Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the episodes 3-6 of ⁠Midnight Mass⁠, with our read-a-long recommendation of Skyla Arndt’s ⁠Together We Rot⁠!

This is episode two of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the show, how our brain hallucinates upon death, the Unification Church, and the religious significance behind the number 4.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Bev’s Compound 1080". It can be found at ournerdiestting.com.

Show links:

⁠https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3982026-human-brains-show-larger-than-life-activity-at-moment-of-death/⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd52796e-5935-414e-af0c-de9686d02afa⁠

Books we recommend that correspond with the show:

⁠Together We Rot⁠ by Skyla Arndt

⁠Queen of the Damned⁠ by Anne Rice

⁠King of Battle and Blood ⁠by Scarlett St. Clair

⁠From Blood and Ash⁠ by Jennifer Armentrout 

⁠The Girls⁠ by Emma Cline 

New Blink 182 single - ⁠One More Time⁠

⁠Louder than Life⁠ festival 

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week we sat down with Kathy Haan, author of the Fae Academia series!

Kathy Haan lives in a Midwestern town of just 1,900 people, and made a name for herself in the business space. She escaped the corporate world to be a full-time writer, blogger, and author. You can find her non-fiction work in Forbes and US News, where she's a regular contributor.

Kathy’s novels consist of spicy paranormal and fantasy romance, featuring cinnamon roll heroes, morally gray villains, and imperfect heroines.

Her husband, Kirk, is her muse. Her three children are why she works hard; she wants to show her kids the secret to telling a great story is living one

Listen in as we chat more about Kathy’s work, what she's currently reading, and her favorite romance tropes.  Be sure to follow her @kathyhaan

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Reader Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

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This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Thanks for listening!

Hello, fellow nerds! We had the best time chatting and laughing with Molly Doyle, author of Bloodshed, Melt For Us, and Scream For Us!

Molly Doyle's passion for writing began in her fifth grade English class. After turning to an online writing platform in 2013, Molly's works have gained the attention of more than 43 million readers. When she's not binge watching Supernatural, acting in Haunt Attractions, or drinking wine near the fireplace, she's writing Erotic Romance novels and dreaming of one day becoming a Director and Screenwriter.

Listen in as we chat more about Molly’s work, what she's currently reading, and being a part of the BookTok community. Be sure to follow her @realmollydoyle

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Reader Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Emily will be joining us for our January 16th episode!

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Thanks for listening!

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the episodes 3-6 of ⁠Midnight Mass⁠, with our read-a-long recommendation of Skyla Arndt’s ⁠Together We Rot⁠!

This is episode two of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the show, how our brain hallucinates upon death, the Unification Church, and the religious significance behind the number 4.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Bev’s Compound 1080". It can be found at ournerdiestting.com.

Show links:

⁠https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3982026-human-brains-show-larger-than-life-activity-at-moment-of-death/⁠

⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/dd52796e-5935-414e-af0c-de9686d02afa⁠

Books we recommend that correspond with the show:

⁠Together We Rot⁠ by Skyla Arndt

⁠Queen of the Damned⁠ by Anne Rice

⁠King of Battle and Blood ⁠by Scarlett St. Clair

⁠From Blood and Ash⁠ by Jennifer Armentrout 

⁠The Girls⁠ by Emma Cline 

New Blink 182 single - ⁠One More Time⁠

⁠Louder than Life⁠ festival 

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! We had so much fun chatting with indie author Harper Ashley, creator of No Place to Hide and the Chaotix Boys series!

Harper started writing on Wattpad as a hobby, and it quickly became a passion project and career. For Harper, writing has always been an escape and within six months of completing her first book,  Torn to Pieces, she had over 100K reads.

Harper is a mom, a college student, a full-time worker at her day job, and still somehow finds time for this dream. She is a lover of romance and fantasy, and a perpetual fan of the underdog. Harper tends to favor bad boys... but then again, who doesn't?

Listen in as we chat more about Harper’s work, what she's currently reading, and why she loves a bad boy. Be sure to follow her @harperashleywrites

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana!

