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Paperback Ponderings
Paperback Ponderings is your source for all things fantasy book related. Follow along with us while we discuss theories and breakdowns for current reads, trending books, and old favourites. We’ll be releasing weekly episodes talking about new upcoming releases, familiar tropes, and our most loved, hated and everything in between reads.
Episodes
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in October
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about the books they read and loved in October. Tune in to hear about Kyla's new favourite series, how new books from…
Paperback PonderingsIron Gold
This week, Sarah and Kyla discuss Iron Gold by Pierce Brown, book four in the Red Rising series. Tune in to hear which of the newly added POVs they liked and…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Delemhach (The Dues and Don'ts of Magic)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with Delemhach, author of the House Witch series, to talk about her new release, The Dues and Don'ts of Magic. Tune in to…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Ellis Hunter (Blood Bound)
This week, Sarah and Kyla are joined by Katie and Becky of the Ellis Hunter duo to talk about their debut romantasy novel, Blood Bound. Tune in to hear about…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Shalini Abeysekara (This Blade of Ours)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with Shalini Abeysekara to talk about her recent release, This Blade of Ours! Tune in to hear about the challenges of…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved This Summer
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about the books they enjoyed this summer, from fantasy and sci-fi to romance and literary fiction! This episode is…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Morgan Elizabeth (Meet Cute Magic)
This week, Sarah and Kyla are joined by Morgan Elizabeth to chat about her newly released witchy romcom, Meet Cute Magic. Tune in to hear about Morgan's…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Fall 2026 (Part 2)
In Part 2 of the Fall Release Radar, Sarah and Kyla are going over all the major fantasy and romantasy book releases coming out between October and December of…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Fall 2026 (Part 1)
Sarah and Kyla are back from summer vacation and going over all the major fantasy, romantasy, and even scifi book releases coming out this September! This…
Paperback PonderingsMid-Year Favourite Books
This week, Sarah and Kyla are sharing each of their top 5 favourite books of 2026 so far! [02:11] Sarah’s 5th Place: The Glass Hotel [07:00] Kyla’s 5th Place…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Summer 2026
This week, Sarah and Kyla are going over all the major romantasy book releases coming out this summer! Tune in to hear what each book is about (spoiler-free)…
Paperback PonderingsMay Book Club: Blood Bound
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing their May book club pick, Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter. Tune in to hear their take on the trope reverse plot twists…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in May
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read in May, with a short synopsis of each along with their spoiler-free thoughts. Tune in to…
Paperback PonderingsMorning Star
This week, Sarah and Kyla discuss Morning Star, the third book in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. Tune in to hear their thoughts on Darrow’s humbling…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Pascale Lacelle (Curious Tides, Stranger Skies, & Infinite Shores)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with Pascale Lacelle to chat about her Drowned Gods trilogy which was recently completed with the release of Infinite…
Paperback PonderingsApril Book Club: The Everlasting (with @litwithlesia)
This week, Sarah and Kyla are joined by Lesia from @litwithlesia on bookstagram to talk about April's book club pick, The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow. Tune in…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in April
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in April. Tune in to hear about a brand new dark academia release, the two…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Lindsey Byrd (The Sun Blessed Prince & The Moon Blessed King)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with Lindsey Byrd to chat about her queer political fantasy book, The Sun Blessed Prince, and its newly released sequel, The…
Paperback PonderingsGolden Son
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing Golden Son, the second book in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. Tune in for a full spoilery discussion of all…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Juliette Cross (Firebird & Bloodsinger)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with Juliette Cross to discuss her Roman-inspired, dragon shifter romantasy book, Firebird, and its newly released sequel…
Paperback PonderingsAssassin's Apprentice (With Spells From the Shelf Podcast)
This week, Sarah and Kyla team up with Ammie and Paul from Spells From the Shelf Podcast to discuss Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, the first book in the…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in March
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in March. Tune in for a spoiler-free synopsis of each book, along with their…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Spring 2026
This week, Sarah and Kyla are giving you a rundown of all the major fantasy book releases coming out from April to June of 2026. Tune in for a list in order of…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with Catherine Walsh (How To Write a Love Story)
This week, Sarah and Kyla had the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Walsh about her newly released rom com, How To Write a Love Story. They got to chat about…
Paperback PonderingsFebruary Book Club: Daggermouth
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe, their February book club pick and the book that has been all over BookTok and Bookstagram…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in February
This week, Sarah and Kyla are going over their February reads, sharing a short synopsis and their spoiler-free thoughts on each of them. This was a month of…
Paperback PonderingsRed Rising
This week, Sarah and Kyla are diving into the first book in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown, the book that may have cured Sarah's endless reading slump!…
Paperback PonderingsBrimstone
This week, Sarah and Kyla are deep diving into Brimstone by Callie Hart, the hugely anticipated sequel to Quicksilver. Tune in to hear their thoughts on…
Paperback PonderingsJanuary Book Club: The Raven Scholar
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson, and this episode is spicier than usual because for the first time in a while…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved This Winter
This week, Sarah and Kyla are sharing some highlights from the books they read in December and January. Tune in for a spoiler-free synopsis of each book, along…
Paperback PonderingsGoodreads Choice Awards: YA Fantasy & SciFi
Join Sarah and Kyla for Part 3 of their Goodreads Choice Awards mini-series where they go over the top 5 winners in the YA Fantasy & SciFi category for 2025!…
Paperback PonderingsGoodreads Choice Awards: Fantasy
Join Sarah and Kyla for Part 2 of their Goodreads Choice Awards mini-series where they go over the top 5 winners in the Fantasy category for 2025! They'll give…
Paperback PonderingsGoodreads Choice Awards: Romantasy
Join Sarah and Kyla for Part 1 of their Goodreads Choice Awards mini-series where they go over the top 5 winners in the Romantasy category for 2025! They'll…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Winter 2026
This week, Sarah and Kyla are going over all the upcoming fantasy book releases coming out between January-March 2026. Tune in for a chronological list with…
Paperback Ponderings2025 Book Awards
The end of the year is here, so let's talk favourites! Join Sarah and Kyla this week for an awards-style episode where they present nominees and winners for…
Paperback PonderingsInterview with V.L. Bovalino (The Second Death of Locke)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with V.L. Bovalino to talk about her adult fantasy debut, The Second Death of Locke. Tune in to hear about the inspiration…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in November
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in November. Tune in to hear about some highly anticipated sequels, the new lady…
Paperback PonderingsInterview w/ Laura R. Samotin (The Sins on their Bones)
This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with author Laura R. Samotin to discuss the Cursed Crown duology, made up of The Sins on their Bones and The Lure of their…
Paperback PonderingsQuicksilver Plot Recap
This week, Kyla is giving you a full plot recap of Quicksilver by Callie Hart to get you ready for the release of the sequel, Brimstone, on November 18th! If…
Paperback PonderingsOctober Book Club: To Cage a Wild Bird
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about To Cage a Wild Bird by Brooke Fast, an exciting new dystopian romance debut. Tune in to hear their thoughts on the…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in October
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in October. Tune in to hear their thoughts on several very hyped new releases…
Paperback PonderingsGuessing Books Based on their First Lines
This week, Sarah and Kyla are playing a fun game where they try to guess the title of a book after only hearing the first line. Play along and see if you can…
Paperback PonderingsSeptember Book Club: A Forbidden Alchemy
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing A Forbidden Alchemy by Stacey McEwan! Tune in for a breakdown of the Peaky Blinders comparisons, the crazy plot…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in September
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in September. Tune in for some gothic fantasy and paranormal rom-com…
Paperback PonderingsAcademy Book Recommendations
We all know autumn is the best time for reading books with a cozy academy setting, so this week Sarah and Kyla are sharing a list of fantasy book…
Paperback PonderingsBang, Marry, Kill: Blood and Ash World (With Special Guest @one.more.chapter.tk)
This week, Sarah and Kyla are joined by Taylor from @one.more.chapter.tk on bookstagram for a game of Bang, Marry, Kill with the characters from the Blood and…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in August
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in August. Tune in to hear about kilt-wearing wolf shifters, a love triangle…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Fall 2025 (Part 2)
This week, Sarah and Kyla are back with the second half of the major fantasy releases scheduled for fall 2025 (October 15th-December 31st). Tune in for a…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Fall 2025 (Part 1)
This week, Sarah and Kyla are going over all the major fantasy book releases coming out in the first half of fall 2025 (September 1st-October 15th). Tune in…
Paperback PonderingsDire Bound by Sable Sorensen
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing one of their favourite books of the year so far, Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen. Tune in for a breakdown all the major…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in July
This week, Sarah and Kyla are getting into all the books they read and loved in July (and there were a LOT)! Tune in to hear about some fantasy new releases…
Paperback PonderingsSilver Elite: Deep Dive and Theories
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing Silver Elite by Dani Francis, the new dystopian romance book that took the internet by storm over the past few months…
Paperback PonderingsJune Book Club: Shield of Sparrows
This week, Sarah and Kyla are deep diving into Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry! This book took the internet by storm when it released this spring, and the…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in June
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in June. Tune in to hear about an urban fantasy to rival Crescent City, the…
Paperback PonderingsMid-Year Favourite Books
This week, Sarah and Kyla are sharing their favourite books of 2025 so far! Through several fun categories like Best Sequel, Best New Release, and more, you'll…
Paperback PonderingsFantasy Release Radar: Summer 2025
This week, Sarah and Kyla are going over all the major fantasy and romantasy book releases coming out in July and August. Tune in for a spoiler-free synopsis…
Paperback PonderingsMay Book Club: Heavenly Bodies
This week, Sarah and Kyla are discussing the celestial enemies-to-lovers story, Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu. Tune in to hear about the whimsical…
Paperback PonderingsBooks We Loved in May
This week, Sarah and Kyla are chatting about all the books they read and loved in May. From the new fantasy book that will fill the Fourth Wing void, to…
Paperback PonderingsSummer Romance Recommendations
This week, Sarah and Kyla are switching it up from their usual fantasy content to chat about summery romance books! This episode covers four of the most…
Paperback PonderingsApril Book Club: Fable for the End of the World
This week, Sarah and Kyla are deep diving into Ava Reid's newest dystopian sapphic romance, Fable for the End of the World, which she describes as her love…