NOVLtea Podcast

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

NOVLtea 28 - Hot Vampire Summer 06/13/2025

NOVLtea 28 - Hot Vampire Summer It's HOT VAMPIRE SUMMER y'all! We've decided, and you can't change our minds. Savannah and Andie sit down to talk hot vampire books in honor of Twilight's 20th Anniversary and the resurgence of vampire media we've been seeing! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by The Singular Life of Aria Patel by Samira Ahmed! For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and See You Yesterday, this captivating and mind-bending second-chance romance explores what it means to love—even across the multiverse. Returning listeners will know we love Samira Ahmed, and this is easily her most romantic novel yet, so listen to the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/36998310

NOVLtea 27 - Mood Vs Roster Readers 05/19/2025

NOVLtea 27 - Mood Vs Roster Readers Savannah and Em sit down to discuss mood reading vs. roster reading! They reveal whether they follow a strict reading list or if they keep things more loose and Savannah once again horrifies Em by the number of unread books on her shelf – and how long they’ve been there! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by When We Go Missing by April Henry. If you listen to the show regularly, you know we love an April Henry thriller and this one is no exception! When Seventeen-year-old Willow stumbles upon a lost memory card, it's filled with hundreds of photos of teenage girls - and some of them look terrified. When Willow learns that some of the girls on the card have gone missing, she thinks the unknown photographer may just be a serial killer. But how can she make anyone believe her? And how can she find the killer before he finds her? Listen to the end of this episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/36630260

NOVLtea 26 - Spring Reading 04/09/2025

NOVLtea 26 - Spring Reading Savannah and Bill sit down to discuss springtime reading as inspired by an unseasonably lovely Saturday in New York City! Some people have spring cleaning, here at NOVL we have spring reading! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! In this high-stakes heist novel set in a fantasy Victorian version of London full of illegal magic and underground gangs, an alchemologist and a con man team up to steal a rare necklace from The Great Exhibition—but complicated feelings of attraction and deception threaten to destroy everything and everyone they love! This book is perfect for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Judy I. Lin, and you can listen to the end of the episode for a five-minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/36069610

NOVLtea 25 - A Chat with Logan Karlie, Author of Dream by the Shadows 03/10/2025

NOVLtea 25 - A Chat with Logan Karlie, Author of Dream by the Shadows Ever wondered what it's like self-publishing a book? What about self-publishing a book, and then having it get picked up by a traditional publisher? Well that's exactly what Logan Karlie did when publishing Dream by the Shadows, a spellbinding read about a shadows-cursed girl, a trapped prince, and the terrifying dream world they will need to navigate to save themselves - and possibly the world! Savannah sat down with Logan to talk all about the book and what its like going from self-publishing to traditional publishing! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! Mafia romance meets Gossip Girl in the edge-of-your-seat drama about a teenage mafia heiress who would do anything to avenge her family - even join forces with her handsome enemy! It's glitzy, glamorous, perfect for fans of second-chance-rivals-to-lovers romance, and of course full of action and back-stabbing, with double crosses that will keep you guessing until the very last page! Long time listeners have probably already heard me wax poetic about this one because I love it! So listen until the end of the episode for a five-minute preview! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/35606115

NOVLtea 24 - Romance Reads We Love 02/10/2025

NOVLtea 24 - Romance Reads We Love Savannah and Stef sit down to talk some of their favorite romance reads and tropes! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by . Filled with elemental magic, forbidden romance, and breathtaking twists, Nightweaver is a propulsive romantasy about an iron-willed heroine avenging her brother and discovering her destiny—perfect for fans of Powerless and Heartless Hunter. Six-hundred years ago, monsters known as Nightweavers claimed the continents for their own, forcing humanity onto the seas. Aster Oberon and her family have made their lives as pirates upon the waves, but when her brother is killed by a Nightweaver in a raid, Aster finds herself amongst the monsters of her worst nightmares. But it turns out Nightweavers are not as she's been told - and when a handsome Nightweaver named Will offers the Oberons protection and work at his opulent estate, she'll have to discover the truth of the Nightweavers and discover the real enemies hiding in the shadows. /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/35228245

