Book Marketing Mania - Podcasting tips to market your book and grow your author platform

Hosted by Kim Stewart, Book Marketing Strategist for Nonfiction Authors

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Jun 2026

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Build your audience and reach new readers on podcasts. Here on Book Marketing Mania you’ll learn to use podcasting as a guest and host to grow your author platform, market your book long before and long after your book release, and steward your message in a way that honors God and your time. Want to be a guest on Book Marketing Mania? Send Kim a message on PodMatch: https://kimstewartmarketing.com/PodMatchguest

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June 10, 202624 min

212. Sharing hope and healing from your scars with Brittany Tinsley

If you've ever felt like your story is too raw, too risky, or too personal to put out into the world, you're not alone.I’m so thrilled to have my sweet local friend Brittany on the show today. She’s the author of Stories Our Scars Tell: Hope, Healing, and Honesty about the Wounds We Carry. She's sharing how she pushed past the fear of judgment over telling her story, found the courage to release control of her story, and how she’s marketing her book today, including through PodMatch!Resources mentioned:Brittany's bookBrittany's SubstackBrittany's InstagramRelated episodes:PodMatch Overview (why I love it)📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

June 3, 20263 min

211. A prayer to calm your overwhelmed (by book marketing) heart 💛

Feeling out of sorts or overwhelmed or confused about marketing your book? Let's take those worries to the Lord for his direction.Today I’m sharing a prayer from Jesus, Calm My Heart: 365 Prayers to Give You Peace at the Close of Every Day written by my friend and amazing author, Ruth Schwenk. I hope it encourages your heart.Resource mentioned:Jesus, Calm My HeartRuth Schwenk1 Corinthians 14:33📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

May 27, 202621 min

210. Author branding and hybrid publishing with Mandy Roberson of Market Refined Media

If you’re building your author brand or platform one piece at a time, no wonder it's so exhausting! My guest today is my sweet friend, Mandy Roberson of Market Refined Media, a faith-based marketing agency, and she's going to share what an author brand actually is, and how to build a platform that works for every book you'll ever write. Resources mentioned:Market Refined Media & PublishingRelated episodes:Fulfilling Your Book Dream as an Empty NesterTapping Into Reader's Needs as a Relatable Brand📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

May 20, 202620 min

209. From heartbreak to hope with Pamela Jessup Runner

What do you do when you have a story that needs to be told but you've been carrying it for over 40 years? For Pamela Jessup Runner, the answer was to move forward in obedience, learn the craft of memoir, and trust that God's timing was perfect. Join us as Pam shares her journey of writing her debut book, Grief, Grit, Glory : A Mother’s Extraordinary Journey from Heartbreak to Hope and how she’s getting her message out into the world including through PodMatch where we connected!Resources mentioned:PodMatchPamela's bookPamela's websiteRelated episodes (more special needs moms):Pace yourself when marketing your bookKeep persevering towards publishing📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

May 13, 202628 min

208. Spreading kindness through a children’s book with Kirsten Telan

Ever feel like you have a God-given message but not the know-how to publish it?Kirsten Telan, blogger and author of A Tale of Two Dogs is here to share how her children's book teaches friendship and kindness, and how she's seen it come back through overcoming her fear of publishing, and how she's now using PodMatch to get her message in front of audiences she never could have reached on her own.Resources mentioned:PodMatchKirsten's websiteKirsten's bookRelated episodes:PodMatch Overview (why I love it!)Why many good books don't sell📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

May 11, 202622 min

207. Refuse to settle for less than God’s best with Julie Lefebure

Are you pouring everything out into writing or launching your book, and feeling depleted? Running on empty and telling yourself that's just part of the process?Join me for this convo with my sweet friend, Julie Lefebure, author of Made for More: 365 Devotions for the Woman Who Refuses to Settle. We talk about what the word "busy" is actually doing to us, and how spiritual disconnection and busyness feed each other. Plus Julie shares what five years of weekly podcasting has taught her about showing up with a message, reaching people you'd never reach any other way, and why you don't need a book yet to start. Resources mentioned:Julie's devotionalJulie's websiteRelated episodes:Stop comparing yourself to other authorsPodcasting while writing (without breaking down)📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

May 6, 202619 min

206. Podcasting as a guest and host to fulfill the Great Commission with Pat Domangue

If the word "marketing" makes you cringe a little, you'e in very good company. So many Christian authors feel a tension between the call to write and the pressure to promote.Pat Domangue, Bible study author and fellow podcast host, joins me today to share about book launch burnout, how your mission statement is your best guardrail against chasing shiny strategies, and how she eventually found her footing as both a podcast host and a guest.Resources mentioned:PodMatchPat's websitePat's podcast, HERRelated episodes:Finding Spiritual Rest in a Chaotic WorldPodcasting while writing (without breaking down)📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

May 1, 202620 min

205. Podcast pitching made easy with PodMatch with Kerisma Vere

If you've ever sent out a handful of podcast pitch emails and heard only crickets back, welcome to the club! Most authors spend hours researching shows, crafting pitches, and waiting, only to hear silence. Today Kerisma Vere, author and wellness coach, joins me to share her experience using the PodMatch platform that connects podcast guests with podcast hosts. Kerisma was invited to guest on 36 podcasts within just a few months of getting started!She shares some honest and refreshing things about what podcast guesting actually looks like in the early stages, especially if you're on to second guess what you said.Resources mentioned:PodMatchKerisma's websiteRelated episodes:A PodMatch OverviewPodcast Guesting playlist📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

April 29, 20268 min

204. September content planning: what your readers need to hear (Q3 planning mini series)

Ever look ahead to September and think that’s the next January? Meaning fresh start energy, new routines, new goals, a clean slate. Your reader does too, but what if her slate doesn't actually feel that clean?How can you market your book in a way that connects to your target reader’s seasonal struggles?Let’s get inside their heads and meet them where they are with our content as a podcast host or guest.This is the finale of our Q3 quarterly planning mini-series.Resource mentioned:🆓 Q3 Brainstorming Guide (optional AI Prompts included)If you missed July or August, or our Q2 series, you can catch up here:AugustJuly JuneMay📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.

April 24, 20269 min

203. August content planning: What your readers need to hear (Q3 planning mini series)

Ever make a list of how summer’s going to be? Rest. Family time. Finally finishing that project. But then August arrives and you’re frustrated that June and July flew by and were nothing like you expected. Your reader’s feeling it too.How can you market your book in a way that connects to your target reader’s seasonal struggles?Let’s get inside their heads and meet them where they are with our content as a podcast host or guest.This is part 2 of our Q3 quarterly planning mini-series.Resource mentioned:🆓 Q3 Brainstorming Guide (optional AI Prompts included)If you missed July, or our Q2 series, you can catch up here:July JuneMay📣 WANT TO BE MY PODCAST GUEST?Message Kim on PodMatch💛 FAVE PODCASTING RESOURCES🎙️ Buzzsprout🎧 Listeners to Readers (private podcast)📥 Private Podcast Reader Magnet☑️ Start Your Author Podcast Checklist📍 Podcast Pitching Tracker🎙️ Microphone📥 (Hello Audio)🖥️ DescriptLET'S CONNECT:EmailInstagram ThreadsLinkedinAffiliate links may be included for these products I use and love.