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| Ep 28: Interview with Leslie McElroy | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:39:06 | |
Do you love fake dating, rom-coms, and swoony book boyfriends? Let me introduce you to Leslie McElroy and her amazing new book, The Expiration Date! Check it out now on KU and follow her on Instagram, TikTok, and check out her website for updates. This episode is sponsored by Fable Grounds Coffee. Use code LLAMA10 to save October Book club Pick is A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| Ep 27: Podcast Updates | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:15:47 | |
Cheers to the last 3 years of this amazing adventure! I am forever thankful for this podcast family and all of the incredible episodes that have come out. I know the last few months have been a little inconsistent, but I wanted to do a brief update episode and say thank you for listening!! This episode is sponsored by Smiles and Light Candles. Use code BOOKISHBANTER10 to save September Book club Pick is A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| Ep 18: Interview with Amber V. Nicole | 27 May 2024 | 00:48:00 | |
Where are my fantasy girlies at? I am obsessed with this series and I might even be more obsessed with this author. Amber is one of my favorite people IRL and I had so much fun chatting with her about creating the perfect bad ass FMC who never apologizes for who she is. The next book in the Gods and Monsters series is out Tuesday! Check out Amber on Instagram and TikTok for more info. This episode is sponsored by Smiles + Light Candles Co. Use code BOOKISHBANTER10 to save. May Book Club pick is A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| Ep 24: Interview with Sophie Irwin | 01 Aug 2022 | 01:02:03 | |
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! 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 23: Adventures Thru Middle Earth Readathon FAQs | 25 Jul 2022 | 00:36:09 | |
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:
The character prompts are:
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. 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. | |||
| E 22: Return of the King (and the end of our Middle Earth journey....mostly) | 18 Jul 2022 | 01:13:37 | |
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! 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 21: Interview with Christina Lauren | 11 Jul 2022 | 00:30:54 | |
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! 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 20: The Two Towers (and wondering if we're actually Hobbits) | 04 Jul 2022 | 01:15:08 | |
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! 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. | |||
| E 19: The Fellowship of the Ring (and some Daddy Aragorn love) | 20 Jun 2022 | 01:28:56 | |
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. 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 18: The Hobbit (and our love of all things Middle Earth) | 06 Jun 2022 | 01:57:01 | |
It's finally time to start our Journey through Middle Earth. Kearsten has never been happier and Tatyana is just very excited for an excuse to watch Viggo in action. We are starting this journey with a chat about the Hobbit book and all 3 Hobbit films. This is an extra long episode, but who is surprised? No one! We hope you enjoy step one in our journey and join us on Instagram for a Tolkien readalong schedule for all of the books and an exciting announcement at the end of our journey. **This episode contains spoilers from The Hobbit and the entire Lord of the Rings series by JRR Tolkien and the movies 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. 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. | |||
| E17: Interview with @SteepedinLore | 23 May 2022 | 01:08:24 | |
We had sooooo much fun chatting with Amanda from Steeped in Lore Tea Company! One of Kearsten's favorite things in life is tea, so we knew we had to sit down and talk to Amanda about starting her business, how she creates her blends, and as always....Books! We had a great time talking about the nostalgia of making a good cup of tea and transporting ourselves into a fantasy realm. Make sure to follow Amanda on Instagram and Tiktok and check out her Etsy shop!
This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free! We are currently reading Gilded Serpent by Danielle Jensen for the May Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. 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. | |||
| E16: Interview with Liz Michalski | 09 May 2022 | 01:08:59 | |
Hi!!! Welcome to our interview with Liz Michalski, the author of Darling Girl. Featured on May's Book of the Month picks, we dive deep into the dark world of fairytales and writing a retelling. We hope you enjoy this episode and make sure to check out Darling Girl wherever books are sold. You can follow Liz on instagram @lizmichalskiauthor and on her website here and you can snag a copy of Darling Girl from Book of the Month for $5!
This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free! We are currently reading Gilded Serpent by Danielle Jensen for the May Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. 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. | |||
| E15: Interview with @StarlightReadsCo | 25 Apr 2022 | 01:23:47 | |
Let's hang out with Kali from Starlight Reads Co!!!! This was such a fun episode where we chatted about starting your own business, size inclusivity, and how reels are the bane of almost all our existence. Make sure to check out Starlight Designs Co on Etsy and follow her on Instagram @starlightreadsco! Kali's Favorites:
Shout out to: @Kenzie.reads @thevioletpage This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free! We are currently reading Dark Skies by Danielle Jensen for the April Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. 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 17: Interview with Laura Holt | 20 May 2024 | 00:42:45 | |
A Celtic retelling of Tell Tale Heart with romance and witches? Sign me up! I had so much fun chatting with Laura Holt about her newest release The Song of the Cicadas. She is the author of 6 other amazing novels and make sure to follow her on Instagram for updates. This episode is sponsored by Fable Grounds Coffee. Use code LLAMA10 to save May Book Club pick is A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| E14: The Viscount Who Loved Me (and starting of the Benedict Fan Club) | 11 Apr 2022 | 01:29:24 | |
Bridgerton Season 2. What an adventure we all just went on with this season for the fans of this book, The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn. Come hang out while we deep dive further into the world of Bridgerton and our new obsession with Benedict. This episode contains spoilers from The entire Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn and the Bridgerton Show. This episode is sponsored by Audible by Amazon, click here to try Audible for free! We are currently reading Dark Skies by Danielle Jensen for the April Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. 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. | |||
| E13: The Duke and I (and the Bridgerton Boys) | 04 Apr 2022 | 01:10:58 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Strap in for a wild ride through the world of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn. Hang out with us while we compare and contrast the book to the Netflix adaptation, Bridgerton! This episode contains spoilers from the entire Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn and the Netflix adaptation. Bookish Impulse Buys: Target Version of Bridgerton, Walmart Version of Bridgerton, Raven Cycle Dust Jackets, Hold it There (LLAMA10), StarlightReadsCo We are currently reading Dark Skies by Danielle Jensen for the April Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. 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. | |||
| E12: Bringing the world of SJM to life with @peachyqueencosplay | 28 Mar 2022 | 01:31:13 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Get ready for a deep dive into the life of bookish cosplayer Georgia from @PeachyQueenCosplay! Hang out with us while we chat convention cosplay, SJM, Taylor Swift, and our favorite jobs! You can find Georgia on Instagram, TikTok, and Goodreads! We are currently reading Dark Skies by Danielle Jensen for the April Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. 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 follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| E11: Interview with @BooksDaniReads | 23 Mar 2022 | 01:14:28 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Join us while we chat with the one and only @BooksDaniReads! You may know her as Suri, your one and only source into the scandalize lives of bookish elite or her gender bender Carden and the Crows! So come hang out with us while we dive deep into what it's like to create and maintain a Booktok account and how this journey has been for her! Follow Dani on Tiktok and Instagram and make sure to check out all of her amazing videos. If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind the scenes content and bonus episodes!!! We are currently reading Dark Shores by Danielle Jensen for the March Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| E10: House of Sky and Breath (and a whole new host of characters) | 21 Mar 2022 | 01:44:09 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Welcome, to Light it up 2.0! This has been quite the journey through the SJM worlds and no one is more excited to be done than we are. This is a very INTENSE episode, be warned, we did not love this one. The ending is too much, the middle is not enough, and the beginning is just enough. Happy listening friends! This episode contains spoilers from: House of Earth and Blood, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, A Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout Bookish Impulse Buys: VanLittleStudio, WrenandCrowDesigns, Book Babe Designs, Waterstones Shout out to: @bookshelfbinge & @efatuatedreadings & @chelsea.darling.cosplay & @peachyqueencosplay & @booksdanireads If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind the scenes content and bonus episodes!!! We are currently reading Dark Shores by Danielle Jensen for the March Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| E9: House of Earth and Blood (and some Daddy Ruhn love) | 14 Mar 2022 | 02:09:11 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. LIGHT IT UP BITCHES!!!!! We are so excited to finally release this episode of our FAVORITE SJM book of all time! We are OBSESSED with all of these characters and buckle up for an extra long episode dedicated to everyones favorite Angel/Fae duo and Daddy Ruhn. TW: Gore, talks of suicide Bookish Impulse Buys: Fablebands (LLAMA10), Blissfully Bookish, and FableGrounds (LLAMA10) If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind the scenes content and bonus episodes!!! We are currently reading Dark Shores by Danielle Jensen for the March Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| E8: Interview with Book Babe Designs | 07 Mar 2022 | 01:09:26 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Hang out with us while we chat with Breanna from Book Babe Designs. Taking the bookish interwebs by storm, Breanna has created an amazing brand with the most unique designs and products and we can NOT wait for her launch this weekend! Make sure to check out her website and set your alarms for her latest launch on Saturday, March 12th and follow her on Instagram @Book.Babe.Designs This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass and A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas, The Vampire Diaries Tv Show. If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind the scenes content and bonus episodes!!! We are currently reading Dark Shores by Danielle Jensen for the March Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| E7: A Court of Silver Flames (and our Nessian obsession) | 07 Mar 2022 | 02:23:02 | |
We made it to the final book of the series so far and we finally found a book that both of us that loved. It's been a wild ride, but join us on this very long episode for the most recent installment of the ACOTAR series This episode contains spoilers from the entire A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas and references to Throne of Glass and Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas, Ever After and Ella Enchanted. Bookish Impulse Buys: Book Outlet, Illumicrate Special Edition of The Love Hypothesis. We are currently selecting our March Club Pick, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. If you want to try Audible, click the link here for a free trial!!! Check out our Patreon page for bonus episodes and behind the scenes content. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram and TikTok @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| E5: The Hating Game (and real life red flags) | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:43:33 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. We are so excited for our special Valentine's Day episode where we got to deep dive into everyone's favorite romance novel turned movie, THE HATING GAME. Grab some popcorn and get ready for our compare and contrast of this romcom book turned film. We had a blast talking about the casting, our Goodreads reviews, and Kearsten's undying love for Josh and his jawline.
This episode contains spoilers from: The Hating Game By Sally Thorne and The Hating Game movie
We are reading Reckless Girls By Rachel Hawkins for the February Book Club Pick, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.
Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram and TikTok @KearstenKeepsReading.
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| E1: We're Feeling 2022! | 17 Jan 2022 | 00:55:00 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Happy New Year!!!! We don't know about you, but we're feeling 2022 and we wanted to start the new year with a re-intro/little chat about our some of our goals for the podcast, personal goals, and answer a few of your questions! We hope you enjoy the first episode of season 2. Bookish Impulse Buys: Blissfully Bookish (Use Code: LIVE10), Addie LaRue Necklace, Hobbit Tea from @efatuatedreadings We are currently reading The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa McKay Adams for the January book club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Ep 16: Interview with Kate Cunningham | 13 May 2024 | 00:46:58 | |
