Everyone congragulate Alabama for finally getting rid of the anti-interracial marriage stuff in their state constitution in the year 2000! We are talking about the history of the states allowing, then taking it away, then allowing again people of different races to get married. At one point in Arizona you legally were unable to get married at all if you were of mixed race, insane!

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He's not just any vampire, he's THE vampire. Today we are talking about Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. While this book may be a classic and probably made Twilight what it is today, the craziest part of this episode is what Anne Rice's name was at birth. 

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Today we are talking about Grampa Goosebumps himself, R.L. Stine! A man who has never had writers block and it shows, R.L. Stine has written an insane amount of books you will not believe the amount he has had published. 

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A children's book that is so relevant. Today we are talking about Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. This book is about a young girl immigrating to California from Mexico during the Great Depression and yeah it's historical fiction but like damn is it real.

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A very non comprehensive view of immigration in the United States and why people who don't think we should allow immigration are very wrong. Just remember literally everyone trying to come to this country is literally just a person trying to survive and have the best life possible and why would we make that illegal????

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She might not be the fairest of them all but she a baddie (in the worse way). Today we are talking about Fairest by Marissa Meyer, the prequel to the Lunar Chronicles series. In this book we get a villian orgin story, lots of royals getting killed, and of course, brain control. Listen to hear why Levana is a victim turned very problematic villian. 

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Catch me on smurf-fiction.net or wherever she was. We watched The Hating Game starring Lucy Hale playing a character also named Lucy. Based on the book, The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, this movie follows the plot pretty well with some wild changes. Please tell me who decided to switch her proposal from ebooks to chatrooms, I have questions.

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She's short, he's tall, can i make it anymore obvious? Today we are talking about The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. This book has all your fave romance troupes but isn't super cliche. Besides the unrealistic depection of working in publishing, we liked it and you should listen because you might like it too.

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Today we are talking about the "Godfather of Rap", writer and musician Gil Scott-Heron. He is a major influence on modern day music and political protest songs and yet we have never heard of him. Listen to hear how this ties into Kendrick Lamar and the Superbowl Half-Time Show.

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Her name might not be Sara but she is out there kissing people and helping them find love. Today we are talking about I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuinston. If you want to read a book about queer teens in a Christain school in the bible belt, this is the book for you. The more you read, the gayer it gets!

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