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Off The Shelf with Morgann Book

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  1. 1. #51: Why Matt Haig Reads 1-Star Reviews of The Midnight Library · 18 Jun 2026
  2. 2. #52: Elle Kennedy Reveals Which Off Campus Character She Almost Killed Off · 25 Jun 2026
  3. 3. #53: How Pride and Prejudice Inspired 'Behind Five Willows' With June Hur · 9 Jul 2026
  • #56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines

    30 Jul 2026 · 43 min

    This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Victoria S. Walsh to talk about turning a lifelong dream into reality with her debut fantasy novel, The Iron Hex. From manifesting and leaving her corporate job to building a fantasy trilogy, writing meaningfu

  • #55: How Taylor Swift Inspired Molly Fader's 'Lady X'

    23 Jul 2026 · 40 min

    This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with author Molly Fader, who's written more than 50 books under various pen names - including one that made its way into Suicide Squad. They talk about her latest release, Lady X, a vigilante girl gang story set in

  • #54: How the Lucky Adaptation Came to Life with Marissa Stapley

    16 Jul 2026 · 45 min

    This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling Canadian author Marissa Stapley, whose novel Lucky became Reese's Book Club's first-ever Canadian pick and is now being adapted into an Apple TV+ series starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Drew Starkey, and

  • #53: How Pride and Prejudice Inspired 'Behind Five Willows' With June Hur

    9 Jul 2026 · 40 min

    This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author June Hur to discuss her journey from writing Pride & Prejudice fanfiction to publishing Behind Five Willows. They chat about countless rejections, finding her voice as a writer, the inspirat

  • #52: Elle Kennedy Reveals Which Off Campus Character She Almost Killed Off

    25 Jun 2026 · 50 min

    This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author Elle Kennedy, the writer behind the beloved Off Campus books. Elle shares how she knew she wanted to be an author at just six years old, what it felt like selling her first novel, and why sh

  • #51: Why Matt Haig Reads 1-Star Reviews of The Midnight Library

    18 Jun 2026 · 52 min

    This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library, The Midnight Train, and Reasons to Stay Alive. Matt opens up about the mental health crisis that changed the course of his life, how writing became part o

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