Welcome back friends!! Thanks for joining us for this week’s Talk Wordy to Me! For this episode, we had the opportunity to chat with author T.A. Reilly about her book Beneath the Shatter ! Listen in as we talk about what inspired this story, publishing a debut novel, upcoming books, and more! To find out more about Beneath the Shatter, Embers and Ash, and all things T.A. Reilly, check out the links below! How to Connect with T.A. Reilly: Author Website Instagram Facebook TikTok Linktree If you e...
Apr 04, 2024•35 min
Welcome back to Talk Wordy to Me! This week our interview is with Kimberly Grymes! We are talking about Shade of Light, book one in the Three Shades Trilogy. This book is a TRUE YA that is so incredibly done. Whether you read it or listen to the audio you will be on such an interesting journey that you don't want to miss. To find out more follow the links below! How to Connect with Kimberly Grymes: Instagram Amazon Audible Etsy Shop with SE Color Hardcover Newsletter Sign-up A Vengeful Shade, b...
Mar 14, 2024•42 min
Hey Bookish Friends!! We've made it to Book Two of the Crescent City series by the fabulous Sarah J. Maas! In this episode, join Megan and Brittney as they dive into Part I of House of Sky and Breath, complete with more Google Jamboard chaos!! So, first and foremost, please know that THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR BOTH BOOKS ONE AND TWO OF THE CRESCENT CITY SERIES during this and all following episodes!!! (In these episodes, we might also mention some random things about characters in both the ACOTA...
Mar 05, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Welcome back to another episode of Talk Wordy to Me! This week our interview is with J.J. Marshall. We got the chance to talk with her about Rose Bound , book one in the Rose and Kings series. Rose Bound is a Dark Romantasy you don't want to miss. To find out more follow the links below! How to Connect with J.J. Marshall: Instagram Purchase Link Goodreads Tik Tok If you enjoyed hanging out with us, please remember to subscribe, rate, and review to let us know what you thought! You can a...
Feb 29, 2024•38 min
Welcome back to the bookish chaos, friends! Brittney & Megan are back again with a brand new episode... all about Parts III-IV of House of Earth and Blood (aka the last half of Book One)! So, first and foremost, please know that THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR BOTH BOOKS ONE AND TWO OF THE CRESCENT CITY SERIES during this and all following episodes!!! (In this episode, we might also mention some random things about characters in both the ACOTAR and TOG series that may in some small way be potenti...
Feb 20, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Welcome back to another episode of Talk Wordy to Me! This week our interview is with Kathryn Troy. We enjoyed talking with her about her novel A Vision in Crimson and are so excited for you to hear all about it. We want to apologize for an internet malfunction on our end that cut the interview short. Check out more about it below. To find out more follow the links below! How to Connect with Kathryn Troy: Instagram Purchase Link Author Website Goodreads Tik Tok Signed and Sprayed Book Bundles If...
Feb 15, 2024•29 min
Friends!! We're back and we are talking all things CRESCENT CITY!! So, first and foremost, please know that THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE CRESCENT CITY SERIES during this and all following episodes!!! (In this episode, we also mention some random things about characters in both the ACOTAR and TOG series that may in some small way be potentially considered a spoiler (maybe, idk??), so... just in case, you've been warned friends!!!) In this episode, we go over our chaotic thoughts on the f...
Feb 06, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Good morning, friends!! We are bringing you another episode of Talk Wordy to Me! This week our interview is with Emma Arch. We chatted about her debut novel The Nameless Heir . We are so excited to share this super thoughtful and deep interview. If you are anything like us you will find you need this to be your next read! To find out more follow the links below! How to Connect with Emma Arch: Instagram Goodreads Amazon If you enjoyed hanging out with us, please remember to subscribe, rate, and ...
Feb 02, 2024•52 min
Good morning, Book Friends!! We are bringing you another episode of Talk Wordy to Me! Our episode this week was with Author Lizzy Gayle. We had such a good time talking with her about her books, life, animals and so much more. To find out more follow the links below! How to Connect with Lizzy Gayle: Instagram Bookbub Goodreads Tik Tok Linktree Buy Now If you enjoyed hanging out with us, please remember to subscribe, rate, and review to let us know what you thought! You can also use this fo...
Jan 11, 2024•49 min
Welcome back to SEASON TWO of Lit Happens! This season we are journeying through the amazing world fondly known as the Maasverse, starting with the one and only ACOTAR series, and working our way over to the Crescent City series in preparation for the much anticipated House of Flame and Shadow ! This week, join us as we talk about book two of the ACOTAR series, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. This week's episode is going to be split into three parts, just like the book, because this b...
