Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers (Brandi, Kendra, & Kayla)
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| 30 Jan 2025 | Carissa Broadbent: Not Your Average Romantasy ft kaylas.bookshelf | Mini Ep | 00:22:42 | |
Join co-host Kayla (@kaylas.bookshelf) as she guides you through popular fantasy author Carissa Broadbent's backlist. She talks about Carissa's two series (The War of Lost Hearts and Crowns of Nyaxia), her favorite characters and books, and the difference between romantic fantasy and the new bookish term - "Romantasy." Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Follow the pod on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 14 Sep 2023 | Hannah Bonam-Young: Out on A Limb, Disabled Joy, and Unsexy Smutty Words | S2Ep4 | 01:12:47 | |
This week Hannah Bonam-Young (@authorhannahby) drops by! We chat all about her hit summer novel, Out on A Limb, how she got started in the world of indie publishing with The Next Series, and where to find a man who will treat you right (hint: it involves dice)! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 03 Oct 2024 | Tier Ranking: Enemies to Lovers Books | S4Ep7 | 01:10:14 | |
We're back with another tier ranking! We work together to rank popular enemies to lovers books that were submitted by our listeners! Follow us on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 11 May 2023 | Bring Your Own...Audiobook | S1Ep9 | 01:29:32 | |
This week we talk all things audiobooks! We reveal our audiobook origin stories, dissect our individual listening habits, and foam at the mouth over our favorite narrators. We also each brought our latest audiobook obsessions and provide evidence as to why it should be your next listen! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 29 Aug 2024 | Sports Romance Ramblings + Book Draft | S4Ep2 | 01:01:37 | |
This week we yap all about Sports Romances! We share what we love about the genre, the things we could do without, and share our favorite recommendations. We also host a sports romance draft where we pick our fav fictional athletes and micro tropes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 25 May 2023 | Bring Your Own...Recent Five Star Read | S1Ep11 | 01:18:17 | |
This week we dissect our personal rating systems, gush our favorite online reading trackers (spoiler alert: it's storygraph), and discuss what makes us give a book five stars! We also chat about our recent five star reads and why they made the cut! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 13 Mar 2025 | Adalyn Grace knows a thing or two about love triangles | S5E6 | 01:02:29 | |
#1 New York Times best-selling author, Adalyn Grace stops by the pod to chat all about the Belladonna series including the forthcoming novella "Holly", audiobooks, and love triangles! She also spills the tea on what readers can expect from her upcoming adult fantasy series "The Wretched Divine". Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 05 Dec 2024 | Favorite Fictional Families | S4Ep16 | 00:54:48 | |
This week we share our favorite fictional families from recent books we've read and who'd we want to spend the holidays with! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 13 Apr 2023 | Bring Your Own....Addicted Series Deep Dive (Part 2) | S1Ep5 | 01:56:15 | |
Part two of our deep-dive into the #Booktok favorite Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series series by Krista and Becca Ritchie. We’ll be covering the remaining five books in the series: Thrive, Addicted After All, Fuel the Fire, Long Way Down, & Some Kind of Perfect. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod to keep up on all things happening with the pod! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 23 Mar 2023 | Bring Your Own....Book Trope | S1Ep2 | 01:04:40 | |
This week we’ve each brought our favorite trope! From Fake Dating to Single Parent- find out what makes these tropes stand out to us and the books that deliver on them! Have a favorite trope we forgot to mention? Tell us on Instagram and give us a follow to stay up to date with the pod and more! @BringYourOwnPod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 29 Feb 2024 | 2024 Bookish Ins and Outs, Reading Goals, and Recommendations | S3Ep1 | 01:19:42 | |
Welcome to a brand new season of Bring Your Own! To kick off season 3 we're sharing our 2024 reading in's and out's alongside our bookish goals for the year. A new season also means new book recs! We each provide three books that everyone should have on their TBRs this year. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 04 May 2023 | Bring Your Own...Emily Henry Book | S1Ep8 | 01:41:34 | |
First in our Author Spotlight Series: #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry! While gushing over our favorite novels written by Henry, we also discuss her recent rise in popularity, and how we each came to discover her work. And yes, we're talking all about her latest release Happy Place too! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 06 Jun 2024 | Tier Ranking: Friends to Lovers Books | S3Ep14 | 00:54:57 | |
This week we tackle tier-ranking popular Friends to Lovers books that our listeners submitted!
