Must Love Books

It’s time for spooky season! Pooja Arshanapally joins Must Love Books Podcast to talk about her Halloween poetry collection, THE HAUNTED WARDROBE, a perfect novella-sized collection to get you in the mood for tricks and treats. 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @thelifeofpooja TikTok: @thelifeofpooja Website:  www.substack.com/@thelifeofpooja   Must Love Books Podcast: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle...

Activist, book influencer, and imprint publisher Michael LaBorn joins Krystle Hope to discuss the importance of pre-order campaigns to support Black authors, his publishing imprint Left Unread Books,  and some upcoming novels needed on your TBR! Left Unread Books: Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho – out now! Devil of the Deep by Falencia Jean-Francois – April 7, 2026 Buzzard by Inez Ray – Pre-order co...

Abigail Owen joins Krystle Hope on the podcast to talk about THE THINGS GODS BREAK, the sequel THE GAMES GODS PLAY and book 2 in The Crucible trilogy. We talk about our love for trilogies, morally gray love interests, and what scenes Abigail cannot dictate out loud while walking through her neighborhood! 🔥The Things Gods Break Out Now!!🔥 🦋#1 NYT, USA Today & Intl bestselling romantasy/PNR a...

This episode was recorded LIVE at RomanceCon September 2025 at the Must Love Books Podcast Panel: Live Interview with Brigid Kemmerer This was my very first live recorded event ever! Please note the audio may not always be perfect, especially regarding audience questions. SUPPORT TRANS BOOKS! Must Love Books Podcast is partnering with The Well Red Damsel indie romance bookstore to highlight books...

This episode was recorded LIVE at RomanceCon September 2025 at the Must Love Books Podcast Panel: The Politics of Reading Romance. Reading is political. Books are political. Art is political. Please note: Some of the audience questions were very difficult to capture on the recording and may not be audible. I included what I was able to, but some of the questions you will only be able to hear the p...

Award-winning author Keshe Chow returns to Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate the release of FOR NO MORTAL CREATURE, an adult gothic romantasy that is Wuthering Heights meets Inception, with ghosts. Welcome to Ghostception!   We also talk about the threat of generative AI to the book industry – don’t let AI strip away the heart and soul of our community! Check out Keshe’s first episode on the po...

Happy International Podcast Day! Sarah Hawley returns to Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate PRINCESS OF BLOOD, book 2 of her dark fae romantasy series SHARDS OF MAGIC series and sequel to SERVANT OF EARTH. There’s stabbing, there’s kissing, and Sarah dishes on what’s coming next! Check out Sarah Hawley’s first episode of the podcast: Episode 47. Fae romance, Reylo, fan fiction, and dating advice...

Happy International Podcast Day! Special guest Janessa from Read the Book First Podcast joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast to talk about our beloved book podcast community, networking with the Book Podcast Connection, and then some of our favorite and least favorite adaptations. Check out the Book Podcast Connection, a networking community of over 100 book-related podcasts, and discover...

Happy International Podcast Day! Join Must Love Books Podcast for a special crossover episode with Offscript podcast, where literature meets cinema. We talk about Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of The Fall of the House of Usher compared to the short gothic horror stories and poems by Edgar Allen Poe. Celebrate International Podcast Day by posting about Must Love Books Podcast on all of your social med...

Carmela Dutra joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate her cozy mystery debut, A MURDER MOST FOWL in which a food truck run by twins serves up a clucking good murder. Come for the cozy mystery, stay for the chicken puns! Carmela also shares her advice for querying authors, the complete guide can be found on her website at carmeladutra.com/blog 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @au...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes a wickedly delicious new series where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where falling in love can be a killer. Brynne Weaver joins Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate the release day of TOURIST SEASON, book one in the Seasons of Carnage trilogy. Brynne and Krystle talk about writing inspirations, dark rom-coms and seria...

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut in WHAT FURY BRINGS, a sexy, empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order to take her rightful place as queen. Featuring enemies to lovers, captor x captive, and a… penis guillotine? Tricia and Krystle talk about writing inspirations, trigger warnings, and taking the leap...

