Hello, again, friends! This week we are talking about the final book in Alisha Rai's Forbidden Hearts series, Hurts to Love You, and it makes us feel All The Things. We're also talking about our current reads, our feelings on bearded versus non

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Mar 26th, 2018 57m 23s

Hello, friends! This week we're talking about one of our most anticipated contemporary romance releases of the year, Alyssa Cole's A Princess in Theory. We also talk about what we're currently reading, get into a fight about who's the Frodo and

Favorite Novel Length Fanfics

Mar 12th, 2018 1h 9m

This week we’re going to be recommending some of our very favorite novel-length fanfics. That’s right, fics as long as books, and you get to read them for free. We also talk about our current reads and what we have coming up next.TIME STAMPS:

American Panda

Feb 26th, 2018 54m 5s

Hello, again, lovely listeners! We're back this week with our first book pick of the year: American Panda by Gloria Chao. The things about it we loved we adored, and the things we were uncertain about we could mostly shrug off because of the th

What We Read On Our Winter Vacation (Plus Schedule Changes and Patreon!)

Feb 12th, 2018 1h 1m

In our first episode back from our winter vacation, we have lots of new and exciting things to share with you! The first (and most obvious) is that we've modified our posting schedule. We're going to be posting new episodes every other week, th

Not Now, I'm Watching The Last Jedi

Dec 25th, 2017 45m 28s

For this, our final episode of 2017 (and a very happy holiday to anyone celebrating, and a lovely Monday to all) we're discussing our most-hyped movie of the year: Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We swear we loved it a lot, even though we spend a gre

Not Now, I'm Reading Phasma

Dec 18th, 2017 32m 50s

Today we are talking about Phasma by Delilah S Dawson with one of our lovely friends, librarian-in-training Di! You can find her tweeting about a wide variety of nerdy and wonderful things @bookishdi and her AO3 account is kerrykhat. We talk ab

Not Now, I'm Reading: 2017 in Review & Star Wars Fic Recs

Dec 11th, 2017 36m 51s

We've got a jam-packed episode for you this week. We start, as always, by talking about what we're reading. Then we're moving on to a stats breakdown of the books we've featured on the podcast in 2017, before wrapping up with some Star Wars fan

Not Now, I'm Reading Leia, Princess of Alderaan

Dec 4th, 2017 27m 55s

This week's episode marks the beginning of our very special all-Star Wars December. Today we're reading Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray. We're also talking about our current great (and decidedly not so great) reads and what we've got

Not Now, I'm Reading Warcross by Marie Lu

Nov 27th, 2017 25m 27s

We have some very different opinions on this week's episode when we discuss a new scifi YA novel, Warcross by Marie Lu. But before that we're talking about our current reads and obsessions. Then we're going to wrap with what we have coming up n

Not Now, A Very Special Holiday Gift Guide

Nov 20th, 2017 27m 32s

Welcome to our Very Special Holiday Gift Guide! Also known as two non-book gift ideas for get-togethers/gifts and then a bunch of our favorite 2017 releases that we think would make wonderful gifts. We also talk about what we've got coming up n

Not Now, I'm Watching Thor: Ragnarok

Nov 13th, 2017 37m 25s

This week we're talking all about the last Marvel movie, Thor: Ragnarok. Kay is thoroughly pleased, Chelsea is pleasantly surprised, and Chris Hemsworth is absolutely hilarious. While we don't touch much on the movie's themes of imperialism and

Not Now, I’m Reading & Watching Retro Fandoms (Stargate: Atlantis & The West Wing)

Nov 6th, 2017 58m 19s

This week is our very special Retro Fandom Extravaganza! We talk our favorite things about Stargate: Atlantis and The West Wing (truly a bizarre collection of very strong feelings). Then we let you know what we’ve got coming up next.TIME STAM

Not Now, I'm Reading Not Your Villain by C.B. Lee

Oct 30th, 2017 33m 13s

This week we’re reading the second book in CB Lee’s YA superhero Sidekick Squad series, Not Your Villain. But first we’re talking about all the things we’re reading and loving (or possibly not loving). Then we’ll wrap up with what we have comin

Not Now, I'm Reading Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances

Oct 23rd, 2017 32m 26s

This week we're reading an amazing romance anthology, Hamilton’s Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, and Rose Lerner. But first we're talking about all the things we're reading and loving (or possibly not loving). Then

Not Now, I'm Reading An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard

Oct 16th, 2017 32m 36s

This week we're talking about Kat Howard's latest novel, An Unkindness of Magicians, and ohmygod we loved it so. much. We're also talking about our current reads and what we've got coming up soon!TIME STAMPS:00:00-00:41– Intro00:41-16:55– C

Not Now, I'm Excited for Spring 2018 Releases

Oct 9th, 2017 33m 2s

This week we are talking about our most anticipated reads of Spring 2018. There are a lot so we (mostly) kept it to five a piece plus one kinda dubious pick from the both of us. We're also talking about our current reads and what we've got comi

Not Now, I'm Reading An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Oct 2nd, 2017 34m 6s

This week we're discussing (in the most non-spoilery way we could manage, because y'all should definitely pick up a copy) Alyssa Cole's phenomenal historical romance An Extraordinary Union. But first, we're talking all about our current reads (

Not Now, I'm Watching Hannibal

Sep 25th, 2017 46m 2s

The time has finally come for our most fangirly of episodes: Hannibal. This darkly beautiful show is about a cannibalistic serial killer and the team that works with and will eventually catch him, and we seriously have no idea how this show eve

Not Now, I'm Reading The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian

Sep 18th, 2017 44m 39s

This week we're talking about Cat Sebastian, our favorite m/m historical writer, and her latest book, The Ruin of a Rake. There's a lot of happy sighing and flailing happening. We also talk our current favorite and least favorite reads (Kay con

Not Now, I'm Reading Fanfic on AO3

Sep 11th, 2017 47m 33s

This week we're doing something a little different. We'll be discussing our current favorite reads, as per usual, but we're also going to give you an introduction to AO3/Archive of Our Own, our favorite fanfiction/fanworks archive. We'll share

Not Now, I'm Reading Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds

Sep 4th, 2017 34m 31s

This week we're digging into a YA novel about one of our favorite Spideys, Miles Morales. We talk about our deep love of Jason Reynolds, our deep hatred of that terrible cover, and also about our current reads and recommendations.

Not Now, I'm Reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Aug 28th, 2017 37m 51s

This week is the second of our two very special Not Now, I’m Reading Something Terrible episodes. Chelsea and Kay use our powers for evil: to pick a book we think the other person will think is awful and make them read it. This week we're readi

Not Now, I'm Reading The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Aug 21st, 2017 40m 46s

This week is the first of our two very special Not Now, I'm Reading Something Terrible episodes. Chelsea and Kay use our powers for evil: to pick a book we think the other person will think is awful and make them read it. Let's just say it was

Not Now, I'm Reading When Dimple Met Rishi

Aug 14th, 2017 38m 27s

This week we're talking about our favorite contemporary YA release of the year, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. We're also talking about our current reads and our upcoming two-parter: Not Now, I'm Reading Something Awful, where we pick