Lit & Loud: A Book Podcast

Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to our first episode of our deep dive into Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! Get in now before the show starts on AppleTV

If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 28:00

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

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What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- The Pairing by Casey McQuiston 

Aaliyah:

- An Arc

- Woodworking by Emily St James  

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt 

- Project Hail Mary

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- The Mystic Maze puzzle from Magic Puzzle Company 

- RunDisney crafting season! 

- Bro Cruise

Aaliyah:

- Hayley Williams Solo Tour 

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Hey Book Besties! 

We can’t believe March is almost over! We will be taking a pause before starting Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe to bring you a March reading round up! Coverage begins April 2nd, just in time for the AppleTV show! 

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

What the Diva’s are Drinking

Johnna: Beer 

Aaliyah: Boba Tea

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt 

- The Righteous Gemstones

- 90 Day Fiance 

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- Rupaul’s Drag Race

- New Girl

What the Diva’s are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Ancient Artifacts from Magic Puzzle Company 

- The existence of Robby X Whitaker Yaoi 

- Being in Central Florida 

Aaliyah:

- Being in Central Florida 

What the Diva’s Read in February:

Johnna: 

- The Seven Year Slip - Ashley Poston 

- I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This, But I’m Going to Anyway - Chelsea Devantez 

- Don’t Want You Like a Bestfriend - Emma R Alban 

April TBR

- Then She Was Gone - Lisa Jewell

- I’m That Girl - Jordan Chiles 

- The Pairing - Casey McQuiston 

- Zero Stars Do Not Recommend - MJ Wassmer

Aaliyah: 

- The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick 

- A Shot In The Dark: Victoria Lee

- Really Cute People: Markus Harwood-Jones

April TBR

- Evil Genius - Clair Oshetsky 

- How We Began - LM Juniper

- Reel - Kennedy Ryan

- And Now, Back To You - BK Borson

Reading Goal Progress:

Aaliyah - 24/75 

Johnna - 31/75

Book News! 

- WE MADE HARLEYS STORY 

- Project Hail Mary is out and it’s perfect! 

- Game on by Navessa Allen comes out March 31st 

- Book to Movie News

- God of the Woods by Liz Moore is getting a movie adaptation and Maya Hawke is set to star 

- The Wedding People is getting a movie

- First Time Caller is being optioned. 

- Remarkably Bright Creatures movie released on Netflix. May 8th

- The Favorites by Layne Fargo is getting a movie adaptation from netflix 

- Hachette Book Group has cancelled the upcoming US release and will discontinue the UK release of horror novel Shy Girl by Mia Ballard after reviewing the text for signs of generative AI use. 

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to the third episode of our deep dive into Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino! We hope you’re ready because the last third of this book is a RIDE. 

If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 58:20 

Yes yes, we know, lots of yapping this week! 

Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading, coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the AppleTV show! 

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:

- You Weren’t Meant to be Human - Andrew Joseph White 

- Half His Age - Jannette Mccurdy 

- Glitterland - Alexis Hall

Aaliyah:

- Love and other Disasters by Anita Kelly

- Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars:  A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt 

- Naked and Afraid

- Project Hail Mary

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- My puzzle 

- Having a day off

- The Oscars, Hudcon at Vanity Fair

- Kailey’s text 

Aaliyah:

- Therapy! She found a good fit finally, everyone clap!!!

- Warmer weather: She’s Thawing

- Disney BAGGU merch 

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Hi Book Besties! 

Happy Trans Rights Readathon! This week we are dropping a special minisode to celebrate.

The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to uplift trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender-nonconforming authors and stories leading up to Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st. TRR focuses on decentralized fundraising, encouraging participants to raise money for trans aid foundations local to their communities. 

There are so many ways to get involved, whether you’re reading along with us, sharing info about the readathon, or showing up in support of the community.

This year, we’re fundraising for FreeState Justice, Maryland’s oldest and statewide legal services nonprofit dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ Marylanders. We encourage everyone to participate by finding a local trans+ aid organization to donate to.

The Trans Rights Readathon is also hosting an auction with a ton of items to bid on from books to handmade goods. We will drop the link below if you’d like to participate. All proceeds from the auction will benefit Point of Pride, a nonprofit with a mission to help trans youth and adults access necessary, life-saving health and wellness services through affirmation, access, equity, empowerment and celebration. 

If you cannot donate you can still get involved! We encourage everyone to get loud about this cause.

Read, support, review, and uplift books written by and/or featuring trans, genderqueer, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and 2Spirit characters. 

Make and share content: Tag the official @transrightsreadathon accounts on Instagram and Tiktok and @trreadathon on Twitter, and use #transrightsreadathon and #TRR26 when you post.

More information can be found by following this link! https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/

Reading is political. Reading is community. Reading is showing up.

Let’s get into it divas!

Don’t know where to start? Here are our recommendations! 

House of Rayne by Harley Laroux

My Best Friend’s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner

Patricia Wants to Cuddle - Samantha Allen

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to the second episode of our deep dive into Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino! Come with us to climb this hill because it’s all gas ,no brakes until the very end. This will be a three parter. 

Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading, coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the AppleTV show! 

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:

- Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R Alban 

- Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches - Kayla Cottingham 

Aaliyah:

- The 7/10 Split - Karmen Lee

- The Bookclub for Troublesome Women - Marie Bostwick 

- Girl Dinner - Olivie Blake 

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt 

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

- Love is Blind

- Righteous Gemstones 

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

- His & Hers 

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Rhinestone books

- Spending the weekend together 

- Donna Kelce renovations 

- Project Hail Mary press

Aaliyah:

- Rhinestone Books

- Spending the weekend together 

- American Girls by Harry Styles 

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to the first episode of our deep dive into Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino! We hope you’re ready for this one because it’s a wild ride. This will be a three parter. 

Want to jump right into the book? Coverage starts at 23:00

Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading, coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the AppleTV show! 

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

What the Divas are Drinking:

Johnna: Dr. Death

Aaliyah: Hot Girl Coke

What the Divas are Reading:

Johnna:

- Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R Alban 

- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinnimen  

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe

Aaliyah:

- The Neighbor Favor - Kristina Forest 

- Girl Dinner - Olive Blake 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe

What the Divas are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Pitt 

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

- Bridgerton

- SNL

Aaliyah: 

- The Pitt 

- Bridgerton

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

- His & Hers 

- SNL

What the Divas are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Birthday Art 

- Jeff Galloway, RIP King 

- Kodak Charmera 

Aaliyah:

- Being Medicated 

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Hey Book Besties! 

We can’t believe it’s already March! We will be taking a pause before starting  Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino to bring you a February reading round up! 

Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading! Coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the AppleTV show! 

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

What the Diva’s are Drinking

Johnna: Dead Billionaire by Liquid Death

Aaliyah: Coconut Water with Fresh Strawberries 

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Traitors 

- The Pitt 

- The Olympics

- Bridgerton

Aaliyah: 

- The Traitors 

- The Pitt 

- The Olympics

- Bridgerton

- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

- His & Hers 

What the Diva’s are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Her Labubu Jersey 

- Rhinstoning her Rozanov Jersey 

Aaliyah:

- Her new mic! 

What the Diva’s Read in February:

Johnna: 

- Chokehold - Harleigh Beck and Leigh Rivers 

- Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

- Dreamseller - Brandon Novak 

- Broken Bloodlines Series - Sadie Kincade 

- Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman

March TBR

- Don't Want You Like A Best Friend - Emma R Alban 

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe

- You Weren't Meant To Be Human - Andrew Joseph White 

Aaliyah: 

- Flirting Lessons - Jasmine Guillory

- Through My Eyes - Ruby Bridges 

- Just Our Luck - Denise Williams 

- House of Rayne - Harley Laroux

March TBR

- Margo’s Got Money Troubles - Rufi Thorpe

- Girl Dinner Olive Blake 

Aaliyah’s kindle accessories:

Shimmer Screen - @izzyinatizzy on tiktok

Kindle Soft Case - @jollieolliedesigns on instagram 

Navessa Allen Lights Out - getting a Netflix adaptation

Harley Laroux A Vow Fatal - an upcoming adult polyamorous (MFF) gothic romance novel scheduled for release in Spring 2026.

Project Hail Mary - Movies comes out March 20th  

First Time Caller by BK Borrison - getting a movie

Heated Rivalry News:

- Unrivaled 

- Rachel Reid announces a delay from fall 2026 to June 2027 

- *The* Cottage is going up on Airbnb

- Jacob Tierney Announced today that they start filming season 2 in August for an April 2027 release 

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Hey Book Besties! 

Welcome to the third and final part of The Wedding People by Allison Espach. Next week we will be covering our February wrapped as well as book news! 

Want to jump right into the book? Coverage starts at 38:12

Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino. Start reading; coverage begins March 12th! 

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: 

- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

- A Dark and Drowning Tide - Allison Saft 

- Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino 

- Bound in Blood - Sadie Kincade 

Aaliyah: 

- Best Offer Wins - Marisa Kashino 

- Flirting Lessons - Jasmine Guillroy 

- Just Our Luck - Denise Williams 

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Traitors 

- The Pitt 

- The Olympics

Aaliyah: 

- The Traitors 

- The Pitt 

- The Olympics

- Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

What the Diva’s are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Not being sick

- Rhinstoning her Rozanov Jersey 

Aaliyah:

- Her gallery wall 

- New artwork from Good Neighbor Art and Lanni Made

- Coconut Water

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Hey Book Besties! Welcome to part 2 of The Wedding People by Allison Espach! There will be a part 3 next week to wrap up this gem. 

Want to jump right into the book? Coverage starts at 31:43

Want to get ahead? Our next erad will be Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino. Start reading, coverage begins March 12th! 

What the Diva’s are Reading:

Johnna: 

- Bound in Blood by Sadie Kincade

- Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

Aaliyah: 

- Role Model by Rachel Reid 

- Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino 

What the Diva’s are Watching:

Johnna:

- The Traitors 

- The Pitt 

- The Olympics

Aaliyah: 

- The Traitors 

- The Pitt 

- The Olympics

- RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18

What the Diva’s are Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

- Birthday Season

- New Art in the Pod Lab

- Harley LaRoux’s New Book, A Vow Fatale

- Being Queer and Liberal 

Aaliyah:

- Cava 

- Drew Applying for Traitors

- New Glasses

- Being Influencers at Book Fair at Bel Air

Hey Book Besties! This week the Divas are doing a deep dive on The Wedding People by Allison Espach!  Part 2 will be released next week.

What they’re Reading:

Johnna: 

Forged in Blood / Promised in Blood by Sadie Kincade 

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Aaliyah: 

Common Goal by Rachel Reid 

House of Rayne by Harley LaRoux

What they’re Watching:

Johnna:

The Traitors 

The Pitt 

Bridgerton 

Aaliyah: 

The Traitors 

The Pitt 

Bridgerton

What they’re Obsessed with:

Johnna: 

Birthday Season

Heated Rivalry Club Night

Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones 

Aaliyah:

Birthday Nails 

Having something to rhinestone 

Questions?

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