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Light and humorous discussions about clean fiction, authors, and basically anything bookish!

Ashley Johnson


    • Nov 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 55 EPISODES


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    Episode 54: Book Titles! What's in a name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 35:25


    This week we are chatting about Book Titles! What catches our attention? What do we love? What do we remember?

    Episode 53: Book Promotions! To read or not to read?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 44:17


    This episode is all about popular book promotion ideas! What really makes you pick up a book to read it? A fun reel? Instagram pics? A blog post? We are chatting about commonly used promotion ideas!

    Episode 52: Perfectly Random Bookish Would You Rather?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 34:34


    Abbi's got a list of random would you rather questions and we are answering them! Surprisingly, we don't agree on much this time!

    Episode 51: Book Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 37:34


    In this episode we are giving a few book recommendations by genre! If you are looking to add to your tbr or just want to see if you have read and like any of our recommendations, it is a fun episode!

    Episode 50: Relatable Romance vs. Fairytale Romance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 37:37


    In this episode we are chatting about relatable every day romance and heroes vs. over the top, fairytale or celebrity type heroes and plots! Which do we prefer? What is great about each?

    Episode 49: Battle of the Book Boyfriends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 34:36


    In this episode we are putting book boyfriends head to head and deciding who we would choose! This is a fun episode where we get to gush about all the qualities of some of our favorite heroes!

    Episode 48: All About Giveaways!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 31:48


    In this episode we are chatting about giveaways! What do we love? What is frustrating? Someone might even compare a rafflecopter giveaway to a Dementor...

    Basically Bookish Bloopers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 3:44


    This one is just for fun! Here is proof that we are always laughing, rarely serious, and mess up more often than not! Enjoy!

    Episode 47: Listener Questions and Answers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 35:39


    In this episode we are answering questions submitted by our listeners! Bookish and non-bookish questions! We answer them all!

    Episode 46: Over It and Obsessed with It Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 49:06


    In this Part two of our Over it and Obsessed with It Episode we are chatting about all the things we are currently obsessed with!  

    Episode 45: Over It & Obsessed with It Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 38:23


    Over it! In this this two part episode we are chatting about things we are just over and done with! Tune in and see what we are just not feeling! Check back next week for part 2! Obsessed with it!

    Episode 44: Bookstagram Would You Rather

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 35:27


    In this episode we are playing a Bookstagram edition of would you rather! Join us for some fun!

    Episode 43: Nitpickers, Booksta-Bashers & Trolls! OH MY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 32:06


    In this episode we are chatting about dark side of writing and reviewing. When the creatures come out to troll. What are our thoughts? Listen to find out!

    Episode 42: All About Research with guest Amanda Dykes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 35:19


    In this episode we are chatting with Amanda Dykes about book research! It is so interesting! She might even drop a few hints about her next book!

    Episode 41: Basically Bookish Olympic Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 38:26


    In this episode we are giving a nod to the Olympics with some bookish choices that feature some Olympic sports! Its a fun little episode featuring our fictional picks like archery, diving, rowing and more!

    Episode 40: The Waiting Game with guest Kelly Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 35:09


    In this episode we are chatting with author Kelly Scott about the hurry up and wait of publishing.  We will chat about her publishing experience so far and what she is working on while she waits for that publishing deal to come to fruition.  Also, we are doing some fun get to know you questions!  

    Episode 39: Unpopular Opinions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 34:16


    In this episode we are chatting about some of our unpopular bookish opinions!

    Episode 38: Would You Rather/Rom Com Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 30:27


    In this episode we are playing a Rom-Com version of would you rather!!! Abbi peppers me with anxiety ridden questions and we have a lot of laughs! It is a fun one!

    Summer Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 30:08


    In this episode we chat about our favorite genres for summer reading, give some book recommendations and we even have a guest family member join the chat!

    Episode 36: Bookshelf Organization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 36:16


    In this episode we are chatting about different methods of organizing bookshelves! We talk about our own bookshelves and what system works for each of us!

    Episode 34: Authors Writing Outside Their Genres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 32:00


    In this episode we are chatting about authors who chose to write outside their usual genres!  What we like, what we don't and even a little game where we pair authors we read with a new genre! 

