Episode Description
Hi Librarian Nation! This week we are discussing Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, the now-ubiquitous tale of Bella Swan and the vampire who just can’t quit her, Edward Cullen. This story has, of course, been widely read and adapted into famous films, and I was so happy to discuss it with this week’s guests, Christina and Lelia from fellow Richmond book podcast Burn Before Reading!
I was on Burn Before Reading last week talking about being a librarian during the Fifty Shades of Grey craze, so please go check it out (heads up that Burn Before Reading is for mature audiences only!).
Burn Before Reading Podcast is where hosts Christina Kann and Lelia Hilton in an exploration of bad writing, cringey memories, and scandalous literary history. The cringe factor of literature is as ancient as writing itself, and Burn Before Reading is here to explore it all. Every week, Christina & Lelia delve into the story of a piece of writing, a writer, a movement, or a memory to unpack the people they used to be and appreciate how far they’ve come!
O-Positive Party Punch (from Slugs on the Refrigerator Blog)
Ingredients (per glass):
3 oz. cranberry juice
2 oz.pomegranate juice
3 oz.sparkling water
Squeeze of fresh orange
Instructions:
Fill a glass with ice.
Add cranberry and pomegranate juices.
Squeeze in orange and stir.
Top with sparkling water and a thin apple slice.
In this Episode
Vote for DITL in Style Weekly’s Best of Richmond 2026
This is the Skin of a Killer, Bella!
Sinners Film
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab