Lit·tea·rary

It may seem like we never delete anything…but we DO! Here are our top bloopers from the last year. Eat your cookies in the bath, smack a gnat, and join us with your favorite hot beverage as we relive the funny (and very in-tune) never before heard moments of 2020. Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your funny memories at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog (or don't) at sites.google.com/lit-tea-rary --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Did 2020 hurt you? No, this book did DANIELLE! This month we skimmed This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens, a romcom without the rom OR the com. Fall into a pothole with us as we ship Minnie Cooper to Old Jersey where she meets Quinn and they snog, but also kinda just like doooooon’t. I wish I could give you any context, but there is none. Don your fish tie, eat your pie soup in a bread bowl, and join us with your favorite hot beverage! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIEEEEEEE! And happy 2021. Follow our Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your unappreciated jokes at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Heck fire yes; we are back with another episode! This week we find the truth about Home Before Dark by Riley Sager with a nice cup of Scarlett Citrus Rooibos tea. Alyssa requests constant eye-contact during her rrrrreviews while Katie hits us with a sassy TL;DR #judging. So slap that bag of soil, grab your favorite snake-less beverage, and join us in this house of horrORs! Follow our Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your thoughts at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

New Brand Alert! Two gals sip COCKTAILS and chat books. In this episode, we rant and (briefly) rave about The Guest List by Lucy Foley. All the characters were drunk, so we decided to have a drink (or three), too... Alyssa reads a variety of reviews and dishes out the plot holes. Meanwhile, Katie is the mess in this episode and can’t stop burping, singing, and getting heated. So, grab your studio gremlin, sail to a conveniently stormy and remote island, and join us with your hot or alcoholic beverage (you might need it)! Follow our Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your drunk texts at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Did you like part one? No? Well, here’s part two and we don’t know what’s going on! Journey down this worm (rabbit?) hole with us as we finish up our “synopsis” (reenactment?) of the film. This episode features a knockoff Killian Jones, Katie’s beautiful singing, and Alyssa’s dinosaur knowledge. Join us with your bucket of blood! Follow us on Instagram @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send title ideas to lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Here's our blog: sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

These are ten phenomenal novels by ten Black authors everyone should read. Fiction provides a gateway to the experiences of others that we can all use to educate ourselves. These authors are incredible, intelligent, and inspiring. Kindred Their Eyes Were Watching God A Death in Harlem The Color Purple The Underground Railroad The Water Dancer New People Maud Martha Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self Passing It’s a different episode format emphasizing the texts and their authors in an effort to amplify Black voices.

Welcome to Coff-movie-ee, the podcast where we yeet THE Velocipastor right out the window. That’s right, this week we cover the 2019 cult-classic-wannabe, THE Velocipastor! Join Kaffinated Katie, KandiKate, and Alyssa as they TL;DW the first half of the film. Warm your abdomen, grab a glass of red wine – because of blood? – and try to spot Katie’s water bottle! Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us an email ‘cause we’re lonely at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Practice safe text; use commas! Disclaimer: Podcast recorded before quarantine began and Katie’s sh*t hit the fan. Love you, bye! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Get ready for lots of positive grunting! *mic drop* This week, we dive into something that is right in our alley and up our wheelhouse: SHORT STORIES!! We each share one of our favorite pieces of short fiction and boy are they different. Katie covers the genre annihilator Carmen Maria Machado and her quiet “Horror Story.” Meanwhile, Alyssa babbles about the Lori Alice Munro-lore “semi-biotic” short story “People Like That are the Only People Here.” Are these our future selves? Comb your beard, grab your favorite hot beverage with a single ice cube, and tune in to find out! Follow our Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your fav short stories at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Read the stories at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hot spook-tacular diggity dang is this an exciting episode! We’re talking about The Sun Down Motel, a boo-ty shaking, diaper filling, paranormal, true-crime, women’s fiction novel written by fellow murderino Simone St. James, a.k.a Katie’s future self but sadly without a Wikipedia page. After giving a short background on St. James and her 18 day old novel, we show off our own expertise (we expertize?) in paranormal and true crime to talk about the blending of these genres! So take off those uncomfortable jeans, put on that diaper, and join us with your fav hot beverage and murderino spirit! Follow our Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your spookiest re-boo at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Where’d you go, plot hole? Where’d you go, frog facts? Where’d you go, ice cube? Not the freezer! But really, where did you go, Bernadette? This week we talk about the satirical (?) Maria Semple novel! Buckle up for a buttload of in-your-end-os and a wild ride to the south pole to meet Santa. We chat about the novel's form, voice, and library binding! But we promise it’s not as dull as it sounds. Take off those pants, grab your key-card, ice cube for your hot beverage, and join us on this cruise. Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your innuendos at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Talented. Cunning. Strong. Stunning. These are all words you can use to describe us. Oh, and Evelyn Hugo. This week, we discuss Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo while sipping some GREEN tea, Hugo’s signature color. We may have minimal notes but fret not, we have many disagreements about this novel! From the title to the structure to where to purchase books, we don’t see eye to eye….or do we? #PoorCommunciationSkills. Listen in with your fav green tea (don’t worry, we’ll wait for you to brew some) and gorgeous, green, Hollywood gown. Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your thoughts on Evelyn at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are truly so excited to announce that we are finishing the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series with a bang...and some choking. We kindly choose which books to cut from the series after listing the RICK-diculous number of books Rick Riordan has written. Katie deeply insults Alyssa by saying she wouldn't tell her where she put her Achilles heel after telling her exactly where she put her Achilles heel. And we finish strong with frustration that Clarisse IS. NOT. BLONDE. Follow our Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us book recommendations since we are finally done with the series at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Can you navigate our Labyrinth of tangents to find the point? No? Neither can we! What we do know is that Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth is a-MAZE-ing just like our conversation about it. We twist and turn through some marketing info before Katie gives the most succinct TL;DR ever recorded (on this podcast). Then we lose Ariadne’s string completely and get lost in the depths of a teen love triangle - square? - and other key takeaways from the book. Join us with your fav devil’s bush tea and literary love! Practice safe text; use commas! Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your tangents at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our bios at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our first guest! This week we interview our friend and fellow writer, Scott; or should we say, we're just rappin' yo. First, Scott perplexes us with his love of classics. Then, we chat about fiction workshops, our WORST stories, and how we all ended up writing together. Listen in for the deets, yo! Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us a rap at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Interested in listening to the interesting third Percy Jackson and the Olympians book, The Titan's Curse? Well, we have an interesting podcast for you! We got our first interesting listener email and we have an intriguing chat about narrative voice in YA literature. Then Alyssa gives a thought-provoking TL;DR before we have another interesting, intriguing, and downright thought-provoking discussion about the Hunters and death. Send us synonyms (please) for "interesting" at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com, we only have two. Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Check out our blog sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I see you noticed the time. Please give it a chance, but also feel free to "Boooooo." I know we do. This week we cover the second and final Percy Jackson movie, The Sea of Monsters! With another plot summary, we take you on an odyssey through the pitfalls of the film. We ring in the new year three weeks late with some beer, wine, and singing. Join us with your favorite hot or alcoholic beverage! Follow us on Insta @lit.tea.rary.podcast Email us with book recommendations at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Check out our blog at sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Back to the books! This week we cover Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, the second book in the series. Katie shares the correct pronunciation of Riordan and Alyssa has some Odyssey trivia for you. Then we dive into a plot summary as smooth as the sea of monsters. Grab your favorite PUNCH, buckle up for a bumpy ride of mispronunciation, and listen in for a good laugh. Email us at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com with summary complaints. Follow us on Instagram @lit.tea.rary.podcast Check out our blog at https://sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Happy 2020! New Year, new media... movies! This week, we cover the movie adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Katie finds Rick Riordan's savage emails which leads to an elegant (kinda) plot summary. Then we share our peeves with the film and you'll NEVER guess what Alyssa's is! Email us: lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @lit.tea.rary.podcast Check out our website: sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Practice safe text; use commas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we talk about Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, while sippin' on some salt water (@Poseidon). We cover the origin story and publishing buyouts. Then Katie goes on a blubbering rant about the Lotus Casino, causing Alyssa's brain to *cricket*. Join us with your favorite salt (or hot beverage)! Check out pictures and summary on our blog: sites.google.com/view/lit.tea.rary Follow us on Instagram @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your thoughts on the Lotus Casino: lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week we talk about Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng with some Citrus Sunrise tea in an elephant mug! We fangirl over Ng and get into some big concepts around the representation of race and motherhood. Join us with your favorite hot beverage! Check out pictures and summary on our blog: https://sites.google.com/view/lit.tea.rary Follow us on Instagram @lit.tea.rary.podcast Send us your ideas at lit.tea.rary.podcast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to our first episode! This week, we drink Spice Dragon Red Chai and talk about Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, a.k.a. Dan Mallory. We cover the juicy scandals surrounding our fav spice dragon, including faking cancer, saying his dad, mom, and brother died (what about his sisters??) and emailing as his dead brother. Listen in for the plot twist! Check out pictures and summary on our blog: https://sites.google.com/view/lit-tea-rary Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lit.tea.rary.podcast/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Want to join a book club without leaving the house?? Now you can! We’re just two gals drinking tea and chatting books every Saturday! Join us with your favorite hot beverage and literary love. Practice safe text; use commas!