    Episode 34: Fictional Families with guestBecky Wade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 40:06


    In this episode we are chatting with Becky Wade about fictional families!

    Episode 33: Connecting with Authors with guest Courtney Walsh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 45:34


    In this episode we are chatting with Courtney Walsh about connecting with authors! Social media, DM's, tagging authors and more!

    Episode 32: Character Pet Peeves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 47:06


    In this episode we are chatting about some of our fictional character pet peeves! From the eccentric elderly to the emotional crash and dash!

    Episode 31: Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 50:06


    In this episode we both go on a bookshelf scavenger hunt! We will be chatting about the books we pulled from our shelves!

    Episode 30: Behind The Scenes; Creating a Novella Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 54:27


    In this episode we are chatting with Teresa Tysinger about the making of a novella collection!

    Episode 29: Behind The Scenes of a debut author with guest Jennifer Deibel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 50:38


    In this episode we are chatting with author Jennifer Diebel about her experience being a debut author! All the fun firsts, the challenges and everything in between!

    Episode 28: Would You Rather/Suspense Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 37:23


    We are back at it! Playing a suspense edition of would you rather!

    Episode 27: Fantasy in CF with Morgan Busse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 41:27


    In this episode we are chatting with Morgan Busse about Fantasy reading!

    Episode 26: Classic or Cliche?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 45:41


    In this episode we are discussing some commonly used romance ideas and deciding if we think they are classic or cliche!

    Episode 25: Book Ratings!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 41:11


    In this episode we are chatting about how we rate books!

    Episode 24: Would You Rather; Regency Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 42:23


    We are playing would you rather again! This time we are having some fun with Regency era questions!

    Episode 23: Where it Started/How it’s going?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 36:18


    In this episode we chat about how we met, became book buddies and eventually started a podcast!

    Episode 22: Faith in Fiction with Susan L. Tuttle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 43:18


    In this episode we are chatting with Susan Tuttle about Faith elements in fiction!

    Episode 21: Book Jargon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 48:27


    In this episode we are chatting about a variety of bookish terms that we like to toss around bookstagram!

    Episode 20: Indie Books with guest Tara Grace Ericson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 36:53


    In this episode we are chatting with Tara Grace Ericson about Independantly Publish books!

    Episode 19: Ask Us Anything Bookish Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 32:26


    In this episode we are answering more of your bookish questions!

    Episode 18: Ask Us Anything Bookish Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 34:08


    In this episode we are answering questions that were submitted on our Instagram! Favorites, least favorites and everything in between!

    Episode 17: Book Swag. The good, the bad, the weird.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 41:56


    In this episode we have a lot of fun chatting about different book swag we have gotten over the years!

    Episode 16: Split Time Novels with Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 36:22


    In this episode we are chatting about split time novels with Rachel Scott McDaniel!

    Episode 15: To Blog or Not to Blog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 35:51


    In this episode we are chatting about bookish blogs! Love em? Hate em? Are they still relevant? We have all the thoughts!

    Episode 14: Book Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 27:40


    In this episode we are chatting about giving book recommendations! How do you give an good recommendation? What to consider when trying to point someone toward their next favorite read!

    Episode 13: Would You Rather with Natalie Walters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 45:21


    We are playing Bookish Would You Rather with our guest, Romantic Suspense Author Natalie Walters!

    Episode 12: This or That

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 40:18


    In this episode we are answering each other’s bookish This or That questions!

    Episode 11: Breaking The Book Slump

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 22:06


    In this episode we chat about common catalysts of book slumps and tips on how to get out of a book slump!

    Episode 10: Bookstagram Made Me Do It

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 28:07


    In today’s episode we are chatting about all the different things Bookstagram has persuaded us to do!

    Episode 9: Seasons Readings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 22:52


    In this episode we talk about holiday reading!

    Episode 8: Bookstagram Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 28:10


    In this episode we are chatting about some basics of Bookstagram and giving a few tips and tricks!

    Episode 7: Teams and Tours

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 37:44


    In this episode we chat about book launch teams and tours!

    Episode 6: Never Have I Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 29:16


    A fun episode where we chat about some common bookish things and fess up to if we have done them!

    Episode 5: All About Suspense

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 25:59


    This episode is all about suspense! What we love, what we don’t, and how much romance is too much when it comes to suspense?

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