffany Shlain (audiobook) Zed by Joanna Kavenna (audiobook) The Circle by Dave Eggers (audiobook) The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel (audiobook) Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell (audiobook) You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexis Coe (audiobook) Meet Me In the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman (audiobook) Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature by Angus Fletcher (audiobook) The Cycles of Constitutional Time by Jack M. Balkin The Plague Cycle by Charles Kenny (audiobook) Adventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet Murder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited by Dr. Drew Gray Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World by Simon Winchester (audiobook) (event recording) A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America by David Griffith POETRY FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY DON'T LIKE POETRYBuddy WakefieldTaylor MaliAmanda GormanPoetry Society of New HampshireSlam Free or DieConversations with Granite State Poets: Maudelle Driskell and Meg Kearney - April 5th Martha Carlson-Bradley and Liz Ahl - April 12th Rodger Martin and Henry Walters - April 19th OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteShop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode!Ryan sat down remotely with local author Gledé Browne Kabongo to chat about her latest domestic thriller, OUR WICKED LIES, the New Hampshire Writers' Project, and more! Enjoy!Gledé Browne KabongoFollow Gledé Browne Kabongo on Twitter: @gkabongoFollow Gledé Browne Kabongo on Instagram: @authorgledekabongoOur Wicked Lies Swan DeceptionConspiracy of SilenceLearn more about the New Hampshire Writers' Project here: https://nhwritersproject.org/ Writing Background Noise: https://noises.online/ Other Books Mentioned During This Episode Romance Recommendations: https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/romance Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene Enid Blyton The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Ana E Ross The After School Detective Club by Mark Dawson & Allan Boroughs: https://www.allanboroughs.com/the-after-school-detective-club/ Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bookworms - you know the ones. Books that burrow into your heart and brain and stick with you long after you've turned the final page. In this episode, our hosts (with a little help from our listeners) examine their own favorite Bookworms to try and nail down exactly what makes a book stick with you! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRECENT READSRyan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark The Bright Lands by John Fram (audiobook) The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston (audiobook) The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (June 1, 2021) (audiobook) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn (audiobook) Last Night at the Telegraph Club - Malinda Lo (audiobook) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (audiobook) Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob by Russell Shorto (audiobook) BOOKWORMS (Books that we can't get out of our heads and/or hearts) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling (audiobook) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (audiobook) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (audiobook) The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (audiobook) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (audiobook) Kindred by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (audiobook) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (audiobook) The Shipping News by Annie Proulx (audiobook) We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (March 2, 2021) (audiobook) FROM OUR LISTENERS Hamlet by William Shakespeare (audiobook) Richard II by William Shakespeare (audiobook) How to Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran (audiobook) A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (audiobook) The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (audiobook) Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (audiobook) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (audiobook) Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (audiobook) The Patience of a Dead Man by Michael Clark OTHER LINKSCheck out Jack of All Graves! Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteShop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Welcome to 2021! We’re kicking off our third season with a look back at the best books we read in 2020! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2021) (libro.fm) Devolution by Max Brooks (libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) Kindred by Octavia Butler (libro.fm) One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders (libro.fm) Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (libro.fm) The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths (libro.fm) The Agitators by Dorothy Wickenden (libro.fm) Real Life by Brandon Taylor (libro.fm) OUR FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2020 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (libro.fm) The Unwilling by Kelly Braffett (libro.fm) Sword in the Stars by A.R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy (libro.fm) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (libro.fm) A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (libro.fm) A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (libro.fm) You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (libro.fm) Wonderland by Zoje Stage (libro.fm) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (libro.fm) Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (libro.fm) Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier (libro.fm) These Women by Ivy Pochoda (libro.fm) Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis (libro.fm) True Grit by Charles Portis (libro.fm) Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey (libro.fm) Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke The Bright Lands by John Fram (libro.fm) Dune by Frank Herbert (libro.fm) The Way Back by Gavriel Savit (libro.fm) Long Bright River by Liz Moore (libro.fm) True Story by Kate Reed Petty (libro.fm) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Deacon King Kong by James McBride (libro.fm) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (libro.fm) Afterland by Lauren Beukes (libro.fm) The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson (libro.fm) Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (libro.fm) You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce (libro.fm) Other LinksGibson's Bookstore WebsiteShop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown InstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

It's the last episode of 2020, and we've got a fun one for you! Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso dissect their dauntingly huge To Be Read piles, they gush about Taylor Swift a little bit, and they go off on a tangent about Squishables. It's a grand old time! Enjoy! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRyan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (November 2, 2021) Pumpkin by Julie Murphy (May 25, 2021) The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (libro.fm) Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (libro.fm) The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson (libro.fm) (March 23, 2021) Master of the Revels by Nicole Galland (libro.fm) (February 23, 2021) The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (March 2, 2021) Wedding Station by David Downing (March 2, 2021) The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (libro.fm) (January 5, 2021) Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain (libro.fm) (February 2, 2021) The Historians by Cecilia Ekbäck (libro.fm) (January 12, 2021) The Invention of Miracles by Katie Booth (libro.fm) (April 6, 2021) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso The Power of Cute by Simon May (libro.fm) The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood (libro.fm) Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker Vandermeer book Ambergris: City of Saints and Madmen; Shriek: An Afterword; Finch by Jeff Vandermeer Other Books Mentioned In The Woods by Tana French (libro.fm) City of Brass by SA Chakraborty (libro.fm) The Circle by Dave Eggers (libro.fm) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Deacon King Kong by James McBride (Book Club: March 1, 2021) (libro.fm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteShop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

