
He Read She Read Podcast
1) Favorite Reads from Summer 2025
Hey readers! I’m excited to be back on the mic for a seasonal reading wrap-up. I have more podcast episodes coming your way, including monthly reading reflections for paid subscribers. Grab a 20% disc...Show More
2) The best books He Read & She Read in 2023
Happy New Year’s Eve! I’m so excited to share this special 2023 wrap-up podcast episode with you all. If you’ve followed my creative journey online for the last several years, you know I used to host ...Show More
3) Summer Romance Themes & Trends 2023
To wrap up my short summer podcast series on romance novels, I’m sharing broad musings on the genre’s trends, themes, and historical context. I’m getting pretty nerdy in this episode—if you like this ...Show More
4) Romance List Rejects
Welcome to Recipe for a Bookish Life: the podcast! A few weeks ago, I shared the first episode in a small summer podcast series detailing my romance spice rating system, and today I’m sharing which ro...Show More
5) Rating Spicy Romance Novels
Welcome to Recipe for a Bookish Life: the podcast! I’m excited to experiment with this facet of Substack this summer to share behind the scenes morsels and scrumptious pairings for my curated list of ...Show More
6) Episode 66: Reading goals (or intentions) and the books on our TBR list for 2021
New year, same nerdy readers. We’re talking about what we learned about our reading lives last year, and what we’re planning for 2021. Plus, we share which books are on our priority TBR lists. We’re s...Show More
Episode 66: Reading goals (or intentions) and the books on our TBR list for 2021
42:31 | Jan 13th, 2021
7) Episode 65: Fifteen Favorite Books of 2020
Curtis is back! Today we’re sharing our favorite books of 2020, plus an overview of how the circumstances of this year affected our reading lives. How would you describe your reading life this year? S...Show More
8) Episode 64: We like big books (sometimes)
Today we’re talking about BIG books. Books that are 500 pages or more. We’ll share which tomes are on our TBR lists and which ones we’ve read and loved. To find a list of every title we mention in ...Show More
9) Episode 63: Unputdownable books and recommendations for readers of all tastes
Today, we’re recommending books to our listeners based on requests they submitted a few weeks ago. Curtis LOVES recording these episodes. We’re ready to fill your TBR and perhaps your shopping cart wi...Show More
Episode 63: Unputdownable books and recommendations for readers of all tastes
52:04 | Nov 24th, 2020
10) Episode 62: The best books to buddy read and our favorite ways to read together
Today we’re reflecting on two years of buddy reading: why we read together, how we read together, and the books we’ve enjoyed discussing. This episode is a great place to get gift recommendations for ...Show More
Episode 62: The best books to buddy read and our favorite ways to read together
59:55 | Nov 10th, 2020