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if we can’t have another twilight saga novel, we can at least have the next best thing (as voted by our listeners). this episode we’re reading and discussing interview with the vampire by the mother of gothic, erotic fiction, anne rice. we discuss our vampires louis and lestat, who are surely the blueprint for all modern vampires to follow thereafter (edward cullen, we’re looking at you). we also...

seasons change but Goodreads reviews are forever! this episode we dig into the highs and lows of reading rating systems - what makes a five star read a five star read and how low does a rating need to be before we gauge our eyes out? we poll our listeners on their habits around DNFing books and share our own thoughts on when is the right time to make an Irish exit from the pages (or whether it’s e...

this episode we're journeying deep into the 2000s, to the land of ornamental chillies in bottles, oil-filled bath beads and thursday-evening chai lattes and orange and almond cakes with the girls at book club. For the theme knee's weak, mum's bookclub-etti we're reading the seminal white woman memoir – eat, pray, love by elizabeth gilbert. we'll dive into the ins and outs...

for our August bonus chapter we had the pleasure of chatting to Australian author Nicole Crowe (@nicolecrowewrites) about her debut novel The Washup. We spoke about Australian humour, the mysteries of Magnetic Island, the mythic hotness of Young Richard Gere and the long, winding road to publication. Find Nicole on instagram and purchase your copy of The Washup from your local independent bookstor...

in amongst a sea of mafia romance, shrek smut and interplanetary interlopers, one book has revealed itself to us time and time again. perhaps more requested than any other book we’ve ever read on the podcast, this month, for the theme of “pearl-clutching smut” we are reading credence by penelope douglas. vulnerable and unloved, seventeen year old tiernan finds herself trapped on a snowy mountain w...

this episode we once again sent out a signal begging for your hot takes, grievances and deepest secrets in the hopes of inserting ourselves into your personal lives and become the agony aunts you never knew you needed. you well and truly delivered and we have lots to dig into: the highs and lows of study and tbr piles books where the mc is an author rain = hot or not? (bonus mould chat included) g...

grab your plaid blazers, light a candle, and cue the rainymood.com soundtrack - we’re diving headfirst into the moody, mesmerising world of Babel by R. F. Kuang. in this episode, we explore the rich layers of dark academia (think crumpled parchment and candle-lit libraries) while unpacking the novel’s powerful themes of colonialism, racism, language and resistance. we’ll also talk about found frie...

we’ve been reading and recording talk lit, get hit podcast since November 2022 and we’ve hit the milestone of releasing 50 episodes! we’re shocked and delighted to have so many hours of podcast episode released for you (and let’s face it, us) to listen to and enjoy. we’ve picked out some of our favourite bits from the 50 episodes gone by - things that made us laugh, discussions of accents, our fav...

this episode, we wade into the emotionally unstable, couture-drenched world of Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings… and, well, we have some thoughts. if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to witness a slow-motion relationship implosion between two wildly codependent people—while surrounded by designer fashion, public spats that feel like a highschool Facebook fight, and enough black vans to stink ou...

if you can understand what we're saying through the tears, then in this episode you will find a heartfelt and nostaliga-tinged chat about Suzanne Collins's latest release, Sunrise on the Reaping. we talk all about Panem's 50th Hunger Games (the second Quarter Quell!), things that made us cry, Haymitch's role in the games, our favourite quotes, fan theories, easter eggs and some...

Athena Liu had everything Juniper Hayward wanted... and then she died. and so begins the story for Juniper 'June' Hayward, our completely despicable and unhinged (white) protagonist who can't. stop. lying.  in this month's episode, we dig into Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. we talk about books written about influencers in the age of influencers, the murky and confusing connections...

if you were alive in the 2000s you knew three things: Renee Zellweger is a horrifically misguided casting choice for our British icon Bridget Jones the character Bridget Jones is roughly the size of a house Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are hot   after reading and discussing Bridget Jones’s Diary for a previous podcast episode, we decided it’s only fair that we dive into the 2000s film adaptation of...

