Episode 15: April Reading Round Up

Episode 21: You Won't Forget Me by Mazey Eddings Part 1

Hey Book Besties!  Happy Pride and welcome to the first part of our three part series on You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. We are so excited to be covering this sapphic romance written by one of our favorites!  If you'd like to jump straight into book coverage, skip ahead to 1:02. Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 [https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918] What the Divas are reading: Aaliyah:  * Butchers' Masquerade - Matt Dinniman  * Lucky Day - Chuck Tingle Johnna: * The Dare/Losers Part 1 and 2 - Harley Laroux  * Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong  * Pounded by Produce - GM Fairy  * She Gets the Girl - Alyson Derrik and Rachael Lippincott  * Time to Shine -  Rachel Reid  What the Divas are watching: Aaliyah: * Euphoria  * Hacks  * New Girl  * Hamnet  Johnna  * ER * Backrooms  * Euphoria * Pillion  What the Divas are obsessed with: Aaliyah * Grilling every meal like a 45 y/o man * Eadem Lipgloss  Johnna  * Sean Evans and Kiki Palmer * Fresh haircut  * Taylor - New song with toy story / MSG?! Emergency book news!  A small business tried to trademark Hot Girls Read, and the bookish community went on the ride of a lifetime.  Intro music brought to you by Music for Makers [https://musicformakers.com/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/litandloudpod/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@litandloudpod], & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@litandloudpod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc].

Episode 20: Pride TBR

Hey Book Besties!  Happy June and Happy Pride! We’re diving into our personal TBRs for Pride Month and highlighting queer authors and stores. Want to get ahead? Our next read will be You Won’t Forget Me by Mazey Eddings. Coverage starts June 11th!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 [https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918] What the Diva’s are Reading: Johnna:  - Feast While You Can - Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta  Aaliyah:  - Nowhere Girl - Carla Ciccone - Missed Connections - Aimie K. Runyan What the Diva’s are Watching: Johnna: - Euphoria  - ER  - The Boroughs  Aaliyah:  - Euphoria  - Margo’s Got Money Troubles  - The Boys What the Diva’s are Obsessed with: Johnna:  - Book binding - Heated Rivalry  - Losers Omnibus   Aaliyah: - Completing THE puzzle  Pride TBRs: Johnna: - You Should Have Been Nicer to my Mom - Vincent Tirado  - Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong - No Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice - Feast While You Can - Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta - Red White & Royal Blue - Casey Mcquiston - Losers - Harley Laroux Revisit  Aaliyah: - The Shots You Take - Rachel Reid  - Lucky Day - Chuck Tingle  - Disappoint Me - Nicola Dinan  - The Disaster Gay Detective Agency -  Lev A. C. Rosen  - Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong  The Pod:  - You Won’t Forget Me - Mazey Eddings  Intro music brought to you by Music for Makers [https://musicformakers.com/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/litandloudpod/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@litandloudpod], & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@litandloudpod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc].

Episode 19: May Reading Round Up

Hey Book Besties!  We’re saying goodbye to May!  Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 [https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918] What the Diva’s are Watching: Johnna: - Remarkably Bright Creatures  - Bugonia  - Sheep Detectives  - Margo - Euphoria  - ER Aaliyah:  - Margo’s Got Money Troubles  - Euphoria - New Girl  - Remarkably Bright Creatures  What the Divas are Obsessed with: Johnna:  - Rat Shirt  - A Crispy Beer  - Candy Crush  - Losers  Aaliyah: - Having Glasses Again  What the Diva’s Read in May: Johnna:  - 200 Monas - Jan Saenz - The Housemaid -  Freida Mcfadden - The Housemaid’s Secret -  Freida Mcfadden - The Housemaid is Watching -  Freida Mcfadden - Late Bloomer - Mazey Eddings - Yesteryear  - Caro Claire Burke - Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman  Aaliyah:  - 200 Monas- Jan Saenz - Yesteryear - Caro Claire Burke - Ignore All Previous Instructions - Ada Hoffman - And Now Back to You -  BK Borison - Carl’s Doomsday Scenario  - Matt Dinniman  - The Dungeon Anarchists Cookbook  - Matt Dinniman  - Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman  Reading Goal Progress: Aaliyah - 42/75  Johnna - 56/75 Book News!  - Florence Pugh cast as the lead in The Midnight Library by Matt Haig  - Netflix is picking up an adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Meryl Streep - Rachel Reid talks Unrivaled  - Margo’s Got Money Troubles is renewed for a second season - A new class-action lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York, and several writers have come together alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted books Intro music brought to you by Music for Makers [https://musicformakers.com/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/litandloudpod/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@litandloudpod], & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@litandloudpod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc].

Episode 18: A Chat with Maude Winters

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our chat with Maude Winters! Maude was ready to yap so we hope you enjoy this discussion of all things theater, media, queer joy, and of course, her new book Love on the West End!  If you’d like to jump straight to the interview, it begins at 19:15 Maude: Reading - Tell Me Not to Kiss You - Elee Rose Watching - The Dark Wizard  Obsessed - Mountain Climbing  Maude Winters can be found on: Instagram @Maude_Winters_Fiction  TikTok @maudewinters  Or their website maudewinters.com Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 [https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918] What the Divas are Reading: Johnna: - Gate of the Feral Gods - Matt Dinniman Aaliyah: - And Now, Back to You - BK Borison What the Divas are Watching: Johnna: - Margo’s Got Money Troubles  - Euphoria  Aaliyah:  - Margo’s Got Money Troubles  - Euphoria  What the Divas are Obsessed with: Johnna:  - Rhinestoning - Duh! Aaliyah: - Sleeping Intro music brought to you by Music for Makers [https://musicformakers.com/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/litandloudpod/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@litandloudpod], & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@litandloudpod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc].

Episode 17: Project Hail Mary Book vs Movie

Hey Book Besties!  Welcome to our Project Hail Mary Episode! We both read and watched and now it’s time for the debrief. Through Guided questions we compare the book and the movie, deep dive on what we loved, and gush over Grace and Rocky.  Want to jump straight to the discussion? Coverage begins at 53:00 Have a book you’d like us to cover? Let us know in the comments or by emailing us at litloudpod@gmail.com Join our book club on Fable: https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918 [https://fable.co/club/lit-loud-podcast-book-club-with-aaliyah-r-489355122918] What the Divas are Reading: Johnna: - The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook - Matt Dinniman  - The Housemaid - Freida McFadden  - The Housemaid’s Secret - Freida McFadden  Aaliyah: - Carl's Doomsday Scenario - Matt Dinniman  - The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook - Matt Dinniman  - Ignore All Previous Instructions- Ava Hoffman - And Now Back to You - BK Borison What the Divas are Watching: Johnna: - Euphoria - Margo’s Got Money Troubles - Beef Aaliyah:  - Euphoria What the Divas are Obsessed with: Johnna:  - Hudcon at the Met Gala  - Beefing with Motley Chronicles  Aaliyah: - A Surprise  Intro music brought to you by Music for Makers [https://musicformakers.com/] Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/litandloudpod/], Threads [https://www.threads.com/@litandloudpod], & TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@litandloudpod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc].