This month, James and Melissa take a detour into movies discussing A Merry Little Ex-Mas through themes of gender roles, want vs need, and green worlds.

Join us next month for Goodreads Choice YA Fiction Winner (and somehow our first hockey romance book), Fake Skating by Lynn Painter.

Melissa and James discuss Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan through themes of money, power, and connection.

Join us next month for our first movie episode, special for the holidays: A Merry Little Ex-Mas, available on Netflix.

Melissa and James discuss R. F. Kuang’s Katabasis through themes of power, motivation, and the hell that is academia.

Join us next month for Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan.

James and Melissa discuss Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere through themes of radical acceptance, community versus individuality, and love.

Join us next month for Katabasis by R.F. Kuang.

Melissa and James discuss Suzanne Collins’ latest Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping, through themes of integrity, the role of government, and human nature.

Join us next month for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Melissa and James discuss Emily Henry’s Great Big Beautiful Life through themes of truth, process, and relationships.

Join us next month for Sunrise on the Reaping, the new Hunger Games prequel by Suzanne Collins.

James and Melissa discuss Danzy Senna’s Colored Television through themes of categorization, integrity, and a brief detour into American Girl Doll lore.

Join us next month for Great Big Beautiful Life, our annual return to Emily Henry.

Melissa and James discuss Casey McQuiston’s The Pairing through themes of self-discovery, relationships, and cross-cultural encounters. Spiciness warning for the book itself!

Join us next month for Colored Television by Danzy Senna.

Melissa and James discuss Alison Espach’s The Wedding People through themes of loneliness, connection, and ritual. Trigger warning for attempted suicide.

Join us next month for The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (spiciness warning).

Melissa and James discuss Timothy Janovsky’s The Merriest Misters by through themes of control, mentorship, and personal growth.

Join us next month for The Wedding People by Alison Espach.