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Bella is a shy transfer student who meets Edward, a handsome boy with a BIG secret.

Twilight

By Stephanie Myer

Published in 2005 by Little, Brown, and Company

Spoilers

Twilight

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Being a woman is…hard? Huh???

Yesteryear

By Caro Claire Burke

Published in 2026 by Knopf

Spoilers

Yesteryear

Content Warning

Discussion of sexual assault and domestic violence

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A book about a lady who just likes being on her phone.

Yesteryear

By Caro Claire Burke

Published in 2026 by Knopf

Spoilers

Yesteryear

Content Warning

Discussion of sexual assault and domestic violence

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Special Guest: Sarah Halverson.

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The year is 2099. Greek gods called Spartans are in charge of the world. A weak and nerdy teenager has to get good at fighting. Plus there’s other stuff.

Blood of Hercules

By Jasmine Mas

Published in 2024 by Canary Street Press

Spoilers

First half of Blood of Hercules

Some spoilers for The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Content Warnings:

Discussion of child abuse

Sarah J. Maas doesn’t want you to think too much about her books.

Spoilers

Some of A Court of Silver Flames

All of A Court Of Wings and Ruin

All of A Court Of Thorns and Roses

All of A Court of Mist and Fury

Some of A Court of Silver Flames

Sarah Halverson’s Recommendations

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Something Borrowed, by Emily Giffin

When the Emperor was Divine, by Julie Otsuka

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Kindred, by Octavia Butler

Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Middlemarch, by George Eliot

Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison

Lathe of Heaven, by Ursula K. LeGuin

Assassin’s Apprentice, by Robin Hobb

Books Written by Women that are Good But Men Are Recommending Them So…

Buddha’s Dogs, by Susan Browne

The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemison

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Special Guest: Sarah Halverson.