In a podcast inspired by book clubs everywhere, book lovers and best friends, Alex Isaacson and Ellen Kopplin, discuss a new book each week (focusing mostly on fantasy books [YA, NA, and adult fiction], while dabbling in other genres). Delve in-depth with your hosts, exploring themes, favorites and just about anything else that you experience while reading!
Episodes
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
This week, Alex and Ellen discuss A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, book one of the All Souls Trilogy. Join us as we enter a world where magical creatures exist amongst humans, where you can be old enough to have been gifted original works by Shakespeare and Darwin, and where vampires do yoga.
Join us in two weeks as we discuss Shadow of Night, the second book of the All Souls Trilogy.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
This week, Alex and Ellen discuss Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. In this episode, we get to return to the world we met in the Caraval series, while also meeting our spunky new protagonist. Join us as we get to discuss the varied magic of this world, the beauty of Stephanie Garber’s writing and whether or not we believe in fairy tales.
Join us in two weeks as we discuss The Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
In this episode, your hosts Alex and Ellen have the distinct privilege to talk with NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lexi Ryan, author of many adult contemporary books and series as well as These Hollow Vows, and the soon to be released These Twisted Bonds.
Join us as we discuss her writing process and our love of books.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
This week, Alex and Ellen discuss These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan, book one in the These Hollow Vows series. In this episode, we get to discuss a book that is a mixture of Cinderella and the Bachelor, mixed with magic and the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. This book is all about figuring out who you can trust and what will happen next.
Join us in two weeks as we discuss Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
This week, Alex and Ellen discuss The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout, book four in the Blood and Ash series. In this episode, we discuss the beauty of supportive male characters, how badass our protagonist is and we try to figure out just what happened at the end of this book.
Join us in two weeks as we discuss These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
This week, Alex and Ellen discuss A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout, book one in the Flesh and Fire series. In this episode, we explore a familiar world, many years before the events of her Blood and Ash series. We learn more about some familiar faces, meet new ones and learn more about the world we thought we already knew.
Join us in two weeks as we discuss The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
This week, join Alex and Ellen as they discuss House of Sky and Breath, by Sarah J. Maas, book two in the Crescent City series. In this episode, we discuss the continuing adventures of Bryce and Hunt, the allure of SJM’s male characters and the ending that none of us saw coming, right?
Join us in two weeks as we discuss A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
In the first episode of season two, Alex and Ellen discuss House of Earth and Blood, by Sarah J. Maas, book one in the Crescent City series. Join your hosts as they talk about the everlasting bonds of friendship, the strength of chosen family and all the power that grief can hold.
Join us in two weeks as we discuss House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
This week Alex and Ellen discuss the book The Crown of Gilded Bones, by Jennifer L. Armentrout, book three in the Blood and Ash series. Join your hosts as they talk about how amazing it was to watch Poppy continue to grow and come into her power, how sometimes even our best predictions don’t come true and that dragons make everything better.
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
This week Alex and Ellen discuss the book A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire, by Jennifer L. Armentrout, book two in the Blood and Ash series. Join your hosts as they talk about the adventures our main characters find themselves on, the deepening of our main characters' love for each other and how hard it is to know what’s true.
Join us next week as we discuss A Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in this episode, so if you haven’t read the book being discussed, feel free to come back and listen after you have finished the book. Or, if you don’t care about spoilers, then please join us!