Welcome back, listeners! After all our talk about Holly Black, we're finally covering one of her books. Tune in this week for a surprising Crocs comeback, Kaitlyn's new book boyfriend, and tips on pulling off sexy heists so you can live the life of crime you've always dreamed about. (For legal purposes, this is a joke.) TW: Violence, death. If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Welcome back, listeners! This week we're diving back in to the world of Caraval in Stephanie Garber's latest spin-off, Once Upon a Broken Heart. Our MC Evangeline has pink hair, a broken heart, and absolutely no sense of self-preservation. (Zip. Nada.) This one has all the tropes: soulmate AU, touch-starved enemies, love spells, sentient doorbells, sexy scars, vampires... just can't get away from those vampires. TW: Non-explicit violence/death. If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Welcome back, listeners! This week we're talking all things fanfiction: where it came from, why it gets such a bad rap, and which surprising novels got their start in fandom. Plus, spicy author discourse, the Biblical fanfiction no one asked for, and our pal Ernie Cline's infamous sex poem. TW: Brief references to homophobia and racism in literature. If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Welcome back listeners! This week we’re talking banned books, which means Kait gets to brush off her poli sci degree and we all get to play "guess the buckwild reason this children's book was banned in the last twenty years." (Spoiler alert: it's not what you think.) Featuring occult rituals in the Hunger Games that you might have missed and how the Merriam-Webster Dictionary turned Savanah gay.  TW: Brief references to sexual assault and racism in fiction. If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Buckle up listeners: this week we're diving into Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow, a sci-fi reimagining of China's only female emperor... with giant mechas! Hell yeah. Featuring the feminine urge to commit murder, psychic hellscape battles, and arguably the BEST trope subversion in YA history. Plus, what sex can do for your couples skating routine! (Apparently, so much?) TW: Violence, death, murder, references to suicidal ideation, misogyny, body mutilation, sexual assault. If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

It's our first time covering a graphic novel! This episode has been a long time in the making, so if you needed a sign from the universe to go check out all things Alice Oseman, this is it. We got a bit serious towards the end of this one, but we hope you enjoy <3 TW: Depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and mentions of hospitalization.  If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected].  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Happy Thursday, listeners! We're taking you back to the iconic trilogy that inspired generations of angsty dystopian YA. This Hunger Games prequel stars Cornucopia Snow, a bland narcissist facing relatable issues like hating cabbage soup, trying to recreate Stockholm Syndrome, and the moral dilemma of whether to tell your friend's parents that the crazy scientist downstairs is turning her into a pink snake. Oh, and there's going to be a lot of singing. TW: References to violence, death, and slight body horror If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Can you separate an author from their work, and more importantly, should you? Join us this week for some hot discourse on cancel culture, the CDC, and whether or not it's morally acceptable to pretend your family is dead for clout and then blame your trail of lies on your fake mental illness (spoiler alert: it's not).  TW: References to sexual assault, ableism, and suicide Articles referenced in this episode: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions https://www.wired.com/2013/10/enders-game/#:~:text=Orson%20Scott%20Card%20is%20monstrously,with%20his%20own%20hate%20speech If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Leave us a five star review on Apple podcasts, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

We'll always finish what we started... even if what we started is a teenage vampyre drama with sexy birds. Or a plotless hike through the Grand Canyon with one Special Girl on shrooms. This week we're dropping our latest updates on the House of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast and the Matched trilogy by Allie Condie. If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany

Welcome to the pilot episode of Mostly Canon, a bi-weekly podcast where we deliver sweet, sweet book-related content directly to your ears! Today we're getting into our best and worst reads from 2021, so listen in for book recs, heated beverage debates, and a truly terrible YA-adjacent tarot reading.  If you like Mostly Canon, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @mostlycanon, or email us at [email protected]. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/102293261-kaitlyn-burton https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/12635391-savanah-tiffany