The Bookish Banter Podcast

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Ep 28: Interview with Ali Hazelwood 2.0 Aug 22, 2022

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It's finally time!!!!!!!!!!!! Ali Hazelwood's second full length novel is about to be out in the world! Love on the Brain releases tomorrow and we got a chance to sit down with Ali and talk about her newest book, attending in person events, and thriller reads. Make sure to follow Ali on Instagram and subscribe to her newsletter here!

This episode contains minor spoilers to Love on the Brain and the Loathe to Love You series by Ali Hazelwood and The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

To listen to our first interview with Ali Hazelwood, click here!

This episode is sponsored by Meet Cute Box, a date night box subscription starting at $29.99/month. Use our code PODCAST to save $10 off your first box.

Our pick for the August Book Club is Vicious by V.E. Schwab, click here to join the discord and follow along! Our Journey thru Middle Earth Readathon is just starting and there is still plenty of time to join. Our next virtual event is the Half-Way There Happy Hour on Thursday, August 25th at 5pm PST/8pm EST.

Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind the scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading and Tiktok.

Ep 27: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (and a first for the group) Aug 15, 2022

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The time has finally arrived...Kearsten doesn't like a book Tatyana loves! This has happened many times in reverse and that is why the banter part of the podcast works so well, but it is a rare rare feat that Kearsten does not enjoy a book that Tatyana loves. So, grab the popcorn and buckle up for this roller coaster, while we dive into the world of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. This book took the world by storm and since has had several special editions, hundreds of merch made from it, and even the occasional tattoo, and we had such a blast dissecting this book.

This episode contains spoilers from: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab, Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams, and Supernatural TV show.

Also, if you would like to listen to Tatyana scream about her love for Addie, head over to The Bookshelf Binge to listen! Here is our interview with Ali Hazelwood from last year and tune in next week for our latest one!

This episode is sponsored by Meet Cute Box, a date night box subscription starting at $29.99/month. Use our code PODCAST to save $10 off your first box.

Shout out to our amazing Patreon Danielle!!! Make sure to follow her @efatuatedreadings and her resin shop @HolditThere (LLAMA10 to save)

Ep 26: Interview with Sarah Pearse Aug 08, 2022

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Since it's officially spooky season, we are very excited to share our interview with Sarah Pearse, our resident suspense queen. New York Times Best Selling author of The Sanatorium, Sarah Pearse has created another vivid and fantastic novel now available wherever books are sold. Check out her newest book, The Retreat, and join Detective Elin Warner while she solves her latest mystery on a luxury island retreat that's a little more isolated than everyone bargained for. We had so much fun talking about creating realistic characters, haunted dorms, and what's in store for Elin! Make sure to also check out Sarah Pearse's website here and follow her on Instagram for more updates.

Favorite Books: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters and The Bat (Harry Hole Series) by Jo Nesbo

Our pick for the August Book Club is Vicious by V.E. Schwab, click here to join the discord and follow along! Our Journey thru Middle Earth Readathon is just starting and there is still plenty of time to join. Our first event will be a one hour reading sprint this Wednesday, August 10th at 4pm PST/7pm EST.

Ep 25: Apollycon 2022 Recap (and the math ain't mathin') Aug 05, 2022

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Welcome to the Thunderdome! Join your hosts and a few new faces, Jess (@bookshelfbinge), Molly (@mollysmilesreads), and Shaye (@shayealexabk), while we deep dive into Apollycon 2022. Let's chat while Kearsten plays the ultimate hostess and tries to wrangle this rowdy bunch while they share their experiences with the ticket buying, volunteering, and the convention process.

**Disclaimer: Everything shared in this episode will be our own opinions and experiences; we are not here to invalidate anyone's experience, we just wanted to share as much information with you as possible.

Follow Jess on Tiktok, Instagram and her podcast here, Molly on Tiktok and Instagram, and Shaye on Tiktok and Instagram!

Our pick for the August Book Club is Vicious by V.E. Schwab, click here to join the discord and follow along! Our Journey thru Middle Earth Readathon is just starting and there is still plenty of time to join. Our first event will be a one hour reading sprint this Wednesday, August 10th at 4pm PST/7pm EST.

Ep 24: Interview with Sophie Irwin Aug 01, 2022

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We are so excited for a chance to chat with debut author, Sophie Irwin! Hang out while we dive into the creation of her new novel, A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting, some swooning over Taylor Jenkins Reid, and of course some talk about the ultimate regency status (a wealthy widow). We hope you love this episode as much as we loved talking with Sophie! Follow Sophie Irwin on Instagram and make sure to grab a copy of A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting!

Our pick for the August Book Club is Vicious by V.E. Schwab, click here to join the discord and follow along!

