Books on the Brain Podcast
Episodes
A Hot New Bombshell Has Entered The Bookshelves | BOTB x CaitsBooks
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain! We are so excited for this special bonus episode with Cait Jacobs talking about their debut novel The Pr...
A Death Goddess Causes Infrastructure Problems and more! | Books on the Brain x Hannah Whitten
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain! It is the season 5 finale and we are so excited to have author Hannah Whitten on the podcast this week t...
BOTB Reads Reddit Stories
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are reading and reacting to bookish reddit stories ,wit...
These Books Have Us Giggling, Blushing, and Crying | Bookish 20 Questions
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are asking each other bookish 20 questions to learn mor...
Book Report: Little Free Library Legacy and Book Bug Infestations! Oh My!
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre give another fun filled- surprisingly heart warming pac...
The TBR Awards!
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre host the first annual (completely unplanned) TBR Awards...
Omegaverse, Clothes Say What, And A Zodiac Sign Showdown...It's Powerpoint Party Night ft. Baskinsuns
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are hosting a PowerPoint Party ft. Baskinsuns (Sanj). Wrap your mind around O...
Thirty, Flirty, and Thriving! We Turned 30 and We Read Some Books.
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre celebrate turning 30 and talk about all the books that ...
Our Favorite Bookish Guessing Game | Name The Book Based On It's 1 ⭐️ Review
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre make each other guess the book based on a one star review!W...
Book Report: Crazy Bookish Inventions and the OG Book Fan Boy
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with our bread and butter, book reports, baby! Dei...
Pride Party
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. This week's episode is one we look forward to recording every year and it is our (almost) annual PRI...
What We Missed While We Were Sleeping! A Bookish News Round Up
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are recapping the past yearish in bookish news, fangirl...
Sapphic Vampiric Immortals? Sign Me Up! BOTB x VE Schwab
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre interview V.E. Schwab to celebrate their latest release Bur...
We're Back Baby! Welcome to Season Five of Books on the Brain
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with our most ambitious season yet. We've got it a...
Book Report: The Email That Shook Booktok and Book Contraptions of Years Gone By
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's installment of our book reports we are talking about the email sent to book influencers that clearly needed some HR attention and ...
Big Bookish News! This month's Page to Screen announcements, The Hugo Award TLDR, the Beauty Industry and Books and more!
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this week's episode we've been gathering book news from the last month and compiled it into one episode for you to enjoy! We're talkin...
The Ins, Outs, and Under Reviews for 2024
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another stunning AND WAY MORE consistent ...
The First Annual BOTB Awards- Season 4 Premiere
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another stunning AND WAY MORE consistent ...
Big Bookish News! Scholastic Diverse Book Display Opt-Out, St. Martin's Press Boycott, Delayed Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author Adania Shibli
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another bookish news episode! This is our...
What We Read, Did, and Saw this Summer- we're back!
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back after a summer long break! They are catching y...
Book Report: More and More Book Bans and What Makes A Beach Read?
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre dive back into their favorite segment The Book Report! ...
Yearly Reading/ Life Goals Check In- oooh, we're halfway there!
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre catch up on their goal progress for 2023! We also catch...
Get Unready With Us: Bookish Edition
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre take some time for a little R&R while discussing th...
Book Report: Lovecraftian Horror and Hoax Books
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle is diving into the world of HP Lovecraft and the expansiveness of h...
BOTB x Novel Tea Show with special guests @ezeekat & @kevintnorman
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are visited by our dear friends over at the Novel Tea Show, Jaysen (@ezee...
Book Report: The Paused Bestsellers List and A Big Debate on Book Censorship
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are diving into the currently paused USA TODAY bestsellers list and the impli...
Here's What You Missed in Bookish News: February Edition- GQ Booktok Article and In Defence of ... ROAST
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are wrapping up all of the bookish going-on from February 2023. Always gettin...
The Big Debate: Good vs Evil. Who would survive the hunger games? And what even is reality?
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are engaging in some of our own discourse, A DEBATE! Danielle curated questio...
Here's What You Missed in Bookish News: Booktok breakdown
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are wrapping up all of the bookish going-ons from the beginning of 2023. Alwa...
Book Report: This author did WHAT because of a goodreads review?! and AI: the future of audiobooks?
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are back with our Book Report's bringing two stories to you! Danielle's deliv...
Where Have We Been?
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Season 3 of Books on the Brain! On this week's episode, we are catching up on what Deirdre and Danielle have been doing sinc...
Books on our Brains: A bookish dump of epic proportions
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OMG hey you! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we update you on all the great books we've been reading lately and also dish ...
Books on the Brain x BookTalk Event: A Bookish Game Show with special guests Azanta (@azantareads), Ayman (@aymansbooks), and Rachel (@amodelwhosread)
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are partnering with the amazing BookTalk Event again this year for an out-of-t...
How to be a Book Influencer 101: everything you need and want to know
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we answer your questions about influencing and making bookish content online. We ...
Gay Titanic in Space... SAY LESS! With special guest Aiden Thomas (@aidenschmaiden)
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain, a podcast of books and nonsense! In this week's episode, we sit down with the lovely and hilarious author A...
Hey, behind on your reading goal? Let's CATCH UP together!
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain, a podcast of books and nonsense! On this week's episode, we catch you up with all the best and the worst ...
Uma Thurman is our President and we are feeling Red, White & Royal Blue all over with special guest Greg (@justgreggy)
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey besties! Welcome back to Books on the Brain, a podcast of books and nonsense! In this week's episode, we have our dear friend Greg back on the pod...
PRIDE STACKS! Your inclusive (and extensive) guide to LGBTQIA2S+ book recommendations this pride month (and all year long).
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Pride! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we give you so many LGBTQIA2S+ book recommendations that will entertain, educ...
We Fell In Love Hook, Line, and Sinker with special guest Tessa Bailey (@authortessabailey)
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heyyy! Welcome back to Books on the Brain, a podcast of books and nonsense! In this week's episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with one of o...
Book Report: Who owns The Vampire Diaries? Because it's not LJ Smith?! & Can you love books too much? the story of the man arrested for stealing book manuscripts.
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OMG hey! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we have another wild book report for you. Danielle's story follows the craziness ...
An Oldie but a Goodie: Chaotic 1 Star Reviews 2.0
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain, a podcast of what... BOOKS AND NONSENSE! NEW LOGO, WHO DIS???? Thank you all for your patience on our...
To Our Listeners: A Message From Carli
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To our listeners, Carli has decided to take a step back from the podcast. We created this passion project together over the last year and a half and i...
Creating the Bookish Equivalent to The Fast and The Furious Franchise with special guest Katee Robert (@authorkateerobert/@katee_robert)
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are lucky enough to set down with the queen of consent and spice Katee Robert (we are l...
The Quiet Act of Reading Makes All The Bookish Introverts Unite with special guest V.E. Schwab (@veschwab) (yeah... we also can't believe this happened.)
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
***THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE EPISODE! THERE ARE NO SPOILERS FOR GALLANT OR ANY OF VICTORIA'S OTHER BOOKS. THERE IS A PREVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF WHAT TO EX...
When Booktok Meets ASMR with special guest Jenna (@jennaslitpicks)
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are sitting down with the wonderful, incredibly intelligent, and funny as heck Jenna fr...
Sitting Down with the Ruler of Romance Books: with special guest Talia Hibbert
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! Holy smokes! On this extra special bonus episode, we chatted with Talia Hibbert and give our listeners a lovely &n...
2022 Reading Goals: better late than never
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this week's episode of Books on the Brain. Reading goals, love them or hate them, we gotta set them. Need some inspiration? Need some ...
This Episode is 100% Bob Ross Approved with special guest Kelsey (@munnyreads)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you hear breathing in this episode... no, you don't. It's definitely not me basically eating my mic in excitement to talk with Kelsey... Welcome ba...
Reunited and it feels so good: welcome to season two of Books on the Brain!
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back, our beautiful listeners! Thank you for tuning in to our second season. Time does fly when we are having so much fun. In this week's epis...
