Today Anne and Bree get into some of the books they have recently added to their TBRs. Prepare your own TBR's because there's some goodies in there!

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Today, Anne and Bree are joined by author and Ages of Pages founder, Johanna M Rae! Talking all things Ages of Pages from its creation, the joy behind creating a dedicated free event for authors and readers, the foundation AoP supports and Johanna's own author journey, this is the perfect episode to ready yourself for the event!

Ages of Pages is 9.30am-4pm, ​Saturday 02 May 2026 at the Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton
​Free entry, fun for the WHOLE family. All proceeds from the official Ages of Pages table ​are donated to Duffy Books in Homes!

For more information, check out https://www.agesofpagesbookfair.com/ or their instagram https://www.instagram.com/agesofpagesbookfair?igsh=MXhmM3htbXo1a28waA==

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On todays ep, Anne and Bree talk their personal Ages of Pages book and author recs! With AoP only one month out, prepare your wallets and your TBRs, folks. It's time to grow the TBR...

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Today, Anne and Bree are joined by the incredibly talented Nicole Rowles! Talking about her debut novel Anarchist Underground, they talk all things from writing about strong female characters to future writing plans and all the general shenanigans that come hand in hand with a good time.

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Today, Anne and Bree talk about which characters they think would and wouldn't survive in our world.

What do ya'll think and do you agree with their choices and reasoning?

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Today, Anne and Bree are joined by the hilariously talented Cleo Browne. From neurodiversity in writing, routines, stripper names and how Cleo manages to write so many epic books, you are all in for a real TREAT of an episode.

Check out Cleo's website for all her books (https://www.cleobrownebooks.com/) and follow her on social media @cleobrowneauthor

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Today Anne and Bree get into some more book recs for you and the goal - reading diversly! We're taking BIPOC, LGBTQ+ !

If you have any recommendations PLEASE let us know so that we can share and diversify our reads further.

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Books mentioned:

Rumors of Rage and Revenge by Celia Ralk

When Sorrow Fell for Rapture Zoey J Briar 

Heliacle Rising by CC Davie

Heart of the Villain by Dany Crooks

These Shadows Become Her by Demi Clorissa

Sadist By Chaos Davie 

I accidentally summoned a demon by Jessica cage. 

A wolf in the garden by Allegra Hall 

Sons of echidna by Athena m bliss 

Seducing scylla by Lex Logan

Today, Anne and Bree are joined by author Ashley Peters to discuss her debut lyrical novel, In Stasis. They'll get into her process, the important themes behind In Stasis and how they matter right now.

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Today Anne and Bree get into a topic that has become a hot topic more recently and talk about why they agree that reading is political, why its so important to read books with political themes and how it's so important to be a decent human being.

To our friends struggling in America and the world right now- we love you, we see you, we hear you. Please know you are not alone and we are here for you.

Link to the article Anne reads from: https://csusmchronicle.com/24133/opinion/reading-is-political-why-the-media-we-consume-matters/

Here are some links to causes/organizations ti support:

https://standupamerica.com/

https://www.ilrc.org/donate#:~:text=The%20Immigrant%20Legal%20Resource%20Center,for%20themselves%20and%20their%20families

Source: Center for American Progress https://share.google/bTst0ypKZqcAGRRnC

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Today Anne and Bree are joined by the incredible Elisa Erwin to talk all things writing and her debut book, The Betrayal of Fire.

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