May reads are here! From whimsical fantasy to Murderbot sci-fi, we’ve got a fun month ahead! #HowlsMovingCastle by Diana Wynne Jones May 7 - 5PM PT #PlatformDecay by #MarthaWells May 28 - 5PM PT Join us live on YouTube + Twitch! #MaudesBookClub

Our May lineup is here! From Howl’s Moving Castle by #DianaWynneJones to Platform Decay by #MarthaWells (book 9 in #MurderbotDiaries), we’ve got a fun month ahead. Join us live at 5PM PT on YouTube + Twitch! #MaudesBookClub

We talked #ProjectHailMary in book club recently, and I’m still thinking about it… #RylandGrace says no to the mission. Is he scared? Or is he a coward? Where do you land ⬇️ #MaudesBookClub @projecthailmary

This is your reminder to make reading time a moment: Cozy drink + good book! Bonus points if you’ve got MBC merch in hand. Tag us—we love featuring you 💜 Shop: maudesbookclub.com/store #MaudesBookClub #MerchMonday

We need to talk about expectations… Some books gave exactly what they promised. Some went WAY beyond. And some… I feel like I missed something?? If you see a favorite on that last slide, this is your moment, change my mind! ⬇️ #MaudesBookClub #Bookstagram ⁠bookclub

March Wrapped!  📕8 books read 📕Fantasy still running the show (shocking no one) 📕3,082 pages of pure escapism 📕#ProjectHailMary = EASY 6⭐️ read 📕Dungeon Crawler Carl?? Addicting. Chaotic. Perfect. Have you read any of these? What was YOUR top read this month? ⬇️

The BEST way to describe Project Hail Mary VS The Martian!   #PHM #ProjectHailMary #AndyWeir

Our April schedule is here! 📚 We’re starting with Operation: Bounce House by @mattdinniman and ending with An Ember in the Ashes by @sabaatahir. Join us live at 5PM PT on YouTube + Twitch & chat with the community! Schedule subject to change. discord.gg/maudegarrett

Every reader has that book that feels like home even when everything else doesn’t. Here’s @book_reviews_kill top pick for #TopFiveBooksThatShapedMyLife What’s yours?

Be honest…  Do you prefer: strong author voice or painfully real characters? Because @book_reviews_kill said why not both with his #3 & #2 book pick in #TopFiveBooksThatShapedMyLife

The books that started it all for @book_reviews_kill #5 and #4 might not be what you expect. One opened a whole new world — the other hit a little too perfectly. What was your first “this changed me” book?

WHAT IF the entire #HarryPotter series was told from Neville Longbottom’s point of view? @book_reviews_kill IS ON IT  #AnjiKillsaKing #bookstagram #fantasybooks

#Netflix bought @ayanaGray_ 's fantasy trilogy #BeastsofPrey to adapt... If this happens, which TWO things have to stay? Catch the full interview with author Ayana on the YouTube channel now!  #fantasybooks #AyanaGray

Everyone knows Medusa… but what if she was never the monster?  @AyanaGray_ talks about flipping the perspective in I, Medusa, our February bonus read. Favorite Greek god? Or do they all suck after this book? 😂 #bookclub #IMedusa

You wanted answers, so I asked @piercebrownofficial the questions every #redRising fan wants to know...And the #RedGod update is only the beginning.  Full Interview available now on YT! Search Maude's Book Club #howlers

Would You Rather: Friday the 13th Edition Choose wisely. Which one are you picking?

Why are Collector's Editions of books more expensive? Welcome to the world of Fine Press.  #PierceBrown explains the new #RedRising Editions - and way more goes into each book than you might realize.  @lit-escalates.bsky.social  @curiouskingbooks.bsky.social  #RedRisingFinePress

When is #RedGod Coming?! After starting #RedRising over ten years ago, @piercebrownofficial says this book is about saying goodbye the right way. How are we feeling, Howlers?

March is almost HERE  This month’s reads: Main: #ProjectHailMary by @andyweirofficial Bonus: Of Blood and Fire by @ryancahillauthor Which discussion are you joining? Comment: Team Sci-Fi Team Epic Fantasy BOTH No live streams this month — join us on Discord!

WOULD YOU RATHER: unhinged edition. Which one are you? CONFESS

Did you know Joe Abercrombie worked on Love, Death & Robots on Netflix?

January 2026 wrapped! 📕 8 books in total 📕 3,000+ Pages 📕 A satisfying check off my TBR but disappointing read Have you read any of them? Thoughts please! ⬇️

Every POV in The Blade Itself sounds different because it is different. Joe Abercrombie breaks down how rewriting turns chaos into character and why the voices start talking back.

Joe Abercrombie shares his absolute hatred of the first draft: 'It's like a sibling relationship gone bad.' Discover the grind behind crafting new worlds and characters. @literarysewer  #JoeAbercrombie #FirstLaw #TheBladeItself

Every POV in The Blade Itself sounds different because it is different. @joeabercrombie.com  breaks down how rewriting turns chaos into character—and why the voices start talking back.

