Philynnit

About Philynnit

A Book Besties Podcast! Two moms, seven kids, way too many books... Wildly different reading tastes. Very strong opinions. Come talk reading with us!

Publisher

Phi & Lynn

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episode

10 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Nov 2026

   No Notes. Five Stars

   Phi and Lynn are comparing notes on their five-star reads, and for once, they actually agree on some books! From unforgettable audiobooks and literary fiction that emotionally destroys us to financial advice we never expected to discuss on a book podcast, we're covering a little bit of everything. In this episode: The five-star books we BOTH love (yes, they exist!) Why Daisy Jones & The Six absolutely must be experienced on audio Tayari Jones, Kin, and the beautiful concept of “cradle friends” Why The Women still earned five stars despite TWO fake deaths The incredible audio production of This Story Might Save Your Life Phi's accidental journey into financial books and the recommendation from Lynn that actually changed how she invests Lynn's ongoing streak of emotionally devastating reads (is this a depressive episode or just her reading taste?) The Bright Years, sobbing in the car, and Lynn immediately wiping out at a softball field. Most importantly? THE COFFEES SURVIVED. Celebrating 500+ podcast streams and approaching 100 Instagram followers! We love our Good Girls! Books Discussed: 📚 The Science of Getting Rich (https://link.amazon/B0gCgzK7w) — Wallace D. Wattles 📚 The Simple Path to Wealth (https://link.amazon/B07l10FSv) — JL Collins 📚 Hamnet (https://link.amazon/B08tuISgU) — Maggie O'Farrell 📚 The Bright Years (https://link.amazon/B07IWxrGm) — Sarah Damoff 📚 Tin Man (https://link.amazon/B06iW0i3g) — Sarah Winman 📚 Beach Read (https://link.amazon/B08k0UKQ5) — Emily Henry 📚 Daisy Jones & The Six (https://link.amazon/B0dlg8hIA) — Taylor Jenkins Reid 📚 Kin (https://link.amazon/B0hsQZAWv) — Tayari Jones 📚 The Women (https://link.amazon/B0a9GSt8y) — Kristin Hannah 📚 This Story Might Save Your Life (https://link.amazon/B09fSxU4Z) — Tiffany Crum 📚 This Summer Will Be Different (https://link.amazon/B07ky4fIN) — Carley Fortune 📚 Twelve (https://link.amazon/B03Ybgw2O) — H.M. Wolfe A Little Audio Apology 🎙️ Lynn's computer decided to use the WRONG microphone for episodes 6 and 7. We did our best to salvage the audio, but it isn't quite up to our usual standards. Everything will be back to normal by episode 8! Thanks for bearing with us, Good Girls! 💕 Come Hang With Us! Follow along on Instagram: @philynnitpodcast New episodes every Tuesday! Affiliate Disclosure: Some links in these show notes are affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if you purchase through them, at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Philynnit!

2. 

   3 Nov 2026

   We Have a Book For That

   Episode 5: We Have a Book for That Want to get into reading? We have a book for that! We're sharing beginner picks, emotional reads, wild cards, and books we'd NEVER recommend to newbies. Plus: book ratings, romantasy news, and bookish grievances. Books Mentioned: Big Little Truths (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593798638) Unchained (https://link.amazon/B0cC4s1PQ) The Last Word (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063222908) Fast and Easy Five Ingredient Recipes (https://link.amazon/B00ZYtLUk) Daggermouth (https://link.amazon/B0gYvITJI) Dracula (https://link.amazon/A07ZQQ0v9) Love, Like Apples The One (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781335998859) The Family Experiment The Best Worst Thing The Nightingale (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250080400) Red Rising (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780345539809) Your Knife, My Heart (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781464260148) Piranesi (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781635577808) Book Lovers (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593334836) An American Marriage These Summer Storms The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781501161933) Broken Country (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781668078181) Razorblade Tears (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250252715) Listen for the Lie (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250880338) Chain-Gang All-Stars 11/22/63 A Court of Splintered Harmony Hamnet (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781984898876) Kingdom of Ash House of Sky and Breath The Sword of Kaigen (https://link.amazon/B0bkHwyRy) Swift and Saddled Japanese Gothic (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781335001559) Bookish News: Broken Rival (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063381018) Firedance — James Patterson & Haley McBride King of Ashes Goodreads Saga: Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Also mentioned: Anastasia (movie) Affiliate Disclosure: Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting Philynnit!

