YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!

HAPPY PRIDE! come hang while we talk about IKSW by the amazing Casey McQuiston.

 Hang out with Bailie and Payton as we chat about Li's debut novel: Portrait of a Thief.

Join Payton and guest host Mary Madison in convincing Bailie she needs to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Come chat with us about the delicious and fantastical Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly. We loved talking romance this Valentine's Day season!

Payton and Bailie chat about their 2021 reading year and talk about what they're looking forward to in the year ahead.

Join us for our FIRST AUTHOR INTERVIEW! With the great Alison Cochrun, author of THE CHARM OFFENSIVE. Honestly so thrilled to share this amazing reading experience and Treacherous (Taylor's Version) pairing with you! Come and hang with us! You can find Alison on Instagram at @alisoncochrun to keep up with all the details for her upcoming novel Kiss Her Once for Me (coming fall 2022)!

Join us as we chat about A World Between by Emily Hashimoto and how it fits into the beautiful story telling of All Too Well by Taylor Swift (obviously the ten minute Taylor's Version).

Payton and Bailie chat about the upcoming Taylor's Version of Red and cover some books that fit the album! We're so excited about our Taylor Swift themed month!

We are wrapping up our Dark Academia Month with If We We're Villains and are thrilled to have special guests Austin and Sophia from @brightyoungthingspod join us! It's the perfect way to finish off a spooky, atmospheric month!

We continue our Dark Academia October with an amazing discussion with Megan from @booksnblazers ! Come hang with us and hear all about why you should pick up Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth

Join Payton and Bailie to discuss Ace of Spades - their second read for Dark Academia Month. Also note the new intro provided not at all by Payton and entirely mixed to perfection by her brother.

We're baaaaaaack! Kicking season 2 off with A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee. Bailie and Payton are so happy to be back to talk all things books with you! Dark Academia Month is the perfect welcome back.

Come hang with us for our season finale as we chat with Carlee and Emma about two fanfics: The Devil's Keeper by TheTruthAboutLove and Twist and Shout by gabriel and standbyme both of which can be found on Archive of Our Own! We've had so much fun this season and will be back soon!

Payton and Bailie spend the episode discussing some of their favorite books that they've read for Pride and that are coming out this month! They also spend a little time discussing One Last Stop.

Come hang with us as we chat about Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin, which is out TODAY June 1, 2021. We also celebrate Bailie's birthday!

Hey friends! This week we talk about the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. There is SO much to talk about with this book, from unlikeable characters to unapologetic women to devastating loss. We LOVED this book and we can't wait for you to hear us chat about it with Lizzie, one of Payton's friends from college. Don't forget to give us a rating, follow, and review! And if you haven't already, check out our Instagram @youhavetoreadthisbookpodcast

Come hang with Bailie, Payton, and The BookstaGays cohosts Alex and Sam. We play some fun games, have some very serious conversations about the gay agenda and Taylor Swift, and talk about our favorite books!

Hey friends! This week we have the amazing Courtney from @sipsandfables on Instagram chat with us about Lore & Lust, the gay, slow-burn vampire romance by Karla Nikole that EVERYONE needs in their lives right now!! Come hang with us.

This week we have the lovely Rachel Elizabeth Phelps, seventh grade literature teacher from South Carolina, talk with us about classics. Rachel has excellent recommendations and even if you aren't sold on classics, you will love how she describes these books. Swoon. You can check Rachel out at: http://rachelelizabethphelps.wordpress.com/

Come hang with us! This week we chat all about Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers with Bailie's girlfriend Katie. Spoiler alert: it's amazing.

On this weeks episode, we're joined by one of our favorite bookstagrammers and YHTRTBP's #1 fan, @Rowlandreads. Carrie is a new (and somewhat reluctant) romance reader, so we give her the run-down on allll of the romance book tropes. Thanks for listening!

Hey friends! This week, Bailie and Payton sit down to catch up about our weeks and chat a bit about everything from new bookshelves to Marvel movies. Then, we get into our book of the episode, the Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. We LOVED this book, we learned so much from this book, and we definitely decided it's a book you have to read. Don't forget to give us a review and follow, also don't hesitate to reach out on Instagram with any books or themes or guests you'd like to see!

Join Payton and Bailie this week as we talk about some of our favorite books by Black authors and some we're really excited to read this year!

Hey friends! Bailie and Payton are THRILLED to have Sophia and Austin from Bright Young Things podcast on the show to discuss They Never Learn by Layne Fargo. We've got some differing opinions, but mostly just strong ones. Join us as we chat about feminism, our favorite OTPs, unlikable female characters, and if happy endings are always deserved!

Payton and Bailie chat with Carlee: Dylan O'Brien enthusiast, Canadian-American, and fantasy reader extraordinaire. Come learn about her favorite reads of the year, tips for finishing over 100 books in 12 months, and how to write 50,000 words in 30 days! We promise we only talk about RWRB for part of it.

Welcome back, friends! On this week's episode, Payton and Bailie recap their Christmas's and discuss how they like to spend NYE. We also cover current drinks and tv obsessions like the Undoing and Bridgerton. Then, we discussed the book of the episode, which is Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Payton LOVES this book, Bailie liked it enough to recommend, and we talked about all our favorite characters and themes, including how Julian is the cutest queer teenage boy character ever. Listen to the end to find out the next book we discuss and as always, give us a like, follow, and review. Cheers, friends!

Payton and Bailie recap their favorite books for the year and the books you don't have to read. We also cover the amazing Taylor Swift, Bailie's love for the author Ally Carter, and ask each other more questions so y'all can get to know us! Like. Comment. Subscribe. All of the things! Cheers, friends!

Y'all we actually recorded an episode! Come listen to Payton and Bailie ask each other questions so you can get to know us and chat about about a book you have to read- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender.