While the podcast is on hiatus from starting a new book, I still want to release fun bonus episodes! This week Leah from YA Book Chat joins me to discuss Cinder's Wedding Adventure with SPOILERS! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the podcast is on hiatus from starting a new book, I still want to release fun bonus episodes! This week Leah from YA Book Chat joins me to discuss the love story of Thorne and Cress! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the podcast is on hiatus from starting a new book, I still want to release fun bonus episodes! This week Leah from YA Book Chat joins me to discuss the love story of Jacin and Winter! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While the podcast is on hiatus from starting a new book, I still want to release fun bonus episodes! This week Leah from YA Book Chat joins me to discuss the love story of Kai and Cinder! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing.” ~ E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web♥️Last summer @drewrothhaar and I recorded an episode for our patreons.•I wanted to share it with the world, to hear his voice again, to remember a man who was kind beyond measure, with a heart as big as the galaxy.•I miss Drew every day and I’m sure all of you miss him as well and want to hear his voice again. I’m very lucky to have known him, to call him my friend, to enjoy the light he spread...

In this week’s episode: Listen in on a writing session with Bethanie and her three critique partners Abiail Spaggiari, Natalie Abreu Glassford, and Soumaya Hajji. We discuss technique, craft, editing, word choice, and what it means to be a critique partner and a supportive writing friend. Follow the links below to learn more about the writers in this episode! Guests: Soumaya Hajji: https://www.instagram.com/sousouaya_/?hl=en Natalie Abreu Glassford:...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 27:25* In this week’s chapters: Finally, back with Wolf after his abduction, he awakes after dreaming of Ran and Scarlet. Outraged to learn he has become a monster; Wolf is forced to ‘bond’ with a new thauma. It’s a mere nine hours until the coronation and Cinder, Cress, Iko, Thorn and Jacin are hard at work preparing to crash the party. While studying video surveillance of the outer sectors, the group is horrified to learn the condition of one of their closest...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 36:00* In this week’s chapters: We start book 4 with Cinder, Iko, Thorne, Jacin and Cress hiding in a mansion in Artemisia. Cinder is recovering from her recent swim and the gang are planning to crash the coronation ball. They were able to restore a video of Queen Levana that should sway Lunar to their side. Winter is visited by an enemy, one who leaves her infected with a new strain of letumosis. The town doctor provides a suspension tank that will allow Winter...

158 Bonus: A Christmas Prince Commentary   In this week’s episode, my sister Lindsey and I watch the Netflix holiday film A Christmas Prince and provide live commentary.  Happy Holidays!  When junior editor Amber (Rose McIver) is finally assigned a story of her own, it means she'll have to miss Christmas in New York City with her widowed father. She's sent abroad to get the inside scoop on dashing playboy Prince Richard (Ben Lamb), who's in line to be King of Aldovia following his father's...

In this weeks episode, my sister Lindsey and I watch the Netflix holiday film Princess Switch and provide live commentary.  Happy Holidays!  Stacy, a type-A planner with a penchant for schedules, takes a spontaneous trip to the charming land of Belgravia at the suggestion of her sous chef and best friend, Kevin. While preparing for the Royal Christmas Baking Contest, Stacy faces an identical stranger and a strange request. Free-spirited but royally obligated, all Duchess Margaret Delacourt...

In this week’s episode: Bethanie is joined by author Soumaya Hajji, who graciously wrote the fan fic of Omega Bob, a Prince Kai Fan Pod legend. Omega Bob just wants to be accepted by his fellow lunar special operatives. Instead, he’s forced to do the grunt work, like lighting all the candles in the opera house before guests arrive. Omega Bob’s life in the special ops may seem bleak, but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel when a revolution begins, and Bob is offered the chance to go...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 23:28* In this week’s chapters: Winter and Scarlet are surrounded by Levana’s mutant wolf soldiers when unexpected visitors arrive. As Alpha Strom and the soldier’s debate who has their loyalty, Winter’s body freezes over. When the time comes to make a choice, the soldiers do what they do best: destroy. Their allegiance isn’t something that can be manipulated with pain, but is it something that can be bought with the promise of freedom? Meanwhile, Levana receives...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 33:04* In this week’s chapters: Winter and Scarlet have traveled the lava tubes of Luna for hours, and finally, find the secret barracks of the wolf soldiers. After a warm welcome from the Alpha, they soon realize just how dangerous this plan was. Winter and Scarlet must now find a way to convince the soldiers to join Selene’s army. But the soldiers have other activities in mind. This podcast is Hosted and Produced by Bethanie A. Finger, with special guest Amanda...

In this week’s episode: Ash and I celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine. We answer a listener email and discuss the key elements of a great and long-lasting friendship before diving into the iconic novel. After discussion, stay tuned for some book recommendations to read if you enjoyed Ella Enchanted.  Book Synopsis: At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent young fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 34.08* In this week’s chapters: Cinder fights the waves of the lake for survival, but her cyborg prosthetics weigh her down. A surprise savior rescues her from the water, just when she’s on the brink of giving up. Meanwhile, Cress and Iko wait anxiously for Jacin, Thorne, and Cinder to return.  When the trio finally returns, they find a luxurious hiding spot to lie low and recover. And hopefully, they have rice. This podcast is Hosted and Produced by Bethanie...

Trigger Warning: The novel discussed in this episode contains content that might include references to topics such as abuse, self-harm, violence, stalking, kidnapping, and mental health ailments. If you are in crisis, or know someone who is, there are many resources that can help and I have included information of resources in the show notes and episode. In this week’s episode: Bethanie is joined by author Robin Roe to discuss her new psychological thriller Dark Room Etiquette. Book...

In this episode I'm joined by Marissa Meyer as we celebrate 150 episodes of Prince Kai Fan Pod!   We talk writing, podcasts, upcoming projects, and fun updates about her new novel Cursed, out November 8, 2022. Included at the end of the episode is a sneak peak look at Cursed!   This podcast is Hosted and Produced by Bethanie A. Finger, with special guest Marissa Meyer. Logo Art was created by Sunlit Tangles on Instagram. Intro/Outro Music was written by Emma Pavvo on Instagram. Audio...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 13:48* In this week’s chapters: Levana taunts Cinder and Kai with Cinder's trial, live broadcasted across the moon. The Lunar 'savages' have all kinds of suggestions for what Cinder's punishment should be, but Cinder has no interest in sticking around for the verdict. Cinder manages to escape her guards, wreak havoc in Levana’s court, and exit the throne room in style. Kai is in shock after watching Cinder and Levana attack each other, and those unlucky guards...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 19:39* In this week’s chapters: Cinder has been trapped in Levana’s dungeon with Pearl and Adri for over a day. It takes all of Pearl’s strength and will power to ask Cinder why anyone would call her a princess, but Adri’s not surprised by her answer. Levana reveals that not only was Garan’s anti-Lunar device successful, but there were also blueprints for how to mass produce it. Adri claims to have no prior knowledge of the device or it’s plans, and Levana had...

*Chapter Discussion Starts at 27:01* In this week’s chapters, Kai suffers through his wedding to Levana, dreading each second and waiting for his nightmare to end. After cruel vows of love and devotion, Kai can bare the terror of The Predator no longer. But when he grabs a pair of scissors to assault her, Kai is met with the face of his beloved Cinder, not Levana.   Cress and Jacin rush to escape Artemesia and are met with guards along the platform. But two unexpected allies rescue them...