Dont You Two Read: A Bookish Podcast

Episode 83: April Recap + Baby Guest 

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary is back! Hilary and Hannah are yapping all about new mom life and the books they read in April. 

(12:16) The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez 

(12:47) Finlay Donovon Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano 

(13:14) The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty

(15:27) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 

(16:42) Heal Your Hurting Mind by Craig Groeschel 

(18:27) The Ravenwood Saga by Morgan L. Busse

(19:13) Love and Other Distractions by Tracy Baack

(25:13) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 

(25:26) The God of the Woods by Liz Moore 

(25:36) The Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson 

(27:11) Into a Golden Era by Gabrielle Meyer 

(27:27) Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy 

Episode 82: Sequels + Slowburn Discourse + Book Besties

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary is still on maternity leave, so Hannah has a special guest filling in! Hannah and Renee are talking about: 

(1:18) Renee’s bookstagram journey and how it impacts her reading 

Renee’s Bookstagram 

(4:22) Renee’s book taste

(5:20) How Renee picks her next read

(10:17) Renee’s book icks

(13:31) Renee’s favorite tropes

(16:31) Renee’s reasons for DNFing a book

Current Reads:

(19:13) Hannah -

 Darkfire of Caerwynfael by Katie Lyn Easter

(21:16) Heal Your Hurting Mind by Craig Groeschel

(25:00) Renee - 

Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen 

(25:45) The Tournament of Heirs: The Mexica Chronicles: Book One by Amilea Perez

(31:27) A book Renee loved recently- 

The Shadows That Listen by Louisa Carmody 

Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh  

(34:50) Books we are excited to try soon:

Renee- The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker 

Hannah- Christmas 

(39:40) It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Ally Carter

Follow Renee on Instagram @bookishbyrenee

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy 

Bonus Episode: Hannah’s Non-Explicit Book Journey + A Spicy Chat + Recs

On this bonus episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary is still on maternity leave, so Hannah is solo! Hannah is talking about: 

(3:33) It Gets Good Podcast about Low Spice Book Recs 

(23:38) Practical things that have helped Hannah

(29:59) Hannah’s non-explicit romantasy recs:

The Skylord Trilogy by Kelly Farina

The Ravenwood Saga by Morgan L. Busse

A Bond of Briars by Erin Phillips

The Age of Fae Trilogy by Amy Patrick

The Bounty Hunter Duology by Kaylee Jarvis

The Elementals of Iona Duology by V.B. Lacey

A Curse So Dark and Lonely Trilogy by Brigid Kremmerer

The Sacrificial Rose by Olivia Renner

Killed by True Loves Kiss by Haley Bono

(Forgot to mention this one on air!!!)

Of Song and Darkness by Jessica Spruill

Town of Shadows By Jessica Scarlett

The Lochlann Feuds by Elle Madison and Robin Mahle

Divine Rivals Duology by Rebecca Ross

Casters and Crowns / Sonnets and Serpents by Elizabeth Lowham

The Otherwhere Post by Emily H. Taylor

When Dealing With Dragons by Dana Swift

The Betrayal of Eden Trilogy by Erin Phillips

(34:00) Hannah’s bookstagram recs for non-explicit romantasy

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy | Closed Door | No Spice | Low Spice |

Episode 80: Frozen River + Where Our Book Tastes Overlap 

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary is still on maternity leave, so Hannah has a special guest filling in! Hannah and Brittany are talking about: 

(3:40) Brittany’s book taste

(8:20) Shout out to Tracy Baack’s books

(8:55) A book Brittany loved recently- The Frozen River by Ariel Lowhan

Short story by Ariel Lowhan

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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Current Reads:

(23:30) Brittany - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

(28:10) Hannah - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton 

(33:15) Books that Brittany is excited to try soon:

Vox by Christina Dalcher 

The Hired Man by Sandra Dallas

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Follow Brittany on Instagram @hangingwiththehussains 

Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy 

Episode 79: Evil Book Twins + Juicy Hallmark Plots

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary is still on maternity leave, so Hannah has a special guest filling in! Hannah and Heather are talking about: 

Previous episode with Heather as a guest 

(1:45) Heather’s book taste 

(7:40) Are Hannah and Heather book twins or evil book twins?

(12:50) Current Reads:

(12:59) Hannah - The Fast Lane by Sharon M. Peterson 

(18:23) Heather - Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft 

(22:30) A book Heather recently loved - Heartless Hunter by Kristin Cicarelli 

(24:30) Hallmark’s juicy plots 

(25:00) Hallmark movie/book that Hannah is ranting about - Time for Me to Come Home By Dorothy Shackleford 

(26:55) Books that we’re excited to try soon:

Heather- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Hannah - Sleigh Bells Ring by RayAnne Thayne

(29:53) Hannah’s non-explicit romantasy journey update

Book 1 The Line Between Two Worlds by Audrey Webb 

Book 2 The Line Between Two Fates by Audrey Webb 

Hannah’s review on Goodreads for The Line Between Two Worlds 

Hannah’s review on Goodreads for The Line Between Two Fates by Audrey Webb 

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Follow Heather on Instagram @heathersbooked 

Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy

Episode 78: March Reading Recap + Getting Comfy Being "Wrong" About a Book

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hannah is talking about: 

(1:02) Current Reads:

(1:35) An update on Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

(2:38) Sometimes Love is Worth the Risk by Laura Hawkins

(7:26) Topic: March Reading Recap

(9:28) A Bond of Briars by Erin Phillips -  5 stars

(9:37) The Midnight Princess by Keira Dominguez - 5 stars

Other books I enjoyed in March: 

The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh 

The Great Outdoors by Kayla Olsen 

Episode that I talked about The Great Outdoors 

(12:27) Being comfortable being “wrong” about a book 

(13:40) Books that I’m excited to try in April:

Paws for Connection by Jeanine Lauren 

Between Tides and Thunder by Leena Kazak 

(16:10) Hannah’s non-explicit romantasy journey update

Between Tides and Thunder by Leena Kazak - 3 stars (open door, spicy. Would not recommend for myself. #ClownStatus) 

(16:30) Hannah’s Goodreads review for Between Tides and Thunder 

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy

Episode 77: Authors in Reader Spaces + Unfiltered Emma M. Lion Yap 

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hannah and Tracy Baack are talking about: 

Past Episodes that Tracy Baack has been a guest on:

S1:E21: Something Wicked, Christmas Origins, and Death by Hamburger

Ep 61: Author Chat + Tracy Baack 

(1:38) Current Reads:

(2:03) Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson 

(3:40) The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Series by Beth Brower 

(6:22) Beth Brower’s Release Schedule 

(12:11) Love and Other Distractions by Tracy Baack 

(13:55) Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare 

(17:57) Topic: Questions for Tracy:

(18:38) What do you do when you get a new book idea but you’re in the middle of writing a different book?

(20:20) How do you decide which project to work on next? 

(22:09) Is there more coming in the Home Safe series after Sam?

(23:29) Are all of your ideas individual stories? Or part of a series?

(24:25) When thinking of future book ideas, how do you decide which books to put faith themes into? 

(26:56) Are you planning to turn your books into audiobooks?

(30:39) ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) - advice to authors and readers regarding arcs 

(36:40) Authors in reader spaces - cohabitating on bookstagram 

(41:00) What is a recent five star read for you?

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

(42:30) Books we’re excited to read next

(43:47) Hannah’s non-explicit romantasy journey update

Dreams and Dragon Wings by Ashley Willingham - DNF

A Thieving Curse by Selina R. Gonzales - 3 stars. 

The Huntress by Carrie Cotton - 3.5 stars. 

Follow Tracy on Instagram @authortracybaack ; and find all of her books here. 

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Indie Authors | Audiobooks | ARCs | Romantasy

Episode 76: Space Exploration + How We Choose Our Next Book

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary is out with the flu so Hannah and special guest Joshua are talking about: 

Episodes that Joshua (Hannah’s husband) has been a guest on:

S1:E15 - Twilight Deep Dive

S1:E17- A Bookish Husband (Project Hail Mary thoughts at minute 6ish of ep) 

Current Reads:

(1:27) Stuck in Space by Captain Barry "Butch"

(2:58) Podcast with Butch

(6:07) The Great Outdoors by Kayla Olsen 

Other books mentioned:

(13:15) Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon—The Untold Story by Jeffrey Kluger (2025) 

(16:53) Great Expectations By Charles Dickens

(18:04) 56 days by Catherine Ryan Howard 

Topic: Questions with Joshua:

(21:31) Thoughts on Male POVs

(22:56) Josh guesses Hannah’s favorite three books. 

(23:30) Does Josh read as much as Hannah does? If not, how does he spend his time while she is reading? 

(27:50) 1776 by David McCullough 

(29:15) How do you pick your next book? 

(33:33) Books we’re excited to read next

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Hannah's non explicit romantasy journey

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Male POV in Books | Audiobooks 

Episode 75: Coping with Slumps + Reading in Crazy Seasons

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary and Hannah are talking about: 

(2:50) Through Each Tomorrow by Gabrielle Meyers 

(13:09) Remember Me by Chelsea Bobulski 

(15:51) Topic of the episode: reading in crazy seasons. 

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | Book Club | Book Chat | Male POV in Books | Audiobooks 

Episode 74: A New Chapter + February Recap

On this episode of Don’t You Two Read, Hilary and Hannah are talking about: 

(3:09) The Last Wayfinder by Ellen McGinty 

Saints & Monsters by Ellen McGinty 

(7:06) When Dealing with Dragons by Dana Swift 

(10:08) One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

(11:55) A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 

(13:29) Heal Your Hurting Mind by Craig Groeschel 

(19:03) Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 

(19:54) Sounds like Love by Ashley Poston

(21:54) Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert 

(26:11) Draco Maloy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Falling in Love by @isitselfcare 

(26:52) The Prison Healer by Lynette Nonni 

What we are excited about 

(27:19) The Dead Season by Tessa Wegert 

(28:05) No Matter What by Cara Bastone 

(28:26) Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser 

(29:31) Through Each Tomorrow by Gabrielle Meyer 

(29:46) Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett 

(30:04)  Heal Your Hurting Mind by Craig Groeschel 

(30:15) The Obsidian Academy by A.R. Conwell 

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Keywords: Book recommendations for adults | Book Recs | Book Reviews | Bookish Sisters | Bookish Podcast | February Book Recap | February Books | March TBR