“The tilt a whirl…the most romantic ride at the carnival.”

Happy Pride! We’re celebrating by reading one of the most popular coming-out stories not only of the 2010s, but maybe ever? It’s Becky Albertalli’s 2015 debut novel, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. If that title’s not ringing any bells for you, this is the book that would go on to become the 2018 film Love, Simon. Daphne and Kellie talk all things teen romance, theater kid culture, and our own high school experiences as we dive into Simon’s sweet and salty love story.

Becky Albertalli’s Medium post: https://medium.com/@rebecca.albertalli/i-know-im-late-9b31de339c62

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"Colin army rise up!"

Our bonus episode this month as voted by our Patreon subscribers is The 5th Wave movie (2016)! We're rejoined by the book episode's special guest, our friend Colin, to get into the minutiae of acting choices, suggest improvements for future J Blakeson projects, reveal how this movie solved misogyny, and get really excited and talk over each other (sorry in advance). Listen closely during the moth interruption--a secret preview of what's to come is leaked 👀

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"Actually, while you’re here, I’m gonna make you think.”

In honor of the upcoming Amazon Prime adaptation, we read E. Lockhart's summer mystery thriller, We Were Liars (2014)! We can’t say much about the plot, so instead I’ll share that some of my rejected title ideas included “Real Eyes Realize Real Lies” and “My Own Private Island.” If anyone asks you about this episode, just lie about it 🤫

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I don't even have a quote for this one. We're just really excited.

This was supposed to be a Patreon-exclusive mini bonus, but there's already so much news surrounding the Sunrise on the Reaping movie that we had to make it a full-length episode--and they haven't even started filming yet. We're covering the cast in depth, as well as what we know about the film so far and the fan casting contest. Much more to come!

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"Their calling is to go work in the Cheeto factory."

We're back with our second episode on The Host by Stephenie Meyer (2008)! Kellie and Daphne pick up from that dramatic Walter cliffhanger to take on the love square, body swaps, and low-stakes heists of the back half of the book, and I accidentally say "conclave" instead of "enclave" because we recorded this during new pope week!

The Host playlist (not annotated): https://stepheniemeyer.com/the-books/the-host/the-host-playlist/

The Host bonus chapter is very hard to find. Here's a link to the Fanpop post if you have an account: http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-host/articles/74123/title/host-bonus-chapter

And a copy of Scribd if you're willing to click through a bunch of ads: https://www.scribd.com/doc/30739607/The-Host-Bonus-Chapter

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“Oh my god…they’re running through the desert?”

Our May patron-voted book is Crossed, the 2011 sequel to Ally Condie's Matched, one of our early iconic episodes, if we do say so ourselves! In this bonus episode, we join Cassia and Ky for an absolutely baffling journey through the Carving on our search for the rebellion.

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"I guess there’s really not that many different alien storylines."

Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book The Host is a behemoth. Kellie and Daphne take on the first half of the alien invasion story in part one of our first two-episode special. It's unexpected in a lot of ways, not least of which is how much we're enjoying it so far. Will Melanie's human spirit triumph over Wanderer, the soul inside her? Tune in to our next regular episode on May 23 to find out how it all ends!

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"It’s maybe the worst book I’ve ever read in my life."

Sorry in advance to the Hush, Hush fans, but needless to say, we had some thoughts about Becca Fitzpatrick's 2009 novel. Namely, "why" and "how?" Daphne and Kellie talk fallen angels, nephilim, teen romance, unlikeable characters, terrible worldbuilding, and yes, tacos, in this supernatural episode.

Information on supporting library resources!

• https://www.libbylife.com/2025-03-17-what-you-can-do-to-support-libraries-right-now
• https://aaslh.org/defend-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services/
• https://www.ala.org/faq-executive-order-targeting-imls#:~:text=Write%20a%20letter%20to%20the,ALA%20or%20renew%20your%20membership.

Correction: this book opens with an epiGRaph, NOT and epiTaph.

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"You would think it was written for this show and not Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark."

Our patron-voted episode for this month is on The CW's The 100 pilot (2014)! We cover the differences between the show and book, special effects budgets, the grand tradition of casting 30-year-olds to play teenagers, and probably the greatest needle drop of all time. It's a short preview this month because we cover a lot of subscriber-exclusive secret news about what's coming up next on the podcast in this one 😉

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“I was genuinely afraid…I might throw up from crying so hard.”

It’s the one you’ve all been waiting for…everything for the past three months has led to this. We’re joined by very special guest Emma Skies to discuss the most anticipated release since we launched our podcast, Sunrise on the Reaping (2025!).

We return to District 12 one more time to cover our initial thoughts and reactions, fan theories, Panem and America, Suzanne Collins and Lionsgate’s balance between art and commerce, and what this book means to The Hunger Games series’ legacy. We lose track of how many times we use the words "brutal" and "devastating." This is our longest episode yet and we easily could’ve talked about this book for another hour because there’s so much to dig into!

Correction: Francis Lawrence is coming back for the 5th time as director if you count the Mockingjays separately!

Correction 2: I just learned that we’ve been pronouncing azure wrong. Oops. 

The USA Today article featuring us: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2025/03/19/hunger-games-cultural-impact/82518262007/

The Hunger Games 10-year anniversary Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/hunger_games_10th_anniversary_scholastic_interview.htm

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/the_ballad_of_songbirds_and_snakes_scholastic_interview.htm

Sunrise on the Reaping Scholastic interview: https://www.suzannecollinsbooks.com/sunrise_on_the_reaping_scholastic_interview.htm

Follow Emma @emmaskies across social media! https://linktr.ee/BiblioSkies

Emma's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@emmaskies

Emma's Bindery Imprint: https://skiesreads.binderybooks.com/

Pre-order To Bargain With Mortals: https://www.rabasu.com/buytbwm

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