3. 

   27 Oct 2026

   Justice for the Blondes in Romantasy

   Episode 4: Justice for the Blondes 💛⚔️ Romantasy, questionable logistics, and why the blond guy is never endgame. This week on Philynnit: A Book Besties Podcast, we're diving into romantasy. Or fantasy. Or fantasy-adjacent. We briefly attempt to define the genre before deciding that if they hooked up, we're talking about it. 😂 From ACOTAR and Throne of Glass to Fourth Wing and Crescent City, we're discussing our favorite fantasy worlds, disappointing sequels, and the fictional men living rent-free in our heads. Why is the blond guy never endgame? How do these wings work? Does anyone care about hygiene in Prythian? And should our favorite fictional men EVER be adapted for television? Plus, recent reads, questionable bookish decisions, and plenty of tangents! ⚠️ SPOILERS: This episode is spoiler-light but includes some character, relationship, and plot discussions. Proceed accordingly! 📚 BOOKS MENTIONED Affiliate disclosure: Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting us! 💕 Black Ties and White Lies (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781649379276) — Kat Singleton Willing Prey (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798217187294) — Ali Oleander The One Who Walked Away (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798217190485) — Karen Rose Daggermouth (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798890989819) — H.M. Wolfe The Siren (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250404756) — Tomi Adeyemi The Intrigue (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593874356) — Silvia Moreno-Garcia House of Earth and Blood (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781635577020) — Sarah J. Maas ACOTAR series (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781639730193) — Sarah J. Maas Throne of Glass (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781639730957) — Sarah J. Maas Fourth Wing (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781649377371) — Rebecca Yarros To Cage a Wild Bird (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063462717) — Brooke Fast Blood of Hercules (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781335474728) — Jasmine Mas The Everlasting (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250799081) — Alix E. Harrow A Court of Silver Flames (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781635577990) — Sarah J. Maas The Pisces (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781524761561) — Melissa Broder Under Lock and Key (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593816851) — Lana Ferguson Shark Heart (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781668006504) — Emily Habeck Dire Bound (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780316601382) — Sable Sorensen Gild (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781464224416) — Raven Kennedy Shield of Sparrows (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781649378514) — Devney Perry The Unnamed (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798993535913) — M.S. Masood His Face Is the Sun (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781464224591) — Michelle Jabès Corpora Big Little Truths (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593798638) — Liane Moriarty Hamnet (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781984898876) — Maggie O'Farrell Love, Like Apples (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781538773604) — Jeff Zentner Dracula (Audible) (https://link.amazon/A0i45codd) — Bram Stoker The Sword of Kaigen (https://link.amazon/B08v0WvJP) — M.L. Wang Happy reading, besties! 💕

4. 

