Always Bring a Book

Always Bring a Book is a podcast for readers who love hearing from the people behind the stories. Hosted by Craig Silva, each episode features candid conversations with authors, booksellers, librarians, and other book-world voices.

Always Bring a Book is a arts podcast hosted by Craig Silva, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Craig Silva hosts Always Bring a Book, a arts show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  Rachel Harrison on her new novel Kiss Slay Replay, time loops, and the horror community

  Aug 4, 202630 minS1

  Today I sit down with Rachel Harrison , New York Times bestselling author of The Return, Cackle, Such Sharp Teeth, Black Sheep, So Thirsty, and Play Nice and chat about her newest novel, Kiss Slay Replay , follows a reluctant wedding guest trapped in a time loop of masked killers, carnage, and increasingly unpredictable horrors. Our conversation covers the challenges of writing a time-loop story without becoming repetitive, grounding supernatural horror in genuine emotion, and finding humor in dark situations. We also discuss why horror is such a powerful way to explore anxiety, grief, loneliness, and other difficult subjects, the growing visibility of women in horror, and the friendships that have helped her survive the lonely side of publishing. Get Kiss Slay Replay out September 1 and see Rachel’s upcoming US, UK, and Ireland tour dates . Intro music by: Trevor Vaughan

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  Episode #15

  J.W. Ocker on his new book Don't Go There: A Tour of the World's Most Sinister Spots

  Jul 16, 202632 minS1

  Today I sit down with bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author J.W. Ocker, whose work spans spooky travel guides, children’s books, and horror novels. His newest book, Don’t Go There: A Tour of the World’s Most Sinister Spots, takes readers to 30 dangerous, mysterious, and unsettling locations that continue to inspire stories of hauntings, monsters, disappearances, disasters, and unexplained phenomena. Follow @JWOcker on Instagram / https://www.oddthingsiveseen.com/ Get Don’t Go There Our conversation covers the strange origins of the Bermuda Triangle, the overlapping legends that can transform a location into a paranormal hotspot, and J.W.’s travels to places like the Salton Sea and Centralia, Pennsylvania. We also discuss what makes a place feel genuinely frightening, travel writing, and how the internet is changing the creation and lifespan of modern folklore. J.W. also shares his favorite Halloween tradition, where new readers should begin with Edgar Allan Poe, and details about his forthcoming book on Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman . Intro music by: Trevor Vaughan

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  Episode #14

  Sara van Os on her novel Decomposition Book, OCD, and writing horror

  Jun 16, 202635 minS1

  Today I sit down with Sara van Os ( https://www.instagram.com/saramcclarinet/ ), author of the debut horror novel Decomposition Book , an emotional, electrifying, and darkly hilarious debut about a woman who finds a dead body and can’t give up its ghost, for fans of Mona Awad, Yellowjackets, and weird girl fiction. Get Decomposition Book: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/decomposition-book-sara-van-os?variant=44270250917922 Our conversation covers the origins of Decomposition Book, Sara’s experience writing OCD through the lens of horror, and the research she conducted into death rituals and relationships with the dead across different cultures. We also discuss queer representation in fiction, social media’s role in modern publishing, and what comes next after her novel’s successful launch. Intro music by: Trevor Vaughan

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  Episode #13

  Allie Rowbottom on Lovers XXX, Los Angeles, and writing about taboo topics

  Jun 2, 202629 minS1

  <p>Today I sit down with Allie Rowbottom, author of the memoir Jell-O Girls, the novel Aesthetica, and the new novel Lovers XXX. Set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles adult film industry in the 1980s, Lovers XXX follows two young women whose friendship, ambitions, and lives become intertwined over the course of decades.</p> <p>Photo credit © Matthew Weinberger (https://www.instagram.com/mweinbergerr)</p> <p>Our conversation covers the origins of Lovers XXX, researching the history of of this era, and why Allie is drawn to writing about subjects that are often misunderstood or dismissed. We also d...

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  Episode #12

  Yah Yah Scholfield on weird girl fiction, horror, and On Sundays She Picked Flowers

  May 26, 202624 minS1

  <p>Today I sit down with author Yah Yah Schofield, whose debut novel On Sundays She Picked Flowers began as a project on Tumblr before being self-published and later rereleased by Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. We talk about the novel’s long journey to publication and writing honestly about trauma and identity.</p> <p>Our conversation covers weird girl fiction and microgenres, horror as a space for grief and catharsis, the tension between separating art from the artist, and how lived experience inevitably shapes writing.</p> <p>Author Photo © Hunter Photography</p> <p>Intro music by: Trevor Vau...

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