Jan 08, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Good morning, friends!! We are bringing you another episode of Talk Wordy to Me! This week our interview is with Ariel Dawn. We had a blast talking with her about Ava Crowley, Vampire Slayer and many more of her works! We also talked about Buffy, Supernatural, Conventions, Spice levels and so much more. To find out more follow the links below! How to Connect with Ariel Dawn: Instagram Bookbub Author Website Goodreads Tik Tok Amazon Books Mentioned: Ava Crowley, Vampire Slayer Omni: https://book...
Jan 07, 2024•45 min
Welcome back to SEASON TWO of Lit Happens! This season we are journeying through the amazing world fondly known as the Maasverse, starting with the one and only ACOTAR series, and working our way over to the Crescent City series in preparation for the release of House of Flame and Shadow at the end of January! This week, join us as we talk about book two of the ACOTAR series, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. This week's episode is going to be split into three parts, just like the book,...
Jan 01, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Good Morning, friends!! Welcome back to Talk Wordy to Me! This week our interview is with Leslie O'Sullivan. We had such a great time interviewing her about Pink Guitars and Falling Stars along with many other works! In addition to telling us about herself and her works we also got to talk to her about growing up in Hollywood, haunted hotels, perseverance, dalmatian birds, and so much more!! Talking with @leslieosullivanwrites was the highlight of our week and we can't wait to talk with her agai...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Good morning, friends!! Welcome to this week's episode of Talk Wordy to Me! We got the chance to speak with Author Ava Thorne this week about her amazing debut novel Born of Mist and Dragonfire . Jump into this episode where we talk to Ava about how she started writing, her love of all things eBooks, and the struggles of marketing... plus, stick around to hear her interview us! Ava Thorne has definitely been added to our friends list and we cannot wait to see where she goes from here! Featured i...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back to SEASON TWO of Lit Happens! This season we are taking a dive into the Maasverse, starting with the one and only ACOTAR series, and working our way over to the Crescent City series in preparation for the release of House of Flame and Shadow at the end of January. This week's episode had to be split into two parts, because as we’re sure a lot of you already know… ACOTAR has a lot to unpack... plus we just like to talk a lot! Our last episode (Part One) covered everything up to Chapt...
Dec 20, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome to SEASON TWO of Lit Happens! This season we are taking a dive into the Maasverse, starting with the one and only ACOTAR series, and working our way over to the Crescent City series in preparation for the release of House of Flame and Shadow at the end of January. This week's episode is going to be split into two parts, because as we’re sure a lot of you already know… ACOTAR has a lot to unpack! So, this episode will cover everything through Chapter 25, and Part Two will pick up with Cha...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Good morning, friends!! Welcome to our new segment, Talk Wordy to Me, where we will be interviewing authors and taking a deep dive into how they got started, their goals, their inspirations and more! We had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Jessica Leigh this week about her amazing debut novel A Daughter Forged in Fire . In addition to telling us about her writing style and love of mythology, we also talked about a new Christmas movie, how she keeps her writing organized, and even Ancient Al...
Dec 14, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Friends!! We have made it to the end of our very first season!! In this episode, we look back at the books we covered on air, the books we loved (and ones we maybe didn’t), plus ones we are looking forward to in Season Two!! We have had such a great time recording this podcast and sharing it with all of you, and we’ve made so many new friends along the way. Thank you to all of our followers and listeners, and a special thank you to all of our amazing guests this season… it’s been an absolute ple...
Dec 11, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Welcome back, y’all!! On this week’s episode of Lit Happens, your hosts take a look at Blood Queen by Caitlin Denman! We were lucky enough to have Caitlin stop by on a previous episode to talk with us about this book, and we were so excited to get to tell you guys all about it in this episode! **WARNING WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire book!!** If you’re new here, prepare for some random topic hops during the episode, and be sure to look out for some things like: Trace-E FA...
Nov 27, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We are so happy to be back with all of our book besties this week for another episode of Lit Happens! For this episode, we welcomed Author M.A. (Melissa) Frick onto the pod to talk about her debut novel Forcing Fate ! If you caught our past episode featuring Forcing Fate , you know how much we loved Avyanna’s story.. but if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, take a listen to this episode for some spoiler-free insights, and find out why you absolutely should grab yourself a copy! As usual, ...
