Novelbound: A Comedy Book Podcast

Lauren Morrill grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, where she was a short-term Girl Scout, a (not so) proud member of the marching band, and a trouble-making editor for the school newspaper. She graduated from Indiana University with a major in history and a minor in rock & roll, and now lives in Macon, GA with her husband and sons. Join us this episode as we interview Lauren about her recent novel, It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story!

In this episode, we talk about a book's allegedly more attractive and exciting cousin: the movie. We're discussing a whole range of books that were made into movies, and what the successes and failures were. Listen in to get our opinions on Jane Eyre, Little Women, Discovery of Witches, Percy Jackson, and TONS more! 

We recorded our Instagram Live from earlier this week of us reacting to A Court of Thorns and Roses. Listen in to this week's bonus episode to hear what our inner romantics can (and what our Christian hearts CAN'T) take, as we dive head-first into Sarah J. Maas's captivating series.

This week, we talk to Celine’s high school English teacher Janine Clements about all the BEST books we read way back when. 

We all remember reading the Hunger Games and being obsessed with it! We discuss the insanity that was Lord of the Flies to the deeply moving and compassionate To Kill a Mockingbird. 

We touch on just how impactful it was to learn about generational poverty through Grapes of Wrath, and Janine gives us all the secrets about how she picks her books and what her favorites are. She also shares some hilarious classroom stories along the way - what really goes down in the teacher's lounge, how the teachers always know about the students' drama, and soooo much more!

 In this episode we move across the galaxy discussing books that are all things science fiction. Guys. Science Fiction is COOL. Genetic experiments, alien slime worms, data hacking, and so much more. We're going to talk about some books to get you obsessed with sci fi! 

It's the cliche of all cliches...."don't judge a book by its cover". Well, we're breaking all the rules in this episode and judging 9 different books by reading their covers to each other and having the other judge what she thinks will happen. From vampires to cursed French women, we're COVERing (haha get it?) books of all shapes, sizes, and genres. Sometimes the books you end up loving the most are the ones you would never be attracted to on the shelf, and sometimes the prettiest of sleeves end up being the most disappointing reads. Tune in to this week's episode to see how these books hold up!

In this episode we follow in the footsteps of seventeen-year-old Fable and take a deep dive into the novel Fable by Adrienne Young. Combine all the beauty, grit, and spunk of Keira Knightley and all the bravery, determination, and abandonment of Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean and you've got yourself Fable's protagonist. Whether you've read the book and can't wait to relive its romance and adventure, or you're simply interested in tuning in to a captivating tale of the sea, we are so glad you're listening in! 

You've probably seen it, heard of it, rewatched it, or maybe avoided it, but regardless it's everywhere. Bangerton. Oops, we meant Bridgerton. If you can't get enough of the ball gowns and drama, we've got you covered with 6 books to read that will satisfy your Jane Austen daydreams (hint, one of the books is by Jane Austen) ;). All the books we recommend are a little bit cleaner than what was shown on Bridgerton, so you can recommend these to your grandmothers without feeling uncomfy, we promise! Haha. 

This episode is dedicated to our DNF lists. The ones we tried SO HARD to finish but they were literally the worst. This is one of our favorite episodes to date!