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| 19 Dec 2024 | Best Books of 2024 | S4Ep16 | 01:33:06 | |
It's that time! This week we reveal our individual top 10 books of the year lists for 2024! We share our honorable mentions before jumping into our top ten lists and sharing why these particular novels made the cut. We also list the books that are on our 2025 TBR! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 09 May 2024 | Listener's Unpopular Bookish Opinions Pt. 2 | S3Ep11 | 00:53:38 | |
Part two of airing out our listener's unpopular bookish opinions! We discuss if we agree or disagree with your hot takes on narrators, book couples, tropes and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 15 Jun 2023 | Bring Your Own...Favorite DILF | S1Ep14 | 01:14:27 | |
In celebration of Father’s Day 2023, we’re sharing some of our favorite fictional Dad’s found in romance books (aka the hot fictional DILFs of our dreams). We gush and moan on why we love these fictional daddies, the relationships they have with their kids, and why they’re all worthy of #1 Dad status. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 30 Mar 2023 | Bring Your Own....Favorite Female Character | S1Ep3 | 00:58:04 | |
In celebration of Women's History Month we've each brought our favorite Book Girlfriend. These are the fictional women who inspire us, teach us, and make us fall to our knees. No kidding, we would do anything to spend a single night with many of these women. Have a favorite Book Girlfriend? Tell us on Instagram and give a follow to stay up to date with the pod and see list of spoilers for this episode! @Bringyourownpod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 17 Oct 2024 | Monster Romance Roundtable with Maya! | S4E9 | 01:12:25 | |
Monster Romance Roundtable is back! This week we’re joined by our friend / monster romance connoisseur Maya. We take turns explaining in excruciating detail the plots of three different monster romances hand-picked by our special guest! Follow Maya @Maya_reads_spice Major spoilers for the following monster romances: Caught By The Monster’s Trap by Mei Kaera, Wed to The Orc by Layla Fae and Bigfoot’s Bride by Candace Ayers. Follow us on Instagarm @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.books Follow Kendra @Kendra.readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 18 May 2023 | Bring Your Own...Special Guest ft. Logan (@lcsbookstagram) | S1Ep10 | 01:17:37 | |
This week we welcome our very first special guest on the pod, Logan of @lcsbookstagram on instagram! Queen of Small Town Romances and audiobooks, Logan walks us through her personal reading journey, how she discovered bookish communities, her favorite parts of content creation, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 01 Jun 2023 | Bring Your Own...Childhood Fave | S1Ep12 | 01:25:53 | |
This week we’re throwing it back to the late 2000s and early 2010s by talking about our favorite books from our youth! Kendra tries to explain the ludicrous plot of the Pretty Little Liars franchise, Brandi reveals that she may have been bullied over her Hunger Games obsession in middle school, and Kayla comes out of retirement as the number one Divergent fan on Tumblr. We also discuss some of the books that got us into reading, the golden era of book to screen adaptations, and which other books we’d love to see hit the big screen! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 19 Sep 2024 | Fanfiction Girlies | S4Ep5 | 00:58:04 | |
This week we talk all about FanFiction! We discuss our favorite fandoms, ships and share which books we would write fanfic for! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 27 Apr 2023 | Bring Your Own....Smutty Fave | S1Ep7 | 01:21:54 | |
This week we discuss our favorite smutty romance books! Brandi gushes over Give Me More by Sara Cate, Kendra is on her knees for Play With Me by Becka Mack, and Kayla turns bright red reading a scene from Heartless by Elsie Silver. We also go in-depth about our personal smut preferences, how we started reading spicy romances, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 08 Jun 2023 | Bring Your Own...Summer TBR (Mini Episode!) | S1Ep13 | 00:23:08 | |
