Fifty Percent

About Fifty Percent

Beach reads. Chick lit. Rom coms. The genre goes by many names, but there’s usually one guarantee for each book: People are kissing (or something more) just about 50 percent into it. Katey Psencik and Abigail Rosenthal are journalists, former co-workers-turned-friends and romance fanatics who have been trading books for years. Join us for biweekly episodes, including a monthly book club discussion of our pick, as well as chats about new releases, what we love about the genre, HEAs, our favorite authors, recommendations, BookTok reactions and more. Graphic by Parker Story @valetnovel

Publisher

Fifty Percent

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Jun 2022

Latest episode

17 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Jul 2026

   'The Missed Connection' by Tia Williams

   Katey and Abigail discuss Tia Williams' "The Missed Connection," a rom-com about a chance airplane encounter, amateur detective work and discovering that the person you're searching for might not be the one you're meant to find. Other topics include Texas barbecue, criminal priests, Jimothy the raccoon, phone-bricking for work-life balance and why $4,000 worth of brisket makes absolutely no sense.

2. 

   3 Jul 2026

   'The Someday Garden' by Ashley Poston

   Katey and Abigail discuss Ashley Poston's The Someday Garden, a magical realism romance about grief, found family and second chances. Other topics include pickle beer, bunk beds in Italy, Hot Goose Summer, and what kind of object they'd like their ashes to eventually live in.

3. 

   19 Jun 2026

   'The Shippers' by Katherine Center

   Katey and Abigail read Katherine Center's The Shippers. Other topics include cruise ship weddings, Italy trip prep, trademark drama on BookTok, Love Island season and whether this book took the weirdest third-act turn they've read in a long time.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

37 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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