Basically Bookish: Recent Episodes

Ashley Johnson

Light and humorous discussions about clean fiction, authors, and basically anything bookish!

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This week we are chatting about Book Titles!  What catches our attention?  What do we love?  What do we remember?  

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This episode is all about popular book promotion ideas!  What really makes you pick up a book to read it?  A fun reel?  Instagram pics?  A blog post?  We are chatting about commonly used promotion ideas! 

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Abbi's got a list of random would you rather questions and we are answering them!  Surprisingly, we don't agree on much this time!  

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In this episode we are giving a few book recommendations by genre!  If you are looking to add to your tbr or just want to see if you have read and like any of our recommendations, it is a fun episode!

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In this episode we are chatting about relatable every day romance and heroes vs. over the top, fairytale or celebrity type heroes and plots!  Which do we prefer? What is great about each?  

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In this episode we are putting book boyfriends head to head and deciding who we would choose! This is a fun episode where we get to gush about all the qualities of some of our favorite heroes! 

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In this episode we are chatting about giveaways!  What do we love?  What is frustrating?  Someone might even compare a rafflecopter giveaway to a Dementor...

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This one is just for fun! Here is proof that we are always laughing, rarely serious, and mess up more often than not! Enjoy!

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In this episode we are answering questions submitted by our listeners!  Bookish and non-bookish questions!  We answer them all!

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In this Part two of our Over it and Obsessed with It Episode we are chatting about all the things we are currently obsessed with!

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Over it!  In this this two part episode we are chatting about things we are just over and done with!  Tune in and see what we are just not feeling!  Check back next week for part 2! Obsessed with it! 

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In this episode we are playing a Bookstagram edition of would you rather!  Join us for some fun!

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In this episode we are chatting about dark side of writing and reviewing. When the creatures come out to troll.  What are our thoughts?  Listen to find out! 

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In this episode we are chatting with Amanda Dykes about book research!  It is so interesting!  She might even drop a few hints about her next book!  

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In this episode we are giving a nod to the Olympics with some bookish choices that feature some Olympic sports!  Its a fun little episode featuring our fictional picks like archery, diving, rowing and more!

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In this episode we are chatting with author Kelly Scott about the hurry up and wait of publishing.  We will chat about her publishing experience so far and what she is working on while she waits for that publishing deal to come to fruition.  Also, we are doing some fun get to know you questions!

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In this episode we are chatting about some of our unpopular bookish opinions!  

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In this episode we are playing a Rom-Com version of would you rather!!! Abbi peppers me with anxiety ridden questions and we have a lot of laughs!  It is a fun one! 

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In this episode we chat about our favorite genres for summer reading, give some book recommendations and we even have a guest family member join the chat!  

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In this episode we are chatting about different methods of organizing bookshelves!  We talk about our own bookshelves and what system works for each of us!  

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In this episode we are chatting about authors who chose to write outside their usual genres!  What we like, what we don't and even a little game where we pair authors we read with a new genre!

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In this episode we are chatting with Becky Wade about fictional families!

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In this episode we are chatting with Courtney Walsh about connecting with authors! Social media, DM’s, tagging authors and more!

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In this episode we are chatting about some of our fictional character pet peeves! From the eccentric elderly to the emotional crash and dash!

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In this episode we both go on a bookshelf scavenger hunt! We will be chatting about the books we pulled from our shelves!

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In this episode we are chatting with Teresa Tysinger about the making of a novella collection!

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In this episode we are chatting with author Jennifer Diebel about her experience being a debut author! All the fun firsts, the challenges and everything in between!

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We are back at it! Playing a suspense edition of would you rather!

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In this episode we are chatting with Morgan Busse about Fantasy reading!

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In this episode we are discussing some commonly used romance ideas and deciding if we think they are classic or cliche!

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In this episode we are chatting about how we rate books!

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We are playing would you rather again! This time we are having some fun with Regency era questions!

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In this episode we chat about how we met, became book buddies and eventually started a podcast!

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In this episode we are chatting with Susan Tuttle about Faith elements in fiction!

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In this episode we are chatting about a variety of bookish terms that we like to toss around bookstagram!

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In this episode we are chatting with Tara Grace Ericson about Independantly Publish books!

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In this episode we are answering more of your bookish questions!

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In this episode we are answering questions that were submitted on our Instagram! Favorites, least favorites and everything in between!

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In this episode we have a lot of fun chatting about different book swag we have gotten over the years!

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In this episode we are chatting about split time novels with Rachel Scott McDaniel!

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In this episode we are chatting about bookish blogs! Love em? Hate em? Are they still relevant? We have all the thoughts!

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In this episode we are chatting about giving book recommendations!  How do you give an good recommendation?  What to consider when trying to point someone toward their next favorite read!

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We are playing Bookish Would You Rather with our guest, Romantic Suspense Author Natalie Walters!

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In this episode we are answering each other’s bookish This or That questions!

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In this episode we chat about common catalysts of book slumps and tips on how to get out of a book slump!

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In today’s episode we are chatting about all the different things Bookstagram has persuaded us to do!

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In this episode we talk about holiday reading!

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In this episode we are chatting about some basics of Bookstagram and giving a few tips and tricks!

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In this episode we chat about book launch teams and tours!

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A fun episode where we chat about some common bookish things and fess up to if we have done them!

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This episode is all about suspense! What we love, what we don’t, and how much romance is too much when it comes to suspense?

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Tips and thoughts on writing book reviews!

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In these episode we talk about reading books that might be outside our comfort zones.

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In this episode we chat about some of our book cover pet peeves!

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Our first podcast episode we chat about some fun “fictional firsts.”