Hello, fellow nerds! We had the pleasure of chatting with Whitney Dean, author of The Four Kingdoms series and Rise of the Cinder Fae!

Whitney is the author of the bestselling Fantasy Romance series, ‘The Four Kingdoms’. Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas and raised in Allen, Texas, she now resides in a quaint little town where she spends her days penning more Romantasy ideas. Her love of reading came from the Harry Potter series when she was seven years old, and frequent trips to the most magical place on earth. Because of it, the fantasy realm has taken up residence in her brain for a very long time. While her writings include real-life pain and angst, she is a fan of happily-ever-afters and always strives to bring that forth in her stories. Whitney grew up reading books from all genres, but her favorite has always been anything within the fantasy realm. Now, she's living her dream and creating new worlds for readers to get lost in.

Listen in as we chat more about Whitney’s work, her Whitney’s Version of The Four Kingdoms series, and why she loves writing anti-heroes.  Be sure to follow her @authorwhitneydean

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

  —Emily Rath will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

📖February: “Gold” by Raven Kennedy

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It’s winter solstice, fellow nerds, and that means we read "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas!

On this podcast episode, we chat about the novella, as well as the mythology behind the Morrigan, the black stone on Mount Ramiel, and the benefits of art therapy.

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for Our Nerdiest Cocktail, named “Drunken Decorating”, which is themed after our beloved bat boys.

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

📖 Jan/Feb: “Gold” by Raven Kennedy

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Hello, fellow nerds! It's time to chat about chapters 17-33 of @tessabaileyisanauthor new book, "Wreck the Halls"! This week, we're discussing these chapters, celebrity paternity scandals and imposter syndrome.

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight”
📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath
Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!
📖 Jan/Feb: "Gold" by Raven Kennedy
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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello fellow nerds! Deb had the pleasure of sitting down the Geneva Monroe this week, the debut author of the Sun Serpent Series and Dark Oz! We met Geneva at the @imaginariumbookfestival last year as a bookstagrammer and can't wait to see her there this year as a published author. We are blown away by her writing, so go check her out!

Most days, you can find Geneva wandering the streets of her small colonial town or snuggling up beside a fire with her husband, son, and two cats. No matter the location, she probably has a book in one hand and a macchiato in the other.

Over the past twenty years, Geneva has visited nearly every continent. She has spent hours exploring temples in Asia, been graced by the generosity of families who welcomed her into their home, danced on South America’s shores, and climbed mountains in Africa to watch the sun rise. It has been her greatest joy to explore the planet’s amazing diversity, and then share that with as many people as she can.

This desire found its home in her debut novel SUN SERPENT. Geneva writes fantasy kingdoms with complex and nuanced cultures. She draws upon the visual language of the places she’s traveled and combines them to create new landscapes. The end result is a world that feels familiar and yet captures that same wonder she felt during those first steps beyond the boundaries of her childhood home.

Join us as we chat with Geneva about writing pretty, stabby things, naughty words for nice authors, as well as all of her nerdiest things. Be sure to follow Geneva at @geneva_monroe_author

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey
📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight”
📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath
Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!
📖 Jan/Feb: "Gold" by Raven Kennedy

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This podcast episode may contain spoilers.

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Hello, fellow nerds! We're back for our December read-a-long, discussing chapters 1-16 of @tessabaileyisanauthor new book, "Wreck the Halls"! This week, we have a special guest host, Brian, from the @rocknrollbedtimestories podcast and he’ll be discussing the top three most ridiculous band breakups of all time. Then, we’ll chat more about Fleetwood Mac and how nostalgia can be bad for your mental health.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "The Beat Crush". It can be found in Thursday’s cocktail post⁠ or at ournerdiestthing.com

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hey nerds!  If you listened to our final Midnight Mass episode, you heard  A. J. Vrana answer all of our vampire questions, but we also wanted to share our interview with her from this summer!

A.J. is a Serbian-Canadian academic and writer from Toronto, Canada. She lives with her two rescue cats, Moonstone and Peanut Butter, who nest in her window-side bookshelf and cast judgmental stares at nearby pigeons. She may be the smartest person we know–her doctoral research examines the supernatural in modern Japanese and former-Yugoslavian literature and its relationship to violence, and her Master of Health Studies research focuses on type 1 diabetes and emotional labour in young adults.

When not toiling away at caffeine-fueled scholarly pursuits, she enjoys jewelry-making, cupcakes, and concocting dark tales to unleash upon the world.

Listen in for our chat and then gGo check out A.J.’s Chaos Cycle Duology and and preorder their upcoming novel, Wildblood. And be sure to follow A.J. at a.j.vrana

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight”

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Hey nerds! We sat with one of our faves, Elle Mitchell, to chat about her book "The Pieces We Leave Behind" and the upcoming "Carved in Scars", which releases on January 8th!

Elle is an avid reader, daydreamer, devourer of knowledge, and author of new adult contemporary romance. Her books are both plot & spice and center around flawed, relatable characters dealing with real life issues and struggles. They're messy, like real life, and emotional. She can't promise that all of her books will depict what a healthy relationship should look like at every turn, but she can promise a happily ever after when it is all said and done.

When she isn't existing in her own head or conversing with figments of her imagination, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, traveling, hiking and finding joy in the ordinary.

Listen in as we chat more about Elle's work, what she's currently reading, and her flawed characters. And be sure to follow her @ellemitchellbooks
Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey
📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight”
📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath
Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!
Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the final episode of Midnight Mass, with our read-a-long recommendation of MR Carey’s The Girl With All the Gifts!

This is episode three of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the episode and get super nerdy about vampire lore with author A.J. Vrana!

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Crockett Island Sunrise". It can be found in Thursday’s cocktail post⁠ or at ournerdiestthing.com

Show links:

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Reader Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week we sat down with Kathy Haan, author of the Fae Academia series!

Kathy Haan lives in a Midwestern town of just 1,900 people, and made a name for herself in the business space. She escaped the corporate world to be a full-time writer, blogger, and author. You can find her non-fiction work in Forbes and US News, where she's a regular contributor.

Kathy’s novels consist of spicy paranormal and fantasy romance, featuring cinnamon roll heroes, morally gray villains, and imperfect heroines.

Her husband, Kirk, is her muse. Her three children are why she works hard; she wants to show her kids the secret to telling a great story is living one

Listen in as we chat more about Kathy’s work, what she's currently reading, and her favorite romance tropes.  Be sure to follow her @kathyhaan

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Reader Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Hello, fellow nerds! We had the best time chatting and laughing with Molly Doyle, author of Bloodshed, Melt For Us, and Scream For Us!

Molly Doyle's passion for writing began in her fifth grade English class. After turning to an online writing platform in 2013, Molly's works have gained the attention of more than 43 million readers. When she's not binge watching Supernatural, acting in Haunt Attractions, or drinking wine near the fireplace, she's writing Erotic Romance novels and dreaming of one day becoming a Director and Screenwriter.

Listen in as we chat more about Molly’s work, what she's currently reading, and being a part of the BookTok community. Be sure to follow her @realmollydoyle

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Reader Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Thanks for listening!