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Besties and the Books Podcast

Besties and the Books

We’re Ashley and Liz, two real-life besties who’ve loved books since we first learned to read, so naturally, we started a podcast! We would say the rest is history but in actuality, it"s just the beginning. So come join us in the next chapter of our lives as we introduce ourselves, and laugh our way through the world of books with a focus on Fantasy, Romantasy, and Dark Romance. Of course we have love for all book genres, but those are our absolute favorites!Don"t be shy, subscribe! New Podcasts

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Ep 84 "AM I THE A HOLE?!" 👻 🎃 HALLOWEEN Edition +...

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2025/10/28

Send us a text It’s that time of year again! Time to react to AITA Halloween Stories, time to put on our special surprise wigs, try not to laugh at literally everything we say, and give you guys the spoiler free Halloween rundown! We’ve got a spooky season fave and fail including a holiday meet cute, and the official Scream House, a smash or pass (fictional) serial killer / monster edition, and a whole lot of hilarious Am I the A Hole scenarios with one thing in common: Halloween. ...

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"Are People Born Wicked?" Wicked Book 1 Review and...

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2025/10/24

Send us a text Today we begin our coverage of the Wicked 5-book universe by Gregory Maguire. We’re diving into political fantasy like we never have before, just in time to watch Wicked for Good with all of you! Check out our latest Tuesday full length episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Z1NeJej2k all about why books and reading are inherently political, why it’s not only important to acknowledge this, but to read our favorite books through this lens, and how Maguire uses the fanta...

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Ep 83 Are BOOKS Actually POLITICAL?? Discussion and...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text “Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” Today we will be exploring the highly debated topics of whether or not books are inherently political, if politics can even be separated from literature (and fantasy) in general, and if the very acts of reading and publishing have been politicized. We will be exploring all of these questions through an intersectional feminist lens, specifically focusing on Gregory Maguire’s popular book Wicked: The Life and ...

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Ep 82 “Halloweentown for ADULTS?” Stepping into the...

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2025/10/14

Send us a text Today we’re bringing you a deep dive follow up to a very exciting and mostly spoiler free author interview episode with Hazel Mack all about the monster romcom series that stole our hearts: Haven Ever After! We’ll be discussing all NINE books that complete this lighthearted happily ever after series including eight full length books, and one short novella. This series has every type of monster - gargoyles to vampires, witches to werewolves, and everyone in between… and t...

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Ep 81 🎃 Very UNHINGED HALLOWEEN Book Reviews! | Burn...

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2025/10/07

Send us a text We blinked and it’s suddenly spooky season again… and don’t you know we are not complaining about it! The leaves are turning, Home Depot skeletons are gracing the front lawns of every neighborhood in suburban America, and pumpkin cold foam is the highlight of our crisp mornings. It. Has. Begun. And for us fall girlies, that’s all we want in this life. Well, that and some good old Halloween peens. 🤷‍♀️🤭🎃 We’re making it an annual tradition over here to pick two holiday

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Ep 80 WHY YOU NEED TO READ the Haven Ever After Book...

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2025/09/30

Send us a text Today we have a very exciting and mostly spoiler free author interview episode for you! We’re chatting with independently published monster romcom, paranormal romance author Hazel Mack to celebrate the spooky season and to get us all in the Halloween mood! We’ll be discussing all things Haven Ever After, the monster romance series that unexpectedly got us into the genre with book 1: Getting it on With Gargoyles, and it’s the series we describe as “Halloweentown for adults” that...

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Ep 79 Should You Read This TREASURE HUNTING ROMANCE??...

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2025/09/23

Send us a text It’s officially time to celebrate the release of the insanely entertaining contemporary treasure hunter romance that took Ashley and Liz by storm! Among the Cursed Gods by T.J. Lundin is out now and available to order on paperback and Kindle. Today we’re following up on our author interview with T.J. with a deep dive into the plot, tropes, characters, and as usual, our spoiler free star and spice ratings! T.J. is a friend of the podcast and the self published author of Th...

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WORTH Reading ENTIRE Anne of Green Gables Series?...

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2025/09/19

Send us a text Today we’re officially wrapping up and ranking everything in our latest coming of age miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Montgomery, and the classic movie adaptations! And… announcing the POP-u-lar book series we’ll be covering for the fall. 😉 We’re here to give you the “411” on everything from the most popular to the lesser-read books in the series, and answer the question of whether or not they’re ALL worth the read. Then we discuss the

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Ep 78 CRAZY REDDIT CONFESSIONS | Reacting to Unhinged...

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2025/09/16

Send us a text Do you have any bookish confessions that you've been holding inside, waiting for the opportunity to share with a nonjudgemental group of silly girls just here for a good time? Skeletons in your closet… bookish habits that keep you up at night…things you could never tell to your own inner circle? Well, we’re here for you. You are not alone! Not only do we share our own biggest bookish confessions, we also make some up about iconic book characters for you (and each other) t...

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“IT WAS CENSORED?!” Rainbow Valley & Rilla of...

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2025/09/12

Send us a text Today we’re wrapping up our deep dive videos for our newest miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Montgomery. Anne is now a mother of six, navigating a reality in which herself, her husband, and all of her children exist in World War One Canada. What does this mean for the country, the world, and more specifically, the Blythe family and the small community they live in? We’re here to give you the “411” on these lesser-read books in this series, ...

