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Two Latinx readers met at a bookstore 10 years ago and all they have to show for it is this podcast. New episode out now!

Chanice & Vina


    • Aug 5, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 53 EPISODES


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    #50: Our Midyear Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 62:37


    Hi! After an unplanned hiatus, we are back! We apologize for the radio silence, life hit us both a little too hard in bad and in great ways. But we hope you have all been well, and in this episode we go over a few of the books we have made our way through so far this year. Thank you for listening!

    #49: Our 2023 Books Battle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 47:39


    In this one, we really didn't learn our lesson and have once again battled our favorite books of 2023. It was torture! We hope you enjoy listening to us struggle D:

    #48: Our 2024 Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 46:41


    In this episode, Vina shares the most random astrology story and then we eventually get into our hopes and dreams for 2024

    #47: Our 2023 Recap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 40:38


    Happy New Year! We are back and feeling ✨ brand new ✨ with a crisp and clean sound thanks to P&T Knitwear's podcast studio! In this one, we go over our 2023 reading stats and more. Thanks for listening!

    #46: Goodreads Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 24:48


    In this short one, we find out which of us guessed the most winners of the GR awards!

    #45: We Stay Mad at Goodreads!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 48:15


    In this one, we vent heavily over the audacity of the Goodreads Choice Awards. Forget our usual format, we got a lot to say and we mean it with our whole chest! Let us know what you think of this year's nominees.

    #44: Latinx TBR

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 70:07


    In this one we share our latest reads and the Latinx titles we hope to read by the end of 2023. Thanks for listening!

    #43: We Caught Up, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 84:54


    We're back! We have so many last reads to fill you in on and we each share a bit about our separate trips to DC to see our queens

    #42: Mid-year Check In!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 72:17


    In this one, we share some pretty amazing recent reads and dive into a midyear reading check in! Thanks as always for tuning in ❤️

    #41: Pride Bookstore Crawl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 65:17


    In this one we discuss another buddy read (!!!), and Chanice shares her experience with NYC's Pride Bookstore Crawl. We hope you enjoy!

    #40: Buddy Read & Book Haul!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 60:51


    In this one, we chat about buddy reading one of our most anticipated books of 2023 and Vina shares her Portland book haul!

    #39: Catching UP!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 58:29


    In this one, we bring you up to date on all the great and not so great books we've read so far. Let us know if you decide to pick any of these up ❤️

    #38: Love is Blind, oh and Books Too...

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 60:09


    In this one, we rant quite a bit about Love is Blind - did you watch this insane season?? Once we get back on track, Chanice shares her poetry haul from The Strand and Vina shares her meeting one of her fave authors, Gabrielle Zevin!

    #37: Our last six reads!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 74:54


    Hi, welcome back! We are so sorry for this unintentional hiatus - we had some technical and scheduling conflicts. We are excited to be back to update you on our last six reads. Let us know what you think of these titles, too! We appreciate your patience and continued support

    #36: Our 2023 Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 57:42


    In this one, we are finally back to update you on our latest reads and to share our surprising reading goals! Let us know what your goal is too

    #35: We Battle Our Faves, Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 45:26


    In this one, we remain toxicas and battle our fave books of 2022 for the second half of the year. Also lots of reading updates! We hope you enjoy ☺️

    #34: Our 2022 Wrap Up + Stats!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 55:45


    In this episode, we share our stats and wrap up our 2022 reading year! Thanks as always for tuning in ❤️

    #33: Last Book Haul of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 51:40


    In this one we share our last reads of 2022 and our last book purchases! Thanks for listening this year, we really appreciate you and hope that it was a great reading year for you too!

    Mini episode: Results are in!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 30:35


    In this one, get our live reaction to the Goodreads Choice Award winners!

    #32: Our 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 57:30


    In this one, we take turns predicting the winners in each category of the Goodreads Choice Awards. Winner will get French toast and a book from the loser

    #31: Our Unhinged Goodreads Awards Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 57:12


    In this one, we get heated and cuckoo over the Goodreads nominees. Let us know who you have voted for!

    #30: Our Zodiac Recs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 48:07


    In this one, we share recommendations based on our zodiac signs! Let us know if you would like for us to recommends books based on your sign. As always, thank you for listening!

    #30: Spooktacular Recs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 44:35


    In this one, Vina shocks the pod with three last reads !!! And we both share spooky and thrilling reads for the season. Thanks for tuning in!

    #29: Another Latinx Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 50:17


    In this one, we update you on our Latinx reads so far and we share the finalists of the National Book Award! As always thank you for listening!

    #28: The Real Mini Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 40:56


    In this one, we promised to simply touch base and keep it short but as usual we go on tangents

    #27: Latinx Wellness Check

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 52:14


    In this one, we touch base on how we are doing with our TBR Latinx pile. We also discuss each title nominated in the fiction and poetry longlist of the National Book Award! As always thanks for listening!

    #26: Our Latinx Heritage Month TBR's!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 48:31


    In this episode, we briefly address our previous episode on TJR but not for long because LATINX HERITAGE MONTH IS HERE! We are so excited for the books we will be reading. Let us know what you plan to read too!

    #25: Our TJR Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 45:16


    In this episode, we are coming to you from Connecticut! We drove over for Taylor Jenkins Reid's book launch and obviously visited a bookstore and library! Let us know what you think, we're happy to keep the conversation going!

    #24: We Battle our Faves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 49:22


    In this episode, we decided it was a good idea to battle our favorite books for the first 6 months of 2022. Cue violence

    #23: Tres Muchachas, Three Diverse TBRs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 54:57


    In this one, we have a very special returning guest - Julissa! Since we mention her in every episode and some of you have asked for her to come back - we delivered! We share diverse titles currently on our TBR pile. We hope you enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!

    #22: AZ Bookstore Crawl & a Catch-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2022 63:09


    In this one, we catch you up on our recent reads and Vina shares her bookstore experience in Phoenix. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always we love to hear your feedback!

    #21: Pride Bookstore Crawl & TBR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 54:37


    In this one, Vina shares her bookstore crawl experience and Chanice tells us which five books are in her Pride TBR! We hope you enjoy the episode and as always we love to hear your feedback.

    #20: 2022 Mid Year Wrap-Up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 63:17


    In this one, we catch you up after an unintentional hiatus and we summarize what we've read for the first half of 2022. We hope you enjoy it and as always we love to hear your feedback.

    #19: Happy Poetry Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 50:11


    In this one, we find out who has read a ton since our last episode and who really hasn't

    #18: Women Debut Authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 49:35


    In this one, we catch you up on the books we've read and share our most anticipated women debut titles in honor of Women's History Month! We hope you enjoy it and as always we love to get your feedback!

    #17: Black-Owned NYC Bookstores

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 53:58


    In this one, we visited some of NYC's black-owned bookstores! You all voted for this to be our topic and we were more than happy to deliver! We hope you enjoy it and as always we love to get your feedback!

    #16: Reading Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 44:33


    In this one, we start off with a quick recap of the books we've read in January, followed by a few useful reading habits that any reader can apply to make reading a consistent habit!

    #15: 2021 Wrap Up, 2022 Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 48:06


    Happy New Year! Thanks for tuning in to another episode! In this one, we share if we met our 2021 goals and wrap up our year. We also share what we hope to achieve in 2022! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #14: Our bookstore adventures!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 41:34


    In this episode, we share our time shopping at Barnes & Noble - which we haven't done together in over a decade! We share our book hauls, one of us is bigger that the other... And we thank you all for listening to our podcast in 2021! We look forward to recording more episodes for you next year! Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    Mini Episode: Goodreads Award Winners Are In!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 33:59


    In this short, bonus episode we share our live reaction to the Goodreads Award winners! Tune in for our shock, excitement, and slight disappointment. As always let us know what you think! Did your picks win? Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #13: Goodreads Awards, We Have Some Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 70:30


    In this episode, we are sharing our thoughts on this year's Goodreads Choice Awards - the good, the bad, the 'who the heck is picking these books', and more. We also lock in our predictions for the winners, keep an eye out for another episode on Monday when we will record our reaction to the winners. Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #12: Yay! Our First Guest!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 67:12


    In this episode, we are so excited to introduce you all to one of our dearest friends, Julissa! She shares with us how her reading year is going and we do the Moody Book Tag together. It's a lot of fun and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did :) Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #11: Happy Latinx Heritage Month!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 57:31


    WE'RE BACK!!! We are so sorry for the radio silence but we are back with you to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month! In this episode, we update you on our last and current reads, and we recommend Latinx books that you might not have heard of! Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #10: We Found a Book Village!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 57:44


    In this episode, we tell you all about the book village we found in upstate New York! And of course, we share our latest reads and recommendations. Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #9: Book to TV/Movie Adaptations

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 69:52


    In this episode, we discuss the book to movie/tv adaptations that we love and the ones that we are excitedly waiting for! Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #8 - Mid-Year Wrap Up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 56:03


    In this episode, we update you in our last and current reads. We also do the mid-year wrap up tag in which we share the best and most disappointing reads of 2021 so far! Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #7 - Happy Pride!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 47:47


    In this episode, we update you in our last, current, and next reads. The main topic is a celebration of Pride books and we share LGBTQ+ books we strongly recommend that you add to your TBR right now! Let us know what you think and thanks as always for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #6 - Shadow & Bone Part 1 (SPOILERS!!!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 64:46


    In this episode, we update you in what we have finished reading, what we hope to read next, and we share our thoughts on Shadow & Bone (the Netflix show AND the first book in the series). Please beware that we don't hold back on spoilers!! Let us know what you think and thanks for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #5 - Book Tea & Big Hauls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 64:16


    In this episode, we discuss some book tea ☕️ (book world is messy right now) and we update you on some new favorite books we've read. Chanice also shares a poem inspired by the cover of Dealing in Dreams which you all voted on! Let us know what you think! Thanks for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram @poetandreader

    #4 - Our Intro 2.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 64:24


    In this episode we chat about what we've read since our last episode and then we dive into who we are, how we met, and our younger reading years. Let us know what you think! Thanks for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @poetandreader

    #3 - All About the Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 58:07


    In this episode we will be doing a reading wrap up, talking about Chanice's writing process, our journeys in publishing as latinas, and sharing the women writers who have shaped us as readers. Let us know what you think! Thanks for tuning in! Follow us on Instagram @poetandreader

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