Books and Bisexuals: Recent Episodes
Books and Bisexuals
This week we talk about library frustrations, eat popcorn, and wear the same shirt for multiple days.
Brianna finds a soup she likes, Nikki has a TikTok resurgence, and we learn about the Omegaverse.
Featured books include: Crescent City: House Of Flame And Shadow by Sarah J Maas, The Curse Of The Dragon (Southern Shifter Royals #1) by Eliza Gayle, The Soul Of The Dragon (Southern Shifter Royals #2) by Eliza Gayle, To Kiss A Thief by Susanna Craig, Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Trigger Warning: Death and Grief talk 27:00- 44:30
Sarah J Maasiverse spoilers: 1:05:50-1:29:00
This week we talk about the Loblaw change, being uncomfortable, and Brianna's vacation. We discuss terminal diagnoses, how to make a good thriller, and annotating books.
Featured books include: The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner, The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, Crown Of Midnight by Sarah J Maas, Heir Of Fire by Sarah J Maas
Sarah J Maasiverse Spoilers at 24:40 - 42:30
This week we talk about Nikki's new set-up, our intentions for the year, and releasing grief. We talk about trying therapy, capitalism, and agoraphobia.
Featured books include: Throne of Glass and Crown Of Midnight by Sarah J Maas, The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay, The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner, Anna O by Matthew Blake
Maasiverse Spoilers at 48:30 - 1:07:30
This week we talk about the chaos of December, the difficulty of self promoting, and Brianna apologizes. We delve into Doctor Who, SpoilerMaas begins, and we talk about fictional world maps.
Featured books include: Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins, The Lie Maker by Linwood Barclay, Throne Of Glass by Sarah J Maas.
This week we talk about coffee, shopping cart etiquette, and construction in Halifax. We prefer paperbacks to hardcovers, Brianna buys SJM, and we talk book taxes.
Featured books include: Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander, Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, The Manor House by Gilly MacMillan, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
This week we talk about non-alcoholic gin, free cake, and bookseller events. We lament traffic, stores after a closure, and a change in meat paste egg rolls.
Check out @bethanylouisebooks on TikTok!
Featured books include: Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander, Hunt On Dark Waters by Katee Robert, Romance Rules For Werewolves (Charming Cove 3) by Linsey Hall
Spoilers: For The Sarah J Maas Universe: 13:50 to 18:30, Spoilers for I See You In My Dreams: 19:20 to 24:10
This week we talk about show makeup, play SJM This-or-That, and Brianna spoils many things. We talk about the Blanchard Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy case, and Nikki recommends the movie, Chained (2012).
Featured books include: I See You In My Dreams by Laura May (@lauramayauthor), Assistant To The Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (@hannahnicolemae), Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander, Harmony by Whitney Hanson (@whitnesyhansonpoetry)
This week the microphone malfunctions, we talk about Halloween, and the first snow. Brianna refuses to read popular books and struggles to read this week, and Nikki is so close to finishing Lost.
Spoilers for ACOTAR @23 - 23:30
Featured books include: Water Under The Bridge by Kels and Denise Stone.
This week we talk about rude theatre goers, bad TV, and Taylor Swift (again). Brianna hates stupid breakups, Nikki is watching Lost again, and we consider guests.
Featured books include: Murder In The Family by Cara Hunter, Madame (Salacious Players Club #6) by Sara Cate, Berries And Greed by Lily Mayne
This week we talk about podcasts, bad weeks at work, and hating change. We talk Thanksgiving, inflation, and the seminal TV show, Lost.
Featured books include: Hunting By Stars by Cherie Dimaline, Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, Murder In The Family by Cara Hunter
This week we watch live theatre, Nikki goes to a writing retreat, and we talk about the changing retail landscape. We love Fall, talk anniversaries, and Tristan goes back to work!
Featured books include: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, The Cabin At The End Of The World by Paul Tremblay, The Locker Room by Meghan Quinn, See Me After Class by Meghan Quinn
This week we talk about Hurricane Lee, cigarettes, and treats. We discuss the age old asker vs guesser debate, Brianna has major feels about the read order of the Maas-iverse, and Nikki tries a new app.
