Literary Nonsense Book Club

Send us Fan Mail Potentially our most chaotic episode yet? Sarah Jane is in full fan girl mode trying to explain the plot of this book to Emily. It was indeed a challenge and quite honestly Shane & Ilya have won Sarah Jane's heart and taken over her life at this point. Should we do the rest of the Game Changers series?! Should Sarah Jane never try to explain a plot again? (I mean, yes. I...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Sarah Jane and Emily as they reflect on the past year. Listen now to find out their favourite reads of the year. They also talk about their reading goals and how meaningful (or not) those goals are. To top it all off, there's a fun game that the listeners can play along to! Thank you so much for listening in 2025 and cheers to more books and more episodes in 202...

Send us Fan Mail Happy holidays listeners! We know we've been MIA for a hot minute, but we are so excited to be able to share a recent conversation Sarah Jane and Emily had with debut author Avianna Bishop and her co-conspirator, and editor, Paige Vandop about their recent book "Sacrifice". Do you love an adventure? How about an impossible task? The fae? Then this could be a good bo...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! This episode, we’re thrilled to have author J.L. Witterick join us to chat about her dystopian YA romance novel, You Can’t Take the Truth . We talk about everything from what inspired the story, to the characters we love, and how she crafted such an emotionally rich, twisty tale. Let us know in the comments if you would take THE TRUTH! Follow J. L. Witterick: www.witteric...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us as we discuss one of Emily's favourite comfort reads, Mistress of Rome. This book really has it all! History? Check! Romance? Check! Violence? Check! Political plotting? Check! The BEST villain ever? CHECK! Get cozy and give this one a listen and then see if you can guess which one of us wrote this blurb.  P.S. Let us know if you want Emily's cut of this...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us as we discuss the literary classic, Persuasion! Emily, Sarah Jane, and Serena discuss their favourite characters, favourite tropes, favourite names, and how attractive they would be by Bath standards. Place your bets now on how much of this story Sarah Jane retained on the first read! (Spoiler: not much but she is feeling good about a re-read). We also SWOON over...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome and Happy Pride Month! Join Sarah Jane, Serena, and Emily as they discuss the queer contemporary romance, Here We Go Again. We talk about everything from drag queens to long lost loves to ADHD to found families and more! We hope you buckle up and enjoy this death trip centric episode! Follow us on instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail Us: LiteraryNonsenseBookClub@gma...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Pride Month listeners! To kick off June, we are diving into Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa — a bold and beautifully queer retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in 19th-century London. Say farewell to Elizabeth Bennet, and give a warm welcome to Oliver Bennet, a trans teen navigating society, selfhood, and a seriously swoon-worthy Mr. Darcy. Also, Mr. Collins is way more vil...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join us (and our very special guest, Sophie) as we discuss the sci-fi hit, The Ministry of Time. Did you also fall in love with Commander Gore? Why was the protagonist's name never mentioned on page? Would you go clubbing with Margaret? Are you team bureaucracy or team ex-pats? Listen now to hear our answers to these burning question and more! And please, leave your...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're discussing Sphere, by the prolific author who gave us Jurassic Park: Michael Crichton! Join Sarah Jane, Emily, and Serena as they dive deep below the sea and deeeeep into the genre of Science Fiction! Follow us on Instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail us: LiteraryNonsenseBookClub@gmail.com (We take book requests!) Happy Reading!

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join the LNBC gals and they discuss the second book in the Eliza Falls series with author extraordinaire, Maggie Francis! We are thrilled to have Maggie back on the podcast as part of Indie April! This book is all about were-labrador, Tate and his earthy witch Ulla. Their love story is adorable, hilarious, saucy, and a little bit scary at the end! Eek! We discuss all the...

