pleasure reading

Welcome to the fifth episode of pleasure reading! On this podcast, we explore the pleasure of reading through curated book lists, author rankings, and tiny chats with book-ish friends.

This week, I’m sharing 13 (!!) books featuring monstrous creatures of all kinds. And I'm calling it creature features *for the girlies* because these books are all authored by non-cis-white-male writers, and they feature a diverse cast of main characters human and not-so-human.

Tune in to hear about a few fantastical reads, and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!

💀 Spooky Recs

• The Return by Rachel Harrison
• Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
• The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni
• The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
• Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
• Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

 
👻 Not Spooky Recs

• The Deep by Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes
• Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
• Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Roberts

  
🖤 Next Up TBR

• Chlorine by Jade Song
• Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

 
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Welcome to the fourth episode of pleasure reading! On this podcast, we explore the pleasure of reading through curated book lists, author rankings, and tiny chats with book-ish friends.

This week, I’m sharing five books on my Pink Horror TBR AKA five horror reads for the gworls that all have pink covers. 💄

I also tell you a bit about my new fave audiobook by nerdy romance queen Ali Hazelwood herself. 👾

Tune in to hear about a few fun reads and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!

 
🎀 My Pink Horror TBR:

• Pink Slime by Fernanda Trías [05:50]
• Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson [07:55]
• The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir [09:55]
• youthjuice by e.k.sathue [12:50]
• The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker [15:15]

 
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Welcome to the third episode of pleasure reading! On this podcast, we explore the pleasure of reading through curated book lists, author rankings, and tiny chats with book-ish friends.

This week, I’m talking about Irish author Sally Rooney and ranking her popular novels from my least to most favorite. 

I also share why I think she may not be for everyone... but she absolutely is for me!

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♟️ Sally Rooney chronologically:

• Conversations with Friends (2017)
• Normal People (2018)
• Beautiful World, Where Are You? (2021)
• Intermezzo (2024)

 
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Welcome to the second episode of pleasure reading! On this podcast, we explore the pleasure of reading through curated book lists, author rankings, and tiny chats with book-ish friends.

This week, I’m sharing seven witchy romance series for a rose-colored spooky season. 🌹 

There are four series I've read and love, and three I've got on my TBR. I rate the ones I've read based on general witchy-ness, magical romance, spicyness & spoookiness!  🧙‍♀️ ❤️‍🔥 🌶️ 👻

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💖 Witchy Romance Series I Recommend:

• Witches of Thistlegrove by Lana Harper (5 books, completed): Payback's a Witch, From Bad to Cursed, Back in a Spell, In Charm's Way, Rise and Divine 
• Witchlore by Hazel Beck (3 books so far): Small Town, Big Magic; Big Little Spells; Truly, Madly, Magically
• The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (3 books, completed): The Ex Hex, The Kiss Curse, The Wedding Witch
• Supernatural Singles by April Asher (3 books, completed): Not the Witch You Wed, Not Your Ex's Hexes, Not Your Crush's Cauldron

 
💖 My Witchy Romance Series TBR:

• The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
• A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

 
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Welcome to the first episode of pleasure reading!

On this podcast, we explore the pleasure of reading through curated book lists, author rankings, and tiny chats with book-ish friends.

This week, I’m sharing my top ten recs for books about #girlboss influencers — think CEOs, social media celebrities, The-Wing-totebag-toting women, and more!

Tune in for a few fun reads to add to your TBR or to find some camaraderie around books you’ve already read. And make sure to peep the chapters to skip to a specific title, and grab the (affiliate) links below to purchase!
 

👒 #Girlboss fiction I recommend:

[3:00] Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks

[5:30] A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin

[7:35] Followers by Megan Angelo

[9:35] Self Care by Leigh Stein
 

👒 #Girlboss nonfiction I recommend:

[11:10] Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal

[12:50] Glossy: Ambition, Beauty & the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier by Marisa Meltzer
 

👒 My #Girlboss TBR:

[15:10] People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd

[16:00] A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia

[16:45] City of Likes by Jenny Mollen

[17:30] Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

 
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This is a podcast about the pleasure of reading.

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Here's to your next best book xo