Drinking Ink

One Bed, Second Chance Romance or Enemies to Lovers?  Join the Ink Drinkers as they play a game of Smash or Pass using a deck of cards with basically every single book trope you can think of. Age Gap? Mafia? Sports Romance? Single Dad? This week, our audio engineer Vee stepped out from behind the curtain and joined us for a good time. Find out who passes and who smashes and get some tasty new...

This week Brittney, Becca and Mia chat with two Booktokers who occupy the growing niche of Men on Booktok. Michael Laborn and Jose Orlando discuss what it’s like being a male in a predominately female space, on being taken seriously, how they are using their privilege for good and give us their recommended reads. To see all the books we mentioned in todays episode visit www.drinkinginkpodcast.com...

Toxic Positivity. The denial of emotions. This idea that you can’t say anything negative about a book - problematic or not. This week the Ink Drinkers dive into the depths of what toxic positivity looks like on Booktok, why its not good and how negative thinking isn’t always negative. Brittney, Mia and Becca discuss separating the author from the art, why negative reviews are useful and more in a...

Follow Drinking Ink! inkers stop and reflect on the diverse books on their lists. In celebration of Black History Month Brittney, Becca and Mia talk about their favourite reads by black authors and other marginalized communities. Revisiting similar conversations from our Diversity episode in season one, the Ink Drinkers discuss diversity rep in fiction and more. To see all the books we mentioned i...

What makes the Ink Drinkers say “ick”? Find out in todays episode where Brittney, Becca and Mia talk about all the tropes and bookish things that make them cringe internally. What is it about Brittney’s disdain for pet names, Becca’s dislike of insta-love and cheating, and Mia’s hang up over bully romances. Special mention of Hunt Athalar’s “foot thing.” To see all the books we mentioned in todays...

The Ink Drinkers are excited to launch Season Two with an exciting interview with Sierra Simone, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Taboo Romance series Priest. Priest took #Booktok by storm last year and with good reason! Brittney. Becca and Mia spend an hour with Sierra discussing the dichotomy of religion and sex, subverting expectations and tropes and how humanity is at the core of one of Boo...

We’re back! Drinking Ink, a bookish podcast full of controversial opinions, Insider interviews and BookToks latest trends returns for a second season with an explosive episode featuring a USA Today Bestselling Author of tantalizing, taboo romance. Join us as we discuss the crossroads of duty, passion and sin, February 7th on all streaming platforms. To catch up on previous episodes visit www.drink...

The Ink Drinkers wrap up 2022 by recapping their Goodreads and celebrating our first season as podcasters! Becca read HOW MANY books? What was Mia's top read of 2022? What is Brittney looking forward to reading more of in 2023? Find this out and get a sneak peak into what is to come for Season Two of Drinking Ink on the last episode of 2022! Thank you to all our listeners for following us on this...

This week the Ink Drinkers dive into nostalgia and reflect on the books they read as children that got them interested in reading. Discussions around banned books, early childhood literacy, the importance of representation in children literature and the impact it can have from an early age are a focus as well as Brittney and Mia’s combined shock at the USA’s lack of knowledge around Canadian Child...

What is the TBR? The dreaded “to-be-read” pile that seems to get bigger and bigger no matter how many books you’ve read. This week the Ink Drinkers dig into their own TBR and find out who has the longest list? Where are they finding all these books, a side quest into discussing Libraries and the answer to a terrifying question - Just how many books can they objectively read for the rest of their l...

Holidays are right around the corner so the Ink Drinkers sat down to talk about what books get them into the holiday spirit, what they love about the holidays and how little time left they have to reach their 2022 reading goals! To see all the books we mentioned in todays episode visit www.drinkinginkpodcast.com ! Follow Drinking Ink! Tiktok @ Drinking Ink Podcast Official | Instagram @ Drinking I...

Non Fiction. The Real World *shudders*. What can we learn from non fiction? Why do some people read non-fiction and others don’t? The Ink Drinkers talk about books from real life that have impacted them, what kinds of non-fiction books got them interested in more than just the escape of fiction and why non-fiction is an important, underappreciated genre. To see all the books we mentioned in todays...