this episode we are taking a dive into the diary that defined a generation! for our April book and the theme "haha that's so funny", we're talking about Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding. we spend some time cringing at our own adolescent diary entries and talk feminism, fad diets and try to decide if this novel is a depressing glimpse into the hive mind of the 90s or...

welcome to our latest talk lit, get hit bonus chapter! in this episode we attempt to disentangle our thoughts and feelings on the supposed rise of anti-intellectualism in the literary world. we discuss the modern manifestations of this ancient concept -  trope titles, simplistic narratives, audiobooks vs physical books, social media echo chamber driven publishing and a resistance to critical think...

join us for our first shift at the winchester's mansion. this episode we put up a big, fat, "help wanted" sign and sent out a plea for books centred around the perspectives of maids, butlers, groundskeepers, governesses, and any all of the domestic service staff who keep the wheels turning and whose eyes see all... in this episode we discuss nina winchester's iconic morning rou...

over the last few years, our tastes have changed and our minds have been opened to the likes of bride by ali hazlewood and the hating game by sally thorne. this month we are reading the spanish love deception by elena armas. we talk tropes like workplace romance, one bed, enemies to lovers and big man x tiny woman. we also discuss disney adults, male characters as a mirror, Hilary Duff and the cos...

in this episode, we once again weigh in on your hot takes and unpopular opinions and dish out some unexpected life advice. we dig into the Goodreads vs Storygraph debate and also discuss the latest Booktok-island bombshell (Fabel) and its recent AI roasting controversy. the internet's faves like Colleen Hoover, Sally Rooney and SJM'S A Court of Thorns and Roses also gets a special mentio...

in this podcast episode we are starting the year fresh and making brazen attempts to overhaul our lives and identities. our podcast book selection for January 2025 is Atomic Habits by James Clear. this is a book that promises to 'reveal practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones and master the tiny behaviours that lead to remarkable results'....

this episode we are bringing the cringe and chaos of a work christmas party to talk lit, get hit podcast for our annual “talk lit, get lit” drinking and podcasting extravaganza. for our last bonus chapter of the year, we are discussing none other than life and death by Stephenie Meyer. the booktok twilight renaissance continues as we pull apart the literary masterpiece that was promised to be midn...

here comes the Bride - fair, fat and vying for a chance at redeeming Ali Hazelwood in the eyes of Bridget and Laura. coming off the back of our somewhat negative reading experience of The Love Hypothesis, we are back for another slice with Bride by Ali Hazelwood. in this episode we contend with vampire and were customs, Ali Hazelwood's writing process and honing of her craft, rat kings, the d...

welcome to rooney-verse... where all your dreams come true... niverse. in this bonus episode we discuss all things sally rooney. from 'normal people' and 'conversations with friends' to 'beautiful world, where are you' and her latest grown-up work, 'intermezzo' - no thin grey cardigan or email chain is left unturned! heralded as "salinger for the snapch...

hold on tight to your zip lines because we're taking a trip back to the world of divergent for this special throwback/nostalgia episode! in honor of nostalgic november (coined just now, by us), we’re diving into Veronica Roth's iconic dystopian debut, a novel that once had us all choosing between factions and fantasising about fear landscapes.  in this episode, we’re not just talking abo...

this episode we dip into the dark, mysterious and deeply online realms of fan fiction to tackle one of the most popular and controversial fan fictions of all time - Manacled by SenLinYu. we discuss the enduring appeal of Dramione, the good girl x bad boy trope, and navigating a post-J.K. Rowling Harry Potter World. special mentions to the internet's most controversial husband Lucky-Blue Smith...

this episode has us feeling spooked to the core as we dip our toes into the bone-chilling waters of the mystery/thriller genre. for the month of October we are reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson and asking ourselves the age old question: how spooky is too spooky? we explore a variety of accents, apologise for past and present (and future) judgements on American listeners,...

one slump to rule them all, one slump to find them. one slump to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. if you, like us, have found yourself caught in the shackles of a mid-year reading slump then find comfort in this episode. we discuss our respective months-long slumps, the perfect formula to finding a book that will lift us out of the murky depths of literary ambivalence and try to defin...