Hi angels!! 🎀🪽Today I am joined by the CEO of beach reads, the one and only Carley Fortune! We are diving into her brand new book Our Perfect Storm (avail now!) and what it's actually like watching Every Summer After come to life on screen (Every Year After started streaming on Prime starting June 10th). And because we couldn't help ourselves... we also ranked the best and worst ways to break up with somebody... This one is so fun! Grab a drink and get your bathing suits on because it's time for a beach read! xoxo, Olivia Grab your copy of 'Our Perfect Storm!'https://go.shopmy.us/p-70324612❤︎ Join The Conversation→ Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton→ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12Timestamps:00:37-1:28 Intro/Bev of the DayChapter 11:30-03:47 Our Perfect Storm03:48-07:09 Best friends to lovers?07:10-10:40 Building real people with backstory10:41-13:06 What is Tofino? 13:07-18:29 All of those whales?18:30-23:43 Tropes - and writing a beach read.Chapter 223:45-27:44 Every Summer After!!! 27:44-29:21 When Carley thought of the Every Year After casting29:22- 31:17 Building real words from the page Chapter 331:19-36:37 How to break up with someone, Carley Fortune style36:38-37:02 What's next for Carley?#booktube #bookish #bookreview

Who knows you better than your own friend group?? The girls and I sit down to *lovingly* call out each other's most toxic traits and honestly? It might be the most self aware we've ever been. Jojo, Aleska, Phoenix, and Hannah... thank you for keeping it real… I think? Cozy, chaotic, and weirdly therapeutic. You're going to love this one.

xoxo,

Olivia 🎀❤︎ Join The Conversation→ Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton→ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12

Timestamps:00:00-02:05 - Jojo’s toxic trait02:06-03:30 - Aleksa and Hannah’s toxic trait03:31-05:57 - Pheonix and Olivia’s toxic trait05:58-10:11 - Toxic relationships

My own real life Sex and the City friend group just took over the podcast!!! 🎀✨Hi angels!Jojo, Aleksa, Phoenix, Hannah and I are here to spill what we've been reading, settle the book adaptation debates once and for all, and expose whoever has been faking their way through a book (you know who you are 👀)And because it's Pride month... we're talking queer reads, coming out stories, and how we're celebrating. 🏳️‍🌈💛Happy Pride!! xoxo, Olivia 🎀✦︎ Listen To 'Booked & Busy' Everywhere You Stream→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zf0lWdrYI61m3OTd80Bxp→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/booked-busy-w-olivia-ponton/id1848952840→ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f5856969-999f-4aff-b523-ff96e1121a56/booked-busy-w-olivia-ponton❤︎ Join The Conversation→ Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton→ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12Timestamps:00:00-03:32 Friend intros!Chapter 103:35-04:07 Guilty or Not Guilty 04:08-05:25 Lying about reading05:26-07:26 Jojo’s reading habits and Hannah’s rec07:27-08:56 DNF a book everyone loved08:57-12:12 is Booktok dead?12:13-13:00 Pheonix’s recent reads13:01-15:54 Favorite tropes 15:55-16:45 book that got you into readingChapter 216:46-17:51 Book adaptations bracket17:52-24:02 Off Campus 24:03-26:52 Divergent and Twilight 26:53-29:20 Harry Potter vs Hunger GamesChapter 329:21-30:59 Pride!31:00-32:37 LGBTQIA books (Evelyn Hugo playlist?)32:38-35:12 advice for coming out 35:13-37:21 Olivia’s coming out story 37:22-37:57 OutroBooks mentioned:It Ends with Us by Coleen HooverUgly Love by Coleen HooverThe Never King by Nikki St. Crowe (not “Lost King”)Just Kids by Patti SmithA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasBinding 13 by Chloe Walsh Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarPeople You Read on Vacation by Emily HenryNext to Heaven by James FreyThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidCrave by Tracy WolffPercy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Selection series by Kiera Cass#booktok #booktube #bookish #booklover #podcast

Hi angels! 🎀🪽You know I had to put Candace to the test... so I pulled out some of the Gen Z terms we use on a daily basis and had the woman who basically wrote the dating bible for an entire generation try to guess what they mean. From "the ick" to "situationships," let's just say some of these landed and some of them did NOT. Honestly though, half of these she probably could've coined herself back in the day. Watch the full episode for the real Sex and the City stories, dating advice, and so much more. xoxo, Olivia

Hi angels! This week on Booked, Blonde & Busy, I'm sitting down with the woman who created Carrie Bradshaw herself...Candace Bushnell.

