Can I Bring My Book

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and reveal way too much during bookish party games. This week, Amanda and Kat play a bookish round of Never Have I Ever — and things get personal. From dog-earing pages to borrowing books indefinitely, they confess it all (including some spicy inspiration). Then, they take a BuzzFeed quiz to find out their romance novel archetypes — turns...

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and confess our book crushes. This week, Amanda and Kat get personal about their literary love lives—aka, book boyfriends (and the occasional book breakup). Amanda swoons over her masked man Josh from Lights Out, while Kat... is book-boyfriend single. For now. In this episode, we dive into: Their favorite book boyfriends (and why morally g...

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and bring zero plans. This week’s episode starts with birthday vibes and somehow unravels into hot takes, book haul logistics, and an existential debate about whether the "mentor dies" trope is a literary rite of passage. Amanda wants a birthday book spree. Kat wants rules. And neither of them agrees on how many books one person should be...

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and occasionally forget to plan ahead. This week’s episode is a full-on hot take tornado. Amanda and Kat may not have had an agenda, but they definitely had opinions. From mood reading denialists and Goodreads ethics to reading as “overconsumption,” nothing is safe. Along the way, they discuss: 📚 Why mood reading is real (and personal) 🎧...

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes black coffee reveals your reader soul. This week, Amanda and Kat spiral through chaotic quizzes, coffee orders, and the wild world of interspecies romance. (Yes, really.) First up? A deep dive into Novelist, a new tool offered by their local library that serves up book recs based on shows you love (like The Bear) or tropes yo...

Can I Bring My Book: The podcast where besties meet books… and sometimes unhinged fantasy quizzes. This week, Amanda and Kat dive into a chaotic “Pack Your Bag” fantasy quiz—and discover that Amanda is a panicky pixie packing an anxious teddy bear and a goat named Bitey. Naturally. The episode spirals delightfully from there with a round of bookish “Would You Rather” (dog-eared pages or spoilers,...

You know what they say—don’t judge a book by its cover. But honestly? Sometimes we do. In this episode of Can I Bring My Book, Kat and Amanda explore the irresistible world of cover buys: books they picked up purely because of how pretty, striking, or downright soft-to-the-touch they were. From bold color palettes and intriguing titles to irresistible textures and filigree chapter pages, we’re sha...

TBR Confessions and Bookish Crimes This week on Can I Bring My Book, Kat and Amanda get real about the chaos of their TBRs, the bookish habits they’re slightly ashamed to admit, and the hot takes that might get them banned from the bookish internet. From using dust jackets as bookmarks (we’re sorry) to confessing our dependence on airplane mode for Kindle hoarding, we’re laying it all out. Plus, w...

TBR Time Travel + Our Most Unhinged Trope Talk Yet Time to dust off the digital shelves—Amanda and Kat are throwing it back to the very first books they ever added to their Goodreads TBRs (we're talking 2011-level chaos). From books they still haven’t read to ones they completely forgot about (and maybe even hate-read), this episode is packed with judgment, nostalgia, and a surprising amount of pu...

Is it more fun to live the story or to watch it unfold? In this episode, we’re diving into the big narrative debate—first person vs. third person point of view. From omniscient storytelling to limited perspectives, we unpack the pros and cons of each and share which styles we gravitate toward (spoiler: it depends on the vibe). We also chat about one of our favorite storytelling devices—the unrelia...

Title: Cult Vibes, Curses, and New Bookish Obsessions Episode Description: This week on Can I Bring My Book, Amanda and Kat are back with fresh book reviews of their Bestie Book Swap read this month! Kat shares her thoughts on The Vicious Circle by Katherine St. John — a thriller that brings all the culty, secluded island drama. Meanwhile, Amanda dives into Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Ga...

Episode Title: Dramatic Goodreads Readings & Five-Star Shade   Book reviews, dramatic readings, and a little friendly shade—what more could you ask for? In this episode of Can I Bring My Book, Kat confronts Amanda about her ahem generous Goodreads ratings and challenges her to revisit old book reviews. Cue the dramatic readings, cringey commentary, and some surprising reflections. We talk abou...

Episode Title: Should We Challenge Ourselves as Readers? A Debate on “Shoulds,” Genres, and Bookish Growth Can I Bring My Book — the podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, tangentially discuss books... and so much more. This week, Amanda and Kat dive into the tension between comfort reading and personal growth, all sparked by a spicy internet comment about what books readers should be reading. Is it en...

