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Books From the Podcast - Season 5

Find a list of the books mentioned on every episode of season 5. Click the checkbox next to each episode to display the list.

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Episode 1: I Fear I Blinked (recorded 1/8/26; released 1/16/26)

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
KINGDOM OF ASH by Sarah J. Maas
LIGHTS OUT by Navessa Allen
DRAGON CURSED by by Elise Kova
TEMPEST by Victoria Aveyard (upcoming 9/8/26)
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Chloe Gong
NEXT LEVEL LOVE by Shameez Patel (upcoming 1/20/26)
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 2: It’s a Chicken and Egg Situation (recorded 1/15/26; released 1/23/26)

Featured Book: NEXT LEVEL LOVE by Shameez Patel

DRAGON CURSED by Elise Kova
THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN by Paula Lafferty
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE by V.E. Schwab
VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD: Tales with Fresh Bite, anthology edited by Zoraida Córdova + Natalie C. Parker
Untold Legends anthology series edited by Zoraida Córdova + Natalie C. Parker
ROOM FOR TWO by Lana Ferguson
THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon
The Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon
THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon
PLAYING FLIRTY by Shameez Patel
NOT HER ALPHA by Annie Nicholas
SUNK IN LOVE by Heather McBreen (upcoming 1/27/26)
FOR OUR NEXT SONG by Jessica James
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 3: I Am a Reformed Pantser (recorded 1/22/26; released 1/29/26)

Featured Book: FOR OUR NEXT SONG by Jessica James

PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry
OUR VIOLENT ENDS by Chloe Gong
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Chloe Gong
Foul Lady Fortune series by Chloe Gong
THE TOWER OF NERO by Rick Riordan
Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
ALL OUT: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queen Teens through the Ages, anthology edited by Saundra Mitchell
KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller
THE MOON WITHOUT STARS by Chanel Miller
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY by Jessica James
DAISY JONES & THE SIX by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
EVERY VERSION OF YOU by Natalie Messier (upcoming 7/7/26)
HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid
CARNIVAL FANTÁSTICO by Angela Montoya (upcoming 2/3/26)
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 4: I’m Just Living Full Circle Moments Constantly (recorded 1/29/26; released 2/6/26)

Featured Book: CARNIVAL FANTÁSTICO by Angela Montoya

STILL INTO YOU by Erin Connor (upcoming 2/10/26)
THE NANNY’S HANDBOOK TO MAGIC AND MANAGING DIFFICULT DUKES by Amy Rose Bennett
Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
OATH OF FIRE by
A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONS by
A WAR OF WYVERNS by
A CURSE OF BLOOD AND WOLVES by
Broken Blades series by Mai Corland
THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFE by Laurie Gilmore
HOPELESSLY TEAVOTED by Audrey Goldberg Ruoff
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
REVELLE by Lyssa Mia Smith
DIVINE RIVALS by Rebecca Ross
A CRUEL THIRST by Angela Montoya
SINNER’S ISLE by Angela Montoya
THE ACTUAL STAR by Monica Byrne
JINGLE THESE BELLS, edited by Melanie Schubert + Angela Montoya
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 5: Thank You Bad Omens for Fixing My Plot Point (recorded 2/5/26; released 2/13/26)

Featured Book: STILL INTO YOU by Erin Connor

DRAGON CURSED by Elise Kova
WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë
ALCHEMY OF SECRETS by Stephanie Garber
THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER by Stephanie Garber
THE MATING GAME by Lana Ferguson
THE FAKE MATE by Lana Ferguson
MERMAIDS NEVER DROWN, edited by Zoraida Córdova + Natalie C. Parker
Untold Legends series, edited by Zoraida Córdova + Natalie C. Parker
VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD, edited by Zoraida Córdova + Natalie C. Parker
FOUL LADY FORTUNE by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights series by Chloe Gong
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS by Chloe Gong
SUNK IN LOVE by Heather McBreen
SHIP OF SPELLS by H. Leighton Dickson
FALLEN GODS by Rachel Van Dyken
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 6: It’s a Total Movie in My Head (recorded 2/12/26; released 2/20/26)

Featured Books: FALLEN GODS by Rachel Van Dyken + SHIP OF SPELLS by H. Leighton Dickson

THE LAST LADY B by Eloisa James (upcoming 5/12/26)
THE WOLF KING by Lauren Palphreyman
The Works of Ruby Dixon
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA by Jules Verne
TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson
THE LIONS OF AL-RASSAN by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Broken Blades series by Mai Corland
The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
DRAGON CURSED by Elise Kova
SECRETS, SPELLS, AND CHOCOLATE by Marisa Churchill
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 7: Life’s Too Short to Eat Vegan Cheese! (recorded 2/19/26; released 2/27/26)

