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🍒 5 Books to Help You Break Up with Diet Culture
It’s “swimsuit season,” and I’m popping in as your resident fat-girl-in-a-bikini to share 5 books to help you break up with diet culture.Tune in as I recommend:You Hav...
✨ 4 Books for Tarot Beginners, Tarot Lovers & Tarot Pros
You may not know this about me… but I love tarot. I’ve been working with the cards for a decade, and I have another podcast all about it, called my tiny tarot practice...
🤳 7 Books for Reclaiming Your Attention in the Age of AI
This spring on my podcast Off the Grid we did a whole series on AI. Part of that series included a reading list... which felt perfect to bring over to Pleasure Reading...
🤿 13 Underwater Horror, Thriller & Sci-Fi Recs
Wanna go down a sunken book rabbit hole with me? 🤿 In this episode, I tell you the story of why I spent the past four months reading underwater books... including my f...
🍹 5 Spirited Non-Fiction Reads with Caro of Between Drinks
Today I welcome a dear friend and fellow podcaster to the show — Caro Griffin!Caro is the host of Between Drinks podcast and newsletter — where she shares her interna...
👩🏻🌾 4 Books for Frugal Gardeners (or Anyone Who Wants to Grow Things Without Going Broke)
Spring has sprung, and I'm getting ready to plant my garden! I love growing food in my backyard, but it can be expensive to invest in seeds, beds, dirt and more. So o...
❣️ 10 Brand New Romance Releases for Valentine’s Weekend
Happy Galentine's Day, pleasure readers!Today I'm sharing 10 brand new romance releases just in time for your weekend reading.We've got sports romance, sapphic romance...
🌹 5 Underrated Romance Writers (According to Me)
It's almost Valentine's Day! And my sweetheart reading is in full swing to celebrate.In this episode, I'm sharing my five fave romance writers — who I think are woeful...
🖇️ 2026 Reading Plans + Book Recs on Palestine, Astrophysics, and Big Tech
Happy 2026, readers! Last year, I made some biggggg reading plans and proceeded to accomplish... none of them. (I'm looking at you 2025 5-star TBR. 👀)So this year, I'm...
⏱️ Wrapping Up My Reading Year — 60-Second Reviews of All 31 Books I Read this Fall
Happy New Years Eve, readers! In this comeback episode, I'm sharing quick-hit reviews of all the books I've read since September.Tune in for Parisian magicians, murder...
🍁 9 New Releases for a Cozy/Sexy/Spooky Fall
Fall is my favorite season for reading, because I love cozy blankets, warm lattes, and books that make me feel some kind of way.In this episode, I’m sharing books for ...
⏱️ Mood Reading Extravaganza — 60-Second Reviews of All 47 Books I’ve Read Since March
OK it's been a minute since I made an episode... but I promise I've been reading!In fact, I've read 47 books since the end of March, and I have plenty to say about the...
💋 11 Books on my Queer Romance TBR
Let’s get spicy this summer! This month on the pod, I’m sharing my current TBR that’s full of sweet and sexy queer romance novels.Tune in to hear me rave about Atmosph...
✌️ A Chill Treatise on Mood Reading — 17 Recs with Rachel Ropeik
Pull out your mood rings, because this week we're reading by vibes!Today I'm returning to the pod with an extra special guest, Rachel Ropeik. Rachel is a cultural cata...
⏳ 4 Non-Fiction Books About Time
Today we've got our second ever nonfiction list, and it's all about TIME! Tune in to hear how I've been reimagining the clock with the help of these four books. Then f...
⏱️ Pleasure Reading Romance & More — 60-Second Reviews of All 28 Books I Read in February & March
I read 13 books in February and 15 books in March. So we're gonna do another monthly reading recap! In this episode, I'm sharing 60 second reviews of everything I read...
🎸 If Indie Sleaze Was 3 Novels… By Women!
This one goes out to all my cooler-than-thou millennials tuning in — because this week I’m sharing books set in the indie sleaze scene!If you’re not familiar with indi...
😎 4 Fiction Recs for Your Neurodivergent Awakening — with Bailey Lang
OMG we've got our first guest — Bailey Lang of The Writing Desk!Bailey is a late-diagnosed neurodivergent writer, editor, and coach. Through her company, The Writing D...
🌱 7 Recent Poetry Collections that Make Me Feel Alive
Poetry is perfect for liminal seasons. And I find myself craving poetic wisdom as winter drags on and slowly turns to spring.So in this episode, I’m recommending seven...
🎓 6 Dark Academia Recs [YA standalone edition]
February is the shortest, darkest month. So why not go back to the most ominous place I can imagine... high school? ☠️In this episode, I'm recommending six dark academ...