Literary Bitchcraft

Hey guys! This episode is a literary deep dive into "She Who Became the Sun" by Shelley Parker-Chan! Sorry for being MIA for a month, Alexis does the edits and had the flu back to back with covid! She saw Nicole during her very brief days of health, and somehow gave her: FLURONA! Didn't know that was a thing, but Nicole DOES have mutant superpowers now. Please enjoy a longer ep and we'll see you guys next week!

We're the villains because we take like half an hour to get to the book. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio is one of our faves, and we think it'll be one of yours too!

Heyyyyyyy bitches! First half of this episode is dedicated to breaking down First Kill, it's wrongful cancellation, and the wonderful short story it's based on by V.E. Schwab. The second half of this episode is a slow, paralyzing descent into madness that includes Nicole's teeth, dead Catholic grandmas and Laura getting the local plague. So a very normal episode. Enjoy!

Hey bitches and witches, tis the season for zombies, ghouls, and three girls! It's spooky season but it's also season three release day. This recording is from March, post Nicole getting covid and pre Laura getting covid (Alexis is till the pinnacle of health if you ignore her watery bowels, as Sarah J Maas would say.) This episode is all about catching up on what we've read in our nine month absence (no babies were made, except for season three.) We discuss a lot in this one, but I somehow still had to edit out over thirty minutes of getting yelled at for missing brunch. We missed you guys!

Hey bitches! In this episode of Literary Bitchcraft we discuss fanfiction. Laura and Alexis dive into the history, it's current impacts, and the future possibilities of the internet's favorite literary device. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

We're back!!!! And we're discussing Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern! Nicole and Laura (Laura murdered Alexis, RIP) discuss their favorite parts of the book, the definition of magical realism and the books they've read in the genre, Disneyland and how NFTs are indeed like kohls cash. Alexis' ghost only regrets not being there to defend New Girl as it's slandered (Schmidt stans rise up! :( but sit down for this episode :( but rise up later when Alexis comes back!) Also this episode is a bit quiet, because Alexis is tech and she was dead :( so, to quote Trace Adkins, Honkey Tonk Badonkadonk: Turn it up some. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi bitches! This is a wrap up covering what we read in September and October, but it gets VERY unwrapped. Somehow, we discuss monster fucking, the mythos surrounding the female gaze, superiority of female authors, the different ways that authors handle female pain, and yeah, I guess what we read a little bit. It's our most analytical episode yet, while somehow being our most off track. Hope you enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi everyone! Happy late Halloween! To dedicate an episode to our favorite spooky season, we discuss the history of vampires and how they've grown culturally! We talk Catholic guilt, the Cullen's Mormonism, and how window climbing lesbian's set the tone for it all. Enjoy and we'll see you next week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

In this episode Laura and Alexis discuss "Red, White and Royal Blue" by Casey McQuiston! They compare it a little to "One Last Stop" but we promise, this is much less hectic episode and we actually discuss the book and not just Alexis' doo doo ass. We hope you enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi everyone! In this episode Laura and Alexis finally get to talk about writing! We have recorded this episode three times with an unfortunate smelting accident that kills it at the end every single time. Yet this one survived! We talk about our journey through becoming writers and where we're at now with it (not very far, but we're having fun!) Enjoy and talk to you soon! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi everyone! This week we (being Laura and Alexis ONLY) finally get to talk about Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat!! There will be a trigger warning listed at the bottom of the info box, please read before listening! We get to discuss C.S. Pacat and the wonderful princes they wrote about that so wholeheartedly ended up capturing US (ONLY LAURA AND ALEXIS.) Also, Nicole is missing (she is safe don't worry.) Somehow this is our longest episode at an hour and forty five minutes even though we've mentioned this book at least a dozen times in season one. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you guys next week! Trigger Warning: this episode heavily covers topics such as rape, molestation, child prostitution and death. We have an entire full ten minute discussion regarding the way that rape is viewed through the lens of Captive Prince vs other media and if you feel like any of these would make you uncomfortable please skip this episode, or stop listening by the one hour mark if you don't want to hear the detailed discussion. You guys being comfortable is always what's most important to us, as well as having these conversations that don't always feel easy and we try to balance that when creating these. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi everyone! In this quick little episode we introduce ourselves, give some fun facts, and talk a little bit about our reading preferences. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Well damn, it looks like the groom's bride really is a whore. Today, we discuss Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. We're all a little in love with Darlington, Hellie, Pam and Alex, but who isn't? This story inspired us to read, write, weep, and once again talk about how much we love the (bitch)craft of literature as a whole! Let us know what you think about hearing from us on Mondays and we'll see you next week! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi all! Sorry this episode is late, but we get to talk Twilight in it! Laura and Alexis as the local degree holders on all things Twilight (By Stephanie Meyer) answer all of Nicole's venom-induced burning questions surrounding the saga. This is one of the few times we stay insanely on track, and we're only mildly ashamed of that. See ya'll on Friday! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