Send us Fan Mail Give a warm LNBC welcome back to our threepeat guest, Valentina Burns, as we discuss her book Finding Forever! In this episode, we return to the Rose City to follow Joel and Lucy's story of how a life-long friendship turned into a whirlwind romance, a heart-breaking estrangement, and a second chance at happily ever after!  Follow Valentina: Instagram: @ValentinaBurnsWrites Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Sarah-Jane, Serena, and Emily as they discuss the romantasy novel, Throne of the Fallen. This book was recommended by the internet as one to read if you wished Rhysand from ACOTAR was more evil. Sign us up! But was Envy really a villain? What makes a good villain? Why did Camilla keep her secret for so long?! And most importantly, how did the magic system work in thi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Sarah Jane, Serena, and Emily as they begrudgingly discuss the third novel in the wildy popular ACOTAR series. Does anything happen in this novel? Or does EVERYTHING happen in this novel? You be the judge. How hot is Jurian now that he's not an eyeball? When will Nesta get over herself and jump Cassian's bones - I mean learn to fight? Where did Feyre learn...

Send us Fan Mail Some are born with immortality, some achieve immortality, and some have immortality thrust upon them. If you had the choice to be immortal, would you? And if you didn't have the choice, what would you do forever? Join Sarah Jane, Serena, and Emily as they discuss these questions, and more, inspired by our unanimously enjoyed reading of Peaches & Honey by R. Raeta. Follow...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena, Sarah Jane, and Emily as they discuss the literary classic, Pride and Prejudice. Listen now as we discuss how Jane Austen is the MOTHER of all romance and created the very tropes that are still popular today. We fangirl over Mr. Darcy, we cringe at Mr. Collins, we award Lady Catherine for the most dramatic performance, and more! Grab a cup of tea and get cozy...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! This episode is the kick off to our 4th season! Can you believe it?! And we have such a special episode for you! This episode features not only the regular co-hosts you've come to know and (hopefully) love - Sarah Jane and Serena - but also our brand new third co-host, Emily! You may remember her as a guest on a few previous episodes but she's back as a permanen...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane for their last episode of 2024! As is tradition, we discuss our favourite and least favourite reads of the year - some of which you may even recognize from previous podcast episodes. New this year, we played a little Book Oscars award ceremony - listeners can play along too! Grab your cup of tea, get cozy, and listen in as we recap this year for...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they discuss the wildly popular contemporary romance, Love in the Time of Serial Killers. Were there any serial killers? Why was Phoebe so cruel to everyone in her life? How heavy was that desk?! Take a listen to find the answers to these burning questions and more! Follow us on instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail us: LiteraryNonsense...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane in this passionate and dramatic episode of our Bridgerton book series breakdown, as we dive into On the Way to the Wedding , the thrilling and romantic conclusion to Julia Quinn's beloved series. This time, it's Gregory Bridgerton's turn to find love — and it seems to be just as easy as the rest of his life so far. With a compelli...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane for their Remembrance Day episode as they discuss the war-time historical fiction novel, Code Name Butterfly. This book even featured an old friend that we had previously read about, Josephine Baker! #LestWeForget Follow us on instagram: @LiteraryNonsenseBookClub E-mail us: LiteraryNonsenseBookClub@gmail.com (We take book requests!) Happy Readin...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they try yet another murder mystery. Thankfully, we were not alone on this literary journey as we have long time listener/first time guest, Sophie, here to help us discuss this novel. Is this the book that made Sarah Jane a murder mystery fan? Listen now to hear our thoughts on Ben (they aren't promising), the big twists (and turns), the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as the delve into the world of Kyoto circa 1877. We are extra excited to announce that we were able to speak with the author, Natalie Jacobsen, to discuss her debut novel, Ghost Train. We had a lovely time chatting all things Ghost Train, Japanese Folklore, and more!  Please note: there are some minor spoilers in this episode and Ghost Train is...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane as they read the second book in the popular Red Queen series. You may recall that we had a special guest by the name of Sammi in our Red Queen episode and she's back! Join us as we discuss what a buffer book this felt like, our new favourite characters, and the ever expanding love triangle (or is it a square now?) with Mare and her suitors....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome! Join Serena and Sarah Jane for this highly anticipated episode where we chat with Olivia, book editor extraordinaire! How many times in previous episodes have you heard us say "I wish we had an editor to ask!" WELL NOW WE DO! From the first draft to the final polish, Olivia shares invaluable tips and insider secrets on how authors can elevate their writing and m...