Swoony Boys Podcast

1. [00:44] A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (SkyTV)--Season 2 released 1/9/2021, with Season 3 expected early 2022. Check out the teaser trailer below:
2. [1:00] Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan (Disney+)--We don't have much by way of trailers or info, really. Riordan revealed Season 1 is expected by 2022, and Disney+ recently released the logo:
3. [2:34] There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins (Netflix)--was slated to hit screens in February 2021; no details of when it will release, and there's no official (or unofficial) trailer.
4. [3:45] Shadow and Bone (Grisha Trilogy, Six of Crows Duology) by Leigh Bardugo (Netflix)--coming 4/23/2021! Check out the trailer, which we shared our blind reactions to in our last episode at [58:48].
5. [4:04] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (Hulu)--series should be coming in 2021; no other details available at this time, including the trailer. 😥
6. [4:13] Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han (Netflix)--released 2/12/2021. Plus The Summer I Turned Pretty will be a series on Amazon, with Jenny Han as executive producer and writer of the pilot episode! PS. Watching this trailer still gives us alllll the goosies. #PeterKforever
7. [7:23] The Witches by Roald Dahl (in Theaters)--released in October 2020 with Anne Hathaway taking over the role of the Grand High Witch. Also starring Stanley Tucci, Octavia Spencer, and Jahzir Bruno as Hero Boy.
8. [9:00] The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (Netflix)--expected 2021. We couldn't find the official teaser trailer, but here's one of our favorite youTubers breaking it down:
9. [9:54] Fate: The Winx Saga (Netflix)--Season 1 released in January 2021; Season 2 has been greenlit. We actually found out after recording that this series is based on an animated show, but has since been adapted to books, too. 🤷
10. [11:17] Fatherhood (Two Kisses for Maddy) by Matt Logelin (in Theaters)--releases 6/18/2021 (we gave the wrong premiere date in the episode), stars Kevin Hart; no trailer available at this time.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy) by Deborah Harkness
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
• There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
• Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss # 1) by Stephanie Perkins
• Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss # 2) by Stephanie Perkins (referred to Cricket)
• Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss # 3) by Stephanie Perkins (referred to Josh)
• Shadow and Bone (Grishaverse # 1) by Leigh Bardugo
• Siege and Storm (Grishaverse # 2) by Leigh Bardugo
• Ruin and Rising (Grishaverse # 3) by Leigh Bardugo
• Six of Crows (Grishaverse # 4) by Leigh Bardugo
• Crooked Kingdom (Grishaverse # 5) by Leigh Bardugo
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy # 1) by Douglas Adams
• Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before # 3) by Jenny Han
• The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer # 1) by Jenny Han
• To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before # 1) by Jenny Han
• P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before # 2) by Jenny Han
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
• The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski
• The Fairies Path (Fate: The Winx Saga # 1) by Ava Corrigan
• Two Kisses for Maddy: a Memoir of Loss and Love by Matthew Logelin
• Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas (mentioned as joke at the end)

Additional Resources Mentioned:

• Percy Jackson movies 1 and 2
• Rick Riordan's distaste for the movies
• Our Episode Last Week
• Our Dreamcast for the Anna and the French Kiss Series--although our real Étienne is in our header! 😍
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Amazon show news
• To All the Boys I've Loved Before film
• P.S. I Still Love You film
• Book Trailer for P.S. I Still Love You mentioned by Erin
• Will Ferrell as Roald Dahl video that we think Jaime was referring to
• Trailer for The Witches starring Anjelica Huston
• Henry Cavill builds his own computer

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We're back with a new episode of Swoony Boys Podcast. This time we've got something brand-spankin' new for you: FicNews! You know we're chatting with our favorite twinnies, Jaime and Erin, from Fiction Fare and in this episode, we'll bring you the latest and greatest book and fiction-related news, including cover reveals, author deals, bookish hot topics, books made into movies and TV, special promotions, pre-order deals, and books we think you must have on your shelfies.

