BONUS! Episode featuring author Erik Bean! Erik speaks about finding bias in media, learning to assess information, how these techniques may benefit fiction writers, and more! Find out more about...

Lyrical and wonderfully written, The Girl Who Drank the Moon weaves a story relatively good to our pearls, although there are certain descriptions and themes that may not be well-suited...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Angela Ruth Strong! Angela shares about writing romance…right after her husband left, writing clean romance, adaptations, and more! Find out more about Angela Ruth Strong at...

Hairspray, here to have a good time or musical with a message? Are bright colors and upbeat songs enough to make a good musical, or does there need to be...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Syd Blue! Syd talks about writing, flying, writing about flying, adaptations, and more! Find out more about Syd Blue at https://sydblue.com Listen on App/Subscribe to Oh...

The World Between Blinks is a middle grade adventure which lands well on our pearl scales, and gets extra points for bringing in historical fiction! However, a sense of rushed...

BONUS! Episode featuring voice actor Ray Buffer! Ray talks about voice acting, recording bears, collecting golden age comic books, and more! Find out more about Ray Buffer at https://raybuffer.wixsite.com/raybuffer Listen...

Game of Thrones is a highly lauded TV adaptation of a book series of the same name, which developed a very rapt, devoted fan base. Somehow, this international hit wasn’t...

BONUS! Episode featuring author Natalie Mae! Natalie shares about becoming an author, her YA fantasy debut series, creating complex characters, and more! Find out more about Natalie Mae at https://nataliemaebooks.com...

Many people have a general idea of what happened on the western front during World War II, but what about the atrocities of the eastern front? Between Shades of Gray...