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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 ReadersGuess The Bad Review | S3Ep13
This week we take turns reading 1 star reviews of our favorite books! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra…
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Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark Recap ft. @Kimmybookss | S3Ep12
This episode features MAJOR Spoilers for Magnolia Parks: Into The Dark by Jessa Hastings! Proceed with caution! Our beloved friend Kimmy from @kimmybookss is…
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Listener's Unpopular Bookish Opinions Pt. 2 | S3Ep11
Part two of airing out our listener's unpopular bookish opinions! We discuss if we agree or disagree with your hot takes on narrators, book couples, tropes and…
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Book Rankings: First and Favorite & Under, Over, and Perfectly Rated | S3Ep10
Join us as we take turns revealing our first and favorite books of authors our listeners submitted! We then share books that we think are underrated…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersAbby Jimenez Deep Dive | S3Ep9
Next in our Author Spotlight Series: #1 New York Times Bestselling author Abby Jimenez! We rank her characters and couples, have a spoiler-filled chat about…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersGame Night with Giana Darling | S3Ep8
Author Giana Darling (@gianadarlingauthor) is here for a fun bookish game night! We play three mini bookish games while Giana dishes about her latest releases…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersTier Ranking: Fake Dating Books | S3Ep7
This week we're forced to work together and tier-rank popular fake-dating romance books. Spoiler Alert: We fight! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersSweetgrass + Q1 Reading Recap | S3Ep6
This week we recap our time at the Sweetgrass, a romance book signing that took place in Charleston, South Carolina in March of 2024. We also share our…
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Build Your Own Book to Screen Adaptation | S3Ep5
This week we take turns imagining some of our favorite books as movies! Brandi pitches Elissa Sussman's "Funny You Should Ask", Kayla does "Check & Mate" by…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersRomance Book Draft #1 | S3Ep4
It’s Draft Day! This week we each take turns drafting different romance books, book boyfriends, and book girlfriends to our respective teams. Follow…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersGame Night with Hannah Bonam-Young | S3Ep3
Author Hannah Bonam-Young(@authorhannahby) is back for an epic bookish game night! We play three mini games while Hannah walks us through what life has been…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersListener's Unpopular Bookish Opinions | S3Ep2
This week we air out our listener's unpopular bookish opinions! We discuss if we agree or disagree with your hot takes on 3rd act break ups, book ratings, and…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers2024 Bookish Ins and Outs, Reading Goals, and Recommendations | S3Ep1
Welcome to a brand new season of Bring Your Own! To kick off season 3 we're sharing our 2024 reading in's and out's alongside our bookish goals for the year. A…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBest Books of 2023 | S2Ep17
This week we reveal our individual Top 10 Books of The Year Lists! We take turns counting down from 10 sharing why these books stood out to us in 2023, and…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersHoliday Romance Novella Roundtable | S2Ep16
In honor of the holiday season, we each read a Holiday Romance Novella to share with each another! Full of vampires, tentacles, and elves, we each take take…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersDefend a Book #2: Lovelight Farms Series by B.K. Borison | S2Ep15
Court is back in session as the Lovelight Farms series by B.K. Borison takes the stand. Major spoilers for all three books in the series (Lovelight Farms, In…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersMagnolia Parks Universe Deep Dive w/ @kimmybookss | S2Ep14
SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE MAGNOLIA PARKS UNIVERSE SERIES BY JESSA HASTINGS! IF YOU HAVE NOT READ MAGNOLIA PARKS, DAISY HAITES, MP: THE LONG WAY HOME, & DH: THE…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersLauren Asher: Love Redesigned, Starting a New Series, and Crafting Relatable Characters | S2Ep13
SPOILERS FOR LOVE REDESIGNED START AT: ~31:12 This week Lauren Asher is here to discuss her latest release Love Redesigned (Lakefront Billionaires #1). We chat…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBookish Game Night | S2Ep12
Its Game Night! This Week we compete against one another while playing three bookish-themed mini games. Games include a Quote Challenge, Guess Who, and Name a…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersFallen Men Series Recap w/ @bookish.sel | S2Ep11
This week we're joined by our bookish bestie Selina (@bookish.sel) to recap the Fallen Men Series by Giana Darling. We take turns sharing our favorite books…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersMonster Romance Roundtable | S2Ep10
In honor of Halloween, we each read a Monster Romance to share with one another! Not a single moment is spared as we take turns recapping each book in…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBuild Your Own Romance Book | S2Ep9
This week we each take turns building our own romance books! We list out which tropes we'd include, how steamy they'd be, and share our dream fan casts. If you…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersElsie Silver: Hopeless, Canadian Cowboys, and what's next after Chestnut Springs | S2Ep8
This week Elsie Silver drops by the pod to talk all things Chestnut Springs, how she crafts near perfect smut scenes, and what readers can expect from her…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersFantasy Gorls: Our Fav Fantasy & Romantasy Books | S2Ep7
