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 Feb 12, 2021
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
This week Alex and Ellen discuss Girls of Paper and Fire, by Natasha Ngan, the first book of the Girls of Paper and Fire series. Join us as we explore the Asian-inspired, magical world author Natasha Ngan has created. We’ll discuss the strength and resiliency of women and girls who may not even realize the damage that has been done to them. This episode covers some very difficult topics, but the human spirit is not easy to keep down.
Join us next week as we discuss Girls of Storm and Shadow, the second book in the Girls of Paper and Fire series, by Natasha Ngan.
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 05, 2021
Series Wrap: Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
This week join us for our first Series Wrap episode! We talk about the Caraval series as a whole and spend some time mourning its end. We’ll discuss our favorite book and favorite character of the entire series, as well as any surprises we encountered and if we would reread the books.
Join us next week as we discuss Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan, the first book in the Girls of Paper and Fire series.
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 Jan 29, 2021
Finale by Stephanie Garber
Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
In this episode, Alex and Ellen discuss Finale by Stephanie Garber, the third and final book of the Caraval series. Delving into a world filled with magical deities and suspenseful love triangles, Finale also teaches us a little something about the family you choose versus the family you are born into.
Join us next week for our Series Wrap episode of the Caraval series.
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!
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Legendary by Stephanie Garber
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
This week, your hosts discuss Legendary by Stephanie Garber, book two in the Caraval series. Join Alex and Ellen in discussions about magic, love interests and the deep bonds of sisterhood.
Join us next week as we discuss Finale, the final book in the Caraval series, 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!
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
In this week’s episode, Alex and Ellen dive into the first book of the Caraval Series, aptly named Caraval, by Stephanie Garber. Listen along as your hosts dive into this magical world where adventure, deception and love collide. Emotions run rampant in a high stakes competition, and you never know what is real.
Join us next week as we discuss Legendary, the second book in the Caraval series, 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!
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Introducing Your Hosts and Podcast
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
Saturday Jan 02, 2021
In this introductory episode, get to know your hosts, their friendship, why they decided to host a podcast about books and how they fell in love with reading.
Join us next week as we discuss Caraval, the first book in the Caraval series, by Stephanie Garber.