The Behind the Fiction Podcast delivers interviews, insights, and ideas for passionate book lovers who want to stay in the stories they love.
[powerpress_subscribe channel=”behindthefiction”]
Or, scroll through the episodes below, and listen here on the LMBPN website.
BTF075: A candid conversation with the debut authors of the Progeny Wars series
[powerpress] In this episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover's Podcast, G.Z. Rodriguez and D.J. Vargas join the show to discuss their debut novel, Daughters of the Watchers, book one in The Progeny Wars series. You can grab book one, Daughters of the Watchers,...
BTF074: The evolution from a list of books to the LMBPN web-based book catalog
[powerpress] In this episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover's Podcast, Michael Anderle, Chrisa Changala, and Grace Snoke join Stephen Campbell to discuss the evolution of the new LMBPN book catalog. This podcast is also available on our youtube channel, here....
BTF073: An Interview with Bethany Anne
[powerpress] In this "welcome back" episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover's Podcast, Michael Anderle, and Stephen Campbell connect with Bethany Anne who graciously takes the time to answer several reader questions. This podcast is also available on our youtube...
BTF072: Candace Thaxton and Eric Ugland on Rosedale Series Audio Production
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews both Candace Thaxton and Eric Ugland.- the narrator and author of the Roseland series. Candace is an artist in every sense of the word and is masterfully gifted in creating audio that transports listeners into the story playing in their ears […]
BTF071: Michael Anderle and Colleen Delany on Death Becomes Her and Graphic Audio
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews both Michael Anderle and Colleen Delany- the narrator of Death Becomes Her audiobook. Colleen is a master at crafting and creating audio that transports listeners into the story playing in their ears….and Michael, well he is good for just about everything […]
BTF070: D.R. Perry on Life and Dragon Con
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews DR Perry In this episode Steve and Diana briefly discuss her three main series, chat about Dragon Con (which she is attending), and a bit about what her current lifestyle is like in the COVID era. This episode is available as […]
BTF069: Raven Belasco on Blood Sine Qua Non, Book Two in the Blood & Ancient Scrolls Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Raven Belasco, author of the Blood & Ancient Scrolls series. In this episode Steve and Raven discuss she had a character write themselves into this series, how she came up with the cover design, her writing process, and a fun little […]
BTF068: A Major Update to the Kurtherian Gambit Timeline!
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews the team of people responsible for creating the TKG Timeline. In this episode Steve and the team discuss how the need for the timeline came about, the creation process, and we get some background insight into the banter that makes this […]
BTF067: Charles Tillman Discuss Reprisal, Book One in the Akio Revelations Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Charles Tillman, author of the Akio Revelations Series. In this episode Steve and Charles discuss who the character of Akio (who this new series is built around), why this series was so intimidating to take on, how he originally came to […]
BTF066: Nathan Lowell and Michael Anderle discuss Trader’s Tales From The Golden Age of the Solar Clipper Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve and Michael interview Nathan Lowell, incredibly gifted science fiction author of the Trader’s Tales from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper series and the almost everyday podcaster. In this episode Steve, Michael and Nathan discuss the unconventional way that Nathan began […]
BTF065: J.L. Hendricks On Her New Book, Chronicles Of The Fae Princess
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews J.L. about her new book, Chronicles Of The Fae Princess. This book has been in the works for quite some time, so we are thrilled that you finally can have it in your hands and that we have J.L. here to […]
BTF062: ND Roberts On Her New Series The Birth of Magic and Book One, The Line Unbroken
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews ND Roberts about her new series, The Birth Of Magic. Fans are really excited about this new series, and we are thrilled to have finally delivered book one, The Line Unbroken! In this episode Steve and Nat chat about the genesis […]
BTF064: Marc Stiegler on The Braintrust Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Marc Stiegler- the author of one of his favorite LMBPN series! In this episode Steve and Marc discuss The Braintrust series, he reads a few one liners from the series, we learn about his wildly fascinating career path/how he got to […]
BTF063: Lynne Stiegler on All Things Editing & Working With LMBPN
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Lynn Stiegler, one of LMBPN’s beloved editors. In this episode Steve and Lynn chat about how she initially became involved with LMBPN three years ago, how she builds the teams/ what their process is like, what Lynn’s daily schedule looks like, […]
BTF061: E.G. Bateman On Writing and Legacy of the Shadow’s Blood
