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Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Bring Your Own is a bookish podcast hosted by three besties who met via the internet. Each week join Brandi, Kendra, & Kayla as they chat (and sometimes fight) about their favorite books, authors, the bookish community, and more! Follow the pod on Instagram: @bringyourownpod Follow the hosts: Brandi: @brandos.books Kendra: @kendra.readz Kayla: @kaylas.bookshelf
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- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
We Read Some Weird Monster Romances So You Don’t Have To
It’s time for our 4th Annual Monster Romance Round Table, aka the time of year we read some truly ridiculous (and occasionally gross) monster romances and make…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Ellen O'Clover on How Rivalry is a Form of Intimacy
BONUS EPISODE: We’re joined by author Ellen O’Clover to talk all things If Not You and dive into her other works! We’re chatting about the inspiration behind…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Would YOUR Favorite Book Characters Survive a Horror Movie?
What happens when you take your favorite fictional characters and drop them into a horror movie? This week on Bring Your Own, we're throwing beloved characters…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The ACTUAL SCARIEST Thing in Romance Books... the CRINGE | Spooky Season Hater Episode
It’s spooky season, which means it’s time to put on our hater hats - we mean witches hats!! This week, we’re talking about the scary but not-so-scary things in…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
BYO COURT: Bookish Crimes Are Now on Trial
ALL RISE. BYO COURT IS NOW IN SESSION. This week, we’re taking our most controversial bookish opinions to court. One of us is the prosecution, one is the…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Giving Our Cohost a Bookish Performance Review
It’s time for Kayla’s annual performance review, we mean birthday celebration! Before Brandi and Kendra put her in the hot seat, Kayla looks back on her 30th…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS MOVIE REVIEW BONUS EPISODE | Our UNEDITED & UNFILTERED Reactions
We met late (FOR US!!!) last night for an immediate, unedited, totally unfiltered brain dump on The Love Hypothesis adaptation. We had THOUGHTS, and we needed…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
WE DRAFTED THE ULTIMATE POP CULTURE SUPER TEAM | Books, Movies & Music Draft
It’s football season, so of course we’re back with another BYO draft! This time we're building our pop culture super team with our players being books, movies…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersWelcome to BYO UNIVERSITY
WELCOME TO BYO UNIVERSITY. CLASS IS OFFICIALLY IN SESSION. Forget everything you thought you knew about school because at BYO University, the only thing on the…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Reylo, The Art of Improv, and Cosmic Love with Emma Brodie
This week we're joined by the author of one of our favorite books of the year, Into the Blue, by the one and only Emma Brodie! We talk all things art, acting…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Every Fall 2026 Book Release You NEED to Know About
The best fall 2026 book releases are almost here, and we’re breaking down all the most anticipated new books coming out this fall! From romance and fantasy to…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Books, Bravo, & a Bookish Roast - Brandi’s Birthday
In this special birthday episode, Brandi looks back on the past year, of course talks about the books that made the biggest impact on her, and spends a very…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Blind Reacting to Our Listeners' Bookish Hot Takes
We asked you for your hottest bookish takes, and now we’re reacting to them completely blind. No context, no preparation, just our immediate thoughts on your…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Joss Richard Talks Let’s Kiss and Tell, Fake Dating & So Much More
We sat down with Joss Richard to talk about her sophomore novel, Let’s Kiss and Tell and ended up talking about SO much more. From the book itself to romance…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Truly Sinful Bookish Takes | Our 7 Deadly Sins
The 7 Deadly Sins... but make it BOOKISH. We're taking one of our favorite YouTube trends and assigning books, authors, tropes, characters, and all kinds of…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Book Recommendations for Olivia Rodrigo Fans
Kendra is here with her solo episode, and she's pairing every song from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love by Olivia Rodrigo with the perfect book…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The Best and Worst Books of 2026 So Far
Midyear check-in time! We're officially halfway through 2026, so we're looking back at the books that completely blew us away... and the ones we wish we could…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Book Recs for Every Song on Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
Baby, don't you know that you're my golden hour? 🦋 This week, Kayla is hosting a solo episode where she pairs every track from Golden Hour to a book that…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
They Opened The Bookish Khia Asylum!
