Books and BS Podcast

Welcome to episode 18 of the Books & BS Podcast! This week our hosts Eb and Alyssa are sharing their experience hosting and interviewing best-selling author LaDarrion Williams, talking about their recent romantasy/fantasy/fiction/scary reads, and discussing the drama around the release of Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros. As always, this episode is spoiler free! All books discussed during the episo...

Your two favorite hosts are back with another episode! In this one you'll get some reading updates, a rant about larger companies that release books early, and a fun little trendy game. As always, this episode is spoiler free. All the books we discuss are listed below, with links to indie shops where you can purchase them! Tourist Season - Brynne Weaver Hunting Season - Brynne Weaver  Knave And Th...

We're back with another fun episode, but PLEASE NOTE: this one does have about 5 minutes of spoilers in it. At about th 53 minute mark we begin sharing some of our theories for the upcoming release of Burn Of the Everflame by Penn Cole until the 60 minute mark. If you have not read this series so far and do not want spoilers, please skip this portion of the episode! Everything else is safe :) We g...

In this week's Books & BS episode Eb and Alyssa are back and sharing a whole lot of fantastic reads, personal life updates and, of course, some unhinged thoughts about misandry and other topics. We get into Black Romance Book Festival, hear some updates on Eb's mother, talk about our latest reads, we get a DCC update from Eb, and we start talking about our thoughts on book influencers, especially...

Welcome back to another episode with your favorite hosts, Eb and Alyssa. This week we're giving y'all an update on everything that's been going on and why we're one week late with this new episode (so sorry and we love you forever!). We're also ranting about special editions and some of the latest book to movie adaptation drama. As always this podcast is spoiler free. Check out all the books menti...

We're thrilled to have another new guest on this episode: That's Novel Bookseller Dezanii! We were lucky enough to snag an advanced reader's copy of Mazywood, Tananarive Due's newest book coming out September 22. Tananarive Due is one of Dezanii's favorite authors, so she devoured the book and joins us to discuss this book as well as another one of her favorites, The Reformatory. Jumping off from...

This week's episode as a whole lot of great book recommendations thanks to Eb and Alyssa getting a bunch of quality reading time in the past few weeks! On top of that, they're returning to their Amazon swaps discussion, with recommendations for alternatives for audiobooks and e-readers for those looking to move away from supporting Amazon as it relates to books. This episode is spoiler free - chec...

Eb and Alyssa are back in a solo episode this week, and boy is it a fun one. They start off hot with some celebrity gossip and how to respond to cat callers before moving into a check-in to see where they are 6 months into the year. They also chat about the recent bookish trademark drama that's taken over the internet.  This episode is spoiler-free. All books discussed are listed below with links...

A big heads up before you begin this episode: THERE ARE SPOILERS. Around 1 hour 20 minutes, we begin discussing the Kindred's Curse Saga by Penn Cole in more depth. If you have not finished all three books in this series, we do not recommend listening past that point unless you are okay with spoilers! This week we're thrilled to have special guest Andrea McRae on the podcast! Andrea is one of the...

Welcome back to another fun episode of Books & BS with your favorite hosts, Eb and Alyssa. In this one you'll get some fantastic reading updates from each, but we've got another special treat: Charlotte romantasy author Marissa Serrao is joining us and giving us all the nitty gritty of what working with Amazon as an indie author is like. We're talking royalties, Kindle Unlimited, selling on TikTok...

Welcome to a particularly exciting episode of Books & BS! In this episode Alyssa and Eb give an update on their hectic month, they finally discuss the book recommendations they gave each other, AND they interview best selling author Nisha J. Tuli. You might know her for her Artefacts of Ouranos series (Trial Of The Sun Queen) or her rom com, Not Safe For Work. In this episode we chat with her abou...

Welcome back to another epsidoe of Books & BS. In this one you'll hear Eb and Alyssa talk about the realities of business ownership and life, the bizarre books they've been enjoying, and all things Amazon: the latest kindle news, their predatory practicies, and more. As always, this episode is spoiler-free. Here are all the books discussed in the episode, with links to purchase each from an indie...

Welcome back to another chaotic episode of Books and BS. Today you're going to hear about our parenting woes, our witchy Hollywood theories, the books we've been reading and our top five favorite female main characters. As always this episode is spoiler free. Below are the books we discuss: Flock - Kate Stewart On Wings of Blood - Briar Boleyn Not In Love - Ali Hazelwood Problematic Summer Romance...

Your two favorite hosts are back after an extra week off, and we've got an extra long episode for you because of it! You're going to get some updates on Alyssa's trip, Eboni's daugther and everything they've been reading (including Eb branching out a bit)!  We also talk about the SJM controversy, what our plans are for the release of ACOTAR 6+7, and we give you a bunch of teasers for our SCORE mid...

Your two favorite hosts are back with another chaotic episode! In this one, Eb and Alyssa finally share their book recommendations with each other, they connect over their shared New York experience (upstate for Alyssa, city for Eb) and they discuss the importance of intentional diversity efforts. This episode is spoiler free! You can see a full list of the books discussed in this epsiode, includi...

We're thrilled to welcome our first ever podcast guest to the show, Fayelee Overman! Fayelee is one of the book sellers at That's Novel Books and friends with our hosts, Eboni and Alyssa. In this episode they discuss the Super Bowl half time show, their top 5 book boyfriends, what they're currently reading, and so much more. Please note: the last 20 mintues of the podcast will have heavy Throne of...

In this episode, Eboni and Alyssa get NSFW. There's a lot of discussion around dark romance and various kinks, so proceed with caution. They also discuss what they're currently reading, Black History Month, the anti-intellectualism movement on BookTok, and a whole lot more.   Books mentioned in this episode include:   Trials of a Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tulli The Ritual by Shantel Tessier House of B...

Welcome back, book babes! This episode Alyssa and Eboni are sharing what they've been reading, a look at their "2025 wrapped," they're discussing a little online drama that happened when Alyssa vague-posted something, and they're sharing some tips on how to read more this year. Of course, they mention a lot of books in the episode, and they kept it spoiler free. Find them below with links to get t...

Welcome to the Books and BS podcast, a That's Novel Books production hosted by Alyssa and Eboni. We're a bookstore owner and manager living and reading in Charlotte, NC, and we love to talk about books, business and a whole lot of bs. This episdoe we're introducing ourselves and talking about our top 5 books of the year. Don't worry, we've bleeped out any spoilers. We're excited to be on this read...