The Laydown Podcast

Ryan chats with New York Times Bestselling Author, Ace Atkins about his latest novel, "The Heathens".

Ryan, Hillary, and Jo chat about some of their favorite physical books!

We Love Romance! Ryan and Elisabeth are coming to you from Elisabeth's Living Room to gush about all things Romance! Recent reads, favorite tropes, recommendations, and more! Celebrate Bookstore Romance Day with us!

Ryan chats with bestselling Romance author, Jasmine Guillory about her latest novel, While We Were Dating!

Ryan chats with best-selling Horror Author, Grady Hendrix about his latest novel, The Final Girl Support Group!

In response to some recent upsetting events, Ryan, Hillary, and Jo recommend their favorite books by and about BIPOC and Trans folks.

Ryan chats with author Jessica Chiarella about her new crime thriller, The Lost Girls!

Ryan chats with thriller author, Riley Sager about his latest novel, Survive the Night!

Ryan chats with the lovely Emily Henry about her books Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation!

Happy Pride! Ryan, Hillary, and Jo are coming to you this month with a whole bunch of LGBTQIA+ recommendations!

Ryan chats with Kid Conservationist, Jack Dalton about saving the orangutans and his picture book, Kawan the Orangutan: Lost in the Rainforest!

Ryan, Hillary, and Elisabeth recommend A LOT of books before discussing the state of our events and how things have changed over the last year.

Ryan chats with horror author Josh Malerman about his latest novel, GOBLIN: A NOVEL IN SIX NOVELLAS!

Ryan chats with SciFi Author Andy Weir about his latest novel, PROJECT HAIL MARY!

This episode, 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!

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso step away from their typical recommendations and focus this episode on anything but fiction!

Ryan sat down remotely with local author Gledé Browne Kabongo to chat about her latest domestic thriller, OUR WICKED LIES.

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso examine books that have burrowed into their hearts and brains, and try to nail down what makes a book stick with you.

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso discuss their favorite books of 2020!

Our hosts discuss their To Be Read (TBR) Stacks and gush about Taylor Swift and Squishables. You'll see.

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso share even more ideas for Holiday Shopping, and share what they’re currently reading!

Elisabeth interviews author Lyssa Kay Adams about The Bromance Book Club series!

Shop Early! Shop Local! Our booksellers have several holiday recommendations for you!

Ryan chats with horror author Paul Tremblay about his latest novel, SURVIVOR SONG!

Ryan chats with author Rachel Harrison about her horror novel, THE RETURN!

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso discuss their feelings surrounding a transphobic author of a beloved series, the importance of preorders, and more!

Ryan chats with author Alix E. Harrow about her novels THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY and THE ONCE AND FUTURE WITCHES!

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso chat about their favorite recent reads, upcoming events, and more!

Ryan chats with debut author, Alexis Henderson, about her novel, THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING.

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso discuss what they've been reading recently, which includes an awful lot of spooky books!

Ryan and Elisabeth chat with NYT Bestselling Author, Hank Green, about his books AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING and A BEAUTIFULLY FOOLISH ENDEAVOR!

Happy Pride! Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso share some of their recent favorites in Queer Lit!

The Clinterview! Ryan sits down (remotely) with Clint McElroy to chat about The Adventure Zone Graphic Novels!

Black Lives Matter. Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso share recommendations for books by and about Black Folx, and share resources that support the Black Community as well.

Quarantine Brain Fog got you staring hopelessly at your TBR Stack? We've got some tips for you!

A delightfully nerdy group of bibliophiles get together over Zoom to chat about all things literary and nerdy, and party like introverts!

Recorded remotely, Ryan, Kelso, and special guest Elisabeth, chat about how they discover new books!

Do you have to read "The Classics" in order to be a "True Bibliophile"? Our hosts discuss this common misconception and issues with gatekeeping in the literary world!

Bonus Episode! Erin Morgenstern and Ryan sat down to chat before their event in January and we recorded the whole thing! Enjoy!

We're looking back at 2019 and looking ahead to 2020, with a bonus clip from our interview with Erin Morgenstern!

Ryan, Hillary, and Kelso give you some of their favorite gift recommendations for this Holiday Season!

Ryan, Kelso, Hillary, and special guest Elisabeth discuss all things audiobooks!

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 Website (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/) Instagr...

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 Website (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gibsonsbookstorenh/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gibson...

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 Website (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gibsonsbookstorenh/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gibsonsbookstore/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/gib...

Ryan interviews YA authors Erin Bowman and A.C. Gaughen on Bowman's CONTAGION (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780062574145) and IMMUNITY (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780062574176) duology; Gaughen's Elemantae series (REIGN THE EARTH (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781681191119) , and IMPRISON THE SKY (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781681191140) ). All books o...

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...

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 Website (https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gibsonsbookstorenh/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gibsonsbookstore/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/gibsonsconcord) Libro.fm (Ou...

With Independent Bookstore Day drawing ever closer, the staff of Gibson's Bookstore discuss why Independent Bookstores are vital to the community. Plus, current reads and local authors!

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!