A Novel Bunch

About A Novel Bunch

Welcome to A Novel Bunch, your new favorite modern-day book club! Hosted by besties Alyssa Tabit Smith and Molly Burnett, this podcast dives into one book per month, breaking it down chapter by chapter. Expect deep-dive discussions exploring the lore, characters, theories, world-building, and all the details you may have missed. New episodes drop every Tuesday, so grab your copy and read along with us! A Novel Bunch has covered Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass series, along with Rebecca Yarros’s Empyrean series. New episodes drop every Tuesday, so grab your copy and read along with us!

Publisher

A Novel Bunch

Category

arts · fiction · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 May 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Heir of Fire (Ch. 1–35): The Bite Heard 'Round the Maasverse (AND WE'RE FREAKING OUT!)

   SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the Throne of Glass series through Chapter 35 of Heir of Fire. Other Maasverse works may be mentioned from ACOTAR and Crescent City By Sarah J. Maas. #082: This week on A Novel Bunch, we are diving into chapters 1–35 of Heir of Fire as Celaena arrives in Wendlyn, completely consumed by grief, only to find herself face-to-face with the infamous Rowan Whitethorn. Between brutal training sessions, mysterious Fae powers, and THAT BITE (EXCUSE M...

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Threshing Day: LIVE READING of Sloane's Chapter: "You Will Never Be Alone Again"

   SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the entire Empyrean series, including Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Onyx Storm, and all of Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros. #081: Grab the tissues, Bunchies! This week, join us for a special LIVE READING of Sloane’s chapter from Threshing Day as we experience every heartbreaking, emotional moment together. Grab this month’s book: amzn.to/3Er9cuF Listen now: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JMA4nk... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts...

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Threshing Day: Chapters 8–14 (Final Seven POVs): Recap, Theories & Deep Dive

   Spoilers ahead for the entire Empyrean series, including Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Onyx Storm, and all of Threshing Day. #080: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re diving into Threshing Day chapters 8 through 14—and BUNCHIES, the dragons are officially keeping SECRETS. We’re recapping the final seven POVs from Imogen, Rhiannon, Sawyer, Ridoc, Liam, Sloane, and Aaric, and breaking down all the theories, clues, and major reveals along the way. Imogen’s chapter immediately blows everything open w...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

86,457

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

43 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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