Found Family Book Hive
by Danielle Atkisson
Explore the magic of storytelling with authors, librarians, book sellers, and fellow book lovers. Join us as we share book recommendations along with our monthly book club! Dive into 'Found Family Book Hive' today!Formerly known as Books and Brands.
Episodes
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89. September 2026 | Burn of the Everflame
Warning: if you loved Burn of the Everflame from Penn Cole, this is probably not the episode for you! Our final installment of the Kindred's Curse Saga and goodness do we have thoughts. Be sure head over to Instagram and let us know your thoughts on this book and the series!
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88. BONUS EPISODE - Love Between The Lectures
We chatted about everything we loved about Love Between The Lectures by Christie Curry WITH Christie Curry and it was so fun! If you haven't finished the book, skip this episode until you are done because we hop right in! Be sure to catch episode 87 if you haven't already as we become BFFs with...
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87. Author Bestie: Christie Curry
We are a sucker for a debut author especially one that writes with all our favorite tropes, is irreverent and fun! Meet our new Author Bestie Christie Curry! Her new book Love Between The Lectures releases September 22nd and we are sure after this episode you will want to preorder it! We of…
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86. Reader Roundup: Week of September 6
We set a timer for 15 minutes and give you all the details of our bookish week. Once the timer goes off the episode is over! Hold on to your hats, this is a fast one! We cover some great books, some in progress and some that will never be finished! Hop over to Instagram and let us know your…
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85. Author Bestie: Izzy Barry
We had the best time chatting with Author Izzy Barry! Izzy's debut novel Red drops September 16th and if you love a found family, hidden identity, touch her and die, forced proximity book, you should be very excited. We chat all about her upcoming novel (with no spoilers) and what's next, her...
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84. Reader Roundup: Week of August 30
We come to you with a quick chat of our week of books! We set a 15 minute timer and we get out as much as we can before the timer goes off. This week you can expect: Cale has a lot to say this week Book Recommendations Other people's books they are reading (it's hilarious, trust us) and of course...
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83. August 2026 | Kiss Me Like You Mean It
Ohhh our bff Laura Wood has outdone herself with Kiss Me Like You Mean It and we are so here for it! If you are reading this and so sad you can't find this book in the US, never fear, you can order it here! We dive deep into this fall perfection! The characters are top notch, the town we all need...
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82. Reader Roundup: Week of September 23rd
We come to you with a quick chat of our week of books! We set a 15 minute timer and we get out as much as we can before the timer goes off. This week you can expect: Book Recommendations Ear Vs. Eye reading romantasy A movie adaptation date release and of course just nonsense shenanigans! Be sure...
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81. July 2026 | Chase Me If You Can
Better late than never is our motto and this book HAD to be chatted about! Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances is a rivals to lovers, forced proximity delight! We are talking all the things from family members who left a lot to be desired to groveling! So give it a listen and let us know what...
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80. June 2026 | Dolly All The Time
June brought us the most summery book! Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan and goodness did we love our trip to Rhode Island! Of course we cover the whole book along with other pressing topics like which way we like the spelling of Stewart, Crab Cakes and so much more! So enjoy this episode…
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79. Author Bestie: Devon Daniels
Ohhh friends we are so excited that Devon Daniels is joining us as we talk all things books! If you don't know Devon from Meet You In The Middle or The Rom Con, you are in for a treat and a new author on your immediate read list! Devon's latest book, Star Crossed Summer, is coming out July 7, and...
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78. ACOTAR with Friends
Cale fell in love with Sarah J Maas from A Court of Thorns and Roses so when she announced ACOTAR #6 is coming out later this year we naturally had to start our reread. BUT to make it even more fun, we invited friends! So Madison (Cale's friend) and Jessie (Cale's sister) will be joining us for...
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77. March 2026 | Mistakes Were Made
We are suckers for Lucy Score, so clearly we were all in when Mistakes Were Made was released. With a return to Story Lake, we were thrilled to visit again! If you are a sucker for Story Lake too, be sure to check out Episode 53 for our full breakdown of Story Of My Life too! Don't forget to head...
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76. Half City: Novella Episode 4
Gang's all here and we are all buddy reading Kate Golden's Half City ! A Fantasy book set in a city AND has a secret university teaching how to kill demons. SO many shenanigans ahead! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 39-end as we dive into this fantasy read. Be sure to head over to Instagram...
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75. Half City: Novella Episode 3
Gang's all here and we are all buddy reading Kate Golden's Half City ! A Fantasy book set in a city AND has a secret university teaching how to kill demons. SO many shenanigans ahead! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 26-38 as we dive into this fantasy read. Our next episode will cover 39-end...