Episode Title: Let’s Build the Ultimate Book Boyfriend   In this week’s episode, Amanda and Kat take a break from their towering TBRs to do something far more important—design their perfect fictional boyfriends. From battlefields to bakeries, black tees to farmhouses full of goats, the duo takes online quizzes (some more accurate than others, or maybe none that are accurate at all) and debate ever...

Spring Cleaning Your Reading This week, Amanda kicks things off by sending Kat on a mission to grab five books from her physical TBR cart… and chaos ensues. Together, they reflect on reading goals, shift some priorities, and play a bookish version of “keep, read, donate” (don’t worry, no books were harmed in the making of this episode).   Also in this episode: 📚 How Goodreads guilt-trips Amanda...

Bestie Book Swap & Precious Little Robots In this week’s episode, Amanda and Kat are back with another Bestie Book Swap! We each read a book picked by the other—and, as usual, we’ve got thoughts.   Kat reviews The Year of Less by Cait Flanders, a memoir (sort of) about minimalism, consumption, and self-discovery. Spoiler alert: someone’s feeling a little misled by the marketing.   Amanda share...

How to Break Out of a Reading Slump Reading slumps—every book lover’s worst nightmare. Whether it’s burnout, life getting in the way, or a book so good that nothing else compares, we’ve all been there. In this episode, Kat and Amanda break down what causes reading slumps and share practical tips to help you rediscover your reading groove. We discuss: 📚 The different types of reading slumps and wh...

Bookish Hot Takes & Controversial Opinions   Get ready, book besties—we’re stirring the pot in this episode! Kat and Amanda dive into bookish hot takes, from whether reading a bad book is worse than watching a bad movie to the eternal debate of paperback vs. hardcover. We’re also chatting about series vs. standalones, dog-earing pages (monstrous or practical?), and whether smut is really just…...

Get ready cuz it's Episode Ten Plus One: Cake, Cozy Mysteries, and Bestie Book Swap Updates We’re celebrating our 11th episode (or as we like to call it, "ten plus one") with some bookish chat about cozy mysteries, annotated book swaps, and our latest reads. Plus, we talk about the books that inspired us as kids, the joy of missing out, and Kat’s spirit week adventures.   📚 Books Mentioned: Margo...

Reading Relay, Bestie Book Swap, and Fourth Wing Love Can I Bring My Book. The podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, will tangentially discuss books... and so much more. In this episode, Kat and Amanda share their recent reads, including 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, and Murder and Marble Cake by Nancy McGovern. They also discuss their...

Behind the Book: A Conversation with Tamara Lemus, Author of Runaway Fae   *While we tried to limit any spoilers for Runaway Fae, we recommend you get a copy of the book and read before listening to the episode*   Can I Bring My Book. The podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, will tangentially discuss books... and so much more.   In this episode, we are joined by Tamara Lemus, the talented author of R...

Reading Goals, Bonus Books, and the Icelandic Book Flood Can I Bring My Book. The podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, will tangentially discuss books... and so much more. In this bonus episode, Kat and Amanda take advantage of December’s fifth Tuesday to reflect on their 2024 reading goals and look ahead to 2025. Kat discusses revising her 2024 goal to better fit her busy schedule and explores plans...

Cracking Spines, Comfort Reads, and a Nutcracker Love Affair   Spoiler alert for The Other Einstein: skip 16:00–23:20 if you plan to read it Can I Bring My Book. The podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, will tangentially discuss books... and so much more. In Episode 7, Kat and Amanda dive into their current reads, share their thoughts on DNF’ing (Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Fairies and Tarta Americ...

Can I Bring My Book. The podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, will tangentially discuss books... and so much more. In Episode 6, Kat and Amanda dive into the world of rating books, debating their approaches to reviews and star ratings. Kat breaks down her firm five-star system and shares why she’s okay with rating books she didn’t finish (hot take alert!), while Amanda reveals her approach as a recov...

Books and Where to Track Your Reading Activity Can I Bring My Book. The podcast where we, Kat and Amanda, will tangentially discuss books... and so much more. In Episode 5, Kat and Amanda chat about their current reads, diving into cozy fall novels like The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore and Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc, whimsical fantasies like The Fellowship of...