You don’t have to spend a fortune to get some really great holiday gifts! Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso give some great ideas for your shopping this Holiday Season, as well as sharing some of their favorite current reads! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeKelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (Librofm) Ring Shout by P. Djèlí (Librofm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary A Wealth of Pigeons by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Librofm) Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Librofm) A Good Bake: The Art and Science of Making Perfect Pastries, Cakes, Cookies, Pies, and Breads at Home: A Cookbook by Melissa Weller Master of the Revels by Nicole Galland (Librofm) (February 23, 2021) 9780062844873 The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (March 2, 2021) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (Librofm) (February 23, 2021) Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (Librofm) The Omen (Out of Print except in audio form!) by David Seltzer (Librofm) Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Librofm) Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) by Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Griffin McElroy (Librofm) (January 26, 2021) Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson (Librofm) A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (11/02/2021) I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom (Librofm) Animal by Lisa Taddeo (Librofm) (June 8, 2021) Animal Wife by Lara Ehrlich (Librofm) Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston (January 2021) (Librofm) The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke The Midnight Bargain by C. L. Polk (Librofm) One By One by Ruth Ware (Librofm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteShop The Laydown Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode!Events Coordinator, Friend of the Pod, and Romance Enthusiast, Elisabeth, sat down remotely with Romance Author, Lyssa Kay Adams to chat about The Bromance Book Club Series! Enjoy! The Bromance Book Club (libro.fm) Undercover Bromance (libro.fm) Crazy Stupid Bromance (libro.fm) Isn’t it Bromantic? (libro.fm) (Out June 2021)Lyssa Kay AdamsFollow Lyssa Kay Adams on Twitter: @LyssaKayAdams Follow Lyssa Kay Adams on Instagram: @lyssakayadams Follow Elisabeth on Instagram: @does.it.have.a.dragon Other Books Mentioned During This Episode: The Playback Series by Alexa Martin: Intercepted (libro.fm) Fumbled (libro.fm) Blitzed (libro.fm) Snapped (libro.fm) Susan Elizabeth Phillips Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone (libro.fm) Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Shop Early! Shop Local! Our booksellers have several holiday recommendations for you! https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/2020-holiday-recommendationsClick the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeHillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (libro.fm) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Holiday Recommendations https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/2020-holiday-recommendationsStacey: The Search for WondLa by Tony Diterlizzi (libro.fm) Cheri: Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (libro.fm) A Wild Winter Swan: A Novel by Gregory Maguire (libro.fm) Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim (libro.fm) Unadoptables by Hana Tooke (libro.fm) Sandy: The Lost Spells by Robert MacFarlane A Promised Land by Barack Obama (libro.fm)For a limited time, pre-order A Promised Land by Barack Obama through Gibson’s Bookstore, and you’ll receive a free audiobook from @librofm! Learn more here blog.libro.fm/a-promised-land and pre-order the book here Kelso: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (libro.fm) Shit, Actually by Lindy West (libro.fm) Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (libro.fm) Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya (libro.fm) Michael: The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (libro.fm) Jim: And In The End by Ken McNab (libro.fm) Call The Nurse by Mary MacLeod Nurse Come You Here by Mary MacLeod The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (libro.fm) Emily: Cuyahoga by Pete Beatty (libro.fm) History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK Fal: The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (libro.fm) The Name of the Wind (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) by Patrick Rothfuss (libro.fm) The Writer’s Map by Huw Lewis-Jones Elisabeth: Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson (libro.fm) Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (libro.fm) Joy at Work by Marie Kondo (libro.fm) Heather: Cinders & Sparrows by Stefan Bachman (libro.fm) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (libro.fm) Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (libro.fm) Lightfall by Tim Probert Ryan: Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (libro.fm) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (libro.fm) The City We Became by NK Jemisin (libro.fm) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Action Park by Andy Mulvihill (libro.fm) The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad (libro.fm) Antiracist Baby by Ibram X Kendi (libro.fm) Cozy by Jan Brett (libro.fm) Hillary: Nose Dive by Harold McGee The Art and Science of Foodpairing by Peter Coucquyt Nom Wah Cookbook by Wilson Tang Parwana by Durkhanai Ayubi East by Meera Sodha Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz Flavor by Yotam Ottolenghi Other LinksGibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Gift a membership! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with prolific horror author, Paul Tremblay, to chat about his latest novel, SURVIVOR SONG, his other books, and the horror genre in general! Enjoy! Survivor Song (Libro.fm)The Cabin at the End of the World (Libro.fm)A Head Full of Ghosts (Libro.fm)Growing Things and Other Stories (Libro.fm)Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Libro.fm)The Little Sleep (Libro.fm) (January 26, 2021)No Sleep Till Wonderland (April 20, 2021)Paul TremblayFollow Paul Tremblay on Twitter: @PaulGTremblayFollow Paul Tremblay on Instagram: @PaulGTremblayOther Books Mentioned During This Episode:The Stand by Stephen King (Libro.fm)The Throat by Peter Straub (Libro.fm)The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)Clive Barker's Books of Blood by Clive Barker Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez (Libro.fm)The Return by Rachel Harrison (Libro.fm)Laird Barron (Libro.fm)Stephen Graham Jones (Libro.fm)North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud The Need by Helen Phillips (Libro.fm)Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely to chat with Rachel Harrison about her deliciously creepy horror novel about female friendship, THE RETURN! The Return (Libro.fm)Rachel HarrisonFollow Rachel Harrison on Twitter: @rachfacelogicFollow Rachel Harrison on Instagram: @rachelharrisonsghost Other Books Mentioned During This Episode:The Shining by Stephen King (Libro.fm)Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (Libro.fm)The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (Libro.fm)Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett (Libro.fm)Summer Sisters by Judy Blume (Libro.fm)Cirque Berserk by Jessica GuessSurvivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm)The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Libro.fm)Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas (Libro.fm)Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Libro.fm)I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Libro.fm)Normal People by Sally Rooney (Libro.fm)Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso discuss their feelings towards a beloved magical series with a horribly transphobic author, the importance of reading critically, why preorders are important, how a single book can disrupt an entire publishing industry, and also their recent reads! Buckle up, friends, we've got a packed episode for you this month! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeKelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini (libro.fm) 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (libro.fm) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous (libro.fm) True Story: A Novel by Kate Reed Petty (libro.fm) Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price (libro.fm) The Wrong Kind of Woman by Sarah McCraw Crow (libro.fm) Virtual Event: Tuesday, October 6th at 7pm Register Here Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (libro.fm) https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/magical-books-every-age Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with author Alix E. Harrow to chat about her novels THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY and THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES, plus Fairy Tales, History, and the greatest Southern Gothic Twitter Bot! Enjoy! The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Libro.fm)The Once and Future Witches (October 13, 2020)Alix E. HarrowFollow Alix E. Harrow on Twitter: @AlixEHarrowFollow Alix E. Harrow on Instagram: @alix.e.harrowFollow the Southern Gothic Bot: @TheDreamRotOther Books Mentioned During This Episode: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (Libro.fm)The Books of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (Libro.fm)Courtney Milan Alyssa ColeSummer Sons by Lee Mandelo (September 2021)Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (Libro.fm)Drowned Country by Emily Tesh (Libro.fm) The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Libro.fm)Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Libro.fm)The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Libro.fm)Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso gush about their favorite recent reads, some of which they've read multiple times with new perspectives each time, and some of which they've read in one sitting because they just can't put it down! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeKelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Sharjah Sketchbook by Marek Bennett (Event Recording) Slovakia by Marek Bennett True Grit by Charles Portis (libro.fm) Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark The Return by Rachel Harrison (libro.fm) Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (libro.fm) The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (libro.fm) The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow (October 13, 2020) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen (libro.fm) Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen (libro.fm) Ghostwritten by David Mitchell (libro.fm) Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (libro.fm) Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (libro.fm) Break ‘Em Up by Zephyr Teachout (libro.fm) Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (libro.fm) Indie Bookstore Day is August 29th! Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan sat down remotely with debut author, Alexis Henderson, to chat about her diverse, feminist fantasy novel, THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING!The Year of the Witching (Libro.fm)www.alexishenderson.comFollow Alexis Henderson on Twitter: @alexhwritesFollow Alexis Henderson on Instagram: @lexishOther Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected] Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson, read by Brianna Colette.

