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Episode 351: For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

Cherie and Lisa discuss (after)life, love, and running a customer service desk in For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn.

Episode 350: A Song to Drown Rivers and Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Katie and Lesley talk about two books that qualify for the Goodreads "Star Selections" challenge, a mythical retelling called A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang and an award-winning Polish mystery called Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.

Episode 349: Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman

Katie reviews Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, a new standalone science fiction novel by the writer of Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Episode 348: Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward

Lesley reviews Catriona Ward's newest novel, Nowhere Burning. Set to come out on February 24, 2026, Nowhere Burning is a dark and twisty psychological horror loosely inspired by Peter Pan. 

Episode 347: Our Top 25 of 2025

Katie and Lesley share a list of favorite books of 2025, with features from Dani and Donald. Find out what stood out to us this year, and what we're looking forward to in 2026. 

Episode 346: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

Erline joins us to discuss Octavia Butler -- not her works of fiction, but her life as told in the new biography written by Susana M. Morris, Positive Obsession. 

Episode 345: Manga Sampler

Our resident manga experts Dani and Percy come to discuss their favorite manga, from the first manga they every picked up to the ones they're keeping tabs on right now. 

Titles recommended: 

One-Punch Man
One Piece
Skip Beat!
Kitchen Princess
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Soul Eater
Tinker Bell's Secret
Miss Not-So-Sidekick
The Boy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Boy At All
Sakamoto Days
A Man and His Cat
Library Wars
Absolute Boyfriend
Full Metal Alchemist

Episode 344: Diavola

Jake joins us to discuss family dysfunction and Italian ghosts in Jennifer Thorne's gothic horror novel, Diavola.

Episode 343: Maid for Each Other

We're back after a short break with Cherie to review Lynn Painter's new rom-com, Maid for Each Other. 

Episode 342: Shield of Sparrows

Sara joins us to talk about a book that got her out of her Romantasy reading slump, Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry.