Turn the Page!

At the cusp of graduation, your hosts Aruna and Sam reflect on their undergraduate experience. They chat about what they didn't know when they first start college, how they've changed, and how excited they are about the future. Don't worry—this is not the last episode! There is still more to come over the next few months. Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.

Your hosts sit down to interview Heather Colley and chat about her debut novel, The Gilded Butterfly Effect. About Heather Colley: “Heather Colley’s debut novel THE GILDED BUTTERFLY EFFECT is forthcoming from Three Rooms Press in October 2025. Her short fiction has won awards including the Oxford Review of Books short fiction prize, the Hopwood Award, the BNU-Oxford short fiction prize (runner-up), and the Desperate Literature Prize shortlist. Heather is a PhD student in English Literature at Oxford University. She holds a master’s degree in literature from St Andrews University and a bachelor’s degree in the same subject from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.” (Bio from author’s website).Check out Heather's Instagram here!Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.Thank you for listening!

Your hosts Aruna and Sam return for yet another season of the podcast! This season begins with a little chat of their reading habits during and summaries of their summers, which, notably, happened in Europe (Scotland and Italy). Despite being extraordinarily busy women abroad, they still found snippets of time here and there to read, so in this episode, they chat about what and how they read over their Eurosummers. Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.Thank you for listening!

On today's episode, we talk about our opinions on Booktok favorites: Six of Crows, popular romances, ACOTAR, and more! Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠Sam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.Thank you for listening!

Join your hosts as they yap about how they've been hitting their reading goals for this year (spoiler: not very well), the best books to read during spring, and, as always, an amalgamation of other, not-quite-related topics. Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠Sam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.Thank you for listening!

Join your hosts and a special guest, Alysa Jacobs, for a conversation about their must-haves for a good fantasy. They talk about the importance of side characters, how their favorite reads from their childhood influences their reading habits today, their favorite fantasy books, and so much more! Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠Sam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.Thank you for listening!

Aruna and Sam are joined by another Pine Reads Intern, Anasofia, for this belated Valentine's Day-themed episode! They chat about their favorite fictional couples, what makes a good romance, fun romance tropes, and more! Find us on the following platforms:Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠Sam’s bookstagram: @says_booksPRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠!Intro and outro music:⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.Thank you for listening!

Join your hosts for an in-depth conversation about The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber! Check out our episode on Once Upon a Broken Heart if you want to hear our thoughts on the first book of the series. Stay tuned for the final episode on A Curse for True Love, hopefully coming out before the summer!

After winter break (and a few weeks more), your hosts are back for Season 10 of Turn the Page! The pilot episode of this season isn't really about books; instead, we digress pretty quickly and end up talking about our childhood interests, namely games and comics. A superhero obsession never dies!

Your hosts are not in their usual high-tech recording studio today. Instead, they’re in a university library, packed into a tiny study room. With none of their usual recording equipment—no, not even a microphone—your brave hosts have no choice but to prevail against all odds to somehow record an episode. Their solution? The iPhone Voice Memo app. Hopefully, these circumstances explain the quality, and the meandering nature of, today’s episode. Think of this (perhaps familiar) situation: you’re in a study room with a friend, under the pretense of getting work done, but just can’t seem to stop chatting about anything and everything. That’s the vibe of this episode. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

It’s (finally) getting cold here in Tucson, so here are some books that—in our opinions—seem to match the chilly weather vibe. There’s some belated spooky book recs, lots of historical fiction, and even a cutesy picture book! You can also grab any of these books to help unwind before bed, especially as we head into the end of the semester (we’re feeling the stress too). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Finally, a romance that we both love! Just as the title suggests, today’s episode is a deep dive into The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston, a wonderful contemporary romance with a dash of magic. We talk about working through grief, chasing your dreams, and, of course, falling in love. Join us as we unpack everything we loved about this book! WARNING: major spoilers for The Seven Year Slip ahead, so please stop listening if you would like to enjoy this book spoiler-free.  Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

It may be autumn for most of the Northern Hemisphere right now, but, unfortunately, the weather continues to cruise along in the blistering triple-digits here in Tucson. However, we are mentally done with summer (it’s literally October) even though it’s not done with us, so here is a short recap of some of our favorite (and not-so-favorite) summer reads! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam’s bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Of course we couldn't spend just one episode talking about the fantastical wonder that is Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber, so here is part 2 for all of you to enjoy! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ Sam's bookstagram: @says_books PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Welcome back! After a summer separated by a few hundred miles, Sam and Aruna are finally back in the same city for another amazing year at the University of Arizona, and that means the long-awaited (right?) return of Turn the Page! An episode aimed at recapping summer reads is quickly derailed (as per usual) once Aruna brings up her latest read: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. If you’ve been following the podcast, or, honestly, listened to any episode at all, you know that Sam is a diehard fan of Stephanie Garber and this series. So of course we spend the whole episode chatting about it! Stay tuned to a future episode all about The Ballad of Never After—which Aruna is trying to finish as soon as possible amidst the flurry of things-to-do that is college. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

For our final episode of the season, we had planned to have a discussion on women in literature (a favorite topic of ours, if you haven't surmised that already). However, in typical us fashion, the conversation derails into a discussion about our favorite King Arthur-inspired media pieces. A particular favorite is the TV series Trollhunters... it's very likely that we'll put out a deep-dive episode on that show in the future, so stay tuned! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

The second part of our conversation about anything and everything is up! Tune in for even more Grishaverse—if you're itching to hear about a comparison of Shadow & Bone and Six of Crows, we're your girls—a little bit on Bridgerton, a discussion about the ending of A Court of Thorns and Roses, and our differing opinions on YA contemporary romance. Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the Grishaverse, Bridgerton season 2, and the first ACOTAR book! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Welcome to part one of two of The Grishaverse & Other Things, a delightfully chaotic conversation of the Grishaverse that slowly, but steadily, morphs into a multitude of other topics. We jump from our favorite Grishaverse characters to our hot takes on YA contemporary romance to the obsessive, tension-filled relationships between everyone in The Atlas Six (how did we get here, again?). Get cozy and join us for a fun time! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Say hello to Xena, the newest addition to our podcast team! We do some brief introductions, and then the conversation continues from there—we talk about our icks in fantasy, our hot takes on enemies-to-lovers, Throne of Glass, and so much more. Tune in for a casual and fun episode that's basically a snapshot of us getting to know each other more through our taste in books! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

We were lucky to experience the Golden Age of Wattpad during our middle and high school years, and we're here today to talk all about it! Whether you're a Wattpad veteran or only just hearing of it, you'll enjoy this chaotic episode of us wandering down memory lane. We frantically try to piece together the plots of barely-remembered Wattpad plots, attempt to explain the Wattpad culture c. 2015-2021, and briefly touch on fanfiction (more in part 2!). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Need something that'll get you in the mood for Valentine's Day? We got you covered! Tune into our latest episode for some great romance recommendations (mostly rom coms!). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Today, we are joined by fellow Pine Reads Review intern, Melia Gemrose, to discuss The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang in-depth! We have a fantastic discussion about our love for angry women, how friendships are arguably more important than romance, and the horrors of colonialism. Please note the trigger warnings for The Poppy War: war themes, drug abuse, substance addiction, self-harm, racism, misogyny, genocide, bullying, abandonment, abuse, animal death, animal cruelty, torture, murder of children and adults, rape, sexual assault, sexual harrasment, mutilation, human experimentation, graphic depictions of violence, colorism. We do not thoroughly discuss all of these topics, though most are mentioned. Please also heed the SPOLER WARNING; not a page in this series is spared! We talk about it all! Please DO NOT LISTEN if you haven't read the books yet and want to remain spoiler-free. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

In our last episode of the season, we discuss some of our favorite books of 2023. Rom coms, fantasy, historical fiction―we read them all! Join us as we turn the page on 2023. Happy new year, everyone! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

This week, we wrap up our thoughts on books and astrology! This episode is a bit of a long one, but bear with us as we cover the other 8 zodiac signs. We take a detour to discuss the connection between arts & crafts and engineering, talk about actual enemies-to-lovers, and chat about quite a few books centering on breaking generational trauma. Allure article referenced: ⁠https://www.allure.com/story/zodiac-sign-personality-traits-date⁠. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Join your hosts Aruna and Sam as we talk about what makes or breaks YA fantasy. We rave about our favorite fantasy novels, go on a tangent (as we usually do) about ghost stories, and decide that neither of us could survive a day in Ketterdam. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠@pinereadsreview⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠@pinereadsreview⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠here⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠ by ⁠Dirk Dehler⁠. From the ⁠Free Music Archive⁠, ⁠CC BY-NC⁠. Thank you for listening!

For self-professed astrology skeptics, we have a little too much fun recommending books to the different signs of the zodiac. Join us as we share our thoughts on astrology, match books to zodiac sign (starting with ours, duh), and guess the signs of Six of Crows and Percy Jackson characters. Stay tuned for part 2!! Allure article referenced: https://www.allure.com/story/zodiac-sign-personality-traits-date. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

In this episode, we discuss our favorite characters: what makes them, how they change throughout the story, and why we love them so much. To sum it up, we adore nuance and moral greyness, but tune in to hear the full conversation and listen to us talk about books we love! Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠@turnthepage.podcast⁠⁠ PRR Instagram: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Twitter: ⁠⁠@pinereadsreview⁠⁠ PRR Website: click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! Intro and outro music: ⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠. From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠. Thank you for listening!

