bonus chapter: incredibly specific book recs

this episode we wanted to give back by sharing our book recommendations for all your specific tastes - the good, the bad and the incredibly niche and freaky. we put out a question box and scoured the internet high and low to find book recommendations that will suit even the most specific of moods.tastes explored:a book that feels like the first days of soft autumn sunlight kissing your facea book that feels like the period between grade 12 graduation and the beginning of the rest of your life the best book you’ll never read againbegging and pleading for more female led horror with cannabilismbooks like sky daddy. freaky but like... kinda deep and beautiful??a fictional story that will help with burn out – the self help books aren't self helpingpeople learning to be lonely or being okay with not meeting expectations books mentioned:Body Friend by Katherine BrabonBlue Sisters by Coco MellorsLead Us Not by Abbey LayLove and Virtue by Diana ReidThe Idiot by Elif BatumanWhat I Loved by Siri HustvedtBodies of Light by Jennifer DownThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThey're Going to Love You by Meg HowryWoman Eating by Claire Khoda A Certain Hunger by Chelsea SummersThe Eyes are the Best Part by Monica KimThe Lamb by Lucy RoseNatural Beauty by Ling Ling HuangMonstrilio by Gerado Samona CordovaOpen Throat by Henry HokeBunny by Mona AwadI Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie SueNothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather RoseOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutMaame by Jessica GeorgeSorrow and Bliss by Meg MasonSunset by Jessie CaveNotes on Heartbreak by Annie Lordsend us your voice messages here <3choose our next podcast read by going here and voting in the first week of each month!make sure you subscribe to hear our groundbreaking thoughts as soon as they are unleashed. if you want to be on the same page as us, follow us at talklit.gethit on Instagram and TikTok.theme music born from the creative genius of Big Boi B.join talk lit, get hit podcast for deep dives into the hottest BookTok recommendations, trending contemporary fiction, and literary favourites! each episode features book discussions, spoiler-filled chats, and thoughtful literary analysis of novels everyone is talking about - from viral romance and fantasy to modern classics. whether you’re looking for BookTok book reviews, author interviews, or a virtual book club experience, out podcast is your go-to space for readers who love stories and want to explore them in depth.talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.