Two friends talking about the books they've been reading or have read, and the musings that come from those conversations.
What Have You Been Reading?
Claim This Podcastby Alex and Karla
5.0(11 reviews)
38 episodes
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Two friends talking about the books they've been reading or have read, and the musings that come from those conversations.
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Publishing Since
5/5/2024
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29 episodes over 1.3 years
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Recent Episodes
June 26, 2026
Tresses and Stresses (Season 3, Ep. 1)
<p>Hello guys! In this episode we talk tresses and stresses with a solution via beans. Alex gets a little personal about her peri breakdown at work, and we talk about some great reads! </p><p>Books discussed: </p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4eKYHR6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Buffalo Hunter Hunter</a>, by Stephen Graham Jones</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/44xrK5G" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Take Me with You</a>, by Steven Rowley</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4uXEjSK" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Bless your Heart</a>, by Lindy Ryan</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4oSIoGr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Life and Death and Giants</a>, by Ron Rindo</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/43X1i5q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">We Live Here Now</a>, by Sarah Pinborough</p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4w5QvBH" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sunrise on the Reaping</a>, by Suzanne Collins</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
May 27, 2026
Monster Baddies (S2, Ep. 12)
<p>Hey y'all! In this episode we dived into planned technological failure, bathroom stall choice etiquette, and fashion v utility. OH! And books. We also talked about books. Come with us as we gab about written journeys about: <br>*girls that survived</p><p>*magical fevers and powers trading cards and also, there's a hot guy</p><p>*a creepy beauty cult with weird jellyfish</p><p>*oracles that drown and also, there's a hot guy </p><p>(haunted swedish meatballs and box furniture</p><p>*conquest and brutality</p><p>Book List: </p><p>Final Girls by Riley Sager</p><p>One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig</p><p>Rouge by Mona Awad</p><p>The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig</p><p>Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix</p><p>You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue</p><p><br>Music Credit: Good Times by Patrick Patrikios</p>
April 22, 2026
Chicky-Boo (S2, Ep. 11)
<p>Welcome, reader friends! We talk about all the amazing books our listeners are reading, which, let me say, it's SO FUN to look up and share out. So keep 'em coming! Alex shares her experience at a rainy day bookish event, and bestows a gift to Karla (which is yet to be delivered). We stayed pretty on topic this time (I think), so without further ado, here are the books we discussed: </p><ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/42qIAC8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Night We Became Strangers</a>, by Lorena Hughes</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4mKK3wK" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">More Than Enough</a>, by Anna Quindlen</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Qg2Unh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop</a>, by Takuya Asakura</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/4u5Mhcw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Strength of the Few</a>, by James Islington</li><li>Too Old for This, by Samantha Downing</li><li>The Blanks, by Grady Hendrix</li><li>Coffin Moon, by Keith Rosson</li><li>The Haunting of Maddy Clare, by Simone St. James</li><li>The Unseen, by Ania Ahlborn</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Music Credit: Patrick Patrikios</p>
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