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74. Half City: Novella Episode 2
Gang's all here and we are all buddy reading Kate Golden's Half City ! A Fantasy book set in a city AND has a secret university teaching how to kill demons. SO many shenanigans ahead! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 13-25 as we dive into this fantasy read. Our next episode will cover 26-38…
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73. Half City: Novella Episode 1
Gang's all here and we are all buddy reading Kate Golden's Half City ! A Fantasy book set in a city AND has a secret university teaching how to kill demons. SO many shenanigans ahead! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 1-12 as we dive into this fantasy read. Our next episode will cover 13-25…
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72. Sounds Like Love: Novella Episode 4
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading Ashley Poston's Sounds Like Love! A rom-com with a dash of whimsy as Joni navigates writers block, family drama and a voice/song in her head! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 35-end and they dive into this delightful read. Our next buddy read will be Half...
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71. Sounds Like Love: Novella Episode 3
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading Ashley Poston's Sounds Like Love! A rom-com with a dash of whimsy as Joni navigates writers block, family drama and a voice/song in her head! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 23-34 and they dive into this delightful read. Our next episode will cover 35-end…
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70. Sounds Like Love: Novella Episode 2
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading Ashley Poston's Sounds Like Love! A rom-com with a dash of whimsy as Joni navigates writers block, family drama and a voice/song in her head! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 11-22 and they dive into this delightful read. Our next episode will cover 23-34…
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69. Sounds Like Love: Novella Episode 1
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading Ashley Poston's Sounds Like Love! A rom-com with a dash of whimsy as Joni navigates writers block, family drama and a voice/song in her head! Get ready for a breakdown of chapters 1-10 and they dive into this delightful read. Our next episode will cover 11-22 so...
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68. February 2026 | Valentine's Slay
We are breaking down all 6 of the Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Novella series this month! This episode is Valentine's Slay by Navessa Allen. We definitely have a lot of feelings on this series so be sure to hit each of the 6 episodes. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this book…
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67. February 2026 | Death to Valentine's Day
We are breaking down all 6 of the Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Novella series this month! This episode is Death to Valentine's Day by Catherine Cowles. We definitely have a lot of feelings on this series so be sure to hit each of the 6 episodes. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on...
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66. February 2026 | A Play For Love
We are breaking down all 6 of the Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Novella series this month! This episode is A Play for Love by Trillina Pucci. We definitely have a lot of feelings on this series so be sure to hit each of the 6 episodes. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this book…
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65. February 2026 | Second Act Romance
We are breaking down all 6 of the Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Novella series this month! This episode is Second Act Romance by Julie Soto. We definitely have a lot of feelings on this series so be sure to hit each of the 6 episodes. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this book…
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64. February 2026 | Time Will Tell
We are breaking down all 6 of the Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Novella series this month! This episode is Time Will Tell by Hannah Bonam-Young. We definitely have a lot of feelings on this series so be sure to hit each of the 6 episodes. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this…
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63. February 2026 | Accidentally Yours
We are breaking down all 6 of the Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Novella series this month! This episode is Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren. We definitely have a lot of feelings on this series so be sure to hit each of the 6 episodes. As always, we want to hear your thoughts on this...
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62. December & January 2026 | Heated Rivalry
Today we are breaking down Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid and you better believe this episode is full of shenanigans just like the book...well the podcast shenanigans are vastly different than the book. And of course, there is a lot of comparing and contrasting to the show as well, so get your...
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61. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 6
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading and then deep diving into In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams. So read chapters 38-end for this episode and then see if how we felt matches how you felt! They cover their ratings for the book, their favorite couples and characters and so much more! Tell us what you...
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60. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 5
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading and then deep diving into In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams. So read chapters 30-37 for this episode and then see if how we felt matches how you felt! Episode 61. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 4 (chapters 38-end) will be live 1/23 so get your reading going!
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59. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 4
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading and then deep diving into In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams. So read chapters 22-29 for this episode and then see if how we felt matches how you felt! Episode 60. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 5 (chapters 30-37) will be live 1/23 so get your reading going!
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58. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 3
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading and then deep diving into In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams. So read chapters 15-21 for this episode and then see if how we felt matches how you felt! Episode 59. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 4 (chapters 22-29) will be live 1/22 so get your reading going!
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57. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 2
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading and then deep diving into In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams. So read chapters 7-14 for this episode and then see if how we felt matches how you felt! If you missed our first episode, hop back to episode 56 for 1-6. Episode 58. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 2 will…
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56. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 1
Jen and Danielle are buddy reading and then deep diving into In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams. So read chapters 1-6 for this episode and then see if how we felt matches how you felt! Episode 57. In Your Dreams: Novella Episode 2 will be live 1/15 so get your reading going! As always be sure to hop...
