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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

This week’s episode, Scott and Katie are straying away from the young adult and middle grade read to discuss an adult book. Yes, you read that correctly: an adult book. They’ll be discussing The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, a book released in March that has been gaining traction in parent and school communities because of its research-based theories on the current mental health crisis among adolescents. Join Scott and Katie this week as they dive into their thoughts about the book and discuss their own experiences as educators whose school is phone-free for the first time.

The American Library Association celebrates Banned Book Week at the end of September, but Scott and Katie think it should be celebrated all season long. Join Scott and Katie in this very special Novel Short as they discuss banned books and the impact it has on our schools and communities. This week’s episode also features a sound clip by award winner writer Ashley Hope Pérez, author of Out of Darkness, a book featured in Season 2. Listen in as Ashley Hope Pérez shares her wisdom about banned books and being a banned author!

This week’s episode features a book that Scott and Katie read and loved over the summer: Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas. Join Scott and Katie as they discuss some of the most important themes of family and friendship explored in this amazing graphic novel. They also discuss the historical lessons of racism threaded within the story. It's a great quick, but informative read that they recommend to everyone, but especially middle school students!