It’s our first episode of the year and here we are to chat about the books we’re most looking forward to reading this year! Daryn and Paige each list off some of the books on their TBR that they just can’t wait to dive into! Check out the (very long list) of books talked about below:

• Ying Yang Love Story by Lauren Kung Jessen (no spoilers)
• Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen (no spoilers)
• Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen (no spoilers)
• For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten (no spoilers)
• The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten (light thematic spoilers)
• The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Whitten (no spoilers)
• The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten (no spoilers)
• Babel by R.F. Kuang (no spoilers)
• The Poppy Wars by R.F. Kuang (no spoilers)
• Yelllowface by R.F. Kuang (no spoilers)
• Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (no spoilers)
• Masters of Death by Olivie Blake (no spoilers)
• Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake (no spoilers)
• Jade City by Fonda Lee (no spoilers)
• Jade War by Fonda Lee (no spoilers)
• Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee (no spoilers)
• The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee (no spoilers)
• Jade Shards by Fonda Lee (no spoilers)
• The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (no spoilers)
• The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (light spoilers)
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (no spoilers)
• Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (no spoilers)
• Want by Gillian Anderson (no spoilers)
• One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (no spoilers)
• Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (no spoilers)
• Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (no spoilers)
• A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark (no spoilers)
• A Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark (no spoilers)
• A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark (no spoilers)
• Angel of Khan el-Khalili by P. Djèlí Clark (no spoilers)
• The Nine Tail Cat Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark (no spoilers)

We're talking book trackers - I know...riveting stuff. But for bookish folk, it really is important! Whether you're tracking or not, whether you're a GoodReads or Storygraph tracker...this episode is for you! Take a listen and let us know how you track your books! No spoilers in this episode - everyone is good to listen!

P.S. The book Daryn forgot was Three Holidays and a Wedding by Marissa Stapley and Uzma Jalaluddin's

Welp - we missed a week. Daryn was moving and literally forgot to post this episode…whoops! But we’re back now with another author-specific episode. Tune in and listen to Daryn’s deep obsession with Garth Nix, the Australian author who captured her attention 20 years ago and never let go! There are some spoilers for story details but there aren’t spoilers for the overall plot. Check out the titles below:

• Old Kingdom Series by Garth Nix (Light Spoilers)
• The Ragwitch by Garth Nix (Light Spoilers)
• Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix (Light Spoilers)
• The Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling (No spoilers, drive-by-mention)
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman (No spoilers, drive-by-mention)
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis & Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (no spoilers but the books are 75 years old so...)