Booking Wild with Emma and Fran

By Emma + Fran

Just two bookish soulmates gabbing about everything books!... more

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The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

Booking Wild with Emma and Fran episodes:

February 18, 2026 Simply a Silly Goofy Fun Time
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran talk about danmei (Chinese gay fiction), electrolytes, and Heated Rivalry.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman
Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

Fran's Recent Reads:
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick
A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle Jensen
Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Stuck in a Rom Com by Kimberly Lemming

Other books mentioned:
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by MXTX
Heaven Official's Blessing by MXTX
The Singing Hills Cycle series by Nghi Vo
Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish by Xue Shan Fei Hu
Guardian by Priest

...more
46min
February 11, 2026 Can You Fuck The Wind?
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽🐽🐽

In this episode, for their Valentine's special, Emma and Fran talk about what makes romantasy a romantasy, plan a reading retreat, and shit on Valentine's Day.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark
On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

Fran's Recent Reads:
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick
A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle Jensen

Other books mentioned:
Dark Water Daughter series by H.M. Long
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
ACOTAR series by Sarah J Maas
TOG series by Sarah J Maas
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
Crescent City by Sarah J Maas
Psycho Shifters by Jasmine Mas
Alchemized by SenLinYu
...more
39min
February 04, 2026 Everything is Pirate Adjacent
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran talk about pirate books, drinking in Mexico, and how hot Kate Beckinsale is.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
This Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman

Fran's Recent Reads:
The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX
Collide by Bal Khabra

Other books mentioned:
Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert
Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert
Ocean of Sin and Starlight by Karina Halle
A Ship of Bones and Teeth by Karina Halle
Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin
Vampirates by Justin Romper
Dark Water Daughter series by H.M. Long
Ship of Spells by H. Leighton Dickson
Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
...more
38min
January 30, 2026 The Anti-Christopher Nolan Club
Porking Scale: 🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran talk nonfiction books, AI cults, and why Emma hates Christopher Nolan.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Fran's Recent Reads:
Alchemized by SenLinYu
The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

Other books mentioned:
Heaven Official's Blessing by MXTX
Nudge by Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein
Talking with Psychopaths and Savages by Christopher Berry-Dee
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Doing Justice by Preet Bharara
Pathogenesis by Jonathan Kennedy
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte
I Hate Everyone...Starting With Me by Joan Rivers
The Princess Diaries by Carrie Fisher
Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy
Troublemaker by Leah Remini
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
The Man No One Believed by Joshua Sharpe
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe
Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe
Mythos by Stephen Fry
Unruly by David Mitchell
...more
50min
January 21, 2026 We Might Just Be a Tiny Bit Jaded
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran celebrate galentines by analyzing romance couples, roasting Fourth Wing once again, and talk Heated Rivalry.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
The Odyssey by Stephen Fry
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Fran's Recent Reads:
Alchemized by SenLinYu
The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by MXTX

Other books mentioned:
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
The Butcher and Blackbird series by Brynne Weaver
Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Shadow and Bone series by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
...more
50min
January 14, 2026 The One Where They Didn't Meet Their Reading Goals
Porking Scale: 🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran recap their bookish 2025 goals, their goals for 2026, and how 2026 is only chill no stress.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin
Fran - @bibliophilebaldwin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
Heroes by Stephen Fry
On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

Fran's Recent Reads:
Alchemized by SenLinYu
Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

Other books mentioned:
Ornithologist's Guide to Love by India Holton
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Quicksilver by Callie Hart
Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Celestial Bodies by R. A. Moreau
To Charm a Dark Prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Hunting Wives by May Cobb
The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe
...more
52min
January 07, 2026 A Court of Psychedelics and Whiny Not-Volleyball Players
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽🐽🐽

In this episode, Emma, Fran and Zoe discuss Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas, problematic romances, and why the hell are we in a tunnel.

SPOILER WARNING FOR CRESCENT CITY SERIES BY SARAH J. MAAS!

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin
Fran - @bibliophilebaldwin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Happily Never After by Lynn Painter

Fran's Recent Reads:
On Wings of Blood by Briar Boleyn

Zoe's Recent Reads:
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
Dr Stanton's series by T.L. Swan
Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Other books mentioned:
Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas
...more
51min
December 31, 2025 The One Star For The Lobster and The Worms
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran play the Goodreads bad reviews game show, recall how they terrorize their dads, and real estate in San Francisco.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin
Fran - @bibliophilebaldwin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Alchemized by SenLinYu
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Fran's Recent Reads:
On Wings of Blood by Boleyn
The Dawn of Chaos and Fury by
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
Alchemized by SenLinYu

Other books mentioned:
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
The Hurricane Wars series by Thea Guanzon
Neon Gods by Katee Robert
That Time I Got Drunk and I Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
Dune by Frank Herbert
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle Jensen
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsey Straube
The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
...more
48min
December 27, 2025 Last Christmas I Gave You My Ass
Porking Scale: 🐽🐽🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran discuss holiday books, mince pies, and why the fuck literal heirs to thrones are assassins.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin
Fran - @bibliophilebaldwin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
Fallen City by Adrienne Young
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Fran's Recent Reads:
Temptation by K. Loraine
Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace

Other books mentioned:
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borrison
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
...more
34min
December 18, 2025 Lost in the Depths of AO3
Porking Scale: 🐽

In this episode, Emma and Fran review and discuss books inspired by fanfiction, the Star Wars Extended Universe, and why people would reread books.

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Emma - @leatherboundgremlin
Fran - @bibliophilebaldwin

Recent Reads:
Emma's Recent Reads:
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Fran's Recent Reads:
Temptation by K. Loraine
Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace

Other books mentioned:
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Inferno by Dante Aligheri
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Her Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
Alchemized by SenLinYu
...more
42min

FAQs about Booking Wild with Emma and Fran:

How many episodes does Booking Wild with Emma and Fran have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.