welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! this week, we get into another chatty episode where we discuss our summer plans, along with our thoughts on the books featured on Goodreads Books to Suit Your Summer Reading Mood reading list. the earth is on fire, but our takes on some of the most hyped books of 2023 might be even hotter...

kim discusses seeing familiar faces in seville, and a burger festival gone wrong. liv gets caught up on crocheting and the newest season of selling sunset. we get nostalgic about the old days before your icloud storage was always full with random screen shots.

most notable books mentioned in this episode:

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer 

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling 

Old Enough by Hailey Jacobson

Summer Reading by Jen McInley

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfengh

Lustre by Raven Lelani

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

The Guest by Emma Cline

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Spare by Prince Harry

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

YN by Esther Yi

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo 

other media mentioned:

selling sunset - on netflix

talk lit get hit podcast

i read prince harrys book so you dont have to - uncarley on youtube

Delaney Rowe on TikTok (kim compares her tiktoks to emily henry characters)

welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! on this episode, we welcome another special guest, @halliewritessometimes! hallie has been a long time bookstagram/internet friend, and it was great to finally chat with her about this week's book, three women by lisa taddeo.

other things we chatted about include hallie going to the Taylor swift concert!! kim attends her first feria de Abril in Seville and sneaks into a private caseta after some drinks at 3am. liv goes to support taylor during his ultramarathon! we get into the book at 23:00, and spoilers for the book are at 38:00.

article about three women: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/06/lisa-taddeo-interview-three-women

books mentioned:

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Aloha Vietnam by Elizabeth Nguyen

Intimations by Zadie smith

other books by lisa taddeo:

Animal

Ghost

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welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! happy pride month! this week, we discuss some of our favorite queer reads, as well as some we'd like to read this month.

we chat about liv getting sick, burnout, liv moving to their new house, reading slumps, kim's new apartment in seville, and more! we get into our book recommendations at around 27:00.

kim has an affiliate code for uniplaces! use the code UAP64JXJI for a percentage off your booking fee with uniplaces.com!

books mentioned:

We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Dooer

Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman

McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

queer books mentioned:

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Bath Haus by PJ Vernon

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett

other media mentioned:

@mattxiv on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/

Queer Eye on Netflix

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