IT'S A HOLIDAY MIRACLE. our gift to you is 50 minutes of haley & yeli chatting through their stats on storygraph - we're talking most read authors, most read book formats, and more (feat. cookie appearances and lots of shenanigans). hope you enjoy.

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it’s a sleepy goofy episode recorded first thing in the morning! grab your breakfast & join us for some ice planet barbarians tangents (of course), a quick reading update, and some chats about reading routines.

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books haley mentioned: the tale of despereaux by katie dicamillo / barbarian’s mate by ruby dixon / that time i got drunk and saved a demon by kimberly lemming

books yeli mentioned: charlie bone and the castle of mirrors by jenny nimmo / scrappy little nobody by anna kendrick / ella enchanted by gail carson levine / book lovers by emily henry

it’s a cheeky mailbag episode! we do a silly lil reading update and dive into a couple of questions and requests.

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books with queer rep: we set the dark on fire by tehlor kay mejia / dark and deepest red by anna-marie mclemore / the prince and the dressmaker by jen wang / mooncakes by suzanne walker / she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan / girl, serpent, thorn by melissa bashardoust

yeli’s fave books last year: malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid / the anthropocene reviewed by john green / the last true poets of the sea by julia drake

haley’s fave books last year: the bromance book club by lyssa kay adams / the roommate by rosie danan / the love hypothesis by ali hazelwood / beach read by emily henry / get a life, chloe brown by talia hibbert / the kiss quotient by helen hoang / the guest list by lucy foley

WE’RE BACK! we’re chatting about the mid-year book freak-out tag - books we’ve loved, characters we would die for, authors that are new faves, and ice planet barbarian rants. you don’t wanna miss it, besties.

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books yeli mentioned: black cake by charmaine wilkerson / a court of mist and fury by sarah j maas / a court of wings and ruin by sarah j maas / book lovers by emily henry / carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid / the fifth season by nk jemisin 

books haley mentioned: how to fake it in hollywood by ava wilder / a court of mist and fury by sarah j maas / barbarian mate by ruby dixon / book lovers by emily henry / love on the brain by ali hazelwood / the soulmate equation by christina lauren / ice planet barbarians by ruby dixon / you had me at hola by alexis daria / d’vaughn and kris plan a wedding by chencia c higgins / dating dr. dil by nisha sharma / that time i got drunk and saved a demon by kimberly lemming / legendborn by tracy deonn

hi pals! this week, we sit down to talk about the sunnyside read-a-thon - which books we loved, which ones didn't hit as hard, and which ones we have yet to complete. haley also talks us through what it was like for them to host their FIRST read-a-thon(!!!) and we chat about a book we both read and recently loved. PLUS, listen for deets about how we manage to get our hands on so many books!

haley's book socials: bookstagram / booktok 

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yeli’s read: special topics in being a human by s bear bergman / beyond the gender binary by alok vaid-menon / the house in the cerulean sea by tj klune / patricia wants to cuddle by samantha allen

haley’s read: that time i got drunk and saved a demon by kimberly lemming / coming back by jessi zabarksy

haley’s currently reading: the dragon’s bride by katee robert / the view from saturday by el konigsburg / she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan

how to access books affordably: library card / libby / cloudlibrary / scribd / goodwill (or your fave thrift store) / book outlet (or book depot if ur american) / little free libraries / book depository / hoopla

*correction: if you'd like to use haley's scribd referral link, you get a 30-day free trial!

hello hello! listen to this ep for a round-up of the best books we've read in july 2022 - we get a few recs from a listener, and answer a question about how we pick our next read. grab your TBRs!

haley's book socials: bookstagram / booktok 

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have any bookish questions or requests for recommendations? send them to us at [email protected]!

