In the Mood For: A Bookish Podcast

It's the last episode of the year! We go through all the favorites from the longest year ever. Books mentioned Emily Henry backlist Sex, Lies and Sensibilities – Nikki Payne The Catch – Amy Lea God of Fury – Rina Kent In the Weeds & Lovelight Farms – B.K. Borison Magnolia Parks universe – Jessa Hastings The Spare – Ava Rani The Redemption & The Temptation – Nikki Sloane The Doctor – Nikki Sloane P...

Our first mini episode in breaking down yet more authors behaving badly: Cait Corrain, you're up. Del Rey debut fantasy author Corrain found herself in a pickle as it came to light that she is behind false Goodreads profiles slandering her peers' books. We break down the whole mess for you!

This week we're talking about book bans and Caitlin of @cbg_reads, a friend of the pod and high school teacher, joins us to chat about what is and isn't book banning. Of course we also spend lots of time meandering through what we're in the mood for, everything and anything from omegaverse to dark academia to Magnolia Parks. Check out booklooks.org to learn why some books are under the fire, often...

This week Krystal of @leelovesbooks_ joins us to chat about the two-year wait for Giana Darling's newest release Caution to the Wind   and we try to figure out what happened with the original release date. Books mentioned: Magnolia Parks - Jessa Hastings The Woman in Me - Britney Spears Dark Obsession - Katee Robert Kings of Sin series - Ana Huang Bergman Brothers series - Chloe Liese Butcher & Bl...

This week the delightful Marie Maravilla joins us to discuss the TikTok Shop and all the things she's learned selling her books.  You can find her books on KU, and save the date for her third book, City of Salvation, coming out on January 18th, 2024! You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod Books mentioned: Deviant Hearts - Jagger Cole...

This week we are completely baffled by all things Tillie Cole and her Hades Hangmen series, not to mention people who have supported the series in the light of the recent controversy regarding the white supremacist elements of Darkness Embraced. You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod

Authors have been wilding on social media: we catch you up on the snowed-in why choose hubbub and Jodi Picoult giving her two cents on indie publishing. Please note that we discuss Gothikana by RuNyX at the start of the episode. At the time of the recording, we were not aware that the book was acquired by Bramble, an imprint of Macmillan books. Macmillan also owns St. Martin's Press and Wednesday...

This week Bella @abookishbelle_ joins us for a two-parter on all things fanfic and book binding. In this part we talk about unhinged AO3 tags, Dramione in more depth and Bella makes an impassioned plea for everyone to read Measure of a Man even though it's 580,000 words. You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod.

This week Bella @abookishbelle_ joins us for a two-parter on all things fanfic and book binding. We get into published authors who got their start as fanfic writers, the ethics of book binding and in part two, we really dig deep into Dramione. 

The Gang's back together! Mary is back from her wedding hiatus, Shani bookishly embarrassed herself at said wedding and Bonnie can't get out from the hockey romance era but is gonna try with Gothikana.  You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod.

Bonnie and Shani run down the wild list of October releases while Mary honeymoons. We also chat specifically about Hannah Grace's Wildfire and Sara Cate's Madame. You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned: Collide - Bal Khabra  Consider Me and Play With Me - Becka Mack Wreck the Halls - Tessa Bailey Wildfire - Hannnah Gr...

@bookish.teresa joins us again, this time to talk about Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) and the whole wide world of reviewing books online, and demands we all get a little praise for the work we do! You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod.

This week we get into books we haven't read but have FOMO about, Mary starts rumors, Shani cracks the code in naming Rina Kent books and Bonnie gets sucked into yet another Twisted Sisters series.  You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned:  1 Last Shot - Nikki Castle Foxglove - Adalyn Grace The Kingmaker - Kennedy Ryan...

We can explain... No we can't. Sometimes you just need a raunchy novella. We also chat about fall TBRs, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty and reading while traveling. You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned:  C*msl*t - B. Sobjakken Sugar Daddies, Strangers in My Bed, Poison - Jade West Foxglove - Adalyn Grace M...

This week Teresa of @bookish.teresa joins us for a slightly chaotic chat about SteamyLit 2023, awkward moments meeting other readers, special editions and taboo books.   You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned: Hush Hush - Lucia Franco Reckless - Elsie Silver Out on a Limb - Hannah Bonham-Young Accidentally Ours - Erin...

This week author Naomi Loud @naomiloud joins for a chat about our icks in books, romance that straddles multiple genres and find out Bonnie has never read fanfic! You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned: Losers by Harley LaRoux Dirty Broken Savages series - Eva Ashwood Hades series by Tate James Belladonna - Adalyn Gra...

This week we are joined by the amazing Muftiat of @moof_outdaway. We go deep in on books that really aren't great but how sometimes, you just can't help but love them for their craziness.  You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned in the episode: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins Underworld University - Be...

This week we are joined by the lovely and hilarious Alexandra of @literaryalexandra. We chat about paranormal romance, creative burnout and the changes we've seen in the bookish online community over the past couple of years.  You can email us at inthemoodforpod@gmail.com and find us on Instagram and TikTok at @inthemoodfor_pod. Books mentioned in the episode: Inked in Lies / Fallen Men series by...

Shani, Bonnie & Mary introduce themselves in this pilot episode and talk about how they joined the communities of Booktok and Bookstagram. They touch on what they love (and don’t love) about romance books and the dynamic community surrounding them, as well as what listeners can expect from the podcast in future episodes. You can find us at @inthemoodfor_pod on Instagram and @inthemoodfor_pod TikTo...