Novelbound: A Comedy Book Podcast

Y'all, we had way too much fun recording this episode! It's so much fun discussing this semi-steamy book. This episode is a little bit PG 13, but we discuss the wild parts we loved about this book! It was one of our favorite guilty pleasure reads of this year!

Honestly, this was one of the most emotional and impactful interviews we have ever done. We learned so much from Shelby- about not only creating a story but writing when it's hard. Writing when you've got a toddler at the door, or when you doubt yourself... or even when it's the middle of the night This was the interview that has carried us through so much of our writing journies. and we can't wai...

In this episode we talk all about world building for fantasy! Beck explains how she came up with the characters from Divine Blood, breaking the traditional mold of a female main character, and how impactful all the guardians are. We discuss how expansive her world is, and ask 'was it always going to be like this?' and further talk about how things can change in your story! 

Sasha is so insightful and opened up to us a ton about her journey with writing. Here are the questions we asked her, and she DELIVERED!  How did you plot out and world-build so beautifully? Did it come character first or world first? You mixed magic with history so well, and I loved the way she uses magic to create something so beautiful. You brought to life so many of the secondary characte...

We're back with a DREAM interview, where we learn SO much about the self-publishing world from Sarah Adams! We also talk a ton about how to make a slow-burn romance that is filled with tension. Sarah's work is so incredible and we were so lucky to have her on!

We go off on some of our favorite popular books that took place that destroyed us, specifically during those dystopian eras. We also discuss harry potter, red queen, hunger games, truly devious, the summer i turned pretty, maze runner, pride and premeditation, and a few more! there are spoiler warnings throughout so you should be safe if you need to skip a book or two!

In this episode we talk with the one and only Adalyn Grace! She shares her raw and personal journey on becoming a published Author, as well as the time and dedication it took her. She peels back the curtain to show us that it might not always be rainbows and butterflies but boy it is fulfilling. We break down what it takes to truly create a likable unlikable heroin and journey it takes to fully dr...

In this episode we talk about all things Critique Partner with the lovely Jordan Grey! She tell us what exactly it means to be someone partner and help them develop their story! We get real personal about the trials of becoming a published author and the dedication you need to put into your work. Jordan shares her Journey of writing and how she became a critique partner, and spoiler ya'll, it wasn...

Here's us spilling the tea on some of the books we were obsessed with, and the ones we immediately skipped through. There's also a story about how Celine's car set on fire, and how it led to her first kiss. Wild tales, y'all. 

Starting of our Bloom writing series strong with the queen herself Rachel Griffin! In this episode we talk about how to create a magic system and the many, many changes it can go through. She shares insight into just how much work went into her wonderful book "The Nature of Witches", and the multiple drafts it went through. She's convinced us to be as obsessed as the pacific northwest as she is (I...

Today we’re playing never have I ever… but with a twist. We’re spilling the secrets both book related and boy related, and we are dropping names and spilling shade on our high school experiences and college adventurers.

Here's our current curated list of contemporary guilty pleasure reads. Get your TBR list ready, you're in for a really, really good time!

Yeah, we're freaking out too. We got the incredible chance to interview the best friend duo and writers of over 28 books that we love. Most recently they wrote the unhoneymooners, which was so funny we had to have them come on!  We talked a ton about the soulmate equation, a book that comes out in paperback tomorrow! (If you loved the Love Hypothesis, this book blows it out of the water with...

I thought it'd be a funny episode to do a "if you had to bring one thing to a deserted island, what would it be" and it was funny.... but for the completely opposite reasons. Welcome to the CHAOS of a show where we just fight about books and holidays ;) 

We did this last year, and it led to us being able to meet some of the coolest authors out there! Here's our list!

This is an episode where you guys submitted a ton of bookish and personal questioned, and we answered them all! We also discuss the BIGGEST thing to hit novelbound this year and what we’ve got in store! We cannot wait!

Wintertime is here, and Celine spent two weeks sifting through a VARIETY of Christmas reads, ranking from victorian (very chaste and adorable) Christmas reads to closed-door but steamy cabin retreats in the snow, all the way to a very, very ridiculous and very sexually punny read about Santa Claus himself. (We'll warn you when it gets a little bit dirty ;) But it was so much fun recording this! An...

We're creating our own categories and listing each of our own personal nominations for these categories:  The Best Couple, One Bed Trope, Best Contemporary, Best Murder Mystery, Best fantasy, Best kiss, Coolest plot, Best world-building, Best Enemies to lovers book, The Book hangover award, Best book boyfriend, Best villain, and so many more! So excited to hear what you guys liked for each ca...

The one where Anna and Celine review Beach Reads! We talk about all the hilarious situations January finds herself in, the witty and aloof Gus, and the hardships of finding out your parents aren't perfect. They're far from it. 

We promise, this is not a sponsored ad declaring our love for Naomi Novik. It just feels like it. This book series isn't complete yet. There's ONE MORE left, but that cannot stop you from experiencing the amazing world of Deadly Education. Here's our unfiltered opinion on this book! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it!

Listen, even if you don't want to admit it everyone has DNF'ed (did not finish) a book or two, YES EVERYONE. In this episode Anna and Celine talk about some of the major reasons they DNF a book, wether it be because they're just tired of reading about war, or are SICK OF THE MISCOMMUNICATION TROPE! Give this episode a listen and see if you agree! 

It was so amazing to have Adrienne back to talk about her newest book The Last Legacy! We dissect certain character's, talk about Adriennes AMAZING imagery, and her love of writing. Make sure you've read The Last Legacy, because in this episode we're jumping right into it! 

Folklore and Evermore have always been haunting, gripping, and beautiful. And when our listeners submitted their own stories based off of one of the songs in the albums, we were blown away by the storytelling. In this episode, we try to bring those words they wrote to life, and live react to the ones we had time to share! There were SO MANY we were in love with, so the reason these were chosen was...

So many of our favorite authors came out with books this fall that we're obsessed with, and we also came up with a list of books that are on our own personal TBRs!

Guys, we're freaking out. We got to discuss Stephanie's incredible new book, Once Upon a Broken Heart! And this hour-long episode is filled with her thoughts while writing this book and the scenes she loved writing, and her true feelings about the vampire diaries! It was so much fun, we literally were crying from laughing so hard and learned so much from her about these beloved characters!