katie from beach reads & bubbly is so into romance having a moment, and caro is so into... sports?

The day I announced this podcast, the DM’s started rolling in. “You have to get Katie from Beach Reads and Bubbly on the podcast!” I was already all over it, I love Katie as much as all of you!I get a ton of my book recs from Katie’s page, @beachreadsandbubbly, but more than that, I’ve fallen in love with her down-to-earth, bubbly personality. We had so much fun chatting, after we stopped recording we kept chatting for hours.So today, we get into all things reading, romance books, working / parenting from home, and how we became internet girls (I promise to never say that again LOL).We also get into:Why she thinks romance is having a momentB.R.A.D.’s (Beach Reads After Dark) ;)The origins of Beach Reads & Bubbly, which started as Katie’s side hustle and is now her full-time gigThe Magnolia Parks Universe book series and associated fashion Instagram pageOur literary pet peevesWhy we’re obsessed with the author Emily HenryKatie’s bread sawMy favorite T-shirtHow Travis + Taylor + Instagram’s algorithm = I’m now a sports fan?The romance-novel-esque story of how the Miami Dolphins’ coach met his wifeWhat Katie cooks when she doesn’t feel like cookingLinks:Katie’s InstagramBeach Reads & Bubbly blogMy tee obsession - the Perfect White TeeBallerina FarmMagnolia Parks Universe Closet Instagram page This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whattocook.substack.com/subscribe