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Ep 77 Holy Crow!! it’s Crowtember! Let’s talk House...

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2025/09/09

Send us a text SHOP OUR NEW BESTIES and the BOOKS X CROW Merch! | * https://besties-and-the-books-shop.fourthwall.com Use code “CROWSPEED5” for $5 off one order of $50+ (ends 09/15/2025 11:59pm PST) Holy mother of crow, what just happened?! Honestly, we’re not even sure ourselves. We blinked and it was Crowtember! Also known as “September,” we’ve deemed Crowtember the month of the crow, the gateway to fall, spooky season, and all things wonderful! So what did we do to honor this lovely ...

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“That’s JUST like a MAN!” Anne’s House of Dreams and...

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2025/09/05

Send us a text Today we continue on with our newest miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Montgomery. We’re officially into Anne’s adult years, and we’re here to bring you the answer to the question we’ve all been wondering since we started this journey… is it worth reading past book 3? In this episode we dive into books five and six: Anne’s House of Dreams and Anne of Ingleside - we’ve moved past the well-known initial trilogy into Anne’s life as an adu...

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Ep 76 📈 Ranking ALL the Sarah J Maas Books!

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2025/09/02

Send us a text Today we’re doing the impossible task of ranking every book in the entire Sarah J. MAAS averse, including Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Crescent City, and the lesser known standalone book and DC collaboration, Catwoman. That’s SEVENTEEN books that are all 4+ stars that we pick apart with a fine-toothed comb to come up with one winner, and unfortunately, one at the bottom of the barrel. What’s fun about this episode is that it’s full of SJM spoilers and possibl...

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"What if ANNE was one of us?” Anne of the Island and...

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2025/08/29

Send us a text Today we continue on with our newest miniseries covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book collection by L.M. Montgomery. We’re diving into classic literature like we’ve never done before to give you the 411 on beloved “children’s” books that we KNOW are actually for everyone! In this episode we dive into books three and four: Anne of The Island, and Anne of Windy Poplars - we’re officially moving past the well-known initial trilogy into Anne’s life as an adult, and the ton...

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Ep 75 Behind the Mic w/ Book Club After Dark 🌙📚 |...

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2025/08/26

Send us a text In this spoiler-free collab episode, we sit down with the brilliant duo behind Book Club After Dark and bring you a whole lot of fun (and some serious tea 😏) on our very first podcast collaboration episode with Danni and Michelle over at the Book Club After Dark Podcast! Where to find them: YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@Bookclubafterdark All Podcast Platforms | @ Book Club After Dark Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/bookclubafterdarkpod?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== We ...

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WORTH READING Anne of Green Gables & Avonlea as...

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2025/08/22

Send us a text Today we start covering the Anne of Green Gables 8-book series by L.M. Montgomery. We’re diving into classic literature like we’ve never done before to give you the 411 on beloved “children’s” books that we KNOW are actually for everyone! Check out our latest Tuesday full length episode all about what the Bildungsroman is, why women and girl’s stories are so important for everyone to read, and how Montgomery expertly uses this book series to critique social and political ...

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Ep 74 Coming of Age, Girlhood, & Green Gables: What...

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2025/08/19

Send us a text According to Miriam Webster, the Bildungsroman is a novel about the moral and psychological growth of a main character. Today, we’re kicking off our Anne of Green Gables bonus episode series with an introduction to the genre, a basic examination of life on Prince Edward Island, the 7th Canadian province where the Anne books primarily take place, and some context and backstory about L.M. Montgomery, the creator and author of this timeless series. If we think back to our hi...

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Ep 73 Answering YOUR UNHINGED Would You Rather &...

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2025/08/12

Send us a text What time is it? Unhinged would you rather time!! Get to know Liz and Ashley, your wonderfully open-bookish podcast hosts through a series of would you rathers, generally off the rails asks, and smash or passes that don’t hold back. Oh! And this episode is entirely spoiler free! We gathered a collection of would you rather submissions from you, our lovely listeners, so buckle up to hear all the inappropriate answers that you indeed asked for! We also prepare and blind-ans...

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Ep 72 Mid Year Book FREAKOUT!! 85+ Book Reviews and...

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2025/07/29

Send us a text It’s our mid-year one sentence spoiler free book review episode! How is it the middle of 2025? We have no idea how we got here but we know we only did it through a healthy amount of disassociation and yapping… courtesy of books. Stick around if you want to hear 85+ rapid reviews on every single book we’ve read for the podcast, for personal enjoyment, and for science! A bit of a Mid-year book freakout tag, if you will. Get your pen and paper out to start adding to your TBR. Or m...

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Ep 71 HEAT of the EVERFLAME Review, Summary, and Deep...

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2025/07/22

Send us a text We interviewed Penn Cole, we took a deep dive into Spark and Glow of the Everflame, and today we’re continuing on with our deep dive into book 3: Heat of the Everflame. With the first fifteen minutes being spoiler free, and including our basic star and spice ratings! Check out our full Kindred's Curse Saga Playlist | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=103nCXINMP4&list=PLHf5v0KOoZMmK0bBoRxZWmqNtG88fxs4v&pp=gAQB At this point, we’re taking the time needed to deep dive som...

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