The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast

By Art the Bookworm

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Welcome to The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast, where we explore the world of books and the stories behind the authors who write them. Join us for fun and exciting interviews with writers, as they share their journey to publication, offer book recommendations, and provide writing tips for aspiring authors. Whether you're a book lover or a budding writer, I invite you to come along and we'll explore my bookshelves. 


Episode Date
A Killer (Book) for Christmas | A Conversation with Author Kim Harrington
Sep 20, 2026
A Field Guide... to Adventure! | A Conversation with Author Michelle L. Cullen
Sep 13, 2026
Adventures in Love and Food: A Conversation with Author Julie Seyler
Jun 14, 2026
Constructive Homicide: What Happens When a Plotter and a Pantser Write a Novel Together?
May 26, 2026
Taking a Chance on Yourself: A Conversation with Author J.D. Barker
May 07, 2026
There Were Always Books to Read: A Conversation with Author Kwei Quartey
Apr 23, 2026
Stories with Hope and Heritage: A Conversation with Author Jennifer J. Chow
Apr 11, 2026
Ray Bradbury and the Power of (Short) Stories | A Conversation with Author John Holley
Mar 31, 2026
Do What Scares and Delights You: A Conversation with Author E. K. Kidwell
Mar 23, 2026
Creating Convincing Characters: A Conversation with Author Melanie Anagnos
Mar 12, 2026
A Murder Most Fowl! A Conversation with Cozy Mystery Writer Carmela Dutra
Mar 05, 2026
Fate vs. Destiny, and Creating Sympathetic Villains
Feb 16, 2026
Finding Life and Love on Blossom Street: An Interview with Author Kay Parquet
Dec 11, 2025
Triumph Sells! An Interview with Cozy Mystery Writer Shannon Symonds
Dec 08, 2025
Here There Be Dragons: Writing What You Love, A Conversation with Author Mari Mancusi
Nov 30, 2025
Trumpet, the Miracle Wolf Pup! A Conversation with Author Leokadia George
Nov 20, 2025
Accidentally a Writer? The Incredible Writing Journey of Mystery Author Val Penny
Nov 11, 2025
From Thrillers to Cozies: an interview with author Michele Pariza Wacek
Nov 03, 2025
Balancing Writing & Life: Author Kimberly Webb on the Craft (and Chaos!) of Creativity
Oct 19, 2025
Is Reading Self Care? | Interview with Ciara Blume
Oct 06, 2025
My Book is a TARDIS | The Magic of Reading & Writing with author Trisha Thacker
Sep 28, 2025
Life, the Universe, & Everything: Author Jenny Ahmed Explores Mars, Writing, and Living Life!
Sep 17, 2025
Summer Reading, Writing, and Cozies!
Aug 31, 2025
Stories Give Them Something to Dream About: Interview with Author Jenna Maeson
Aug 24, 2025
The Mindful Scribe: Mental Health & Creativity | The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast
Aug 09, 2025
Magical Chaos: interview with author Stefanie Santone of "Tangled Magic"
Aug 02, 2025
"Liar Queen" Interview with author M T Solomon
Apr 09, 2025
The Catalyst: an Interview with Nat Bickel
Nov 09, 2024
A Graveyard of Secrets - an interview with authors Heidi O’Barr and Jessica Thompson!
