It's that most wonderful time of the year (Pride! And it's beach reads time!).

Old Lady Tara rears her ancient head this episode, talking about respecting bedtimes and being excited for the rain to loosen up the soil for weeding flowerbeds. We also return to one of our favourite topics of conversation: book covers.

Official Recommendations

From Kris: Love is a Contact Sport by Frederick Smith

Kris's official recommendation this week is the gay romance novel Love is a Contact Sport by Frederick Smith. You may remember Smith from previous episodes where we've officially recommended his book One and Done and had the opportunity to sit down with him for a conversation. This second chance romance includes aspects of relationships we don't often see on page, like therapy and safe sex practices. Kris loved this one.

From Tara: For the Bride by Becca Grischow

Tara's official recommendation this week is For the Bride by Becca Grischow, an enemies to lovers sapphic romance that Tara couldn't put down. She may have quibbles about the cover's colour scheme, but only because it suggests the book is a cozy, rom-com kind of affair, which it is not (and that's a very good thing). The main character, Alice, is a mess and Tara hasn't seen this kind of character work in a long time. 2026 has been a great year for books and For the Bride is right up there.

Works/People Discussed

• The Matrix (1999)
• The Four Seasons (Netflix)
• The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
• RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars (Paramount+)
• Project Hail Mary (2026)
• Madame Hyde by Thea Belmont

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