Books We Should've Read Podcast

Throwing it back to Angie Thomas' "Concrete Rose." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by⁠ @Ty.MakesBeats⁠ and⁠ @DonavanGlover⁠. Connect with us! Community:⁠ @booksweshouldveread⁠ Ashley:⁠ @bashweiser⁠ Kelly B:⁠ @kellylikestoread⁠

Throwing it back to Angie Thomas' "The Hate U Give." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by⁠ @Ty.MakesBeats⁠ and⁠ @DonavanGlover⁠. Connect with us! Community:⁠ @booksweshouldveread⁠ Ashley:⁠ @bashweiser⁠ Kelly B:⁠ @kellylikestoread⁠

Throwing back to our 2021 fave, Kristina Forest's "I Wanna Bee Where You Are." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk to The Perfect Find director, Numa Perrier. (P.S. Apologies for the audio quality. We tried our best to fix it.) This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly revisit Silvia Moreno-Garcia's popular suspense thriller "Mexican Gothic." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Kelly and Ashley read Kristina Forest's first adult romance novel, The Neighbor Favor. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Let's catch up! This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly revisit Tia Williams' debut novel "The Perfect Find." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly revisit Tia Williams' "7 Days in June." Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Throwing it back to Ashley and Kelly's first ever episode together. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly read Natasha Bowen's "Soul of the Deep." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk Jane Igharo's "The Sweetest Remedy." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly read "Ties That Tether" by Jane Igharo. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

We tried, ya'll. Let us know what you're reading! This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly open Season 7 with Brittainy Cherry's "The Holly Dates." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly review Meet Monique's "The Grim Reaper's Lawyer." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk Joya Goffney's 2022 release "Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly review Damilare KuKu's latest release "Nearly All the Men in Lagos are Mad."  This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Get to know Writers Rest - a writing retreat for Black women and femmes. Sign up for the Writers Rest newsletter to get information about the 2023 retreat. Follow Writers Rest on Instagram. For partnerships or sponsorships, email at info[@]writersrest[.]co. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Kennedy Ryan (*screams in disbelief*) talks about the making of "Before I Let Go". Follow Kennedy @kennedyryan1 and read her books! This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly review Sonali Dev's 2022 release "The Vibrant Years" without giving any spoilers — available 12/1/22. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk Kennedy Ryan's upcoming release "Before I Let Go" — releasing 11/15/22. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk Janelle Brown's latest suspense read, "I'll Be You." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Kelly and Ashley read Lizzie Damilola Blackburn's 2022 release "Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?"  This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson's "Departure Story". This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly open Season 6 with Kristina Forest's Spring 2022 release "Zyla & Kai." This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly give you a peek into the Season 6 Booklist. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly play catch-up. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly talk about the afterlife. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly play sports. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly play a round of "Who Said Dat?" This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley opens the season finale with the last page of Banwo's 2022 debut, "When We Were Birds". She thinks the writing style is poetic though didn't love that one character was favored over the other. It's currently a DNF for Kelly, but she promises to finish it one day.  Kelly's hosting Kristina Forest's book launch for Zyla and Kai Tuesday, 6/7! Click here for more info. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley opens this episode with the last page of Jayne Allen's debut "Black Girls Must Die Exhausted." Kelly thinks the main character needs better friends, a life coach, and to chill tf out. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Kelly begins this episode with the last page of RM Virtues' debut novel "Drag Me Up." Ashley isn't a Greek Mythology enthusiast like her co-host, but she feels inspired by its sexiness. Give this one a listen if you appreciate a good threesome tutorial, too.  This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly open this week's episode with the last page of Charmaine Wilkerson's 2022 debut "Black Cake." They marvel at the deep, dark secrets parents keep, harp on interconnectedness, and do it all without giving any spoilers. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly open this week's episode with the last page of Natasha Bowen's 2022 debut, "Skin of the Sea." This "Little Mermaid" inspired tale is very Black, beautiful and drenched in Yoruba magic. They can't stop gushing about it, and you won't be able to either. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly begin this episode with the last page of Braithwaite's My Sister, the Serial Killer, and obsessed over their love for the main character. Yes... the serial killer. Her murderous tendencies are necessary evils to them, and... you have to listen to the episode to understand. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and@DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread 

Ashley and Kelly open Season 5 with the last page of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's popular suspense thriller "Mexican Gothic." They talk about unlikely heroes and why it's always a good idea to leave casualties behind. This podcast is a Books We Should’ve Read production, with sound engineering and editing by About Right Media. Music produced by @Ty.MakesBeats and @DonavanGlover. Connect with us! Community: @booksweshouldveread Ashley: @bashweiser Kelly B: @kellylikestoread

Ashley and Kelly discuss 2022 book releases they can't wait to read. Season 5 premieres March 15, 2022.

Ashley and Kelly discuss books that would make great movies. Season 5 premieres March 15, 2022.

Ashley and Kelly discuss must-see film and tv adaptations of their favorite books. Season 5 premieres March 15, 2022.

This week Ashley and Kelly revisit another novel by Tia Williams The Perfect Find. They talk relationships with huge age differences, and realize that just because someone is older, doesn't always mean they are wiser.

Ashley and Kelly chat about their reading goals in 2022, and what they envision for the future of BWSR.

This week Ashley and Kelly discuss The Jezebel by Dylan Allen. They share their thoughts on who this book was written for and try to figure out “if we aren’t the target audience, who is?”

This week Ashley and Kelly get cozy with Behind The Scenes by Christina C. Jones. They share their opinions on the importance of strong female characters in stories, fangirl over the angsty male lead, and question why there seems to be a theme with romance novels and ain’t shit family.

This week Ashley and Kelly recap The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon. They discuss their concerns with the main female character Taylor, justice for Jamar, and finally getting romance novel parents who are decent human beings.

This week Ashley and Kelly fall head over heels for Tia Williams’ 7 Days In June. Soul quenching is the only way to describe this novel. Feel all of the feels with the ladies and let’s discuss who would play Eva and Shane in a movie.

This week Ashley and Kelly continue their journey in the romance genre with How To Find A Princess by Alyssa Cole. Opinions were strong this episode, but both agreed that Bez is their favorite.

This week Ashley and Kelly take on YA romance and get a sweet introduction with I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest. A coming of tale that brings two childhood friends turned frenemies together for a world wind few days of growth, understanding, and love.

This week Ashley and Kelly jump into the romance world with Kennedy Ryan’s Reel. They breakdown the importance of believing in yourself and your craft and how sometimes family just ain’t shit.