Podium to Publish Viral TikTok book LEIGH HOWARD AND THE GHOSTS OF SIMMONS-PIERCE MANOR

August 2, 2023, Los Angeles, CA – Podium has announced that it will be publishing the TikTok famous LEIGH HOWARD AND THE GHOSTS OF SIMMONS-PIERCE MANOR by USA Today bestselling author, Shawn M. Warner, in audio, exclusively on Audible. The title will be released on August 22, 2023.

The YA mystery book was The #1 Amazon Charts Bestseller and became a huge phenomenon on TikTok with millions of views after a video of the writer at a book signing went viral. Warner was featured in multiple news stories including an interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s The Today Show. Theresa Bakken will narrate the book.

Acquiring editor Julie Constantine said “We are so excited audiobook listeners will now have access to this story – we were really moved by the viral TikTok video and the kindness of @internetfamouslol in sharing his encounter at Kroger with an independent author.”  Podium’s publisher Victoria Gerken continued, “discovering emerging storytellers and bringing their stories to readers and listeners is in Podium’s DNA so we love what TikTok has made possible for authors.  We hope to grow Shawn M. Warner’s fanbase even further with our audiobook launch.”

Reagan Rothe, Creator of Black Rose Writing which published the print and ebook editions in November 2022 said, “Working with Podium for the USA Today bestseller, LEIGH HOWARD AND THE GHOSTS OF SIMMONS-PIERCE MANOR by Shawn M. Warner is thrilling to say the least. I believe Black Rose Writing and Podium will be a tremendous team in this venture.”

The audiobook is available for preorder here.