The Bone(r) Cage: A Title Made to be Vandalized in a School Library with special guest Victoria Aveyard (100% Dad Approved)
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we sit down with the lovely Victoria Aveyard (@victoriaaveyard) and we didn't at all lose ...
Book Report 4: A Real Life Book Conspiracy, Let's Talk About Appropriation And The Twilight Saga, & If you ALLEGEDLY Get Away With Murder, Maybe Don't Write A Book About It??
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we bring you another installment of our book reports! We would love to hear from you about...
Spicy Book Recs, Squealing about Taylor Swift, Sharing Insider Info on Dating Dr. Dil with special guest Nisha Sharma (@nishawrites)
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! On this week's episode, we sit down with the lovely Nisha Sharma (@nishawrites on TikTok and on Instagram) and cha...
Book Report 3: A Confusing Banned Books List, What Is A Crawdad? & Why It's Time To Stop Supporting JKR
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we bring to you another instalment of our book reports! We would love to hear...
Sipping Margaritas, Spreading Positivity, and a Squirrel Library Update With Special Guest Laura (@lauraslibraryy)
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are delighted to sit down and chat with our dear friend Laura (@lauraslibrary...
Genre Deep Dive: Audiobooks
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are diving deep into the world of audiobooks! All three of us have fallen in ...
Time's 100 Best YA Books Of All Time List: yes this episode did clock in at 3.5 hours before the edit. we are serious about our craft.
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we went through all 100 books listed on Time's 100 Best Ya Books of All Time lis...
A Crash (and burn) Course to The Infernal Devices/Mortal Instruments Series, Arc Etiquette, and Answering Follower Questions with special guest Tre (@treofpaperbacks)
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SKIP AHEAD TO ABOUT 17 MINS IN TO AVOID POTENTIAL MORTAL INSTRUMENT SPOILERS!!! Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, ...
Book Report 2: Did Twitter Break YA?, #PublishingPaidMe, The Rise & Fall of the Most Unrelatable Self-Help Author
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we bring to you another instalment of our book reports! We would love to hear...
Banned Books: Canada vs. USA
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we explore the topic of banned and challenged books within our countries because the back-...
AITA*: Bookish Edition 2: revenge of the reddit thread
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we bring to you another instalment of our bookish edition of the popular redd...
Beautiful Life Advice, Baffling Audiobook Speeds, and a Booktok Hype House with Special Guest Meghan (@meghansbooks)
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Welcome back to Books on the Brain! Look at our new fancy logo!! SO BEAUTIFUL! In this week's episode, we have on the wonderful and kind Meghan...
Book Report: NYT Bestseller Heist, Romance Community Tension, & Thriller Novel IRL
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this weeks episode, we decided to bring to the table some wild and interesting stories revolving around the pub...
Missed Connections: the ideal online dating experience for introverted bookworms
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Missed Connections- 25:00 Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we chat about what's been going on in the romance-sphere on Book...
Let's Chat: the state of booktok
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CW: Jen.Lit- Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism Audiobook: Ableism and Classism Romance: brief mention of sexual assault, trauma, a...
PRIDE PARTY: we're here. we're queer. get reading.
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Pride to all of our beautiful LGBTQIA2S+ friends, we hope you spent some time celebrating your wonderful self and continue to do so all year rou...
The Epic Highs and Lows of Goodreads: A Hero's Journey
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! This week, we tasked ourselves with finding the best and least good that Goodreads has to offer. We share some of ...
Genre Deep Dive: Quick Reads
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello hello hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we talk about our favourite quick reads (anything you can read in a ...
Reading Goals: 6 months later and what do we have to show for it?
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we are checking in on our yearly reading goals and talking tips and tricks to help us end ...
AITA*: Bookish Edition
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
* AITA- means (Am I the ***hole). The acronym is used to reference a Reddit community where users submit personal experiences and ask others to vote o...
Manga, Moms, and A Deep Dive into the Blood and Ash Series with Special Guest Montse (@montse_reads)
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Time Stamps (approx): From Blood and Ash and A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire Spoilers: 34:08:00 A Crown of Gilded Bones Spoilers: 1:05:42 Welcome ba...
