The Unending TBR: Recent Episodes
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Alissa, Kelly and Nicole get together to talk about their favorite books so far in 2024 and which ones they still highly anticipate.
Kelly and Nicole chat with Susan May Warren on her books, her process for characters, what she is working on next and so much more.
Listen in to a behind the scenes look into the world of the latest Rachel Scott McDaniel story! Rachel shares insights and reflections of her latest release and some hints of what is to come.
Amber Kirkpatrick joins me and we chat about her writing journey and how she crafted the world of her latest duology.We dive into the main characters of the story and had a ton of fun along the way.
Emily Conrad shares about her special brand of contemporary romance and how she approaches serious topics and faith in her stories.Emily shares insight into her upcoming novel and what readers can look forward to.
Alissa and Nicole chat with the fantastic Michelle Griep as they discuss her upcoming books!
Jessica Kate returns with a brand new novel and gives some insight into this newest rom com!
Dani returns to the podcast with an in depth look into her new series. Tune in to listen to her stories behind how she crafted the world of Jeopardy Falls, what this series meant to her as a writer, and what readers can look forward to!
Are you on the lookout for children's books that bring the truth of God's word to life for little ones?Today Rebecca and I share some of the books we remember making an impact in our childhood and ones that we recommend. Special announcement at the end!
Author Jamie Ogle joins me on this episode and she gives a behind the scenes look into her writing story and her book Of Love And Treason. Fascinating insight into the real historical character of St. Valentine and what Jamie has in store for her next project!
The conversation continues of books that made our year a reading year to remember and books we are eagerly awaiting!
So many great reads in 2024!Alissa, Kelly and I share the books that stood out to us this year and what we are looking forward to in the new year!
Do you enjoy your Christmas reads when they have a good dash of suspense?On this episode I got to hear from the ladies of the Elite Guardian series through Sunrise publishing as they shared how they cam about creating a Christmas novella collection full of danger, action and romance.
Kelly, Carrie and I chat about her approach to writing, research and how her books reflect her faith and unique storytelling style.
The amazing Emilie Haney joined me on this episode and she shared her very unique writing story that includes her writing for years as a ghostwriter. We talk cover design behind the scenes and trends, as well as her upcoming Scifi Fantasy Suspended in the Stars.
Rachel D Russell joined me once again with her latest book that brings us back to Deep Haven.She gives insight into how this story came about, what it means to her and the encouragement and enjoyment that she hopes readers discover about this chapter of the Fox Family in her installment through Sunrise publishing.
The one and only Ronie Kendig joined me to talk about her story telling style, character development, and a look into her mentoring experience through Sunrise publishing.We discuss her upcoming release Havoc , what we can expect from the other books in "Breed Apart Legacy " and a glimpse into her future writing projects.
Fans of the "the Fake Dating " trope tune in! Jordan Milsaps joined me today as we chat about why we enjoy this trope a few of the books we love, and her new book "the Wedding Date Deal."
As someone who has never read an Amish book. I had questions. Three gracious women who are writing in this genre joined me in this episode to answer questions I had and hopefully answered questions you might have about this sub-genre of Christian fiction.
Are you interested in becoming someone who promotes books on a social media platform?In this episode Alissa and I discuss some of the mistakes we learned from, guidelines that are useful to know and some tips we have collected while being a part of the bookish community on Instagram.
Kristi Ann Hunter returns and gives insight into her latest release, thoughts on humor in fiction and self publishing.
Are you or someone you know a reader of YA (young adult)? Moriah Chavis joins me to tackle topics that come up in the YA world and a sneak peek into her Ya Fantasy adventure.
Rachel Scott McDaniel is back with giving us a "behind the scenes " look into her upcoming release and a future sneak peak into what is coming next!
Alissa joins me as we tackle 25 + book recommendations based off listener suggested Movies and TV shows.
Kelly and I are back with another deep dive into a Susan May Warren series! In this episode we are discussing what we have enjoyed in the first three books of the series and what we are looking forward to for the next two installments!