• [00:49]Jaime starts us off talking about all of the book promotions, special editions of our favorite books and series, books to look for coming out in paperback, and everything you need to curate that perfect shelfie.
• Illumicrate has a bunch of beautiful special edition young adult fantasy books being released.
• We also talk about all the special editions available, bonus content and how many is too many. What happens when a new reader finds the book or series long after publication?
• [16:24]Jaime mentions some new tiny books from Simon and Schuster as well as some (slightly larger) miniature books, which will make perfect Easter Basket goodies or stocking stuffers for those planning ahead for the Christmas holidays.
• [18:15]We have a few paperbacks to look out for, including a color change and a couple of movie tie-ins.
• [19:03]Kassiah lists some of our most-anticipated book releases for March and April, along with [23:49] some can't-miss pre-order deals with some pretty cool incentives.
• Meg keeps us in the loop with fascinating book Cover Reveals, Author and Publishing Deals, and Bookish Hot Topics.
• [26:33]We start this segment with four cover reveals that have us super excited.
• [32:21]Next, Meg gives us the 411 on the latest Publishing Book Deals.
• [38:07]We wrap up Book News with our thoughts on virtual book conferences and trade shows as well as the increase in print book sales.
• [46:10]Erin clues us in with everything going on in book-related Movie and TV world, beginning with casting news for Steven Moffat's adaptation of The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume, and Cherry by Nico Walker.
• [50:18]We talk about binge watching and subscription services and why we have to sign up for all of them.
• [53:12]We discuss the influx of books-to-movies and books-to-TV deals.
• [58:48]Then things get real as we watch and gush about the official trailer for Shadow & Bone (some of us for the first time).
• We pick our jaws up off the floor and wrap things up with a discussion of the upcoming The Underground Railroad and The Handmaid's Tale, coming to Hulu.
• If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a rating and short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It only takes a moment and really helps other readers find us. You're pretty! Have a piece of news you want to make sure we include in the next Fic News episode? Tweet us or tag us on instagram using the hashtag #FicNews.

• Erin starts us off with the boys she would love to quarantine with: Jase from Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson and Bishop Lattimer from The Book of Ivy series by Amy Engel.
• We talk about why we act like we hate Erin's recommendations. LAUGH
• Kassiah cheats a little and talks about Tristan from the Sweet Black Waves series by Kristina Pérez before choosing Perry and Roar from the Under the Never Sky series by Veronica RossiReid Diggory from Serpent & Dove and Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin, and we have a little discussion about audiobooks.
• Jaime selects Lucky Karras from Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett and Jase from My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick.
• Meg rounds out our choices with Peter Kavinsky from the To All the Boys I've Loved Beforeseries by Jenny Han and Four from the Divergent series by Veronica Roth.
• We finish up with the longest list ever of Honorable Mentions and cheat just a little by talking about some of those boys, too.

Hey everyone! 😍 It's been awhile! We missed you and we're back with new weekly podcast episodes and today we're featuring Kristen Simmons and Sara Raasch, who are here with us to talk about their new book, Set Fire to the Gods! You know we ❤️ anytime we get to chat with authors here on Swoony Boys Podcast and we've had Kristen on before. Of course it wouldn't be as fun if we didn't have our favorite twinnies, Erin and Jaime, from Fiction Fare with us. #bestfriendsforever

• Kristen Simmons and Sara Raasch give us their elevator pitch for Set Fire to the Gods and give us a little background on how the story came to be.
• They talk about their writing styles and how bringing together their strengths made not only an awesome story but made them better writers.
• We get some insight into how they wrote the book.
• Then we went for the boy. We talk all things Madoc, followed by Ash and her totally kick-ass self.
• We explore the most difficult thing about writing YA fantasy.
• Sara and Kristen let us know who it would be if each of them had the chance to introduce one of their characters to a character from any other author's book.
• We ask them what would they say to their 16 year-old-selves.
• We play a little Two Truths and a Lie.
• Kristen and Sara reveal their favorite scenes in Set Fire to the Gods.
• We discuss the upcoming releases they're most excited about as well as the books they just keep coming back to.
• We talk favorite swoony boys a little bit more before wrapping things up with a fun Word Association game.

We announce the books that were chosen for us and discuss what we liked about them, if there were things we didn't like, and (if applicable) whether or not we'll continue the series.