Are you looking for your next fantasy book to binge? Join me this week while I talk to indie author Kate Cunningham about her new release The Blood Kingdom. This is perfect for fans of vampires, folklore, and all things fantasy. Check out Kate on Instagram and her website for updates. Reminder this month's book club pick is A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen. This episode is sponsored by Fable Grounds Coffee. Use code LLAMA10 to save May Book Club pick is A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| Episode 47: The Bibliovert Podcast Christmas Special | 20 Dec 2021 | 01:40:43 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Join us while we chat with Jacklyn and Allie from The Bibliovert Podcast! In this episode we're share the Bibliovert girls met-cute, Christmas traditions, and some holiday book recommendations. We had such a blast chatting about how the bookish interwebs taking over all of our lives and what it's like to run a bookish podcast. You can find The Bibliovert Podcast on Instagram, YouTube, Patreon, and Facebook We are currently picking our January read so make sure to join the discord; click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 46: In a Holidaze (and some alternative endings) | 06 Dec 2021 | 01:06:49 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Come hang out during our dive into Christina Lauren's holiday classic that took the bookish interwebs by storm last year, In a Holidaze. Tatyana feels like she's seen this Hallmark movie, all that was missing was an iconic appearance by Santa Claus, and Kearsten has an idea for the best alternate ending that we all kind of wish was true. Hope you enjoy this little chat about our first Christmas read. Bookish Impulse Buys: Fable Grounds (Code: Llama10), Blissfully Bookish (Code: Llama10), Unplugged Book Box We are currently reading The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox; click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 45: Interview with Ali Hazlewood | 15 Nov 2021 | 01:56:30 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. We had so much fun chatting with New York Times Best Selling Author of The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood. Come hang out while we chat about the origins of The Love Hypothesis, romance novels, the Grishaverse, fanfic, and living double lives. Favorite Standalone: Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith Favorite Series: Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh Follow Ali on Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok and make sure to subscribe to her newsletter and check out her website for updates! We are currently reading The Love Hypothesis for our November Book Club Pick; click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 44: Books to Screen Adaptation Review (and a little bit of rage, but a lot a bit of love) | 01 Nov 2021 | 01:36:43 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Buckle up for this extra long episode where we share our top 3 and bottom 3 books to screen adaptations. We tried to choose a wide range and really dive into why we loved and hate these books made TV. So grab some popcorn, make your own list, and tell us if you agree with our choices. This episode contains spoilers from: The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, Me Before You By Jojo Moyes, Outlander by Diana Galbaldon, The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn, P.S. I Love you by Cecelia Ahern, Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. We are currently reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood for the November Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 43: The Ex Hex (and some fan casting) | 25 Oct 2021 | 00:52:05 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Come hang out for our first contemporary romance, The Ex Hex! This Hallmark movie wrapped up into a 300 page book was the perfect October read and helped us all collectively get out of our September Slump. Bookish Impulse Buys: Fable Grounds (Code: Llama10), The Bookish Box, Fairyloot, Blissfully Bookish (Code: Llama10), Book Babe Designs, Nerdy Ink We are currently picking our November read; click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 42: Kingdom of the Cursed (and some serious book rage) | 18 Oct 2021 | 01:30:41 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Come hang out while we dive head first into the seven sins of Hell and fall a little more or less in love with Wrath. This was less action packed continuation in the Kingdom of the Wicked series and Tatyana is for sure here for it! While Kearsten loved the Italian coast line setting, there's a whole new world to be discovered in this second novel. Not as NA as we had all hoped, but here we are! So welcome to Hell and may you find your house of sin to align with before the Sin Quarter turns you into an ice pop. This episode contains spoilers from: The Raven Boys By Maggie Stiefvater Bookish Impulse Buys: Addie Larue Special Edition, Blissfully Bookish (Use Code: LLAMA10), Lore Merch We are currently reading The Night Circus By Erin Morgenstern Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 41: Kingdom of the Wicked (and our obsession with Daddy Wrath) | 11 Oct 2021 | 01:30:22 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Welcome to the Kingdom of the Wicked and the obsession that is Kerri's phenomenal writing! Hang out while we deep dive into this masterpiece and share some of our theories for Kingdom of the Cursed. This episode contains spoilers from: The Raven Boys By Maggie Stiefvater Bookish Impulse Buys: Lore