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John Green thinks art isn't optional.

John Green stopped by our headquarters to chat about his debut adult novel, Hollywood, Ending. With his signature wit and wisdom, he unpacked the work behind creativity,

Oct 1
34 min

Evann Normandin thinks love is a behavior, not a feeling.

Author Evann Normandin stopped by our headquarters to discuss her new debut novel, The Good Parts. What ensued was a thoughtful conversation on memory, soulmates, and som

Sep 3
19 min

Riley Sager wrote a quintessential Riley Sager novel.

Thriller icon Riley Sager stopped by our headquarters to chat about his tenth novel, The Unknown. Tune in for a delightful conversation about the deeply unsettling—includ

Aug 27
22 min

Elizabeth Wellington Rollins thinks every block needs a nonna.

Author Elizabeth Wellington Rollins joined us at our headquarters to discuss her debut novel, The Three Graces of Pearl Street. What followed was a cozy conversation abou

Aug 6
26 min

Jenny Jackson has big feelings about small towns.

Author Jenny Jackson stopped by our headquarters to discuss her new novel, The Shampoo Effect. Tune in as we dissect messy Millennial friendships, the college hangover cu

Jul 31
22 min

Chelsea Curto actually wants to talk about the weather.

Author Chelsea Curto met us at Kate Spade in Rockefeller Center to discuss In Stormy Weather, her latest romance novel. The conversation went far beyond weather small tal

Jul 16
23 min

Tia Williams, treasurer of the soulmate industrial complex.

Author Tia Williams met us at the Kate Spade in Rockefeller Center for a special summer episode all about The Missed Connection. Set against a backdrop of beautiful bags,

Jun 18
27 min

Melissa Albert on mythologies, muses, and mermaids.

Author Melissa Albert stopped by our headquarters to discuss The Children, her new literary thriller. The conversation was pure magic—with detours through family mytholog

Jun 11
20 min

Sarah Damoff thinks marriage needs better vocabulary.

Author Sarah Damoff dropped by our headquarters to discuss her latest family drama, The Burning Side. What followed was a conversation about forgiveness, family lore, and

May 21
23 min

Emma Brodie believes in infinite soulmates.

Author Emma Brodie joined us in our headquarters to discuss her new genre-bending book Into the Blue. The conversation covers creativity, yearning, and making the everyda

Apr 30
21 min

Rachel Wood knows everything.

Author Rachel Wood stopped by our headquarters to discuss her new workplace romance, Annie Knows Everything. What followed went well beyond water cooler chat: a lively co

Apr 16
22 min

Laura Brooke Robson is a dating app expert.

Author Laura Brooke Robson stopped by our headquarters to discuss her new book, Love is an Algorithm. We got into AI, of course, but also the value of human relationships

Mar 26
21 min

Charlotte McConaghy wrote the Book of the Year.

Lolly winner Charlotte McConaghy joined us to discuss the Book of the Year, Wild Dark Shore. There was a celebratory toast (obviously), plus talk of her real life voyage

Mar 5
19 min

Leodora Darlington sent her heroine to therapy.

Leodora Darlington stopped by our office to chat about her debut novel The Exes, and immediately started spilling secrets. We got into her original (much deadlier) workin

Feb 25
19 min

Grant Ginder peaked at every age.

Author Grant Ginder joined us at our headquarters to talk parties, the passage of time, and his novel So Old, So Young. Much like the book itself, our conversation spanne

Feb 18
18 min

Melissa de la Cruz is done with Mr. Darcy.

Author Melissa de la Cruz joined us at our headquarters to discuss her new romantasy, Rings of Fate. With nearly 90 books under her belt, she imparted wisdom on crafting

Jan 28
16 min

Madeline Cash is a literary it girl, gnaturally.

We caught up with author Madeline Cash at the launch party for her debut novel, Lost Lambs. Surrounded by friends, fans, and her boyfriend's entire extended family, we di

Jan 21
22 min

Marisa Kashino on the book she can't believe no one wrote before.

Author Marisa Kashino sat down in our headquarters to discuss her debut novel Best Offer Wins. She talks about her pivot from real estate reporting to housing horror, her

Dec 22 2025
18 min

Stacia Stark could manage a team of gladiators.

Author Stacia Stark came by our headquarters to talk about her new Romantasy, We Who Will Die. Naturally, the conversation turned to her Roman Empire, one filled with vam

Dec 11 2025
16 min

Delusion, persistence, and manifestation: Three authors talk debut novels in Aspen.

In this special episode recorded at the Aspen Literary Festival presented by Book of the Month, debut authors Kristin Koval, Anika Jade Levy, and Eliana Ramage give candi

Nov 7 2025
32 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Even if you’re not a BOTM member, this podcast is a great listen! I love how you really get to know the authors and how you get insight into the books without any spoilers. As a BOTM member, there are so many books I passed over that I’ve now checked out from the library or added to my to-read list because of this podcast. It makes you want to support these authors and their wonderful creations!

ForTheBananas · Mar 2023

Seldom does one read a book that opens their heart, mind and soul and nudges inside with characters that come to be friends one cares about long after reading is done. I love Rachel, I love her children. These encounters are more like short stories in Rachel’s journey of healing and freedom, and I ended up feeling oddly as though I walked miles with her and sweat and stood in the rain and hoped. Everything . I hope this author writes more but if not this book will stay with me a long time.

Laurel 💜Reading · Feb 2023

I have been a member of BOTM club for over a year, and recently started listening to VBT. I am really enjoying hearing the author’s voices and getting to know them as people. I appreciate that there are no spoilers for the books too!

Heidilynn918 · Feb 2023

This podcast is so good, I recently found it after becoming a member of BoTM and I’m so glad I did! The hosts always ask such smart and interesting questions and I end up falling in love with the authors and wanting to read their books immediately. I never feel like the books are spoiled, just teased enough to want more of the story. I love understanding where the authors are coming from, too. My TBR gets longer and longer! LOL

Danimcstan · Dec 2022

I love the podcast and have picked up books that I normally wouldn’t after listening. I also think Jerrod and Breanna do a fantastic job as hosts. However, I'm thoroughly annoyed that full episodes of the podcast have moved over to the BOTM app. I subscribe to a lot of podcasts and I think it’s ridiculous to expect me to go to another app to listen to a single podcast. I usually listen to podcasts while driving and the podcast app syncs with my car making it easy for me to navigate, obviously the same can’t be said for BOTM. They really need to reconsider this choice.

Tobi M.D. S · Mar 2024

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