Books that Gear Us Up for the Summer

Books that We Keep Coming Back To

The first novel short of the season delves into Scott and Katie’s opinions about rereading books. As they are both on opposite sides of this argument, tune in to this episode as they discuss their personal preferences, and maybe Katie can even convince Scott to join her side.

Books that Start Important Conversations

Scott and Katie begin Season 4 of That’s Novel Reading by discussing their choose-your-own-adventure book from last year. After hearing Katie’s short explanation, Scott chose to read What Happened to Rachel Riley? By Claire Swinarski. Listen in as Scott and Katie discuss the importance of this book and why they believe it should be required reading for every middle schooler.

Books that Gear Us Up for the Summer

In this season finale, Scott and Katie decided to wrap up the season a bit earlier to start preparing for the next. Join them this week as they preview three books for each other to choose to read to start the next season. You’ll even get to hear some of Scott’s poetry writing skills! Thanks for a great third season, and we look forward to seeing you all in the next!

Books That Make Us Want To Read More

This week’s episode is all about how books make us want to read more. Listen in as Scott and Katie discuss those series that have made them into readers and the ways in which authors get us hooked into stories. Katie and Scott relive some of their favorite memories with books series and talk about ways in which current students are reading and thinking about duologies, trilogies, and beyond!

New Year's Reading Resolutions

They’re back! Listen to the newest episode for 2025 as Scott and Katie discuss their New Year’s resolutions for reading. Having taken a brief hiatus (because we all know life happens), Scott and Katie recognize they need a reset on their reading. This week’s episode dives into reading resolutions for the new year that you may want to adopt to enhance your own reading life.