Ep 23: Adventures Thru Middle Earth Readathon FAQs Jul 25, 2022

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Welcome to the Journey Through Middle Earth Readathon FAQ episode. Join us while we break down each of the prompts and share some ideas for books to add to your TBR. Follow Thorin and Company as they make their way to the Misty Mountain. This journey will take place over approximately 2 months hitting 12 stops along the map of Middle Earth. Included in this readathon will be happy hours, instagram lives, watch parties, and reading sprints. We will post all of the information and the schedule on Instagram and in the discord group so you can follow along. Please let us know if you have any questions!

The readathon starts August 1st till September 22nd and the location prompts are as follows:

Bag End: A book that reminds you of home
Bree: A book with a bar/pub
Trollshaws: A book with an MC who likes to cook
Rivendell: A book with a river on the cover/in the title
The Misty Mountains: A book with riddles/test for the MC
Eagles Eyrie: A book with an animal sidekick
Beorn’s House: A book about shifters
The Mirkwood: A book with an enchanted forest
Elvenking’s Halls: A book with a prison break
Lake Town: A book with a corrupt leader
Dale: A book about/with a ruined city
Erebor aka The Lonely Mountain: A book with a dragon

The character prompts are:

Saruman: Book with an evil sorcerer
Gollum: Book with a ring on the cover or in the title
Sauron: Book with an all encompassing evil
Eagles: Book with birds on the cover or in the title
Galadriel: Book with Elves
Elrond: Book with a wise MC
Radagast: Book with a quirky MC
Beorn: Book with a bear on the cover or in the title
Smaug: Book with a dragon on the cover or in the title
Thranduil: Book with a too proud MC

If you want to follow along on Tatyana's adventures during ApollyCon make sure to follow on Tiktok and Instagram, also give Jessica at @BookshelfBinge a follow, that is Tatyana's travel buddy for the convention.

E 22: Return of the King (and the end of our Middle Earth journey....mostly) Jul 18, 2022

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Welcome to the final installment of this EPIC journey through Middle Earth. We have made it: 4 books, 6 movies, and countless hours dreaming about our own journey through Middle Earth. We are still deep in our Tolkien Era and it doesn't end here, tune into the end of the episode for a special announcement. We had so much fun talking about Gimley's comedic relief and the pinning for Aragorn (honestly, same). So buckle up and get ready for the final leg of the journey back to Bag End.

Bookish Impulse Buys: The Bookish One (KEARSTEN10), The Unexpected Apothecary (LLAMA10 or KEARSTEN10), Hold It There (LLAMA10), Something Wilder, Lore Olympus Vol. 2

Click to listen to our Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers episodes here!

This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free!

We are taking the month of July off from the book club, but follow along as we finish out the series with Return of the King. Check our Instagram from a reading schedule!

Ep 21: Interview with Christina Lauren Jul 11, 2022

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Hello and welcome to our interview with THE Christina Lauren!!! For those of you that might not know, Christina and Lauren are two amazing authors who make up the dynamic duo that created some of the bookish interwebs favorite books, including The Unhoneymooners, The Soulmate Equation, Love and Other Words, and their newest book: Something Wilder. We had such an amazing time talking with these lovely ladies. They were full of words great advice, kind words, and super fun to chat with! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

Make sure to check follow along with their journey on Instagram @ChristinaLauren and pick up Something Wilder today!

This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free!

We are taking the month of July off from the book club, but follow along as we finish out the Lord of the Rings series with Return of the King. Check our Instagram from a reading schedule!

Ep 20: The Two Towers (and wondering if we're actually Hobbits) Jul 04, 2022

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We hope you're ready for this crash course into our love of both the book and the movie. This story is absolutely in the top 5 favorites for both of us! We loved getting a chance to scream about Sam, finally meet Treebeard, and talk about some major line changes in the movie. We hope you enjoy!

**This episode contains spoilers from The Hobbit and the entire Lord of the Rings series by JRR Tolkien.

Bookish Impulse Buys: Dr. Strange Sipper, Bookish Sticker

Click here to listen to our Hobbit episode and here to catch up on The Fellowship of the Ring episode!

This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free!

We are taking the month of July off from the book club, but follow along as we finish out the series with Return of the King. Check our Instagram from a reading schedule!

E 19: The Fellowship of the Ring (and some Daddy Aragorn love) Jun 20, 2022

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Join us on the second step of our journey through Middle Earth, the creation of the Fellowship. Hang out with us while we chat about the book and extended edition of The Fellowship of the Ring! We are thriving during the journey through this epic tale and had potentially a little too much fun simping over Aragorn.

**This episode contains spoilers from The Hobbit and the entire Lord of the Rings series by JRR Tolkien.

Bookish Impulse Buys: The Bookish One (Kearsten10), Book Babe Designs, Book Outlet, Enchanted Extras

Click here to listen to our Hobbit episode! Watch the TikTok here!

This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free!

We are currently reading House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune for the June Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.