Merch, Blissfully Bookish (Use Code: LLAMA10) We are currently reading The Night Circus By Erin Morgenstern Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 40: Question and Answer Session! | 04 Oct 2021 | 01:34:40 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Let's hang out with us while we answer all of your burning questions and learn a little more about us! We may or may not have spent the first 10 minutes deep diving into the bookish interwebs and how influential this community is to the industry. We had so much fun answering these questions and laughing our way through it all! Shout outs: @rebecca_reads, @live_1000_lives, @rosebudmode, @tiffanymbooks, @my_borrowed_bookshelf, @mybookishcamper, @efatuatedreadings, @loweryourvolumepodcast, @acofaepodcast, @the.bibliovert.podcast Bookish Impulse Buys: Book of the Month, FairyLoot September Box, Blissfully Bookish (Use code:LLAMA10) Check out our mash up episode with Lower Your Volume! We are currently reading The Night Circus By Erin Morgenstern Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Episode 39: Lore (and our love of Greek Mythology) | 27 Sep 2021 | 01:29:02 | |
We love getting to cover our monthly book club reads and had even more fun with this one because it's GREEK MYTHOLOGY! We had some very different opinions and ratings for this book, so it made for a fun episode getting to deep dive into this modern take on the power of the Greek Gods. This episode does not contain any spoilers outside of Lore By Alexandra Bracken, with some references to the Game of Thrones TV show We are currently selecting out book for the October Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. Check out our Instagram for the October episode schedule. | |||
| Episode 38: Namesake (and our obsession with pirates and dragons) | 20 Sep 2021 | 00:51:36 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. We hope you enjoy this chat about the sequel and conclusion to the Fable duology, Namesake! This was such a fun book to rage about, spoiler alert, we loved it! We are currently reading Lore By Alexandra Bracken for the September Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading. | |||
| Ep 15: Interview with Jaclyn Goldis | 08 May 2024 | 00:31:38 | |
Join me and thriller author Jaclyn Goldis while we chat about her newest book, The Main Character. We had such a great time chatting about unreliable narrators, setting books in exotic locations, and creating the perfect thriller. Make sure to follow Jaclyn Goldis on Instagram and check out her website for more updates! This episode is sponsored by Fable Grounds Coffee. Use code LLAMA10 to save April book club pick is A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| Episode 37: Fable (and some pirate love) | 13 Sep 2021 | 01:00:44 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Come hang out with us while we chat about this fantastic YA nautical novel. The first in the duology, this cover is enough to take your breath away, but that's just the beginning of this fabulously crafted tale of where we chat about potential love triangles, suspect encounters, and inaccurately aged characters. Bookish Buys of the Week: Stacking Pages (Use code: Llama10 to save), Book of the Month, Fairy Loot, The Bookish Box, Unplugged Box, Book Outlet, Owl Crate We are currently reading Lore By Alexandra Bracken for the September Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 36: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | 06 Sep 2021 | 01:31:01 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This was an emotional episode where we covered some serious topics, so trigger warnings for this book and episode includes domestic abuse, homophobia, physical abuse, racism, sexism, statutory rape, abortion, suicide (mentioned). Come hang out with us while we deep dive into this captivating book about old Hollywood and the underbelly of the rich and famous. Bookish Buys of the Week: Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama (Or for now @TheLiteratureLlama2.0) and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 35: Half Sick of Shadows (and our love of King Arthur) | 01 Sep 2021 | 01:14:28 | |
Come hang out while we deep dive into this feminist retelling of the traditional King Arthur with a new character telling the story. This was a super fun book to cover and overall a super great read! *This episode does not contain any spoilers outside of Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 34: Ninth House (And a new love for dark academia) | 30 Aug 2021 | 01:28:10 | |