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode! 

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have a book to recommend?  DM us! 

Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode will be spoiler heavy. 

Happy Halloween, spooky nerds!! This week’s podcast episode and watch/read-a-long is of the first three episodes of Midnight Mass, with our read-a-long recommendation of Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House!

This is episode one of three of Midnight Mass and our favorite horror and vampire books. Listen in as we discuss the show, as well as the Cat Islands in Japan (we want to go to there), the liturgical calendar and the sacrament of communion, as well as addiction and recovery. TW: Substance abuse, drunk driving fatality, firearms accident

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Crock Pot Luck Punch". It can be found in yesterday’s cocktail post⁠.

Show links:

https://www.smartrecovery.org/about-us/

aa.org

Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Haunting of Hill House on Netflix

Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix

Liturgical calendar example 

Books we recommend if you like these episodes of Midnight Mass:

House Across the Lake 

Ninth House and Hell Bent 

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! We have a special Sunday bonus interview this week with raunch-com author AK Landow! Her writing is known for laughs, tears, and for being one-handed reads.

AK is the author of the Belles of Broad Street and the City of Sisterly Love series. She’s a recovering attorney living outside of the Philadelphia area with her husband, who she secretly pined for through her teen years, three crazy hormonal daughters, and multiple animals. 

She enjoys reading, now writing, drinking copious amounts of vodka, and laughing. Having discovered there’s no other need in the world for funny degenerates, she’s thrilled to have this new avenue to channel her age-inappropriate sense of humor.

She published the first four books in the City of Sisterly Love series in 2022, with the final full length (a few novellas added) book having been published in 2023. She initially wrote the first book, Knight, because it pisses her off that there are no FMCs over the age of 40. She wrote it as an FU to the romance community to let them know that "oldies" still get it on. She fell so madly in love with both being an author and her fictitious family, that she can't seem to stop writing. The entire series centers around a group of strong, intelligent, confident, and supportive women. The central family is known for severe cases of oversharing and walking in on each other. Hilarity often ensues.

Listen in as we chat more about AK’s work, what she's currently reading, and how she lived out the secret crush trope in her real life.  Be sure to follow her @aklandow_author

Our Nerdiest Thing’s Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A⁠.J Vrana⁠ !

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with special guest The Booktrovert Podcast 

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have a book to recommend? DM us!

Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler friendly.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week, we sat down with the hilarious, sweet and crazy smart Swati M.H., author of the Fated Love duet, the Elements of Rapture series, and her newest release, Ablaze!

Swati MH is a Texas raised Indian American currently living in the Bay Area. With a degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas and an MBA, she has had a successful career building software products, but writing is both her hobby and passion. Swati likes to call herself a storyteller rather than an author. She’s a mom of two beautiful little girls and a wife to a wonderful and supportive husband. Her days start with caffeine and sometimes end with a glass (or three) of wine.

For Swati, writing and reading are an escape from real life. She loves meeting and creating characters who she’d love to take out for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Her goal as a storyteller is to distract her readers from their daily grind with stories about everyday couples finding and fighting for incredible love with the help of a little luck.

Listen in as we chat more about Swati’s work, what she's currently reading, and how she has such amazing models on her book covers.  And be sure to follow her @swati.mh !

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing@gmail.com

Hello, fellow nerds! We are super pumped to share our interview with Charissa Weaks, author of the Witch Walker series, including The Witch Collector, City of Ruin and the upcoming Kingdom of the Forgotten. The Witch Collector was Deb’s first 5 star read of the year and continues to be one of her fave reads of 2023!

Charissa Weaks is an award-winning author of romantic and historical fantasy. She crafts stories with time travel, magick, myth, history, and the occasional apocalyptic quest. 

Charissa resides just south of Nashville with her family and two wrinkly English Bulldogs. When she’s not writing, you can find Charissa lost in a good book or digging through four-hundred-year-old texts for research.

Listen in as we chat more about Charissa’s work, what she's currently reading, and why her FMC doesn’t vocally speak.  Be sure to follow her @charissaweaksauthor

Our Nerdiest Thing’s Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A⁠.J Vrana⁠ !

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with special guest The Booktrovert Podcast 

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have a book to recommend? DM us!

Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler friendly.

Hello, fellow nerds! We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Kat Long, author of the Southern Spark series and the Southern Charm series, and it was beyond sweet & hilarious!

Back in 2018, Kat Long had a dream about her boss, a band, and oranges, that dream slowly took shape, and behold, a story was born! She writes strong, confident heroines, and badass, alpha males with melty centers–Alpha-Marshmallows.

​Kat is in finances by day and writing by night.  Kat lives at the beach with her very own Happily Ever Always, a daughter, and two very irritating but adorable cats.   When she isn’t writing, she is reading any romance she can get her hands on, watching Animal Planet in yoga pants, trying not to over-water her succulents, and wondering if the meaning of life is forty-two.

Listen in as we chat more about Kat’s work, what she's currently reading, and how a dream about an orange kicked off her writing career.  Be sure to follow her @katlong.romance

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Reader Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing@gmail.com

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and read-a-long is of the second half of Kimberly Lemming’s “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon”, Chapters 9-Epilogue!

This is episode two of two of the read-a-long of this book. The author joins us to answer our deep seated questions and for our discussion on the differences between dragon species, and how violence has been used in the past in the name of religion.

TW: This episode was recorded before the extreme violence between Israel and Palestine that took place on October 7. This episode may be triggering for some listeners as we discuss religious conflict, even though the current state of affairs is not mentioned.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Demon Aid". It can be found in last week’s cocktail post⁠.

Show links:

https://animalvivid.com/types-of-dragons/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evidence-based-living/202111/women-carry-most-the-mental-load-running-household?amp

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/more-tech-support/201011/the-burden-choice

Author’s Fan Cast

Cinnamon: Dominique Fishback

Fallon: Takao Suzuki

Usha: Dulce Sloan

Felix: Kellan Lutz

Myva: Viola Davis

Baroku (Orc): Dave Bautista

Dante: Jason Momoa

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21: Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: Pucking Around by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Email us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com.

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! We had a blast chatting with the hilarious Delta James this week, author of the Relentless Pursuit series, the Wayward Mates series, and more!

Delta James is a USA Today bestselling paranormal and contemporary romantic suspense author, whose goal is to captivate readers with stories about complex, curvy heroines and the dominant alpha males who adore them. For Delta, romance is more than just a love story; it’s a journey with challenges and thrills along the way.

After creating a second chapter for herself that was dramatically different than the first, Delta now resides in Florida where she relaxes on warm summer evenings with her loveable pack of basset hounds as they watch the birds, squirrels and lizards. When not crafting fast-paced tales, she enjoys horseback riding, walks on the beach, and white-water rafting.

Listen in as we chat more about Delta’s work, what she's currently reading, and her love of animals and the outdoors. Be sure to follow her @deltajamesauthor

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by @kimberlylemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author @a.j.vrana !

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have a book to recommend? DM us!

Catch up on previous seasons of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Have something nerdy to share? Email us at ournerdiestthing@gmail.com

Hello, fellow nerds! This week’s podcast episode and read-a-long is of Kimberly Lemming’s “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon”, Chapters 1-8!

This episode is one of two of the read-a-long where we discuss these chapters, as well as gator wrestling (yes, this does exist), what a Lich actually is, and learn more about the Hungry Man

Show links:

Read about The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

Learn more about Lichs here

Read more about horcruxes in the Harry Potter world

Read What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L Woods

Listen to Fleetwood Mac’s Silver Springs

Watch the original Pete’s Dragon

Read about the guy who gets paid to wrestle gators

Check out the Gator Wrestling Wiki page

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Cinnamon Hotpepper". It can be found in last week’s cocktail post⁠. Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: "Pucking Around" by Emily Rath Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! We are thrilled to share our interview with all of you with THE Brigid Kemmerer, author of A Curse So Dark and Lonely, the Defy the Night series, and more!

Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen dark and alluring novels like Defy the Night, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and Letters to the Lost. Her stories always feature complex characters facing the challenges of life, both in realistic settings and rich fantasy worlds, making her a beloved author among young adult readers. A full time writer, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her husband, her boys, her dog, and her cats. When she’s not writing or being a mommy, you can usually find her with her hands wrapped around a barbell.

Listen in as we chat more about Brigid’s work, what she's currently reading, and why you might find her with her hands wrapped around a barbell. Be sure to follow her @brigidkemmerer

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

📖January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing@gmail.com

Hello, fellow nerds! This week, we sat down with Brittanee Nicole, author of Irish, Love and Tequila Make Her Crazy, and more!

Brittanee is an author who lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two children. Her town is a character in itself in all of her books. When she is not writing she enjoys spending time outdoors by the water with her children, reading at the beach or by the pool (or really anywhere), dancing with her friends, singing Karaoke, spinning, bike riding and boating. Some of her favorite authors are Sophia Kinsella, Elin Hilderbrand, Liane Moriarty, Mary Higgins Clark, Meghan Quinn, Daphne Elliott, Amy Alves, Claire Kingsley, Melanie Harlow, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne and Sarah Adams. (Clearly, she has a problem and can’t pick favorites.) She is the author of the Boston Billionaire series, the Bristol Bay series, and her upcoming release Irish.

Listen in as we chat more about Brittanee’s work, what she's currently reading, and her love of the BookTok community. Be sure to follow her @authorbrittaneenicole

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author AJ Vrana!

December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey and “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas

January: “Pucking Around” by Emily Rath

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing@gmail.com ⁠ ⁠

Hello, fellow nerds! It’s time for episode 6 of this season’s podcast, and we read chapters 25-43 of “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit!

Join us for our final episode of the read-a-long for this book as we discuss these chapters with the author, Lara Buckheit! Listen in as we chat about retained consciousness after decapitation, how the concept of time moves differently in different planes of existence, and Lara answers some serious questions about book two! Lara also shares her fan cast of the other main characters!

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "W.T. F?". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiesthing.com⁠ or ⁠by swiping in this post⁠.

Check out our sketch of Mistress Marjorie, the Witch of the Grey, ⁠in yesterday’s instagram post⁠.

Next week we’ll be releasing an interview with Brigid Kemmerer, but you can start reading “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming for our next read-a-long!

Show Links:

Correction: in the episode, we sadi that “Ender's Game” was written by Orsen Wells, but it is actually written by Orson Scott Card

Avengers End Game

Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

God of War Game

A Novel Romance bookstore in Louisville

Rock and Roll Bedtime stories Madonna episode

Author’s Fan Cast for the book

Cole Sprouse as Jughead - Mason

Austin Butler and Hayden Christianson mix- Gideon

Ian Somerholder and Adam Driver mix - Vemdour

Madeline Klein- Valeria

Avan Tudor Jogia- Malachi

Cara Delevingne - Margorie

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana.

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

📖December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey

📖December 21 - Winter Solstice: “A Court of Frost & Starlight” with The Booktrovert Podcast!

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! This week, we sat down with Suzie Webster, creator and Chief Fun Officer of Lust in the Low Country RomanceCon, and author of the Lowcountry Liasons series!

Suzie Webster is a storyteller with a passion for both readers and authors, specifically of the romance genre. She is the author of the Lowcountry Liasons romance series and the For Me romance duet and creator of Lust in the Low Country, a romance book convention held in Charleston South Carolina. She is a wife and mother and jack of all trades living in Charleston with her family and dog. She loves to explore, find amazing food, and putting her daydreams down on paper.

Listen in as we chat more about Suzie’s work, what she's currently reading, and how Lust in the Low Country came into existence. Be sure to follow her @suziewebster_author and @litlowcountry

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

October: “That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author AJ Vrana!

December: “Wreck the Halls” by Tessa Bailey and “A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas

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Hello, fellow nerds! It’s time for episode 5 of this season’s podcast, and we read chapters 14-24 of “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit!

Join us for our the second episode for this book as we discuss these chapters, how rules of etiquette for women are continuing to create gender disparities, the use of salt against spirits, and if soulmates can exist in religion.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Vemdour’s Dark Magic Elixir". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiesthing.com⁠.

Check out our sketch of Vemdour, the hot villain from the Realm of the Forsaken ⁠in yesterday’s instagram post⁠.

Show Links:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g30809332/weird-etiquette-advice-from-the-past-100-years/?slide=1

https://everydayfeminism.com/2017/03/etiquette-rules-feminist-women

https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/etiquette/a-mans-guide-to-etiquette/

https://theswaddle.com/etiquette-has-always-been-used-to-control-women/

Good Manners Often Mask Sexism — And They’re Restricting Women’s Agency

Bradley.Thor on TikTok

Supernatural tv show

Go check out the podcast “Homespun Haints”

Preorder Charissa Weaks’ third book in the Witch Walker series “Kingdom of the Forgotten”

I’m Just Ken song

Matchbox 20 “Push”

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

-September: “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit

-October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

-Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author AJ Vrana!

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello there fellow nerds! We are so excited to start our read-a-long of “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit with you!

Join us for our first episode for this book as we discuss Chapters 1-13, what happens when demons crash your prom, Mesopotamian smoke demons, herbal contraceptives, and unexpected soulmates.

Drink up "Our Nerdiest Cocktail" named "Panic at the Prom". It can be found at ⁠ournerdiesthing.com⁠.

Check out our sketch of the lost princess, Valeria, ⁠at instagram.com/ournerdiestthing

Show Links:

Listen to the song “Ballroom Blitz” by The Sweet

And then watch Tia Carrere sing a cover of Ballroom Blitz on Wayne’s World

Check out the show Supernatural to learn more about hell hounds and leviathan

View the The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli

Watch the movie “Dogma”

Go read “A Serpent and the Wings of Night”

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ournerdiestthing.com or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

-September: “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lara Buckheit

-October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

-Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author AJ Vrana!

Have something nerdy to share? Message us!

This podcast episode is spoiler heavy.

Hello, fellow nerds! We sat down with Kristen Granata this week, author of the Heart Trick, The Collision series, Hating the Boss, Back to You, and more!

Kristen Granata is a teacher by day, and a bestselling author by night. Known for writing emotional contemporary and new adult romance, she loves creating realistic characters who struggle through the darkest parts of life and come out stronger on the other side. Kristen is a self-proclaimed “bitter cynic trapped in a hopeless romantic’s body.” Her inspirational stories make you laugh, make you think, make you ugly cry – and they will always live happily ever after.

Kristen openly shares her mental health struggles with depression and anxiety with her readers. Her message is a beacon of hope to anyone who is suffering: You are not alone. She delicately weaves this theme into her writing, and her stories demonstrate the ability of love to heal after tragedy.

Kristen was born & raised in New York. She now resides in New Jersey with her wife & two step-daughters. When she's not teaching or writing, Kristen is reading, tripping over something, indulging in her messy love affair with popcorn, and forever singing along to The Greatest Showman soundtrack.

Listen in as we chat more about Kristen’s work, what she's currently reading, and her commitment to write mental health representation. Be sure to follow her @kristen_granata

Catch up on previous episodes of the show by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by searching for Our Nerdiest Thing wherever you listen to podcasts.

Upcoming Read-a-long Schedule:

📖September: “A Realm of Ash & Shadow” by Lars Buckheit

- Lara will be joining us for our September 26th episode!

📖October: “That Time I Got Drunk & Saved a Demon” by Kimberly Lemming

- Kimberly will be joining us for our October 17th episode!

📖Halloween-November: Watch “Midnight Mass” and join us for our three week deep dive into vampires, the books we love to sink our teeth into, and a chat with vampire expert and author A.J. Vrana

- A.J will be joining us for our November 14th episode!

Have something nerdy to share? Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ournerdiestthing@gmail.com