Featured books include: Charming Cove Series (The Modern Girls Guide To Magic, How To Fake Date A Vampire) by Linsey Hall
This week we talk about neck injuries, grief, and IBS. Nikki sees local theatre, Brianna (understandably) doesn't read, and we talk about Clowning.
Featured books include: The Takeover by T.L. Swan, The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
This week we talk about hiking, taxidermy, and how to get away with murder. Brianna (poorly) explains space travel, we make plans to go to Sweden, and we look forward to Fall! Featured books include: Stay A Spell Series (Always Practice Safe Hex, Resting Witch Face, Grim And Bear It) by Juliette Cross, The Miles High Club (The Stopover) by T.L. Swan, Smart Sex by Emily Morse, The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
This week we talk about clothes, our favourite apartments, and Ikea. We talk about mundane magic, SJM re-reads, and running.
Featured books include: Stay A Spell Series (Don't Hex And Drive, Witches Get Stitches) by Juliette Cross, Crescent City: House Of Sky And Breath by Sarah J Maas
TW: Talk of eating disorders (43:15 - 45:40)
This week we talk video games, the importance of natural light, and Brianna's Birthday! Brianna explains Girl Maths, goes a little too deep into her own psyche, and tells Nikki about "Tism Rizz".
Special guest star: Jetters
Featured books include: Wolf Gone Wild (Stay A Spell #1) by Juliette Cross, Don't Hex And Drive (Stay A Spell #2) by Juliette Cross, Crescent City: House of Sky And Breath by Sarah J Maas
This week Brianna is grumpy, we drink mocktails, and Nikki goes cod jigging. There's a pen conspiracy, Brianna introduces Nikki to H20: Just Add Water, and we talk the Lizzo situation.
Featured books include: The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston, Flirting With Disater (Calico Cove) by Hailey Shore, Can't Take The Heat (Calico Cove) by Haliey Shore, Right Time, The Vancouver Agitators (Kiss And Don't Tell, Those Three Little Words, Right Man, Right Time) by Meghan Quinn, The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert, The 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace Perry.
This week we talk about cup holders, changing grocery stores, and meltdowns. We talk about rearranging furniture, Halifax Pride (or the lack thereof), and the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Featured books include: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz, Cresent City Series by Sarah J. Maas, Love Me Do by Lindsey Kelk
In this episode, we talk book-tracking apps, the writer and actor strikes in the US, and our healthcare system. Plus, Nikki realizes almost too late to discuss a requested topic, so the end is not where you think it is!
Featured books include the Chronicles of the One trilogy by Nora Roberts, and We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz.
This week we talk about Tide-To-Go sticks, gush over The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz, and phone cameras. We love on Ikea, The Spare Room (again), and SJM.
Featured books include: The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz, The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert
This week we talk about sight reading, cryptids, and groceries. We talk dumb billionaires, economics, and renting.
Featured books include: Rainbows and Unicorns (The Holidate Series) S.N. Moor, Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner
TW: periods and blood (@:6), talk of vomiting (@:15), medical testing and gynecological procedures (@1:19-1:21), discussion of murder(@1:31-1:35)
This week we talk about getting new bodies, give a PSA about grease fires, and ask for a line on a dairy-free cream of mushroom soup (if you know contact the pod!). Brianna talks about living with parents, Nikki talks about a rad composer from the 12th century, and we gush about movies.
Featured books include: Psyche And Eros by Luna McNamara, A Cosmic Kind Of Love by Samantha Young, Black Ties And White Lies by Kat Singleton, One Who Has Been Here Before by Becca Babcock, Smart Sex by Emily Morris, The Legend Series by Marie Lu, The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld, The Matched Series by Ally Condie, The One by John Marrs
We're back! After an exhausting May, we're here again to tell you what we read, how we feel about the wildfires, and how the surgery went. We also talk about the Golers, laugh a whole bunch, and just enjoy being back together again.
Featured books include: Good Girl by Jana Aston, Good Time by Jana Aston, Get In My Swamp by G.M. Fairy, Bind Me by Esme Taylor, A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn
This week we talk about our absence, renovations, and humming with your nose plugged. Brianna literally stans Our Lord and Tay-vior Taylor Swift, Nikki talks about the Amazon Rainforest, and we speed run books.
Featured books include: The Café Series (Wrong, Right, Fling, and Trust) by Jana Aston, Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez, The Nanny by Lana Ferguson, The Psychology Of Money by Morgan Housel
This week we talk about pressing the snooze button, dismantling purity culture, and therapy. We dream about Louboutins, talk about our high school musicals, and talk ASL.
Featured books include: Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey, Highest Bidder by Sara Cate
This week we talk about loathing being late, dream travels, and our relationship with chores. We talk hair colour, being in a reading slump, Brianna joins the Fleabag fan club.
Featured books include: Unbroken Bonds by J. Bree, The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest
This week we talk Roll Up The Rim, terrible sleep, and being medium risk-takers. We take a week off books, confuse Mississippi with Missouri, and sigh a lot (sorry!).
No Books this week.
TW: discussion of death, suicide, zombies
This week we talk about false starts, Radio ads, and how pretty Nova Scotia is. Brianna gushes about (and spoils) the books this week, we fear the future, and are firmly against the privatization of Health Care.
Featured books include: Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni, The Calico Cove Series (Happily Ever Maybe?, Not My Prince Charming, The Grump, The Bride, & The Baby, Her Fake Date For Christmas) by Hailey Shore, Final Offer by Lauren Asher
TW: Talk of eating disorders
This week we talk about body image, the impossibility of growing up unscathed, and Cosmo Magazine. We learn about literal thinking, discuss white noise, and book banning in Florida.
Featured books include: Bunnies And Bowties by S.N. Moor, Fifty Shades Of Grey by E.L. James, Wasteland by Terry Goodkind
This week we talk about invalidating parents, Matthew McConaughey, and fascism. We contemplate ethical non-monogamy, talk ADHD, and struggle to trust the medical system.
Featured books include: Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt, Hateful Things by Terry Goodkind
TW: weight talk, ED mentions
This week we talk laundry, boundaries, and siblings. Brianna pretends she understands finances, Nikki cries over The Last Of Us, and we remember that the Oscars exist.
Featured books include: Fearless Finances by Cassandra Cummings, Hateful Things by Terry Goodkind, Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Happily Ever Maybe by Hailey Shore
TW: Medical talk
This week we talk about our week off, hint at Nikki's TV spot, and go into weird detail about medical procedures.
Featured books include: The Scribbly Man by Terry Goodkind, Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert, The Pact by Max Monroe, I Like You Like That by Kayla Grosse, Passing Emma by Cameron Fox
This week, Brianna talks about books in wholesomeness order, we talk about being over 30, and the caffeine in coffee. Nikki hires a new teacher, Indigo had an incident, and Ninja says hello.
Featured books include: Elevation by Stephen King, Fantastic Tale Of Nothing and Lost Legends Of Nothing by Alejandra Green and Fanny Rodriguez, Radiant Sin by Katee Robert, The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert, Priest by Sierra Simone, Sinful Vows by Lilian Harris, Den Of Vipers by K.A. Knight, Cupid's Contract S.N. Moor
This week we protect Nikki's data bill, talk pregnancy, and Halifax's recent lack of winter. Brianna spoils all million books she read this week, rants about celebrity culture, and raves about the movie Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Featured books include (with heavy spoilers): the Twisted Series by Ana Huang, the Nashville Devils Books by Melissa Ivers, Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar
This week we talk about the abnormal weather, failing university, and sentimental hoarding. Brianna tells us about the license plate game, Nikki changes her username, and we find out that some people don't read prologues.
Featured books include: Patricide by Joyce Carol Oates, Owen by Elle M. Drew, Gwendy's Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar
This week we talk about the weather, the most Monday of Mondays, and the impossible passage of time. We discuss our heritage, Brianna's weird hometown, and recognizing those miracle moments. Featured books include: Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake, In Her Wake by K.A. Tucker, Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar
This week we start the New Year off by taking an extra week to relax, restarting our vitamin regimens, and setting goals. We recommend bath sheets, talk the new Throne Of Glass covers, and worry about budgets.
Featured books include: Tangled In Tinsel by Trilina Pucci, The Fine Print by Lauren Asher, Terms And Conditions by Lauren Asher, Back In A Spell by Lana Harper, Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood, Beg For It Then by dBertie, In Her Wake by K.A. Tucker
Oh friends, it's been a week - we talk about a lot of random things in this episode, and Brianna gives us the low down on some more great reads! Nikki shares her brief encounter with one book.
(This just goes to show who is better at writing descriptions, and it isn't Nikki...)
This week we gush over Nikki's dance showcase, talk about unnecessarily long books, and find words particularly difficult.
Featured books include: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox, Let Your Hearts Be Light by Fae Quin, and The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer.
This week we struggle with concussions, a lack of sleep, and the sillies. We talk about auditions, audio editing, and bedazzled squids.
Featured books include: The Witch Of Willow Hall by Hester Fox, The Seep by Chana Porter, Cursed by Marissa Meyer, The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd, Tis The Season For Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth, A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone, Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun, Holiday Hoax by Maggie Cole
This week we talk about music festivals, double mini trampoline, and the Boston Christmas Tree. We talk correct pronunciations, country hyperfixations, and platypodes.
Featured books include: The Tomorrow Series by John Marsden, The Witch Of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
TW: Eating disorders
This week we talk about Taylor Swift, copyright law, and tattoos. We talk red wines, how to draw a star, and leaving your house for exercise.
TikTok shoutout to @clovermama
Featured books include: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy, Fairytale by Stephen King, The Witch Of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
This week we talk about birthdays, depression, and agoraphobia. We gush about Ninja, lament split shifts, and read books by men.
TW: medical/reproductive talk. From 1:18 to 1:27:25
Featured books include: Survive The Night by Riley Sager, Verity by Colleen Hoover, Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Fairytale by Stephen King
This week we finish out Witchy October, talk about perfection, and never writing a rough draft. We discuss French grammar, super long TBRs, and Brianna's irrational loathing of James Patterson.
Featured books include: The Witch And The Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore, Spells For Forgetting by Adrienne Young, The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
This week Brianna is back on her spoiling train, we talk about the Trevor Noah show, and Netflix's The Watcher. We discuss Halloween plans, Doctor Who, and the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Featured books include: Court Of The Vampire Queen by Katee Robert, The Witch Of Willow Hall by Hester Fox, Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre
This week we talk about fog lights, PCOS, and best before dates. Brianna talks about her anniversary, Nikki tells us about Blind Forest Books in Sackville, N.B., and we talk movies.
Featured books include: PCOS Diet For The Newly Diagnosed by Tara Spencer, Oh, She Glows by Angela Liddon, Charming Your Dad by Sarah Blue, A Soul To Heal by Opal Rayne, Such A Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester, The End Of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird
This week we get annoyed at the NS Healthcare system, vow not to spoil books anymore, and get confused by time. We fan girl over Liz Parker, talk Brianna's wedding, and gush over our friend Sydney. Check out her photography at @sydneymaclennan on Insta.
Featured books include: Hex Life edited by Christopher Golden and Rachel Autumn Deering, Not The Witch You Wed by April Asher, A Lullaby For Witches by Hester Fox
This week Brianna talks about her 100th book since March, dying her hair at home, and talks a lot so sick Nikki doesn't have to. We get annoyed by social media, get creeped out by bodies, and enjoy being homebodies.
Featured books include: Worth It by C.M. Owens and S.M. Shade, Fuck It by C.M. Owens and S.M. Shade, In The Shadow Garden by Liz Parker, The Witchery by S. Isabelle, Boss Witch by Ann Aguirre, The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling, Love In The Time Of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson, Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin
This week we talk migraines, false memories, and VCRs. Nikki goes to a panel on directors, Brianna learns she doesn't want to read monster romances, and we lament that we can't to go the Trevor Noah show.