   20 Oct 2026

   The Mafia Men Have Entered the Chat

   Episode 3: The Mafia Men Have Entered the Chat 🔪📚 Mafia men, morally gray love interests, questionable decisions, and absolutely ZERO expertise in organized crime. 😂 This week on Philynnit: A Book Besties Podcast, Phi gives Lynn (and all of you!) a crash course in mafia romance! We're talking Italian mafia, Russian Bratva, Irish mob, and fictional men who have absolutely no business being this appealing. Plus, how a truly terrible cinnamon iced coffee launched our 12-year friendship, why "save it for the podcast" is our newest rule, tiny hands making their inevitable return, our ongoing Goodreads data saga, and Teddy Hamilton audiobook homework. Expect tangents, questionable men, and plenty of laughs! 📚 BOOKS DISCUSSED Not That Kind of Proposal (https://amzn.to/4jlf8HE) — Victoria Lavine The Maddest Obsession (https://amzn.to/4sabHG8) — Danielle Lori Hans (https://amzn.to/4Bal7Wf) — S.J. Tilly Foreign (https://amzn.to/4BalboX) — Sonora Jha Japanese Gothic (https://amzn.to/47qyALT) — Kylie Lee Baker Victorious (https://amzn.to/3U27KGH) — V.E. Schwab Bad Bishop (https://amzn.to/4hZ0fIB) — L.J. Shen Twisted Pawn (https://amzn.to/3TKAfZF) — L.J. Shen Fallen Rook (https://amzn.to/3TQ2dDj) — L.J. Shen Beautiful Things Obey (https://amzn.to/4shVtLe) — T.L. Smith, Penny Lee & Kia Carrington-Russell Dangerous Men (https://amzn.to/4k0ZJMT) — Evelyn Ward Distance (https://amzn.to/3WwH5Th) — Luna Mason Verity (https://amzn.to/3TWfFFH) — Colleen Hoover Heart the Lover (https://amzn.to/3VNI3ud) — Lily King Broken Country (https://amzn.to/4eBSPdk) — Clare Leslie Hall The Burning Side (https://amzn.to/4zEH9Pj) / The Bright Years — Sarah Damoff Daggermouth (https://amzn.to/4yq5V4E) — H.M. Wolfe The One Who Walked Away (https://amzn.to/4zEI1U5) — Karen Rose Intemperance (https://amzn.to/3VLQaYg) — Sonora Jha The Siren (https://amzn.to/47qMk9q) — Tomi Adeyemi Incidents Around the House (https://amzn.to/4jsBBm7) — Josh Malerman Frankenstein (https://amzn.to/4BchNtE) — Mary Shelley The Intrigue (https://amzn.to/4yWa3uk) — Silvia Moreno-Garcia 🎬 ALSO MENTIONED The Fall (https://www.netflix.com/title/70272726) on Netflix, starring Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson. 💌 MORE BOOKISH FUN Subscribe to our Substack for episode updates, extra book lists, recommendations, and more! https://philynnitpodcast.substack.com/ (https://philynnitpodcast.substack.com/) Find us on Instagram: @philynnitpodcast @lynnsliteraryadventures @philiakelnhofer Affiliate Disclosure: Some book links are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Philynnit! Happy listening, book besties! 🎧

5. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Tiny Hands, Big Problems

   Episode 2: Bookish Icks, Tiny Hands & Red Flags 🚩📚 What gives you the immediate bookish ick? A cringeworthy nickname? A fictional man who is one giant walking red flag? This week, Phi and Lynn are talking bookish icks, toxic fictional men, disappointing reads, HEAs vs. emotional devastation, and the tiny-hands problem. Plus: how did Phi’s husband manage to change her mind about one of her biggest icks?! IN THIS EPISODE: 🚩 Bookish icks & fictional red flags 🤏 Tiny hands, BIG problems 😂 Phi’s unexpected change of heart 📖 HEAs vs. emotional devastation 💔 Disappointing reads 📚 Recent reads & bookish adventures BOOKS DISCUSSED 📚 The Measure — Nikki Erlick https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063204218 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063204218) Japanese Gothic — Kylie Lee Baker https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781335001559 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781335001559) Of Ink and Alchemy — Sloan St. James https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798347018710 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798347018710) Doomsdate — Laura Piper Lee https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798217095612 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9798217095612) Mile High — Liz Tomforde https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781649379696 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781649379696) When in Dublin — Tracy Avery https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781970967005 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781970967005) Devil — Sierra Simone https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781464274626 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781464274626) The Stopover — T.L. Swan https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781923232174 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781923232174) Atmosphere — Taylor Jenkins Reid https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593158739 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780593158739) Dire Bound — Sable Sorensen https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780316601382 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780316601382) In Stormy Weather — Chelsea Curto https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781668217436 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781668217436) Verity — Colleen Hoover https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781538784051 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781538784051) The Drowning Woman — Robyn Harding https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781538726778 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781538726778) Not That Kind of Proposal — Victoria Lavine https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781668083291 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781668083291) How to Troll a Guy in Ten Days — Pippa Grant https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781955930598 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781955930598) Foreign — Sonora Jha https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063440906 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063440906) Intemperance — Sonora Jha https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063440845 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9780063440845) Villains Trilogy (Vicious, Vengeful & Victorious) — V.E. Schwab https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250192233 (https://bookshop.org/a/126952/9781250192233) Some links are affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. COME HANG OUT WITH US! 💌 Substack: https://philynnitpodcast.substack.com/ (https://philynnitpodcast.substack.com/) Instagram: @philynnitpodcast | @lynnsliteraryadventures | @philiakelnhofer New episodes every Tuesday! What’s YOUR biggest bookish ick? 👀🚩

6. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Besties, Bat Wings, and Bad Books

   WE DID IT!!! Episode 1 of Philynnit: A Book Besties Podcast is LIVE!!! We’re Phi & Lynn: two best friends, seven kids between us, an unreasonable number of books, and WAY too much to talk about. So naturally… we started a podcast. 😂 In Episode 1: 📚 How we read so much while working full-time + raising seven kids ✋ Why life is too short to finish bad books. FREE YOURSELF! 🐉 Forgetting everyone between fantasy releases except Xaden 🪽 And, somehow, the logistics of angel wings “How does he shower?” “Are they wet? How do they dry?” “Do you use soap on the wings?” If you’ve ever wondered who is washing a fictional man’s wings… welcome. These are your people. BOOKS DISCUSSED Some links may be affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. The Final Target — Nora Roberts https://amzn.to/4yHNFF3 (https://amzn.to/4yHNFF3) Mile High — Liz Tomforde https://amzn.to/4AILLFp (https://amzn.to/4AILLFp) Doomsdate — Laura Piper Lee https://amzn.to/3W7hiAQ (https://amzn.to/3W7hiAQ) Threshing Day — Rebecca Yarros https://amzn.to/4xYeiUO (https://amzn.to/4xYeiUO) Plus the first 3 Fourth Wing books: https://amzn.to/4dcJo3F (https://amzn.to/4dcJo3F) The Correspondent — Virginia Evans https://amzn.to/4daaCrI (https://amzn.to/4daaCrI) Several People Are Typing — Calvin Kasulke https://amzn.to/4rC2N3L (https://amzn.to/4rC2N3L) I Hope This Finds You Well — Natalie Sue https://amzn.to/4huyV4Q (https://amzn.to/4huyV4Q) Lights Out — Navessa Allen https://amzn.to/4yvL3tO (https://amzn.to/4yvL3tO) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow — Gabrielle Zevin https://amzn.to/46UVpqR (https://amzn.to/46UVpqR) The Measure — Nikki Erlick https://amzn.to/4dJqxgG (https://amzn.to/4dJqxgG) Not That Kind of Proposal — Victoria Lavine https://amzn.to/4ddZbz6 (https://amzn.to/4ddZbz6) Devil — Sierra Simone https://amzn.to/4yellJn (https://amzn.to/4yellJn) Quicksilver — Callie Hart https://amzn.to/4e62V5Y (https://amzn.to/4e62V5Y) Appetite — P. Paramita https://amzn.to/3U7S4BV (https://amzn.to/3U7S4BV) Plus the Maasverse: ACOTAR, Throne of Glass & Crescent City. SUBSTACK Extra book lists, recommendations & bookish chaos: https://philynnitpodcast.substack.com/ (https://philynnitpodcast.substack.com/) READ THE TRANSCRIPT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cayHZl1dRfC0pj6Ff74rYasvvT7RXzmZ/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cayHZl1dRfC0pj6Ff74rYasvvT7RXzmZ/view?usp=sharing) New episodes every Tuesday! (We’ll try! 😂)

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Contact Philynnit

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.