...Literally Summer Reading List

...Literally BONUS EPISODE: Interview with Rachel Thorne, author of "The Substitute"

This week, Magda and Lindsay sit down with Rachel Thorne, aka Denise Grover Swank, author of many a rom-com and mystery tale, to talk all about her book “The Substitute.”    “The Substitute” follows Megan Vandemeer, who has just recently dumped her cheating finance bro fiancé, Jay. There’s just one hitch: she hasn’t told her family the wedding’s off. While flying home to break the news to her uptight mother, Megan chats up her handsome seatmate in first class, Josh. After some Dramamine, a glass of champagne, and a gentlemanly attempt to get a semi-conscious Megan from the plane to her family, Josh winds up posing as Megan’s fiancé. Determined to stage a breakup and avoid a family disaster, Megan and Josh embark on a week of wedding festivities, with their closest friends and family in tow.  Listen in for this fun, wild ride of a chat.    Email us!  [literallyatx@gmail.com] Literally Books Website [https://www.literallybooks.com/] Literally Books Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallybooks] Magda's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallymagda/] Lindsay's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallylindsay/] Literally Books YouTube [https://youtube.com/@_literallybooks?si=TzaMzCR5DQRksNdH] Literally Books TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@_literallybooks]   Intro & Outro Song: "Would it Kill You," courtesy of The Solder Thread

...Literally Summer Reading List

Volunteering for a summer reading list?!  Uh, YES.  Magda and Lindsay are your favorite kind of teacher’s pets, though, because they’re going to walk through every kind of option for a perfect summer read. Memoir, romance, heist, magical realism…economics (?). These are all the books they’re reading and planning to read during their short summer break.  Email us!  [literallyatx@gmail.com] Literally Books Website [https://www.literallybooks.com/] Literally Books Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallybooks] Magda's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallymagda/] Lindsay's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallylindsay/] Literally Books YouTube [https://youtube.com/@_literallybooks?si=TzaMzCR5DQRksNdH] Literally Books TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@_literallybooks]   Intro & Outro Song: "Would it Kill You," courtesy of The Solder Thread   #mustreadbooks #bookpodcast #summerreads #summerreadinglist

...Literally Remarkably Bright Creatures - Book and Movie Discussion!!

Day 1,476 of our fascination…with Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures.  Magda and Lindsay dive into this wonderful tale of love, community, unlikely friendships, and grief. Listen in as they compare the book and the movie and all the things that warmed their souls.    Books mentioned in the episode:  “Remarkably Bright Creatures“ by Shelby Van Pelt “American Fantasy“ by Emma Straub “Carrie Soto is Back“ by Taylor Jenkins Reid “It Ends With Us“ by Colleen Hoover “Angel Down“ by Daniel Kraus “Liberation“ by Bess Wohl “We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution“ by Jill Lepore “Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution“ by Amanda Vaill “Things in Nature Merely Grow“ by Yiyun Li “Ars Poetica“ by Juliana Spahr “There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America“ by Brian Goldstone “Bad Feminist“ by Roxane Gay “Animorphs“ by K.A. Applegate “Off Campus“ by Elle Kennedy “The Last Sunrise“ by Anna Todd “The Love Hypothesis“ by Ali Hazelwood “Beach Read“ by Emily Henry “Perfecto Mentirosos“ by Alex Mírez   Email us!  [literallyatx@gmail.com] Literally Books Website [https://www.literallybooks.com/] Literally Books Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallybooks] Magda's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallymagda/] Lindsay's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallylindsay/] Literally Books YouTube [https://youtube.com/@_literallybooks?si=TzaMzCR5DQRksNdH]   #bookadaptations #bookpodcast #remarkablybrightcreatures    Intro & Outro Song: "Would it Kill You," courtesy of The Solder Thread

...Literally The Little Prince

This week, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” schools Magda and Lindsay in some extremely important life lessons, most importantly, that being an adult is so overrated.  In honor of the book, they discuss all the essential things they felt with their hearts while reading this absolute classic.    Books mentioned in the episode: “The Little Prince“ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “The Girls Who Grew Big“ by Leila Mottley “Half His Age“ by Jeanette McCurdy  “The Ending Writes Itself“ by Evelyn Clarke “The Little Prince“ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “James and the Giant Peach“ by Roald Dahl   “Parable of the Sower“ by Octavia Butler “The House in the Cerulean Sea“ by TJ Klune “Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About“ by Isabel Klee “Project Hail Mary“ by Andy Weir   Email us!  [literallyatx@gmail.com] Literally Books Website [https://www.literallybooks.com/] Literally Books Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallybooks] Magda's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallymagda/] Lindsay's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallylindsay/] Literally Books YouTube [https://youtube.com/@_literallybooks?si=TzaMzCR5DQRksNdH] Literally Books TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@_literallybooks]   Intro & Outro Song: "Would it Kill You," courtesy of The Solder Thread   #childrensbooks #thelittleprince #selfhelpbooks #bookpodcast

...Literally The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke

A horror writer, YA writer, romance writer, sci-fi writer, mystery writer, and a team of thriller writers walk into a secluded Scottish mansion… This is the setup for this week’s deep dive, Evelyn Clarke’s “The Ending Writes Itself.”  Listen in as Magda and Lindsay discuss this mystery tale wrapped in a treatise on the publishing industry with a dash of commentary on genre stereotypes.    Books mentioned in the episode:  “The Ending Writes Itself“ by Evelyn Clarke “Huntsman“ by Naima Simone “Ember“ by Naima Simone “West of Wicked“ by Nikki St. Crowe “Big Girl Blitz“ by Danielle Allen “First and Forever“ by Lynn Painter “The Prospects“ by KT Hoffman “Crash Course“ by Piper Lawson “On Thin Ice“ by Olivia Belle “Divergent“ by Veronica Roth “Dungeon Crawler Carl“ by Matt Dinniman “Legendborn“ by Tracy Deonn   Email us!  [literallyatx@gmail.com] Literally Books Website [https://www.literallybooks.com/] Literally Books Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallybooks] Magda's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallymagda/] Lindsay's Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/_literallylindsay/] Literally Books YouTube [https://youtube.com/@_literallybooks?si=TzaMzCR5DQRksNdH] Literally Books TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@_literallybooks]   Intro & Outro Song: "Would it Kill You," courtesy of The Solder Thread   #mysteryreads #bookpodcast #bookrecommendations #veschwab #publishingindustrytalk