Welcome to 2026 and welcome to the VAMPIRE ACADEMY where we are horny, confused, and Catholic. Writer Liz Wiest joins me to discuss Richelle Mead's 2007 novel. The plot is complex but it's girls at an academy for vampires. You get the gist. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lizkhawiesta/">Follow Liz</a>! <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/erinrbowles/">Follow Erin! </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/requiredreading">Support the show! </a>

Jane Eyre with Madeline North!

Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.