Today is my birthday and we talk about cheese! Jayci Lee, author of GIVE ME A REASON and KING FORETOLD, joins the podcast to talk about writing, cheese, found family, and a great Korean fantasy series to read after K Pop Demon Hunters! 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @authorjaycilee Threads: @authorjaycilee Website: www.jaycilee.com   Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodca...

Britney S Lewis joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast as part of the BLOOD MOON pre-order campaign and talks about diversity and fair representation in media, our love for Supernatural, and how Bonnie Bennett deserved SO much better! 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagram: @britney.s.lewis Threads: @britney.s.lewis TikTok: @britneyslewis Website:  www.britneyslewis.com   Must Love Books Podcast:...

Krystle Hope and Amanda (“Reverse Harem BB” from the Something Smutty Book Club) dive into over 100 new and upcoming releases for September 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for! 📌 Important Links 📌 Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram:  @KrystleH...

Hello Darlings! Celebrate World Book Lovers Day (August 9 th ) AND Romance Bookstore Day with a special LIVE RECORDING of Must Love Books Podcast! Featuring Tina Bree, radio host at Star 105.5 and owner of local romance bookstore Hello Darling Books & Beyond. We talk about opening an indie romance store, some of our favorite books and tropes, and play a pod-favorite game – 54321! Hello Darling...

Are books political? Is reading smut and spice political? Special guest Briana N Cox joins Krystle Hope to discuss the historical, cultural, and political significance of the freedom to read what we want – including smut! Welcome to Books Are Political 101. Stay tuned for Briana Cox’s debut novel INDIGENT, releasing March 2026 by Graveside Press. Pre-orders available October 2025. https://gravesid...

Hannah Nicole Maehrer joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate the release day of ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN, the highly-anticipated third novel in the Assistant to the Villain series. Once Upon a Time meets The Office in the laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance. 📌 Important Links 📌 Instagra...

Krystle Hope dives into almost 70 new and upcoming releases for August 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for! 📌 Important Links 📌 Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram:  @KrystleHope Threads: @krystlehope TikTok:  @Huttslayer_Hope GoodReads:  https...

Elise Kova joins Krystle Hope for the release of the first book in her latest fantasy series, ARCANA ACADEMY. We talk about slow burn enemies to lovers and do a live Tarot reading – complete with tie-ins and sneak peeks into the book (spoiler-free!) In this romantic fantasy, Clara Graysword has survived the underworld of Eclipse City through thievery, luck, and a whole lot of illegal magic. After...

Lenora Woods joins Krystle Hope to celebrate the release of ROLL FOR ROMANCE and dish on all things Dungeons & Dragons. We also chat about World of Warcraft, our own gaming experiences and roleplaying origins (shout out to the Neopets RPG boards!), and plan a D&D one-shot for the Something Smutty Book Club. Listen to the full episode for info on the Smooch Pit Mentorship Program for romanc...

Krystle Hope and Stephanie (“Daddy Zeus” from the Something Smutty Book Club) dive into new and upcoming releases for July 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for a listing of new indie and trad titles to look out for! 📌 Important Links 📌 Must Love Books on Instagram and Facebook: @MustLoveBooksPodcast Krystle Hope on Instagram:  @KrystleHope Threads: @kry...

May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene! In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss PART THREE of SU...

Reading diversely is important, especially if you want to be well-read. In this episode, Krystle Hope is joined by Bookstagrammer and diversity advocate Marcela Baugh (known as @atemarcelareads__ and Ate’ Marcela on Instagram) to discuss reading outside of your perspective and diversifying your shelves with some book recommendations! If you agree that diverse reading is important, please subscribe...

May the odds be ever in your favor, listeners! In this three-part series, we are diving into the complex world of the heartbreaking prequel of The Hunger Games Series By Suzanne Collins. There will be spoilers, as we are breaking down the novel scene by scene! In this episode of Must Love Books host, Krystle and Kaylee (Slowburn and DNF from the Something Smutty Book Club) discuss PART TWO of SUNR...