🚨 Welcome to the Bookish Khia Asylum 🚨 We're following the iconic "7 Levels of…" trend, but make it bookish. From Level 1 to Level 5 in our case, we're…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Book Recs for the folklore Girlies
What if every song on Taylor Swift's folklore had the perfect book to match? This week, Brandi is hosting a solo episode where she pairs every track from…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Hannah Brown Gets Real About Love, Heartbreak, and Her Most Personal Story Yet
Former Bachelorette and bestselling author Hannah Brown joins BYO to discuss her new book, Reasons to Be Loved By You. In this candid conversation, Hannah…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The Queer Hades Retelling Everyone's Talking About | Chip Pons Interview
You'll come for the spicy Hades retelling and stay for Chip's incredible energy. We had an absolute BLAST talking with Chip Pons about Dearly Departed, the…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
We Need to Talk About Every Year After
So we watched Every Year After... and we have thoughts. In this BONUS episode, we're diving into one of the most anticipated book-to-screen adaptations of the…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
BRUTALLY Honest Rankings of Our Book Club Picks
BYO Book Club is officially 1 year old! To celebrate, we ranked every book club pick... and some of these takes toward the end might end friendships! From…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
2026 Books You Need to Add to Your Summer TBR
In this episode we’re spotlighting the most anticipated romance, literary, and fantasy releases of the summer season. From heavy-hitting, big name romance…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Everyone’s Losing It and Brooke Averick Explains Why
Brooke Averick joins Bring Your Own to discuss her debut novel Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It and why modern life feels like one long emotional emergency. From…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
We Have A Lot to Say About Cherry Baby…
Did Rainbow Rowell deliver with Cherry Baby? This week on Bring Your Own, Kayla, Kendra, and Brandi are doing a FULL deep dive into Cherry Baby. We talk about…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
We Need to Talk About Off Campus
We couldn’t just NOT talk about Off Campus, so two episodes this week it is! We binged all of Off Campus, the brand-new TV adaptation inspired by the hockey…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Tier Ranking Your Favorite Book Couples
🚨 YOUR FAVORITE BOOK COUPLE IS BREAKING UP 🚨 Okay… maybe not literally… but we are tier ranking some of your favorite iconic romance book couples and making…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Books to Define a Year: Celebrating Kendra
A year of reading, evolving, and growth! We’re celebrating Kendra the only way we know how: through love and stories. In this special episode, we look back on…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
13 Going on 30: Revisiting Books We Loved as Tweens
In this week's episode Kayla, Kendra, and Brandi take a nostalgic dive back into the books that shaped us during our tween years, and the stories we once…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Reader Rot: Breaking Down the New York Times & Kindle Best-Sellers Lists
This week, we’re launching the first edition of Reader Rot, and things got interesting fast. We got into the weeds with the NYT and Amazon Kindle best seller's…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Reading 1-Star Review of our Favorite Books
We decided to hurt our own feelings this week. We went straight to the Goodreads 1-star reviews on our favorite books (AKA Hell on Earth) and pulled the…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez Deep Dive
Three hosts, one book, and very different opinions. In this week’s episode of Bring Your Own, we break down The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez. What worked, what…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Romance Author Rose & Thorn
This week we got REAL about our favorite romance authors. In this week’s episode, listeners called in to share their “roses and thorns,” the best and worst…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Mismatched Book Comps
We’ve all seen those “For fans of…” and “Perfect for readers who love…” blurbs on romance novels, but what happens when the comps make absolutely no sense…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
One Last Trip to the Windy City: A Windy City Series + In Her Own League Deep Dive
In this episode of Bring Your Own, we take a look back at the Windy City Series by Liz Tomforde and the moments, characters, and stories that made the journey…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Which Book Did It Better?
