Episode 316: Princess Academy (with London Sperry)

Add this to the list of Alli's favorite SSR reads of all-time—and just in time for the show to say goodbye in a couple of weeks! Nearly 20 years after it was published and won a Newbery Honor, Shannon Hale's Princess Academy was a delight to read and discuss. The book inspires conversations on Episode 316 about everything from hometown pride and tropes about female bodies to the value of education and lame princes. Alli's guest also blows her mind with some facts about 2025 slang.London Sperry's debut novel Passion Project hits shelves on 4/8/25. Follow her on Instagram @londonsperrywrites.CHECK OUT LONDON'S BOOK HERE! CHECK OUT LONDON'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreenLet's Call a Truce by Amy BuchananUnromance by Erin ConnorYou Between the Lines by Katie NaymonBut How Are You, Really by Ella DawsonMORE READING: "Book Review: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale" (Books: A True Story, 2013)"Review: Princess Academy" (The Princess Blog, 2018)"Book Review: Princess Academy by Shannon Hale" (Turn the Page, 2012)"Shannon Hale Says Her Novels Are Not 'Girl Books'" (Bustle, 2015)"Q&A with Shannon Hale" (Publishers Weekly, 2015)"One Things Leads to Another: An Interview with Shannon Hale" (The Hub, 2014) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.