In this episode we talk about all the books we purchased this summer with a summer bookhaul! We also discuss a little bit about the comic book knowledge we've gained since our episode about them earlier in the season, how good Of Blood and Ash is so far and Nicole picking some romances (whether on accident or on purpose!) Love ya'll and happy Friday! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Happy Friday! In this episode we discuss what graphic novels and comics we've read and plan on reading. We also talk about how intimidating it is to get into traditional comics, Canadian 2000s hit kid TV shows, and V.E. Schwabs abilities to write such a vast variety of characters. Oh, and Saga, Saga, Saga. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hiiii!!! In this week's episode we talk about One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston! Who's name (and book name) we struggle so desparately to pronounce. This episode is a little all over the place, and we also discuss shittin, fartin, and type a personality types. Nicole also opens us up with a smooth asthmatic episode. So a normal lit bitch week! We hope you enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hiiii!!! We're back! We talk a little bit about what we read while we were gone and what we plan on reading in the upcoming month. Nicole has a birthday, Alexis has some summer classes, and Laura reads eleven books in a month! And the episode is late! So things are back and they're rolling baby, thanks for being here for the first episode of season two and we'll see you next Friday! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

A final wrap up to quite literally wrap up our first season. Woo Hoo! We'll be back August 6th at 4:30pm with season 2! We look forward to chatting with you guys soon !!!!!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

That title sounds like we have stolen a small gay and hidden them in our pocket doesn't it? Anyway, happy pride month! From two bisexuals and an ally as we discuss a lot of our favorite LGBT fiction~! This is our second to last episode before we close out season one, and get ready for season two which will release in August!!! So cool :D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hiiiiii! In this episode we discuss our May wrap up, true crime, and there's a lot of rambles from a drunk Nicole and drunker Alexis. Enjoy and ttyl!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi!!! In this episode we discuss books a little, but we also discuss the Hulk, Ella Enchanted, and One Direction. Talk to ya'll soon! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

In this episodic chapter of Literary Bitchcraft™ we larynx vibrate about Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, the mouth watering appeal of tamales and what they do in our hands, and uh... spooky ghosts???!!?1? (STORYTIME) (I ALMOST DIED) (I MET HARRY STYLES) Tamales are the official food of Literary Bitchcraft™. Support our purchasing of more tamales through a monthly donation! Unfortunately they will still slip through our fingers. Enjoy the slimey noises! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

In this episode we discuss books we think are underrated, overrated, and which ones deserved the hype. Also at one point Alexis accidentally says "Darker Shades" when she meant "Fifty Shades" and it's going to haunt her for like a few months. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

A deep dive into Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo! We really loved this book and had so much fun talking about it's wonderful characters! We also discuss accents, coming out, and H*lsey again! Hope ya'll enjoy :D --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Fuck shirley all my homies hate shirley Spoiler free review of the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

A deep dive of My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix! Enjoy! TW: The book covers sensitive topics such as rape, racism, pedophilia and gore. If any of that bothers you, no worries we'll see you next week! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Spoiler Free (through some desperate editing) review of My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix! This episode somehow opens up with an immediate spoiler of the TV Show Reign, if that matters.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

it's a wrap up episode baby! We discuss the books we read in March, what we plan to read in April, and Laura and Nicole go Full Book Nerd Mode while Alexis is in the bathroom. Enjoy!! We'll see you on Tuesday with a spoiler free ep!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hi guys!!! we missed you :D in this episode we try to sell each others books the other two have never read! It was insanely fun to record and we hope you have just as much fun listening! See you next week xoxoxxoxooxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

We gaslight, girlboss, and gatekeep all over this female author discussion in honor of women's month. Sorry we make that joke so much, we just couldn't help ourselves. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Check it out. Wrap up episode with side steps into cults, bad smut and staying strapped. So, the usual. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

You ever get hung up on how different a book and it’s movie counterpart are? Same except we got hung up on an actor’s nose. Well at least laura did. Join us in discussing books that turned into movies and how they were good, bad, and sometimes even better --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

In this episode we take a blast into the past, and talk about books we were required to read in high school. We also mention some books we read for fun and a few favs from middle school. We also lament full bookshelves, our lack of knowledge around classics, and talk about Fifty Shades of Gray a little too much. Love ya'll! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

