Bella's Bookish Banter

On this week's episode of the pod, I want to take a moment to appreciate all of the books that have made me fall in love with reading over and over (and over and over and over again...) From ages 6, when I first learned how to read, all the way up until now, where I even have a podcast to discuss my favourite books, I'm going to be looking at every single book that has kept me up into the...

This weeks episode I discuss all about the book "Not Here To Be Liked" by Michelle Quach. I go over all of my favourite parts, characters and quotes, as well as talk about some critiques I may have of the book. __ Eliza Quan is the perfect candidate for editor in chief of her school paper. That is, until ex-jock Len DiMartile decides on a whim to run against her. Suddenly her vast qualifications m...

In this week's episode I chat (and rant) about some of my favourite and lest favourite books last month. __ Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella     Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/

“Romance books are not real reading! They're too predictable! They're just fluff! ” We’ve all heard it before. Romance as a genre is so often discredited, referred to as badly written, mindless fluff and labeled as not “real literature”. In this weeks episode of the pod, I talk a bit about the romance genre, explore why its not seen as a “legitimate form” of reading and the implied misogyny behind...

Its February! The season of love and Valentines Day is right around the corner. And on the theme of love, in this episode, I talk about and RATE some of my favourite book couples! __  Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella    Pinterest: https://www.p...

In this weeks mini-episode, I talk about and review one of my new all time favorite books,  ‘Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry’ by Joya Goffney. __  Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram : Bella's Bookish Banter (@bellasbookishbanterpod) • Instagram photos and videos Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella    Pinteres...

For some people, annotating may be a controversial topic. But annotating is one of my favourite things in the entire world. It makes my books way more special and personal to me and I find so much comfort in that. In today’s episode, I discuss all the ways annotating has helped me, why it can be hard to start sometimes but why you should anyways and talk about some of the ways I annotate books. So...

On this weeks episode of the pod, I talk about one of my favourite artists of literally ever, Conan Gray! I love Conan Gray, but I also LOVE books, and figured it would be so fun to mix the two! I've carefully picked out book recommendations based on your favorite Conan Gray song, and go in depth about why I chose each book for that song (ft. some of my incredible singing). So, if you're a Conan G...

On the last episode of the pod, I discussed and reflected on my reading in 2022. On today's episode, I tell you all about my reading plans and goals for the future in 2023. Some books I didn't get to this year, anticipated releases, genres I want to explore and more!  Follow me and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter_pod  Instagram: Bella's Bookish Banter (@bellasbook...

This year I explored a variety of new genres for me, from historical fiction to classics to dystopian! Here are my favorites of 2022, all wrapped into one episode -- the very FIRST episode -- of Bella's Bookish Banter!  Follow me and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanterpod/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/sh...

An introduction to Bella’s Bookish Banter podcast!