Apparently summer is a great time to read horror novels because our hosts have been devouring a lot of spooky books this month! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRyan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark You Should See Me In A Crown - Leah Johnson (Libro.fm) Wonderland - Zoje Stage (Libro.fm) Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage (Libro.fm) Home Before Dark - Riley Sager (Libro.fm) B*WITCH by Paige McKenzie & Nancy Ohlin (Libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso The Falling in Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (Libro.fm) The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes - Elissa R. Sloan (September 1, 2020) (Libro.fm) Utopia Avenue - David Mitchell (Libro.fm) Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid (Libro.fm) Axiom’s End - Lindsay Ellis (Libro.fm) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing - Hank Green (Libro.fm) A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green (Libro.fm) Arrival - Ted Chiang Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary The Biggest Bluff - Maria Konnikova (Libro.fm) Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes (Libro.fm) The Confidence Game (Libro.fm) Sisters in Hate - Seyward Darby (Libro.fm) Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Libro.fm) The Cold Millions - Jess Walter (October 6, 2020) (Libro.fm) Too Much and Never Enough - Mary Trump (Libro.fm) Upcoming Interviews! Alexis Henderson (August) The Year of the Witching (Libro.fm) Alix E. Harrow (September) The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Libro.fm) The Once and Future Witches (October 13, 2020) Paul Tremblay (October) Survivor Song (Libro.fm) The Cabin at the End of the World (Libro.fm) A Head Full of Ghosts (Libro.fm) Growing Things (Libro.fm) Disappearance at Devil’s Rock (Libro.fm) Rachel Harrison (October) The Return (Libro.fm) (Paperback Edition - October 6, 2020) Other LinksGibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Bonus Episode! Ryan and Elisabeth sat down with Hank Green to chat about his books, AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING (Ryan's favorite book of 2018), and the newly released sequel, A BEAUTIFULLY FOOLISH ENDEAVOR! Keep listening after the interview to hear Ryan and Elisabeth fangirl just a little bit as they debrief about the interview and Hank's books! Enjoy! An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Libro.fm)A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (Libro.fm) https://hankgreen.com/Follow Hank Green on Twitter@HankGreenOther Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

As we wrap up the month of June, Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso chat about what they've been reading recently, and celebrate some of their recent favorite LGBTQIA+ books! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This EpisodeRyan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark An Absolutely Remarkable Thing - Hank Green (Libro.fm) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - VE Schwab (10/06/2020) (Libro.fm) A Song Below Water - Bethany C. Morrow (Libro.fm) Black Flamingo - Dean Atta (Libro.fm) Clap When You Land - Elizabeth Acevedo (Libro.fm) Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender (Libro.fm) Stay Gold - Tobly McSmith (Libro.fm) The Extraordinaries - TJ Klune (Libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune (Libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett (Libro.fm) Afterland - Lauren Beukes (07/28/2020) (Libro.fm) These Women - Ivy Pochoda (Libro.fm) Mem - Bethany C. Morrow (Libro.fm) Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs - Jennifer Finney Boylan (Libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Bunny - Mona Awad (Libro.fm) Ancillary Justice - Ann Leckie (Libro.fm) Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth (10/20/2020) (Libro.fm) Under the Rainbow - Celia Laskey (Libro.fm) The Fell of Dark - Caleb Roehrig (07/14/2020) The Bright Lands - John Fram (07/07/2020) (Libro.fm) Boys of Alabama - Genevieve Hudson (Libro.fm) The Story So Far - Jane Eklund Other Links Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

It's the Clinterview! Ryan sat down remotely with Clint McElroy to chat about The Adventure Zone Graphic Novels! The Adventure Zone Graphic Novels The Adventure Zone #1: Here There Be Gerblins The Adventure Zone #2: Murder on the Rockport Limited The Adventure Zone #3: Petals to the Metal https://www.themcelroy.family/theadventurezone Books Mentioned During The Interview Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson Sandman: Overture 30th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III Watchmen: International Edition Lenticular by Alan Moor and Dave Gibbons The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman Blankets by Craig Thompson The Handmaid’s Tale (Graphic Novel) by Margaret Atwood and Renee Nault Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank, David Polonsky, and Ari Folman Great Gatsby: The Graphic Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Aya Morton, and Fred Fordham Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Dune by Frank Herbert Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Dark Tower Series by Stephen King The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky Carey Pietsch Stories from your GafferFollow Clint McElroy on Twitter: @DocCurmOther LinksGibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