This was such a fun book to cover for our book club in June that we knew we needed to dedicate an entire episode to this gem of a book. If you have not read this one, here is you sign, and also love you for being here to listen. So, hang out with us while we swoon over Demon Darlington and share Alex's powerful story. We can not wait to see what else Leigh has in store for this series. ***Trigger Warnings: Sexual Assault, Rape, Murder & Content Warning: Gore and Drug Abuse This episode does not contain any spoilers outside of The Ninth House By Leigh Bardugo Obscure Book Recommendation: The Henna Artist By Alka Joshi Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 33: Top Books of 2021 with Jordanne from @BooksToLastPod | 23 Aug 2021 | 01:32:45 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love to chat about their love of books and impulse buys! Come hang out while we chat with Jordanne from Books To Last Pod about our top 3 reads of 2021! We had such a blast being a guest on Books to Last Podcast and knew we had to have Jordanne to talk about her favorites. So stick around while we deep dive into some trendy reads, classics, a lot of Leigh Bardugo, and share our hot takes. *This episode contains minor spoilers for Six of Crows, King of Scars, Ninth House By Leigh Bardugo, Kingmaker By Kennedy Ryan, Kingdom of the Wicked By Kerri Maniscalco, Red, White, and Royal Blue By Casey McQuiston, Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V.E. Schwab. Favorite Standalone: Percy Jackson and the Olympians By Rick Riordan Favorite Series: Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas Book Boyfriend: Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices By Cassandra Clare Jordanne's Top 3 Reads of 2021: Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo, Kingmaker By Kennedy Ryan, City of Brass S. A. Chakraborty Kearsten's Top 3 Reads of 2021: Serpent and Dove By Shelby Mahurin, Red, White, and Royal Blue By Casey McQuiston, Ninth House By Leigh Bardugo (*TW for this book) Tatyana's Top 3 Reads of 2021: King of Scars By Leigh Bardugo, Kingdom of the Wicked By Kerri Maniscalco, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V.E. Schwab Honerable Mentions: Jupiter Jones and The Forgotten Radio By , Romancing Mr. Bridgerton and When He was Wicked By Julia Quinn, Kingdom of Flesh and Fire By Jennifer L. Armentrout, Legendary By Stephanie Garber You can find Jordanne on Instagram at @BookstoLastPod and Twitter and her podcast here! And you can listen to our episode on Books to Last here! Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 32ish: Bookish This or That Part 2 | 18 Aug 2021 | 01:03:17 | |
Grab the popcorn and your favorite drink and play along while we play another game of Bookish This or That!
Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 31: Gods and Monsters (and some serious plot twists) | 16 Aug 2021 | 01:35:49 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys.This was a windy tale with some serious plot twists and even better character development. We loved chatting about the final installment in this series and truly loved this ending. Shelby is an amazing writer and we, collectively, can not wait to see what she comes up with next! So tune into this episode where we cried, laughed, screamed, preached, and generally just had a great time! *This episode contains spoilers from Serpent and Dove Series By Shelby Mahurin, Throne of Glass By Sarah J. Maas, Aradidne By Jennifer Saint, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals television show, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue By V.E. Schwab. Bookish Buys of the Week: Unplugged Box and Book Outlet, Stacking Pages (Use code: LLAMA10) Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 30: Blood and Honey (And some serious red flags) | 09 Aug 2021 | 01:30:14 | |
We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Hang out while we dive into the second book in the Serpent and Dove series, Blood and Honey. We had a lot of fun being a part of Shelby's world of unique characters. This was an interesting second book to the series and we had some thoughts for sure! Let us know how you felt about this book! Spoilers: Serpent and Dove & Blood and Honey By Shelby Mahurin, with references to Crescent City & Throne of Glass By Sarah J. Maas, and Neverwhere By Neil Gaiman. Bookish Impulse Buys: Owl Crate, The Bookish Box (KAIT5 to save), Book Outlet, Possum Wicks (Books10 to save), Stacking Pages (Llama10 to save). Click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club! Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 29ish: Ariadne (and mispronouncing all the Greek Gods) | 04 Aug 2021 | 01:09:03 | |
We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! We are so excited to announce our new bonus series: Retellings!!!!! We are so excited to fall head first into this whole genre of retellings of the mythological and fairy tale variety. Over many moons we will be selecting a retelling of some form as a bonus episode each month! So stick around and hear our take on these epic tales. To kick off the series, we started with Book of the Month's feature of Jennifer Saint's debut novel, Ariadne. Hang out while we dissect this female POV retelling of Theseus and the Minotaur! *Trigger warnings for this book: Suicide and Sexual Abuse Click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club! Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 28: Throne of Glass Interview with Corrine from @Corrine_Thorn | 02 Aug 2021 | 01:52:05 | |