Oct 25, 2024
Bottled Secrets, Haunted Houses, and Creative Inspiration: an Interview with Author Mary Kendall
Oct 09, 2024
Scotland, Witches, and Cozy Mysteries: an interview with author Felicity Green
Sep 13, 2024
Talking Back to Stories: an interview with Author Jeanne Blasberg
Aug 30, 2024
Confessions of a (Not So) Boring Reader: A Conversation with Author Anna A. Armstrong
Jul 15, 2024
Charles Dickens: The Stories of His Life: with guest author Jesper Soerensen
Jun 21, 2024
Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice... and Football? | Discussion with Jessica Thompason and J. R. Lancaster, Part 2
Mar 22, 2024
The Luck of the Irish: A New Cozy Mystery Anthology! with guests J. R. Lancaster and Jessica Thompson, Part 1
Mar 15, 2024
Boo Trundle: The Healing Power of Writing Your Truth
Mar 07, 2024
Puerto Rican Stories: A Conversation with Author Margarita Barresi
Feb 22, 2024
In Which We Use Our Little Grey Cells: A Celebration of Agatha Christie, with author Jessica Thompson
Feb 08, 2024
Bullet Through the Art: The Joyful Writing Journey of Author Anne Seidel
Jan 06, 2024
Christmas Mugs and Other Magical Crockery: An Interview with Amey Zeigler
Dec 15, 2023
Shannon Symonds is Booked for Murder!
Dec 08, 2023
Woman of Valor: an Interview with author Lynne Golodner
Nov 30, 2023
Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up: an Interview with author Jessica Thompson
Nov 02, 2023
Katie Lumsden's Victorian Odyssey: an interview with an exciting new voice in historical fiction
Oct 05, 2023
Book Launch: "Someone's Always Watching": an interview with new author J. R. Lancaster
Jul 12, 2023
You're Never Too Young (Or Too Old!) to Write Your Story: with guest Shanti Hershenson
Jun 26, 2023
Educating Youth Through Literature: a Juneteenth Conversation with Author Tonya Duncan Ellis
Jun 19, 2023
This Summer, Write Your Own Story: Tips for Teenage Writers! Part 1 with special guest Raquel Drosos
Jun 17, 2023
From Bored to Bookworm: How to Turn Summer Break into a Book Bonanza! with guest Melanie Notaras
Jun 15, 2023
Does Food Tell a Story? an Interview with Cozy Mystery Author Wendy Sand Eckel
Jun 12, 2023
The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing: A Conversation with Douglas Robbins
Jun 01, 2023
The Music We Make: An Interview with author Michelle Rene DeBellis
May 25, 2023
Love What You Write, Write What You Love: an interview with screenwriter and novelist Matt Witten
May 09, 2023
How to Live Long and Prosper in the Zombie Apocalypse: with author A. M. Geever
May 01, 2023
The Power of Character-Driven Stories with author Kelly Vincent
Apr 24, 2023
Inheriting Trauma: A Conversation with author Max Friedman on the Legacy of the Holocaust
Apr 17, 2023
It's Now or Never: The Inspirational Writing Journey of Author Kate Darroch
Apr 10, 2023
Reading the Classics with guest author Mimi Matthews
Apr 03, 2023
A Life of Crime... Writing! Exploring the Many Lives of Author Laura Burke
Mar 15, 2023
There are No Stupid Questions in Science... Right? | Interview with Leah Elson
Feb 27, 2023
How to Solve the Literacy Crisis: An Interview with Matt Bardin
Feb 13, 2023
The Paranormal Reader: Interview with author Wendy Kok
Jan 16, 2023
Creating While Depressed: a conversation with Cathy Jean-Francois
Dec 26, 2022
A New Kind of Hero: an interview with Stephanie Cotsirilos | The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast
Dec 19, 2022
Christmas Past: an Interview with Brian Earl
Dec 06, 2022
"Do I Really NEED to Kill Someone Right Away?" An Interview with Kirsten Weiss, Cozy Mystery Author
Nov 29, 2022
Reading, Riding, & Writing: an epic journey of self-discovery, with Author Teri M. Brown
Nov 21, 2022
Mental Health & Writing: An Interview with Juno Jakob, Author of "Atticus", "The Halloween Book"
Nov 15, 2022
From Middle-Earth to Transylvania: interview with author JV Hilliard
Nov 08, 2022
Happy Ghoulidays! An Interview with horror writer Shannon Lawrence
Oct 30, 2022
Disability: An Anecdotal Field Guide for the Rest of Us: Interview with author Tracee Garner
Oct 22, 2022
On the Road with Sunny's Book Truck: Interview with CJ Alberts
Oct 14, 2022
It All Comes Back to Wonder Woman: Interview with Danielle Orsino
Oct 07, 2022
"My Name is Layla": Interview with author Reyna Gentin | From Lawyer to Author
Sep 30, 2022
From Unemployed to Published: The Writing Journey of Liz Alterman
Sep 23, 2022
Murder, Diversity, and Jane Austen: Interview with Vanessa Riley
Sep 16, 2022
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
Aug 26, 2022
Pride & Premeditation: Interview with author Tirzah Price!