NOVLtea 23 - Fantasy Football (But Make It Books) Brackets 01/23/2025

NOVLtea 23 - Fantasy Football (But Make It Books) Brackets Savannah and Andie sit down to discuss fantasy reads... but with a twist! They'll be building a tbr bracket based on the fantasy books they pull out of THE CUP OF FATE! And of course there will be stealing and trading and all sorts of shenanigans! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! You may recognize Elly Blake as the New York Times bestselling author of The Frostblood Saga - well she's back with an all new fantasy series full of enemies-to-forbidden-lovers romance perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black! Set among the bloodred trees of the Thirstwood, a young forest princess and and a lonely demon boy become friends before being ripped apart and made enemies by war. When the two are brought together once more by fate, their old friendship slowly rekindles into something more... but will fate rip them apart once more? You can listen to a five minute preview of the audiobook at the end of this episode! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/34970740

NOVLtea 22 - Reading Wrapped 12/17/2024

NOVLtea 22 - Reading Wrapped Savannah and Em sit down to discuss their end-of-year reading goals and (spoiler alert) Savannah is nowhere near to finishing. But she will prevail with hope and possibly some very short novellas! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by Patty Appleton is making history. As one of the Senate’s first female Congressional Pages, she’s not only paving the way for other politically minded girls, she has a front-row seat to debates dividing the nation, especially around women’s rights and roles. This timely exploration of 1973—the year of Watergate hearings, the Equal Rights Amendment, and Roe v. Wade—unfolds through the story of a young woman driven to question everything as she learns to think for, and rely on, herself. Listen to the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/34487975

NOVLtea 21 - Plot or Prose? The Great Debate! 11/12/2024

NOVLtea 21 - Plot or Prose? The Great Debate! Savannah and Alice sit down to debate whether they prefer a "prose-y" lyrical read or a plot-heavy edge-of-your-seat book. Spoiler alert: they love both! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! From the bestselling author of and comes a thrilling fantasy about three unlikely allies bound together in a deadly, magical competition—perfect for fans of Holly Black and Erin A. Craig. Now, if you're familiar with Emily's previous books and , you'll know this book is set in the same mysterious, Welsh-myth inspired world, but follows a story all its own! They are all stand-alones that tell their own stories with easter eggs for returning fans, which means you don't have to read them in any particular order! You can start with The Wild Huntress and then read the rest, or vice versa! It's a read that combines beautiful, lyrical prose, with thrilling plot, making it the perfect sponsor for this episode! Listen to the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/33897742

NOVLtea 20 - A Chat with Alex Hightower, Senior Editor at LBYR 10/10/2024

NOVLtea 20 - A Chat with Alex Hightower, Senior Editor at LBYR In this episode of NOVLtea, Savannah sits down with Alex Hightower, Senior Editor at Little, Brown Young Readers! They talk about some of the books Alex has worked on, including Kerri Maniscalco's Kingdom of the Wicked series, So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole, Nightweaver by R. M. Gray, and Audre & Bash are Just Friends by Tia Williams! Plus you'll get some insight as to what she looks for in a manuscript! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! This is the absolutely unmissable, thrilling follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The Girls I've Been! High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is strange now that her murderous stepdad Raymond is free. Determined to enjoy summer before her (possibly) imminent demise, Nora plans a backpacking trip. But when one of her friends is taken - mistaken for her - Nora will have to face off against the dangerous man who's haunted her life. Listen to the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/33406702

NOVLtea 19 - Inheritance Obsession 09/12/2024

NOVLtea 19 - Inheritance Obsession In this episode of NOVLtea, Bill and Savannah breakdown all things The Inheritance Games saga by Jennifer Lynn Barnes! We learn who their favorite characters are (spoiler, they're not who you might think!) and they map out their predictions for the next book. Let's be honest though, they're probably wrong. This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! The Cruel Prince meets Ninth House in this dangerously romantic dark academia fantasy, where a lost heiress must infiltrate an arcane society and live with the handsome vampire she suspects killed her family and kidnapped her sister! You've probably heard about us gush over this book on the podcast before, and now you can finally read it too! Listen to the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/33021107

NOVLtea 18 - Something Wisteria This Way Comes 08/21/2024

NOVLtea 18 - Something Wisteria This Way Comes Stef and Savannah talk about the Belladonna series by Adalyn Grace! Stef chooses a favorite book from the series and Savannah tries (and fails) to choose a fave! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! This breathless, haunting, and rich historical mystery follows Edda, who has returned from the front lines of World War I. She was one of a hundred "Hello Girls," female switchboard operators employed by the US Army. Now back in Washington D.C. Edda is haunted by her memories of the front and her mistake that cost men their lives. When she receives a panicked phone call uttering the fateful code word "Brightwood," Edda will be forced to confront her past and uncover what secrets may have followed her from the front. Listen to the end of the episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/32672307

