Hello, fellow nerds! This week, we got to chat with Hannah Whitten, author of The Wilderwood duology and The Foxglove King!

Hannah Whitten has been writing to amuse herself since she could hold a pen, and sometime in high school, figured out that what amused her might also amuse others. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, making music, or attempting to bake. She lives in Tennessee with her husband and children in a house ruled by a temperamental cat. 

Listen in as we chat more about Hannah’s books, her baking, and her other upcoming projects. Be sure to follow her @hwhittenwrites

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Hello, fellow nerds! This week, we welcomed Kate Gateley back to the podcast, the author of the Lost Wells Trilogy and the newly released Shadow of the Yew Tree!

Author Kate Gateley writes at her small Cowichan Valley farm on Canada’s beautiful Vancouver Island, where she lives with her one amazing husband, two fantastic sons, and a constantly evolving number of canine, feline, and aviary companions.

With three published books, two Canadian Book Club Award wins, and three shortlist nominations under her belt, Kate celebrates the evolution of The Lost Wells trilogy into something that she dearly hopes can one day find a cherished spot among those volumes of both contemporary fantasy and historical romance novels that so inspired her growing up.

When Kate isn't reading, writing, or wrangling children and animals, she enjoys time in her "hobby library," which includes any number of creative side quests. Kate prefers not to wear socks, drinks too much coffee, and forever falls for the cinnamon roll hero.

Listen in as we chat more about Kate’s books, crafting Ronan’s story, and her other upcoming projects. Be sure to follow her @kategateleyauthor

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LISTENER NOTE: Due to some tech difficulties, Whitney's audio has some crackling throughout.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week, we got to chat with Tessonja Odette, author of Heart of the Raven Prince, and the Fae Flings and Corset Strings series!

Tessonja Odette is a Seattle-based author of fantasy romance, epic romantasy, and fairytale retellings. She especially loves to write about brooding fae and the fierce women who hate-to-love them. In addition to writing, she is a multi-passionate creative with a ton of artistic hobbies who believes in the importance of following your joy. When she isn’t creating, she’s watching cat videos, petting dogs, having dance parties in the kitchen with her daughter, or pursuing her many creative hobbies. In her books, you'll find enemies-to-lovers, witty banter, cozy vibes, and a delicious dash of steam.

Listen in as we chat more about Tessonja’s books, her book covers, and her other upcoming projects. Be sure to follow her @tessonja

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Hello, fellow nerds! Today our season finale book club episode of Scythe and Sparrow, book three of the Ruinous Love Trilogy!

The book chapters do not have numbers, so we will be listing chapter titles. This week, we read Epilogue 1 Maps—>Epilogue 2 Blade of Rage.

Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:

-What do you know about sex swings?

-Whitney tells us all about makeup horror stories!

-We share our fan cast for Scythe and Sparrow

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Dumpster Goblin"

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we chat about small town romance books!

Show Links:

1. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/reddit-horror-stories-makeup

2. https://www.allure.com/gallery/allure-editors-most-embarassing-moments

3. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/guide-to-sex-swings 

4. https://www.webmd.com/sex/sex-swing 

5. Austin Stowell

6. Jamie Chung 

7. Ed Westwick 

8. Glen Powell

9. Mary Steenburgen 

10. Jay Hernandez

11. Richard Rankin

12. Zoe Kravitz

13. Adam Driver

14. Hayden Christensen

15. Julie Walters

16. Benjamin Bratt

Season 6 announcement coming soon! Send us what books you want to see covered!

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we're talking all about our favorite small town romance recs! Plus, we have a guest host, Karen Grey, author of the recently released The Single Dad’s Guide to Recreation.

Join us as we discuss the following:

-Tropes we love in small town romance 

- Our favorite small town romance recs

- Whitney breaks down the movie Geostorm

- Karen Grey tells us how to write a great audio book review

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Book Release News:

1. Wrath of the Fallen by Amber V Nicole

2. A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride

3. Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

4. Left of Forever by Tarah Dewitt

5. Runaways by Elle Mitchell - June 2nd

Show links:

1. 1. Interview with Karen Grey

   2. Left of Forever

   3. A Lie for a Lie

   4. Sam Reid

   5. Veronica Mars Funko Pop

   6. Pucked

   7. Geostorm

   8. Sunrise on the Reaping audiobook

   9. Lost Hollow series

   10. Never Harbor series

   11. Bellinger Sister series

   12. Unfortunately Yours

   13. If It Makes You Happy Julie Olivia

   14. Laura Loves New York TikTok

   15. Honeywood series

   16. The Edens series

   17. Haven River Ranch series

   18. Cloverleigh Farms series

   19. Cherry Tree Harbor series

   20. Story of My Life

   21. The Single Dad’s Guide to Recreation

   22. Spunes, OR series

   23. Lena Hendrix

   24. Sexy Silver Fox series

   25. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

   26. Insidious 

   27. Tip Toe Thru the Tulips with Me

   28. Baldur's Gate 3

   29. Done & Dusted

   30. Dream Harbor series 

   31. That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon

   32. Beach Read

   33. Her Soul to Take

   34. https://kaitnolan.com/wishful-romance/

   35. Dragonfly Lake – Amy Knupp Books

   36. The Misfit Brides Series

   37. Farm 2 Forking Series – Karen Grey Books 

   38. First-Time Caller - B.K. Borison 

   39. Hormone Repair Manual • Lara Briden - The Period Revolutionary 

   
   

Join us Thursday for our final book club episode of Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver!

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Hello, fellow nerds! We're continuing our book club episodes of Scythe and Sparrow, book three of the Ruinous Love Trilogy!

The book chapters do not have numbers, so we will be listing chapter titles. This week, we read Out of Time→Three of Swords.

Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:

-What famous people were pen pals?

-What does it take to ride in the Globe of Death?

-What do you know about the crime rate in Croatia?

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Tiny Sparrow"

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we chat about books with awesome plot twists!

Show Links:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Croatia

3. https://ocindex.net/country/croatia

4. https://blog.penpal.me/famous-pen-pals/

5. https://dangerglobe.com/mastering-the-globe-of-death-the-art-of-motorcycle-riding-in-a-steel-cage/#google_vignette 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_of_death Scythe and Sparrow Book Club Schedule:

May 29 - Epilogue 1 Maps→ Epilogue 2 Blade of Rage

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss books with our fave plot twists!
Join us as we discuss the following:
-Books that shocked and awed us with their plot twists

-What we are reading, watching & listening to
-Talk about Dancing with the Devil, Manacled, mix tapes, and how to get into to book you just aren't feeling

Jill Tew is the critically-acclaimed author of dystopian romance and middle grade novels that imagine Black girls in exciting new worlds.
Her debut novel The Dividing Sky (2024) was a Top 10 Kids Indie Next Pick, and was selected by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Bookshop.org, and Reactor Magazine as one of the Best Young Adult Books of the Year. Her middle grade debut Kaya Morgan’s Crowning Achievement is available now.
A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Jill lives in Atlanta with her family. She is also a co-host of the Afronauts Podcast, which provides writing tips and community for Black aspiring speculative fiction writers.
When not writing, she can be found stress baking, gardening, or belting showtunes in the carpool line.
Listen in as we chat more about Jill’s books, her podcast, and her other upcoming projects. Be sure to follow her @jtewwritesBook Release News:

1. The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
2. The Love Haters by Katherine Center
3. Rewind it Back by Liz TomForde
4. The Wrath of the Fallen by Amber V Nicole
5. Ashes of Honor by Nelle Nikole
6. The Caged Girl by Monica Arya

7. Not Safe for Work by Nisha J Tuli
Show links:

1. Dancing for the Devil

2. Supernatural Then & Now

3. Nocticadia

4. The House Across The Lake

5. Without the Moon Act One

6. From Blood and Ash

7. Phantasma

8. Gild

9. Story of My Life

10. ModCloth t-shirt

11. The Knight and the Moth

12. The Love Haters

13. Rewind it Back 

14. The Wrath of the Fallen

15. Ashes of Honor by Elle Nicole

16. Bridesmaid for Hire

17. Say You’ll Remember Me

18. Manacled 

19. The Collective

20. The Turn of the Key

21. The God of the Woods

22. Night Swimming

23. We Were Liars

24. No Exit

25. Mind of Winter

26. Our Infinite Fates

27. What the Woods Took

28. Crescent City - House of Sky and Breath 

29. Grave Matter

30. One of Us is Dead 

31. The Coven

Join us Thursday for our book club episode of Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver!
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Hello, fellow nerds! We're continuing our book club episodes of Scythe and Sparrow, book three of the Ruinous Love Trilogy!