Genre Deep Dive: Retellings
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to this week's episode of Books on the Brain! We conducting another genre deep dive, jumping headfirst into the magical world of retellin...
Q&A: A Study in Stream of Consciousness
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we pull back the curtain and let you know a little bit about us by answering your question...
5 ⭐️ Reviews on our 1 ⭐️ Reads: The Chaos Saga Continues
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello bookish friends, we are back this week with a hilarious episode all about our least favourite reads and the best reviews of them. No hate to any...
Genre Deep Dive: Stand-Alone Edition
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we make a highly anticipated return to our well-loved Genre Deep Dive series. This week, we talk all about our favourite stand-alone ...
Success, Surprising Coronavirus Book Celebrity Status, and a Shadow and Bone Deep Dive with Special Guest Cait (@caitsbooks)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
**TIME STAMPS**: Shadow and Bone spoilers begin at 43:25 minutes in. King of Scars and Rule of Wolves spoilers begin at 78:50 minutes in (1:18:50). To...
Pet Peeves: Bookish Things That Get Us REALLY Peeved
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this weeks episode we discuss Reading Pet Peeves and break it down by what the publishing world does that drive...
Characters: The Best and Worst Fiction Has To Offer
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss our favourite and least favourite fictional characters, beings, and everything in between. What are some of your favourite...
Appreciation, Accomplishment, and A Deep Dive into The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue with Special Guest Ayman (@aymansreads)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ADDIE LA RUE SPOILERS FROM 49:00-1:34:00! In this episode, we sit down with Booktok celebrity Ayman (@aymansbooks). We chat about her journey on Bookt...
1⭐️ Reviews on our 5⭐️ Reads: Our Villain Origin Story
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode, we gathered the most ridiculous 1 star reviews we could find on our 5 star reads. Get ready for an abundance of quacks! We'd lo...
Genre Deep Dive: YA Edition
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we kicked off our new reoccurring series called 'Genre Deep Dive' where we will be picking a genre and talking about it extensively. T...
International Women's Day: Celebrating Women in Literature
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we celebrate International Women's Day by talking about our favourite female authors. From our favourite female authors, to ones we th...
Bookish Confessions: Repent, Read, Repeat.
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we dive into our bookish confessions and reveal some of our listeners most shocking sins. Come follow the journey of three lost bookis...
Accessibility, Adult Nonsense, and Ashton Kutcher With Special Guest Emily (@grumpybeyonce)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with the one and only Emily @grumpybeyonce. We get into conversations around accessibility, fan fiction, and a bunch of nonse...
TBR: To Be Read or To Be Really Badly Neglected
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we break down our intimidating TBR’s, what does TBR mean, how do we each approach our own TBR’s, and more! Be sure to send us a DM...
Valentine's Day: Looking for Love in all the Bookish Places
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SPOILER WARNING! From 1:04:57 - 1:08:10 we have a spoilery chat about Daisy Jones & The Six. Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this weeks epi...
Black History Month: Black Authors, Black Voices, Black Stories
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this weeks episode we chat about books we read in school, the good AND the bad. We also talk about the books we...
Booktok, Burnout, and Banter With Special Guest: Ezeekat
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we have a very special guest! We welcomed Jason Headley onto our episode to discuss what i...
Books We Read In School: New Curriculum, Who Dis?
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this weeks episode we chat about books we read in school, the good AND the bad. We also talk about the books we...
Reading Goals: To Goodreads or not to Goodreads?
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we discuss our reading goals for 2021, and what our current reads are. We wanted to take a...
Film to Screen Adaptations: I Haven't Seen That One...
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain! In this week's episode, we discuss anything and everything about what we love about book to screen adaptations. Ou...
2020: The Good, The Bad, The TBR List
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Books on the Brain, A podcast about books and nonsense! In this episode, we reflect on 2020 and talk all about the reading we got done...
Welcome to Books on the Brain: A Chaotic Introduction!
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SOUND WARNING! There is a loud champagne cork popping sound 0.29 seconds into the podcast! Proceed with caution! Welcome to Books on the Brain, A ...