On Wednesdays We Read (OWWR Pod)

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are wrapping their discussion of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season by discussing the characters and themes of the novel. They also chat about a vampire book that Laura shockingly enjoyed and a book that Hannah feels like she wasted her time reading.  **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 30 min 05 secs...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura made the bold, colorful decision to cover a documentary for this TV Tuesday! They watched Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story and try to sort out if they actually learned anything. Spoiler: not much. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.** Media Mentions: Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story---Prime Video Doctor...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are sick, but they put themselves together just enough to cover the final portion of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season and all of its shocking final moments. They also talk about Laura's trip to a museum and some of Hannah's favorite Taskmaster moments. Laura also is sad to learn that a certain author does not portray a character he has written in the...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura continue to "break the earth" by covering the middle section of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season. Laura is fighting a bit of a cold, but she still gushes about Vinland saga and one of her favorite TV shows, and Hannah does something Laura loves.... rants about a book. They also chat about growing more sensitive to certain media and decide that they w...

Send us Fan Mail It's a new year and a new season for OWWR pod! A fifth season, in fact! Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of N.K. Jemisin's book, The Fifth Season. They also chat about a manga series that Laura loves, a Poirot (BBC) marathon watch, and a fun, queer romance that Hannah recently read. Oh, they also decide to possibly reread The Wheel of Time... **This episode...

Send us Fan Mail It's the most wonderful time of the year! Hannah and Laura wrap up 2024 by sharing some of their favorite books, TV shows, and movies!  Thank you to OWWR listeners, friends, and guests for supporting the podcast! See you in 2025 as we "Break the Earth" together! Media Mentions: SNL---Peacock Kevin Can F*ck Himself---Netflix Agatha All Along---Disney+ The Last of Us-...

Send us Fan Mail It's the holiday season, so that means that Hannah and Laura have decided to go on another wild ride of discussing movies that may or may not be about Christmas! If you're looking for a "cross-stitching movie," this is the podcast episode for you! Hannah and Laura chat about The Beautician and the Beast, a childhood favorite of Hannah's, and try to decide...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are thrilled to be welcoming back to the podcast their friend, author K.E. Andrews!! The trio discuss Katie's wonderful novel and SPFBO9 finalist, Hills of Heather and Bone. Hannah and Laura fight back tears, do some "chicken math," and gush about the representation present in this emotional, cozy-fantasy book. Katie also shares her process of writi...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are THRILLED to talk with Moses Ose Utomi about his truly fantastic novella series, The Forever Desert!! Moses shares about effective storytelling and its interpretations, writing from the perspective of an outsider, and the realities of being a dreamer. Hannah and Laura also try their best to get Moses to tell them what happens in The Memory of the Ogisi (The For...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura finish up this their coverage of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke by discussing the characters and themes of the book. Hannah read a great sci-fi book by an author that was at a book fair she and Laura recently attended. They also talk about Marvel...again... **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke.** Spoiler section begin...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are on Indie Intermission and finish up their coverage of the plot of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke!! They chat about YouTube channels Laura has been watching, Hannah's recent read about the history of D&D, and movies that hit them "right in the nostalgia." They also go in depth into Hannah's farm on Stardew Valley leaving Laura co...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are going down, down, down the road, down the witches' road and they've brought along the newest member of their coven, author Ashley Anglin!!! The three witches avoid the Salem Seven, gush over Sasheer Zamata's performance, and try to decide if there were any bad parts of the show. ***This episode contains full SPOILERS for Agatha All Along.*** Be...

Send us Fan Mail It's time for Indie Intermission!!! Hannah and Laura are covering the first half of The Fires of Treason by Michele Quirke and trying to decide whether or not treason was in fact committed. They also discuss the latest entry in Jonathan Nevair's spy-fi series, Domingo, a great memoir, and Hannah's wedding. **This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fires of Treason by...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are thrilled to be able to talk to science-fiction/fantasy author, Bryan Wilson, about his series, Power of the Stars! They chat about Bryan's publishing journey, writing fictional friendships and complex families, and navigating intergalactic politics. **This episode contains mild spoilers for The Forsaken Planet by Bryan Wilson.** Be sure to read Bryan&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura wrap up The Year of the Dresden: 6A by discussing the characters and themes of Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. They miss Billy the werewolf, talk a LOT about vampires and discuss how there may just be a bit too much going on in this novel. Hannah and Laura also chat about some fun graphic novels, a book that gives Hannah vibes of 90's rom-coms, and awesome musica...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura finish covering the plot of Blood Rites by Jim Butcher and wonder when things went off the rails and why Karrin Murphy had to take her pants off. They also chat about an excellent independently published novella, a fun, fantasy series with lots of smut, and their new favorite spin-off TV show. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. Spoile...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are in the midst of Blood Rites by Jim Butcher, and friends, there are lots of vampires in this book. So many, in fact, that it is confusing. They also chat about Disney movie sequels with great songs, a book series that Hannah couldn't wait to finish, and feminist icon, Moo Deng. **This episode contains SPOILERS for Blood Rites by Jim Butcher. Spoiler sectio...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura join their friend, C.M. Caplan, in a quest to become samurai for a powerful daimyo and take down their political rivals. That's right! Shogun (season1) is the subject of today's TV Tuesday!! **This episode contains SPOILERS for Shogun, the television series, on Hulu/FX.*** **CW for the episode: discussions of war, violence, blood, gore, sex, sexual abuse...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are covering the first third of Jim Butcher's book, Blood Rites, and seeing Harry Dresden as a detective in a [fairly] straightforward murder mystery. They also chat about a show that Hannah is making part of her personality, depictions of chronic illness in books, and Laura's preference for learning about the histories of Middle Earth rather than histor...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah is getting married soon! So that means Indie Intermission looks a little different this time around. Hannah and Laura have created a bracket of some independently published books that have been participants in previous Indie Intermissions and they use a random generator to choose the next Indie Intermission winner!! This is a shorter episode, but be sure to check out all of...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura try to figure out why Jim Butcher titled the fifth book in his series "Death Masks." They still aren't sure and will continue to do research. They also chat about a spicy romantasy book, recent book club reads with autumn vibes, and a couple of bizarre documentaries. ***Spoilers for Shark Heart by Emily Habeck at 12 min 30 secs through 17 min 38 sec...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura may not know what's happening, but nonetheless, they are covering Jim Butcher's Death Masks! They also chat about some Netflix docuseries, books that have great representation of complicated, strong women, and P. Djeli Clark's latest release. ***This episode contains SPOILERS for Death Masks by Jim Butcher. MaskSpoiler section begins at 32 mins 5 se...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura are working together to take down the Galactic Empire. They bring a rebel, science-fiction author, Bryan S. Glosemeyer, in on their mission and form another branch of the Rebel Alliance!! It's not a trap! Andor (season 1) is the subject of today's TV Tuesday episode, which really could have become several episodes. May the force be with you. Be sure to f...

Send us Fan Mail It's the Year of the Dresden and Hannah and Laura are covering the middle section of Death Masks by Jim Butcher. It's getting wild, y'all.... They also chat about learning styles and scheduling, Laura's latest favorite YA book, and a creative TV show that Hannah has really been enjoying. ***This episode contains SPOILERS for Death Masks by Jim Butcher. Spoiler/...

Send us Fan Mail Hannah and Laura chat about board games, how social media is quick to create "experts," and they share a story about a weird live podcast viewing experience they had. Then they get into the first 11 chapters of Death Masks by Jim Butcher and keep their fingers crossed that the plot doesn't get too complicated. ***This episode contains SPOILERS for Death Masks by Jim...