Books and Baddies

Hey Baby Baddies! What’s longer? All 892 pages of House of Flame and Shadow or this ding dang episode? Strap on your combat boots (or pink sneakers) and join the Baddies as they dig into SJM’s long awaited Crescent City 3. Warning: this episode contains MILF worship, strong opinions about beans, parasitological criticism, and lots of giggles.

This episode also concludes Season One of Books and Baddies. Join the Baddies in Spooky Season for Season Two!

Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/11-initiated-into-the-crescent-city-3-frat-house

UPDATED: Hey, we messed up. During this episode, we misgendered Casey McQuiston, who uses they/them pronouns. We also incorrectly used their books to open a discussion about women writing MM books—which is both unfair and wholly incorrect as Casey is non-binary. That’s not cool and we apologize. Their books One Last Stop and Red, White, and Royal Blue are favorites of ours. In the future we will do our due diligence and be sure to confirm author pronouns. We want to do right by both the authors who write the books we love and you, our listeners!

Hey Baby Baddies! Happy Pride! This week, join Tiff, Lindsay, and Kelcie as they EMBRACE CHAOS and share a book brunch, chatting about all of their likes and dislikes featuring representation across the spectrum of novels they love.

Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/10-gay-book-brunch

Hey Baby Baddies! It’s time for the OTHER moment you’ve been waiting for. This week, join the Baddies as they continue their journey through the Massiverse of Madness! In part two of this series, the Baddies continue to tackle the Massiverse’s greatest mysteries: Which boy is the best boy? What relationships are endgame? Does Sarah do queer characters justice? Do you really have to read Assassin’s Blade? Addie advocates for a Tampax sponsorship. Mary goes to bat for Chaol. Kross finally gets to show his kitty claws.

Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/9-into-the-maasiverse-part-2

Hey Baby Baddies! This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. Well, half of it. This week, join the Baddies as they talk ALL things Sarah J Maas! In part one of this two episode series, the Baddies attempt to solve the Massiverse’s greatest mysteries: Which FMC has the most raw talent? Which magic system is best? Is Sara capable of killing any important characters? Is she even a girl’s girl?! Tiff seeks justice for Bryce. Kross reveals his hipster SJM tastes. Everyone butchers character names.

Stay tuned for Part Two of the Massiverse of Madness, gracing your podcast app 5/19.

Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/8-into-the-maasiverse-part-1

Hey Baby Baddies! What do you get when you mix 6 excited Baddies, a new book release, and no real planning (Daphne could never)?! Chaos, mostly. Join the Baddies this week for the first ever Baddie Chattie: an uncut and unedited deep dive into Emily Henry’s latest slay, Funny Story. You might even hear them be nice to Podcast Daddy Kross!

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Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/7-funny-story-by-emily-henry-baddie-chattie

Hey baby baddies! Join the Baddies as they answer our generation’s most pressing questions: How do dragons wear pants? What if Claire’s sold birth control? Are two 🍆 really better than one? Buckle up: it’s time for all things Dragon’s Bride by (Kelcie’s close personal friend) Katee Robert.

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Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/6-doubling-down-on-the-dragons-bride

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Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/5-everybody-loves-monster-fcking

Hey baby baddies! Join the Baddies as we discuss The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. It’s time to get your tiny little baddie hands all over this Reylo fan fic turned Steminist novel! The Baddies talk boob physics, supportive side pals, and TA taboos. Tiff talks about Star Wars entirely too much (or maybe just enough)!

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Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/4-star-wars-sluts-read-the-love-hypothesis

Hey baddies! This week, join Kelcie, Addie, and Tiff as they talk about what happens when your favorite AO3 fic gets picked up by a traditional publisher. This tropisode goes through some of the Baddies’ favorite parts of fanfic, how the publishing process impacts fanfics we love, and the true source of inspiration for Crescent City.

(Books and Baddies does not support JK Rowling or her beliefs in any way, and we recognize how huge Harry Potter was as part of our personal literary upbringings. Because we are discussing the HP franchise, we are working to counteract this publicity by making a donation to the Trevor Project. Check out more information at thetrevorproject.org.)

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Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/3-the-fanfiction-to-published-pipeline

Hey Baddies, this week we’re talking about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! As the bookisode counterpart to our Bookish Besties tropisode, we’re diving into the friendships in HP5– what makes them unique, who would be in our HP crew, the drawbacks of workplace trauma bonding, and why Molly Weasley is the actual GOAT.

(Books and Baddies does not support JK Rowling or her beliefs in any way, and we recognize how huge Harry Potter was as part of our personal literary upbringings. Because we are discussing the HP franchise, we are working to counteract this publicity by making a donation to the Trevor Project. Check out more information at thetrevorproject.org.)

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Link: https://booksandbaddies.show/episode/2-hp5-the-order-of-the-baddies