Owl's Nest the Podcast

Welcome back to the podcast! This week we have poet Ashley Rose Schlax in the studio with us to discuss her new poetry collection, Where the Honeysuckles Grow. Where the Honeysuckles Grow is a journey through seasons. Through blooms and bare branches, love found and love lost, darkness that makes you wonder, and light that still breaks through. Lyrical and tender, these poems are for teenagers facing the inevitable striving, the transforming growth of becoming.Links+ResourcesBuy the book on our websiteFollow Ash at her website, on Etsy, on Instagram, or on TikTokThanks to Wilder Adkins for the show music.

Today on the podcast, we are talking with Owl’s Nest author J. L. Thaxton about her newly released book, The Monster of the Forest.About the book: Okay, new game, let’s all play Save the Town. The stakes are high and my arsenal is low... just a stolen bit of broken pottery and a whole load of questions. But with a monster roaming Varina at night and people getting hurt, I have no choice but to master my growing powers to unlock this mystery!Fern Masden is ready to settle into a new normal now that she understands she’s a mythical creature living in a town for magical beings. But can life as a madremonte ever really be normal? When an old Varina family moves back to town, Fern has to balance her friendships, new powers, and protective instincts to handle some big changes happening in her new home. Add to that a nocturnal beast that keeps terrorizing the town, and Fern might just be in over her head!Links + Resources:Buy The Monster of the ForestBuy Fern of the ForestListen to our previous interview with J. L. ThaxtonSign up for Spooky Book ClubThank you as always to Wilder Adkins for our music

Today on the podcast, we have a special guest, Owl's Nest author Emma C. Fox! Emma is with us to talk about her newest release Heart of Stone. About the book: Ever since her father’s mysterious death six years ago on Serpent Hill, Lilia Stepanovna has struggled to help her family make ends meet. So when an old woman claiming to be her great aunt arrives and offers to show her the way to hidden treasure, Lilia leaps at the opportunity. Curious magic soon entwines her, though, and Lilia finds herself trapped by a sorcerer’s devious plot to seize the Russian empire. ​Dmitri Petrovich always expected to follow in his parents’ footsteps as a stonecarver, until a terrible accident left both his hands, and his dreams, crushed. When his best friend, Lilia, is swept off to Petersburg under suspicious circumstances, Dmitri embarks on a perilous journey to save the girl he loves—and to stop the dark powers that are working through her to take over all of Russia.Links + Resources:Buy Heart of StoneEmma's SubstackEmma's website

Welcome back! This week on the podcast, Karin and Beth-Anne are joined by Ally to chat about writing and publishing clean books. What are clean books? Does Owl's Nest Publishers' publish clean books? Come in and listen!Links + Resources:Summer Intern Emma Rose's substack essay

Welcome back to the podcast! Today, Karin talks with Owl's Nest Publisher Summer intern Emma Rose. They talk about behind the scenes of publishing, editing, keeping track of threads in the writing process, and Emma Rose's exciting wring class with a special co-teacher. We have been so excited to have Emma Rose intern with us this Summer, and we know you will enjoy this episode.Thanks to Wilder Adkins as always for our theme music.

Welcome back to another episode! Today, Karin and Beth Anne are discussing middle grade novels. What are middle grade novels? What makes them different from teen books or chapter books? What are ways people are currently mislabeling books as middle grade? Come in and listen!Links + Resources:You can shop our middle grade novels here. Don’t forget there is still time to sign up for Summer Book Clubs!June teen book selection: ⁠Daughter of Rage and Ruin⁠ by K. B. HoyleJune middle grade book selection: ⁠Swimming with Dolphins ⁠by Suzanne PurvisJuly teen book selection: ⁠The Carver and the Queen⁠ by Emma C. FoxJuly middle grade book selection: ⁠Fern of the Forest⁠ by J. L. ThaxtonThanks as always to Wilder Adkins for our show music

Happy Summer, readers! We are happy to announce that Summer Books Club is back for a second year. Lisa Varner joins Beth Anne in today's episode to discuss the books we are reading this Summer as well as what to expect in club meetings. Registration is required so sign up today!Links + ResourcesFind out more about Summer Book ClubsJune teen book selection: Daughter of Rage and Ruin by K. B. HoyleJune middle grade book selection: Swimming with Dolphins by Suzanne PurvisJuly teen book selection: The Carver and the Queen by Emma C. FoxJuly middle grade book selection: Fern of the Forest by J. L. ThaxtonMemorial Day sale: All books are 30% off! Sale ends May 29.

Welcome back to another episode of Owl's Nest the Podcast! It is National Poetry Month, and today we are talking with author Suzanne Purvis. Suzanne is the author of two of our novels in verse for middle grade readers: Hertz Gets Fused and Swimming with Dolphins. Swimming with Dolphins was released in February of this year. Links + Resources:Learn more about Suzanne Other poetry from Owl's Nest PublishersThank you to Wilder Adkins for our theme music

Welcome back to the podcast! This week, we are listening to a preview of Muses from the Moon by W. Scott. Muses from the Moon is a collection of poetry, split into four sections, that details the trials of struggling faith, learning unyielding perseverance due to past trauma and circumstances; a journey through some of the darkest shadows.Links + Resources:Purchase Muses from the MoonListen to Muses from the Moon at Libro.fm, Spotify, Nook, Google Play, Audiobooks Now, EverAnd, and Hoopla Listen to the interview about Muses  from the Moon. Muses from the Moon was written by W. Scott. You can find W. Scott on Instagram. Thank you to Wilder Adkins for our music.

Welcome back to another audiobook preview! This week we are listening to the first chapter of Son of the Deep by K. B. Hoyle. Links + Resources:Son of the Deep audiobook can be found on  Audible, Kobo, Apple, and SpotifySon of the Deep can also be found in hardcover and paperback in our store. Son of the Deep was written by K. B. Hoyle and narrated by LizGarn  Thank you to Wilder Adkins for our music.