BLACK LIVES MATTER. In this episode, Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso share a few recommendations for books by and about Black folx. In the show notes, please find links to resources for supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement, supporting Black Trans Lives, Black-Owned Bookstores, Black-Led Podcasts, and more. Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook from Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas (Libro.fm) The Only Black Girls in Town - Brandy Colbert (Libro.fm) The City We Became - N.K. Jemisin (Libro.fm) Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid (Libro.fm) Saturday - Oge Mora (Libro.fm) Ada Twist, Scientist - Andrea Beaty (Libro.fm) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave - Frederick Douglass (Libro.fm) 12 Years a Slave - Solomon Northrup (Libro.fm) Beloved - Toni Morrison (Libro.fm) Kindred - Octavia Butler (Libro.fm) The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin (Libro.fm) The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Malcolm X Between the World and Me - Ta-Nahisi Coates (Libro.fm) Citizen - Claudia Rankine (Libro.fm) White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo (Libro.fm) How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi (Libro.fm) Stamped from the Beginning - Ibram X Kendi (Libro.fm) Me and White Supremacy - Layla F. Saad (Libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Real Life - Brandon Taylor (Libro.fm) Revolutionary Suicide - Huey P. Newton A Song of Wraiths & Ruin - Roseanne A. Brown (Libro.fm) Here For It - R. Eric Thomas (Libro.fm) Wow, No Thank You - Samantha Irby (Libro.fm) Meaty - Samantha Irby (Libro.fm) We Are Never Meeting in Real Life - Samantha Irby (Libro.fm) Black Lives Matter SUPPORT BLACK TRANS LIVES https://houseofgg.org/ https://www.snap4freedom.org/ https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/ https://www.theokraproject.com/ Support Black-Owned Bookstores PODCASTS https://blackchicklit.com https://thestackspodcast.com https://www.mostly-lit.com/ https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/terry-brown-jr/black-read https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/minority-korner/ http://laylafsaad.com/good-ancestor-podcast https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/floodlines/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/podcasts/1619-podcast.html https://aapf.org/podcast https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/throughline https://blackgirlnerds.com/podcast/ https://luvvie.org/rants-and-randomness/ Other Links https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/antiracism https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/diverse-teen-reads https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/diverse-middle-grade-reads https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/diverse-picture-books Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected]

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso have each been dealing with some level of Quarantine Brain Fog, and they've got some helpful tips for getting back your reading spark! Plus, updates from the Bookstore! Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates! Shop by Appointment! Browse our website by Category! Order some curated bundles! Donate to the bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected] Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/ryan-elizabeth-clark We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (Libro.fm) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Libro.fm) The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Libro.fm)The Staten Island Twitter Thread Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/hillary The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson (Libro.fm) Chanel’s Riviera by Anne De Courcy (Libro.fm) Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade (Libro.fm) Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History by Lewis Dartnell (Libro.fm) The Year 1000 by Valerie Hansen (Libro.fm) Kelso, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/staff/kelso Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (9.15.2020) Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Libro.fm) Other Books Mentioned Sunflower Houses: Inspiration from the Garden a Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups by Sharon Lovejoy The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin The Fifth Season (Libro.fm) The Obelisk Gate (Libro.fm) The Stone Sky (Libro.fm) The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin Other Links Hillary's Conversation with Jessica Anthony! Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (Libro.fm)

Ryan, Kelso, Elisabeth, Jo, Rachael, Abby, and Paula connect remotely over Zoom to party like introverts: stay at home and talk about books! Gibson's Bookstore Website https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/gifts/gibsons-gift-certificate Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Email us at [email protected] Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During This Episode:Rachael, Wellesley Books (twitter.com/rachael_conrad ) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Libro.fm) Compton Cowboys by Walter Thompson-Hernandez (Libro.fm) Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North To Be or Not To Be by Ryan North Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm) Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Ryan, Gibson's Bookstore (instagram.com/momerathsreads) The Return by Rachel Harrison (Libro.fm) The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy (Libro.fm) Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (Libro.fm) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (Libro.fm) Abby, The Briar Patch (twitter.com/abbythecleric; instagram.com/booksellersandbrews) Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (Libro.fm) Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram (Libro.fm) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Libro.fm) The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune (Libro.fm) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Libro.fm) Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins Jo, Gibson's Bookstore (twitter.com/joswense; instagram.com/joswensereads) The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith (Libro.fm) The Tempest by William Shakespeare Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Kelso, Gibson's Bookstore (instagram.com/biblio_reckah) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan (Libro.fm) Under the Rainbow by Celia Laskey (Libro.fm) Macbeth by William Shakespeare (Libro.fm) The Martian by Andy Weir The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann (Libro.fm) Elisabeth, Gibson's Bookstore (instagram.com/does.it.have.a.dragon) The Friend Zone by Abby Jiminez (Libro.fm) The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jiminez (Libro.fm) The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (Libro.fm) Paula, Minot Sleeper Library (facebook.com/minotsleeperlibrary; instagram.com/minotsleeperlibrary) Circe by Madeline Miller (Libro.fm) Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama Stand Still and Stay Silent by Minna Sunberg (Published Independently) Other Linkshttps://www.tor.com/tag/gideon-the-ninth-reread/ https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/watchhttps://librivox.org/

It's a social distancing episode! Ryan, Kelso, and special guest Elisabeth, remotely recorded this episode about how they discover new books to share with all of you!Gibson's Bookstore Website https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/gifts/gibsons-gift-certificate Gibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! "Coronavirus is impacting independent bookstores near and far, but you can make a difference with a Libro.fm membership. When you start a membership with code SHOPBOOKSTORESNOW, you’ll get two audiobooks for the price of one ($14.99), and 100% of your payment will go to Gibson's Bookstore. Note: You can also buy a one-month audiobook gift membership (for yourself or to send as a gift) for $15 and 100% of the sale will go to Gibson's Bookstore." Email us at [email protected] Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Currently Reading & Anticipated Reads:Elisabeth A WITCH IN TIME by Constance Sayers (Libro.fm) JOY AT WORK by Marie Kondo (April 7, 2020) (Libro.fm) Kelso INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab (October 6, 2020) (Libro.fm) THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL ANGRY PLANET by Becky Chambers (Libro.fm) Ryan ZED by Joanna Kavenna (Libro.fm) THE DISASTERS by M.K. England (Libro.fm) IMAGINARY FRIEND by Stephen Chbosky (Libro.fm) SWORD IN THE STARS by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy (April 7, 2020) (Libro.fm) Other Books Mentioned: THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (Libro.fm) THE NEED by Helen Phillips (Libro.fm) ASK AGAIN YES by Mary Beth Keane (Libro.fm)

Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteGibson's InstagramThe Laydown Instagram FacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at [email protected] Use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Currently Reading & Anticipated ReadsRyan Disney’s Land - Richard Snow (Libro.fm) Pride - Ibi Zoboi (Libro.fm) The Unwilling - Kelly Braffet (Libro.fm) An Unkindness of Magicians - Kat Howard (Libro.fm) Little Weirds - Jenny Slate (Libro.fm) The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster (Libro.fm) Kelso How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan (Libro.fm) My Autobiography of Carson McCullers - Jenn Shapland Fresh Water for Flowers - Valérie Perrin Hillary Enter the Aardvark - Jessica Anthony (Libro.fm) (03/24/2020) Survivor Song - Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm) (07/07/2020) A Head Full of Ghosts - Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm) The Cabin at the End of the World - Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm) Disappearance at Devil’s Rock - Paul Tremblay (Libro.fm) Bird Box - Josh Malerman (Libro.fm) You Let Me In - Camilla Bruce (Libro.fm) (04/21/2020) Vera Kelly is Not a Mystery - Rosalie Knecht Who Is Vera Kelly? - Rosalie Knecht (Libro.fm) Classics, Retellings, & Recommendations Splintered - A.G. Howard (Libro.fm) Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik (Libro.fm) Winterspell - Claire Legrand Egg & Spoon - Gregory Maguire (Libro.fm) The Lizzie Bennet Diaries *(George Wickham, Ryan. You’re thinking of George Wickham)* Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen (Libro.fm) The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (Libro.fm) Little Women - Louisa May Alcott (Libro.fm) Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll (Libro.fm)(Ryan owns a lot of copies of Alice) William Shakespeare (Libro.fm) Upcoming EventsGibson's Book Club Discusses "Semicolon"Open Discussion Project: Talking to StrangersChris Bohjalian Presents "The Red Lotus" Erik Larson Presents "The Splendid and the Vile" (Ticketed)

Erin Morgenstern and Ryan sat down before their event to chat about The Night Circus, The Starless Sea, writing, reading, video games, and so much more! Enjoy! THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern (Libro.fm) THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern (Libro.fm) THE UNWILLING (Available now!) by Kelly Braffet (Libro.fm) ASSASSIN'S APPRENTICE by Robin Hobb (Libro.fm) WANDERERS BY Chuck Wendig (Libro.fm) Support us through Libro.fm! When you sign up for a membership at Libro.fm/gibsonsbookstore, use the offer code LAYDOWN at checkout to receive 3 credits for the price of 1! Follow Erin Morgenstern On Instagram - @erinmorgensternOn Twitter - @erinmorgensternFollow Erin's Cat, VesperOn Instagram - @ladyvesperthecatFollow RyanOn Instagram - @ryinwonderlandOn Instagram, but with more books - @momerathsreadsOn Twitter - @ryinwonderlandFollow Ryan's Dog, FenwayOn Instagram - @missfenwayclarkFollow The Laydown PodcastOn Instagram - @thelaydownpodcastFollow Gibson's BookstoreOn Instagram - @gibsonsbookstorenhOn Twitter - @gibsonsconcordDon't forget to subscribe so you'll know when we upload our next episode, and consider leaving us a nice review! Thanks for listening!

Happy New Year! Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso are kicking off 2020 with some of the best books they read last year, books they’re anticipating this year, and a sneak peek at Ryan’s interview with Erin Morgenstern! That interview in its entirety will be uploaded as a bonus episode in February! Gibson's Bookstore Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com You can now use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Click this link to redeem! Or at checkout, use offer code: LAYDOWN Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Favorite books of 2019 Kelso: The Nix - Nathan Hill (Libro.fm) Bunny - Mona Awad (Libro.fm) The Escape Room - Megan Goldin (Libro.fm) On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong (Libro.fm) Hillary: Ask Again, Yes - Mary Beth Keane (Libro.fm) Olive, Again - Elizabeth Strout (Libro.fm) Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland - Patrick Radden Keefe (Libro.fm) Heaven My Home - Attica Locke (Libro.fm) Ryan: Once & Future - Amy Rose Capetta & Cory McCarthy (Libro.fm) The Need - Helen Phillips (Libro.fm) Wanderers - Chuck Wendig (Libro.fm) The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern (Libro.fm) Currently Reading & Anticipated Reads Kelso: Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid (Libro.fm) The Witches Are Coming - Lindy West (Libro.fm) Shrill - Lindy West (Libro.fm) Mostly Dead Things - Kristen Arnett (Libro.fm) Death in Her Hands - Otessa Moshfegh (April 21, 2020) (Libro.fm) Qualityland - Marc-Uwe Kling (Libro.fm) We Ride Upon Sticks - Quan Barry (March 3, 2020) (Libro.fm) The Last Book on the Left - Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski (April 7, 2020) Action Park - Andy Mulvihill, Jake Rossen (June 30, 2020)(Libro.fm) Ryan: Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2020 Book Riot Reading Log Such A Fun Age - Kiley Reid (Libro.fm) The Unwilling - Kelly Braffet (February 11, 2020) (Libro.fm) Harrow the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir (June 2020) Nothing to See Here - Kevin Wilson (Libro.fm) The Binding - Bridget Collins (Libro.fm) Magic for Liars - Sarah Gailey (Libro.fm) The Return - Rachel Harrison (March 24, 2020) (Libro.fm) Hillary: American Dirt - Jeanine Cummins (Libro.fm) (Event) *Please note, the American Dirt Tour was canceled by the publisher* Long Bright River - Liz Moore (Libro.fm) Things in Jars - Jess Kidd (Libro.fm) Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Deepa Annappara (February 2020) (Libro.fm) Upcoming Events Mike Eruzione - The Making of a Miracle Blind Search, with Paula Munier Sketches of Lee with Michael Cameron Ward

