Bookstupid with Claire and Molly
Episodes
39: We remain so keen
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re finishing our first season strong, meaning we didn’t finish our books but Molly met Xaden and Claire met a new pen pal. In this episode, Mol...
38: Get behind me, gotpenguin
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The lawyer becomes the defendant as Molly commits multiple offenses at puppy play class. Claire is also in the doghouse with the witch who put a curse...
37: Earmuff warning for baby
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Climate Clock is on, and we’re racing to write our novels. You may not be getting them by end of year (EOY for my stupidheads with jobs,) but we...
36: Grandmother's recipe
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We recap a Halloweekend with high highs and low lows, including a crosswalk miracle, a generational witch’s brew, and an iPhone in a trash chute. Cl...
35: Illustrated by Burl Ives
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we grappled with writing inner monologue— a challenge for two women who voice essentially every thought we have. We also cover Claire’s...
34: Our date with the President's daughter
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uh, oh! We want to get margaritas with the Big Rizzler, also known as Jenna Bush Hager. In this week’s episode, we recap our trip to the Ripped Bodi...
33: Four beers and two margaritas
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we celebrate some fall classics: rewatching Gilmore Girls, being haunted by ghosts, and starting up classes again at The Tessa Bailey Schoo...
32: Get out those maps
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we coin a sixth love language: merch. Claire recounts her latest stop on the wedding circuit, and Molly reveals her new business venture, n...
31: Slick your lip Rick
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Meet Cute week, and we’re reading the excerpts from our novels wherein heroine meets hero! But even as you start to see us as authors, please...
30: Oops! All baby teeth
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we have a come-to-Jesus moment about “the project” and “deadlines.” In other spiritual news, Claire has a fight with Spectrum...
29: I'm happy to be alive
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Music lovers rejoice! In this episode, we review Haim’s current tour (stop talking to your props), write an original jingle (working title “Cruel ...
28: What have you been consuming besides milk?
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Bookstupid with Maggie and/or Patty, which is what all Irish-American women were called in the 1800s. We learned that from a tour of the haunte...
27: Rubbing my eye alone
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire went on vacation and got inspiration from her nephew’s command of the English language. And in a shocking role reversal, Molly tells a story ...
26: If I’m a Pervert, You’re a Pervert
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the joys of finding a great new romance is sharing it with your friend. And what fun when you co-host a romance podcast with that friend. This ...
25: Am I being satirized?
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, we can’t keep Jeremiah Fisher’s name out of our mouths, so get ready for more TSITP fodder. We also cover Claire’s recent return ...
24: Grant and Young LLC
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back in Cousins, baby! This week, we reckon with the idea that this might actually be a “The Summer I Turned Pretty” recap podcast. We do ...
23: Don't Hide Your Light Under Bon Jovi's Bushel
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re talking about how we’re always thinking, which is writing, in a way. Beyond a generalized catch up on how our drafts are going, we...
22: Windy on the river, East
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time we try our hand at another creative medium: visual art! This week, we design our book covers. One of us stuns in new photos and the other ...
21: The average Joe is so dim
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of playing through the injury (Nuuly induced sciatica)? That’s what Claire does this episode, and my god it’s magnificent. We dive deep...
20: Lowkey, you're taking me out of the ordinary
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, it’s looking like this might be the summer we finally turn pretty. This week, Molly is visited by a witch on Long Island and it turns out she ...
19: Hit 'em with bleach
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, we examine effective dialogue from some of our favorite films and books in pursuit of writing Good Chat. We hope this study will transla...
18: Mistress, but a man
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Molly and Claire both get fooled — Claire by a married man and Molly by a Young Adult novel, again. Molly read Divine Rivals and found a ...
17: Anyone wanna play a little pickle?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey, Sharks! This week we’re pitching short form content ideas, seeking investors and consumers. Claire drops a new crush on an old man, Molly has h...
16: This is a two hander
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Love abounds this week as we reflect on what makes our favorite fictional couples work, how to transition bar banter from fraternal to flirtatious, an...
15: Penn Badgley You'd me
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Cutting a bob.” “Flotussy.” “Twinicide.” These are all phrases said for the first time ever on this week’s episode. We also review Emil...
14: Go piss, epistle
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Claire’s been busy in The Pitt (still) and Molly’s reading Letters from Paul to the Ephesians. Meanwhile, we’ve reached our first deadline — 1...
13: Keep scooching
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forgive us if we seem distracted this week— Claire can’t stop thinking about Dr. Robby, and Molly can’t stop thinking about a specific picture o...
12: This jazz hits!
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not to brag but we’re WRITING! It’s slower and more painful than we expected, but it’s also… rewarding? If you’re listening to this episode,...
11: Capital H Him
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“She wrote feverishly.” Tune in to see why we think that sentence sucks! Spoiler: we’re considering eliminating all pronouns and adverbs from ou...
10: Never let them see you chew (feat. Erin Woods)
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with 2022 Black List screenwriter and 2023 victim at our murder mystery party, Erin Woods. She shares best practices for developing credib...
9: At least you're having fun with Jughead! (feat. Kalee Maider)
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Kalee Maider — professional writer, avid reader, buxom brunette— and we’re drinking WINE. We compare notes on...
8: This podcast is body horror
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hit our first major milestone: Claire finished reading (and we can finally stop talking about) The Bodyguard. We discuss heeding the vocational cal...
7: Hard for girls who don't like plans
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have started outlines to satisfy our innate need for structure and accountability (and NOT because Joops has taken away our iPads until they’re d...
6: You sick piggy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know our protagonists? If so, could you introduce us? This week, we talk about the process of discovering and refining our leading ladies, and—...
5: Only vanity will make me drink
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time to pitch, bitch! We share our respective book concepts through a format favored by cover-judgers everywhere: the book jacket blurb. We al...
4: About time to put pen to paper, Crackerjack
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we discover that we are both stronger than babies and smarter than Noah Centineo. In this ep, we dig into the ingredients for a great romance n...
3: Popeye's got his spinach
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, an Eagles fan (by birth) and a Commanders fan (by marriage) reach across the Amtrak aisle to find common ground. We test our understa...
2: Honey, they all have it
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since Episode 1, we’ve each created a robust outline and workback schedule to ensure we deliver on time. Just kidding. Can you imagine? We read (hal...
1: Meet Bookstupid
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Claire and Molly: long time romance readers, first time romance authors. In this first episode, we cover the YA fiction we read as kids (and adul...