Lit & Loud: A Book Podcast

Hey Book Besties!  It’s July already and the Divas are diving into their next read! In this episode we dive into Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle. It’s a ripper, so buckle up.  Want to jump to the book coverage? It begins at 43:00 Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What The Divas are Reading: Aaliyah:  Superfan by Jenny Tu-wang...

Hiiiii Book Besties!  Welcome to the Lestat and Louis Podcast… Kidding…  kind of!  Join us for a very special June reading wrapped! The divas are recording for the first time together.  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What are you watching? Aaliyah:  - The Vampire Lestat  Johnna: - Obsession  - The Vampire Lestat  ✨🟠👄🟠✨...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our third and final part of You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. We can’t say enough good things about how this one wraps up. Cubby and Darcy 4ever!!! Mazey, you’re incredible.  Want to jump to the book coverage? It begins at 33:00 Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Divas are reading: Aal...

Hey Book Besties!  Happy June and Happy Pride! Welcome to the second part of our three part series on You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. We are so excited to be covering this sapphic romance written by one of our favorites!  Want to jump to the book coverage? It begins at 34:00 Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Div...

Hey Book Besties!  Happy Pride and welcome to the first part of our three part series on You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. We are so excited to be covering this sapphic romance written by one of our favorites!  If you'd like to jump straight into book coverage, skip ahead to 1:02. Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What...

Hey Book Besties!  Happy June and Happy Pride! We’re diving into our personal TBRs for Pride Month and highlighting queer authors and stores. Want to get ahead? Our next read will be You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. Coverage starts June 11th!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Diva’s are Reading: Johnna:  - Feast...

Hey Book Besties!  We’re saying goodbye to May!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Diva’s are Watching: Johnna: - Remarkably Bright Creatures  - Bugonia  - Sheep Detectives  - Margo - Euphoria  - ER Aaliyah:  - Margo’s Got Money Troubles  - Euphoria - New Girl  - Remarkably Bright Creatures  What the Divas are Obsesse...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our chat with Maude Winters! Maude was ready to yap so we hope you enjoy this discussion of all things theater, media, queer joy, and of course, her new book Love on the West End!  If you’d like to jump straight to the interview, it begins at 19:15 Maude: Reading - Tell Me Not to Kiss You - Elee Rose Watching - The Dark Wizard  Obsessed - Mountain Climbing  Maude Wint...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our Project Hail Mary Episode! We both read and watched and now it’s time for the debrief. Through Guided questions we compare the book and the movie, deep dive on what we loved, and gush over Grace and Rocky.  Want to jump straight to the discussion? Coverage begins at 53:00 Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at litloudp...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our chat with Erin and Sam of E.S. Rosalynn! We absolutely loved having them on the podcast and getting to talk about their new book “A Novel Chance” and all things indie writing!  If you’d like to jump straight to the interview, it begins at 50:00 Erin: Reading - The Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson  Watching - Ted Lasso Obsessed - Her Dog Sam:  Reading - Liste...

Hey Book Besties!  We’re bringing you an adios to April! See what we read, what is upcoming for May, and current book news! Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Diva’s are Watching: Johnna: - The Pitt  - Margo’s Got Money Troubles  - The Housemaid Aaliyah:  - The Pitt  - Rupaul’s Drag Race - New Girl - Trust Me: The Fals...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our first ever Q&A! The Divas are here and answering your questions from socials as well as questions for each other!  Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at litloudpod@gmail.com Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Divas are Reading: Johnna:...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our third episode of our deep dive into Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! We can’t wait to watch it all come together just in time for the show premiere on AppleTV! We have loved taking this journey with you so thank you for following along with us. We love Margo, we love HungryGhost, we love Jinx, we hate Mark, we love this book   If you’d like to skip direc...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our second episode of our deep dive into Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! Hide your buttons and tinfoil, we hope you’re ready to meet HungryGhost.  If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 26:27 Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at litloudpod@gmail.com Join our book club on Fable: https://fa...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our first episode of our deep dive into Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! Get in now before the show starts on AppleTV If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 28:00 Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at litloudpod@gmail.com Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-b...

Hey Book Besties!  We can’t believe March is almost over! We will be taking a pause before starting Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe to bring you a March reading round up! Coverage begins April 2nd, just in time for the AppleTV show!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 What the Diva’s are Drinking Johnna: Beer  Aaliyah...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to the third episode of our deep dive into Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino! We hope you’re ready because the last third of this book is a RIDE.  If you’d like to skip directly to the coverage, it begins at 58:20  Yes yes, we know, lots of yapping this week!  Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading, coverage begi...

Hi Book Besties!  Happy Trans Rights Readathon! This week we are dropping a special minisode to celebrate. The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to uplift trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender-nonconforming authors and stories leading up to Trans Day of Visibility on March 31st. TRR focuses on decentralized fundraising, encouraging participants to raise money for trans aid foundat...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to the second episode of our deep dive into Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino! Come with us to climb this hill because it’s all gas ,no brakes until the very end. This will be a three parter.  Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading, coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the AppleTV show!  Join our book club...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to the first episode of our deep dive into Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino! We hope you’re ready for this one because it’s a wild ride. This will be a three parter.  Want to jump right into the book? Coverage starts at 23:00 Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading, coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the...

Hey Book Besties!  We can’t believe it’s already March! We will be taking a pause before starting  Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino to bring you a February reading round up!  Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Start reading! Coverage begins April 2nd! Just in time for the AppleTV show!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-po...

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to the third and final part of The Wedding People by Allison Espach. Next week we will be covering our February wrapped as well as book news!  Want to jump right into the book? Coverage starts at 38:12 Want to get ahead? Our next read will be Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino. Start reading; coverage begins March 12th!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/...

Hey Book Besties! Welcome to part 2 of The Wedding People by Allison Espach! There will be a part 3 next week to wrap up this gem.  Want to jump right into the book? Coverage starts at 31:43 Want to get ahead? Our next erad will be Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino. Start reading, coverage begins March 12th!  What the Diva’s are Reading: Johnna:  - Bound in Blood by Sadie Kincade - Dungeon Crawler...

Hey Book Besties! This week the Divas are doing a deep dive on The Wedding People by Allison Espach!  Part 2 will be released next week. What they’re Reading: Johnna:  Forged in Blood / Promised in Blood by Sadie Kincade  Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Aaliyah:  Common Goal by Rachel Reid  House of Rayne by Harley LaRoux What they’re Watching: Johnna: The Traitors  The Pitt  Bridgerton  Aal...

Hi Diva! In the inaugural episode of the Lit & Loud podcast, hosts Aaliyah and Johnna introduce themselves and set the tone for their discussions on books, media, and personal experiences. Meet your new book besties through their 2025 reading wrapped, hear about their upcoming reading goals for 2026 as the two long distance besties catch up and serve hot takes. Aaliyah's 2025 Stand Outs: Waywa...