ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration.

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Our established friend, Hannah Nicole Maehrer! ACOFAE welcomes back Hannah Nicole Maehrer to talk about her newest release Apprentice to the Villain ! Keeping this episode COMPLETELY spoiler free, Laura Marie, Jessica Marie and Hannah discuss keeping secrets, the writing process, and what power an author truly has over their characters. Bringing a bit of joy into the world...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Wren in the Holly Library by K.A. Linde: "Take my brain directions." ACOFAE loves a lot of things: libraries, heists, and New York City being just a few. Imagine Laura Marie and Jessica Marie's surprise to discover this book has all that plus magic plus MONSTERS?! Count ACOFAE in. Three years after a monster war devastated the country, humans and monsters have come to...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Fifth Element: "Of course it would take a woman to save the Universe." It's apparently also the summer of Bruce Willis on ACOFAE as they, plus a special guest, dive into the science fiction cult classic The Fifth Element. A 90's joyride that stands out from the pack thanks to stand out performances by Chris Tucker, Gary Oldman, and the color orange. So much orange. Act...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Death Becomes Her: "Wrinkle, wrinkle, little star." The theme of SummerWeen '24 continues with Jessica Marie's first time experiencing the cultural touchstone Death Becomes Her . A movie that is as much about the quest for eternal youth as it is about frenemies, Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep are magical. Truly. Bruce Willis (with hair!) is the man that comes between the two...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo: "Have we become desensitized? Because that was hot." Sometimes during the hottest days of Summer it can feel like you are in hell. The heat, the humidity, the demons of your past misdeeds coming to haunt you, it can all seem like too much. Bring on SummerWeen! Let's go back to school, back to Yale specifically, and back to cool weather and even...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: We Shall be Monsters by Tara Sim: "Shocked. I didn't see either one of the twists coming." Frankenstein retelling meets Indian mythology? Say. Less. Surprising no one Laura Marie and Jessica Marie dove in head first to this delicious reimagining of a tale we know very well and one that we probably don't. You would do anything to get your sister back wouldn't you? Would you...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Jessica's Genre: Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon: "You undersold it." Sometimes one birthday a year just doesn't cut it. Sometimes those half birthdays really hit hard. And sometimes on ACOFAE those half birthdays mean a little something new and different. Sometimes. This week is our very own Jessica Marie's half birthday and to celebrate her, ACOFAE is reading...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: And I Darken by Kiersten White: "Souls and thrones are irreconcilable." History huh? What happens to Laura Marie and Jessica Marie when they both go into a book blind and only one of them has a background in the subject matter? What's that thing that happens when you assume again? ACOFAE is diving into And I Darken and come out the other side with a better knowledge about...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: So Let Them Burn: "Dragons, dragon school, dragon ROBOTS!" In a weird little coincidence, ACOFAE has read a few robot books in a row and they've all been pretty awesome. So imagine the surprise when Laura Marie and Jessica Marie discovered that not only were there dragons in this book, but there are also pilots who operate dragon robots! The joy was intense to say the leas...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: DMATMOOBIL: "Stop listening to us and go read this!" Happy Birthday Draco! ACOFAE is thrilled to celebrate their favorite Slytherin by covering the best Romantic Comedy ever written. No really. It is the best. Hermione is on the verge of a breakthrough that could change the lives for a huge portion of the magical population and Draco is the lazy but deadly Auror assigned t...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 016: Our new friend, Christina Bacilieri! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast debut YA fantasy author Christina Bacilieri to talk about her release The Last Refuge ! Join Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Christina as they discuss taking the dream to reality and how living authentically can show us who we truly are. ACOFAE and Christina break down the writing proc...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 015: Our new friend, Sara! ACOFAE welcomes New York Times Bestselling author Sara Wolf to the podcast to discuss the latest release Heavenbreaker! Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Sara talk about all the things including full spoilers (there's a timestamp so you can skip spoilers if you want!) but also discuss the incredible world-building included in Heaven...