Books on the Brain Podcast

***THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE EPISODE! THERE ARE NO SPOILERS FOR GALLANT OR ANY OF VICTORIA'S OTHER BOOKS. THERE IS A PREVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM GALLANT, BUT AGAIN, NO SPOILERS!*** Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the astounding Victoria Schwab. We talk about Victoria's career and journey, the "booktok" eff...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are sitting down with the wonderful, incredibly intelligent, and funny as heck Jenna from @jennaslitpicks ! We chat about her ASMR talents, reader/reviewer/author relationships, and financial literacy around book buying! Please make sure to go follow Jenna on all social media platforms if you aren't already (which you really should bec...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! Holy smokes! On this extra special bonus episode, we chatted with Talia Hibbert and give our listeners a lovely  Valentine's Day gift. We talk all things romance, tropes, content warnings, and Deirdre and Danielle fan girl the ENTIRE TIME! Please make sure to check out all of Talia's socials (@taliahibbert) and website ( https://www.taliahibbert.com ). You...

Welcome back to this week's episode of Books on the Brain. Reading goals, love them or hate them, we gotta set them. Need some inspiration? Need some guidance? Want to have a good cackle? Stay tuned!  You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email:  booksonthebrainpod@gmail.com We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us in...

If you hear breathing in this episode... no, you don't. It's definitely not me basically eating my mic in excitement to talk with Kelsey... Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we sit down with our lovely friend Kelsey (@munnyreads) and chat about all things teaching, Crave, and getting wild comments on Booktok. If you aren't already, please go give Kelsey a follow, you can...

Welcome back, our beautiful listeners! Thank you for tuning in to our second season. Time does fly when we are having so much fun. In this week's episode, we are countdown our picks of the best and worst reads of 2021 and looking back on our first season and its best moments. Remember that there is a guest form in our linktree, so please go nominate some potential guests for the podcast!  You...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we sit down with the lovely Victoria Aveyard (@victoriaaveyard) and we didn't at all lose our minds completely (cough cough). We chat about Victoria's incredible career, her hysterically/helpful TikTok account, and get some sneak peeks at the new Red Queen TV adaptation and Blade Breaker! Ah!  This is officially our last episode of s...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we bring you another installment of our book reports! We would love to hear from you about your thoughts on this week's episode so be sure to send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast ! We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually @deirdrerosemorgan on Instagram & TikTok, @d.j.books on Instag...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! On this week's episode, we sit down with the lovely Nisha Sharma (@nishawrites on TikTok and on Instagram) and chat all things Dating Dr. Dil, her Booktok journey, and gifting us with the spiciest of book recommendations!  You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email:  booksonthebrainpod@gmail....

Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain!  In this week's episode, we bring to you another instalment of our book reports! We would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on these stories! So make sure you head on over to our instagram @booksonthebrainpod and let us know! You can also send us an email:  booksonthebrainpod@gmail.co m We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us i...

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are delighted to sit down and chat with our dear friend Laura (@lauraslibraryy , she/her) about a wide range of bookish topics and get into the detailed work about some of the wildest things we've seen on Booktok recently. Please make sure to go check her out on all social media! It's been a while and we've missed you dearly....

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are diving deep into the world of audiobooks! All three of us have fallen in love with reading via audiobook over the last year and since we always talk about audiobooks we would recommend in the current reads section it was time to give audiobooks a spotlight. We will be sharing our favorite narrators, favorite and least fav...

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we went through all 100 books listed on Time's 100 Best Ya Books of All Time list and reacted! We did cut out quite a few for time reasons so we hope you understand! What are your thoughts on this list? Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast!...

SKIP AHEAD TO ABOUT 17 MINS IN TO AVOID POTENTIAL MORTAL INSTRUMENT SPOILERS!!! Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we have the lovely Tre (@treofpaperbacks on TikTok and Instagram) (she/they) joining us as our guest for August and boy, do we cover a lot! We chat about the conversations about arcs that have been ongoing in the community recently, take (to varying...

Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain!  In this week's episode, we bring to you another instalment of our book reports! We would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on these stories! So make sure you head on over to our instagram @booksonthebrainpod and let us know! You can also send us an email:  booksonthebrainpod@gmail.co m We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us i...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we explore the topic of banned and challenged books within our countries because the back-to-school season is freshly upon us and we need to celebrate the best way we know how... roasting books. This topic was incredibly interesting for us and we hope you feel the same way! You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrain...

Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain!  In this week's episode, we bring to you another instalment of our bookish edition of the popular reddit thread, AITA. We would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on these stories! So make sure you head on over to our instagram @booksonthebrainpod and let us know! You can also send us an email:  booksonthebrainpod@gmail.co m We upload weekl...

Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! Look at our new fancy logo!! SO BEAUTIFUL! In this week's episode, we have on the wonderful and kind Meghan from @meghansbooks (on TikTok)/@Meghans.books (on Instagram) and she gifts us some of the best advice you will hear in your lifetime. Seriously. We also have a very special announcement right off the top of the episode that we are over the moon abou...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this weeks episode, we decided to bring to the table some wild and interesting stories revolving around the publishing world, authors, and everything in between. Much like everything online, all of the following stories are alleged and meant purely for entertainment. Let us know if any of these stories shocked you as much as they shocked us!  You can sen...

Missed Connections- 25:00 Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we chat about what's been going on in the romance-sphere on Booktok and jump into some heartfelt and hilarious Missed Connections inspired by One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston! We know the past bit has been really stressful online, so if you need a break, come and listen to some stories with us. If any of these st...

CW:  Jen. Lit- Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism  Audiobook: Ableism and Classism Romance: brief mention of sexual assault, trauma, and rape.  Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain! We have announced our guest for this month's guest episode- the lovely Meghan (@meghansbooks) and we are jumping for joy! Please send any questions or topics to us on our Instagram. ...

Happy Pride to all of our beautiful LGBTQIA2S+ friends, we hope you spent some time celebrating your wonderful self and continue to do so all year round! We have an extremely exciting, hilarious, sincere, and thought-provoking episode for you this week. We are celebrating some of our favourite queer authors and books with a full cast of queer bookish creators, who nearest and dearest to all of our...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! This week, we tasked ourselves with finding the best and least good that Goodreads has to offer. We share some of the highest-rated and reviewed books and some that may have missed the mark (for some). Please remember that this is all in the name of good-natured fun and we aren't saying any of these books are bad, but rather showing the duality of each book. Eve...

Hello hello hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we talk about our favourite quick reads (anything you can read in a dayish). We cover a lot of different genres, so hopefully, you can find something that appeals to you or try something out of your comfort zone. Let us know either way by sending us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can al...

Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are checking in on our yearly reading goals and talking tips and tricks to help us end the year on a strong note. We reveal how we like to rate books and the best sites/strategies to track your reading. How's your reading goal for 2021 going? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us...