We talk about everything from the real stories that inspired Sex and the City, what New York nightlife was actually like before social media, dating in your 20s, financial independence, and why Candace's advice to young women today is to focus on getting the money.

We also get into BookTok, modern relationships, her one-woman show, and what it's been like watching a whole new generation discover Sex and the City nearly 30 years later.

Whether you're a Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, or Samantha, this episode is for you.

xoxo, 

Olivia

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Timestamps:

00:00-00:52 - Intro

00:53-01:21 - Beverage of The Day

01:22-09:52 - New York City Culture + Nightlife in the 90s

09:53-11:11 - Could 'Sex And The City' Exist In The World of Social Media?

11:12-14:35 - How SATC (The Book) Came To Be + The Stories Behind Them

14:36-15:47 - Mining Real Life for Inspo

15:47-18:17 - Working On The SATC Series, Lipstick Jungle + Candace's Writing Process

18:18-22:16 - What/Who Really Inspired Sex And The City?

22:16-25:47 - Does Candace Realize How Major SATC Truly Is?

25:48-30:28 - BookTok, Imitation As Flattery + The Cultural Impact

30:29-34:02 - What Would SATC Look Like In 2026?

34:03-39:45 - Candace Bushnell's One Woman Show

39:45-41:37 - What's It Like Having A New Generation of SATC Fans?

41:38-50:34 - If Candace Could Give Gen Z One Piece of Advice... (Men, Women + Dating)

50:34-52:02 - Outro#booktube #bookrecommendations #sexandthecity #satc #bookish #booktok #candancebushnell #carriebradshaw

Ever wonder what actually goes on at the Met Gala?? Because Josephine Skriver just gave us the inside scoop and you do NOT want to miss this. We're talking wardrobe mishaps, bathroom secrets, and the question that has genuinely kept me up at night: how do you even LEAVE the Met Gala?? Consider this your all-access pass 🎀

xoxo,

Olivia

TIME STAMPS

00:00-2:32 inside the met gala

2:33-4:35 Olivia’s wardrobe mishap

Welcome to Season 2 of Booked, Blonde & Busy!!! 🎀

We are back and even more booked, busier and blonder than ever! That’s right, new name alert - we are now Booked, BLONDE and Busy. Because blonde is a state of mind ;)

To kick things off, I brought in someone truly iconic... Victoria's Secret Angel AND certified book girlie, Josephine Skriver. Yes, THAT Josephine Skriver. She showed up and did not disappoint. This week we're diving into Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh, spilling our most chaotic reading habits, debating the ACOTAR fan casting of our dreams, and so so much more.

We are SO back, angels!

xoxo, Olivia

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00:00-3:30 Intro/Beverage of the day

3:50-7:17 what got us into reading

7:18-11:30 the rise of fanfics and Wattpad

11:33-16:16 dark books and red flags

16:20-19:00 Keeping 13

19:11-21:05 Throne of Glass series

21:06-24:58 Boys of Tommen series

24:58-28:05 rereading ACOTAR

28:06-31:25 Sarah J Maas universe

31:26-33:29 publishing schedules

33:30-35:10 fan theories

35:11-40:12 Book adaptations

40:13-45:49 ACOTAR fan cast

45:50-49:14 ACOTAR predictions

49:15 wrap up :)

#booktube #romantasy #bookrecommendations #fantasybook #bookish #booktok

Surprise!! 🎀 We couldn't fully conclude season one of Booked & Busy without taking it back to our very first guest, the one and only Alex Aster! I sat down with Alex at Spotify Studios to chat all things Starside, her most recent book that she'd been writing in secret for years. From the world of Starside vs. Stormside, magical swords, the 'beast tree,' and female rage - to the romantasy genres booming success, audiobooks as an immersive portal into new stories and even the one's we already love... this is a bonus episode you do not want to miss! Special thanks to Spotify for hosting us at their studio, and if you're an audiobook reader - be sure to check out their 'Page Match' feature! This may be the OFFICIAL last episode of season one... but I have a feeling there's an update in store for you all very very soon ;)xoxo,Olivia Listen to the Starside Audiobook on Spotify Now: https://open.spotify.com/show/3heMK5Z9F20k9r0j2EoZjH?si=a1bec28f19924c6f❤︎ Join The Conversation→ Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton→ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12Timestamps:00:00-00:06 - Intro00:06-00:53 - Writing adult romantasy for the first time00:53-01:41 - What does Alex want people to get out of 'Starside?'01:41-02:25 - Escapism, and why fantasy and romantasy are having a moment right now02:25-03:10 - Books as medicine + swapping scrolling for reading03:10-04:08 - What inspired the world of 'Starside' + the talking the sword magic system04:08-05:28 - How the audiobook format amplifies the reading experience05:28-07:20 - Reaching a new audience through this adult genre + the audiobooks07:20-07:48 - How reading transforms us + builds community07:48-08:11 - If 'Starside' had a playlist, what songs would be on it?08:11-08:35 - Alex describes 'Starside' in three words08:35-09:40 - Sword tattoos, dagger sisters, and the 'beast tree'09:40-09:51 - Outro✎ This Episode Is For You If You Like...→ Genres / Topics: romantasy, fantasy, author interviews, world-building, maps and magic systems→ Themes: female rage and resilience, rising from the ashes, enemies-to-lovers, → Books & Authors Mentioned: Starside by Alex Aster, Lightark series, Summer in the City, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, King of Greed by Ana Huang★ If You're Searching For:→ Alex Aster Starside book review and discussion→ Alex Aster interview→ author interview 2026→ Lightark series→ enemies to lovers fantasy books 2026→ female rage in fantasy books→ best romantasy books 2026→ how to get back into reading#booktube #romantasy #bookrecommendations #fantasybook #bookish #booktok

Season one of Booked & Busy is a wrap, but we honestly could not let it go by without a best moments compilation 🎀📖

From my best friend Emma Brooks talking about the wretched Korea Town apartment that started it all, to Rebecca Serle revealing the psychic prophecy that literally inspired In Five Years...this season was one for the books ;))

We talked about changing dreams, crying in ubers, writing on kitchen floors covered in index cards, friendship soulmates, manifestation, what the 20s are actually for, and why a crush is just a lack of information (life changing revelation, by the way).

If you're new here, this is your sign to go back and watch every episode, and if you've been here from the start...thank you!!! genuinely. this podcast started because i kept DMing authors with questions and someone told me to just start a show and now here we are 🥹🪽

big things coming soon 💝

xoxo,
Olivia

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Rebecca Serle is officially Booked & Busy 📖🌊

Okay so I need to set the scene. I started reading 'In Five Years' on a 6-hour bus ride to the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch surrounded by surfers who absolutely did not care about the emotional spiral I was having. I finished it on the way back... was not okay. Stared at the wall for a minimum of 30 minutes after the last page and had so many questions. A few weeks later I somehow ended up sitting across from the author herself, and that's why I love this podcast!!

We get into EVERYTHING. The full breakdown of In Five Years (spoilers included so be sure to pay attention to the timestamps), the psychic prophecy that actually inspired the entire book and turned out to be true, why Rebecca wrote that ending, and a peek into her brand new book 'Once and Again.' We also talk about motherhood, growing apart from friends, why happy marriages don't make interesting novels, and sooo much more!!!

Grab a drink and snack and let's get into it 🎀

xoxo,
Olivia

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