We're in the Holiday Spirit this episode, giving you some of our favorite gift recommendations! Please stop into the store and chat with us in person for even more personalized recommendations for everyone on your list! Join the movement to support Gibson's Bookstore this holiday season by giving audiobooks from Libro.fm. Choose specific audiobooks to gift or select from 1, 3, 6, or 12 month memberships. Gift any 3, 6, or 12 month audiobook membership and as a thank you for supporting Gibson's Bookstore, you’ll receive Audiobook of the Year and #1 New York Times bestseller, Circe by Madeline Miller as our gift to you.Visit libro.fm/holiday for more information! Gibson's Bookstore Website InstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com You can now use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Click this link to redeem! Or at checkout, use offer code: LAYDOWNClick the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local! Currently Reading Ryan - Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby (Libro.fm) Bone Gap by Laura Ruby (Libro.fm) The Binding by Bridget Collins (Libro.fm) Kelso - The Price of Salt: Or Carol by Patricia Highsmith (Libro.fm) Wow, No Thank You.: Essays by Samantha Irby (March 31, 2020) (Libro.fm) We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays by Samantha Irby (Libro.fm) Hillary- Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Highjacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantz (Libro.fm) Crime in Progress: Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump by Glenn Simpson & Peter Fritsch (Libro.fm) Holiday Gift Recommendations:Ryan - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (Libro.fm) *Just Announced* A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (July 2020) In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan (Libro.fm) The World of It by Alyse Wax Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Illustrated Edition) by J.K. Rowling & Jim Kay Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori(y) McCarthy (Libro.fm) Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori(y) McCarthy (Event) The Once and Future King by T.H. White (Libro.fm) The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Libro.fm) The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Libro.fm) (Event) Kelso - Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond & Adam Horovitz The Beautiful Ones by Prince (Libro.fm) Movies (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano (Libro.fm) Basketball (And Other Things) by Shea Serrano (Libro.fm) Hillary - The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, John Becker, Megan Scott How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman Essential Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi Prune by Gabrielle Hamilton You Suck At Cooking A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander At Home by Bill Bryson (Libro.fm) NEIBA Catalog (Full List Here - You can also pick up a catalog in the bookstore!) Fire, Ice, and Physics: The Science of Game of Thrones by Rebecca C. Thompson (Libro.fm) Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds by Ian Wright The Crayons’ Christmas by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers The Night Before Christmas Sleigh Bell Gift Set by Clement C. Moore Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Libro.fm) Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Libro.fm) Change Is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World by Ben Orlin Non-Book Items (In-Store Only): Disney Villainous Game & Expansion Pack, 2-6 Players ages 10+ Gibson’s Bookstore Merchandise: T-Shirts, Vinyl Stickers, Enamel Pins! Gift Cards Socks by Blue Q and Sock it To Me Shashibo Shape-Shifting Mystery Box Fidget Puzzle Toy Cast Iron Bookends Upcoming Events: Midnight Merriment Book Club Discusses Cold Comfort Farm (Postponed) Mitch Albom, presented with Northeast Delta Dental Erin Morgentsern presents The Starless Sea Sword in the Stars tour, with Amy Rose Capetta and Cori(y) McCarthy

We’re chatting all things audiobooks this episode, with special guest Elisabeth Jewell! Special thanks to Libro.fm for supporting this podcast! Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through Gibson's Bookstore.All of the audiobooks sampled in this episode are starred in the list below! Join the movement to support Gibson's Bookstore this holiday season by giving audiobooks from Libro.fm. Choose specific audiobooks to gift or select from 1, 3, 6, or 12 month memberships. Gift any 3, 6, or 12 month audiobook membership and as a thank you for supporting Gibson's Bookstore, you’ll receive Audiobook of the Year and #1 New York Times bestseller, Circe by Madeline Miller as our gift to you. Gibson's Bookstore Website InstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com You can now use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Click this link to redeem! Or at checkout, use offer code: LAYDOWN Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Current Reads:Kelso- The Continental Divide by Alex Meyers The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan* (Libro.fm) Elisabeth- The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2) by Roshani Chokshi (Libro.fm) The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson* (Libro.fm) Ryan- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow* (Libro.fm) Hillary- His Dark Materials The Golden Compass* The Subtle Knife The Amber Spyglass La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust Volume 1) by Philip Pullman* (Libro.fm) The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust Volume 2) by Philip Pullman (Libro.fm) Audiobook Recommendations:Kelso- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong* (Libro.fm) Elisabeth- Pride by Ibi Zoboi* (Libro.fm) City of Brass by S A Chakraborty* (Libro.fm) Ryan- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz* (Libro.fm) Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (Libro.fm) Wanderers by Chuck Wendig (Libro.fm) The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern* (Libro.fm)(Event!) The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Libro.fm) Hillary- The Deep by Rivers Solomon, David Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes* (Libro.fm) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling* (Libro.fm) Midnight Riot (Rivers of London #1) Ben Aaronovitch* (Libro.fm) Upcoming Events: Gibson's Book Club discusses Cold Comfort Farm Mitch Albom, presented with Northeast Delta Dental Erin Morgenstern presents The Starless Sea

