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  • Nerdy Rewind Author Interview: Andrea Jenelle
    Hello, fellow nerds! We are 10 days away from the newest release from romance author Andrea Jenelle! We're diving into a Nerdy Rewind today as we revisit our interview with Andrea from the fall.
    Andrea Jenelle is a 2023 HOLT Award Winning Author whose characters have been begging for their stories to be told, and she is giving them a voice.  She’s a small town girl who is writing the steamy, emotional small town contemporary romances she always wanted to read.  Andrea’s characters have struggles and joys that will resonate with all readers–living their lives while finding and keeping love.  Andrea has a law degree and spends her day job passionately fighting for equity for all while pursuing her passion for writing–taking a dream that was once on the backburner and allowing it to fill her soul one story at a time.
    Listen in as we chat more about Andrea's books, working to become a writer while being a single mom, and her upcoming projects. Be sure to follow her @authorandreajenelle
    Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
    📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
    📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
    Join our instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness!
    Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
    Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
    42 min
  • Season 4: Episode 12- Team F*ck You
    Hello fellow nerds! Thanks for joining us for our read along of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas! This week, we are finishing the book by reading chapters 48-Epilogue!
    A few items to consider for this episode:
    -What do you know about the theory of Avallen?
    - What is the difference between first light and second light?
    Check out our post later today with this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Crossover”.
    Show Links (linked at ournerdiestthing.com)
    -https://reviewsfromabookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/house-of-sky-and-breath-recap-summary.html
    -https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-the-vikings-actually-torture-victims-with-the-brutal-blood-eagle-180979148/
    -The Soup
    In two weeks, we will take a ten week deep dive into the newest book in the series, Crescent City: House of Flame & Shadow.
    Reminder- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we talked about reading habits and if physical, kindle or audio books are better!
    May-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
    Join our Instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
    Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
    Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
    This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
    #ournerdiestthing #crescentcity #houseofskyandbreath #firstlight #asteri #readalong #bookpodcast
    1 hr 18 min
  • Season 4: Episode 11 - Our Nerdiest Thing-Physical, Kindle or Audiobook? + Author Roseanne A. Brown
    Hello fellow nerds and welcome to episode 11 in our fourth season of Our Nerdiest Thing! On today's episode we discuss:
    Reading habits
    Physical, kindle or audiobooks?
    Release news
    What we are reading, watching and loving
    Our nerdiest thing of the week. Join us at the (1:10:00) mark for our interview with Roseanne A. Brown, author of the A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, A Psalm of Storms and Silence, and tons of nerdy gems!
    "Roseanne “Rosie” A. Brown was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and immigrated to the wild jungles of central Maryland as a child. She has written two young adult novels, a Black Panther graphic novel, and two books under the Rick Riordan Presents Imprint, Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting and Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem. Rosie currently lives outside Washington, D.C., where she can usually be found diving into the deep end of a swimming pool or watching five anime at once. At this point, everyone she knows could be a vampire, and she wouldn’t be surprised. For more information, go to www.RoseanneABrown.com or follow her on Instagram @RosiesRambles."
    Listen in as we chat more about Roseanne’s books, what she would do if she really encountered a vampire, and her upcoming projects. Be sure to follow Roseanne @RosiesRambles
    Show links:
    Powerless by Elsie Silver
    Bonds That Tie by J Bree
    Thorn City by Pamela Statz
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    New Heights podcast
    Supernatural Then and Now
    SJM Instagram post
    The Pieces We Try To Forget
    Heartless Hunter
    Connor Crais
    Ash Beverly
    Jacob Morgan
    Rose Dioro
    Vanessa Kirby
    Michael B Jordan
    Lucas Till
    Marc Goldfinger
    Johnny Harrington
    Joe Burrow
    Sam Hartman
    Promise of Peridot 
    Bless your Heart 
    Hemlock Queen
    Burner 
    Four Horsemen Series
    Deadpool
    Bridesmaids
    From Blood and Ash
    Kindle Stand
    Kindle Remote
    Libby
    Libro.fm
    Pipsticks
    Elle Rivers
    Join on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, chapters 48-Epilogue. Check out instagram.com/ournerdiestthing for more information.Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and ShadowJoin our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
    1 hr 42 min
  • Season 4: Episode 10- Pour One Out For Sofie
    Hello fellow nerds! Thanks for joining us for our read along of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas! This week, we read Part 2, The Abyss, chapters 25-47.
    A few items to consider for this episode:
    -What do the Suriel and the Under King have in common?
    -And how do Urd and Cthona correlate to one another?
    Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Lightning Storm”.
    Show Links (linked at ournerdiestthing.com)
    -reviewsfromabookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/house-of-sky-and-breath-recap-summary.html
    We’ll spend the one more week finishing up Crescent City 2, and then take a ten week deep dive into the newest book in the series, Crescent City: House of Flame & Shadow.
    Reminder: If you don’t have time to re-read books 1-2 before we start the third book in the Crescent City series in late April, a great summary is linked in our instagram bio from ⁠⁠⁠@reviews_from_a_bookworm⁠⁠⁠ !
    AND- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we talked about whether or not the book is always better!
    Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
    📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
    📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
    Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
    Have something nerdy to share? Message us! This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
    56 min
  • Season 4: Episode 9- Our Nerdiest Thing: Is the Book Always Better? + Author Abigail Owen