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews E.G. Bateman. Elaine lives in England with her husband, son and dogs. She currently is on lockdown much like many of us, but is fairing just fine with her garden and the new addition of her hot tub. Elaine just released […]
BTF060: Raven Belasco On Her Writing Journey and Blood Ex Libris
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Raven Belasco. Raven’s first book, Blood Ex Libris, releases April 22, 2020 (hopefully, we all know how unpredictable things can be) and we are thrilled to have her on the show! In this episode Steve and Raven discuss how the inspiration […]
BTF073: GraphicAudio Warlord Born
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews David Beers, Michael Anderle, and the Narrator and Director of Graphic Audio’s Warlord Born production. This episode is available as a podcast available through your favorite podcast app and through LMBPN’s YouTube channel. If you’d like to subscribe through your favorite […]
BTF059: Alan Lee Delivers Classic PI Fiction with the Mackenzie August series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Alan Lee. Alan is the Winner of 2016 National Indie Excellence Award, Winner of 2018 Readers Favorite Award, and Winner of 2018 IPPY- all that to say, he is a treasure trove of valuable insights. In this episode Steve and Alan […]
BTF058: Kristi Belcamino On Writing and The Gia Santella Crime Thriller Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve interviews Kristi Belcamino. Kristi is passionate, engaging, and full of great information and experiences as she has been traditionally published and now is an indie author as well. In this episode Steve and Kristi chat about the Gia series (which Steve is […]
BTF057: John Conroe on Writing and The Demon Accord Series (Part 2)
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve and Michael finish their interview John Conroe. As previously mentioned, Conroe is very well-spoken and is a wealth of knowledge. You do not want to miss the second half of this interview. In this episode Steve and Michael pick up in their […]
BTF056: John Conroe on Writing and The Demon Accord Series (Part 1)
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve and Michael interview John Conroe. Conroe is very well-spoken and is a wealth of knowledge- we are so thankful to have had him on the show. If this quarantine has brought any good thing, it’s that John Conroe was home long enough […]
BTF055: Michael Anderle and Steven Campbell go LIVE on Facebook
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, Steve and Michael go live on Facebook and answer all kinds of comments & questions! You are going to love getting a chance to listen to a candid conversation between Michael and Steve. The spend the entire 50 minutes answering fan questions and […]
BTF054: Michael Anderle Discusses Cryptid Assassin
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with THE Michael Anderle about the Cryptid Assassin series! In this episode, Steve and Michale chat about the Zoo, the plot line for the series, the main character Taylor, and some important general LMBPN information! This episode is available as a […]
BTF053: Brandon Ellis Discusses Veil Rising
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Brandon Ellis about Veil Rising. Brandon is a talented writer and a man with a VERY interesting Iife story! You do not want to miss this episode. In this episode, Steve and Brandon chat about why he is currently living […]
BTF052: Martha Carr Discusses Warmage Unexpected & Once Upon a Midnight Drow
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Martha Carr about Warmage Unexpected & Once Upon a Midnight Drow. In this episode, Steve and Martha discuss the interesting storyline of Warmage Unexpected, where Once Upon a Midnight Drow came from, and the ways that she and Michael Anderle […]
BTF051: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! Here’s all the info for books coming out this week: Swords, dragons and giant crabs? Just what are Cali and Fyre getting into in Spell Street Swing? Cali’s […]
BTF050: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! Are you excited for the next Scions of Magic book? Bermuda Triangle Blues released today and is available for you to read as soon as you have time to […]
BTF049: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! Join Alex Bound as she traverses the unseen world of Dragon Rider’s school in Defense of the Nest! She’s facing the normal challenges cadets face while training to […]
BTF048: Martha Carr Discusses The Adventures of Maggie Parker
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Martha Carr about The Adventures of Maggie Parker series. In this episode, Steve and Martha discuss the Terranavis Universe, what it means to be an Elemental, how her oldest sister is memorialized in her character Dianna, and lots of fun […]
BTF047: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! We have so much good stuff coming your way this week! Be sure to pull out your coziest reading blanket, a good cup of coffee, and your […]
BTF046: Charley Case Discusses The Adventures of Finnegan Dragonbender Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Charley Case The Adventures of Finnegan Dragonbender Series. This series has been a hit right out of the gate and we are excited to get the inside scoop from Charley. In this episode, Steve and Charley chat about how he […]
BTF045: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! Already out today is The Magic Legacy. This is the third series in the new Terranavis Universe brought to you by Martha Carr and Michael Anderle. Witches are being murdered […]
