Halloween, Thrillers, and Other Delights: Reader Chat with Bre, the Loc’d Booktician

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ Leave a comment

Listen to this podcast episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and anywhere you find bookish podcasts! This week on the podcast I’m joined by Bre, also known as the Loc’d Booktician, for a reader chat. Bre is a Booktuber and Bookstagrammer who has created a spooky October reading challenge called Black-Oween-Athon. She gives a little insight … Continue reading Halloween, Thrillers, and Other Delights: Reader Chat with Bre, the Loc’d Booktician

All About Adaptations: New Podcast Episode

October 15, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ Leave a comment

So I’m back on the podcast, after a much-needed break, and I have some fun content planned for the rest of October. This week, I’m revisiting a piece I wrote back in June, and that was published by Book Riot during my brief stint as a contributor there. I started thinking about this piece because … Continue reading All About Adaptations: New Podcast Episode

Audiobooks, Libraries, and Other Adventures: Reader Chat with Amanda Garrison

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ Leave a comment

Listen to this podcast episode on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you find bookish podcasts. For this week’s Reader Chat, I got to talk to the cohost of Fictional Hangover Podcast, Amanda Garrison. You’ll remember that my very first reader chat was with the other cohost of that show, Claire Eastaugh, so now my collection of … Continue reading Audiobooks, Libraries, and Other Adventures: Reader Chat with Amanda Garrison

This Post is Just a Bunch of Announcements

September 15, 2020September 14, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ 2 Comments

This is my reading nook. Isn't it cute? This week I am taking a little break from podcasting so I don’t have a new episode for you, but I did want to let you know about a couple of fun things happening in the Rhonda With A Book Cinematic Universe. First off, I am really … Continue reading This Post is Just a Bunch of Announcements

A Very BookTok Summer: Podcast Episode (and Newsletter Preview)

September 1, 2020August 30, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ Leave a comment

You can listen to this podcast episode on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you find bookish podcasts! So, how was your summer? I was unemployed for much of the summer, so I spent a lot of my days when I wasn’t sending out dozens of copies of my resume, scrolling through and posting videos on BookTok. … Continue reading A Very BookTok Summer: Podcast Episode (and Newsletter Preview)

“Star Trek,” Jane Austen, and Other Comforts: Reader Chat with Rachel Amber Bloom

August 25, 2020August 21, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ 2 Comments

Listen to this podcast episode on Spotify, Apple, and wherever you find bookish podcasts. I'm joined this week on the podcast by writer, social media specialist and fellow Janeite, Rachel Amber Bloom. Rachel gives me a crash course in the Star Trek fandom, we compare favorite childhood books, and we of course talk at length … Continue reading “Star Trek,” Jane Austen, and Other Comforts: Reader Chat with Rachel Amber Bloom

Reflecting on “Twilight” 15 Years Later: Podcast Episode

August 18, 2020August 17, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ 4 Comments

This episode is available on Spotify, Apple, and anywhere you find bookish podcasts. My conversation with Claire last week about Midnight Sun and Twilight reminded me of some previous thoughts I’ve had on the series. In October of 2015 when Life and Death, the gender-swapped reimagining of Twilight, was released, I reposted two essays I’d … Continue reading Reflecting on “Twilight” 15 Years Later: Podcast Episode

“Midnight Sun,” the Hugo Awards, and Other Concerns: Reader Chat with Claire Eastaugh

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ 3 Comments

Listen to this episode on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you find bookish podcasts. I'm joined this week on the podcast by the cohost of Fictional Hangover, Claire Eastaugh, and we have some concerns. We discuss the release of a new Twilight book, ponder the relevance of dead white male science fiction authors, and Claire gives … Continue reading “Midnight Sun,” the Hugo Awards, and Other Concerns: Reader Chat with Claire Eastaugh

Social Justice in Science Fiction: Podcast Episode

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ Leave a comment

Listen to this episode on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you find bookish podcasts. This week's podcast episode is a reading of this post from all the way back in January of 2019. I thought it seemed relevant now in this moment of increasing awareness and action surrounding the civil rights and social justice movements. And … Continue reading Social Justice in Science Fiction: Podcast Episode

I’m Relaunching the Podcast!

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 ~ Rhonda ~ Leave a comment

Last Fall I attempted the project of a weekly bookish podcast, mostly as a way to get more recording and editing practice to hone my skills for my other podcast, Pop DNA. I made about seven episodes, and even got to interview an author, but then life and other projects got in the way and … Continue reading I’m Relaunching the Podcast!