Summer is upon us! This Week's mini-episode is dedicated to Summer Reading! We share what makes a good summer read, recommendations, and the books we’re hoping to read as the days grow hotter and longer. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 10 Oct 2024 | The State of the Bookish Community with @Haleys.house | S4Ep8 | 01:30:12 | |
This week we chat with Haley from the Gilmore to Say podcast about the highs and lows of the bookish community. We discuss everything from booktok drama to whatever the hell is happening on Threads. Follow Haley! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 02 Jan 2025 | Rating Listeners' Top Ten Reads of 2024 (part 2) | Mini Ep | 00:23:46 | |
We are back rating our listeners top ten books of 2024 for us to judge! We go through each list and award a letter grade. Will we rate yours? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 28 Mar 2024 | Build Your Own Book to Screen Adaptation | S3Ep5 | 00:56:43 | |
This week we take turns imagining some of our favorite books as movies! Brandi pitches Elissa Sussman's "Funny You Should Ask", Kayla does "Check & Mate" by Ali Hazelwood, and Kendra takes on "Ready or Not" by Cara Bastone. We fancast each book, and share are overall creative visions.
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| 14 Mar 2024 | Game Night with Hannah Bonam-Young | S3Ep3 | 00:59:43 | |
Author Hannah Bonam-Young(@authorhannahby) is back for an epic bookish game night! We play three mini games while Hannah walks us through what life has been like re-releasing her Next Series with a traditional publisher. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 04 Jul 2023 | What is Steamy Lit? ft. Special Guest @bookrecsbymel | Bonus Ep 1 | 01:16:08 | |
This week we learn all about Steamy Lit, the adult bookish subscription company that empowers readers to incorporate self love into their reading habits. We’re joined by the company’s founder Melissa (@bookrecsbymel) as she walks us through Steamy Lit’s origins, the Steam Box , and what readers can expect from the upcoming inaugural Steamy Lit Con happening August 18-19, 2023 in Anaheim, California. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 12 Dec 2024 | Holiday Romance Novella Roundtable #2 | S4Ep15 | 01:20:22 | |
Our Holiday Romance Novella roundtable is back! We each read a holiday novella to share with one another and take turns recapping our books in extreme detail. They all are equal parts festive, spicy, and weird. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 06 Jul 2023 | Book Bonanza 2023: The Good, The Bad, and The Best Moments | Bonus Ep 2 | 01:22:42 | |
This week we recap our time at Book Bonanza 2023. Taking place in Grapevine, Texas over the course of two days, we go over our favorite moments from the book signing, reveal all the authors we got to meet, and discuss that crazy wristband situation. Great for anyone who is curious into how book signings work and may want to attend the convention next year! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 13 Jun 2024 | 2024 Summer Reading Plans, Goals and Recommendations! | S3Ep15 | 00:56:28 | |
This week we share our summer reading plans and goals as well as the books we think ecerything should be reading this season! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 14 Dec 2023 | Holiday Romance Novella Roundtable | S2Ep16 | 01:05:05 | |
In honor of the holiday season, we each read a Holiday Romance Novella to share with each another! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 11 Mar 2023 | Bring Your Own...Comfort Book | S1Ep1 | 01:16:12 | |
To start things off we’ve each brought our favorite comfort books! What makes you treat a book like your personal safety blanket? When do you find yourself reaching for it the most? We discuss this and tell the story of how we all became bookish besties via the internet! Tell us your favorite comfort book and keep up with the podcast by following us on Instagram! @BringYourOwnPod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 16 Jan 2025 | Lisa Kleypas: Historical Romance for Newbies ft. brandos.books | Mini Ep | 00:30:44 | |
Join co-host Brandi (@brandos.books) as she gives non-HistRom readers her tried and true introduction to historical romance through the work of Lisa Kleypas! She'll convince you to give historical romance a shot and guide you where to start your soon-to-be new obsession. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 22 Jun 2023 | Bring Your Own...Booktok Fave | S1Ep15 | 01:46:16 | |