We're so excited to share this episode with the ICONIC cosplayer Corrine from @Corrine_Thorn! Let's hang out while we dive into Corrine's love of Aelin and the bookish community, how we all balance being bookish with real life, and creating amazing content. We hope you enjoy this extra long episode about our favorite fandoms, cosplay, and the whole bookish community! Follow Corrine on Instagram and TikTok at @Corrine_Thorn! Favorite Series: The Mortal Instruments By Cassandra Clare Favorite Standalone: Again But Better By Christine Riccio Currently Reading: A Touch of Darkness Series By Scarlett St. Clair & Gods and Monsters By Shelby Mahurin Accounts to Follow: @PeachyQueenCosplay; @ShakespeareandMe; @Roxannecarol; @LaurenDoesCosplay; @TessaCarter_Cosplay; and many more! Click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club! Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Ep 14: Interview with Sydney Bolen | 16 Apr 2024 | 00:49:55 | |
I am neck-deep in my vacation romance era and I couldn't love this one any more than I already do! I had so much fun chatting with Sydney Bolen about her debut novel, The Ones That Write Themselves! This book has amazing disability representation, swoony musicians, supportive best friends, and Americans in Ireland. Check out Sydney's book here, make sure to follow her on Instagram and TikTok. This episode is sponsored by Fable Grounds Coffee. Use code LLAMA10 to save April book club pick is Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, click here to join! Please subscribe, leave us a 5-star review, and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Check out the website here! If you want to check out our Patreon, click here for behind-the-scenes content and bonus episodes!!! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama2.0 and Tiktok. | |||
| Episode 27: Throne of Glass Deep Dive with Sarah from @RosebudMode | 26 Jul 2021 | 01:54:52 | |
We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Join us while we do a deep dive into the entire Throne of Glass Series and share our theories for all the Maas worlds with the bookish interwebs expert herself Sarah from @RoseBudMode. Hang out while we chat ultimate book boyfriends, hopes for Crescent City 2, Book Clubs, and everyone's love of ACOTAR. This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass, Crescent City, and A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and From Blood and Ash By Jennifer L. Armentrout Favorite Standalone: The House in the Cerulean Sea By T.J. Klune Favorite Series: Throne of Glass, The Dark Elements Series By Jennifer L. Armentrout Find Sarah on Instagram (@RoseBudMode) and TikTok (@RoseBudeModee) and join her book club: Book Buds! (@BookBuds.club) We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club and will be meeting Saturday July 31st. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||
| Episode 26ish: Favorite Bookish Small Businesses | 21 Jul 2021 | 00:48:52 | |
We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Let's hang out while we share our top 10 bookish small businesses that we have discovered over the last few months on the bookish interwebs. All of these reviews are our honest opinions and we would love for you to check these businesses out and support them as well! Below are some discount codes we hope you use to save a little bit and support some of our favorite reps!
Top 10 Bookish Small Businesses:
1. Blissfully Bookish Tees (Use Code: BookishBanter10)
2. DearWriterCo (Use Code: Whispering10)
3. Feyes Niche
4. FableBands (Use code: BookishBanter10)
5. Stacking Pages (Use Code: Llama10)
6. Owl Crate
7. Fable Grounds Coffee (Use Code: Kayla10)
8. The Bookish Box (Use Code: Knight5)
9. Possum Wicks Candles (Use Code: Kasey10)
10. Hold It There (@efatuatedreadings) (Use Code: Bookishpod20)
We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club.
Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading
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| Episode 25: Kingdom of Ash (And the epic finale of the series) | 19 Jul 2021 | 02:07:41 | |
We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This week we're diving into Kingdom of Ash, the final installment to the Throne of Glass series. This was an emotional roller coaster of epic deaths, battle scenes, and shapeshifting. Grab a drink, some comfy clothes, and hang out with us for one of our longest episodes and the longest book we've talked about so far. *Spoilers from Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince By J.K. Rowling, Lord of the Rings By J.R.R. Tolkien, Criminal Minds with references to The Vampire Diaries, Thor: Ragnorok, Game of Thrones. Bookish Impulse Buys: Book outlet and Blissfully Bookish (BookishBanter10) We are currently reading All The Murmuring Bones By A.G. Slatter for our July Book Club read, click here to join in: The Bookish Banter Book Club. Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok @TheBookishBanterPodcast. Message us with any episode requests or if you just want to say hi! Follow Tatyana on Instagram @TheLiteratureLlama and follow Kearsten on Instagram @KearstenKeepsReading | |||