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55. November 2025 | Good Spirits
This month our trio is talking ALLLLL things Good Spirits by BK Borison! A book that has a quirky main character, a ghost, and SO many shenanigans is exactly what the world needs right now! So dive in, and when you are done, be sure to hop over to instagram and let us know what you thought of…
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54. October 2025 | The Coven
We are deep diving into The Coven by Harper L. Woods this month. And goodness do we have LOTS of questions. Join us as we breakdown the whole book, discuss the difference between a coven and and covenant and so much more! Be sure to find us on Instagram to let us know how you felt about this...
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53. September 2025 | Story Of My Life
This episode we are breaking down "The Story of My Life" by Lucy Score and goodness is this a fun episode. We spend a lot of time talking about how big truck backseats are, gushing over ALL the characters and of course lots of little tangents. Be sure to let us know how you felt about this…
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52. Laura Wood
Oh dear listeners you are in for such a treat! Author and our new bestie, Laura Wood, comes on the pod to chat all things books! If you are not familiar with Laura's work, this conversation will be the catalyst for adding all of her books to your TBR. If you are familiar with her work, this will...
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51. August 2025 Book Club | A Forbidden Alchemy
Wrapping up our August Book Club books, we dive into the world of "A Forbidden Alchemy" by Stacey McEwan. A magical realism, meets historical fiction, romantasy mashup! We dive deep into the relationships, the characters we loved and hated and of course all the shenanigans! So get cozy and let us...
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50. August 2025 Book Club | Night Shade
The trio is digging into Night Shade by Autumn Woods in our 1 of 2 books for August Book Club. This dark romance had us talking about face tattoos, legal drinking age and the bizarre practices of a University. We can't wait to hear how you felt about this one, so hop over to Instagram and share...
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49. July 2025 Book Club | Under Your Spell
Oh you are in for such a bookish treat! We deep dive into Laura Wood's "Under Your Spell" and it doesn't disappoint! Clemmie finding her way after her world falls apart takes a job helping rockstar, Theo, and goodness do the shenanigans ensue! Get ready to laugh, lots of gushing and of course…
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48. June 2025 Book Club | Shield of Sparrows
Somehow, it’s already time for our June Book Club Breakdown, and this month we’re diving into Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry! This romantasy gave us so much to talk about—from unexpected plot twists to very specific education on biting (yep), reading, and a few questionable character choices....
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46. May 2025 Book Club | Say You'll Remember Me
Today, our trio is breaking down all things Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez—and whew, there’s a lot to unpack! We’re talking about the perfection that is Xavier, the emotional weight of caregiving, and the angsty struggles of long-distance relationships. We also compare and contrast to...
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47. Silver Elite Continued
The trio is back—and this time, it's Cale's turn to weigh in on Silver Elite by Dani Francis! If you haven’t listened to Episode 45 yet, hop over there first for the full breakdown of this dystopian romantasy read. Then come back here to find out: Is Cale team Jen or team Danielle? When you…
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45. Silver Elite
Jen and Danielle are diving into Silver Elite by Dani Francis and wow, do we have a LOT to say about this dystopian romantasy. From the twists and turns to the romance, and rebellion, we’re breaking it all down. We’re talking what we loved, what we hated, and diving into the buzz around the...
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44. April 2025 Book Club | Fear The Flames
Our April Book Club pick was Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling. As we do each month, we have LOTS of feelings on this book. Cale legit brings a list and it's of course entertaining. From spicy moments to plot twists, we’re breaking it all down with our usual mix of chaos and heart. So enjoy...
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43. March 2025 Book Club | Butcher & Blackbird
Oh you are in for such a treat as we breakdown "Butcher & Blackbird" by Brynne Weaver! This book while dark and a bit unhinged is an utter delight and we are here for it! We thoroughly discuss our love of Rowan, the foods we will no longer be eating as a result of this book and so much more! Grab...
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42. February 2025 Book Club | Beg, Borrow, or Steal
Get ready, book lovers! You are in for a treat as we dive into Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams on this episode of Found Family Book Hive! We’re breaking down everything we loved about this enemies-to-lovers romance, from the heartwarming character dynamics to the swoon-worthy moments that…
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41. Book Boyfriends
On today’s episode of Found Family Book Hive, we’re diving deep into one of our favorite topics—book boyfriends! We’re breaking down what makes a great book couple, the key differences between romantasy and rom-com relationships, and why we love them both. In this episode, we discuss: Our…
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40. January 2025 Book Club | A Fate Inked In Blood
It’s Cale’s birthday month, and what better way to celebrate than with a Romantasy filled with magic, gods, epic shenanigans, and thrilling adventure? This month, we dove into A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen— a book that perfectly matched our vibes guy’s taste! In this episode, we’re...
About this show
Explore the magic of storytelling with authors, librarians, book sellers, and fellow book lovers. Join us as we share book recommendations along with our monthly book club! Dive into 'Found Family Book Hive' today!Formerly known as Books and Brands.
Hosted by
Danielle Atkisson