All Episodes

Books to Define a Year: Celebrating Kendra

13 Going on 30: Revisiting Books We Loved as Tweens

Reader Rot: Breaking Down the New York Times & Kindle Best-Sellers Lists

Reading 1-Star Review of our Favorite Books

The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez Deep Dive

Romance Author Rose & Thorn

Mismatched Book Comps

One Last Trip to the Windy City: A Windy City Series + In Her Own League Deep Dive

Which Book Did It Better?

2026 Spring Book Releases To Have On Your TBR

Bookish Game Night: AU Meet Cutes, Bookish Matchmaker, and Name That Book

Stephanie Archer Talks Vancouver Storm Series, Hockey Romance, and What Comes Next

The Greatest Love Stories of All Time

Tier Ranking: Judging Books by Their Cover

The Future of the Romance Genre with Iman Hariri-Kia

2026 Reading Goals and Plans

Readers Review the People We Meet on Vacation Movie 👀

Worst Books of 2025 (According to Our Listeners)

Best Books of 2025

The 2025 BYO Book Awards | S5E39

2025 BookTok Drama Round-Up with Gracie (@grapiedeltaco) | S5E38

Bookish Naughty & Nice Lists | S5E37

Winter Book Releases to Have On Your Radar in 2025/2026 | S5E36

Thanksgiving Dinner with Book Heroes and Villains | Mini Ep

Tier Ranking Popular 2025 Romance and Fantasy Books | S5E35

Books We’ll Never Read | S5E34

Mate by Ali Hazelwood Deep Dive | S5E33

Spooky Romances with Lyla Sage! | S5E32

Monster Romance Roundtable #3 | S5E31

Read This, Watch That: TV show recommendations for Romance Readers | S5E30

The Most Overrated and Underrated Romance Books of 2025 | S5E29

Kayla’s 13 Going on 30th Birthday Bash | S5E28

Books Everyone Should Be Reading in Fall of 2025! | S5E27

Things That Work in Romance Books but Not in Real Life | S5E26

The Best Weddings in Romance Books to celebrate Brandi’s Wedding! | S5E25

Fall 2025 Book Releases to Have On Your Radar | S5E24

Brandi’s 30th Bookish Birthday Bash! | S5E23

Grand Gestures, Authors, and Romance Book Draft #3 | S5E22

Tier Ranking: Smutty Words and Other Sexy Things That Appear in Romance Books | S5E21

Upcoming Book-to-Screen Adaptations We’re Excited For! | S5E20

Summer 2025 Reading Recap + Yap Session | S5E19

Fantasy Books for Non-Fantasy Readers ft. kendra.readz | Mini Ep

Book Club Excerpt: One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune | Mini Ep

Books & Bravo; Watch This, Read This ft. brandos.books | Mini Ep

Non-Romance Books for Romance Readers ft. kaylas.bookshelf | Mini Ep

Our Mid-Year Check In; The Best Books of 2025 So Far | S5E18

Listeners’ Bookish Hot Takes | Mini Ep

Bookish FMK | Mini Ep

Bad Reviews of 2025 Book Releases | Mini Ep

Summer 2025 Book Releases to Have On Your Radar | S5E17

Is Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry a Romance Novel? | S5E16

Defending Book Couples We Hate ft. @ Kimmybookss | S5E15

Kendra’s Birthday Bash: Books every 27-Year-Old Should Read | S5E14

Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Deep Dive | S5E13

Lyla Sage’s Last Ride at Rebel Blue Ranch | S5E12

Blind Dates with Book Boyfriends & Girlfriends | S5E11

The Best and Worst Books of 2025 So Far | S5E10

Unpacking Promise Me Sunshine with Cara Bastone | S5E9

Bookish Game Night With @Morgannbook | S5E8

Tier Ranking our All-Time Favorite Books | S5E7

Adalyn Grace knows a thing or two about love triangles | S5E6

Deep Diving into Deep End by Ali Hazelwood | S5E5

Spring 2025 Book releases to have on your radar | S5E4

Layne Fargo spills the tea on her hit novel ‘The Favorites’ | S5E3

A Very Bookish Valentine’s Day | S5E2

2025 Reading, Winter Break Updates + Reintro | S5E1

Carissa Broadbent: Not Your Average Romantasy ft kaylas.bookshelf | Mini Ep

Hot People Read Katie Cotugno ft. kendra.readz | Mini Ep

Lisa Kleypas: Historical Romance for Newbies ft. brandos.books | Mini Ep

The Worst Books of 2024 According to our Listeners | Mini Ep

Rating Listeners' Top Ten Reads of 2024 (part 2) | Mini Ep

Rating Listeners' Top Ten Reads of 2024 (part 1) | Mini Ep

Best Books of 2024 | S4E16

Holiday Romance Novella Roundtable #2 | S4Ep15

Favorite Fictional Families | S4Ep16

Bookish Rewind: A look back at previous Top 10 lists | S4E13

Audiobook Catch-Up 2024 | S4E12

Cara Bastone: Ready or Not, NYC, & finding the humor in romance! | S4Ep11

Book Covers: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly | S4Ep10

Monster Romance Roundtable with Maya! | S4E9

The State of the Bookish Community with @Haleys.house | S4Ep8

Tier Ranking: Enemies to Lovers Books | S4Ep7

2v1: Books One of Us Loved and the Other Didn't | S4Ep6

Fanfiction Girlies | S4Ep5

Tarah DeWitt: Savor It, Narrative Therapy, and What's Next! | S4Ep4

Bookish Game Night #2 | S4Ep3

Sports Romance Ramblings + Book Draft | S4Ep2

Summer 2024 Reading + Life Update | S4Ep1

Game Night with Lauren Asher! | S3Ep16

2024 Summer Reading Plans, Goals and Recommendations! | S3Ep15

Tier Ranking: Friends to Lovers Books | S3Ep14

Guess The Bad Review | S3Ep13

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark Recap ft. @Kimmybookss | S3Ep12

Listener's Unpopular Bookish Opinions Pt. 2 | S3Ep11

Book Rankings: First and Favorite & Under, Over, and Perfectly Rated | S3Ep10

Abby Jimenez Deep Dive | S3Ep9

Game Night with Giana Darling | S3Ep8

Tier Ranking: Fake Dating Books | S3Ep7

Sweetgrass + Q1 Reading Recap | S3Ep6

Build Your Own Book to Screen Adaptation | S3Ep5

Romance Book Draft #1 | S3Ep4

Game Night with Hannah Bonam-Young | S3Ep3

Listener's Unpopular Bookish Opinions | S3Ep2

2024 Bookish Ins and Outs, Reading Goals, and Recommendations | S3Ep1

Best Books of 2023 | S2Ep17

Holiday Romance Novella Roundtable | S2Ep16

Defend a Book #2: Lovelight Farms Series by B.K. Borison | S2Ep15

Magnolia Parks Universe Deep Dive w/ @kimmybookss | S2Ep14

Lauren Asher: Love Redesigned, Starting a New Series, and Crafting Relatable Characters | S2Ep13

Bookish Game Night | S2Ep12

Fallen Men Series Recap w/ @bookish.sel | S2Ep11

Monster Romance Roundtable | S2Ep10

Build Your Own Romance Book | S2Ep9

Elsie Silver: Hopeless, Canadian Cowboys, and what's next after Chestnut Springs | S2Ep8

Fantasy Gorls: Our Fav Fantasy & Romantasy Books | S2Ep7

Liz Tomforde: The Right Move, Female Friendships, and Praise Kinks | S2Ep6

Couples Challenge: Bookish Edition | S2Ep5

Hannah Bonam-Young: Out on A Limb, Disabled Joy, and Unsexy Smutty Words | S2Ep4

Defend A Book #1: How To Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder | S2Ep3

Mazey Eddings: Messy Characters, Sex Positivity, & Dental School | S2Ep2

Summer Reading Recap | S2Ep1

Book Bonanza 2023: The Good, The Bad, and The Best Moments | Bonus Ep 2

What is Steamy Lit? ft. Special Guest @bookrecsbymel | Bonus Ep 1

Bring Your Own...Booktok Fave | S1Ep15

Bring Your Own...Favorite DILF | S1Ep14

Bring Your Own...Summer TBR (Mini Episode!) | S1Ep13

Bring Your Own...Childhood Fave | S1Ep12

Bring Your Own...Recent Five Star Read | S1Ep11

Bring Your Own...Special Guest ft. Logan (@lcsbookstagram) | S1Ep10

Bring Your Own...Audiobook | S1Ep9

Bring Your Own...Emily Henry Book | S1Ep8

Bring Your Own....Smutty Fave | S1Ep7

Bring Your Own...Unpopular Bookish Opinion | S1Ep6

Bring Your Own....Addicted Series Deep Dive (Part 2) | S1Ep5

Bring Your Own.... Addicted Series Deep Dive (Part 1) | S1Ep4

Bring Your Own....Favorite Female Character | S1Ep3

Bring Your Own....Book Trope | S1Ep2

Bring Your Own...Comfort Book | S1Ep1