Reading Circle Temple

In this special episode, Molly reads Mary Elizabeth Frye’s “Do Not Stand By My Grave and Weep” to remember all those who we have lost during this difficult time, whether due to COVID-19 or otherwise. To all our listeners who have lost someone, you are in our hearts. Thanks to Rebecca Speas and Joan Cummins of the Tortallan Knights podcast for inspiration for “Letter to My Twelve Year Old Self.” If...

In this bonus episode, our reading circle dedicate initiates share their first reactions to the final chapter of Briar’s Book. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundcloud page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

After a year of reading The Circle of Magic, the Reading Circle Dedicate Initiates are taking some time off. So this week, we’re re-sharing some of our favorite moments from the first four seasons of our podcast. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Fin...

We’ll be taking a couple weeks off before Season 5, but we don’t want to leave your ears completely empty, so this week we present you with our tangential episode—all the mistakes, tangents, and interruptions that we couldn’t put into our usual episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, our Dedicate Initiates reveal all! We learn who like the Circle series more than Harry Potter, who maybe didn't think they would like the books to begin with, and who has grown to love Kirel. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find mo...

In their recap of Briar's Book, the Reading Circle Temple dedicates ask hard-hitting questions like, what is Rosethorn had died? How does the series look from Crane's point of view? And is Tamora Pierce secretly a time traveler? Also, Kirel x Osprey, Molly spoils future books, and magical Footloose! As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tu...

In this episode, Britni considers what Briar’s life would have been like if Niko had been his teacher, Molly ponders what it would have been like if Rosethorn said “I love you” more, Goodwin wonders why Winding Circle has no psychiatrists, and ND shares all her gay feelings. Plus, we reflect on what a the wild ride that the last year has been, both in the series and real life. As always, thank you...

In this episode, Britni continues to consider leaving the podcast, Goodwin wonders how things could get worse, and ND and Molly try not to spoil the final chapter. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundcloud page. Hosted on Acast. S...

In this episode, ND and Goodwin identify the suffering caused in the pursuit of money, Britni considers quitting, and Molly talks excessively about… Crane? As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundcloud page. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

In this episode, Molly Britni, ND, and Goodwin discover that Rosethorn is Russian, Crane is female, and Frostpine is a staunch supporter of the fourth ammendment. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundcloud page. Hosted on Acast. Se...

In this episode, Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin continue to find joy in watching Tris and Crane bicker, acknowledge just how clever Briar is, and consider the implications of magic in the pox. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundc...

In this episode, Britni finds joy in returning to Winding Circle, ND relishes in Tris’s attitude toward Crane, Goodwin wonders at the sheer power of the Circle kids’ teachers, and Molly lays down her ace-in-the-hole in the Kirel argument. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thom...

In this episode, Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin mourn the death of Flick and discuss their own personal connections with death and the difficulty of leaving someone behind. Content Warning: This episode contains extensive discussions of grief and death . As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also t...

In this episode, Molly and ND share a soapbox, Britni challenges her anger, and Goodwin considers what he loves most of all. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundcloud page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

In this episode, Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin take a break form quarantine to check the weather, relish in the delights of a fat protagonist, and try to figure out how Tris can sense Lark and Little Bear’s life force. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our mus...

As the Blue Pox spreads through the Mire, Rosethorn and Briar do all they can to care for the sick while Crane seeks Lark’s help in finding a cure. Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin continue to face the crushing reality that is pandemic in fiction as in life. Like the characters, they hope that they can get through this together. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more...

In this episode, Molly and Goodwin argue about the water temple, Britni bristles at Rosethorn, and we call consider the likelihood that Tamora Pierce is a time traveler who tried to warn 1999 about 2020. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on...

In this episode, Molly and ND discuss the ethnic and socioeconomic divides that make disease more likely to affect certain groups of people while Britni and Goodwin reconsider their decisions to get involved in a YA book podcast…. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick...

In the first chapter of Briar’s Book, Briar finds himself straddling the divide between his two lives. In contrast, Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin find their literary adventures hitting a little too close to home. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Fi...

Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin are joined by MJ and Anna from the Circle of Friendship podcast to discuss our biggest takeaways from Daja’s Book, how the past year has amplified our feels, and of course, just how evil Kirel really is. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas D...

Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to bring you our re-cap of Daja’s Book this week. So we’re giving you our Tangential Episode one week early! We will return next Sunday with your regularly scheduled programming. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our...

There’s only one chapter of Daja’s Book left. Will Yarrun finally get posthumous respect? Will Rosethorn apologize to Briar for hurting him? Will Daja leave with the Traders? Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin explore all this and more in the latest episode of Reading Circle Temple. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedr...

In this special interview, Molly, ND, Britni, and Goodwin get the chance to meet Astra Corantine, a Pierce fan from Ontario, Canada, and discuss the number of feels Tamora Pierce packs into a book, whether or not she’s a prophetess, and what the 2020 redemption arc looks like. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraw...

While reading the penultimate chapter of Daja’s Book, Molly, ND, Goodwin, and Britni discover and discuss the sheer amount of symbolism that Tamora Pierce has packed into the eleven chapters that lead up to not one, but two life-changing decisions that Daja must make. As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Inst...

In this episode, Goodwin and Britni role play Rosethorn and Yarrun, ND shares her opinions on campers, Molly defends Lady Innoulia, and Tamora Pierce becaomes the fortune teller of DOOM! As always, thank you Yellowis4happy for our podcast artwork. Find more at yellowis4happydraws on Tumblr or shannonannedraws on Instragram. Also thank you to Thomas Dick for our music. Find more on his Soundcloud p...