Hockey romance didn’t just arrive, it checked us into the boards. We’re breaking down Heated Rivalry, the rivals-to-lovers obsession on ice, and our favorite read-alikes to try next if you just can't get enough of these fire on ice passions!

Non-Book Things

2026 Winter Olympics

Book Things

The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

A Mad Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

Book Club Pick

Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Books Mentioned

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Rival Darling by Alexandra Moody

Grumpy Darling by Alexandra Moody

Wild Darling by Alexandra Moody

Game Changer by Rachel Reid

Him & Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen

Daydream by Hannah Grace

Mile High by Liz Tomforde

The Vancouver Agitators by Meghan Quinn

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

Throwing Stones by Avery Cockburn

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In this absolutely special live episode, we’re joined by science fiction and fantasy author Marina Lostetter and horror and supernatural author John Hornor Jacobs.

Together, we explore how genre becomes a storytelling lens and how science fiction and horror use different tools to examine fear, identity, and what it means to be human.

Authors

John Hornor Jacobs

Marina Lostetter

Books Mentioned

The Revenant of Surolifia by Florence Chien

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Contact by Carl Sagan

A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt

The Big Blow by Joe R Lansdale

These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

The Game is Murder by Hazell Ward

Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinneman

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Did you think we were done after our Top 10?
Not so fast, my friend.

Some books demand special recognition, and that calls for an awards show.

This episode is dedicated to our most delightfully specific favorites of the year. From dream adaptations to the questionably horny, these are the books that stood out for all the right (and very specific) reasons.

Join us as we roll out the red carpet one last time for 2025 with the incredibly prestigious Riley Awards.

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