Music for a Book Podcast

This is the final episode of the Music for a Book Podcast. We are so sad to leave this era behind, but we're more excited to turn the page with you. Thank you so much for listening these last two years. We can't tell you how much we appreciate it. And we hope you'll join us on our new podcast: The Other Side of the Page. We'll see you there! CONNECT WITH US: IG: @othersideofthepagepod TikTok: @oth...

This week, we chat all about some Great Big Beautiful Beach Reads! We yap about our thoughts & songs for Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, give some of our favorite Beach Read Recommendations, plus we have a Manuscript Mini featuring Indie Author Jana Sun! Be sure to tune in Wednesday, June 4th for a HUGE podcast announcement!!! This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) Ple...

This week, we had the honor of chatting with USA Today Bestselling Author Tarah DeWitt about her latest release, Left of Forever (a perfect second chance romance, in our opinion). We yapped about our favorite Taylor Swift eras, writing rituals, self-help boss babe scams, and so much more. This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) Please be sure to drop a 5 star rating and share th...

This week, we're going back to the dystopian series of our young adult days and talking about Sunrise on the Reaping, the most recent installment in the Hunger Games Franchise. We chat about Haymitch's games, the adaptations, and pick a song for the book! This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) Please be sure to drop a 5 star rating and share the podcast–it helps us so much. Als...

Live from a remote island in Fiji, we're bringing you a Survivor-style ranking of our 2025 reads so far. Which books will get the first boot? Which books make the merge? And which books make it all the way to the end as our winner picks? Plus, we have our first ever Manuscript Mini, featuring Author Maggie Hoopis! Hannah chats with her about her book, Grace of Dragons, her process, and of course w...

Welcome back to our Spring Mixtape Series! This week, it's time to save a horse, ride a...horse? (or a cowboy, hehe) allll the way to Meadowlark, Wyoming! We are chatting all things Rebel Blue Ranch by Lyla Sage! And, of course, we assigned a song to each book because it's us. This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) Please be sure to drop a 5 star rating and share the podcast–it...

We are thrilled to be bringing you this Dear Reader Vault Track all about Indie Bookstore Day this upcoming Saturday, April 26th, 2025! We chat about the Michigan Book Hop + got to chat with Melissa, a local indie bookseller here in Plymouth, Michigan. We also chat about one of our previous pod picks, Murder Road by Simone St. James (relatively spoiler free, no worries!) Please be sure to drop a 5...

Yes, Chef! Welcome to our Spring Mixtape Series! This week, we're talking about fictional chefs + a real one! We chatted about Ina Garten's memoir AND we had a bonus special guest interview with author Daria Lavelle about her upcoming debut novel, Aftertaste! Which, you guessed it, features a chef. But with a paranormal twist! Her interview is spoiler free. This episode does contain adult language...

This week, we welcomed back USA Today Bestselling Author of Phantasma and Enchantra, Kaylie Smith! We yapped about shadow daddies, positive plus-size representation, the differences between this book and her adult debut. And, of course, we discussed all things Enchantra in a spoiler-free and spoiler-filled section so everyone can enjoy the episode! This episode does contain adult language and cont...

We're sorry, Britt & Hannah can't come to the phone right now...why? Oh, cause they're reading. Welcome to our first ever Look What You Made Me Read Vault Track! This week, we picked books for each other to read. Britt had Hannah read All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles and Hannah had Britt read She Started It by Sian Gilbert. We discuss both, assign songs, and just yap about two very diffe...

This week, for our Season 3 finale, we dove deep into the domestic thriller Look Closer by David Ellis! This book brings us back to our roots and one of our absolute favorite genres. And y'all know by now that we live for an unreliable narrator...or two...or three. This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) and DOES contain spoilers Please be sure to drop a 5 star rating and share...

Get out your Lucky Charms because today's episode is all about survival and luck. We're giving you all of our favorite thriller, horror, and mystery book recs. And we obviously had to assign some songs, right? This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) and may contain spoilers Please be sure to drop a 5 star rating and share the podcast–it helps us so much. Also, send us your book...

