We're diving back into the Bright Falls series by Ashley Herring Blake and read Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail this episode! Please see our previous podcast for Delilah Green Doesn't Care if you want to listen to them in order. This book has rom-com vibes along with HGTV vibes which is a very fun element to the story. This book is a delightful sequel a…

Join the Well Read Dames as we read this feminist classic from 1983 by Marion Zimmer Bradley, which turns the tale of Camelot on its head. Told from Morgaine's point of view opposed to Arthur's, Lancelot's, the Merlin's, or any other member of the round table's point of view, this book explores Avalon's side of the Camelot tale. Join us as we discu…

Join the Well Read Dames as we discuss the lovely rom-com Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake! We dig deep in this one to discuss miscommunications, childhood trauma, and of course that embarrassing meet-cute! We love a book that makes us laugh, and grin ear to ear, opposed to cry so please grab your headphones, favorite beverage of …

The Well Read Dames are taking a break from book discussion to discuss a show we love as much as our books! Following the season 3 finale, and what might have been the series finale of Apple+ comedy Ted Lasso, we break down our favorite moments, characters, and discuss what we'd like to see in the future if we're gifted with more of this show that …

Join the Well Read Dames as we continue our favorite series so far of 2023! This episode we are discussing book 2, The Ballad of Never After by the brilliant Stephanie Garber. To recap, Stephanie Garber first brought us the Caraval series, which we read and published our book club episodes of at the end of 2022. This new series takes Jacks, a chara…

Join the Well Read Dames as we embark on our favorite series so far of 2023! We have already bought fan art, and are full of fan theories for what the end of this series will hold, but join us first at the beginning of book 1, Once Upon a Broken Heart by the brilliant Stephanie Garber. Stephanie Garber first brought us the Caraval series, which we …

Welcome to this episode where we are discussing the second book in the Crescent City series, House of Sky and Breath written by Sarah J. Maas, or Queen Maas, as I like to call her. This book was a long and fantastic ride, which ended in my favorite cliffhanger of all time, which is saying quite a lot. Join us as we discuss each character's journey …

Join us as we discuss the conclusion to The Folk Of The Air series by Holly Black! This third book is such a wonderful ride full of confessions, vulnerability, and of course monsters. Without giving it away, we loved this book and hope you did as well!

Happy Sunday and welcome to Cardan's reign as the King of Elfhame! This week The Well Read Dames are discussing The Wicked King, which is the second book in Holly Black's The Folk of the Air series. Jude finds herself in a powerful position but knows it is a matter of time until the other shoe drops, and it drops in a big way! Will Cardan be able t…

Happy Sunday! The week The Well Read Dames enter the world of Faerie and the Kingdom of Elfhame as they discuss The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. We loved this series, officially titled The Folk of the Air, by Holly Black and are very exited to share our discussion with you. Grab your drink of choice and join us as we discuss Jude and her many actio…

Happy February Book Club members! The Well Read Dames are dropping this episode out of order as we discussed the recent holidays at the beginning and I didn't want to cut our banter in case anyone else could relate! This episode we discuss Madeline Miller's book The Song of Achilles! As lovers of all things Ancient Greek, mythology, romance, and LG…

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2023! Join the Well Read Dames as they embark on a journey with the Eastwood sisters in The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow! This book was a wild ride from the first page to the last and each sister's story was unique, compelling, and frequently frustrating along the way. We thoroughly enjoyed readin…

Join us as we discuss Finale, the third and final book in The Caraval Series by Stephanie Garber. This book is written from both Scarlett and Tella's point of views as secrets are discovered and true identities are revealed. This book and episode of our podcast are my personal favorites of the series because it was the first episode in many months …

I hope everyone had a wonderful week and are ready to continue the adventures of Scarlett and Tella as The Well Read Dames discuss Legendary, the second book in Stephanie Garber's Caraval series! Legendary is primarily told from Tella's perspective and nothing is certain as she tries to determine who she can trust while she tries to win the game. T…

One Sunday, two new episodes?! That's right, today we are back with two new book club podcast episodes! In this episode, the Well Read Dames, head into a new world of magic and mystery as we discuss Caraval, the first book in a series by the same name, written by Stephanie Garber. Join us as we discuss the adventures of Scarlett and Tella while try…

And we're back! I apologize for the unexpected hiatus, but please do enjoy this Book Club episode where we are breaking down all the twists and turns of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas!

Join the well read dames as we discuss one of our favorite books we’ve ever read, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig! We get in depth during this one and discuss how this book resonated with us on multiple levels. Matt Haig has crafted Nora’s story, her journey, into a touching and strangely relatable tale as she evaluates her perceived missteps and…

Welcome to the Well Read Dames book club discuss of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's gothic horror thriller, Mexican Gothic! Grab a drink and join us as we discuss Noemi's harrowing journey and unlock the mystery and monsters that lurk inside the Doyle mansion. We really enjoyed this book and discussion and look forward to the Hulu adaptation coming at some …

Hello and welcome to the Well Read Dames everyone! I apologize this episode has taken so long to come out but it was a doozy of an editing process and a heck of a year so far. But I am excited to present our book club discussion on Winter, the Fourth and final book (aside from some spin offs) in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer! We loved this …

Join the Well Read Dames as we discuss Cress, the third book in The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. This Rapunzel retelling may be my favorite book of the series and we have a fantastic time breaking it down in a whole new way. Grab a drink of your choice and join us as we follow our new protagonist Cress, and the notorious Captain Carswell Thor…

We're back and breaking it all down in this one! Grab a drink and join us as we put on our red cloaks and pour ourselves a glass of wine for this Red Riding Hood inspired story! Scarlet is a spitfire, Wolf is a hot head and their story is full of excitement and adventure. Speaking of adventure, Cinder is having a bit of her own as she searches for …

This episode I have the privilege of speaking with best-selling author Maria Ann Green! We discuss her latest thriller release, Edge of Darkness, which is book three in her Darkness series, her romance novels, what she loves about each different genre and what she has planned for future books and genres to come! In addition to being a stellar write…

Grab a drink and join us as we dive into Cinder, the first book in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer! Cinder is a futuristic, sci-fi retelling of Cinderella, a tale we all felt we knew so well prior to reading this book. Marissa Meyer has transformed it into a story so creative and at times heart wrenching we were not able to put it down and on…

We are back and recording virtually for the second episode of 2020! This episode of The Well Read Dames Book Club, we break down Sarah J. Maas' new book Crescent City, House of Earth and Blood. This is the first Maas book we've read besides the A Court of Thorns and Roses series which we loved and we found ourselves quickly immersed in this new fae…

The Dames are back and diving into The Shadow Of Night, the second book by Deborah Harkness in her All Souls Trilogy. Join us as we assess Diana and Matthew's journey through Matthew's complicated and often dangerous past as they search for the answers they need to take on their future. We discuss our thoughts on character growth, new character add…

Join the Well Read Dames as we dive into the world witches, vampires and daemons in the first book in The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness. Susie, Alicia and Ashley each have strong opinions on several aspects of the story from character motivations, plot devices and where we think the series is headed next. Grab your drink, throw on your head…

This episode The Well Read Dames Ashley, Susie and Alicia discuss A Court Of Frost and Starlight, a novella and the fourth and most recently published book in the A Court Of Thorns and Roses series. As this is the last published book in the series but we are getting more books, possibly spin offs, in the future we also discuss where we would like t…

Join your favorite Well Read Dames, Ashley, Susie and Alicia as they discuss A Court of Wings and Ruin, the third book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Mass! This book follows Feyre's journey beginning once again in The Spring Court where she is no longer just a huntress and a thief but now also a spy. Lets join the Court Of Dr…

Ashley, Susie and Alicia dive into the second book in The Court Of Thorns and Roses Series and discuss Ashley's favorite, A Court of Mist and Fury! We continue our adventure in Prythian and see whats next in Feyre's journey. Is she living her happily ever out in The Spring Court as a newly made fae? What happens if her life is more thorns than rose…

Join Ashley, Susie and Alicia as we discuss our new favorite series on the Well Read Dames Podcast! This is the first of four podcast episodes where we drink wine and make our way through Prythian one book at a time! Originally we were just going to read and discuss the first book in the series but by the cauldron these books are so good we had to …

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay on this episode! Join your favorite Well Read Dames as we discuss Liv Constantine's phenomenal book The Last Mrs. Parrish. When Amber meets Daphne, their newfound friendships changes both of their lives in unexpected ways. We discuss this dark friendship's twists and turns while discovering what it means to be The L…

Join me as I speak with author Rachel J. Good about her lovely Amish romances novels! We speak about her experiences as an Englisch (non-Amish person) with the Amish community, challenges they face in an ever evolving world and how they have inspired her novels. We also discuss her experiences as a published author, her book The Amish Teachers Gift…

Join me as I chat with author James S. Peet and discuss his Corps of Discovery Series, upcoming works, travel and his love of science fiction! His Corps of Discovery Series can be found on Amazon as well as Kobo retailers worldwide! You can follow him on his author Facebook page and keep up with him on his website http://www.jamespeet.com !…

Happy Holidays! Join us Dames while we discuss our FAVORITE book so far on the book club edition of the Podcast while we discuss Becky Albertalli's breakout novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda along with our special guest, Justin! We had so much fun reading this book and discussing it during our podcast. I hope you love it and have a wonderful …

Join me as I chat with author Michelle Ham about her knock out debut novel Sway! Sway is a coming of age story which follows protagonist Saskia as she navigates the complicated transition from adolescence to adulthood while capturing the essence of being a bit insecure. Just like growing up it is painful, cringe-worthy, hilarious, controversial and…

This episode I chat with the brilliant Craig Martelle who was kind enough to chat with me and share his wonderful insight on writing and how he has found success. We discuss everything from his many published and upcoming books, to his work with the 20 Books to 50k Conferences and our love of science fiction and Chinese food. You can find more info…

Have your drink at the ready and join your favorite book club as we discuss Maria Hummel's book Still Lives! What will Maggie do when an artist goes missing from the opening night of her museum's art exhibit? Join us Dames as we discuss the characters, plots and misdirection of this who dun it on this episode of the Well Read Dames Book Club!…

New Segment Alert! This episode I chat with the talented author of the Paranormal Institute series Lora Edwards! We discuss everything from her books and writing processes to travel goals and her current favorite Netflix show! We had so much fun recording this segment and I think you're going to love it! You can find more information on Lora's work…

Join us as we discuss Stephenie Meyer's latest best seller The Chemist!! Let us know your thoughts on the book!

Join us as your favorite Dames discuss Lucy Christopher's novel Stolen! Wine, alcoholic chocolate balls and a great book are up for discussion! We really had a lot of opinions on this one so enjoy and let us know your thoughts!

Grab your drink of choice and join us as we discuss Ruth Ware's suspense thriller novel In A Dark Dark Wood!

Episode 1 of the Well Read Dames Podcast! Join us listen and enjoy! If you haven't read the book yet - SPOILERS ABOUND - this episode is a full breakdown of the plots and characters along with our thoughts and commentary! Disclaimer: There are curse words used in case you are easily offended or listening with children around.…

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