You know when you get hyper-fixated on one activity and then you need all of your hobbies to reflect that one activity? When a reader gets hyper-fixated on reading, they get into BookTok, BookTube, and Book podcasts. Here’s a beginner’s list of the best Book-ish podcasts to get into as a reader.
1. Bookmark’d with Sara & Des
Sara Carrolli and Destiny Sidwell are two very popular BookTubers, and besties who started a podcast together! Bookmark’d with Sara & Des is a weekly podcast where these two romance readers put a bookmark in their week to catch up. They talk about their reading habits, play fun reading games, and absorb you in the worlds of their favorite books and book characters. Comforting and relatable, this podcast is easy to dive right into.
2. If Books Could Kill
If you’ve ever been curious about the genre of “airport books,” but never curious enough to read them for yourself, then this podcast is the one for you. If Books Could Kill hosted by Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri explores self-help and other books you’d find at an airport and tries to find the value in them. They talk to researchers to debunk claims made by these books and present it all in hilarious ways. Listen to this one and you might learn some fun new facts!
3. NPR’s Book of the Day
Are you a daily podcast kind of person? If you don’t mind short episodes, but you want daily book recommendations, check out NPR’s Book of the Day. Straight from National Public Radio, this podcast shares the best writing in all genres, moods, and styles. This podcast feels just like a short book conversation with friends!
4. Fantasy Fangirls
Lastly, if you’re a big fantasy reader and want to read along with your podcast hosts, check out Fantasy Fangirls. This podcast is hosted by sisters Nicole Holleman and Lexi Ayala, and in each episode they cover a few chapters of the fantasy novel they are currently reading. You could listen to this podcast like it’s your weekly book club, as they share their thoughts on your shared book!
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