    Hello fellow nerds and welcome to episode 9 of season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs!

    On today's episode, we discuss whether or not the book is truly always better, as well as sharing our favorite book releases and upcoming book to screen adaptations! We also chat with author Abigail Owen, starting at (53:00).

    Show Links:

    1. The Scarlet Letter movie 

    2. Little Women 1994

    3. Anne of Green Gables 1985

    4. Pride and Prejudice 2005

    5. Devil Wears Prada

    6. Tom and Huck

    7. Babysitter’s Club 1995

    8. Outlander

    9. Lisa Frankenstein

    10. One Day

    11. The Help

    12. Shrek

    13. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    14. The Fault in Our Stars

    15. Holes

    16. It Ends With Us

    17. The Uglies

    18. Turtles All the Way Down

    19. Nightbitch

    20. A Touch of Chaos

    21. Need Me

    22. Make Me

    23. How Did This Get Made

    24. Only and Forever by Chloe Liese

    25. An Accident Waiting to Dragon

    26. Land of Ashes 

    27. Your Blood, My Bones

    28.  Lady of Darkness 

    29. The Ritual 

    30. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    31. The Vampire Diaries

    32. The Lovely Bones

    33. Lord of the Rings

    34. Devil Wears Prada 

    35. The Witcher 

    36. Red White and Royal Blue 

    37. Death 

    38. Brutal Prince 

    39. Her Soul to Take 

    40. The Familiar


      41. More about author Abigail Owen:

      Award-winning author, Abigail Owen, writes New Adult/Upper YA romantasy and adult paranormal romance. She loves plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of HEAs!
      Prior to becoming a published author, she spent 15+ years using the other side of her brain in various tech- and business-related roles. Other titles include: wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, AuDHD, spreadsheet lover, Jeopardy fanatic, organizational guru, true classic movie buff, linguaphile, wishful world traveler, and chocoholic.
      Abigail currently lives in Austin, Texas, with her own swoon-worthy hero, their (mostly) angelic teenagers, and two adorable fur babies.
      Listen in as we chat more about Abigail’s books, being a competitive skydiver, and her upcoming projects.
      Be sure to follow Abigail @abigaillowenauthor

      Join on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, chapters 25-47. Check out instagram.com/ournerdiestthing for more information.
      Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
      📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
      📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow

      Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!

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

      Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

      1 hr 23 min
    41. Season 4: Episode 8 - We Don't Remember a Damn Thing About This Book
      Hello fellow nerds! This week, we read Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, prologue through chapter 24!
      A few items to consider for this episode:
      -The lore of Thunderbirds and how they are used in pop culture
      -Midgard etymology and lore
      Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “Mirthroot Mojito”.
      Show Links (linked at ournerdiestthing.com)
      -reviewsfromabookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/house-of-sky-and-breath-recap-summary.html
      -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Thunderbird_(mythology)##
      -www.britannica.com/art/totem-pole#:~:text=There%20are%20seven%20principal%20kinds,a%20person%20enters%20the%20house%3B
      We’ll spend the next two weeks reading Crescent City 2, and then take a ten week deep dive into the newest book in the series, Crescent City: House of Flame & Shadow.
      Reminder: If you don’t have time to re-read books 1-2 before we start the third book in the Crescent City series in late April, a great summary is linked in our instagram bio from ⁠⁠⁠@reviews_from_a_bookworm⁠⁠⁠ !
      AND- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we talked about Fairytale Retellings!
      Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
      📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
      📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
      Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
      Have something nerdy to share? Message us! This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
      1 hr
    42. Season 4: Episode 7- Our Nerdiest Thing: Fairy Tale Retellings

      Hello fellow nerds and welcome to episode 7 of season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs!

      On today's episode, we discuss our favorite fairytale retellings! If you have only read ACOTAR, then we want to tell you about other books that are just as awesome or, *gasp*, better!

      Show Links:


        1. The Throne of Blood and Honor

        2. Icebound

        3. Out with the Tide

        4. Matthew Sweet

        5. Hey Ya 

        6. Baby Got Back 

        7. A Curse So Dark and Lonely

        8. Gild

        9. Ella Enchanted 

        10. Never Harbor series

        11. Entangled with Fae series

        12. The Pieces We Try to Forget

        13. Timelessly Ours

        14. Bridgerton

        15. Outlander show

        16. Three podcast 

        17. Rise of the Cinder Fae

        18. Beasts of the Briar

        19. Bearly Gold

        20. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C48dUzJx7Zj/?igsh=bnZydnVkd3RoMzhy

        21. Your blood, my bones by Kelly Andrew

        22. Reappearance of April Price by Holly Jackson

        23. To Hunt a Demon King

        24. To Bleed a Crystal Bloom

        25. Never After series by Emily McIntire 

        26. Avalon Tower 

        27. Happily Never After

        28. Imaginary 


          29. Join on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, chapters 1-24. Check out instagram.com/ournerdiestthing for more information.


          Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

          📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath

          📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow

          Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!

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

          Have something nerdy to share? Message us!


          51 min
        29. Author Interview: Riley Hunt
          Hello, fellow nerds! We sat down with Riley Hunt, author of Sin City, Kingdom of Blood and Spirit, and more!
          Riley Hunt is a young adult and adult fantasy author who writes fantasy, sci-fi and paranormal with a little romance, and strong female leads that kick ass all on their own. She currently lives in Maryland and holds a master’s in Education with an emphasis in Reading Literacy, but instead writes the literature she once sought to teach. She is a wine and coffee enthusiast who overindulges way too much. A proud nerd to the core, you’ll find Star Wars and Marvel characters littering the shelves of her office; which she uses to influence her own stories as she works. She is the author of Kingdom of Blood and Spirit, Sin City, and the upcoming Born of Blood and Thorns.
          Listen in as we chat more about Riley's books, her author journey, and her soul-eater energy. Be sure to follow Riley @authorrileyhunt_trishbeninato
          Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
          📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
          📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
          Join our instagram channel for even more in-depth nerdiness!
          Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
          Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
          ⁠ ⁠⁠#ournerdiestthing⁠ ⁠#bookpodcast⁠ ⁠#author⁠ ⁠#fandoms⁠ ⁠#bookstagrammer⁠ ⁠#bookstagram⁠ ⁠#readersofinstagram⁠ ⁠#bookrecs⁠ ⁠#bookrecommendations⁠ ⁠#readmorebooks⁠ ⁠#authorinterview⁠ ⁠#currentlyreading⁠ ⁠#bookreview⁠ ⁠#booksarelife⁠ ⁠#readingisfundamental⁠ ⁠#bookreviewer⁠ ⁠#bookpost⁠ ⁠#fantasy⁠ ⁠#bookinterview⁠ ⁠#booktok⁠ ⁠#romance ⁠⁠#writer⁠ ⁠#rileyhunt #yafantasy #adultfantasy #beautyandthebeast #fairytaleretelling
          30 min
        30. Season 4: Episode 6-Read Along Episode: MVP: The Vacuum