Trigger Warnings. What are they? Do we need them? Why? This week the Ink Drinkers sit down and chat with Booktoker Amanda Mant to talk about Triggers. This is a topic open hotly debated online - from whether or not they’re necessary all the way up to what is actually considered a trigger. We talk about popular books that carry trigger warnings, books that don’t but maybe should and more!  Ama...

This weeks episode is the second part of the conversation started last week about learning about what diverse representation in fiction really looks like. The Ink Drinkers sat down with Ruthie Bowles to talk sensitivity reading, the dark side of BookTok, what makes good representation in fiction and some common problems new writers have when it comes to writing diversely. The Ink Drinkers want to...

This weeks episode is part one of two and all about learning about what diverse representation in fiction really looks like. The Ink Drinkers sat down with Ruthie Bowles to talk sensitivity reading, the dark side of BookTok, what makes good representation in fiction and some common problems new writers have when it comes to writing diversely. The Ink Drinkers want to thank Ruthie for her emotional...

Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Did you know that there is a whole MONTH dedicated to helping you do that? The Ink Drinkers dip into some familiar tips and tricks to help you make the most of National Novel Writing Month this November! What are writing sprints? What exactly IS NaNoWriMo? Check out www.nanowrimo.org and listen in today! To see all the books we mentioned in todays episode vis...

Happy Halloween Ink Drinkers! This special bonus episode has our loveable hosts playing a few rounds of the popular game Kiss, Marry or Kill with a bit of a fantasy twist - choosing between our favourite book boyfriends! It starts off easy but Becca won’t let Brittney or Mia get away with non-answers and half-truths. To see all the books we mentioned in todays episode visit www.drinkinginkpodcast....

With All Hallows Eve in a little under a week, the Ink Drinkers discuss their favourite spooky reads - from the cute witchy rom-coms and harrowing dark academia up to and including the strange and the speculative. Brittney, Becca and Mia talk about what scares them and what R.L. Stines mid-grade series Goosebumps has to do with it. Check out all the books we mention in the episode as well as trans...

Today the Ink Drinkers are celebrating the release of our own Rebecca Massey’s newest book Beast’s Mercy ! Come listen to us poke and prod our biggest bookworm on her writing process, where the inspiration for the world of Iranora and her version of Dark Fairytale retellings. Discussions of queer representation, mental illness and more abound in this more solemn edition of our weekly bookish chats...

This episode (one of the Ink Drinkers first recorded episodes) surrounds the important discussion of ableism and disability rep in fiction. Pulling from the book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability & Making Space by Amanda Leduc , Becca, Brittney and Mia look at all the ways classic fiction perpetuated harmful stereotypes, and how even modern fiction falls prey to this line of thought somet...

This week the Ink Drinkers dive down the rabbit-hole to Wonderland… or more accurately, Prythian, Lunathion and Rifthold and discuss popular #Booktok Theories surrounding the popular set of series by best-selling author Sarah J. Maas. Where IS Vaughan? What is going to happen to Ruhn? Will Elain pick Azriel or Lucien? WARNING: This Episode Contains Spoilers to the Sarah J Maas Literary Universe! C...

Join the Ink Drinkers as they discuss the OG (in their opinion) Rom-Com writer herself Jane Austen, pass judgement on the most recent Austen adaption Persuasion , the use of pet-names in romance, how the romance genre has moved past the obvious Harlequin covers and more! Co-host and resident Rom Com aficionado Mia, takes us through the nuance of romance and why its a genre for everyone. Check out...

Listen to the Ink Drinkers talk about their first sip, the books that sparked a life long love of reading and inspired them to put words on paper themselves. From fanfiction to becoming a published author, Brittney, Rebecca and Mia talk all things writing. Secrets revealed, confessions made and lots of laughs along the way. Check out all the books we mention in the episode as well as transcripts a...

This week the Ink Drinkers relive their favourite summer reads, find out just how many books Rebecca is able to consume in a month and what reading pet-peeves do they share. They also dip their toes into talking about respecting more inclusive language in books and why that is important.  Check out all the books we mention in the episode as well as transcripts at www.drinkinginkpodcast.com !...

The Ink Drinkers dive into the #BookTok sensation Ice Planet Barbarians written by the amazing Ruby Dixon . How has reading about horns, spurs and ridge-y big blue guys changed our reading habits? What did we love about it and how does opening the door to Intergalactic Love spawn interest into… other species of romance? Check out all the books we mention in the episode as well as transcripts at ww...