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Welcome back, Dearest Reader!  📚✨ In this week's episode, we're celebrating  Juneteenth  by shining a light on incredible Black authors and unforgettable stories that deserve a place on every bookshelf. Juneteenth, celebrated annually on  June 19 , commemorates the day in  1865  when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they were free—more than two yea...

Dearest Readers, In this episode, Shreya takes this guest interview solo and very seriously. Rose was out with a migraine on this particular day and they told Shreya that she could take it solo. She interviews someone whom she has started to find as a role model and someone whom she looks up to. She interviews Anna P, the author of the Love League series. In this episode, they focus on the interse...

Welcome back, Dearest Readers! Shreya (she/her) and Rose (they/them) are back at it again and we are excited to announce that we are back to our normal upload schedule for Monday evenings! In today’s episode, in celebration of Pride month, we are sharing our favorite queer reads and queer reads on our TBR. Follow our Podcast IG! ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow Shreya on IG! ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow Rose on IG! ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Follow R...

Happy Thursday, Dearest Readers! Between Shreya packing to move and Rose's health concerns, we have been struggling to stay on top of your posting schedule but are still here! We HAVE NOT and WILL NOT be disappearing on you. We are simply playing catch up with editing and getting your episodes published. We will be back on a normal schedule this Monday so please bear with us while we catch up....

Happy Tuesday, my Dearest Readers! Sorry for being a day late. In today’s episode, Rose (they/them) and Shreya (She/Her) discuss their AAPI book recommendations and books on their TBR in honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month. 🎧 Welcome back to Dearest Reader. Your favorite podcasters, Shreya & Rose 💕 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow our Podcast IG! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Shreya on IG! ⁠...

Episode 12 is finally here, and this one is dedicated to the places that keep book lovers alive: independent bookstores. 📚✨ In honor of Independent Bookstore Day, Shreya and I are talking about some of the indie bookstores we absolutely love, the ones we’re dreaming of visiting someday, and why these spaces matter so much to readers, writers, and local communities. From cozy little shops that fe...

📚🖤  Welcome to  Dearest Reader This isn’t your average book podcast. Hosted by two readers who  feel everything way too deeply ,  Dearest Reader  is where we unpack the stories that wreck us, reshape us, and refuse to let us go. Expect raw reactions, honest opinions, and deep dives into books that aren’t afraid to explore identity, grief, love, power, and everything in between.  In honor of Nati...

Happy Wednesday, Dearest Readers! Since April is National Poetry Month, Rose (they/them) and Shreya (she/her) are sharing poems that reflect one another and their friendship. So, grab a snack (and maybe some tissues) before you hop into today's episode! As always, follow us on our socials and feel free to give our podcast a review! We love each and every one of you so much! <3 Your favorite pod...

Dear listeners, We’re officially closing the chapter on the first quarter of the year, and you  know  we had to sit down and spill all our bookish favorites so far 👀💌 From unforgettable characters to stories that completely consumed our thoughts (and maybe ruined our sleep schedules), this episode is all about the books that defined our reading lives these past few months. Expect passionate ramb...

Happy Tuesday, Dear Readers! 💌 Your favorite bookish duo, Shreya (she/her) and Rose (they/them), are back at it again—fashionably late, but worth the wait! 📚✨ In this cozy (and slightly cheeky 😉) episode, we dive into why reading smut can actually be so beneficial! From exploring intimacy on the page to understanding how stories help us connect with ourselves and others—this episode gets real,...

Welcome back, Dearest Readers! <3 March is here, and we’re celebrating International Women’s Month in the only way we know how — talking books 💐📚 On this special episode of Dearest Reader , we dive into the women who’ve shaped our reading lives. From our favorite female authors, to unforgettable female main characters, to the delicious, cathartic chaos of female rage — nothing was off the tab...

Episode 6: When the Al Enters the Chat 🤖📖 AI is everywhere — writing essays, recommending books, generating fanfic, maybe even trying to write the next bestseller 👀 — but what happens when it steps into bookish spaces ? In this episode of Dearest Readers , Shreya (she/her) and Rose (they/them) dive into the not-so-glowy side of AI in the literary world. We’re talking algorithm-driven recommenda...

Dearest Reader… This week, Shreya (she/her) and Rose (they/them) step into the shadows with dark romance author Nadine Theiss for an intimate deep dive into the mind behind her stories. Follow our Podcast IG! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Shreya on IG! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Rose on IG! ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Follow Rose on Tiktok! ⁠ We unpack: 🖤 The psychology of morally grey characters 🔥 Crafting tension, obsession, and emotional intensity...

Dearest Readers… it’s a solo takeover episode. 💌📚 While Rose was taken out by the flu, the amazing Shreya grabbed the mic and ran with it — and by ran with it, we mean passionately spiraled into all things romance. In this episode, we’re diving into the romance books on Shreya's ever-growing TBR (because self-control is a myth) and the ones she’s already read and absolutely recommends. Expec...

📚✨ Best of Fiction, Best of Intentions ✨📚 In this episode, we crack open Barnes & Noble’s Best of Fiction 2025 list and let our bookish curiosity run wild. Which novels are calling our names? Which ones are boldly going on our ever-growing TBR shelves? And which picks make us say, “Okay… maybe someday”? We chat about the stories we’re most excited to dive into, speculate wildly based on vi...

Welcome, Dearest Readers! Today is Chapter. 3 of our podcast where we discuss whether or not reading is political and how that may look. I will put a Trigger Warning here right now; as we do have discussions touching tough and uncomfortable subjects such as racism, hate crimes, privileges, etc. We hope you enjoy this episode and we hope you stick around for Monday's episode! We love having you...

In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the books we’re loving in 2025—one favorite per genre and plenty of opinions to go around 📖✨From romance to fantasy, literary fiction to nonfiction, we break down what’s been hitting for us as readers in our mid-twenties and why these stories matter. We also talk about how reading is inherently political, what that means in today’s world, and how book...

In this episode of Dearest Reader, we introduce ourselves and share our personal journeys as readers—from our earliest memories with books to the stories that shaped us. We also dive into a thoughtful conversation about the political side of reading, exploring our beliefs on education, literacy, and why these issues matter. Tune in for an honest and heartfelt start to our podcast adventure where f...