Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

Brenna and Joe get a head start on the new year with a slightly tweaked weekly format.This week we're talking about Karen Cushman's award-winning novel Catherine, Called Birdy (1994) about a headstrong 14 year old Lady in the Middle Ages who refuses to marry.Plus: the pros and cons of using diary entries as a narrative structure, eel pies, and plenty of women's issuesWanna connect with the show? Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote (Instagram) or @joelipsett (BlueSky)Have a mail bag question? Email us at [email protected] Theme music: Letra “Like A Bird” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our annual holiday episode is on the collaboratively written novel Whiteout (2022). Featuring an all-star line-up that includes Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon, Brenna, Joe and listener Tea, Books & Chocolate are left wondering: why is this so...slight?Plus: great representation, debating distinct voices, comparisons to Love, Actually, and a tease for what's to come in January. Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote (Instagram) or @joelipsett (BlueSky)Have a mail bag question? Email us at [email protected] Theme music: Letra “Like A Bird” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brenna and Joe respond to non-binary listener Kai's thoughtful feedback about the nuance we missed in our discussion of I Wish You All The Best, as well Tea, Books & Chocolate's request to cover Heated Rivalry, the new Canadian romance series about queer hockey playersWanna connect with the show? Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote (Instagram) or @joelipsett (BlueSky)Have a mail bag question? Email us at [email protected] Theme music: Letra “Like A Bird” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As promised, Brenna and Joe return to finish the remainder of S01 of Skam.Obviously we're appreciative of listeners' demands we do so because we *love* Noora and Sana.Plus: thoughts on Eva's S01 evolution, Vilde's pregnancy vs disordered eating storyline, the tease of Isak's queerness, and wanting more of girl ChrisWanna connect with the show? Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote (Instagram) or @joelipsett (BlueSky)Have a mail bag question? Email us at [email protected] Theme music: Letra “Like A Bird” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another Twilight saga as guest Jenny Leigh joins Brenna and Joe to once again discuss a Stephenie Meyer text.This time it's a wedding, an island named after mom, furniture breaking sex, instant Mormon pregnancy and Bella's super gaunt face.That's right: it's Breaking Dawn: Part 1!Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:> Brenna: @brennacgray> Joe: @bstolemyremote (Instagram) or @joelipsett (BlueSky)> Jenny: @jennyleighx33Have a mail bag question? Email us at [email protected] Theme music: Letra “Like A Bird” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.