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A deep dive into It Starts With Us & a quick explanation of our 2022 book brackets --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-The 2022 goodreads awards for each category -Our 5 star reads from this year --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Started the year with It Ends With Us & ending the year with It Starts With Us...because why not?! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Fave Comfort shows, Fave & Current Reads, Gilmore Girls Boyfriend Picks, Riley Sager, Colleen Hoover, & Gossip Girl --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Christmas lights, current reads, The Lies I Tell, & some shocking news --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton, All Your Perfects, Concert Ticket Stress, Merch & Dinosaurs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Potatoes, Selena Gomez, Jennette McCurdy, Elin Hilderbrand, & Patrick Rothfuss --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-Question...? Who is this song about anyway?! -TikTok Dances -The Lies I Tell Intro -Cartoon covers or nah? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-Kayla's son Carter joins us to talk about his Scholastic Book Fair experience -Midnights first impressions -The It Girl & It Starts With Us quick thoughts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Our *new* segment is released & risque conversations are had, Books we recommend and don't, Surprise finale - do not skip the end !!!  (so much happens in this episode...it is absolutely impossible to sum up), upcoming books for our “book club”: November - The Lies I Tell & December - It Starts With Us (obviously) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

**FAIRY TALE SPOILER ALERT ABOUT THE DOG @ 36 min 20 sec - 37 min** (answering the question I was asked multiple times lol) -Halloween candy discussion -Spooky movies/shows -How we felt about Practical Magic (book v. movie) -Please just read Fairy Tale by Stephen King!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Our guest this week is a lover of coffee & books just like us! She also sells reaaallly cute merch so check it out! https://coffeeandgoodreads.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SerenaMcGowan @coffeeandgoodreads_ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Kimberly Cortez graces us with her presence to discuss why people hate Taylor Swift so much and tells us about her journey to becoming a Swiftie! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Our final summer episode with a sprinkle of fall feels Our thoughts on The Summer I Turned Pretty book/show Will we talk about Taylor again? Listen to find out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Kayla's big moment, Midnights !!!, Reads outside of our comfort zone, Is Taylor fashionable? Does Harry Styles do cocaine? What do you LIKE/what are you passionate about? Nicole admits to liking Kanye's music...even the new stuff (and that's okay), We love pink & sparkles (also okay) "I want to wear pink and tell you how I feel about politics." -Taylor Swift --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Charlotte McConaghy shares her inspiration behind Once There Were Wolves & Migrations. She also gives us a fun lesson in Australian slang! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-Our biggest "guilty pleasure" read yet, ending the season with a very "summery" read! -Lots of holiday talk --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

What did you think of The Last Thing He Told Me?! Do you agree with Kayla or Nicole? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-the next book possibilities...(polls coming soon) -what are your fave spooky reads? (prepping for the fall) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

**Apologies for the static-filled entrance - it goes away after the first few seconds** Raquel Franco tells us about her poetry process, we talk about how wonderful it is to read on the beach (when uninterrupted) and share our love for Taylor Swift. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Kayla & Nicole discuss their favorite songs so far this summer (: Nicole will finally be reading The Last Thing He Told Me (which Kayla told her to read months ago). If you haven't read it yet, join in! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Let us know what you thought of this book! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Just hoping this title makes you curious enough to listen... :) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Gossiping with gareindeedreads & our cast picks for My Summer Darlings by May Cobb --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-What's your go-to Starbucks order? -Technical difficulties due to Kayla's popularity -Starbs or Dunks? -Mom brain at its finest --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Ashley Winstead joins us to talk about her incredible books (In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, Fool Me Once, and The Last Housewife) and shares some exciting news! Ashley is absolutely wonderful. We were star-struck. The Last Housewife - 8/16/22 !!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

The final HP episode of our little mini series :(((( Next book: People We Meet On Vacation - Emily Henry Next Next book: The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave This Fall: Gossip Girl! BIG THANK YOU for leaving such sweet reviews & thanks for telling your friends too! XOXO, Nicole & Kayla --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Harry Potter and the Magical Guestisode --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

A deep dive into the first HP movie and how it differs from the book... Nicole & Kayla have quite the difference in opinion! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Tune in to find out whether Kayla liked or disliked Harry Potter (and why)! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Where you goin' on a Friday night with your pals? recent reads, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Crawdads, stormy weather & technical difficulties --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

This or That: Dill or Sweet, Taylor Swift dance parties, the latest TikTok trends, we still love Colleen Hoover... & a book with a whole lot of characters --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Debate: sparkling or still water? Is there a correlation between fave water type and fave banana type? Jessica Payne, a woman of many talents: writer, nurse, mom & runner! Make Me Disappear - Release Date: 5/16 - order your copy now! Hands-free Kindle holder = bedtime bliss --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Join us as we talk with Christina and Lauren about how it works writing together under only one name! Get pumped for some exciting news! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-TV Shows or Movies -Trashy TV -Nicole's allergy test results -A whole lot of random other stuff…oh and books too! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-Listen to Nicole and Kayla get manipulated by fictional characters -Lending books or nah -Returning too many books on Audible -Birthday puzzles?! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-A whole lotta book vacationing along with some ruts  -Fun facts about Audible -Kayla gives us homework  -Leave us a review please!! (you'll know what to do if you listened to this entire episode) -xoxo N&K --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-The magical world of Bookstagram -We welcome Stacey and a tiny (and adorable) surprise guest -Enjoy the musical toys in the background -We talk about why we need books for balance! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-One Bad Haircut -Coconut or nah -An intro you won't wanna miss! -Thanks for listening (: --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-In Five Years Spoiler -Where we'd like to retire (ignore what I say in this episode about One Italian Summer - it's an amazing book and you should definitely read it -Nicole) -If you haven't already, watch The Bold Type on Netflix -The confusion of two people running one Instagram account --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-Book or Movie? -Our dream casts for It Ends With Us and Good Rich People --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Eliza Jane Brazier and her pup join us to talk about Good Rich People & If I Disappear ...and Gossip Girl & Euphoria too! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

In Five Years By Rebecca Serle - Intro (No Spoilers) -This or That: Which breakfast food would you choose? -A dive into some passionate Goodreads reviews (good & bad) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Stephanie Wrobel chats with us about her new book, This Might Hurt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

-Rock Paper Scissors Spoiler Episode -Sorry about the beginning if you hate The Bachelor -Nicole gets way too heated about cheesy quotes that belong at T.J. Maxx -Adam's one redeeming quality --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

REMINDERS OF HIM SPOILER STARTS AT 20:45 AND ENDS AT 30:53 -What book world would you choose to live in? -A fun newsletter rec -Current reads -Kayla's son: the dance boss --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

We welcome Missy Maye to tell us about her fave books! Other stuff: forced childhood activities, the monkey illusion, karate warts, hard copy vs audiobooks, lots of random off-topic discussion --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Snow days, happy endings vs cliffhangers, more differences in opinion & the intro to our next book: Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Nicole's passion for brushing her teeth, an analysis of Santa, and a VERY thorough spoiler episode about the book, “It Ends With Us” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

Alex, our tech wizard and the co-editor of Perfectly Imperfect newsletter joins us to discuss his book recs. Other important things: The Harry Potter reunion, crying in the shower, and the debate over dog-ears Instagram: alpal.alpal.alpal Alex's Newsletter: perfectlyimperfect.fyi --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support

The Sunday Scaries, The Greatest Showman soundtrack, our fictional BFFs, Kayla confesses to her lies from Episode 1, bar crawl announcements & Our faves from 2021/a few of our picks for 2022 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/btrtpod/support