In the season one finale we’re taking it back to our bookish roots and talking about our #BookTok Favs! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 25 Apr 2024 | Abby Jimenez Deep Dive | S3Ep9 | 01:28:25 | |
Next in our Author Spotlight Series: #1 New York Times Bestselling author Abby Jimenez! We rank her characters and couples, have a spoiler-filled chat about her four recent novels, and end off with some trivia questions! Time Stamps:
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| 13 Feb 2025 | A Very Bookish Valentine’s Day | S5E2 | 01:01:06 | |
This Valentine’s Day we’re sharing which one of our many book boyfriends we’d choose as our Valentine. We also discuss the female main characters we’d spend Galentine’s Day with and share our fav romantic moments from romance books! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 24 Oct 2024 | Book Covers: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly | S4Ep10 | 01:13:32 | |
It's time to judge books by their covers! We run through a list of well known book-covers from the romance, ya and fantasy genres and deem if they're good, bad, or straight up not fun to look at. We also discuss if the books cover matches the tone and overall vibe of the story. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 02 May 2024 | Book Rankings: First and Favorite & Under, Over, and Perfectly Rated | S3Ep10 | 01:03:00 | |
Join us as we take turns revealing our first and favorite books of authors our listeners submitted! We then share books that we think are underrated, overrated, and perfectly rated! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 21 Mar 2024 | Romance Book Draft #1 | S3Ep4 | 01:01:22 | |
It’s Draft Day! This week we each take turns drafting different romance books, book boyfriends, and book girlfriends to our respective teams. Follow @BringYourOwnPod to see our teams! Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 17 Apr 2025 | Blind Dates with Book Boyfriends & Girlfriends | S5E11 | 00:49:12 | |
This week we're playing matchmaker for our favorite romance novel heroes and heroines. We have three rounds of potential suitors that we'll hype up and at the end you can choose your (fictional) one and only! Be sure to go to our instagram to tell us your pick! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 09 Nov 2023 | Bookish Game Night | S2Ep12 | 00:34:55 | |
Its Game Night! This Week we compete against one another while playing three bookish-themed mini games. Games include a Quote Challenge, Guess Who, and Name a Book based off a Trope. Play along and help determine the winner by the end of the episode! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 05 Sep 2024 | Bookish Game Night #2 | S4Ep3 | 00:46:02 | |
Game Night is back! Join us as we play three bookish mini games: Quote Challenge, Guess Who, and Name a Book Based off the Trope! Play Along and see how many you can get right!! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 07 Mar 2024 | Listener's Unpopular Bookish Opinions | S3Ep2 | 00:42:07 | |
This week we air out our listener's unpopular bookish opinions! We discuss if we agree or disagree with your hot takes on 3rd act break ups, book ratings, and more! Huge shoutout to everyone who submitted as we couldn't get get through them all. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 26 Dec 2024 | Rating Listeners' Top Ten Reads of 2024 (part 1) | Mini Ep | 00:22:35 | |
This week we asked our listeners to submit their top ten books of 2024 for us to judge! We go through each list and award a letter grade. Will we rate yours? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 20 Mar 2025 | Tier Ranking our All-Time Favorite Books | S5E7 | 00:56:53 | |
This week we take Tier Ranking to the next level by ranking our favorite books of all time! However, there can only be four books per category so things become very tricky Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 16 Nov 2023 | Lauren Asher: Love Redesigned, Starting a New Series, and Crafting Relatable Characters | S2Ep13 | 01:05:51 | |
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| 12 Sep 2024 | Tarah DeWitt: Savor It, Narrative Therapy, and What's Next! | S4Ep4 | 01:02:47 | |