Tiktok shout out to @tillyoddyblack
Featured books include: Off-Limits series by Catharina Maura, A Soul To Keep by Opal Reyne, The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert
This episode we talk about movies, learn terrifying squid facts, and talk soup facts. We discuss kinks, how hard it is to remember to take your pills, and the hellish experience of menstruation.
Featured books include: The Wait With Me Series by Amy Daws, Salacious Players Club Series by Sara Cate
In this episode we talk about the fear of losing all your work, celebrity doppelgängers, and being a choir girly. Brianna gushes (and spills major spoilers) about Zodiac Academy, we spend a long time trying to figure out how to pronounce the names in Throne Of Glass, and Nikki learns about Brianna's brain malformation.
Featured books include: Artscape by Frederick Ramsay, Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood, Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
This episode we talk about being a basic white girl, Costco memberships, and fancy salads. We discuss tips for shopping during a recession, Brianna continues her Kindle Unlimited obsession, and attatchment styles.
Featured books include: The Vulture by Frederick Ramsay, Fated by S. G. Browne, The Bonds That Tie series by J Bree, Does It Hurt by H.D. Carlton, Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton, Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, Five Sunsets by Frances M Thompson
This week we talk about meeting up with far away friends, explain what a bully romance is, and ADHD hacks. We talk about thinking of your S.O., emotional labour, and keeping yourself safe in hotel rooms.
Featured books include: Are You Sara? by S.C. Lalli, The Ties That Bind series by J. Bree, Hades X Persephone Saga by Scarlett St. Clair, The Vulture by Frederick Ramsay, and Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer by Patrick Süskind
This week we talk about the one million books Brianna has read, our new food obsessions and being happy to be back together!
Featured books include: The Wild Irish Series by Mari Carr, The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston, The Accidental Pinup by Danielle Jackson, Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson, I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston, and The Vulture by Frederick Ramsay.
This week we talk about compartmentalizing, Canadian musical icon Shania Twain, and learning disorders. We talk about memory, or the lack thereof, French Immersion, and medical mysteries.
Featured books include: The Rules Upheld By No One by Amie McNee, Hide by Kiersten White, A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong, The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais
Podcast Trigger Warning: Roe V Wade, abortion, mention of rape/sexual assault
In this episode we talk about the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. We also talk about defensive driving, critical thinking, and our obsession with Greek Mythology.
Featured books include: Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert
Podcast Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders, Suicide, Phobias, Spiders
This week we talk about not feeling grown up, the tapes we play about ourselves, and how the years really don't stop coming. We muse on goal setting, being perfect parents (without kids), and the differences between Spice, Smut, and Erotica.
TikTok shoutout to @bellyythebutton
Featured books include: The Startrail: Painter's Keep by H.A. Stephens, Head Over Heels by Jennifer Dawson, Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer, The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, Dead Ringer by Kate Kessler, Sex God by Marie Force, Sex Machine by Marie Force
In this episode we talk about soulmates and marriage, stifling your own creativity, and bi-erasure. We recite Heritage Minutes, reminisce about Canadian PSA commercials, and wonder about the limits of car insurance.
Featured books include: The Name Of The Game by Jennifer Dawson, As Good As New by Jennifer Dawson, Fifty Shades Of Grey by E.L. James, The Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
In this episode we talk about how your body breaks down as you age, the sexy consent in the Romance genre, and name troubles. We discuss weird hospitality rules, book signings, and the resistance of Maritimers to change. Heavy spoilers for the ACOTAR series and the Throne Of Glass series by Sarah J Maas.
Featured books include: Take A Chance On Me by Jennifer Dawson, The Winner Takes It All by Jennifer Dawson, The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
Podcast Trigger Warning: discussion of medical procedures and pregnancy
In this episode we talk about funerals, death, and the Wests obsession with prolonging life. We discover Bionic Reading, pretend we know anything about coding, and discuss being friends at different life stages.
Shout out to ADHD TikToker @danabanafofana
Featured books include: Being Mortal: Medicine And What Matters In The End by Atul Gawande, Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Change Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski
Spoilers for ACOTAR starting at 3:30
In this episode we re-read books, struggle to find copies of e-books, and squee over ACOTAR. We discuss female antagonists, the Oxford English Dictionary and our love of language.
