Today, we’re celebrating Roni’s birthday by talking about the books that influenced her as a reader. Then, Dawn is gifting Roni with a stack of book recommendations tailored to her tastes. Plus, we’re celebrating our 1-year podcast anniversary! Come and join our bookish party! Highlights: Our little baby podcast is now one year old!Roni’s embarrassing TBR confessionWe get wistful about the Scholastic book fair flyerTeam Babysitters Club vs Team Sweet Valley HighA book that gutted Baby RoniThe day Dawn missed a very important day in reading class and was book traumatizedThe joy of nineties teen horror booksThat age when you hit the “sneaky reads”Yep, Flowers in the Attic messed all of us up ;) That time Roni asked her dad the definition of a word and was mortified to find out the answerWhen Roni’s reading life died and the book that brought her backHow did Roni end up writing super steamy romanceDawn gifts Roni with personalized book recsRoni somehow brings things back to Buffy againOur RAD Recs of the week!We go on a tangent about fear just in time for the spookiest month Click here to get the full show notes, including links to all of our recommendations and anything else we mentioned in the show.Find us online:RAD Reading on Instagram RAD Reading Facebook Page RAD Reading Website RAD Rec Master List Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram *Note: all book links are affiliate links which means the podcast makes a small commission if you make a purchase, but there is no extra cost to you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.