Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything.

Where to find us

Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en

Find all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com

Stuff we mentioned

Consumed by Aja Barber

Little treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot.

Thrum by Meg Smitherman

Date Everything (video game)

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Swept Away by Beth O’Leary

Our Little Secret by QB Tyler

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

The Rom Comers by Katherine Center

K-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)

K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Faster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)

All the Feels by Olivia Dade

Ride With Me by Simone Soltani

Half Truths by Claire Contreras

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Hi Smooches! Join us in a Hot Tub Time Machine, but where there's no time machine, it's just a hot tub full of bubbling b*tches and smut. It's truly chaotic, but we talk about what we've been reading lately.

WHERE TO FIND US

Find us on Instagram at:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠

Find us on Threads at:⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠

Liz’s author links:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠⁠

Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui⊂_confirmation=1⁠⁠

Books/authors we mentioned:

• Quit Like a Woman, by Holly Whitaker
• Bride, by Ali Hazelwood
• Chronicles of the One series, by Nora Roberts
• Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
• Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel
• The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins
• Olive J. Kelley
• The Celestial Kingdom series, by Sue Lynn Tan
• Twilight (unfortunately), by Stephenie Meyer
• The Iron Widow series, by Xiran Jay Zhao
• Fate and Flame duology, K.A. Tucker
• Ice Planet Barbarian series, by Ruby Dixon
• Karina Halle
• Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
• #NSFW (Not Safe For Work), by Tosca Fasso
• Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher

Hi Smooches! We haven't died, just fallen off the face of the earth for a bit. On this episode, which we recorded way back in October 2024, we talk with Emma Barry about her latest release, Bad Reputation. Because it took us so damn long to put out this episode, Emma Barry's next book, Bold Moves, will be releasing very soon! So, you're welcome for the shorter wait. Spoilers ahead!

WHERE TO FIND US

Find us on Instagram at:⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠

Find us on Threads at:⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠

Liz’s author links:⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠

Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui⊂_confirmation=1⁠

Books/authors we mentioned:

• Emma Barry's incredible books: https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/
• Mick Herron's Slow Horses thriller series
• Gail Carriger's steampunk fiction
• Lisa Kleypas' Devil in Spring
• Kathy Yardley's urban fantasy