Welcome to ‘Friends and Lovers’ podcast with your hosts Taylor and Ayiana! Two bookstagrammers bringing you inviting conversation weekly about all things bookish. Catch us discussing our weekly reads, the ins and outs of our favorite books, commentary on the book community, and most of all a lot of laughs and fangirling over fictional characters!
Welcome back to the Friends and Lovers podcast! Join us this week for our mid-year check-in where we answer some questions about our reading journey so far this year.
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Taylor https://www.instagram.com/tks.library/ (https://www.instagram.com/tks.library/)
12 Jun 2024
Pride Month Book Recommendations
Join the girls at Friends & Lovers for a special pride month episode where we catch up on all our recent reads, what we’ve been watching, and take you through some of our favorite queer book recommendations.
5 Jun 2024
May Wrap Up
Welcome back to the Friends & Lovers podcast! Join us for a quick round of reviews on our May reads, our monthly lifestyle obsessions, and a few books we are looking forward to reading this summer.
29 May 2024
Emily Henry Breakdown (part two)
We are back to discuss the rest of Emily Henry's books, our favorite scenes, and our favorite quotes. Join us this week as we talk about social media expectations, navigating your 20s, and fully dive into Beach Read and Funny Story!
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22 May 2024
Emily Henry Breakdown (part one)
We are finally here to discuss our fav, Miss Emily Henry! She is both Taylor and Ayiana’s favorite author so join us as we break down all of her books from our favorite quotes to our favorite scenes.
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15 May 2024
Summer Reading Guide
Welcome back to the Friends & Lovers Podcast! This week we dive into all our favorite summer recommendations for you to add to your TBR. Join us also for weekly reading updates and of course a little The Tortured Poets Department discourse.
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Ayiana https://instagram.com/ayianareads/ (https://instagram.com/ayianareads/)
8 May 2024
Comfort Books 101
And we are back! Join us for a fun little episode on comfort books, recent reading updates, and our recent monthly life obsessions. Our comfort books include some of our all-time favs and the books that give us all the warm fuzzy feelings.
24 Apr 2024
The Tortured Poets Department Album Breakdown
Join us on the Friends and Lovers podcast this week as we break down and discuss what’s on everyone’s mind this week, The Tortured Poets Department. Tune in to hear our favorite tracks, why we thought we were going to meet Taylor Swift and catch up on what we’ve been up to!
17 Apr 2024
Spring TBR + Review Roulette
Welcome back to the Friends & Lovers podcast! Join us this week for our mini spring TBRs including new releases, rereading old favorites, and a game of review roulette where we review and rate books we've read this year based on a random number generator.
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Taylor https://www.instagram.com/tks.library/ (https://www.instagram.com/tks.library/)
Ayiana https://www.instagram.com/ayianareads/ (https://www.instagram.com/ayianareads/)
10 Apr 2024
Reading Reflections (girlhood, slumps, goals)
Join us this week on the Friends and Lovers podcast to hear all about Taylor and Ayiana's reflections on the reading year so far. In this episode, we also discuss girlhood, some of our favorite hobbies outside of reading, and break down the pressures we sometimes feel as readers!
3 Apr 2024
March Reading Wrap Up
Welcome back to the Friends and Lovers Podcast! Join us this week for our March reading wrap-up up where we discuss our favorite reads from March, our current obsessions, reading updates, and what we are looking forward to in April.
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27 Mar 2024
Smash or Pass & Would You Rather
Welcome to Friends and Lovers game show! Tune in for smash or pass with our favorite fictional characters, bookish would you rather, our latest Heartstopper obsession, and of course weekly reading updates.
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20 Mar 2024
Spring Reading Guide
Welcome to Friends and Lovers podcast! Kick off the first official week of spring with our Spring Reading Guide, upcoming romance new releases, weekly reading updates, and reminiscing over one year of The Eras Tour.
6 Mar 2024
Tier Ranking Our 5 Star Reads + Our Rating Systems
Welcome back to Friends & Lovers podcast! This week join us for our reading updates, a full breakdown of how we rate books, and tier rank our 5-star reads with us!
28 Feb 2024
January-February Reading Wrap Up
Welcome back to Friends and Lovers Podcast! In today's episode, we review the highs and lows of our reading month, discuss our bookclub pick of the month 'From Lukov With Love', and answer some fun bookish rapid-fire questions at the end.
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21 Feb 2024
ACOTAR Series Deep Dive
Join Ayiana and Taylor as they breakdown the series you know and love: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. We discuss our favorite moments, quotes, and characters by book. Join us also for our weekly reading updates and our burning thoughts on the Super Bowl 2024.
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14 Feb 2024
The Tortured Book Girlies Department (Reacting to Your Unpopular Opinions)
Welcome back to Friends and Lovers Podcast! In today's episode, we talk about our weekly reading updates, The Grammys, Taylor Swift's new album announcement, and react to your bookish unpopular opinions.
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Ayiana https://instagram.com/ayianareads/
7 Feb 2024
Romance Trope Olympics + 1 Star Reviews of Our Favorite Books
Welcome back to Friends and Lovers Podcast! In today’s episode, we talk about our weekly reading updates, Taylor shares her thoughts on House of Flame and Shadow, we rank fan favorite romance book tropes, and read 1-star reviews of our favorite books.
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29 Jan 2024
Welcome to Friends and Lovers + 5 Books That Define Our Taste
Welcome to the first episode of Friends and Lovers with your hosts Taylor and Ayiana. In this episode, we talk about why we started a podcast, five books that define our taste, and a fun Q+A at the end.
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Taylor https://www.instagram.com/tks.library/
Ayiana https://instagram.com/ayianareads/
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117 ratings
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