          Hello fellow nerds! Welcome to our second read along episode of the season, which covers Chapters 68-Epilogue of Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood!
          A few items to consider for this episode:
          - What do you know of the history of book banning and burning?
          - Did Bryce make you want to upgrade your vacuum?

          Visit Ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail, named “The Drop”.
          Show Links (linked at ournerdiestthing.com)

          • https://reviewsfromabookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/crescent-city-summary-recap.html

            • https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/
              This season, we’ll spend three weeks reading Crescent City 1, three weeks reading Crescent City 2, and then take a ten week deep dive into the newest book in the series, Crescent City: House of Flame & Shadow. That’s 16 podcast episodes spent with these awesome books!
              Reminder: If you don’t have time to re-read books 1-2 before we start the third book in the Crescent City series in late April, a great summary is linked in our instagram bio from ⁠⁠@reviews_from_a_bookworm⁠⁠ !
              AND- if you aren’t interested in this specific read along, you can still join us for our Tuesday Our Nerdiest Thing episodes. This week, we talked about spicy reads!
              Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:
              📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath
              📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow
              Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!
              Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.
              Have something nerdy to share? Message us!
              This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy across all of the Sarah J Maas multiverse, including CC, ACOTAR & TOG.
              • 56 min
            • Season 4: Episode 5 - ONT: Spicy Reads Yays and Nays

              Hello fellow nerds and welcome to season 4 of Our Nerdiest Thing! This season, we will be hosting Tuesday episodes all about Our Nerdiest Things, followed by Thursday episodes of our read alongs!

              On today's episode, we discuss spicy book yays and nays, panty dropper moves, books to start with if you want to add some spice to your life for the first time, books with the best spicy scenes, and great books to read without spice!

              Show Links:


                  1. Honeywood series by Julie Olivia
                  2. Never Harbor series by Julie Olivia
                  3. Just My Luck
                  4. Strange Love
                  5. One Day (tv series)
                  6. One Day (book)
                  7. Pucked
                  8. Go Find Less
                  9. The Crown of Oaths and Curses
                  10. Beartown
                  11. American Nightmare
                  12. Unfortunately Yours
                  13. It Happened One Summer
                  14. Hook, Line, and Sinker
                  15. The Idea of You
                  16. The Bonds That Tie series
                  17. It Ends With Us/It Starts With Us
                  18. ACOTAR
                  19. Pucking Wild
                  20. The Cruel Prince
                  21. Crescent City
                  22. Tides of the Sovereign
                  23. Severance of the Sorcerer
                  24. A Song of Shadow and Starlight
                  25. Travel OttLite
                  26. Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
                  27. The Love Hypothesis
                  28. King of Battle and Blood
                  29. Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
                  30. Sierra Simone’s The Priest, The Sinner, and The Saint
                  31. Once Upon a Broken Heart 
                  32. Shatter Me 
                  33. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 
                  34. The Poisons We Drink
                  35. Three Podcast
                  36. Marie-Louise Gay


                    37. Join on Thursday for our read along episode of Crescent City, chapters 68-Prologue. Check out instagram.com/ournerdiestthing for more information.


                    Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

                    📖 April: Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath

                    📖 Late April-June: Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow

                    Join our instagram channel for even more in depth nerdiness!

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

                    Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

                    1 hr 11 min

                  About Our Nerdiest Thing

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                  Whitney, Mindy & Deb are 3 best friends who you might think are nerdy, but are actually awesome. Listen in as they discuss all things nerdy in books, television, and fandoms.