USA-Today Best-selling Author Tarah DeWitt joins us to talk about her recent release Savor It, and the re-releases of Funny Feelings and the Co-Op! She also teases what readers can expect from her forthcoming novel Left of Forever and plays a round of “Build of Romance Book.” Follow Tarah on Instagram! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 21 Nov 2024 | Bookish Rewind: A look back at previous Top 10 lists | S4E13 | 01:02:10 | |
his week we reminisce on our previous Top 10 Books of the Year lists from 2021 and 2022 and discuss if they still hold up! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 23 May 2024 | Guess The Bad Review | S3Ep13 | 00:39:42 | |
This week we take turns reading 1 star reviews of our favorite books! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 30 Nov 2023 | Magnolia Parks Universe Deep Dive w/ @kimmybookss | S2Ep14 | 01:57:44 | |
SPOILERS FOR THE ENTIRE MAGNOLIA PARKS UNIVERSE SERIES BY JESSA HASTINGS! IF YOU HAVE NOT READ MAGNOLIA PARKS, DAISY HAITES, MP: THE LONG WAY HOME, & DH: THE GREAT UNDOING YOU WILL BE SPOILED FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES. THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 21 Sep 2023 | Couples Challenge: Bookish Edition | S2Ep5 | 00:31:57 | |
This week the men of BYO stop by the pod for a fun couples quiz! Hosted by Kendra, Brandi's boyfriend Daniel and Kayla's husband Jared take turns answering bookish questions about their partners. (Spoiler alert: they each struggle a lot) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 07 Sep 2023 | Defend A Book #1: How To Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder | S2Ep3 | 00:54:32 | |
Court is now in session; beware of MAJOR spoilers for How To Fake It in Hollywood starting at ~14:30 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 20 Apr 2023 | Bring Your Own...Unpopular Bookish Opinion | S1Ep6 | 01:03:14 | |
This week we're sharing our unpopular bookish opinions. We're giving our thoughts on the pregnancy trope, love triangles, discreet covers and more! For more on our unpopular bookish opinions or to tell us your own, follow the pod on instagram @Bringyourownpod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 26 Oct 2023 | Monster Romance Roundtable | S2Ep10 | 01:02:47 | |
In honor of Halloween, we each read a Monster Romance to share with one another! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 31 Aug 2023 | Mazey Eddings: Messy Characters, Sex Positivity, & Dental School | S2Ep2 | 01:14:39 | |
Mazey Eddings stops by the pod! We fangirl over her adult contemporary romance series “A Brush With Love” (which everyone should read, btw!), discuss neurodiverse joy, sex positivity, and how the heck Mazey managed to break into publishing while being a full-time dental student. Mazey also spills all the tea on her newest release, “Tilly In Technicolor” & tells us what readers can expect from her upcoming 2024 sapphic romance, “Late Bloomer”! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 24 Aug 2023 | Summer Reading Recap | S2Ep1 | 00:52:29 | |
Welcome to season 2! We're kicking things off this season by discussing our summer 2023 reading journeys. Find out our top reads of the season, the books that disappointed us the most, which new authors we're obsessed with, and more! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 16 May 2024 | Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark Recap ft. @Kimmybookss | S3Ep12 | 01:37:30 | |
This episode features MAJOR Spoilers for Magnolia Parks: Into The Dark by Jessa Hastings! Proceed with caution! Our beloved friend Kimmy from @kimmybookss is back to recap the recent Magnolia Parks Universe installment, Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings. We talk in detail about the best, most jaw-dropping and tear-inducing moments, while stating our hopes for the rest of the series. For more of the infamous Kimmy follow her on Instagram. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 02 Nov 2023 | Fallen Men Series Recap w/ @bookish.sel | S2Ep11 | 01:22:01 | |
This week we're joined by our bookish bestie Selina (@bookish.sel) to recap the Fallen Men Series by Giana Darling. We take turns sharing our favorite books, couples, characters, spicy scenes and more in a hilarious spoiler-filled discussion.