Featured Books: SECRETS, SPELLS, AND CHOCOLATE by Marisa Churchill + DRAGON CURSED by Elise Kova

ARCANA ACADEMY by Elise Kova
A DEAL WITH THE ELF KING by Elise Kova (re-release 4/7/26)
KNIVES AT DAWN: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Bocuse d'Or, the World's Most Prestigious Cooking Competition by Andrew Friedman
ENTANGLED LIFE: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake
ERAGON by Christopher Paolini
AIR AWAKENS by Elise Kova
The Loom Saga series by Elise Kova
Full Metal Alchemist series by Hiromu Arakawa
Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
THE BRIDGE KINGDOM by Danielle L. Jensen
Saga of the Unfated series by Danielle L. Jensen
THE TRIDENT AND THE PEARL by Sarah K. L. Wilson
THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by Cassidy Ellis Salter (upcoming 3/10/26)
TEMPEST by Victoria Aveyard (upcoming 9/8/26)
Married to Magic series by Elise Kova
PRINCE OF SWORDS by Elise Kova (upcoming 7/21/26)
IF WE NEVER END by Laura Taylor Namey (upcoming 3/3/26)
YOU’VE REACHED SAM by Dustin Thao
IF I STAY by Gayle Forman
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 8: So When [Redacted] Happens (recorded 2/26/26; released 3/6/26)

Featured Book: IF WE NEVER END by Laura Taylor Namey

WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë
BOUND by Ali Hazelwood
THE MIME ORDER by Samantha Shannon
THE BONE SEASON by Samantha Shannon
THE WISTERIA SOCIETY OF LADY SCOUNDRELS by India Holton
WRATH OF THE TRIPLE GODDESS by Rick Riordan
Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi
A CUBAN GIRL’S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW by Laura Taylor Namey
WITH LOVE, ECHO PARK by Laura Taylor Namey
A BRITISH GIRL’S GUIDE TO HURRICANES AND HEARTBREAK by Laura Taylor Namey
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
YOUR SOULMAIL IS ATTACHED by Joan F. Smith (upcoming 4/16/26)
IN FIVE YEARS by Rebecca Serle
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 9: A Series of Chinese Fortune Telling (recorded 3/10/26; released 3/20/26)

Featured Book: THE FORTUNE FLIP by Lauren Kung Jessen

THE BRIDGE KINGDOM by Danielle L. Jensen
SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi
THE COURT OF THE DEAD by Rick Riordan + Mark Oshiro
Percy Jackson the the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan
IMMORTAL LONGINGS by Chloe Gong
THIS COULD BE US by Kennedy Ryan
BEFORE I LET GO by Kennedy Ryan
HEART OF THE MATTER by Emily Giffin
THE BABY DRAGON CAFE by A.T. Qureshi
SECRETS, SPELLS, AND CHOCOLATE by Marisa Churchill
BURN DOWN MASTER’S HOUSE by Clay Cane
THE PALE DREAMER by Samantha Shannon
The Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon
BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY by Ella Dawson
LUNAR LOVE by Lauren Kung Jessen
NO MATTER WHAT by Cara Bastone
THE PADDOCK CLUB by Madge Maril (upcoming 7/14/26)
LUCKY SEED by Justinian Huang
CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan
HOW TO WRITE A ROMANCE by Lauren Kung Jessen (upcoming summer 2027)
QUEEN OF THE NIGHT SKY by Amalie Howard
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis

Episode 11: Is Religion Just Witchcraft? (recorded 3/26/26; released 4/3/26)

Featured Book: THE FOURTH WIFE by Linda Hamilton

UNRAVEL ME by Tahereh Mafi
HEIRESS OF NOWHERE by Stacey Lee
THE FORTUNE FLIP by Lauren Kung Jessen
THE SANTA CLAUS CON by Lauren Kung Jessen (upcoming 10/27/26)
DRAGONBORN by Struan Murray
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEWOMEN WITCHES by India Holton
THE KISS QUOTIENT by Helen Hoang
CAN’T GET ENOUGH by Kennedy Ryan
Skyland series by Kennedy Ryan
SERPENT & DOVE by Shelby Mahurin
GOD BLESS THE PILL: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion by Samira K. Mehta (upcoming 4/14/26)
THE GLASS LOOKER by Linda Hamilton (upcoming)
A THOUSAND PERFECT LIES by Monica Murphy
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD by A.E. Purvis