The SPOOKY SEASON IS NIGH, Y’ALL! So, of course, we’re going to talk about our scariest, spookiest, most terrifying books. Plus, Ryan interviews Chris McDougall on his newest book, “Running with Sherman”, and joins in on the spooky recommendations. Also, (as always) current reads and upcoming events! (BOO! Did I scare you?)Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com You Can Now use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Click this link to redeem! Or at checkout, use offer code: LAYDOWNClick the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Current Reads:Kelso- Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (out March 2020) Hillary- Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America by Christopher Wylie Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow Ryan- Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane BuxtonChris McDougall’s Work and Books Mentioned During the Interview: Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance The Ellery Queen Mystery Series (Link is to “The Chinese Orange Mystery”) Spooky Reads! The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson Teeny Tiny Ghost by Rachel Matson Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah Howe and James Howe Frankissstein: A Love Story by Jeanette Winterson Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Dracula by Bram Stoker Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz Carrie by Stephen King The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft: Beyond Arkham, Edited by Leslie S. Kilinger, Introduction by Victor LaValle In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach Even More Spooky Reads! Ghost Hunters by Deborah Blum House of Leaves - Mark Z Danielewski The Need - Helen Phillips (Which is on the National Book Awards Longlist!) Pumpkinheads - Rainbow Rowell The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black You - Caroline Kepnes Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage Asylum - Madeleine Roux Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir Scythe - Neal Shusterman Final Girls - Riley Sager Behind Her Eyes - Sarah Pinborough I’m Thinking of Ending Things - Iain Reid Conversion - Katherine Howe A Head Full of Ghosts - Paul Tremblay Bird Box - Josh Malerman Girl With All the Gifts - M. R. Carey Robopocalypse - Daniel H. Wilson Fiend - Peter Stenson World War Z - Max Brooks Room - Emma Donoghue Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck, Bite Me - Christopher Moore Upcoming Events A Garden Miscellany, with Suzanne Staubach Home Now: How 6000 Refugees Transformed an American Town with Cynthia Anderson For to See the Elephant, with poet novelist Tammi Truax Gibson’s Book Club Reads Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horowitz NaNoWriMo Write-in with Erin Bowman

Ryan, Hillary and Kelso give a passionate response to Amazon breaking the “Testaments” Embargo. They go over the reasons why you should always buy local. Plus, Ann Patchett y’all! Also, (as always) current reads and upcoming events! Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com You Can Now use the code “LAYDOWN” for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1! Click this link to redeem! Or at checkout, use offer code: LAYDOWNClick the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Current Reads:Hillary- Testaments by Margaret Atwood (libro.fm) Handmaid’s Tale by Margret Atwood The Institute by Stephen King (libro.fm) No Visible Bruises by Rachel Louise Snyder She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey (libro.fm) Kelso- Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellman Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (libro.fm) Weather by Jenny Offill (Out February 2020) (libro.fm) Ryan- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (libro.fm) Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell (Note: As of 10/1 we still have some patches left in the store! While supplies last so come in and get the book!) (libro.fm) The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (libro.fm) Articles Related to The Testaments Embargo Article in the New York Times - “Amazon Accidentally Released Margaret Atwood’s Top-Secret ‘Handmaid’s’ Sequel Article on Publisher’s Weekly - “Indie Bookstores Incensed as Amazon Breaks ‘Testaments’ Embargo” Article on Publisher’s Weekly - “ABA Condemns Amazon for Breaking ‘Testaments’ Embargo” Article on Lit Hub - “Amazon Breaks Sales Embargo on Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Testaments’” Books Mentioned During The Show The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (libro.fm link narrated by Tom Hanks) Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (libro.fm) The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (Out 11/2020) (libro.fm) Upcoming Events ANN PATCHETT DISCUSSES THE DUTCH HOUSE! Wednesday, October 2nd at 7pm Please note, this is a TICKETED event, click the link for more information Monday, October 1st at 6pm - Marie Harris and Rebecca Rule! Sunday, October 6th at 2pm - Archer Mayor presents “Bomber’s Moon”! Monday, October 7th at 5:30pm - Gibson’s Book Club discusses “Recursion” by Blake Crouch!

Hold onto your Anthologies! Ryan, Hillary and Kelso discuss their favorite short story collections, plus, we remember the legendary Toni Morrison. Also, current reads and upcoming events! Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Remembering Toni Morrison: Beloved by Toni Morrison (libro.fm) The Source of Self Regard (AKA A Mouth Full of Blood) by Toni Morrison (libro.fm) Current Reads:Hillary- Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe (libro.fm) The Source of Self Regard (AKA A Mouth Full of Blood) by Toni Morrison (libro.fm) The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (libro.fm) Kelso- The Surgeon (Rizzoli and Isles Book 1) by Tess Gerritsen (libro.fm) You Are Not A Gadget by Jaron Lanier (libro.fm) Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier (libro.fm) Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe (libro.fm) Ryan- Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (libro.fm) The Plus One by Sarah Archer (libro.fm) IT by Stephen King (libro.fm) Books Mentioned During Our Short Story Discussion Just After Sunset by Stephen King (libro.fm) Night Shift by Stephen King Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman (libro.fm) Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman (libro.fm) Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell (Note: We have this in the store for purchase but it is not available on our website, call or email for price.) Almost Midnight: Two Festive Short Stories by Rainbow Rowell (Note: We will need to special order this book if it is still in print, call or email for price.) Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan (libro.fm) Grimm's Fairy Tales (libro.fm) Aesops Fables (libro.fm) A People's Future of the United States - Edited by Victor LaValle (libro.fm) Best American Short Stories of the Century - Edited by John Updike A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake by Breece D'J Pancake (libro.fm) The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God by Etgar Keret (libro.fm) Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology - Edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer How Long 'Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jeminsin (libro.fm) The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury (libro.fm) The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith (Note: This will need to be special ordered, call or email for price.) Upcoming Events RICHARD RUSSO's "Chances Are..." - Tuesday, August 27th at 6:00pm Gibson's Book Club Discusses: Quiet by Susan Cain - Monday, Sept 9th at 5:30pm Madeline Ffitch's "Stay and Fight" - Wednesday, September 11th at 6:00pm Leah Plunkett's "Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids Online" - Thursday, September 12th at 6:00pm

Ryan interviews YA authors Erin Bowman and A.C. Gaughen on Bowman's CONTAGION and IMMUNITY duology; Gaughen's Elemantae series (REIGN THE EARTH, and IMPRISON THE SKY). All books out now; Plus, our Current Reads and our SUPER DUPER EXCITING Store Events! Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the "Libro.fm" link to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Books Mentioned During the Interview: Erin Bowman's WebsiteA.C. Gaughen's WebsiteContagion - Erin Bowman (Libro.fm) Immunity - Erin Bowman (Libro.fm) Reign the Earth - A.C. Gaughen (Libro.fm) Imprison the Sky - A.C. Gaughen (Libro.fm) Pride - Ibi Zoboi (Libro.fm)Furyborn - Claire Legrand (Libro.fm)Kingsbane - Claire Legrand (Libro.fm) Damsel - Elana K. Arnold (Libro.fm) The Poet X - Elizabeth Acevedo (Libro.fm) Current Reads:Hillary- Chances Are... by Richard Russo (Libro.fm) Underland by Robert MacFarlane (Libro.fm) Akin - Emma Donoghue (Out 9/10. Click the link to pre-order!) Kelso- The Book of X by Sarah Rose Etter (Libro.fm) In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado (out 11/5. Click the link to pre-order!) Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey (Libro.fm) Ryan- Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson (Out in Oct. Click the link to pre-order!) Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi (Out 9/3. Click the link to pre-order!) Wanderers by Chuck Wendig (Libro.fm) Upcoming EventsThe Line Tender with Kate Allen (August 2nd at 6pm)Gibson's Book Club PICKAPALOOZA (August 5th at 5:30pm) Chances Are... with Richard Russo (August 27th at 6pm)Akin with Emma Donoghue (September 19th at 6pm)