Nov 20, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 14
We’re back this week with another FULL episode! It feels like forever since we’ve done one of our trademark deep dive book discussions, so we are delighted to bring you a chat sesh about one of our favorite reads this year, The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel. Belle was kind enough to join us on air a couple of weeks back to talk about The Faerie Throne , and we were so pumped to get our hands on this beauty and tell you guys all about it! ***WARNING - There will be spoilers for the entire book du...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 13
We’re back again! On this week’s episode of LitBits, we welcomed Fantasy Author Caitlin Denman onto the show to talk about her upcoming NA Fantasy Novel, Blood Queen . Listen in to find out the uncanny inspiration for the book’s main character, Caitlin’s writing process, hear about some of her other books, and find out what favorite author Megan and Caitlin have in common! Blood Queen is available November 14th! How to Connect with Author Caitlin Denman : Instagram Facebook Page Facebook Group T...
Nov 06, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome back friends! On this week’s episode of LitBits, your hosts are dishing on all of our Bookish Icks!! We’d love to hear your feedback on our bookish icks, and please share any that we missed… plus be sure to check out this week’s poll on Spotify! ***WARNING! WARNING! THIS EPISODE IS EXTREMELY NSFW!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!*** (Also, if you know us in real life… no you don’t.) In this episode, listen out for things like: Dewy Lady Gardens Chester Drawers Baby Rhysands Love Button Mules &...
Oct 30, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome back friends! On this week’s episode of LitBits, we are joined on air by our very first guest! We had the pleasure of welcoming Fantasy Author Belle Manuel onto the pod to dish about her upcoming book The Faerie Throne . Listen in as we talk about writing style, inspirations, favorite authors, and even a little bit of hair care! The Faerie Throne by Belle Manuel is set to be released on November 9, 2023! Links from this episode: The Faerie Throne Pre-Order Belle Manuel on Instagram Belle...
Oct 23, 2023•28 min
Your favorite bookish friends are back with not one, but two book recommendations for you guys (plus a bonus mention)! This week, we are talking about two ARC (advance reader copies) that we had the pleasure of reading: Forcing Fate by M.A. Frick A Daughter Forged in Fire by Jessica Leigh These feature some of our favorites: Enemies to Lovers, Morally Grey MMC, Strong FMC, Myth/Folklore, Hidden Magic, One Horse/One Bed... and SO much more!! (SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! We ...
Oct 16, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Hello bookish friends and welcome to another mini-sode of LitBits ! Join us this week as we go down the rabbit hole about a certain BookTok fan theory on our favorite Shadow Daddy Xaden and some unattractive comparisons to Tampon... I mean Tamlin. CAUTION!!! This discussion DOES contain spoilers for the book Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!!!! We also touch on: Wonderments about the upcoming Fourth Wing sequel, Iron Flame Binge Reading & Brain Purging The Importance of ACOSF And some *lowkey* ...
Oct 09, 2023•27 min
Welcome back bookish friends! This week, we are headed back to Hollow's Grove to find out what in the world is happening with Willow and Gray in The Cursed by Harper L. Woods! This book is the conclusion to the Coven of Bones duet, and just like its predecessor, it has magic, villain gets (and maybe keeps?) the girl, forced proximity, and LOTS of steamies as we follow Willow, Gray, and their friends down the path of discovering a new way of life! (SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!...
Oct 02, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome back Bookish Friends! On this week's episode of LitBits , we are back again with a brand new round of bookish Am I the Asshole posts, and as usual, these people are something else... we definitely had some thoughts! If you enjoyed hanging out with us, please remember to subscribe, rate, and review to let us know what you thought! You can also use this form to submit questions, suggestions, feedback, etc. for Megan & Brittney, or feel free to email us at lithappenspod@gmail.com...
Sep 25, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome back bookish friends! This week, we are taking a trip to Hollow's Grove to explore The Coven by Harper L. Woods! This book has hidden magic, villain gets the girl, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, and many other tropes we all LOVE... so come along as we discuss everything about Miss Willow Madizza's journey of lust, love, betrayal, murder and more! (SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!!! We will be discussing spoilers for the entire book!) If you enjoyed hanging out with ...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Hello bookish friends and welcome to our second mini-sode of LitBits ! On these bonus episodes, we will be much less formatted than usual, and this week, we are doing some fun Would You Rather type questions featuring characters, powers, & more from Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros and Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent! As always, it'll be fun, it'll be weird, and we're so glad to have you with us on this journey! If you enjoyed hanging out with us, please remember to subscr...
Sep 11, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