They're burning all the witches even if you aren't one. This week, we're dodging their pitchforks and proof and diving into the deeply disturbing–and unfortunately relevant–horror book, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. This is book has some very graphic gore & disturbing themes. We ask that you please take care of yourself and your mental health by checking the trigger warnings first...

Dive back into the world of the Empyrean Series with us by listening to us yap about our Onyx Storm thoughts, theories, songs, and more! We are NOT a deep dive podcast and this is just a fun episode for us to recap one of our favorite recent reads! We highly recommend checking out one of the many incredible book pods doing deep dives on all things Empyrean for more information. This episode does c...

This week, we're diving back into a review with the misfits and a dangerous heist from Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo! This episode contains adult language (18+) and does contain spoilers Please be sure to drop a 5 star rating and share the podcast–it helps us so much. Also, send us your book recommendations! Follow us on socials to keep up with all things MFABP + become a Bitch Pack Book Club Memb...

Ladies & gentleman, will you please stand? Because we are gathered here today for a very special Galentine's Day Episode! We're talking all things ROMANCE! We're going to take you on a little adventure spanning dozens of romance books one trope at a time, how does that sound? And, we swear to be overdramatic and true for you, Dear Reader, with our book recs and song choices! This episode does cont...

This week, we ditch the clowns and get the crown because baby we’re the one to beat with our Superbowl-themed episode. Yes, we’re touching down, calling the amateurs and cutting them from the team to celebrate with the super cute sports romance Playbook by Rebecca Jenshak! This episode does contain adult language and content (18+) and DOES contain spoilers Please be sure to rate, review, and share...

We are so incredibly excited to welcome back Author Whit Stanfield to discuss the second book in the Naiads of Juile Series, A Sea of Wrath and Scoria! In this delightfully chaotic Vault Track, we discuss ASOWAS, what's next for Whit, and, of course, pick songs for the book. This episode may contain adult language and content (18+) and DOES contain spoilers Please be sure to rate, review, and shar...

This week, we're becoming Pirates and Beekeepers and diving into the epic mystery of All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker This episode may contain adult language and content (18+) and DOES contain spoilers Please be sure to rate, review, and share the podcast - it helps us so much. Also, send us your book recommendations! Follow us on socials to keep up with all things MFABP + become a Bit...

Save your tears for the pillow because in this brand new From the Vault Track Episode, we're doing rapid-fire mini reviews of all of our recent reads we didn't cover on the podcast. And we're doing it Abby Lee Miller Pyramid style, ranking our worst, mid, and best recent reads and even assigning some songs. Welcome to our first installment of Long Story Short! This episode may contain adult langua...

This week, we dive back into a season review with sci-fi (and kind of romance and kind of comedy) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley! And, boy, do we (Britt, really) have a lot to say! :) This episode may contain adult language and content (18+) and is NOT spoiler free Please be sure to rate, review, and share the podcast - it helps us so much. Also, send us your book recommendations! Follow...

We'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year's Day. Welcome to our first ever From The Vault Episode! This is our first installment of our five new episodes types. Today, we bring you Dear Reader–our vault track where we get to yap about all things book-related. And we talk about our favorite reads of 2024 and our most anticipated releases of 2025. This episode may contain adult language and...

Deck the halls and hang your stockings, it's time for a Holly Jolly episode of the Music for a Book Podcast! This week, we read How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn and dive into Kringletown and Storee and Cole's Christmas-themed escapades. We also have a VERY exciting announcement you'll want to stick around for at the end of the episode! Our review is *not* spoiler free and may contai...

This week, we dive deep into the dark secrets of the mystery-thriller All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby. This book is dark and handles some heavy topics, so please use caution and check your trigger warnings–you know yourself best and we ask that you always prioritize your mental health and well-being. Our review is *not* spoiler free and may contain adult language and content (18+) Please be su...

This week, we dive into the unique, dark, and hilarious fiction novel The Wedding People by Alison Espach. This book does come with a hefty list of trigger warnings, so please protect your mental health first If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health and is considering taking their own life, just know that help is out there. 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is there 24/7, 36...