On this episode of Bibliophage, we're serving up some Godzilla. Well, the species of them anyway. Join us as we explore John Scalzi's Kaiju Preservation Society. In this episode we attempt to decide:-How Winged People Cuddle-If House of Leaves is a book or rage bait-If John Scalzi is down in the sewer with the rest of the Twilight fans who can't be appropriate about the fandom. (Hello, my ratties.)-If Tori's TBR is ever going to have something that isn't an American History book on it.Next time on Bibliophage we'll be enjoying a helping of Emily Henry's Book Lovers. If you haven't read that one and would like to pick up a copy, please consider purchasing from one of my links. Your support keeps this podcast going. As do your subs, likes, shares, comments, and turning on notifications. Bookshop.orghttps://bookshop.org/shop/gwennalaithlandAmazonhttps://www.amazon.com/shop/gwennalaithland/list/2FD8HGB3IRNQZ?ref_=aipsflistAnd introducing our new Book Nook Outfittery where Gwenna and her friends dream up reading spaces and do all the searching for you. For now these are Amazon lists but we'll add other retailers and sources as soon as we are able.

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Or...were you before...well, you know? Looking for something to scratch that itch? A book with all the best bits of magic, intrigue, and self-discovery?

Have we got the solution to your problem? Yes. Yes, we do.

We open the podcast with two adults discussing a middle-grade book. Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna ticks all the boxes for the hungry HP fan.

Auramere > Hogwarts and we cover all the reasons why.

Supportive parents & teachers: check.

Fallible folks who make mistakes: check.

Winged deer: check.

Wonderful story with cultural diversity, neurodivergence, and age-appropriate discussions of boundaries, consent, self-acceptance, and coming of age: check, check, check, check, check, check, check.

Bibliophage: one who devours books as if they are food; a bookworm.

Every good author is a good reader. Therefore every good author has a favorite author. Bibliophage is the podcast that allows authors to celebrate and uplift their co-workers, favorite authors, and fellow bookish creators.

New York Times best-selling author Gwenna Laithland will celebrate her favorite books and invite her author friends to share their favorites. Even better, Gwenna won't just be talking to an empty room. Nope. She gets to live out every bibliophage's dream. Her spoiler-preferring best friend will be trapped in a room and forced to listen to Gwenna give grown-up book reports on her latest literary obsessions and yap with fellow author-type folk.

With co-host Tori Phantom, Gwenna will explore what books the folks that make books read. From reading habits to can't-miss titles to works that forever altered us, Bibliophage is a peak into the words that shaped the worlds authors create.