Bestie Book Date: Fantasy/Romantasy, Favorite Tropes & The Books That Broke Us | Booked & Busy w/ Olivia Ponton

Booked, Blonde and Besties - my girls take over the podcast!

My own real life Sex and the City friend group just took over the podcast!!! 🎀✨Hi angels!Jojo, Aleksa, Phoenix, Hannah and I are here to spill what we've been reading, settle the book adaptation debates once and for all, and expose whoever has been faking their way through a book (you know who you are 👀)And because it's Pride month... we're talking queer reads, coming out stories, and how we're celebrating. 🏳️‍🌈💛Happy Pride!! xoxo, Olivia 🎀✦︎ Listen To 'Booked & Busy' Everywhere You Stream→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zf0lWdrYI61m3OTd80Bxp→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/booked-busy-w-olivia-ponton/id1848952840→ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f5856969-999f-4aff-b523-ff96e1121a56/booked-busy-w-olivia-ponton❤︎ Join The Conversation→ Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton→ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12Timestamps:00:00-03:32 Friend intros!Chapter 103:35-04:07 Guilty or Not Guilty 04:08-05:25 Lying about reading05:26-07:26 Jojo’s reading habits and Hannah’s rec07:27-08:56 DNF a book everyone loved08:57-12:12 is Booktok dead?12:13-13:00 Pheonix’s recent reads13:01-15:54 Favorite tropes 15:55-16:45 book that got you into readingChapter 216:46-17:51 Book adaptations bracket17:52-24:02 Off Campus 24:03-26:52 Divergent and Twilight 26:53-29:20 Harry Potter vs Hunger GamesChapter 329:21-30:59 Pride!31:00-32:37 LGBTQIA books (Evelyn Hugo playlist?)32:38-35:12 advice for coming out 35:13-37:21 Olivia’s coming out story 37:22-37:57 OutroBooks mentioned:It Ends with Us by Coleen HooverUgly Love by Coleen HooverThe Never King by Nikki St. Crowe (not “Lost King”)Just Kids by Patti SmithA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasBinding 13 by Chloe Walsh Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarPeople You Read on Vacation by Emily HenryNext to Heaven by James FreyThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidCrave by Tracy WolffPercy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick RiordanThe Selection series by Kiera Cass#booktok #booktube #bookish #booklover #podcast

The Creator of Sex And The City Decodes Gen Z Dating Slang

Hi angels! 🎀🪽You know I had to put Candace to the test... so I pulled out some of the Gen Z terms we use on a daily basis and had the woman who basically wrote the dating bible for an entire generation try to guess what they mean. From "the ick" to "situationships," let's just say some of these landed and some of them did NOT. Honestly though, half of these she probably could've coined herself back in the day. Watch the full episode for the real Sex and the City stories, dating advice, and so much more. xoxo, Olivia

The Woman Who Created Carrie Bradshaw: Candace Bushnell Gets Real on Booked, Blonde & Busy

Hi angels! This week on Booked, Blonde & Busy, I'm sitting down with the woman who created Carrie Bradshaw herself...Candace Bushnell. We talk about everything from the real stories that inspired Sex and the City, what New York nightlife was actually like before social media, dating in your 20s, financial independence, and why Candace's advice to young women today is to focus on getting the money. We also get into BookTok, modern relationships, her one-woman show, and what it's been like watching a whole new generation discover Sex and the City nearly 30 years later. Whether you're a Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, or Samantha, this episode is for you. xoxo,  Olivia ✦︎ Listen To 'Booked & Busy' Everywhere You Stream → Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Zf0lWdrYI61m3OTd80Bxp → Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/booked-busy-w-olivia-ponton/id1848952840 → Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f5856969-999f-4aff-b523-ff96e1121a56/booked-busy-w-olivia-ponton ❤︎ Join The Conversation → Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton → Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12 Timestamps: 00:00-00:52 - Intro 00:53-01:21 - Beverage of The Day 01:22-09:52 - New York City Culture + Nightlife in the 90s 09:53-11:11 - Could 'Sex And The City' Exist In The World of Social Media? 11:12-14:35 - How SATC (The Book) Came To Be + The Stories Behind Them 14:36-15:47 - Mining Real Life for Inspo 15:47-18:17 - Working On The SATC Series, Lipstick Jungle + Candace's Writing Process 18:18-22:16 - What/Who Really Inspired Sex And The City? 22:16-25:47 - Does Candace Realize How Major SATC Truly Is? 25:48-30:28 - BookTok, Imitation As Flattery + The Cultural Impact 30:29-34:02 - What Would SATC Look Like In 2026? 34:03-39:45 - Candace Bushnell's One Woman Show 39:45-41:37 - What's It Like Having A New Generation of SATC Fans? 41:38-50:34 - If Candace Could Give Gen Z One Piece of Advice... (Men, Women + Dating) 50:34-52:02 - Outro#booktube #bookrecommendations #sexandthecity #satc #bookish #booktok #candancebushnell #carriebradshaw

Josephine Skriver's Met Gala Experience | Booked, Blonde & Busy w/ Olivia Ponton (Exclusive)

Ever wonder what actually goes on at the Met Gala?? Because Josephine Skriver just gave us the inside scoop and you do NOT want to miss this. We're talking wardrobe mishaps, bathroom secrets, and the question that has genuinely kept me up at night: how do you even LEAVE the Met Gala?? Consider this your all-access pass 🎀 xoxo, Olivia TIME STAMPS 00:00-2:32 inside the met gala 2:33-4:35 Olivia’s wardrobe mishap

Josephine Skriver is Booked, Blonde & Busy | fanfic, dark romantasy, ACOTAR, Keeping 13 + more!

Welcome to Season 2 of Booked, Blonde & Busy!!! 🎀 We are back and even more booked, busier and blonder than ever! That’s right, new name alert - we are now Booked, BLONDE and Busy. Because blonde is a state of mind ;) To kick things off, I brought in someone truly iconic... Victoria's Secret Angel AND certified book girlie, Josephine Skriver. Yes, THAT Josephine Skriver. She showed up and did not disappoint. This week we're diving into Keeping 13 by Chloe Walsh, spilling our most chaotic reading habits, debating the ACOTAR fan casting of our dreams, and so so much more. We are SO back, angels! xoxo, Olivia ❤︎ Join The Conversation → Patreon (it's free!): https://www.patreon.com/cw/OliviaPonton → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia.ponton → TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamoliviaponton → Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/olivia_ponton12 TIME STAMPS 00:00-3:30 Intro/Beverage of the day 3:50-7:17 what got us into reading 7:18-11:30 the rise of fanfics and Wattpad 11:33-16:16 dark books and red flags 16:20-19:00 Keeping 13 19:11-21:05 Throne of Glass series 21:06-24:58 Boys of Tommen series 24:58-28:05 rereading ACOTAR 28:06-31:25 Sarah J Maas universe 31:26-33:29 publishing schedules 33:30-35:10 fan theories 35:11-40:12 Book adaptations 40:13-45:49 ACOTAR fan cast 45:50-49:14 ACOTAR predictions 49:15 wrap up :) #booktube #romantasy #bookrecommendations #fantasybook #bookish #booktok