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haley's recent reads: the summer i turned pretty trilogy by jenny han / delilah green doesn't care by ashley herring blake / my killer vacation by tessa bailey / the soulmate equation by christina lauren / how to fake it in hollywood by ava wilder / dial a for aunties by jesse q sutanto / noodle and the no bones day by jonathan granziano and dan travis / desperate measures by katee robert

yeli's recent reads: neon gods by katee robert / iron widow by xiran jay zhao / final girls by riley sager / the house across the lake by riley sager / lock every door by riley sager / survive the night by riley sager / black cake by charmaine wilkerson

sim's book recs: the unsinkable greta james by jennifer e smith / set on you by amy lea / the fastest way to fall by denise williams

thank you to samsung girl for leaving us a review on apple podcasts!

BONUS EP ALERT! haley walks us through their read-a-thon at the end of july 2022, we chat about our read-a-thon TBRs, and much more. get in here! 

haley's book socials: bookstagram / booktok 

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have any bookish questions or requests for recommendations? send them to us at [email protected]! 

follow us: twitter / instagram 

haley's tbr: she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan / home field advantage by dahlia adler / the atlas six by olivie blake / on a sunbeam by tillie walden / laura dean keeps breaking up with me by mariko tamaki 

yeli's tbr: she who became the sun by shelley parker-chan / the house in the cerulean sea by tj klune / an absolutely remarkable thing by hank green / special topics in being a human by s. bear bergman / a series of unfortunate events: the slippery slope by lemony snicket / bless the daughter raised by voices in her head by warsan shire

welcome to our very first unhinged episode. we give you all the updates on what we've read, what we're currently reading, a library book haul, & some dreamy book recs. thanks for listening!

have any bookish questions or requests for recommendations? send them to us at [email protected]!

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yeli's current reads: malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid / funny you should ask by elissa sussman

haley's current reads: a court of wings and ruin by sarah j maas / tender is the flesh by agustina bazterrica / the paris apartment lucy foley

yeli's recently finished: reminders of him by colleen hoover / a magic steeped in poison by judy i lin

haley's recently finished: this is how you win the time war by amal el-mohtar / funny you should ask by elissa sussman / welcome to dunder mifflin: the ultimate oral history of the office by brian baumgartner and ben silverman / a quick and easy guide to they/them pronouns by archie bongiovanni and tristan jimerson / marshmallow and jordan by alina chau

in this episode, yeli and haley talk about their current reads and their recently finished books. they also rank the three taylor jenkins reid books they've read, and they might have some unpopular opinions...(pls don't come for us). grab a cozy drink and dive in!

haley's current reads: funny you should ask by elissa sussman / welcome to dunder mufflin by ben silverman and brian baumgartner/ book lovers by emily henry / the sea witch by katee robert / devotions by mary oliver

haley's recently finished: ice planet barbarians (2-3) by ruby dixon / how i survived four nights on the ice by serapio ittusardjuat / the holiday swap by maggie knox / food-related stories by gaby melian / all along you were blooming by morgan harper nichols / the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

yeli's current reads: reminders of him by colleen hoover / the inheritance of orquídia divina by zoraida córdova 

yeli's recently finished: food-related stories by gaby melian / velvet was the night by silvia moreno garcia / daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid / the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

have any bookish questions or requests for recommendations? send them to us at [email protected]!

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welcome to friends to lovers! this week, haley and yeli introduce themselves, their current reads, and their reading habits. grab a cup of tea, your coziest blanket, and join us for our first episode.

the reading habits book tag was created by ariel bissett!

yeli's current reads: daisy jones and the six by taylor jenkins reid / the heretic’s guide to homecoming by sienna tristen / the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

yeli's recently finished: mexican gothic by silvia moreno-garcia

haley's current reads: the seven husbands taylor jenkins reid / devotions by mary oliver / book lovers by emily henry / ice planet barbarians by ruby dixon / the ex hex by erin sterling / welcome to dunder mifflin / the paris apartment by lucy foley / a court of wings and ruin by sarah j. maas / the holiday swap by maggie knox / on a sunbeam tillie walden / my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh 

have any bookish questions or requests for recommendations? send them to us at [email protected]!

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