Jul 28, 2022
Dear Mr. Dickens: a paper, a pen, and something to say, with author Nancy Churnin
Jun 16, 2022
A Caterer's Guide to Crime- with special guest, author Jessica Thompson
Jun 08, 2022
Hello Mother, Hello Father... Dickens Book Club: Great Expectations ch. 47-50
May 22, 2022
Author Jendayi Brooks-Flemister and Why You Should Always Take a Chance on Yourself!
May 17, 2022
Pip Checks In At The Heartbreak Hotel
May 14, 2022
Well, Now What? Great Expectations Read Along, ch. 40-42
May 07, 2022
This Episode Will Make You HUNGRY!! with Special Guest: Author Darci Hannah
Apr 27, 2022
Secrets Revealed!! Great Expectations Read Along, Ch. 38-39
Apr 15, 2022
You Should Write YOUR Life Story!? with special guest Pamela Topjian
Apr 13, 2022
Great Expectations Read Along 10: Oysters, Theaters, and Prisons... oh my!
Apr 07, 2022
Home Sweet Home? Great Expectations Read Along, Chapters 27-29
Mar 31, 2022
Libraries are Hallowed Ground, with special guest Aaron Whitfield
Mar 24, 2022
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Great Expectations, Ch. 23-26
Mar 22, 2022
Meet the Pockets! Great Expectations, Chapters 20-22
Mar 12, 2022
Bombshell!: Great Expectations chapters 18-19
Mar 06, 2022
Tragedy at the Forge: Deep Dive Into Dickens 5: Great Expectations 14-17
Feb 25, 2022
Intrigue at Satis House: Deep Dive into Dickens 4: Great Expectations, Ch. 11-13
Feb 15, 2022
Welcome to Satis House: Deep Dive into Dickens 3: Great Expectations, Ch. 8-10
Feb 05, 2022
"Honor Among Thieves": Deep Dive into Dickens 2: Great Expectations, ch. 5-7
Jan 28, 2022
Deep Dive into Dickens 1: Great Expectations, chapters 1-4
Jan 25, 2022
The Best Books I Read in 2021
Jan 14, 2022
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Jan 07, 2022
Cozy Winter Reads ... with special guest, Booktuber Kate Howe
Dec 18, 2021
Journalism: Finding Out the Facts with special guest John DeDakis
Dec 12, 2021
It was a Dark and Stormy Night... with guests Ann Dark and Tracey Stormy
Dec 03, 2021
Halloween is Ray Bradbury Night, with special guest Juno Jakob
Oct 30, 2021
Podcast Spotlight: Simply to Die For
Oct 22, 2021
It's the End of the World with H.G. Wells
Oct 15, 2021
Reader, I Married Him: Jane Eyre, with special guest Rita Maria Martinez
Oct 09, 2021
The Beautiful Haiku with special guest Cendrine Marrouat
Oct 01, 2021
Books are Magic: an interview with author Naomi Kritzer
Sep 24, 2021
All Things Gaskell with special guest Dr. Diane Duffy
Sep 16, 2021
The Grey Woman, Part 2, by Elizabeth Gaskell
Sep 03, 2021
The Grey Woman: Part 1 of 3, by Elizabeth Gaskell
Aug 27, 2021
Hand and Heart by Elizabeth Gaskell
Aug 20, 2021
The Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth Gaskell
Aug 15, 2021
The Bookshelf Odyssey Podcast Trailer!
Jul 31, 2021