Lit & Loud: A Book Podcast

Hey Book Besties! 

Happy Pride and welcome to the first part of our three part series on You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. We are so excited to be covering this sapphic romance written by one of our favorites! 

If you'd like to jump straight into book coverage, skip ahead to 1:02.

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What the Divas are reading:

Aaliyah: 

• Butchers' Masquerade - Matt Dinniman 

• Lucky Day - Chuck Tingle

Johnna:

• The Dare/Losers Part 1 and 2 - Harley Laroux 

• Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong 

• Pounded by Produce - GM Fairy 

• She Gets the Girl - Alyson Derrik and Rachael Lippincott 

• Time to Shine -  Rachel Reid 

What the Divas are watching:

Aaliyah:

• Euphoria 

• Hacks 

• New Girl 

• Hamnet 

Johnna 

• ER

• Backrooms 

• Euphoria

• Pillion 

What the Divas are obsessed with:

Aaliyah

• Grilling every meal like a 45 y/o man

• Eadem Lipgloss 

Johnna 

• Sean Evans and Kiki Palmer

• Fresh haircut 

• Taylor - New song with toy story / MSG?!

Emergency book news! 

A small business tried to trademark Hot Girls Read, and the bookish community went on the ride of a lifetime. 

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Hey Book Besties! 

Happy June and Happy Pride! We’re diving into our personal TBRs for Pride Month and highlighting queer authors and stores.

Want to get ahead? Our next read will be You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. Coverage starts June 11th! 

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Diva’s are Reading:

Johnna: 

- Feast While You Can - Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta 

Aaliyah: 

- Nowhere Girl - Carla Ciccone

- Missed Connections - Aimie K. Runyan

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- Euphoria 

- ER 

- The Boroughs 

Aaliyah: 

- Euphoria 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- The Boys

What the Diva’s are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Book binding

- Heated Rivalry 

- Losers Omnibus  

Aaliyah:

- Completing THE puzzle 

Pride TBRs:

Johnna:

- You Should Have Been Nicer to my Mom - Vincent Tirado 

- Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong

- No Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice

- Feast While You Can - Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

- Red White & Royal Blue - Casey Mcquiston

- Losers - Harley Laroux Revisit 

Aaliyah:

- The Shots You Take - Rachel Reid 

- Lucky Day - Chuck Tingle 

- Disappoint Me - Nicola Dinan 

- The Disaster Gay Detective Agency -  Lev A. C. Rosen 

- Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong 

The Pod: 

- You Won’t Forget Me - Mazey Eddings 

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Hey Book Besties! 

We’re saying goodbye to May! 

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- Remarkably Bright Creatures 

- Bugonia 

- Sheep Detectives 

- Margo

- Euphoria 

- ER

Aaliyah: 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- Euphoria

- New Girl 

- Remarkably Bright Creatures 

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Rat Shirt 

- A Crispy Beer 

- Candy Crush 

- Losers 

Aaliyah:

- Having Glasses Again 

What the Diva’s Read in May:

Johnna: 

- 200 Monas - Jan Saenz

- The Housemaid -  Freida Mcfadden

- The Housemaid’s Secret -  Freida Mcfadden

- The Housemaid is Watching -  Freida Mcfadden

- Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings

- Yesteryear  - Caro Claire Burke

- Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman 

Aaliyah: 

- 200 Monas- Jan Saenz

- Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke

- Ignore All Previous Instructions - Ada Hoffman

- And Now Back to You -  BK Borison

- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario  - Matt Dinniman 

- The Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook  - Matt Dinniman 

- Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman 

Reading Goal Progress:

Aaliyah - 42/75 

Johnna - 56/75

Book News! 

- Florence Pugh cast as the lead in The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 

- Netflix is picking up an adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Meryl Streep

- Rachel Reid talks Unrivaled 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles is renewed for a second season

- A new class-action lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York, and several writers have come together alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted books

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our chat with Maude Winters! Maude was ready to yap so we hope you enjoy this discussion of all things theater, media, queer joy, and of course, her new book Love on the West End! 

If you’d like to jump straight to the interview, it begins at 19:15

Maude:

Reading - Tell Me Not to Kiss You - Elee Rose

Watching - The Dark Wizard 

Obsessed - Mountain Climbing 

Maude Winters can be found on:

Instagram @Maude_Winters_Fiction 

TikTok @maudewinters 

Or their website maudewinters.com

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What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman

Aaliyah:

- And Now, Back to You - BK Borison

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- Euphoria 

Aaliyah: 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- Euphoria 

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Rhinestoning - Duh!

Aaliyah:

- Sleeping

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our Project Hail Mary Episode! We both read and watched and now it’s time for the debrief. Through Guided questions we compare the book and the movie, deep dive on what we loved, and gush over Grace and Rocky. 

Want to jump straight to the discussion? Coverage begins at 53:00

Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at [email protected]

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook - Matt Dinniman 

- The Housemaid - Freida McFadden 

- The Housemaid’s Secret - Freida McFadden 

Aaliyah:

- Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman 

- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook - Matt Dinniman 

- Ignore All Previous Instructions- Ava Hoffman

- And Now Back to You - BK Borison

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- Euphoria

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles

- Beef

Aaliyah: 

- Euphoria

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Hudcon at the Met Gala 

- Beefing with Motley Chronicles 

Aaliyah:

- A Surprise 

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our chat with Erin and Sam of E.S. Rosalynn! We absolutely loved having them on the podcast and getting to talk about their new book “A Novel Chance” and all things indie writing! 

If you’d like to jump straight to the interview, it begins at 50:00

Erin:

Reading - The Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson 

Watching - Ted Lasso

Obsessed - Her Dog

Sam: 

Reading - Listen for the Lie - Amy Tintera

Watching - Love on the Spectrum 

Obsessed - Diet Coke 

E.S. Rosalynn can be found on instagram @esrosalynn 

Or their website esrosalynnwrites.com

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- 200 Monas - Jan Saenz

- Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings 

- A Novel Chance - E.S. Rosalynn 

Aaliyah:

- Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings 

- Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinnimen 

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- Euphoria 

Aaliyah: 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- The Testaments

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Rush Broadway Tickets 

 - Stranger Things: The First Shadow 

Aaliyah:

- Gardening 

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Hey Book Besties! 

We’re bringing you an adios to April! See what we read, what is upcoming for May, and current book news!

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

- The Housemaid

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- Rupaul’s Drag Race

- New Girl

- Trust Me: The False Prophet

- The Boys 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles 

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- THE SUN 

- My Trip 

- Banana Ball

- Shawn Hatosy on Quinn 

Aaliyah:

- The Sun

- Coronado Springs Resort 

- Taking People to Disney 

What the Diva’s Read in February:

Johnna: 

- The Knockout Queen - Rufi Thorpe 

- Game On - Navessa Allen 

- Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt 

- Strange Houses - Uketsu

May TBR

- The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook - Matt Dinniman 

- The Housemaid - Freida McFadden 

- Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings 

- 200 Monas - Jan Saenz

Aaliyah: 

- Game On - Navessa Allen 

- Half His Age - Jennette McCurdy

- How We Began - LM Juniper

May TBR

- Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings

- Reel - Kennedy Ryan

- Ruthless Creatures - J.T Geissenger 

- Nowhere Girl - Carla Ciccone

- Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman 

Reading Goal Progress:

Aaliyah - 29/75 

Johnna - 45/75

Book News! 

- TJ Klune’s House in the Cerulean Sea is getting an animated adaption 

- Why Women Kill Producer Hannah Schneider is set as showrunner and writer for lights out

- Bookcon 

- Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman- In development at Peacock

- Jacob Tierney has received season 2 of HR will feature parts of Role Model.

- Apple TV casts for Husbands by Holly Gramazio / Juno Temple!!! 

- Quicksilver - Cali Hart book 3 releasing in November 

- Anne Hathaway is adapting Yesteryear

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our first ever Q&A! The Divas are here and answering your questions from socials as well as questions for each other! 

Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at [email protected]

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- Zero Stars Do Not Recommend - MJ Wassmer

- Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

Aaliyah:

- How We Began - L.M. Juniper 

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt

- Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat

- Righteous Gemstones 

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- Finished Company Retreat

- New Girl 

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- The Coachella stylist internet saga 

- Still the HR look alike guys

Aaliyah:

- Florida!!!

- Tax Season being over 

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our third episode of our deep dive into Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! We can’t wait to watch it all come together just in time for the show premiere on AppleTV! We have loved taking this journey with you so thank you for following along with us. We love Margo, we love HungryGhost, we love Jinx, we hate Mark, we love this book  

If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 37:30

Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at [email protected]

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- The Taylors -  Jen Calonita 

- Thicker Than Water - Megan Collins 

Aaliyah:

- Game On - Navessa Allen

- Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt

- Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat

- Love on the Spectrum 

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18

- New Girl

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Heated Rivalry Lookalikes 

- Losers Duet from Motley Chronicles 

- Flower and Garden Food Planning 

Aaliyah:

- Artemis II Mission 

- Bright Spot Carroll

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our second episode of our deep dive into Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! Hide your buttons and tinfoil, we hope you’re ready to meet HungryGhost. 

If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 26:27

Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at [email protected]

Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918

What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

Game On - Nevessa Allen 3rd into the darkness novel 

Then She Was Gone - Lisa Jewell  

Aaliyah:

In her DNF Era

Love in the West End - Maude Winters

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir 

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt

- Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat

- Righteous Gemstones 

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18

- New Girl

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Ice cream drive though 

- FLORIDA!!!

Aaliyah:

- Paved 1.5-mile, let’s skate! 

- Heated Rivalry flash print from Bright Blue Tattoo

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