In this episode of Bring Your Own, we put books head-to-head and ask the question every reader secretly argues about: which book actually did it better? Kayla…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
2026 Spring Book Releases To Have On Your TBR
In this episode we’re spotlighting the most anticipated romance and fantasy releases of the spring season. From heavy-hitting, big name romance releases, to…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Bookish Game Night: AU Meet Cutes, Bookish Matchmaker, and Name That Book
Bookish Game Night is BACK! In this week’s episode, Kayla, Kendra & Brandi put their reader brains to the test with: AU Meet-Cutes; the cutest alternate…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Stephanie Archer Talks Vancouver Storm Series, Hockey Romance, and What Comes Next
Bestselling author Stephanie Archer joins us to talk hockey romance and the conclusion of the Vancouver Storm series. We dive into how The Wild Card, Coach…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The Greatest Love Stories of All Time
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we break down the greatest fictional romances of all time across books, television, and film. From timeless classics to modern…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Tier Ranking: Judging Books by Their Cover
We’re judging books by their covers with no shame. From covers we think belong in the Louvre to ones that made us say “burn it.” No plots, no spoilers, just…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The Future of the Romance Genre with Iman Hariri-Kia
In this week’s episode, author Iman Hariri-Kia joins us to discuss the future of the romance genre and how contemporary romance is evolving. We talk about…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
2026 Reading Goals and Plans
In this week’s episode we’re looking forward and discussing our goals for 2026, both bookish and beyond! Join Kayla, Kendra, and Brandi as we think…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Readers Review the People We Meet on Vacation Movie 👀
This week, we’re discussing the highly anticipated People We Meet on Vacation movie starring Tom Blythe and Emily Bader on Netflix! We share our initial…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Worst Books of 2025 (According to Our Listeners)
We asked our listeners to share their LEAST FAVORITE reads of 2025 and we are reacting live! Some submissions make us giggle, some break our hearts, and some…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Best Books of 2025
This week Kendra, Kayla, and Brandi kick off Season 6 of Bring Your Own by sharing their top ten reads of 2025, some honorable mentions, and their favorite…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The 2025 BYO Book Awards | S5E39
As we begin to round out 2025 we are handing out bookish superlatives to the best and the worst of 2025. Join us as we award books the title of Most Emotional…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
2025 BookTok Drama Round-Up with Gracie (@grapiedeltaco) | S5E38
This week we’re joined by our friend Gracie (@grapiedeltaco on TikTok) to discuss her infamous BookTok Bingo Board and other notable drama that swept the…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Bookish Naughty & Nice Lists | S5E37
This week we're leaning into the holiday vibes and putting together our Bookish Naughty & Nice Lists. Anything and everything from the book community is fair…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Winter Book Releases to Have On Your Radar in 2025/2026 | S5E36
Winter is near and so are new book releases. We share the romance and fantasy books everyone will be picking up from December 2025 to February 2026! Join our…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Thanksgiving Dinner with Book Heroes and Villains | Mini Ep
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re celebrating by presenting you with various Thanksgiving tables filled with our favorite and least favorite book characters. Pick your…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Tier Ranking Popular 2025 Romance and Fantasy Books | S5E35
We’re back with another Tier Ranking! We’ve gathered 21 of the most popular romance and fantasy books released this year and rank them on how good they…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Books We’ll Never Read | S5E34
This week, we reveal the books we refuse to read and why! These books include BookTok and Bookstagram favorites, and a few iconic classics. Think you can…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Mate by Ali Hazelwood Deep Dive | S5E33
This week we discuss all things to do with Ali Hazelwood’s latest release Mate! We dive into our favorite (and least favorite) quotes, scenes, and spicy…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Spooky Romances with Lyla Sage! | S5E32
NYT Best-selling author Lyla Sage returns to the pod to discuss her latest romance novel, Soul Searching. She also shares her top horror recommendations while…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Monster Romance Roundtable #3 | S5E31
This week, we’re back with our third annual Monster Romance Roundtable. We each read an outrageous monster romance novella and take turns describing the plots…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
Read This, Watch That: TV show recommendations for Romance Readers | S5E30
This week, we share which TV shows you should watch based on the romance and fantasy books you already love. Shows include The Pitt, Severance, Love Island…
- Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers
The Most Overrated and Underrated Romance Books of 2025 | S5E29
This week, we list our picks for Overrated, Underrated, and Appropriately Rated Romance books that we’ve read this year! Join our book club on Patreon! This…