Aruna sits down with Crispin Jeffrey-Franco, co-owner of Stacks Book Club, to chat about Oro Valley's very first independently-run bookstore. Tune in to hear a conversation about books, the importance of supporting local businesses, and what makes Stacks Book Club stand apart from other bookstores (such as tattoo flash days!). Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!

We're starting up the pod again! Your new hosts, Aruna and Sam, are here to talk about all things romance-related in the book world. From declaring friends-to-lovers as the best romance trope to swooning over the one and only Selwyn Kane, this pilot episode of S7 of Turn the Page! (formerly Pine Reads Podcast) is full of fun conversation and hot takes. Find us on the following platforms: Podcast Instagram: @turnthepage.podcast PRR Instagram: @pinereadsreview PRR Twitter: @pinereadsreview PRR Website: click here! Intro and outro music: Nighthush under a starlit sky by Dirk Dehler. From the Free Music Archive, CC BY-NC. Thank you for listening!

In this short but sweet episode we sat down with October contest winner Cleo Florence to discuss their work, Letters from a Twisted Prince. Tune in to hear about the message of the work, what makes good poetry, and advice for aspiring poets! 

We had the chance to chat with our September Contest winner, Aeden Romeyn about all things writing: from spooky stories to must-haves when creating great fiction, Aeden gives us the run-down on the creative process. 

In celebration of Women’s Equality Day, the members of the PRR team got together to discuss the importance of strong female characters in Young Adult literature. Check out this month’s episode to hear about some of our favorite female and female-identifying characters, romance in YA, and why we need well-written women and girls in literature. 

Hey Readers! The Pine Reads Podcast is back! While we're sad to see Sadie and Adrianna go, we're so excited to see what happens next for them post graduation. Your new hosts for this season, Taylor and Sophie, kick off this episode by discussing Summer Reading: the TBRs, tropes, and themes that make it fun! They are joined by new Pine Reads interns Emma and Megan, who have quite a few amazing recommendations to share.  Check out some of the books we mentioned! Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo  Chlorine Sky by Mahogany L. Browne Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Every Body Looking by Candance Iloh The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han  Burn for Burn Series by Siobhan Vivian and Jenny Han  The Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno

Join your hosts, Sadie and Adrianna, in their last episode of the Pine Reads Podcast. Sadie shows Adrianna the ropes of fancasting with Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant and One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus, while Adrianna teaches Sadie the joy of Fanart. Which one is your favorite? 

On this very special episode of the Pine Reads Podcast, Adrianna and Sadie are joined by Jordan Emory Vens and Melanie Moreno, the winners of our Love Me, Love Me Not contest, and Vinny Cuadrado, the winner of our Spring Into Sci-Fi and Fantasy contest! Listen along to hear the winners read excerpts of their winning pieces, as well as chat with the hosts about their inspiration, writing processes, and other works!

On this episode of the Pine Reads Podcast your host Adrianna is joined by Pine Reads Review interns Taylor and Sophie to talk all about fantasy. Kale, Chaol, Coal? Rowan Whitethorn as Tinker Bell? Listen along as they talk about all the best staples of the fantasy genre: odd names and how they are pronounced, multiple POV changes, and many, many creatures.  Books and Series Mentioned: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Last Hours, The Dark Artifices, Vampire Academy, The Cruel Prince, Crave, Eragon, Throne of Glass, Air Awakens, Six of Crows, The Witch King, The Beautiful, Rebel of the Sands 

On today's episode of the Pine Reads Podcast, hosts Sadie and Adrianna judge the biggest battle of the season: who is the ultimate book boo? Fellow PRR interns Emily and Sophie join in to argue for who they think the best book boo is. This debate gets heated as the pair tries to convince Sadie and Adrianna that their book boo is the best. Who will win this bookish battle: Emily's choice, Kaz Brekker, or Sophie's pick, Matthias Helvar? Listen to find out! SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains MAJOR spoilers for the Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo.

Adrianna and Sadie are joined by two Pine Reads interns, Erika and Sophie, for a game of Guess Who: YA Book Character edition! Tensions rise and the players get competitive as they battle to see who has the most knowledge of famous YA book characters. Listen and play along, and be sure to let us know how many you guessed right! Characters mentioned in this episode:  Percy Jackson, Lara Jean Covey, Tessa Johnson, Hazel Grace Lancaster, Katniss Everdeen, Tris Prior, Kiva Meridan, Lenore Bennett, Bronwyn Rojas, Bree Matthews, Madeline Moore, Nate Macauley, Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Laia (An Ember in the Ashes!), Starr Carter, Simon Snow, June Iparis, Simon Spier

SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS for the book HAPPILY EVER AFTERS. Read the book before listening to this episode!  On today's episode of the Pine Reads Podcast, Sadie and Adrianna discuss all things HAPPILY EVER AFTERS by Elise Bryant! From sweet confections to love confessions, this fluffy YA rom-com is just delectable. Listen along to hear your hosts gush over all of the sweetness this book has to offer and why they're the latest members of the Tessa Johnson fan club!

Listen along as Sadie, Adrianna, and Taylor get into the Valentine's Day spirit with discussions of their favorite YA romances! From tears of sadness to tears of joy, these books have it all. Be sure to let us know what your favorite YA romance is!

The Pine Reads Podcast is BACK! Hosts Sadie and Adrianna kick off season 4 with a passionate discussion of their recent book swap. Listen along to hear Adrianna lose her mind over One Of Us Is Lying, Sadie share her thoughts on babies born in space, and why they both detest characters whose names start with the letter J! 

In this jolly season finale, hosts Adrianna and Sadie are joined by the two winners of the Pine Reads Review Words of Winter writing contest: Gabriel and Logan. Get to hear readings of their festive winning pieces, learn about their holiday traditions, and much more!  Special thanks to Gabriel and Logan for joining us for this episode, and a big congratulations to them for winning our Words of Winter contest!

Percy Jackson and The Olympians by Rick Riordan, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, and Twilight by Stephenie Meyer are all household names in the world of YA literature. In this episode of the Pine Reads Podcast, Sadie and Adrianna are joined by three special guests to discuss why they believe these books deserve to be recognized as classics, their cultural impacts, and their predictions on what the future holds for these iconic YA titles. SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains in-depth discussions and spoilers for the Percy Jackson and The Olympians series, The Fault in Our Stars, and the Twilight series.

Join Adrianna, Sadie, and Taylor as they talk about their most loved and most hated book-to-film adaptations. Listen to hear a debate of the age old question "is the book better than the movie?", Sadie lose it over the events in The Mortal Instruments, and the most important thing of all: are your hosts Team Jacob or Team Edward.  This episode features an in depth discourse about popular YA novels and contains some MAJOR SPOILERS. 

In today's spooky Halloween episode of the Pine Reads Podcast, hosts Sadie and Adrianna are joined by Aeden and Ezikiel, the winners of the Pine Reads Spooky Short Story and Poetry contest! Get to hear chilling readings of their winning pieces, a behind-the-scenes look at their writing processes, and much more! Special thanks to Aeden and Ezikiel for joining us for this episode, and a big congratulations to them for winning our first ever Spooky Story and Poetry contest!

Join Adrianna and Sadie as they recount their favorite books growing up and the impact they had on their reading journeys.  Books mentioned in this episode: Johnny Lion's Book by Edith Thacher Hurd & illustrated by Clement Hurd, Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen, Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name by Tedd Arnold, Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series by Laura Numeroff & illustrated by Felicia Bond, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Lucille Colandro & illustrated by Jared Lee, Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope-Osborn, Rotten Apple/Candy Apple series, Franny K. Stein series by Jim Benton, Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows & illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, and The Vampire Academy series Richelle Mead

On today's episode, Sadie and Adrianna are joined by two special guests, fellow Pine Reads Review staff members Erika and Kayla for a fun book guessing game! Play along with your hosts and their guests, and try to guess the book based on their bad synopses. CONTENT WARNINGS: Today's episode contains brief discussions of cancer, death, murder, the confederacy, and white-washed characters in films. This episode may also contain spoilers for the following books: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Divergent by Veronica Roth, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, Dumplin' by Julie Murphy, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust, XOXO by Axie Oh, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, and Now That I've Found You by Kristina Forest. There are also spoilers for the film Jane.

Join our hosts for a roundtable discussion of Melissa Bashardoust's GIRL, SERPENT, THORN, a recent YA, Persian fairytale re-telling. Topics include: a brief summary, some of our favorite moments, our ships and their wrecks, the poisonous ending, and that sweet, sweet tension. SPOILERS AHEAD!

Get to know your new hosts and their favorite books from this summer! Books featured in today's episode:   From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks XOXO by Axie Oh Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

In the season 2 finale, join Hannah, Jackie, and Wendy for one last bookish chat. After choosing books for each other to read, our hosts discuss FIREBORNE by Rosaria Munda, PERMANENT RECORD by Mary H.K. Choi, and LEGEND by Marie Lu, as well as some of their most anticipated releases and favorite podcast moments. As always, thanks for listening and keep reading, folks!