17 episodes

A monthly talk show where we spill the tea on bookish topics!

NOVLtea Podcast NOVL

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A monthly talk show where we spill the tea on bookish topics!

    NOVLtea 17 – Mystery Thriller Chillers

    NOVLtea 17 – Mystery Thriller Chillers

    Savannah and Andie talk all things thriller! And they both add to their already heniously long TBRs... what else is new? 
    This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by HOW TO DIE FAMOUS by Benjamin Dean! For fans of Little White Lies and Two Can Keep a Secret, this is an addictive thriller about a budding teen celebrity secretly investigating his brother's suspicious death while navigating the highs and lows of fame. Will he be able to uncover the killer in a world where everyone has a secret to hide? Or will he be the next victim caught in the cross hairs? Listen until the end of this episode for a five-minute preview of the audiobook!

    • 45 min
    NOVLtea 16 - The Great Debate: Stanalones vs. Series

    NOVLtea 16 - The Great Debate: Stanalones vs. Series

    Bill and Stef debate the merits of standalone novels vs. series in an effort to figure out which is best! Spoiler alert: they're both excellent! 
    This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by HEIRESS TAKES ALL by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka! The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 in this thrilling adventure about a teenager determined to pull off the perfect revenge heist in the middle of her father's wedding! But will nosy wedding guests, interfering ex-boyfriends, greedy European cousins, or a vengeful second wife ruin her plan? Listen until the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook!

    • 37 min
    NOVLtea 15 - Beach Read State of Mind

    NOVLtea 15 - Beach Read State of Mind

    Savannah and Alice sit down to discuss beach reads and Alice admits to committing some heinous acts against books! Send all your hate comments to @thenovl (but actually, please don't).
    This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by THIS BOOK WON'T BURN by Samira Ahmed! From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe. Noor Khan, reeling from her father's abandonment and a sudden move, is forced to start the last quarter of her senior year at a new school. She's certain that the key to survival is just keeping her head down, but when she discovers hundreds of books have been labeled "obscene" and are being removed from the library, she can't just sit back and do nothing. But challenging the status quo will put a target on her back, and small-town politics and small-town love, might just be her downfall. Listen until the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook!

    • 56 min
    NOVLtea 14 - A Chat with Megan Tingley, Publisher and President of LBYR!

    NOVLtea 14 - A Chat with Megan Tingley, Publisher and President of LBYR!

    Savannah sits down with Megan Tingley, President and Publisher of Little, Brown Young Readers! As Publisher, she oversees the acquisition and publication (including editorial, design, marketing, and publicity) of all our books here at LBYR. She is also the editor behind many, many classics including The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer! 
    This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by No Going Back by Patrick Fores-Scott! In this tour-de-force about one teen’s quest for redemption, Antonio is determined to make amends to the people he hurt most – even if it means breaking the terms of his early release from juvenile detention. Told at a fever pitch over the course of a weekend, this absorbing coming of age novel explores what it means to right past wrongs in the face of adversity. Listen until the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook. 

    • 49 min
    NOVLtea 13 - Holly is the New Black

    NOVLtea 13 - Holly is the New Black

    Savannah and Bill sit down and talk Holly Black's books in honor of The Prisoner's Throne!  And boy do they have thoughts! You can hear Savannah talk about why Madoc is her favorite character and judge her accordingly. 
    This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by SIX TRUTHS AND A LIE by Ream Shukairy! In this thrilling and heart-wrenching novel, six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack. Caught in a political game that will pit them against one another, they will have to choose: frame each other to guarantee their own independence, or expose their secrets to earn back freedom for all of them. Listen until the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook. 

    • 46 min
    NOVLtea 12 - PAL-entine's Day Reads

    NOVLtea 12 - PAL-entine's Day Reads

    Savannah and Alice sit down to talk about their favorite reads centering friendship! And this time, Alice does NOT mistake a classic work of literature with a mid-2000's tv show!
    This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by Seven Faceless Saints by M. K. Lobb! In this dark fantasy with a murder-mystery twist, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying power. Follow Rossana, a disciple of Patience with a determination to bring down the unjust system ruling her city, and Damian, a boy with deep scars from fighting in an unending war, and their race against a killer. Listen until the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! And if you love Seven Faceless Saints, don't miss its sequel Disciples of Chaos!

    • 40 min

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