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At the request of our listeners, this week's episode is the first chapter of Amy's forthcoming novel, Light of the Forebearers. She begs your forgiveness for her voice acting (she is an ameteur), but hopes you enjoy! Light of the Forebearers is the story of a princess who has no desire to ascend her throne. When a neighboring kingdom invades, she uses the opportunity to escape her responsibilities...

In this week's interview, Jac and Amy interview Graphic Audio creative director Colleen Delany, An accomplished stage and television actress, Colleen  has narrated numerous best-selling audiobooks. She has also been the voice of characters in video games such as Fallout 4 and Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. At Graphic Audio, Colleen is a voice actor and creative director, and has most recently directed the...

We asked our listeners for questions on our Instagram stories, and we're here to provide our answers! This week, Jac and Amy answer the questions they received in anticipation of this Ask Us Anything episode. We start out with our ACOTAR and SJM related questions and work toward the other random questions we received, from our writing projects and writing advice to our favorite foods and restauran...

In this week's post-season episode, Jac and Amy interview Elithien, known as @elithienart on Instagram, a UK based digital artist. As a personal fan, Amy has been following them since they first began creating Star Wars fan art depicting Rey and Kylo Ren (or Reylo). Elithien is beloved by many for their other fandom artworks from the Avatar, Harry Potter, and A Court of Thorns and Roses universes...

For all our fellow Swifties, Jac and Amy make up their own game of attributing Taylor Swift lyrics to some of our favorite A Court of Thorns and Roses series characters and make each other guess who the other thinks the lyrics are really about.  Even if you're not a Taylor Swift fan, we hope you enjoy the general shenanigans, generous cackling, and Amy's lack of sportsmanship.  Support the Show. L...

This week's special guest is Gabriel Michael. Gabriel is a New York-based actor, director, writer, singer-songwriter, model, and fashion photographer. His acting career began in high school, and over the course of the past decade he has been in countless theater productions, which includes touring with The Warehouse Theatre, where he played Oberon in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream as Ober...

Are you ready for it? Jac and Amy present their controversial and sometimes problematic fan cast for A Court of Thorns and Roses. Their versions of the would be show will never get made, but hey, we're all dreamers here. Support the Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Jac and Amy chat with Anthony Palmini. Anthony is a voice actor, video editor, director, and film composer. His experience in the industry is vast, from composing music for independent films, to assisting with editing for TV shows on major networks, to directing promotional videos. You may recognize Anthony - or Anthony’s voice - from his role as Rhysand in the Graphic Audi...

In this post-season episode, Jac and Amy discuss listener thoughts that they received throughout season two. They discuss a range of thoughts from the connection between the Weaver's Cottage and Rhys's memories of Ianthe; the imagery of winter and spring and Feyre's period of hibernation; Rhysand's mind tricks with the clothes he chooses for Feyre; and finally the imagery of priestesses and how it...

For their first post-season episode, Jac and Amy are excited to welcome Melody as their first guest. Melody Muzljakovich, known professionally as Melody Muze, is a voice actor known for her work in indie video games and audiobooks. Melody most recently has been the voice of Feyre Archeron in Graphic Audio’s production of the Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. You can find Melody at...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this season finale, we cover chapters 61 through 69 as Feyre makes her boldest sacrifice yet, one that reshapes the future of Prythian and the balance of power across the courts. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and two literary lenses guidi...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 56 through 60, as Feyre and Rhysand return to face the mortal queens with the Veritas—and the fragile hope that truth will be enough. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and a dual-lens analytical approach, best...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 52 through 55 as Feyre retreats to the mountains to grapple with the most personal revelation yet: Rhysand is her mate. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and two distinct literary lenses, best friends Jac and A...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 45 through 51, as Feyre and Rhysand grow closer in the Illyrian mountains and Feyre learns a truth that changes everything. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and a dual-lens approach to analysis, best friends J...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 42 through 44, as Feyre and the Inner Circle descend into the Court of Nightmares to retrieve the Veritas and into one of the most emotionally charged moments in Feyre and Rhysand’s relationship. With 13 years of combined academic...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 38 through 41 as Feyre returns from the Summer Court with both a stolen artifact and a price on her head and takes a crucial step toward emotional reciprocity with Rhysand. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 32 through 37 as Feyre enters the Summer Court under the guise of diplomacy and confronts new questions about trust, purpose, and belonging. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and two literary lenses guiding our...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 29 through 31 as Feyre begins to rediscover joy, agency, and self-reflection during her first true glimpse of life in Velaris—the City of Starlight. With 13 years of combined academic literary training and a dual-lens analytical ap...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 22 through 28 as Feyre returns to the mortal realm to seek aid from her sisters, only to confront painful reminders of who she once was and the power she now holds. With 13 years of combined academic literary training and two disti...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 19 through 21 as Feyre faces one of her most harrowing challenges yet, the Weaver of the Woods. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and two literary lenses guiding our analysis, best friends Jac and Amy explore h...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 16 through 18, as Feyre meets Rhysand’s Inner Circle and descends into Prythian’s darkest depths to face the Bone Carver—an encounter that will reshape everything she thought she knew. With 13 years of combined academic literary ex...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 12 through 15 as Feyre is pushed to her breaking point in the Spring Court and makes a pivotal choice that will alter the course of her journey beyond. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and two distinct analyti...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 7 through 11, where Feyre returns to the Spring Court after a tense and transformative stay with Rhysand at the Night Court. With 13 years of combined academic literary experience and two distinct analytical lenses, best friends Ja...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this episode, we cover chapters 4 through 6, where Feyre’s wedding day becomes the breaking point that changes the course of her story and the entire series. With 13 years of combined literary academic experience and a dual-lens approach to literary analysis, bes...

Welcome to our 15-part deep-dive literary analysis of Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling romantasy novel, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF). In this premiere episode, we cover the prologue through chapter 3 and explore the emotional toll of Feyre's transformation into High Fae in the wake of her trauma Under the Mountain. With 13 years of combined literary academic experience and a dual-lens analytical a...