Listen in on all things romantic suspense with author Dani Pettrey and find out what is in store for her readers.
Continuing the conversation Kelly and I had of characters we didn't love at first and ended up loving.
Kelly and I chat in this episode about the characters we DIDN'T love in the beginning and how they worked their own way into our hearts to be some uniquely memorable fictional personalities!
I am interviewing an author whose identity will not be revealed right away. Sound interesting? Care to make any guesses? She was a great guest that took this all in stride and gave some great responses to my random questions.
Being a part of the bookish community is a beautiful thing. Sometimes our own perception of how to be successful can get in the way of our enjoyment of reading. In today's episode Alissa and I chat about how we recommend keeping the enjoyment in reading and about balance in the bookish community.
In this discussion I am joined by author Jodi Basye and we define what fluff is to us and what books stand out to us as stories that go beyond the fluff stigma of fiction.
Taking a page from book tube, Joanna from the Well Read Coffee Addict podcast and I teamed up to create a list of prompts that we answer individually with the books or fictional characters. These are my answers from villains to heroes, to questionable tastes.
Carmen Schober shares her story of being a writer and her path towards publishing and gives interesting insights into the publishing world. She shares a inside look into both of her books and her signature style.
Jessica Kate is the author of two books several short stories and the creator of Hey There Single Lady on Instagram. Tune in to hear our conversation about singleness, church and of course books!
Pepper has been very busy bringing us some truly delightful books. In this episode we discuss her 2022 releases and what we can look forward to in 2023!
Joanne joined me as we talked about the world war 2 genre and a few of our favorites from this time period!
Kelly joins me as we discuss a big release that came out this summer. If you haven't already discovered the Montana Marshalls from the world of Susan May Warren this episode may sound a little crazy. We are both huge fans of the world of Susan May Warren and we discuss part of why, and why we are really looking forward to what is coming next!
Joanne from bookstagram (@thewellreadcoffeadict) joins me to talk about character and personality traits we love to see in our heroes!
This episode Sami joined me as we discussed, romantic suspense and a few of her books including the new installment of the Elite Guardians, Impending Strike!
Alissa and I are back at talking about our top tier Book Boyfriends! Cinnamon roll heroes, proposals, and more!
Alyssa and Nicole share some of their favorite heroes from different books and what category they do best in. Ever wonder who we feel we would want to rescue us if kidnapped? We discussed that and much more
Sara Blackard a novelist of some fantastic romantic suspense and rom coms is the special guest on this episode. We talk about her books, what she is working on and what she likes to read.
In today's episode I had the pleasure of talking with an independent author that I have been enjoying since 2019, and she lets us in on what is coming out next with two new series!
Alissa joins me in this conversation as we talk about the musicians in stories we have loved and books were music is a big part of the book.
This episode I had the pleasure of talking with Kate Angelo. She is a draft author in a new series through Sunrise Media and she shares how she came upon the chance to be mentored by Lynette Eason, and a bit about her upcoming book!
As readers we hate being in a reading slump. It can be so frustrating, and so difficult to work through. In today's episode I talk about what has brought reading slumps on and tips on what to do when you feel stuck.
Today Laura joined Rebecca, Alissa and myself as we talked about her latest book A Heart Adrift!
This week you don't just get to hear what books made it to my top 2021 reads, but Alissa is back and she shares her best reads this year too!
On this passport episode I am joined by a travel partner! Alissa has come on board to chat about books set in Ireland and Scotland.
Looking for a Rom Com that makes you hungry for tacos? This week I had the pleasure of talking with author Betsy St. Amant, and we chatted about her latest book Tacos for Two that is full of so many fun elements and interesting characters.
Looking for something bookishly special for Christmas or special event? On this special bonus episode I give some quick shout-outs to some small businesses that create bookish merchandise or themed items.
In celebration of Rachel Scott McDaniel's new book Mobster's Daughter she joined me and I got to ask about how she got started writing in the 1920s and learned some very interesting history! I had so much fun learning what went into this book that I loved reading!
The True lies of Rembrandt Stone is a time travel detective thriller series. It is a six book series where the books have been released in 2 month intervals this year. I am joined by Kelly a fellow bookstagramer and fan of this series. We discuss the things that we love about this series (well, the non spoiler things).
For all the romance tropes out there finding love after loss can be a tricky type of story to get right. Susan L Tuttle and I discuss the books we feel have handled this well and a look into the upcoming book she has written!
I was so excited to be able to talk with the wonderful Tamara Leigh on this episode. She talks about how she started writing, what she writes now and some interesting tidbits of medieval history!
This episode I am joined by Alissa and Rachel and we discuss the radio dramas that we have loved and how we feel about audiobooks.
Pepper Basham joins Alissa and I as we talk about a few of her upcoming books including The Mistletoe Countess. She shared insights into how this story came about and the heart behind it. A special giveaway opportunity is mentioned that you do not want to miss!
One thing I personally love is to see how a character can grow in their faith over the course of a story. I am joined by Naomi Craig and we talk about the books that are memorable to us, her upcoming book and some strange Bible trivia!
I am always intrigued by the teams of people that are a part of bringing books to us. I had the pleasure of talking with Isabella who is a publicist for Tyndall house Publishers and she gives some stories from behind the scenes and talks about the books she is working with now!
Join me and two of my friends as we discuss our love of the Heirs of Neverland Duology by Kara Swanson. We do our best to stay spoiler free while we fangirl over this incredible story!
In this episode Rachel returns and we chat about the highly anticipated "Boone book" and more!
In this episode I answer the questions you have sent me and share what new releases I am looking forward to reading from August to December
On today's episode I had the honor of taking with James Rubart! We talked writing, the ways fiction can touch people, and much more!
This episode I feature books that I have enjoyed that come from the land down under and book with this setting that I can't wait to get to!
Alyssa and I are back with another mutually favorite author. We discusse out favorite books from the queen of swashbuckling romance-Marylu Tyndall
I love a good marriage of convenience story, the forced proximity, the romance development.......all the things! I was so glad to have my fellow reader join me for another episode as we share a few of our favorites in this genre.
This episode welcomes back Rebecca and Alyssa, and we discuss our favorite Medieval romance novels and why we love them!
On this episode I got to discuss the obstacles and misconceptions about the romance genre. Becky shares why she loves reading and writing in this genre and how you can tackle difficult real life issues in a romantic story.
Alysha is back! And we talk about those underappreciated books that we would love to see have a bigger fan base!
You may have heard my enthusiasm for how this author writes fantasy. On this episode Morgan Busse joined me in talking about fantasy in the world of Christian Fiction and her upcoming new series!
Today I had the pleasure of talking about villains with the romantic suspense author Natalie Walters. We talked about what makes a memorable bad guy and about Natalie's upcoming series!
Pepper Basham returns and we talk about her very first split time book, what she is working on now and strangely enough the Terminator came up.....
On this episode Andrea joined me to talk about fairy tales! We discussed her favorites and about her debut novel Can't Buy Me Love!
In this episode Jenna and I discuss the books that we enjoy that take place during or close to the time of the Passion week. We may have mentioned Ben Hur once or twice! We discussed Jenna's book Jerusalem's Daughter as well.
On this episode I chat with the person who introduced me to bookstagram! We are talking about the covers we love and why we love them!
This is probably my favorite fantasy/scy fy element in fiction. I love time travel books, I share my favorite that I have read over the years and books that I am looking forward to!
Bestselling author Rachel Hauck joined me and I loved hearing about the behind the scenes of some of her books and a sneak peek into her next book!
Today myself and two of my friends had the pleasure of being able to read Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz and we got together to discuss why we love her books and what we enjoyed about her latest in particular!
I had a delightful with an author that I have not yet read from , but now I really want to! I had the Chance to talk with Elizabeth Musser about her journey to becoming an author, pilgrimage, history and much more!
On this episode I had the pleasure of hosting Jenna Van Mourik! We discussed when books with a Christian message became separated from the general market and how the genre grew and developed over time. We discussed the current state and trends in CF and where it mat go from here!
Today I have the privilege of talking with Rachel about her debut novel Still the One! We get a look into her writing journey and some tidbits of what is next to come!
I love adding books to my list and looking forward to reading them. 2021 has some books that I can't wait to dive into!
So many times historical fiction took me away to another time this year. I discuss my favorites in this episode.
Contemporary romance has been full of favorites this year! And I have been loving some action packed adventures from the suspense genre as well!
In this episode I start sharing my favorite reads from 2020. I have discovered some great new to me authors and read some great books in a genre that I don't read much!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving I wanted to share my favorite books that feature this period of history. There definitely are not many so this episode quickly become more of a historical culture clash of western and Native fictional stories.
I love adoption stories! And to celebrate November as National Adoption awareness month I share some of my favorite adoption stories both fictional and non-fiction!
As much as I love Christmas I do not have a ton of Christmas stories on my shelves. The ones that are keepers are keepers for life! I share a few of my favorite Christmas books and books that I can't wait to read this season!
My special guest Rachel and I discuss our favorite suspense authors and why we love them. We talk about things that we would love to see more in suspense and new authors that we want to try as well!
In this episode Pepper Basham joined me and we talked about her books, Appalachian culture, the Biltmore estates and so much more!
In a world where we often see the "upgrading " in relationships as the norm, I love stories that celebrate the commitment in marriage.
On today's episode I share my favorite fictional friends that turn into more and why I love their stories!
Though it is a hard topic to discuss, I want to share some memorable stories that bring awareness to this plight.
In this episode I share a few of the books that have really encouraged me in keeping hope with a prodigal family member. I truly believe that stories are helpful for encouraging us in our daily lives, and these books helped me.
I have some books that I just can't wait to get my hands on! This episode I share which ones are top of my list!
I discuss what I enjoyed in this historical 4 book series that transported me to the wild of British Columbia!
I often feel like the last person to jump on when it comes to the super popular books. I finally read Redeeming love and I share my thoughts on it today!
I love it when we get to see a glimpse (even if it's fictional) into the world of writers! In this episode I share a few of my favorite stories that feature an author as a main character.
In this episode I share some of me favorite stories that center around helping children or youth in need. Some of these stories feature inner-city youth outreach or shelters for children who age out of the foster system. Each one of these stories has a romance that I have loved partly because of my love for stories that stand up for the vulnerable.
I am a huge fan of the hidden identities trope, and I am sharing a few of my favorites in this episode!
In this episode Susan and I talk about a few of our favorite second chance romances and why we love them. Susan shares a bit about her next book that comes out in November of 2020!
I had the pleasure of hosting the amazing author Kristi Ann Hunter on this episode, where she shared a bit about her research and writing life and some discussion about her newest series!
Today I am sharing some of my favorite fiction that retell a Bible story in a different time period.
I have been a hard sell when it comes to the fantasy genre, however I have a few books that I truly enjoyed and pulled me into another world.
This is my first author interview with the romantic author Jessica Kate! We both adore the enemies to lovers trope and we got to talk about some of our favorites!
I loved this book the first time I read it and I loved it all over again. Join me in fangirling all over My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade
In this episode I list my top 10 single dads in Christian fiction. I'm talking about heroes that have captured my heart by how they handle being a dad or father figure.
Though it's not my go-to genre, I have loved some stories in the sci-FY/speculative world. I'm talking about books by Bill Myers, Steven James and Ronie Kendig
In this episode I talk about 4 key books that range from mystery to romance that have taught me things that I needed at that point in my life.
Looking forward to talking about all the books! You can find me on social media at Nicole.and.the.unending.tbr on Instagram and Nicole and the unending TBR on Facebook