Featured books include:The A Court Of Thrones And Roses by Sarah J. Maas, Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh, Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare, The Dictionary Of Lost Worlds by Pip Williams.
Podcast Trigger Warning: Talk of suicide, discussion of funerals and deceased persons, mention of abortion and rape
In this episode we talk engagements, funerals, and work dreams. We talk the new Percy Jackson show, keeping religion out of lawmaking, and our favourite sitcoms.
Featured books include: The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, How To Fall In Love by Cecelia Ahern, Part Of Your World by Abby Jimenez, The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
Podcast Trigger Warning: discussion of menstruation, discussion of medical procedures
On this episode we talked about ASMR, menstruation, and Politics. We discuss the importance of therapy, letting people like things, and body image struggles.
Featured books include: The Startrail: Painter's Keep by H.A. Stephens, Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert, The Flip Side by James Bailey, Love Her Or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey, Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, A Woman Of Passion by Virginia Henley, Guinevere's Lover by Elinor Glyn
*If not interested in political talk, skip to 17:50.
Podcast Trigger Warning: Politics, Covid-19, Sexual Assault
On this episode we talk about weird cat behaviours, being fascinated by history, and self-help memoirs. We gush over Bridgerton with some heavy spoilers, talk about colour-blind casting, and the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation case.
Featured books include: Midnight In Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham, Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert, I'm So Not Over You by Kosoko Jackson, People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry, and Read Between The Lines by Rachel Lacey
Podcast Trigger Warning: Talk of death and suicidal ideation, gagging sounds, talk of spiders
In this episode, we talk about the perils of backshift, how much we hate spiders, and gross ourselves out. We delve into True Crime, the Supernatural and The Terror of Space (tm). Big shout out to Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls on Prime Video.
Featured books include: Dead Ringer by Kate Kessler, The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins, The Trees by Ali Shaw, The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, Out Now edited by Saundra Mitchell, and Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren
Podcast Trigger Warning: Covid-19
In this episode we talk about growing old but not growing up, the trauma of growing up in the '00's, and the RAADS-R test. We discuss the weirdness of twins, wedding mishaps, and time travel theories.
Featured books include: Dead Ringer by Kate Kessler, The Rehearsals by Annette Christie, Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner, Unbroken edited by Marieke Nijkamp, This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.
Please enjoy our LOL moment at 54:10-54:20 lololol
Podcast Trigger Warning: sexual assault
Warning: happy scream near end of episode
In this episode we stare down our own mortality, pretend we understand math and repeat ourselves. We discuss sex and sexual identity, being a good ally, and erasing ourselves before others can. Featured books include: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle, Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, The Startrail: Portal Painter by H.A. Stephen, and All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell
Shout out to the Sierpiński Triangle
Podcast Trigger Warning: discussion of pregnancy and childbirth, sexual assault, eating disorders.
In this episode Nikki and Brianna spill trade secrets, talk about super hearing and being people watchers. They lament about J.K. Rowling, TERFs, and misogyny. Featured books include: A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas, and the Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon.
Podcast Trigger Warning: Mention of PTSD, sexual assault and childhood abuse
On this episode of Books and Bisexuals, we talk about movies and TV, celebrity status, and the future of N.S. film. We explore our fear of failure, need for control, and releasing societal expectations. Featuring special guest Ninja. Featured books include: Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake, Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, The Rules Upheld By No One by Amie McNee, and more.
Podcast trigger warning: Abortion, Covid-19, mention of suicide
This week Nikki and Brianna talk about TikTok trends, drink abominations, and the camaraderie of a group of women. They explore insecurities, gatekeeping within the book community, and Hustle Culture. Featured books include: Electric Idol by Katee Roberts, Looking For Jane by Heather Marshall, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey, and Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey.
Welcome to a new podcast about books, bisexuals, and neurodivergence. In this episode, we talk about speed reading, self-diagnosis, and being an overachieving people-pleaser. Feature books include: Neon Gods by Katee Roberts, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas, The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas, Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao, and The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. SPOILERS for some of the books mentioned.