The Laydown Podcast

February? We don't know here. Snuck in a March episode at the last second! Let's talk SPRING!

It's 2026 and January has been a real year of a month. Take a break with us while we talk about what we've read so far, our favorite faves of last year, and this year's reading challenge! Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-150-year-end-wrap) Ryan's Favorites of 2025 (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/Ryan-Faves-2025) Cait's Favorites of 2025 (https://gibs...

It's the last episode of the year, and Ryan and Ashley are going through the 2025 Reading Challenge! Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-150-year-end-wrap) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! (https://www.bonfire.com/store/gibsons-bookstore/) 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! (https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f4acf51c-a626-4cc1-...

Kristi DeMeester is on the podcast to chat about Dark Sisters and GUESS WHAT? She's also COMING TO GIBSON'S IN JANUARY! That's right folks, mark your calendars, preorder your books, and we'll see you in the new year! EVENT INFO! (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/event/dark-sisters) Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-149-kristi-demeester-interview) Kris...

Happy Halloween! Sam joins us to talk about spooky books! The full list will be here later, but in the meantime, check out http://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/horror where you'll find a whole bunch of the books mentioned. Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-148-halloween-2025) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! (https://www.bonfire.com/store/gibsons-bo...

Horror author Brian Asman joined Ryan live on Zoom for a special virtual event celebrating his new collection, Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters), and now YOU get to listen to it! Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters) (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9798212638388?ic_referral=ZA-uM4fxKr91ucG60A6kZ4NqRbsk6YhoZhjmsYHus00wMxSd2VRmf0efJNlhnaWU4MBnXDrRGLEcPXJaqUXlgKnMyGbjDCDBJQkrXS3...

It must be spooky season, because Rachel Harrison is back on the podcast! Enjoy this episode about her new book, Play Nice! Play Nice (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780593642573) OTHER LINKS Reading Challenge (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/laydown-reading-challenge-2023) Gibson's Bookstore Website (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/) Purchase Gift Certificates!  (https://www.gibsonsbo...

It's been a minute since our last episode, so we're just catching up on our recent reads this time! Also Cait had to book it about halfway through to cover a break, she didn't just stop talking and reacting. Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-145-what-weve-been-reading) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! (https://www.bonfire.com/store/gibsons-boo...

Sometimes we read a book and we're not sure we liked it, but we can't stop thinking about it. Sometimes we deeply hated it and we want to talk about it. Sometimes we LOVED it, despite it being the most devastating read of our lives. Will we ever handsell them to you? Only if you ask really, really nicely. Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-144-strong...

HAPPY PRIDE! Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about queer books! Some new, some old, all good! Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-143-pride-2025) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! (https://www.bonfire.com/store/gibsons-bookstore/) 2025 Reading Challenge on Storygraph! (https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/f4acf51c-a626-4cc1-b418-6...

It's our May episode, and we couldn't settle on just one topic, so there MAY or MAY not be a theme this month. You'll just have to listen to find out. Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-142-maybe-theres-theme) Concord Pride 5K: Team Gibson's! (https://runsignup.com/gibsonsbookstore) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! (https://www.bonfire.com/sto...

Ryan, Ashley, and Cait are talking about Diverse Books!

Lucy Score & Meghan Quinn LIVE at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, March 16th, 2025.

Celebrating Women's Rights and Women's Wrongs with Literary Ladies We're Feral For!

It's the end of the world as we know it...but thank Books for Books! Happy 2025? Ryan, Cait, and Ashley are talking about Hope Punk and what they're reading in the end times! Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://gibsonsbookstore.com/list/episode-138-hopepunk) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire Shop! (https://www.bonfire.com/store/gibsons-bookstore/) OTHER LINKS Gibson's Bookstore Website ...

Jo's got a new library job (congrats, Jo!!) and we're talking about Gay Vampires instead of our feelings. Enjoy!

Happy Halloween! Sam's joining us once again for our spookiest episode of the year, and this time we're giving you book recommendations based on your favorite horror movies! Books Mentioned During This Episode (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/episode-136-horror-pairings) 2024 Reading Challenge (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/laydown-reading-challenge-2024) Gibson's Merch on our Bonfire S...

Live from Gibson's Bookstore, it's Rachel Harrison and Clay McLeod Chapman!

It's a Café Crossover! Arden and Sam join Ryan and Jo to talk about their favorite recent reads and we pair books with the Café menu!

Do you have strong feelings about the most common books assigned for Summer Reading? So do we!

Happy Pride!

Ryan and Jo barely saw each other in May, so this Bonus Episode is a chance for them to catch up and talk about everything they've read since they last recorded in April!

Ryan chats with Saint Gibson (S.T. Gibson) about her new Urban Fantasy novel, Evocation! Saint will be joining us in the store for an event this summer, we hope to see you there!

Cait is on the podcast with us this month and she's brought a GAME!

Bill Weir, award-winning journalist, Chief Climate Correspondent for CNN, and host of the CNN Original Series The Wonder List with Bill Weir, joins Ryan on the podcast to chat about his book about hopefulness in the wake of Climate Change, As We Know It (Can Be)!

Michael Koryta, writing as Scott Carson, stopped by the podcast to chat about his new book, Lost Man's Lane!

How do you store your TBR? Do you organize it? What books have been on there the longest? How do you decide what to read next? We're discussing all that and more!

Ryan and Jo recommend books by Black authors across all genres!

We're back with lots of recommendations, some thoughts about reading goals, and of course, our 2024 Reading Challenge!

Our final episode of the 2023 Season is Ryan's chat with Rachel Harrison for her latest Horror novel, Black Sheep! Enjoy, happy holidays, and we'll see you next year!

Happy Holidays! Ryan, Jo, and John are here with a whole bunch of books that will make great gifts this holiday season!

Happy Halloween! Ryan, Jo, and Sam are chatting all things spooky this month!

Horror Author Josh Malerman joins Ryan for a casual conversation about all things spooky!

Ryan chats with Delilah S. Dawson about her brand new Horror Novella, Bloom!

Corrigan and Marko from the Jack of All Graves podcast join Ryan and Jo to talk about, among other things, books bound in human skin!

Ryan got to chat with Carissa Orlando about her debut horror novel, The September House, which has become one of Ryan's favorite books of the year!

Karen and Craig of the Libro.fm Podcast joined Ryan and Jo to chat about audiobooks, podcasting, interviews, and why Libro.fm is the actual best!

Ryan chats with Shari Lapena about her latest thriller, Everyone Here is Lying!

Genevieve Gornichec is back on the podcast, this time to chat about her latest novel, The Weaver and the Witch Queen!

Ryan and Jo catch up on what they've read recently and check in on their Reading Challenge progress!

Looking for the perfect book to read this summer? Author Ashley Poston has you covered!

Happy Pride! Fal is on the pod this month and we're talking all about amazing queer books!

Riley Sager is back on the podcast, this time to talk about his latest novel, The Only One Left!

Ryan chats with Ashley Audrain about her latest novel, The Whispers!

Ryan chats with STEMist Romance Author Ali Hazelwood about her latest novel, Love, Theoretically!

Jo and Ryan chat with Rita Chang-Eppig about Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea!

Brace yourselves for this 3-hour episode about Music & Books with guests Bookseller Sam and Bookseller Reagan. It's an unhinged time.

Ryan and Sam chat with Emily Henry about her latest romance novel, Happy Place!

Ryan got to chat with Alex Bracken about her new YA Fantasy novel, Silver in the Bone!

Heather joins Ryan and Jo this month to talk about Horror for the YOUTHS!