On this episode we're doing a deep dive into the Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alex E. Harrow. Nicole and Laura had a lot of feelings on this, and this is the most we hear from Nicole since Norwegian Wood (that should give you an idea of how this goes.) We'll talk to you guys soon, ciao darlings. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Spoiler free review about the novel "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" by Alix E. Harrow! See ya'll on Friday! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hey, we missed you! In this episode we discuss our January wrap up, covering books like Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, Cruel Prince by Holly Black, and talk about our plans to finish out the month. We also discuss starting a cult to avoid cults, with the sole mission of ****ing Tom Cruise. Love you guys and talk to you soon!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

In this episode we do a deep dive on All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda! We talk about this twisty novel while eating chicky nuggies (don't tell Nicole we called them that.) We hope you enjoy!! Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Heyyyy witches and bitches! Every time we do a deep dive on a book (which we usually do at least twice a month!) we're now releasing spoiler free episodes the Tuesday prior so you can see if you'd be interested in reading the book before we get down to all the nitty gritty details! Enjoy!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Dear God, we shouldn't drink apple juice anymore. This episode has it all, death, vomiting, and a bluescreened computer. Also we talk about a book, titled "In Five Years" by Rebecca Serle. There are a couple trigger warnings tagged at the bottom of this description. This was a rough one for us, but we hope you all enjoy. TW: Cancer, vomiting (noises and mention.) Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Hey witches and bitches! Happy Friday! We miss you as much as we don't miss last year. We spend this episode talking about what a wonderful year it was for a reading though! Hear a lot about our favs, a little about our least, and some of the months we crammed in 10+ books because we love novels a little too much. TTYL  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Girls get ready to gag! Happy New Year! For our first episode of the year we discuss our 2021 TBRs and our reading plans for the year. Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Just a lil final wrap up on our month long tirade on our love for the Darker Shades of Magic trilogy. We'll be taking the next couple Friday's off to gear up for next year, launching our Youtube, and planning our 2021 TBR. January 1st we'll be back with an episode about everything we read in 2020! See you in the new year (unless you follow us on social media, where we never shut up) Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

If you saw this title before, no you didn't. If you hear ambient traffic noise throughout the episode, no you don't. If you hear my demon kitten Pootie terrorizing us and screaming throughout the majority of the episode, she would never do that. Please enjoy this so I can continue to feed Pootie and she doesn't kill me in my sleep. please. she's looking at me right now im so scared oh God Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

This episode is wild because you get audio issues, simping, and also slowly hearing Alexis get sick. We talk about the second book of the Darker Shades of Magic Trilogy by V.E. Schwab, A Gathering of Shadows. We also briefly, but intensly, discuss Win-A-Winning with Iggy Azalea.  *Intro and Outro will be edited in future episodes, so again, sorry for the abrupt ending! We've all been in and out of quarantine, love ya'll!* Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

On this weeks LBP episode, we begin our three part series on V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic series. As ya'll may know, we're obsessed with Miss Schwab, and these next three episodes truly highlight why. It's a shorter episode, but in it we do get attacked by a cat, mention Redacted and Redacted, and summarize the entire first book. xoxo love you guys (Thanks for being patient while Alexis was sick!) P.S. sorry the episode ends abruptly, that will be fixed soon! Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Happy Friday the Thirteenth, witches and bitches! Today we have an author episode featuring Natalie Hibberd and her debut novel "Inside Out." We talk about a love of books, fear of semi colons, and online piracy. Basically, it's a very good episode. Hope ya'll enjoy, and see you next week! Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

This episode is long as hell but trust me I chopped it as much as I could. We discuss our love miss Addie LaRue which is as undying as she is. You also get to hear us sing Wonderwall again. Also V.E. Schwab basically owns us at this point. Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

Happy Halloween! One day off, but whatever the whole month is Halloween!! We talk about The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman, the prequel to Practical Magic. The Pre-preprequel just came out this month, and we're all very excited to read about Maria Owen's dramatic ass. Hope your spooky month went well, we love ya'll! Apologies for the first ten seconds of ASMR. Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

This is our September wrap up ladies and theydies! We talk about all the books we read in September, some favs from the summer, and Game of Thrones is talked about a lot but it gets cut up so much you only get two sentences. Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support

SppOOoky bookseller stories baaabbeeeyy free of charge (because we paid the price already in blood, sweat and tears.) There's even a surprise second Laura at the end of this episode! Don't forget to vote, sexies! Happy Halloweiner (even if we talk about coochies a lot in this episode.) Xoxoxoxoxoxoxxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Intro Music By: The Hypnotic Alien http://www.hypnoticalien.org/ Cover Art By: Sam https://twitter.com/raininguu?s=20 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/literarybitchcraft/support