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| 07 Dec 2023 | Defend a Book #2: Lovelight Farms Series by B.K. Borison | S2Ep15 | 00:54:29 | |
Court is back in session as the Lovelight Farms series by B.K. Borison takes the stand. Major spoilers for all three books in the series (Lovelight Farms, In the Weeds, and Mixed Signals). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 11 Apr 2024 | Tier Ranking: Fake Dating Books | S3Ep7 | 01:08:26 | |
This week we're forced to work together and tier-rank popular fake-dating romance books. Spoiler Alert: We fight! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 12 Oct 2023 | Elsie Silver: Hopeless, Canadian Cowboys, and what's next after Chestnut Springs | S2Ep8 | 00:46:36 | |
This week Elsie Silver drops by the pod to talk all things Chestnut Springs, how she crafts near perfect smut scenes, and what readers can expect from her latest release, Hopeless. She also give us a sneak peek at what's to come after the Chestnut Springs series and plays a fun "Who Said It?" game with us! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 28 Sep 2023 | Liz Tomforde: The Right Move, Female Friendships, and Praise Kinks | S2Ep6 | 00:57:14 | |
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| 06 Feb 2025 | 2025 Reading, Winter Break Updates + Reintro | S5E1 | 01:10:57 | |
Welcome to Season 5 of Bring Your Own! This week, we'll be reintroducing ourselves, sharing how our reading held up over break, and discussing what 2025 has in store for us all! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 14 Nov 2024 | Audiobook Catch-Up 2024 | S4E12 | 01:05:35 | |
This week we discuss our current audiobook listening habits, our favorite (and least favorite) narrators, and share some new recommendations! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 04 Apr 2024 | Sweetgrass + Q1 Reading Recap | S3Ep6 | 00:51:32 | |
This week we recap our time at the Sweetgrass, a romance book signing that took place in Charleston, South Carolina in March of 2024. We also share our personal Q1 reading journeys and which books are in the running for our top reads of the year so far. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 31 Oct 2024 | Cara Bastone: Ready or Not, NYC, & finding the humor in romance! | S4Ep11 | 01:05:58 | |
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| 26 Sep 2024 | 2v1: Books One of Us Loved and the Other Didn't | S4Ep6 | 01:10:27 | |
This week we go head to head in a fun 2v1 style bookish debate. We go through books that two of us loved and the other didn't (and vice versa) and discuss why our personal opinions on books are correct (or why the other opinions are wrong)! All is fair in friendship and books! Time stamps for books discussed: Slow Dance: 11:38, Lovelight Farms: 19:30, Georgie, All Along: 20:35, Seven Year Slip: 25:05, Infernal Devices: 32:23, This Summer Will Be Different: 42:45, Foxglove: 51:56. Follow us on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 06 Apr 2023 | Bring Your Own.... Addicted Series Deep Dive (Part 1) | S1Ep4 | 02:03:16 | |
Part one of our deep-dive on the #Booktok favorite Addicted/Calloway Sisters Series series by Krista and Becca Ritchie. We cover our favorite books, characters and couples from the series, followed by and in-depth spoiler-filled discussion of the first five books: Addicted to You, Ricochet, Addiction For Now, Kiss The Sky, and Hothouse flower. Follow the pod on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 20 Jun 2024 | Game Night with Lauren Asher! | S3Ep16 | 01:00:17 | |
NYT Best Selling Author Lauren Asher is back to talk all things Love Unwritten! She walks us through what readers can expect from book 2 in the Lakefront Billionaires Series while plying a series of bookish mini-games! Spoilers from 32:00 - 45:53. Follow us on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 06 Mar 2025 | Deep Diving into Deep End by Ali Hazelwood | S5E5 | 01:04:37 | |
Today, we discuss all things Deep End by Ali Hazelwood! We share our favorite scenes, quotes, and spicy scenes and explain why this book quickly became our favorite Ali Hazelwood book yet! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 23 Jan 2025 | Hot People Read Katie Cotugno ft. kendra.readz | Mini Ep | 00:32:38 | |
