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Jun 18, 2025

It’s time for Part 2 of our 2025 reading preview! We invited some friends of the pod to chat about the books they’re most excited to pick up this year! 

 

Lauren Puckett-Pope’s Picks - Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Out August 26), Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

 

Kristen L. Berry’s Picks -


Jun 11, 2025

It’s time to check in on our 2025 Goals! Are we on track with our writing goals? Did Becca reduce her screen time? Did Olivia manage to give up Jarlic? Keep listening to find out! 

 

Obsessions

Olivia - Bose Ultra Open Headphones

Becca - Stick Season (Her Version) by Deeps

 

What we read this week

Becca - Hazel Says...


Jun 4, 2025

It’s time for our June Three Things! But first, vote for our July Book Club Pick in our Facebook Group! Stay tuned for discussions about TJR getting the star treatment in Time magazine, the state of indie podcasting, a book battle mini-game, and more! 

 

Becca’s Things

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Time Profile

The...


May 29, 2025

We had the pleasure of recording a bonus episode with Katie Kitamura, the author of our May Book Club Pick, Audition! We ask her about the book’s inspiration, the writing process of such an experimental novel, what’s ~actually~ going on in the plot, and the origins of the scenes that have stuck with us the most. 


May 28, 2025

We’re SO excited to discuss Audition by Katie Kitamura! While this book may be hard to recap (uh, what actually happened??), we can’t wait to dive into theories and themes. 

We share our feelings about the ambiguous plot and discuss the theme of performance throughout the book. We also explore overlaps with two...