Fiction Fanatics

Send us Fan Mail Talk about a full-circle moment. 🥹🩰🖤 Longtime Nerds may already know Kate Baron from her previous visits to Fiction Fanatics as a fan fiction author. But this time, Kate is back for a VERY special reason: she’s officially a published author! We sit down with Kate to celebrate the release of her debut novel, Shadow Veiled, and talk about everything that happened between then and now. From taking the leap from fan fiction to original fiction, to creating the dark academia and b...

Send us Fan Mail WE’RE BACK, NERDS!!! 📚💖 After a little summer break, the Fiction Fanatics girls are finally back together and there is a lot to catch up on. This week, we’re keeping things cozy and catching you up on what we’ve been doing all summer, what’s been happening in our lives, and—obviously—what we’ve been reading. 👀📖 We’re talking summer adventures, current reads, books we loved (and maybe some we didn’t 👀), what’s been sitting on our TBRs, and everything in between. Basically, con...

Send us Fan Mail Hi Nerds 🤍 We’re popping in with a quick little life update! Between traveling, work, and taking care of babies (!!), life has been a little full lately — in the best way, but definitely busy. Because of that, we’re going to be shifting to one episode a month for the summer instead of our usual weekly schedule. We still love this podcast (and you guys) so much, and we want to keep showing up in a way that feels fun, thoughtful, and very Fiction Fanatics. We’re not going anywh...

Send us Fan Mail Nerds… we’re back in the pack. 🐺🔥 For our February Book of the Month, we’re diving into Mate, the sequel from Ali Hazelwood — and we have so much to say. In this episode, we talk about: How this sequel expands the world and raises the stakesSeeing beloved characters again (and why we were so happy to be back)The new characters who completely stole our heartsOur favorite scenes (yes, THOSE scenes)The tension, the devotion, the pack politicsAnd why Ali’s paranormal era is worki...

Send us Fan Mail Nerds, it was finally time — we’re diving into Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, and we have so much to say. In this episode of Fiction Fanatics, we break down the world of Legendborn — from its Arthurian roots and secret societies to its raw exploration of grief, power, identity, and rage. We talk characters we loved (and questioned), moments that hit us emotionally, and why this story feels so important in the fantasy landscape. This conversation is thoughtful, passionate, and occ...