Designated Reading Buddies

Mya is a successful political advisor and works well under pressure. But what about when it comes to working with her boy band crush in launching his solo career? Will she be able to maintain her professionalism? As they always say, never mix business with pleasure. Join us as we chat about our May pick, Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff.

A man who makes a deal with the devil to get extra days of life after finding out he only has months to live. The catch…. For every day he gets he has to choose one thing to disappear from the world. Join us as we chat about our April pick If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura.

1984, NASA, Love. Joan is a woman trying to get into a NASA space program while figuring out family and love. Join us as we chat about Alex’s March pick, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

You have one chance to have dinner with 5 people alive or dead. Who would you choose? Join us as we chat about Kaitlin’s March pick, “The Dinner List” by Rebecca Serle.

Fake dating? ✔️Steamy scenes? ✔️Fun banter? ✔️Join us as we talk about Alex’s February pick “Hoax and Kisses” by Elodie Colliard

As a single mom Lucie Stone has put her love life on the back burner. But when her twelve year old daughter has conveniently intervened by calling into Heartstrings, Baltimore’s dating hotline, Lucie decides to take a chance at finding love. Join us as we chat about Kaitlin’s February pick, “First-Time Caller” by B.K. Borison.

Katarina Shaw has one goal in mind: to become a Gold Medalist in the Olympics for the US Ice Skating team… no matter what it takes. Join us as we discuss our first book of 2026, “The Favorites” by Layne Fargo. 

Happy Holidays! We’re wrapping up 2025 with a cozy romance “The Christmas Tree Farm” by Laurie Gilmore.

Join us as we chat about our November pick, Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross, a Divine Rivals prequel. 

Wrap up spooky season with Alex’s October pick “Bunny” by Mona Awad.

Cozy season is officially in full swing! Join us as we chat about Kaitlin’s October pick “If It Makes You Happy” by Julie Olivia.

Join Alex and Kaitlin as they chat about the last installment of the Powerless trilogy “Fearless” by Lauren Roberts.

Life for Ari is already messy and adding a serious relationship into her life is out of the question. But of course, life has thrown Ari a Josh sized curveball. The moody chef who is searching for his one true love. Join us as we chat about Katilin’s pick, “You, Again” by Kate Goldbeck. 

Another book to add to our Hunger Games obsession, sign us up! In this episode, Kaitlin and Alex discuss Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins, a Hunger Games prequel that dives into Haymitch Abernathy’s time as a tribute.

Evelyne has lived a thousand different lives, and in each life she begins to remember fragments from her past. There’s one person in each lifetime that always comes back to Evelyne, Arden, her one true love and enemy. Cursed to kill each other before their eighteenth birthdays. Join us as we chat about Kaitlin’s August pick, “Our Infinite Fates” by Laura Steven.

Sadie Wen has her whole life planned out, graduating at the top of her class, attending only the best ivy league college and work in a career that will financially support her family. There's only one thing standing in her way, her academic nemesis, Julius Gong who is just as smart as her and annoyingly perfect at everything he does. A coming of age story filled with snark and cringe. Join us...

Evie has always been a dutiful person and very rarely causes anyone trouble. With her father sick and her sister still young, it’s up to Evie to financially support her family. So when she loses her recent job, she’s desperate enough to take any job no matter how terrible the working conditions may be. As luck would have it, she quite literally runs into the village's local villain who takes p...

In the small town of Jasper, North Carolina the Farrow women have always kept the locals busy with gossip. “Those odd women and their sickness” “I bet they’re witches” “they were sent to Jasper to curse us all.” While not all of the rumors are true, the locals are correct about a few of them, and June Farrow plans to be the end of the rumors and generational trauma. But what will it cost her? Join...

Team Conrad! Alex and Kaitlin are super excited for the 3rd and final season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” so to kickstart the summer, we decided to yap all about the show and the books.

Poppy has always known that she is “the weird girl”. She wears clothes that were not from her time, sometimes says her inner thoughts out loud, and generally enjoys life by always finding the positives in any situation. Alex, her best friend, is the complete opposite, in fact, they have only a few things in common. But you know what they say, opposites attract. Join us as we discuss Alex’s May pic...

Margaret Ives grew up as Hollywood’s sweetheart and was one of the most photographed women at the time. That all changed after the death of her husband Cosmo Sinclair. Margaret decided she’d have one last Hollywood hoorah and would then go on to live her life in solitude. Flash forward 20+ years later, journalist Alice Scott has somehow discovered where Margaret has been all of these years and pro...

Ivy League school, secret societies, & murder! Join us for Alex’s April pick, Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown.

Growing up Macy and Elliott were inseparable, even when apart they were emailing and thinking of each other. Now as adults, they haven’t seen each other for 11 years. Will rekindling their friendship finally lead them back into love? Join us as we discuss Kaitlin’s April pick “Love & Other Words” by Christina Lauren.

Grimalkin adored his purrfect owner Eilidh, he loved to follow her around the house, get chin scratches and cozy up on her lap after a long day of protecting her. But being a kitty in the streets of Edinburgh meant that bad things can sometimes happen. Join us as we discuss Grimalkin’s 9 lives in “The Ghost Cat” by Alex Howard, Alex’s March pick.

The Nightmare in Elspeth Spindle's mind has taught her to always “be wary, be clever, be good”. But living in a world that is determined to hunt you down and banish you for carrying magic is something Elspeth hopes to never live through. In an attempt to save the town of Blunder and their families, Elspeth must risk sacrificing herself to save them. Join us as we talk about Kaitlin’s March pic...