2 Hearts in a Pod

We go back to retellings again this week discussing books we have read or seen that are retellings of existing fairytales or bible stories. What's the best retelling you've read? Books Mentioned The Shepherd King Tangled by Christina Lauren Stardust and Silence Karen Whitemeyer's books Redeeming Love Field of Grace by Rosemary Okafor

We travel back, forward and back and forth in time this week discussing all the books we've read that have time travel. We love a good time bending story. Which era would you travel to if you could? Books mentioned this episode: Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke 7-year slip - Ashley Poston A Love song for Ricki Wilde - Tia Williams Kindred - Octavia Butler Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley In a...

In another voice note session, we discuss books we love that are either about writers, about other books or center writing. We conclude that writers love writing about other writers and we go off on a time travel tangent, catch ourselves and decide to make that the next episode. We also talk about fictional men and comparing them to real men. Books mentioned: Reverie - Drew Taylor Writer in Reside...

Are you team Angst or team Insta love? We revive the years long debate in this week's voice notes. Would you rather know, on a soul level, that the person you locked eyes with is the one for you or would you rather slowly get to know them and fall slowly for them? Abena is team instalove and Nana Adwoa is team angst but do we win each other over? Find out now! Books mentioned: Reverie - Drew T...

Call us two peas in a voice note. For our first episode in a long time, we share a series of voice notes sent back and forth after dark gushing over our favourite latest reads. From T.I Lowe to Gabrielle Zevin and Susie Wolff, this 20-minutes of excited chatter will take you through what we're loving and what we want each other to read as well. Let us know what you think!

We recorded an episode straight after a walk and brunch with some of the sisterhood. The result is wildly intellectual thoughts on reading, parenting, surrogacy and life in general. It was unexpected, chaotic, yet refreshing. We had some fun new voices on along with us. Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong...

Female friendships are as important as romantic relationships and should be as nurtured. We talk about the highs and lows of female friendships, how we've grown, what sorts of relationships we've had and grown from as kids, teenagers, young adults till now. We talk nonfiction and mean girls and some friendship book recs: -Serena Singh flips the Script by Sonya Lalli -Nightbloom by Peace Me...

This week we discuss reading while parenting. How do parents do it? Parenting is chaotic and lifelong. We talk parents in romance and recommend some single parent and parent romance books. Let us know what you think! Leave a comment. Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealsp...

We adulted too close to the sun today and wished for the coziness of our favourite pastime, reading. If only we could get paid to read so we could do it all day. We share our top 6 workplace romances and announce a giveaway in partnership with Akenkan bookstore. Listen for the clues to guess the book and win. We also talk about gender inequality in the animal kingdom and whether an unemployed MMC...

This week, we talk through how reading especially reading romance can pick you up on a bad day. We also discuss books that have a mental health representation and give some recs. What are your favourite mental health rep books? Let us know what you think! Leave a comment. Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains musi...

It's March, that means it's Ghana month! This week we talk about our current reads, discuss how to develop the skill of reading quickly thanks to a YouTube video by Jim Kwik and we discuss Ghanaian romances. We make a passionate appeal to Ghanaian writers to write more happy stories. Speaking of happy stories, check out our debut Ghanaian romance, the Kelewele Connection available on amazo...

To ease us into the year, we have a guest on the podcast to rant about small town romances and why she hates them, but you can go on loving them. She came prepared. What do you think of small-town romances? Let us know what you think! Leave a comment. Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundc...

Happy New Year, lovelies! We're back like we never left. Welcome back to the podcast. We discuss our current reads and our reading goals (or lack thereof). We also talk about books we're looking forward to in 2025. What books are you looking forward to reading this year? Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong...

Ok, we judge a little. We end the year with a recap of what we're reading, we also round up a few bookish confessions using the 'we listen, we don't judge' trend. Hilarious confessions ensue. Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-pro...

This week, we are joined by prolific Nigerian author, Ufuomaee. We discuss the genesis of her writing, more about her works and works in progress as well as her ongoing read along. Have you read any Ufomaee books? What did you think? what do you think about Christian romance starring africans? Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram P...

On this episode we discuss the thin line between being considered morally grey and being simply bad. We also talk about our love of slow burn romances. We discuss the differences between morally grey characters and bad boy characters and why we love them. Do we support the morally grey man because we know there's a guaranteed Happy Ever After? On a scale of Jozef (Sin of Silence, Nikita Slater) to...

This week we have our first official author guests. Amaka Azie and Sally Dazie who represent the Nigerian Indie Romance Authors join us to talk about the Kiss the rain anthology that the group has coming out. Today is release day and the first two stories are available now. Stories will be released 2 a day for 7 days and the compilation of all 14 will be available for reading after the daily relea...

What do you get when you cross three bookworms and an IG live? Lots of books! We're joined by Nana Yaa to discuss our reading for the year so far, how we read so fast while having lives (barely) and what you too can do to be a fast reader. Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music fro...

This week, Abena and Nana Adwoa take listeners to church a bit as Abena reads Nana Adwoa's rec and enjoys it. They discuss the book, the importance and effects of romance and whether there can be such a thing as finding love 'too early'. Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from...

Is food not attractive enough to be the focus in romance? We dissect this and more in this week's episode. We're back like we never left and so excited to connect with everyone again! Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-pro...

We're back...ish, talking about some of our favourite tropes. If you liked part 1, check out part 2! Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240f5bbb1f5ca135a0f2b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_...

We (and our book clubs) are going back to our roots. We're going back to paperbacks! Remember the smell of books? Which format do you prefer to read in? Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealspiky?si=bba04241bde240...

Ready, Set, Guess the book! We go the whole episode without naming any books or authors (almost). Guess one book and author correctly and stand the chance of winning a giveaway! Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-prod-by-therealsp...

Out with the old and in with the new! This week, we talk about readers treating books like fast fashion. In our opinion, books should never go out of fashion. Vintage books are a thing, and all books matter no matter their ages. Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://s...

This week, join us rate romance tropes 'yay or nay'. We talk about some of the common tropes in romance fiction and share our opinions of them. What are some of your favourite tropes? Let us know what you think! Email us on 2heartsinapod@gmail.com. Podcast logo by @ssimytra on Instagram Producer- Eames Agyapong This podcast contains music from https://soundcloud.com/therealspiky/echoes-pro...