Happy Fall! This week we're chatting all about Fantasy and Romantasy books! We share our fantasy starter packs, favorite fantasy couples, and hand out tons of…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersLiz Tomforde: The Right Move, Female Friendships, and Praise Kinks | S2Ep6
Spoilers for the Right Move start at ~27:13 This week Liz Tomforde (@liztomforde.author) is here! We chat all about the Windy City series, her life as an IRL…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersCouples Challenge: Bookish Edition | S2Ep5
This week the men of BYO stop by the pod for a fun couples quiz! Hosted by Kendra, Brandi's boyfriend Daniel and Kayla's husband Jared take turns answering…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersHannah Bonam-Young: Out on A Limb, Disabled Joy, and Unsexy Smutty Words | S2Ep4
This week Hannah Bonam-Young (@authorhannahby) drops by! We chat all about her hit summer novel, Out on A Limb, how she got started in the world of indie…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersDefend A Book #1: How To Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder | S2Ep3
Court is now in session; beware of MAJOR spoilers for How To Fake It in Hollywood starting at ~14:30 This week How To Fake it in Hollywood by Ava Wilder is on…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersMazey Eddings: Messy Characters, Sex Positivity, & Dental School | S2Ep2
Mazey Eddings stops by the pod! We fangirl over her adult contemporary romance series “A Brush With Love” (which everyone should read, btw!), discuss…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersSummer Reading Recap | S2Ep1
Welcome to season 2! We're kicking things off this season by discussing our summer 2023 reading journeys. Find out our top reads of the season, the books that…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBook Bonanza 2023: The Good, The Bad, and The Best Moments | Bonus Ep 2
This week we recap our time at Book Bonanza 2023. Taking place in Grapevine, Texas over the course of two days, we go over our favorite moments from the book…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersWhat is Steamy Lit? ft. Special Guest @bookrecsbymel | Bonus Ep 1
This week we learn all about Steamy Lit, the adult bookish subscription company that empowers readers to incorporate self love into their reading habits. We’re…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Booktok Fave | S1Ep15
In the season one finale we’re taking it back to our bookish roots and talking about our #BookTok Favs! Before diving in we discuss how we discovered #BookTok…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Favorite DILF | S1Ep14
In celebration of Father’s Day 2023, we’re sharing some of our favorite fictional Dad’s found in romance books (aka the hot fictional DILFs of our dreams). We…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Summer TBR (Mini Episode!) | S1Ep13
Summer is upon us! This Week's mini-episode is dedicated to Summer Reading! We share what makes a good summer read, recommendations, and the books we’re hoping…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Childhood Fave | S1Ep12
This week we’re throwing it back to the late 2000s and early 2010s by talking about our favorite books from our youth! Kendra tries to explain the ludicrous…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Recent Five Star Read | S1Ep11
This week we dissect our personal rating systems, gush our favorite online reading trackers (spoiler alert: it's storygraph), and discuss what makes us give a…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Special Guest ft. Logan (@lcsbookstagram) | S1Ep10
This week we welcome our very first special guest on the pod, Logan of @lcsbookstagram on instagram! Queen of Small Town Romances and audiobooks, Logan walks…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Audiobook | S1Ep9
This week we talk all things audiobooks! We reveal our audiobook origin stories, dissect our individual listening habits, and foam at the mouth over our…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Emily Henry Book | S1Ep8
First in our Author Spotlight Series: #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry! While gushing over our favorite novels written by Henry, we also…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own....Smutty Fave | S1Ep7
This week we discuss our favorite smutty romance books! Brandi gushes over Give Me More by Sara Cate, Kendra is on her knees for Play With Me by Becka Mack…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Unpopular Bookish Opinion | S1Ep6
This week we're sharing our unpopular bookish opinions. We're giving our thoughts on the pregnancy trope, love triangles, discreet covers and more! For more on…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own....Addicted Series Deep Dive (Part 2) | S1Ep5
Part two of our deep-dive into the #Booktok favorite Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series series by Krista and Becca Ritchie. We’ll be covering the remaining five…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own.... Addicted Series Deep Dive (Part 1) | S1Ep4
Part one of our deep-dive on the #Booktok favorite Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series series by Krista and Becca Ritchie. We cover our favorite books, characters…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own....Favorite Female Character | S1Ep3
In celebration of Women's History Month we've each brought our favorite Book Girlfriend. These are the fictional women who inspire us, teach us, and make us…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own....Book Trope | S1Ep2
This week we’ve each brought our favorite trope! From Fake Dating to Single Parent- find out what makes these tropes stand out to us and the books that deliver…
Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance ReadersBring Your Own...Comfort Book | S1Ep1
To start things off we’ve each brought our favorite comfort books! What makes you treat a book like your personal safety blanket? When do you find yourself…