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Paperback Ponderings — 139 episodes
Mid-Year Favourite Books
Fantasy Release Radar: Summer 2026
May Book Club: Blood Bound
Books We Loved in May
Morning Star
Interview with Pascale Lacelle (Curious Tides, Stranger Skies, & Infinite Shores)
April Book Club: The Everlasting (with @litwithlesia)
Books We Loved in April
Interview with Lindsey Byrd (The Sun Blessed Prince & The Moon Blessed King)
Golden Son
Interview with Juliette Cross (Firebird & Bloodsinger)
Assassin's Apprentice (With Spells From the Shelf Podcast)
Books We Loved in March
Fantasy Release Radar: Spring 2026
Interview with Catherine Walsh (How To Write a Love Story)
February Book Club: Daggermouth
Books We Loved in February
Red Rising
Brimstone
January Book Club: The Raven Scholar
Books We Loved This Winter
Goodreads Choice Awards: YA Fantasy & SciFi
Goodreads Choice Awards: Fantasy
Goodreads Choice Awards: Romantasy
Fantasy Release Radar: Winter 2026
2025 Book Awards
Interview with V.L. Bovalino (The Second Death of Locke)
Books We Loved in November
Interview w/ Laura R. Samotin (The Sins on their Bones)
Quicksilver Plot Recap
October Book Club: To Cage a Wild Bird
Books We Loved in October
Guessing Books Based on their First Lines
September Book Club: A Forbidden Alchemy
Books We Loved in September
Academy Book Recommendations
Bang, Marry, Kill: Blood and Ash World (With Special Guest @one.more.chapter.tk)
Books We Loved in August
Fantasy Release Radar: Fall 2025 (Part 2)
Fantasy Release Radar: Fall 2025 (Part 1)
Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen
Books We Loved in July
Silver Elite: Deep Dive and Theories
June Book Club: Shield of Sparrows
Books We Loved in June
Mid-Year Favourite Books
Fantasy Release Radar: Summer 2025
May Book Club: Heavenly Bodies
Books We Loved in May
Summer Romance Recommendations
April Book Club: Fable for the End of the World
Books We Loved in April
Plot Recap: A Fate Inked in Blood
Interview w/ Shalini Abeysekara (This Monster of Mine)
March Book Club: A Fire in the Sky
Books We Loved in March
New-to-Fantasy Recommendations
Fantasy Release Radar: Spring 2025
February Book Club: Blood & Steel
Books We Loved in February
Sword Catcher Recap
Onyx Storm: Initial Reactions
Books We Loved Recently
The Kindred's Curse Saga: Breakdown & Theories
Bang, Marry, Kill: Empyrean Series
Goodreads Choice Awards: YA Fantasy
Goodreads Choice Awards: Romantasy
Iron Flame Recap
Fourth Wing Recap
Interview w/ Melissa Blair (The Halfling Saga)
Fantasy Release Radar: Winter 2025
Top 3s of 2024: Adult, YA, and Series
2024 Book Awards
Books We Loved in November
The Songbird and the Heart of Stone: Yes or No?
Spark of the Everflame: Worth the Hype?
October Book Club: Starling House
Books We Loved in October
Black Cats and Cauldrons: Witchy Book Recs
Gothic Fantasy Recommendations
Trying Monster Smut: Ice Planet Barbarians (With Special Guest @justjess77)
September Book Club: Curious Tides (With Special Guest @danielle.reads)
Books We Loved in September
Academy Book Recs for Autumn
The Future of the JLA-Verse (With Special Guest @one.more.chapter.tk)
August Book Club: Born of Blood and Ash (With Special Guest @one.more.chapter.tk)
Books We Loved in August
Fantasy Release Radar: Fall 2024 (Part 2)
Fantasy Release Radar: Fall 2024 (Part 1)
Flesh and Fire 3 Recap: A Fire in the Flesh
Flesh and Fire 2 Recap: A Light in the Flame
Flesh and Fire 1 Recap: A Shadow in the Ember
July Book Club: Reckless
Books We Loved in July
The Foxglove King & The Hemlock Queen
The Stolen Heir Duology and the Future of Elfhame
June Book Club: Heartless Hunter
Books We Loved in June
2024 Mid-Year Favourites
Fantasy Release Radar: Summer 2024
May Book Club: Sorcery of Thorns (With Special Guest @litwithlesia)
Books We Loved in May
Bride: Knot Your Typical Ali Hazelwood Romance
Guessing Books Based On Their First Lines
April Book Club: A Tempest of Tea
Books We Loved in April
If You Like This, Read That
Are You Familiar With Leigh Bardugo?
Guide to the Shadowhunter Universe
Book To Screen Adaptation Awards
March Book Club & Books We Loved This Month
Fantasy Release Radar: Spring 2024
New Fantasy Releases: Winter 2024
The World of the Narrows: Dredgers & Daddy Issues
February Book Club & Books We Loved This Month
House of Flame and Shadow: Where Do We Go From Here?
House of Flame and Shadow: Relationships & Character Arcs
Bang, Marry, Kill: Romantasy Favourites
January Book Club + Books We Loved This Month
Guess the Book from the Review: Maasverse Edition
Maasverse Theories: House of Flame and Shadow
Crescent City 2 Recap: House of Sky and Breath
Crescent City Recap: House of Earth and Blood
Ruthless Vows: Relatable Villains and the Power of Prose
Goodreads Choice Awards: YA Fantasy
Goodreads Choice Awards: Fantasy
Goodreads Choice Awards: Romantasy
December Wrap: Princes, Plot Pacing, & Forbidden Magic
Top 3s of 2023: Year in Review
Smash or Pass: What Lies Beyond the Veil
November Wrap: Deities, Rivalries and Unfinished Series
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Iron Flame: Signets, Venin, & The Empyrean's Future
Iron Flame: Friendship, Family, & Feathertails
One Star Wonders: Guess the Book Based on the (Bad) Review
“I don’t read bad books”: Oct Book Club + Books We Loved This Month
I've Never Seen a Blond Shadow Daddy
Death, Redemption, & Endgame: Fourth Wing Theories & Iron Flame
Paperback Ponderings Host Meet & Greet: Quick-Fire Q&A