The book chapters do not have numbers, so we will be listing chapter titles. This week, we readDark Corners→Battlegrounds.

Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:

-Whitney combines the timelines of this part of the book and Leather & Lark so you don’t have to!

-What are the origins of the phrase “cross your heart”?

-Did you know that some criminals have undergone plastic surgery to help evade the law?

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “The Grave Digger"

Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we chat about audiobooks and our favorite narrators!

Show Links: None this week

Scythe and Sparrow Book Club Schedule:

May 22 - Out of Time→Three of Swords

May 29 - Epilogue 1 Maps→ Epilogue 2 Blade of Rage

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Hello fellow nerds! On today’s episode, we discuss audiobooks and the narrators we love!

Join us as we discuss the following:

-Our audiobook and narrator suggestions

-What we are reading, watching & listening to

-Talk about Sza, skeleton coffee mugs and seven brew

This week, we also welcomed friend of the podcast, Jasmine Walt, back to discuss TheVampire’s Bargain!
You can find our interview at the (35:40) mark!
New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author JasmineWalt is obsessed with books, chocolate, and sharp, pointy objects. Somehow,those three things melded together in her head and transformed into a desire towrite. Usually fantastical stuff, with a healthy dose of action and romance.Her characters are a little (okay, a lot) on the snarky side, and they swear,but they mean well. Even the villains sometimes.
When Jasmine isn’t working on her next book, you can find her practicing hertriangle choke on the BJJ mats, running around with her adorable BostonTerrier, Dexter, or binge-watching superhero shows on Netflix.
Listen in as we chat more about Jasmine’s books, triangle chokes, and her otherupcoming projects. Be sure to follow her @author.jasminewalt

Book Release News:

• 1. A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle Jensen

  2. What Sleeps Within the Cove by Harper L Woods

  
  

  Show links:

1. The RSVP 

2. With Love, Meghan

3. Good Hang with Amy Poehler

4. Wilmot Sisters audiobooks

5. Wreck the Halls audiobook

6. Be Ready When the Luck Happens audiobook

7. The Art of Small Talk

8. Lights Out audiobook

9. Geekerella

10. Ever After movie

11. Charlotte North 

12. Stephen Dexter 

13. Jacob Morgan

14. Shane East 

15. Ash Beverly 

16. Connor Crais 

17. Stella Bloom

18. Andi Arndt

19. Seven Brew

20. A Curse Carved in Bone

21. What Sleeps Within the Cove

22.  Bonded by Thorns

23. Friends 

24. The Sirens

25. Corvin King

26. The Dixon Rule

27. Stina Neilson

28. From Blood & Ash

29. Daniel Henning

30. House by the Cerulean Sea

31. Laura Horowitz

32. Phantasma

33. Lilly Drake

34. Curt Bonnem

35. King of Battle & Blood

Join us Thursday for our book club episode of Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver!

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Hello, fellow nerds! We're continuing our book club episodes of Scythe and Sparrow, book three of the Ruinous Love Trilogy!

The book chapters do not have numbers, so we will be listing chapter titles. This week, we read Confection→Haunted.

Listen in to this week’s podcast episode where we discuss the following:

-Did you know that performers have actually croaked on stage, but the audience thought it was part of the act?

-What scary clowns in pop culture freak you out?

-Mindy shares ER backside stories and excuses for having said items shoved up there.

Visit ournerdiestthing.com for this week’s themed cocktail recipe, named “Wet Dream Nightmare Fuel"Not into this book? No problem! You can listen to our episode from Tuesday, where we participate in an AMA!

Show Links:

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  1. ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_the_Clown⁠

  2. ⁠https://ew.com/movies/25-scariest-pop-culture-clowns/⁠

  3. ⁠https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion⁠

  4. ⁠https://thoughtcatalog.com/lorenzo-jensen-iii/2017/05/50-hilarious-how-did-that-get-up-my-butt-stories-from-the-emergency-room/⁠

  5. ⁠https://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/things-stuck-up-peoples-butts-penises-and-vaginas⁠

  6. ⁠https://listverse.com/2019/12/27/10-times-performers-died-on-stage-and-the-show-just-went-on/⁠

Scythe and Sparrow Book Club Schedule:

May 15 - Dark Corners→Battlegrounds

May 22 - Out of Time→Three of Swords

May 29 - Epilogue 1 Maps→ Epilogue 2 Blade of Rage

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