Join co-host Kendra (kendra.readz) as she guides you through the backlist of NYT best-selling author, Katie Cotugno! She'll walk you through both Cotugno's YA and Adult Romance titles and give you suggestions on where to start with each! Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow the pod on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 09 Jan 2025 | The Worst Books of 2024 According to our Listeners | Mini Ep | 00:27:48 | |
This week we asked our listeners to submit their worst reads of 2024! We go through the titles they submitted and share if we agree or disagree with their picks. Warning: There are plenty of jumpscares. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 05 Oct 2023 | Fantasy Gorls: Our Fav Fantasy & Romantasy Books | S2Ep7 | 00:53:22 | |
Happy Fall! This week we're chatting all about Fantasy and Romantasy books! We share our fantasy starter packs, favorite fantasy couples, and hand out tons of recommendations along the way. We also (Kendra vs. Kayla and Brandi) get in a little spoiler-filled tussle over the Belladonna series by Adalyn Grace (25:22 - 29:45 if you want to skip). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 21 Dec 2023 | Best Books of 2023 | S2Ep17 | 01:17:27 | |
This week we reveal our individual Top 10 Books of The Year Lists! We take turns counting down from 10 sharing why these books stood out to us in 2023, and list our honorable mentions as well! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 27 Mar 2025 | Bookish Game Night With @Morgannbook | S5E8 | 01:03:18 | |
This week bookish influencer Morgann Book joins us for game night! We play three bookish games while discussing Morgan’s book club, book-to-screen adaptations, and more! Check out Morgann's book club here! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 27 Feb 2025 | Spring 2025 Book releases to have on your radar | S5E4 | 01:03:34 | |
Today we’re sharing upcoming Romance and Fantasy books releasing spring 2025! We’ll tell you which ones we’re dying to read and the ones we think you should skip. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 18 Apr 2024 | Game Night with Giana Darling | S3Ep8 | 00:57:36 | |
Author Giana Darling (@gianadarlingauthor) is here for a fun bookish game night! We play three mini bookish games while Giana dishes about her latest releases and what's to come! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 03 Apr 2025 | Unpacking Promise Me Sunshine with Cara Bastone | S5E9 | 01:09:21 | |
This week we’re dissecting Cara Bastone’s latest romance novel ‘Promise Me Sunshine’ with Cara herself! She shares the inspiration behind the plot, characters, our favorite quotes, and more! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 10 Apr 2025 | The Best and Worst Books of 2025 So Far | S5E10 | 00:45:10 | |
This week we look back on our reading stats for the first quarter of 2025! We reveal the best romance books we’ve read, the worst, and what we hope to read in quarter 2! Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 22 Aug 2024 | Summer 2024 Reading + Life Update | S4Ep1 | 00:58:45 | |
Welcome to season 4 of Bring Your Own! We're kicking things off by sharing the best books we read over break and recapping all our summer activities including our time spent at Steamy Lit Con! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||
| 19 Oct 2023 | Build Your Own Romance Book | S2Ep9 | 00:57:26 | |
This week we each take turns building our own romance books! We list out which tropes we'd include, how steamy they'd be, and share our dream fan casts.
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| 20 Feb 2025 | Layne Fargo spills the tea on her hit novel ‘The Favorites’ | S5E3 | 00:54:32 | |
Author Layne Fargo stops by to chat about her hit novel The Favorites which took BookTok and Bookstagram by storm upon its release. We talk about the world of Ice Dancing, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir Inspo, and all the drama that had readers crashing out. Follow us on instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla @Kaylas.Bookshelf Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy | |||