Bibliophage
Bibliophage: Noun, One who devours books, a book worm, an avid reader. Hosted by NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author Gwenna Laithland and her long-suffering assistant, Jennifer Nance, Bibliophage is on a mission to grow more bookworms, one family at a time. Each week we'll select a theme and explore books that fit that theme across genres, styles, cultures, and, especially ages. From board books to heavy-hitting dramatic audios, we believe that families that read together, lead together. (That was awful, cliche, and Gwenna apologizes for writing that.) ((Jennifer made me type this bit. I thought it was clever.)) From time to time authors, booksellers, librarians, and other massive bookworms will join us to discuss their favorite books to devour. From weddings to witches, mysteries to mastodons, there's no such thing as a person who can't love reading - just people who haven't sampled the right books yet. We've got a little something to add your menu on Bibliophage.
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January 13, 2026 • 51 mins
Becoming an artist is a journey that looks as unique as each artist. No two pathways to creating are the same just as no two works of art are the same. Bibliophage is pleased to welcome Scott C. Sava on the podcast to discuss his book Becoming An Artist. This was a double episode recorded in conjunction with Childproof, one of our sister podcasts on the Airwave Media network. Not only do we have Scott chat about his book but we hav...
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January 6, 2026 • 44 mins
Ah the new year. Previous years have taught us to approach with caution. And we will. Except for books. This episode covers our reading goals, how we're approaching sifting through our TBRs (spoiler alert, we're both so mean to our To Be Read lists but we are at least sorry about that), and reading slump busters we're excited to try when those slumps inevitably hit.
If you'd like your own TBR Scratch Off tickets, here's our affili...
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December 30, 2025 • 41 mins
Welcome to the official announcement of the first ever Bibliophage Book Club. We've created a list of books to read and discuss together! We tried to create a list of twelve books to read together but Jennifer and Gwenna couldn't actually agree on a dozen titles. Instead, they each picked six they get to force the other to read and you're invited to the petty party.
And since we devour books for the whole family on Bibliophage,...
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December 23, 2025 • 3 mins
This is our little holiday gift from Bibliophage to our listeners. A reading of everyone's favorite (or at least most recognized) holiday poems. We all call it Twas the Night Before Christmas. But it's given name is A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore as performed by Gwenna Laithland.
Enjoy this reading and your holiday and we'll see you back with a full episode next week!
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December 16, 2025 • 39 mins
Alright. Fine. We'll talk about Christmas and winter holiday books. But we'll cover some less than traditional Christmas tales while doing it. From creepy Christmas creatures to stories of folks only barely surviving the holidays (and sometimes not surviving at all). From talking foxes at midwinter to Victorian orphans fighting evil toys, there's a cramped Christmas book for everyone.
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December 9, 2025 • 45 mins
It's the seaon of holiday merrymaking and avoiding family drama. Or perhaps walking straight into it, spoon in hand, ready to stir the pot. Ahead of one of the ripest time for family drama to unfold, Gwenna and Jennifer are discussing their favorite family drama and murderous mayhem. From Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone In My Family Has Killed Somone to a family of pschizophrenic siblings in Robert Keller's Hidden Valley Road, use th...
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November 25, 2025 • 47 mins
It's almost Thanksgiving in the States and this week we give thanks for National Native American Heritage month and the natives that saved those settlers. If it weren't for natives, the American experiment probably would have failed. This week we discuss Love is a War Song by Danica Nava as well as other titles by Native & First Nations authors and stories that celebrate the legacy and cultural heritage of Native Americans.
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November 11, 2025 • 50 mins
It's that time of year when everything both goes faster and slower all at once. Hurry, hurry, rush, rush, we have to go wait somewhere. Tis the season to also realize you've set an ambitious reading goal and you're a little off the pace. That's fine. That's what this episode is for. Short, easy, approachable reads that will help you get just a little closer to that reading goal for the year.
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October 28, 2025 • 59 mins
It's almost Halloween so Gwenna and Jennifer cozy up with some witchy reads discussing titles from Paula Brackston, Breanne Randall, Sangu Mandanna, and Deborah Harkness.
