The Readirect Podcast

We revisit the 2010s YA dystopian classic Divergent with all the nostalgia we had at sixteen and all the side-eye we have now. Plus, debating whether we should read the new retelling, The Sixth Faction.Recent ReadsA Good Person by Kirsten KingBarbarian's Mate by Ruby DixonFallow by Sarah AndersonThreshing Day by Rebecca YarrosCanto Contigo by Jonny Garza VillaJohn of John by Douglas Stuart

We are here to take you through Collin Gosselin's heartbreaking memoir, In the Shadow of Eight. But first, we're giving you book news, including: Violet and Xaden's casting announcement for the Fourth Wing adaptationThe Modelland re-releaseThe bizarre collab of Knix x ACOTARThe dumb af Hot for Hockey marketing campaignAnd motswolo on Tumblr and what that might mean for The Cadence of Part-Time Poets (pt 2)Plus, recent reads: The Compound by Aisling Rowle The Good Parts by Evann Normandin

The Day of Discovery is done, and we're finally landing in Modelland! Deep dive chapters 13-17 with us. Warning: things get dark! Follow Us on StorygraphAbigail @fabigailEmily @emilyrojasreadsRecent ReadsCarrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Pairing by Casey McQuistonA Gentleman Never Keeps the Score by Cat SebastianBel Canto by Ann PatchettDeep End by Ali Hazelwood

We did a re-read of The Love Hypothesis before diving into the movie, and found ourselves once again asking: WHERE IS THE YEARNING???If it seems like nobody wants to yearn these days, you're not alone in your feelings. Join us for some laughs and commiseration—all while praising the parts of the movie we loved (looking at you, Lili Reinhart).Recent Reads: Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister The Soldier's Scoundrel by Cat SebastianCulpability by Bruce Holsinger The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman

We catch up on our reading lives in this much needed Modelland break! 

We have FINALLY made it to The Day of Discovery (aka T-DOD)! Join us as we dive deep into chapters 8-12 of Modelland! Recent Reads: DM Emily and/or Abigail for fic recs! Ice Planet BarbariansSex on Murder Island Just a Highland Fling

Part two of our Modelland deep dive! This week, we're recapping chapters 4-7. 

Tune in for our 100th Episode!!!! We're celebrating by inviting Friend of the Pod Emma Sandoval back to conduct a reverse interview. Thank you for being here for our first 100 episodes. We can't wait to get to 100 more! Recent Reads: We Will Be Jaguars by Nemonte NenquimoGood Material by Dolly AldertonThe Ghost by Robert HarrisIce Planet Barbarians by Ruby DixonIt Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian

We are reading Modelland by Tyra Banks so you don't have to (and please, we're begging you, don't read along). It took us an HOUR to get through the first three chapters, so this is part one of who knows how many. If you enjoy this, let us know, and we'll consider continuing the series! Whether you’re hate-reading along, curiosity-listening, or just here for the chaos, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review to help us grow our community of book-loving nerds. Recent Reads: Conversion Therapy Dropout by Timothy Schraeder RodriguezI'll Have What He's Having by Adib KhorramHeartstopper vol. 6 by Alice OsemanInto the Blue by Emma BrodieTwo Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian Let Us Play by Harrison Browne and Rachel Browne

If you or someone you know claims they "don't like romance," do we have the episode for you!!! This is our full-throated defense of the genre, plus where to start if you're looking to give romance a try. Links:  If you're new to romance...Emily Henry (author)Cara Bastone (author)If you like mystery/thrillers...The Five Year Lie by Sarina BowenYou Can Run by Rebecca ZanettiLoreth Ann White (author)If you like literary fiction...We Could Be So Good by Cat SebastianWhat Alice Forgot by Liane MoriartyRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldYou like nonfiction/memoirs...Love is a War Song by Danica NavaJane EyreYou like historical fiction...The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney MilanIn Memoriam by Alice WinnA Lady for a Duke by Alexis HallLisa KleypasOutlander by Diana GabaldonLast Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda LoIf you like science fiction...The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby DixonIf you like fantasy...Bride and Mate by Ali HazelwoodThe Everlasting by Alix E. HarrowPaladin's Grace by T. KingfisherRecent Reads: Minor Black Figures by Brandon TaylorDogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About by Isabel KleeThe Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. CASE CLOSED 👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️