#Bobiverse's Homer could've been a total frat boy... but instead he became THAT guy. @dennis_e_taylor explains how humor, sarcasm, and distance shaped one of Bobiverse's most observant characters.  The full interview with Dennis E. Taylor is available on YouTub3 now!

Our February schedule is here! We’re diving into Children of Blood and Bone by @tomiadeyemi across two weeks, then closing out the month with a full discussion of I, Medusa by @ayanagray_ We'll see you live from 5–7pm PT on YouTube + Twitch

Vincent is one of @carissabroadbentbooks favourite characters for a reason! Truly morally gray and deeply complicated. And yes… we love him anyway.  #CrownsofNyaxia #Romantasy

What's the Club reading this February? Main: Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Bonus: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray If you've read them, what did you think?

Casually writing The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror at the same time like it’s nothing.  Chatting with @carissabroadbentbooks about her writing process, and I am, once again, in awe. Full Q&A now available on YouTub3! #Romantasy #AuthorInterview

1PM PT - @maudegarrett is interviewing the grimdark author himself Joe Abercrombie to talk about The Blade Itself!  Don't miss it: twitch.tv/maudegarrett

Being good at book recs means knowing how to sell them. If I say One Dark Window is Yu-Gi-Oh, the right people immediately understand. #OneDarkWindow

When the internet casts #MannyJacinto as #Maxantarius.... and @carissabroadbentbooks rebuttles with #danielhenney. We are simply listening - respectfully. This is a win/win situation for book lovers!

THE WINNER of my Top 5 Books of 2025! Some of my fave characters and moments are in this book - Words of Radiance CRUSHED. There was a moment so cinematic I actually cheered. This is how you earn #1!

It's time to dive into our BONUS BOOK! We'll be reading CAT'S CRADLE by KURT VONNEGUT - discussion will take place on Twitch.tv/maudegarrett Thurs 29th at 5pmPT!

#2 of my Top 5 of 2025 goes to Light Bringer by Pierce Brown. You were SO close to #1… until you emotionally destroyed me. Yes, I sent a sobbing voice note. IYKYK

January’s Main Book Pick is The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie. We’ve kicked off The First Law trilogy with morally gray characters, brutal humor, and zero hand-holding. Reading along? Come discuss with us. discord.gg/maudegarrett

I asked scifi author Dennis E Taylor who his favorite Bob is… and now I need YOUR take. ▶️ Full interview on YouTube — youtube.com/@maudesbookclub

Coming in at Number 3 for my fave books of 2025, it's #Quicksilver by Callie Hart If you know, you know. And if you don’t… maybe it’s time? #RomantasyRecs #MaudesBookClub #Kingfisher

We got the SCOOP on The Lion & the Deathless Dark!!  A full hour Q&A with @carissabroadbentbooks on #CrownsofNyaxia + #WarofLostHearts Full interview is live on YouTube - youtube.com/@maudesbookclub #BookTok #Romantasy #FantasyBooks

Let's talk about #TheBladeItself!  Join us 5pmPT at https://www.twitch.tv/maudegarrett - we're going full spoilers!  And don't forget we're sitting down with Joe Abercrombie himself on Fri 23rd at 1pmPT!

The Princess Bride is my all-time favourite movie ever - so now this means I have to read Tress immediately Full interview with @brandsanderson on YouTube - youtube.com/@maudesbookclub

We chatted with My Big Goblin Space Program author @ScottWarrenSCD  about goblins + a NASA budget (spoiler: chaos). Swipe for a sneak peek, read the full Q&A on MaudesBookClub.com, and enter to win a copy courtesy of @podiumentertainment US only | Free | Not Affiliated with META

Your 2026 TBR just got bigger!!  From brutal fantasy to epic worlds and bonus reads for the overachievers: these are our upcoming picks. Who’s reading with us?  Come chat, speculate and scream responsibly: discord.gg/maudegarrett

Big one! I’m sitting down with @joeabercrombie.com  to talk The Blade Itself and the brutal brilliance of The First Law—characters, themes, and why fans can’t get enough. Fri, Jan 23 - 1 PM PT YouTube.com/@maudesbookclub twitch.tv/maudegarrett

Who doesn't love a little romance? 💗 Emily Henry's novels have been an obsession for us over at MBC, and we have our personal rankings 👀 https://www.maudesbookclub.com/book-feed/ranking-emily-henrys-romance-novels How would you rank Emily Henry's novels?

Happy 'People We Meet On Vacation' release day! ☀️ Are you a fan of friends-to-lovers stories? 👀 Here are 5 books we recommend after you watch this Emily Henry adaptation on Netflix! https://www.maudesbookclub.com/book-feed/books-to-read-if-you-like-people-we-meet-on-vacation-by-emily-henry

WHO ELSE IS READY TO READ?!?!?

HOW does @the.ray.porter make his narration so effortless? Turns out the trick is Shakespeare

Here are the upcoming December Book Club dates and reading portions for our #RhythmofWar discussions!