• Erin's book: Poison's Kiss by Breeana Shields (chosen by Kassiah)
• Kassiah's book: Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth (chosen by Meg)
• Jaime's book: The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins (chosen by Erin)
• Meg's book: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (chosen by Jaime)

Then we reveal December's Assigned Reading:

• Kassiah's homework: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin (chosen by Jaime)
• Erin's homework: Bad Romance by Heather Demetrios (chosen by Meg)
• Jaime's homework: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee (chosen by Kassiah)
• Meg's homework: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (chosen by Erin)

Have you read any or all of these books? We want to hear from you, too, pretties. If one of us--or maybe all four of us--get a book that you haven't read yet and you want to read along with us, do it! Join us and share your thoughts on twitter or instagram using the hashtag #EJKMHomework so we don't miss out on what you think of these books! Consider it your homework, too. 🤓

Here are our picks for September's Hotties of the Month:

• Crown Prince Lucien d'Malvane from the Bring Me Their Hearts Series by Sara Wolf
• Eric Bayer from Moonlighter by Sarina Bowen
• Daniel Alton Wing from Rebel by Marie Lu.
• Prince Titus from The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas and Kaz from Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Here's our list of Honorable Mentions:

• Deven from Poison's Kiss by Breeana Shields
• Reid Diggory from Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
• Leo Hathaway, Duke of Ramsey from Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
• Prince Titus from The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas

• Jaime tells us why she chose The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas, and some of us feel stupid for waiting so long to read this series.
• We discuss what we thought of the book. It's no spoiler to tell you that we all loved it.
• We talk about our favorite characters and whether we think Sherry Thomas's other writings helped develop these awesome characters.
• You know us--we have to dish about all the swoon. 😍
• We consider the elemental elements 🌍🌊🌬️🔥 and the magical elements as well as how we felt about the ending.
• We weigh the differences in the original cover and the one that's still available.
• Kassiah announces her pick for next month's Book of the Month: Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle!

We announce the books that were chosen for us and discuss what we liked about them, if there were things we didn't like, and (if applicable) whether or not we'll continue the series.

• Erin's book: 738 Days by Stacey Kade (chosen by Jaime)
• Kassiah's book: Plus One by Elizabeth Fama (chosen by Erin)
• Jaime's book: Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy (chosen by Meg)
• Meg's book: The Cerulean by Amy Ewing (chosen by Kassiah)

Then we reveal October's Assigned Reading:

• Kassiah's homework: Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth (chosen by Meg)
• Erin's homework: Poison's Kiss by Breeana Shields (chosen by Kassiah)
• Jaime's homework: The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins (chosen by Erin)
• Meg's homework: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (chosen by Jaime)

Here are our picks for September's Hotties of the Month:

• Huck Gallagher from The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett
• Reid Diggory from Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin.
• Kai Wentforth from For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund

Here's our list of Honorable Mentions:

• Loom from The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano
• Chase from 738 Days by Stacey Kade
• Alex from The Traitor's Ruin by Erin Beaty
• Aren from The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
• Prince Cardan from The Cruel Price by Holly Black
• Kel O'Donnell from Wrapped Up In You by Jill Shalvis
• Mateo Torres from All Played Out by Cora Carmack
• Silas Moore from All Broke Down by Cora Carmack
• The Duke of Ashbury from The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
• Sébastien Saint Germain from The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

Did we miss any favorite guys this month? Let us know in the comments if there's a guy we're missing out on and we'll get right on him! 😉 Don't forget that we've got our Book Club going on right now. This month, we read For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund, and next month, we'll be reading The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas, so join us! We're also doing #EJKMHomework. 🤓 Find out our assigned readings in our homework episode. Thanks for listening. ❤️

Erin tells us why she chose For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund.

We discuss how we felt about the book and its similarities to Persuasion by Jane Austen.

We talked about our favorite characters in the book and the choices Elliot made in the past.

We discussed the relationship between the Luddites, the Reduced, and the Posts.

We talked about the letters and the ending of the book before deciding if and when we'll read the companion book.

Jaime announces her pick for October's Book of the Month: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas!