Who doesn’t love a “Best of” book list? Join us today as we share our top reads of 2021! Highlights: Roni shares her nerdy, detailed reading statistics and the spreadsheet she used to track themRoni’s most successful book recommendation sourceOur favorite thrillers of the yearOur favorite contemporary romances of the yearRoni’s favorite historical romancesGiving audiobooks a chance and Roni’s faves Our favorite fantasy books of the yearRoni’s favorite memoirs and essay collectionsOur favorite...

Books can make fantastic holiday gifts (obviously!) but knowing how to buy the right book for someone in your life can be harder than it looks. Today we’re tackling the challenge of buying books for others and sharing our best tips. And we also have a Santa-worthy list of our favorite bookish gifts. Oh, and you’re totally allowed to buy all of these things for yourself if you have no bookish person to buy for in your life. We won’t tell. ;) Highlights:Gift-giving is a love language and one...

The What to Read decision fatigue is real, y’all. Join us today as we talk about some practical (and some bonkers!) ways to pick your next book, how to choose what's next if you’re a mood reader, and what to do if you keep picking up books you don’t like. Also, we’re giving you insider tips on how to read those Amazon and Goodreads reviews because all is not as it seems at first glance! Oh, and there’s an incident with an umbrella.  Highlights:The decision fuel tank and Roni melting down...

It’s time for our November round-up of all the great things we’ve been reading, watching, or listening to this month.  Highlights: We took a used bookstore field trip and ended up in very different aislesRoni reads a book Dawn recommended on the podcast and Dawn reads one of Roni’s recsRoni feels slightly betrayed Trigger warnings involving spiders who wear top hatsA movie that gives a character a perfect goal to strive forA TV show about a writerRoni needs a hotter DarklingA scarier than...

This week we’re talking about dropping reader shame and reading what you want to read. Plus, we’re giving our top shameless reading recs! Make sure the kids aren’t in the room for this one, y’all. ;) Join us and read shameless!  Highlights:  The language/terms used to shame readers about certain types of booksRoni gets on her soapbox about the word “cheesy”How genres read primarily by women are often shamed the mostShame about book covers, titles, taboos, and uncomfortable topicsSelf-help...

Grab your fuzzy socks, cozy blanket, and a cup of something warm. Today is all about fuzzy sock books, AKA comfort reading. We’re talking about the types of books that lend themselves best to comfort reading, sharing cozy bookish activities, and then giving you a pile of recommendations to snuggle up with, including our RAD recs of the week! Also, Roni gets somewhat electrocuted while recording...so that happened. 0_0 Highlights:  Our favorite comfort reading categoriesThe odd things we see...

Do you find yourself picking up your phone instead of picking up a book or your e-reader? Yeah, us too. Today we tackle how to tame all that screen time so we can get more reading time, especially during the busy holiday season. We’ll also discuss how the type of book you pick up can make all the difference. And as usual, we’ll have a pile of reading recs for you!  Highlights: This is our reading brains on smartphonesThe power of Do Not DisturbHow to reclaim reading time in a screen time...

Happy Halloween! This week Roni freaks out Dawn with her scary book and movie picks (and episode title) and Dawn offers recommendations for those who prefer their Halloween on the gentler side. It’s a long one, y’all! We’ve got a pile of recs for you, including suspense, horror, true crime, and paranormal romance. Grab a bag of Halloween candy and join us!  Highlights:The controversial episode titleOur best suspense recsWe can’t pronounce author namesRoni’s crush on a loveable (fictional)...

This week we’re giving you all of our favorites of the month! Join us as we share the books, audiobooks, TV shows, and movies that have gotten our highest marks. Highlights: Dawn recs lots of books with shirtless man covers Roni recs a steamy one with a deceiving coverRoni’s go to comfort read when she’s buried in revisionsDawn tries to get Roni to understand superheroesA documentary Roni couldn’t resistRoni’s audiobook recsWhy 70s/80s country songs probably messed us upDawn’s singing debut...

We love upgrading our reading lives, so this week we’re talking about one of our favorite ways to enhance the reading experience--creating our own reading journals! Plus, as always, we’re giving our RAD Reading Recs of the week. Highlights: Why Dawn’s teen journals got her groundedThe basics of a reading/book journalPrivate journals vs. Goodreads Roni avoiding awkward book signingsWhat Dawn said that made Roni clutch her pearlsUnexpected benefits of a reading journalDawn’s epiphany about...

Fall is here! This week we’re talking about whether or not we’re seasonal readers and how to enhance those autumnal vibes with your reading choices. We’re also bringing you a big stack of book recommendations! Roni’s got a pile of recs from one of her very favorite micro-genres: dark academia & campus novels. And Dawn is bringing the heat with sexy football-themed romances and some fun seasonal rom-coms. Come feel all the Fall feels with us! Highlights: To Pumpkin Spice Latte or...

Our first episode! Join us as we talk about our vision for the podcast, preview our weekly bookish themes, and then jump into our topic of the week--the life-changing magic of not finishing a book you’re not enjoying. And make sure you stay until the end to get our RAD Reading Book Recommendations of the week! Highlights: A sneak peek of our four weekly themesThe “I used to be a reader” struggleWhy being a chronic finisher can be roadblock to a happy reading lifeReasons it’s so hard for some...

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