The Bookish Banter Podcast

We love getting to cover our monthly book club reads and had even more fun with this one because it's GREEK MYTHOLOGY! We had some very different opinions and ratings for this book, so it made for a fun episode getting to deep dive into this modern take on the power of the Greek Gods.  This episode does not contain any spoilers outside of Lore By Alexandra Bracken, with some references to the...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. We hope you enjoy this chat about the sequel and conclusion to the Fable duology, Namesake! This was such a fun book to rage about, spoiler alert, we loved it!  We are currently reading Lore By Alexandra Bracken for the September Book Club read, click here to join in:...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. Come hang out with us while we chat about this fantastic YA nautical novel. The first in the duology, this cover is enough to take your breath away, but that's just the beginning of this fabulously crafted tale of where we chat about potential love triangles, suspect encoun...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This was an emotional episode where we covered some serious topics, so trigger warnings for this book and episode includes domestic abuse, homophobia, physical abuse, racism, sexism, statutory rape, abortion, suicide (mentioned). Come hang out with us while we deep dive int...

Come hang out while we deep dive into this feminist retelling of the traditional King Arthur with a new character telling the story. This was a super fun book to cover and overall a super great read!  *This episode does not contain any spoilers outside of Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Please subscribe and leave us a 5 star review and follow along on Instagram and Tiktok  @TheBo...

This was such a fun book to cover for our book club in June that we knew we needed to dedicate an entire episode to this gem of a book. If you have not read this one, here is you sign, and also love you for being here to listen. So, hang out with us while we swoon over Demon Darlington and share Alex's powerful story. We can not wait to see what else Leigh has in store for this series.  ***Tr...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love to chat about their love of books and impulse buys! Come hang out while we chat with Jordanne from Books To Last Pod about our top 3 reads of 2021! We had such a blast being a guest on Books to Last Podcast and knew we had to have Jordanne to talk about her favorites. So stick around while we deep dive into some trendy reads, classics, a lot of...

Grab the popcorn and your favorite drink and play along while we play another game of Bookish This or That!  Meet Favorite Author OR Meet Favorite Character Unlimited Free Books OR Live in Your Favorite Book Read Inside OR Read Outside Read in Bed OR Read on the Sofa Quiet OR Background Noise Werewolves OR Vampires Adult OR YA Snacks OR No Snacks Contemporary Romance or Traditional Romance Th...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This was a windy tale with some serious plot twists and even better character development. We loved chatting about the final installment in this series and truly loved this ending. Shelby is an amazing writer and we, collectively, can not wait to see what she comes up with...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Hang out while we dive into the second book in the Serpent and Dove series, Blood and Honey. We had a lot of fun being a part of Shelby's world of unique characters. This was an interesting second book to the series and we had some thoughts for sure! Let us know how you felt about this...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! We are so excited to announce our new bonus series: Retellings!!!!! We are so excited to fall head first into this whole genre of retellings of the mythological and fairy tale variety. Over many moons we will be selecting a retelling of some form as a bonus episode each month! So stick...

We're so excited to share this episode with the ICONIC cosplayer Corrine from @Corrine_Thorn ! Let's hang out while we dive into Corrine's love of Aelin and the bookish community, how we all balance being bookish with real life, and creating amazing content. We hope you enjoy this extra long episode about our favorite fandoms, cosplay, and the whole bookish community!  Follow Corrine on Insta...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Join us while we do a deep dive into the entire Throne of Glass Series and share our theories for all the Maas worlds with the bookish interwebs expert herself Sarah from @RoseBudMode. Hang out while we chat ultimate book boyfriends, hopes for Crescent City 2, Book Clubs, and everyone's...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Let's hang out while we share our top 10 bookish small businesses that we have discovered over the last few months on the bookish interwebs. All of these reviews are our honest opinions and we would love for you to check these businesses out and support them as well! Below are some disc...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This week we're diving into Kingdom of Ash, the final installment to the Throne of Glass series. This was an emotional roller coaster of epic deaths, battle scenes, and shapeshifting. Grab a drink, some comfy clothes, and hang out with us for one of our longest episodes and...

We're Kearsten and Tatyana, two best friends who love sharing our opinions about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys. This week we're Tower of Dawn, everyone's favorite installment of the series. Hang out with us while we share our undying love of Chaol, channel our inner Ron Weasley, and swoon over Sartaq.  *Spoilers from Throne of Glass Series By Sarah J. Maas, with references to Mu...

Welcome our special guest, @Kates_bookcase !!!! Let's hang out for a little while with Kearsten's sister Katie where we talk about a spooky summer read, Woman in the Window By A.J. Finn. We really tried to branch out with this episode and spoiler alert, all three of us loved it! Come along while we compare and contrast the book to the new Netflix adaptation.  *This episode contains spoilers f...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This episode we living for all the amazing storylines in Empire of Storms. We get into some really deep windy plots, add even more new characters to the fold, and love these ultimate mash-up. We're almost there y'all.  *This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass Series and...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This episode we are doing a lot of yelling about Queen of Shadows, the fifth installment of the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. We get into some really deep windy plots, add even more new characters to the fold, and forget a lot of names. This was quite the storyline and a massi...

Come hang out while we learn about Kathryn's favorite book boyfriend (hint Tatyana and her share one), and some Pippin Took love and exciting new things that are coming to Blissfully Bookish Co in the coming months! We had so much going into the nitty gritty of running a small bookish business and what it's like to turn your hobby into a passion and a business. *This interview was recorded Ju...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This episode we're diving into the real start to the Throne of Glass series, Heir of Fire. A fan favorite, this was a large book and an even larger introduction of characters, so come hang out while we chat about Rowlin, Chaol's misplaced good intentions, and our new favorite character,...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! Happy Pride Month friends! Join us while we scream for one full hour about our love for Alex, Henry, and rest of the Six! We had so much fun devouring and sharing our thoughts on this episode! So tune in to see who our favorite characters are, what are favorite moments were, and just ge...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This episode we dive into The Assassin's Blade, the prequel to The Throne of Glass series. Let's hang out while we try to stick to our bookish buying ban, cry over Celaena and Sam's love story, and scream about our hate for Arobynn. *This episode contains spoilers from Throne of Glass S...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This episode is dedicated to the best YA book we've read this year that we both like, The Lost Apothecary By Sarah Penner. This historical fiction debut novel is full of the best twists, turns, and duel POV's. Let's hang out while we tap into Kearsten's feminist rage and Tatyana's undyi...

We're Tatyana and Kearsten, two best friends who love talking about our favorite books and bookish impulse buys! This week we're talking about Kearsten's new favorite series, Throne of Glass. This week's episode dives into the second book of the series, Crown of Midnight. Although, we both love SJM with all our hearts and a large part of our personalities, this book was not the one for us. Listen...