Episodes

4 days ago
The Book Witch
4 days ago
4 days ago
“All stories are love stories if you love stories.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and SuperFan Constance talk about skipping everything to go straight to Surprises, advocating for no sheer, no nude and no camel toe leggings, and no explanation needed - it's magic! in their discussion of The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer.

Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
The Seventh Interview with Kendare Blake
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
In this bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and author Kendare Blake talk about ripe avocados being more important than healing people, having a backlog of bidding, the band Earth, Wind and Fire, and corpse fireworks in their chat about Five Dark Fates.

Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Five Dark Fates (again)
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
“You learn to love the queen you have.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about being a table, not wanting to be queen, a double take murder, so much dead stuff, and a satisfying ending in their discussion of Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake, featuring the author for Would You Rather.

Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Shiver
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
“I am just a mythological creature, after all. I technically shouldn't exist.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about making 'enwolfening' a word, making quiche and dancing to Mariah Carey as a trust test, and that the wolf nose knows you've shit yourself in their discussion of Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.

Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Artie and the Wolf Moon
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
“Why. Were you. A wolf?”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a Wolf Mom, a warehouse of pickled corpses, sweet juicy lore and making ridiculoufying a word in their discussion of Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens.

Wednesday Jun 03, 2026
Squad
Wednesday Jun 03, 2026
Wednesday Jun 03, 2026
“I didn’t question it. I howled.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about numerous PSAs in this book about werewolf mean girls with murder: wash your g'dang hands! call someone by their preferred name! don't desecrate graves! have an adult alpha! wear what makes you feel comfortable! … and then the sexy screaming starts in their discussion of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Steele.

Sunday May 31, 2026
New and Indie Spotlight: Benjamin Card - Two Saviors
Sunday May 31, 2026
Sunday May 31, 2026
In this unedited New and Indie Spotlight episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire chat with author Benjamin Card about being good enough, how everything is The Village, his Edgar Wright influences and that his newest book comes out on 66(2)6. Get Two Saviors today!

Wednesday May 27, 2026
Episode 400 Live SuperFan Special
Wednesday May 27, 2026
Wednesday May 27, 2026
In this super special LIVE episode of Fictional Hangover, we are celebrating our 400th episode!!!
Please enjoy this retrospective of 400+ episodes of Fictional Hangover with some of our SuperFans!

Wednesday May 20, 2026
Two Dark Reigns
Wednesday May 20, 2026
Wednesday May 20, 2026
“A queen once crowned … is crowned forever.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about not being scholarly, being Legion Light, Mist vomiting corpses, and then the screaming starts in their discussion of Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake.

Sunday May 17, 2026
New and Indie Spotlight: Meghan Le Fay - Wings of Life
Sunday May 17, 2026
Sunday May 17, 2026
In this unedited New and Indie Spotlight episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire chat with Meghan Le Fay about found family with a dragon, just being a person living in the world, Viking hygiene inspiring a whole trilogy, and judging a book by its cover (and it's AMAZING!). Meghan's debut book, Wings of Life, comes out May 26.