This week our Family Reading lists includes Roald Dahl and RL Stein. And we sit down and chat Found Family, Queer Love, and the glory and ghosts of Appalachia with author of Verity Vox and the Curse of Fox Fire, Don Martin.
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October 21, 2025 • 53 mins
This week we consume quite a few books with special emphasis on Kate Moore's narrative non-fiction Radium Girls. We also meet Bibliophage's new cook in the literary kitchen, Jennifer Nance, reader, mom, and assistant extraordinaire. Seriously, she's just the best assistant an author and podcaster like Gwenna could ever have. Focused, encouraging, never misses a deadline or accidentally mass copies several brands. Assistance perfect...
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September 30, 2025 • 18 mins
This week Gwenna pulls out her best narrator voice to add to your To Be Read list. Following a technical glitch (this translates to Gwenna really doesn't know how to operate a computer and may have deleted a vital file which tanked the whole thing. Repairing Gwenna's being where she doesn't belong came at the cost of time and a whole recording file.) Anyway, this week you'll hear a wide selection of books perfect for the spooky sea...
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September 16, 2025 • 44 mins
Bestselling author of Forbidden Alchemy, Stacey McEwan joins Bibliophage to talk about spruce trees, winged cuddling (she cheated), and describe how very little she knows about mining despite writing a book that heavily revolves around mining. What tropes are Stacey's favorites? What books inspired her? What did she find after riding an elevator that might very well have killed her and was it with the $50 and dodgy lift? (Spoiler: ...
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September 2, 2025 • 48 mins
Ever slept for days? How thirsty were you when you woke up? And why does middle of the night water taste so dang good? On this episode of Bibliophage, Tori Phantom (author to be) gets to discuss their favorite books. From wall flowering to how good things hurt to the life-altering consumption of Andrea Gibson poetry, we discuss whether happy endings are realistic or if their surreality is the whole point.
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August 19, 2025 • 43 mins
Why are butter knives so dang useless? They aren't sharp enough to cut anything and they aren't even that good at spreading butter. How did we end up with an *almost* pointless (literally and figuratively) weapon on the dinner table? Bee Wilson knows. (Mostly the answer is...men.) In her book Consider the Fork, she explains the origins of the butter knife, addresses why French cooking is the way it is, and explores the ways our cul...
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August 5, 2025 • 46 mins
Do you judge books by their covers? Don't lie. That's what covers are for. We judge books by their covers and sometimes we judge poorly. I avoided Emily Henry for so long because her covers didn't appeal to me. I'm super glad I got over it though because Emily Henry does great work with dialogue and interiority. On this episode of Bibliophage we discuss not just covers and Book Lovers but also how readers are like Pokemon and how o...
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July 22, 2025 • 41 mins
On this episode of Bibliophage, we're serving up some Godzilla. Well, the species of them anyway. Join us as we explore John Scalzi's Kaiju Preservation Society. In this episode we attempt to decide:-How Winged People Cuddle-If House of Leaves is a book or rage bait-If John Scalzi is down in the sewer with the rest of the Twilight fans who can't be appropriate about the fandom. (Hello, my ratties.)-If Tori's TBR is ever going to ha...
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July 8, 2025 • 38 mins
Are you a Harry Potter fan? Or...were you before...well, you know? Looking for something to scratch that itch? A book with all the best bits of magic, intrigue, and self-discovery?
Have we got the solution to your problem? Yes. Yes, we do.
We open the podcast with two adults discussing a middle-grade book. Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna ticks all the boxes for the hungry HP fan.
Auramere > Hogwarts and we cover all the...
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June 27, 2025 • 20 mins
Bibliophage: one who devours books as if they are food; a bookworm.
Every good author is a good reader. Therefore every good author has a favorite author. Bibliophage is the podcast that allows authors to celebrate and uplift their co-workers, favorite authors, and fellow bookish creators.
New York Times best-selling author Gwenna Laithland will celebrate her favorite books and invite her author friends to share their favorites. E...
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