STORYBEAST

Dec 05 2024 86 ep. 49 mins
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A podcast for story lovers, Storybeast explores how we weave tales and why we love them. Co-hosts Ghabiba Weston and C. Shack chat with each other and legendary guests about different elements of various books, tv shows, plays, and other modalities to explore this fundamental aspect of humanity. Come for the story, stay for the snacks.

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Episode #85: Legendary Thea Guanzon on the Hurricane Wars, Monsoon Rising, and Reylo

Dec 05 2024 62 mins  
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Thea Guanzon. Thea Guanzon is a New York Times, USA Today, Indie List, Sunday Times, and global bestselling author from the Philippines. She holds a

Episode #84: On the lead up to Storybeast’s Romantasy conference and the sharing of secrets

Nov 28 2024 25 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode: Courtney shares her take on essential Romantasy ingredients. you'll hear about what to expect from Romantasy Summit's sword yoga guided break Ghabiba shares a fun sword fact you'll hear about a gift from ⁠WeaponUp ⁠from Romantasy

Episode #83: Emily Varga on feminine rage and her debut, For She is Wrath

Nov 21 2024 61 mins  
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Emily Varga. In this episode, you'll hear about: Emily's publication journey Feminine Rage Tropes and characters in For She is Wrath Advice on m

Episode #82: On challenges: the good, the tough, the internal, the external

Nov 14 2024 46 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode Ghabiba has feelings (who would've guessed) the beasts discuss facing challenges in your pj's the world is on fire: the outside challenge how do I create in times like this? the inside challenge you'll hear about craft challe

Episode #81: Clare Sager on Intuition, Poison, and What's Next

Nov 07 2024 59 mins  
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Clare Sager. Clare Sager writes fantasy stories with adventure, intrigue, darkness, and a heaping spoonful of steamy romance. Her favourite tropes in

Episode #80: Our top three listener questions answered

Oct 31 2024 11 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode: Ghabiba flies solo and says nice things about Courtney It's Courtney's birthday and she has a gift for you! you get a reminder of the Lit for Lebanon auction and some Very Cool Things you can bid on until 2 November. Ghabiba answer

Episode #79: "The Family that Slays Together, Stays Together", Cecy Robson on the birth of Bloodguard

Oct 24 2024 76 mins  
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Cecy Robson. Cecy Robson is an international and award-winning author who is published with Penguin, Random House, and now Entangled Publishing’s n

Episode #78: Myths, Retellings, and History as Story Scaffolding + Fangirling Over City of Brass For Life

Oct 17 2024 44 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode, you'll hear about: Courtney's reading streak and the duo's love for City of Brass by Shannon Chakraborty Myths, fairytales, and history to give story a grounded element, as well as favorite retellings Courtney talks out loud about h

Episode #77: K.A. Linde on gorgeous books, sweeping retellings, and nerding out with story easter eggs

Oct 10 2024 45 mins  
Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary K.A. Linde.K.A. Linde is the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wren in the Holly Library. She is prolific in b

Episode #76: Books and Briyani

Oct 03 2024 50 mins  
Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode, you'll hear about: How Ghabiba met Sarah A. Parker in person Phantasma by Kaylie Smith Long chats about historical romance novels Reading slumps and the challenges of keeping focus while reading Stories by Alix E. Harrow we recomme