We apologize for the audio quality in this episode. We recorded in a different space than normal which had some background noise, and also parts of the recording were corrupted and needed to be re-recorded later. Bear with us! We’ll be back to our normal podcast recording space next episode! Ryan interviews YA author Virginia Macgregor on the creative process, large families, and how she comes up with her character's (and children's) beautiful names. Her newest book, "As Far As the Stars" out now!; Plus, our Current reads and (so, so many) upcoming book events. Happy Summer! Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the link above to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Current Reads:Kelso- The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (HIGHLY RECOMMEND you listen to the audiobook on libro.fm read by the author for the full experience.) Hillary- Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World by Oliver Bullough City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics: How to Protect Your Intimate Relationships in a Poisonous Partisan World by Jeanne Safer, Ph. D. The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz Recursion by Blake Crouch Ryan- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Contagion by Erin Bowman Books Mentioned During the Virginia Macgregor Interview: Before I Was Yours WishbonesThe Return of Norah WellsWhat Milo SawUpcoming EventsThe Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, with artist Marek BennettThe Mount Washington Cog Raillway, with photographer Jay PhilbrickCitywide Where's Waldo Event (July 1st - July 31st)Gibson's Book Club Reads My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauleyThe Open Discussion Project Reads A World In Disarray by Richard HaassYA Event - Erin Bowman and A.C. Gaughen

Ryan, Kelso and Hillary discuss the growing trend of "Light Lit" as well as the importance of Activism Literature; Plus, our Current reads and upcoming book events! Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the link go get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!Current Reads:Kelso- Bel Canto by Anne Patchett The New Me by Halle Butler Hillary-There, There by Tommy OrangeRyan- A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay (audiobook on Libro.fm) Books from the Future (Upcoming Titles): Ryan- Verify by Joelle Charbonneau (out 9/24/2019) Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (Out 6/4/2019) "UpLit" Books: Ryan - The Extraordinary Journey of Vivienne Marshall by Shannon Kirk The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Hillary - The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon Things Invisible to See by Nancy Willard Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Kelso - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby One Day by David Nicholls The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson Literature With A Message: Ryan - The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall Pride Colors by Robin Stevenson Hillary - Where the Lost Dogs Go by Susannah Charleston The Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleston The Possibility Dogs by Susannah Charleston Other Books Mentioned: Hunger Games SeriesGolden State by Ben WintersEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanHandmaids Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Testaments (Handmaid's Tale Sequel) by Margaret AtwoodNight Bird by Alice HoffmanAlice Hoffman and Anne Tyler (authors)Educated by Tara WestoverWhat Milo Saw by Virginia MacgregorExtra Links: Gibson's Book Club reads Educated by Tara WestoverThe Open Discussion Project reads The Inclusive Economy by Michael D. TannerTwo Youth Authors, Twice the Stories! Event with Amy Makechine & Susan CarltonAs Far As The Stars with Virginia Mcgregor Event

Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Email us at gibsonsemployees(at)gmail(dot)com Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store. Thanks for shopping local! Current Reads, Future Reads, and Other Books Mentioned in the Episode:Michael - Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan Another Life by Michael Korda Elisabeth - Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson (Out 6/4/2019) Kelso - Bunny by Mona Awad (Out 6/11/2019)Five Midnights by Ann Davila Cardinal (Out 6/4/2019)Ryan - The Need by Helen Phillips (out 7/9/2019)The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch Taken Series by Erin BowmanBull by David Elliott HIllary -Kushner, Inc. by Vicky WardGentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesCruising New Hampshire History by Michael BrunoMelting Ice, Shifting Sand by Marjorie BurkePilgrimage of Ice and Sand by Marjorie BurkeWhere You’ll Find Me - Ty GagneJim -Shout by Laurie Halse AndersonAmerican Dialogue by Joseph EllisLaura - Kendrick Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers by Lee Edward FodiJeanine - Craig and Fred by Craig Grossi (Young Reader’s Version)Dani - I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn (Out 5/28/2019)Extra Links:Independent Bookstore Day - April 27, 2019

Ryan interviews YA author David Elliott. They discuss myths, Scrooge McDuck, and his newest book, "Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc" out today 3/26! Plus, Kelso, Ryan and Hillary discuss their current reads and upcoming events in the store. Gibson's Bookstore WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterLibro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)Email us at gibsonsemployees(at)gmail(dot)com Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store. Thanks for shopping local!Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David ElliottBull by David Elliott Books Mentioned in the David Elliott Interview:Roald Dahl BooksTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonKidnapped by Robert Louis StevensonTuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Current Reads:Kelso- Brief History of Vice: How Bad Behavior Built Civilization by Robert EvansFantasyland: How America Went Haywire by Kurt AndersenFifth Season (Broken Earth #1) by N.K. JemisinHillary-Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden KeefeThe City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane AndersRyan-All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane AndersBooks from the Future (Upcoming Titles):Ryan & Kelso-Three Women by Lisa Taddeo - July 9th, 2019 Other Books Mentioned:In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Mitch Landrieu Extra Links:Independent Bookstore Day - April 27, 2019David Elliott "Voices" Event - Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 6pmGibson's Book Club Reads Fantasyland - April 1st, 2019 @ 5:30pmOpen Discussion Project: In the Shadow of Statues - April 8th, 2019 @ 5:30pm