Make Out Already recaps contemporary romance novels, rom coms and anything with an HEA, and we take romance VERY seriously. We’ll tell you what we LOVE, air our grievances, tell you our fan casts and much more.
Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything.
Where to find us
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en)
Find all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com (http://ellediazromance.com/)
Stuff we mentioned
Consumed by Aja Barber
Little treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot.
Thrum by Meg Smitherman
Date Everything (video game)
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
Swept Away by Beth O’Leary
Our Little Secret by QB Tyler
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
The Rom Comers by Katherine Center
K-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)
K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
Faster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)
All the Feels by Olivia Dade
Ride With Me by Simone Soltani
Half Truths by Claire Contreras
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
27 Feb 2025
Two Girls Yapping in a Hot Tub
Hi Smooches! Join us in a Hot Tub Time Machine, but where there's no time machine, it's just a hot tub full of bubbling b*tches and smut. It's truly chaotic, but we talk about what we've been reading lately.
WHERE TO FIND US
Find us on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod (https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en)
Find us on Threads at:https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod (https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod?xmt=AQGzRoz6_1LY0gakQ0_oT8ELu1NJK0JPevcwc4MTedWQvgI)
Liz’s author links:https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance (https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance)
Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1 (https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1)
Books/authors we mentioned:
Quit Like a Woman, by Holly Whitaker
Bride, by Ali Hazelwood
Chronicles of the One series, by Nora Roberts
Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins
Olive J. Kelley
The Celestial Kingdom series, by Sue Lynn Tan
Twilight (unfortunately), by Stephenie Meyer
The Iron Widow series, by Xiran Jay Zhao
Fate and Flame duology, K.A. Tucker
Ice Planet Barbarian series, by Ruby Dixon
Karina Halle
Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
#NSFW (Not Safe For Work), by Tosca Fasso
Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher
9 Feb 2025
MASH on the Moon: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry
Hi Smooches! We haven't died, just fallen off the face of the earth for a bit. On this episode, which we recorded way back in October 2024, we talk with Emma Barry about her latest release, Bad Reputation. Because it took us so damn long to put out this episode, Emma Barry's next book, Bold Moves, will be releasing very soon! So, you're welcome for the shorter wait. Spoilers ahead!
WHERE TO FIND US
Find us on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod (https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en)
Find us on Threads at:https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod (https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod?xmt=AQGzRoz6_1LY0gakQ0_oT8ELu1NJK0JPevcwc4MTedWQvgI)
Liz’s author links:https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance (https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance)
Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1 (https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1)
Books/authors we mentioned:
Emma Barry's incredible books: https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/
Mick Herron's Slow Horses thriller series
Gail Carriger's steampunk fiction
Lisa Kleypas' Devil in Spring
Kathy Yardley's urban fantasy
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Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100
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Engagement
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