NOVLtea 17 – Mystery Thriller Chillers 07/15/2024

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 ! 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! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/32141422

NOVLtea 16 - The Great Debate: Stanalones vs. Series 06/18/2024

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 ! 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! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/31788807

NOVLtea 15 - Beach Read State of Mind 05/16/2024

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 ! 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! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/31342827

NOVLtea 14 - A Chat with Megan Tingley, Publisher and President of LBYR! 04/18/2024

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 ! 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. /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/30885543

NOVLtea 13 - Holly is the New Black 03/14/2024

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 ! 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. /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/30372918

NOVLtea 12 - PAL-entine's Day Reads 02/09/2024

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 ! 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! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/29881838

NOVLtea 11 - Fantasy Freak Out 01/13/2024

NOVLtea 11 - Fantasy Freak Out Savannah and Andie discuss their favorite genre: fantasy! And there's a little escalation, in a fun, unhinged sort of way! This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and The Priory of the Orange Tree. Listen to the end of this episode for a five minute preview of the audiobook, and you can find So Let Them Burn wherever books are sold! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/29472493

NOVLtea 10 - Reading Goals and Secret Bookshelves 12/15/2023

NOVLtea 10 - Reading Goals and Secret Bookshelves Savannah and Em sit down to discuss their reading goals for the past year (and if they made them), and Savannah reveals the truth about the secret bookshelf in her closet. This episode of NOVLtea is sponsored by ! A chilling thriller about an unlikely friendship between a true-crime fan and a former high school classmate suspected of murdering her influencer boyfriend, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Courtney Summers. Get a five minute preview of the audiobook at the end of this episode, and you can find Only She Came Back wherever books are sold! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/29098483

NOVLtea 9 - Chat with Kamilah Cole, author of So Let Them Burn 11/13/2023

NOVLtea 9 - Chat with Kamilah Cole, author of So Let Them Burn Savannah sits down to talk with Kamilah Cole, professional publishing person and author of So Let Them Burn! Get a sneak peek at the book and Kamilah's writing process, and hear what it's like working in publishing and becoming an author! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/28614848

NOVLtea 8 - Halloween Unhinged 10/17/2023

NOVLtea 8 - Halloween Unhinged Savannah and Andie sit down and talk NOVL Booktober, a celebration of all things Halloween reading for the whole month of October! If you need a spooky or scary book recommendation, here is your one stop shop! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/28345988

NOVLtea 7 - Publicity Chat with Hannah 09/18/2023

NOVLtea 7 - Publicity Chat with Hannah Savannah and Hannah sit down to talk all about book publicity, plus some helpful hints for anyone interested in breaking into the publishing world! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/28070082

NOVLtea Episode 6 - Summer Blockbusters 08/24/2023

NOVLtea Episode 6 - Summer Blockbusters Bill and Savannah sit down to discuss all the summer blockbusters out this year, particularly the long awaited Foxglove by Adalyn Grace and The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes! Plus, you'll get some recs for upcoming blockbusters coming to a bookstore near you soon! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/27839781

NOVLtea 5 - Chat with Karina Granda 07/24/2023

NOVLtea 5 - Chat with Karina Granda Savannah sits down with Karina Granda, Art Director at Little, Brown Young Readers and the designer behind The Inheritance Games, Holly Black's The Cruel Prince and the rest of the Folk of the Air series, and so many more fabulous covers! They'll get into the nitty gritty of cover design and Karina shares the stories behind beloved book covers! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/27549588

NOVLtea 4 - Bringing Back the Love Triangle 06/14/2023

NOVLtea 4 - Bringing Back the Love Triangle Savannah and Alice sit down to chat about love triangles - what they love about them, what they hate about them, and everything in between! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/27147447

NOVLtea 3 - A Chat with Alvina Ling 05/17/2023

NOVLtea 3 - A Chat with Alvina Ling Savannah sits down with Alvina Ling, Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Young Readers and editor behind Holly Black's Folk of the Air series and The Stolen Heir duology – along with the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor, An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan, Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed, Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown and many Grace Lin books including Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and A Big Mooncake for Little Star. /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/26869716

NOVLtea 2 - Promposal Queens 04/13/2023

NOVLtea 2 - Promposal Queens Savannah and Stef sit down to talk prom season in honor of Promposal by RaeChell Garrett! /episode/index/show/e66f60f4-beb2-4da8-bbfd-5d6e15de2044/id/26531067

NOVLtea 1 - The Tears We Teared 03/15/2023

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