BTF044: Monica Bullock Discusses the The Desert Queen Collection
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Monica (M.L) Bolluck about the Desert Queen Collection. In this episode, Steve and M.L. chat about why she choose to set this story in Egypt and build her story around Nefertiti, the ways her dad fanned the flame of her […]
BTF042: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! The holidays are quickly approaching. You might think we’d be slowing down with our production schedule, but that’s definitely not the case. If anything we have as […]
BTF041: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! The game is over. Real life is getting up close and personal. Kaiden and his friends. To pass his final year, Kaiden needs to not only pass the test […]
BTF040: Monica Bullock Discusses the Hauntings Of Sugar Hill
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Monica (M.L) Bolluck about the Hauntings Of Sugar Hill. In this episode, Steve and M.L. chat about what makes this series a little different than her other series and about how Monica’s love for history has inspired much of the […]
BTF039: Jamie Davis Discusses The Huntress Initiate
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Jamie Davis about the first book in the Huntress Clan Saga Series, Huntress Initiate. In this episode, Steve and Jamie discuss how he made his way from being a sound engineer to writing fiction and how he came to love […]
BTF038: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! An exciting new series launches this week with Huntress Initiate. It’s the first book in the Huntress Clan Saga. Quinn Faust is about to discover she’s not […]
BTF037: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! We have two books already available for pre-order. The Unveiled Academy stories continue with new books in each series with Werewolves and Wendigo and Paranormal University Second […]
BTF036: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! This week we have 5 fantastic books launching! Continue the adventures of Lazarus Kerrigan with the unabridged books 6 through 10 in Death and Darkness. We head […]
BTF035: TR Cameron Discusses The Scions of Magic Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with TR Cameron about The Scions of Magic Series.. In this episode, Steve and TR discuss how this series came to be, what the brainstorming and writing processes were like, and the cover creation process. There are so many fun things […]
BTF034: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! Our publishing schedule is much smaller this week as most of the team will be in Vegas for 20books- we hope to see you there! Bethany Anne […]
BTF033: Sarah Noffke Discusses The Uncommon Rider
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Sarah Noffke about The Uncommon Rider, the first book in her new series The Expetional S. Beaufont. In this episode, Steve and Sarah chat about her highly anticipated new series and all of the fun details. Sarah shares how this […]
BTF032: Ell Leigh Clarke and Michael Anderle Discuss The Ascension Myth Series
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Ell Leigh Clarke and Michael Anderle about the Ascension Myth Series. In this episode, Steve, Elle and Michael discuss the main character of the series, the fact that book one of this series was Ell’s first published book, what it […]
BTF031: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! A misstep, a miscue, a misfortune, and a billion light years later, the superdreadnought is lost. Reynolds and its crew are searching for materials and parts needed […]
BTF030: Sarah Noffke, Dara Rosenberg and Erick Black Discuss Unstoppable Liv Beaufont
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Sarah Noffke, the author of the Unstoppable Liv Beaufont series, and the narrator and sound engineer who brought you the audio for this series! In this episode, Steve, Sarah, Dara, and Erick discuss all things audiobook. Dara and Steve giggle […]
BTF029: Jace Mitchell Discusses Paranormal University First Semester
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Jace Mitchell, half of the duo who wrote, Paranormal University First Semester. This book is part of a new universe being crafted by the brains and creativity of multiple LMBPN authors. The debut of this universe is new for us […]
BTF028: “Alexa, What Is Coming From LMBPN This Week?”
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we give you all the details on what is coming your way this week from LMBPN! It’s finally here! It’s launch week for Obsidian Detective and I can’t be more excited about it! I think you are going to absolutely love this series […]
BTF027: Ramy Vance Discusses Death of An Author
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with Ramy Vance, half of the duo who wrote, Death of An Author. In this episode, Steve and Ramy discuss the inspiration for the book/title and where Ramy and Michael were when this idea came to be. Ramy shares about the […]
BTF026: M.L. Bullock Discusses The Seven Sisters Series & Complete Cottonwood Saga
[powerpress] In today’s episode of Behind The Fiction: The Book Lover’s Podcast, we chat with M.L. Bullock, The Queen of Southern Gothic, about the Seven Sisters Series. Please note that the audio in this episode is spotty in a few places, but do not worry, it is still absolutely worth a listen! In this episode, […]