Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers

It’s football season, so of course we’re back with another BYO draft! This time we're building our pop culture super team with our players being books, movies, music, and all things pop culture. We’re forced to make...

WELCOME TO BYO UNIVERSITY. CLASS IS OFFICIALLY IN SESSION. Forget everything you thought you knew about school because at BYO University, the only thing on the syllabus is our book recs. In this episode, we’re handing...

This week we're joined by the author of one of our favorite books of the year, Into the Blue, by the one and only Emma Brodie! We talk all things art, acting, fandom, and the kind of love story that feels almost...

The best fall 2026 book releases are almost here, and we’re breaking down all the most anticipated new books coming out this fall! From romance and fantasy to books we’ve been waiting YEARS to read, we’re sharing our...

We asked you for your hottest bookish takes, and now we’re reacting to them completely blind. No context, no preparation, just our immediate thoughts on your most controversial opinions. We’re bringing our own takes to...

We sat down with Joss Richard to talk about her sophomore novel, Let’s Kiss and Tell and ended up talking about SO much more. From the book itself to romance, writing, relationships, and all the things we inevitably...

Kendra is here with her solo episode, and she's pairing every song from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love by Olivia Rodrigo with the perfect book recommendations. From messy relationships and aching longing to...

Midyear check-in time! We're officially halfway through 2026, so we're looking back at the books that completely blew us away... and the ones we wish we could unread. From new favorites to biggest disappointments, we're...

Baby, don't you know that you're my golden hour? 🦋 This week, Kayla is hosting a solo episode where she pairs every track from Golden Hour to a book that captures the same feeling, the same emotional beat, the same...

🚨 Welcome to the Bookish Khia Asylum 🚨 We're following the iconic "7 Levels of…" trend, but make it bookish. From Level 1 to Level 5 in our case, we're deciding which authors, bookish things, concepts, opinions...

What if every song on Taylor Swift's folklore had the perfect book to match? This week, Brandi is hosting a solo episode where she pairs every track from folklore with a book recommendation that captures the song's...

Former Bachelorette and bestselling author Hannah Brown joins BYO to discuss her new book, Reasons to Be Loved By You. In this candid conversation, Hannah opens up about the inspiration behind the book, the personal...

You'll come for the spicy Hades retelling and stay for Chip's incredible energy. We had an absolute BLAST talking with Chip Pons about Dearly Departed, the queer Hades retelling that's stealing readers' hearts. From...

So we watched Every Year After... and we have thoughts. In this BONUS episode, we're diving into one of the most anticipated book-to-screen adaptations of the year. As huge fans of the novel, we went in ready to relive...

BYO Book Club is officially 1 year old! To celebrate, we ranked every book club pick... and some of these takes toward the end might end friendships! From instant classics to books we wish we could un-read, we're giving...