Basically Bookish
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 54: Book Titles! What's in a name?
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are chatting about Book Titles! What catches our attention? What do we love? What do we remember?
Episode 53: Book Promotions! To read or not to read?
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about popular book promotion ideas! What really makes you pick up a book to read it? A fun reel? Instagram pics?...
Episode 52: Perfectly Random Bookish Would You Rather?
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abbi's got a list of random would you rather questions and we are answering them! Surprisingly, we don't agree on much this time!
Episode 51: Book Recommendations
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are giving a few book recommendations by genre! If you are looking to add to your tbr or just want to see if you have read an...
Episode 50: Relatable Romance vs. Fairytale Romance
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about relatable every day romance and heroes vs. over the top, fairytale or celebrity type heroes and plots! Whi...
Episode 49: Battle of the Book Boyfriends
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are putting book boyfriends head to head and deciding who we would choose! This is a fun episode where we get to gush about all the...
Episode 48: All About Giveaways!
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about giveaways! What do we love? What is frustrating? Someone might even compare a rafflecopter giv...
Basically Bookish Bloopers
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This one is just for fun! Here is proof that we are always laughing, rarely serious, and mess up more often than not! Enjoy!
Episode 47: Listener Questions and Answers!
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are answering questions submitted by our listeners! Bookish and non-bookish questions! We answer them all!
Episode 46: Over It and Obsessed with It Part 2
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this Part two of our Over it and Obsessed with It Episode we are chatting about all the things we are currently obsessed with!
Episode 45: Over It & Obsessed with It Pt 1
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over it! In this this two part episode we are chatting about things we are just over and done with! Tune in and see what we are just not f...
Episode 44: Bookstagram Would You Rather
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are playing a Bookstagram edition of would you rather! Join us for some fun!
Episode 43: Nitpickers, Booksta-Bashers & Trolls! OH MY!
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about dark side of writing and reviewing. When the creatures come out to troll. What are our thoughts? Lis...
Episode 42: All About Research with guest Amanda Dykes
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Amanda Dykes about book research! It is so interesting! She might even drop a few hints about her nex...
Episode 41: Basically Bookish Olympic Picks
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are giving a nod to the Olympics with some bookish choices that feature some Olympic sports! Its a fun little episode featuri...
Episode 40: The Waiting Game with guest Kelly Scott
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with author Kelly Scott about the hurry up and wait of publishing. We will chat about her publishing experience so f...
Episode 39: Unpopular Opinions
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about some of our unpopular bookish opinions!
Episode 38: Would You Rather/Rom Com Edition
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are playing a Rom-Com version of would you rather!!! Abbi peppers me with anxiety ridden questions and we have a lot of laughs! &nb...
Summer Reading
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat about our favorite genres for summer reading, give some book recommendations and we even have a guest family member join the c...
Episode 36: Bookshelf Organization
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about different methods of organizing bookshelves! We talk about our own bookshelves and what system works for e...
Episode 34: Authors Writing Outside Their Genres
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about authors who chose to write outside their usual genres! What we like, what we don't and even a little game wher...
Episode 35: Fictional Families with guestBecky Wade
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Becky Wade about fictional families!
Episode 33: Connecting with Authors with guest Courtney Walsh
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Courtney Walsh about connecting with authors! Social media, DM’s, tagging authors and more!
Episode 32: Character Pet Peeves
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about some of our fictional character pet peeves! From the eccentric elderly to the emotional crash and dash!
Episode 31: Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we both go on a bookshelf scavenger hunt! We will be chatting about the books we pulled from our shelves!
Episode 30: Behind The Scenes; Creating a Novella Collection
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Teresa Tysinger about the making of a novella collection!
Episode 29: Behind The Scenes of a debut author with guest Jennifer Deibel
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with author Jennifer Diebel about her experience being a debut author! All the fun firsts, the challenges and everythi...
Episode 28: Would You Rather/Suspense Edition
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are back at it! Playing a suspense edition of would you rather!
Episode 27: Fantasy in CF with Morgan Busse
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Morgan Busse about Fantasy reading!
Episode 26: Classic or Cliche?
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are discussing some commonly used romance ideas and deciding if we think they are classic or cliche!
Episode 25: Book Ratings!
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about how we rate books!
Episode 24: Would You Rather; Regency Edition
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are playing would you rather again! This time we are having some fun with Regency era questions!
Episode 23: Where it Started/How it’s going?
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat about how we met, became book buddies and eventually started a podcast!
Episode 22: Faith in Fiction with Susan L. Tuttle
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Susan Tuttle about Faith elements in fiction!
Episode 21: Book Jargon
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about a variety of bookish terms that we like to toss around bookstagram!
Episode 20: Indie Books with guest Tara Grace Ericson
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting with Tara Grace Ericson about Independantly Publish books!
Episode 19: Ask Us Anything Bookish Part 2
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are answering more of your bookish questions!
Episode 18: Ask Us Anything Bookish Part 1
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are answering questions that were submitted on our Instagram! Favorites, least favorites and everything in between!
Episode 17: Book Swag. The good, the bad, the weird.
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have a lot of fun chatting about different book swag we have gotten over the years!
Episode 16: Split Time Novels with Rachel Scott McDaniel
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about split time novels with Rachel Scott McDaniel!
Episode 15: To Blog or Not to Blog
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about bookish blogs! Love em? Hate em? Are they still relevant? We have all the thoughts!
Episode 14: Book Recommendations
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about giving book recommendations! How do you give an good recommendation? What to consider when trying to...
Episode 13: Would You Rather with Natalie Walters
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are playing Bookish Would You Rather with our guest, Romantic Suspense Author Natalie Walters!
Episode 12: This or That
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are answering each other’s bookish This or That questions!
Episode 11: Breaking The Book Slump
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat about common catalysts of book slumps and tips on how to get out of a book slump!
Episode 10: Bookstagram Made Me Do It
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we are chatting about all the different things Bookstagram has persuaded us to do!
Episode 9: Seasons Readings
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about holiday reading!
Episode 8: Bookstagram Basics
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are chatting about some basics of Bookstagram and giving a few tips and tricks!
Episode 7: Teams and Tours
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat about book launch teams and tours!
Episode 6: Never Have I Ever
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A fun episode where we chat about some common bookish things and fess up to if we have done them!
Episode 5: All About Suspense
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about suspense! What we love, what we don’t, and how much romance is too much when it comes to suspense?
Episode 4: Book Reviews- Do’s and Don’ts
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tips and thoughts on writing book reviews!
Episode 3: Reading Outside Our Comfort Zone
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In these episode we talk about reading books that might be outside our comfort zones.
Episode 2: Cover Pet Peeves
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat about some of our book cover pet peeves!
Fictional Firsts
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our first podcast episode we chat about some fun “fictional firsts.”