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion: "You got to fake it till you make it, and they did!" School's just about out for Summer, and if you're anywhere near the age of Laura Marie or Jessica Marie then you know it's High School Reunion season! Hitting a lot harder and closer to home than then they first watched it, Romy and Michele's HSR is a classic for a reason. Perfectl...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Five Broken Blades: "They're always standing on business." It has been a long while since ACOFAE read a heist book! Imagine Laura Marie's surprise when she went in blind and discovered a heist! Imagine Jessica Marie's surprise when she went in and found 6 POV's! Imagine the collective surprise when ACOFAE discovered that not only did they enjoy the book, but they were havi...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Phoenix King: "Then die." You know how Laura Marie loves it when 'the thing" in a story happens? WELL buckle up because all the things are happening in Aparna Verma's The Phoenix King , previously The Boy with Fire . Politics, plot twists, religious fervor, and a red herring that took ACOFAE by surprise, The Phoenix King is a rich tapestry of new and old traditions. Te...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Ferngully: The Last Rainforest Happy Earth Day! When is the last time you sat down and watched Ferngully? ACOFAE is joined by editor Sam to discuss Ferngully: The Last Rainforest. A quick environmental delight, Ferngully explores the complexities around nature and humans while Crysta, a tree fairy, just explores humans. Featuring Robin Williams in his first animated role,...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 014: Our new friend, J.M. Wallace! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast Romantasy author J.M. Wallace to discuss her new audio release Heir of Shadows and Ice ! JM and ACOFAE keep things spoiler free and discuss everything from ironing out the writing process, finding your inspiration, how the audio experience is different, and even Shadowhunters! Laura Marie and...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Prisoner's Throne: Welcome back to Elfhame, things are a bit wild at the moment. Oak is in prison and The High King and Queen are going to do something about it in 3 days. 3 days Oak! Get it together! Jumping off right from where the The Stolen Heir ended, The Prisoner's Throne gives the reader exactly what they (ACOFAE!) wants, namely some epic Jude and Cardan content...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Pop Culture Poetry: Megan Fox: Pretty Boys are Poisonous. How do we feel about Poetry? Are we cool with it? ACOFAE hopes so because Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are thrilled to introduce a new section of the podcast: Pop Culture Poetry! Each new PCP episode will cover a celebrity poetry book and Megan Fox was the only choice to kick off this new venture! Megan's new poetr...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: My So-Called Life: "They don't make them like they used to." Do you remember being 15? Everything MEANT something, everything was important, and everything was life or death. Friendships were deep and intense and crushes were the only thing that like, kept us going. Angela Chase is on a journey to discover herself and is making it everyones problem as ACOFAE covers Episode...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Iron Flame: "Hear me out..." If you think you know where this is going, ACOFAE assures you that you do not! Surprises abound as Laura Marie and Jessica Marie strap in to discuss Iron Flame. Violet is reeling with a shock, Xaden is hiding things, and don't call it a rebellion, it's a revolution. Romance takes the center stage here but it's the politics between regions, drag...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Josie and the Pussycats: "It's good for the economy." You know the songs. You know the actresses. You had the body glitter. You even watched MTV. But did you understand the message? If you're anything like ACOFAE maybe not, but that's why we rewatch! The music industry is a machine and after DuJour disappears, it needs a new way to sell things! Enter trendpimps The PussyHa...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Female Friendships: "Its been a long time coming but..." There are a few consistencies on ACOFAE and one of them from the very beginning has been the love of female friendships. All friendship is important and has its place, but there's something special about female friendships that make an impact different than all others. Join ACOFAE as they reflect on their own friends...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: MST 3000: "It's not so serious all the time." Let's set the scene: You're two weeks into a book-hangover. You're DNF-ing everything and AO3 isn't getting you where you need to be. What is a reader to do?! Where do you go?! Sometimes taking a step back and changing up the format can do wonders. Enter MST 3000. Enter Spaceballs. Exit the funk that has kept the slump alive. P...

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Bookhangovers: "Write the good write." ACOFAE is in a book slump. You know that feeling when nothing it hitting, you're DNF-ing everything after a few chapters, and the ick is insurmountable? Where does one go when that feeling threatens to overtake you? Fanfiction. Fanfiction will pick you up when all you've been doing is putting things down, and ACOFAE needs a little pic...