Learn all about each of our guest hosts, which episodes they’ve hosted, and their social media accounts!
Amy Kalmbach
She/Her/Hers
Amy is a full time humanitarian worker and cat parent with overflowing collections of succulents on her porch and books on her Libby app.
A self-described book vacuum, Amy will (and does) read anything, but most enjoys romance, mystery, and reflective non-fiction.
In addition to reading books, Amy enjoys exploring new places, hiking and rock climbing, and smashing the kyriarchy.
Hosted Episodes
Bella Romero
She/They
Bella is now an official host on Shit We’ve Read! Learn more about them on our About Us page.
Hosted Episodes
03: The Lost Apothecary
06: Mexican Gothic
10: Ninth House
Follow Bella
@Bella_Romero_@Bella_Romero
EmmaSkies
She/Her/Hers
Emma is a Twitch streamer, cosplayer, and a huge fan of fantasy books.
She’s also a co-host on the podcast BYLO Watch where her and a friend dissect book-to-TV show adaptations. The first three seasons are available to listen to now, where they discuss two seasons of HBO’s His Dark Materials and the first season of Netflix’s Shadow & Bone.
Emma is now an official host on SWR After Dark! Learn more about her on our About Us page.
Erin Harris
She/Her/Hers
Erin’s shelves are lined with books written by women for women, murder mysteries, dark academia and the odd memoir.
As a corporate girlie, tour guide and volunteer for the Sacramento History Museum, she’s always busy. Erin’s downtime consists of crocheting and hunting for the perfect spot to hang her hammock.
Jessilee Windhaus
She/Her/Hers
Jessilee Windhaus is a proud Sacramento native and twenty-year theatre/improv veteran who has trained with the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, The Groundlings, and toured with the world-renowned Missoula Children’s Theatre.
She is also cofounder of the local performing arts nonprofit Empire Arts Collective, where Windhaus currently runs the improv comedy program, as well as the founder of That Plus Chips, a live sketch and improv comedy ensemble.
Hosted Episodes
13: Major Detours
18: Blood Like Magic
Follow Jessilee
@empireartsco@empireartsco
Empire Arts Collective
@jessileeinthehaus
Megan Wilson
She/Her/Hers
Megan is a vegan foodie, animal welfare non-profit founder (coming soon!), and lover all things Disney, dinosaurs, and D&D podcasts. Find her cuddled up with her dogs and a glass of wine watching a spooky movie or re-visiting comfort shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Gravity Falls.
Favorite Book Series: Old Kingdom by Garth Nix
Hosted Episodes
Sarah Marie Hawkins
She/Her/Hers
Sarah Marie Hawkins is a queer API artist, photographer and curator based in Sacramento, CA. Hawkins’ primary work is centered around uplifting the Sacramento community through the countless creatives who reside here. Her most recent curations are on view at Arden Fair Mall. When Hawkins isn’t creating or facilitating art for her clients she can be found tending to one of her numerous plants.
Sir Aaron Carter
He/Him/His
Sir Aaron Carter is a podcaster, gamer, streamer, dungeon master, writer, reader, and a whole lot more. He’s also the co-creator and host of the podcasts Before You Log Off, Uncanny, and BYLO Watch, all part of the BYLO Network, which he also co-created.
Z LaFrance
They/Them/Theirs
Z is a graphic designer, illustrator, sewist, shapeshifter, and cat lover.
Their preferred type of book includes broody vampires, a queer love story, haunted Victorian mansions, and the “enemies to lovers” trope. If a book has two or more of these themes…you are hereby obligated to recommend it to them immediately.
When they aren’t reading, you will most likely find them in one of the following places: in front of a computer screen, on the couch watching a horror movie, or asleep in their coffin.