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Hosted by Krystle Hope · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 112 episodes
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Welcome to Must Love Books, a podcast by book lovers for book lovers. Join Krystle Hope and various guests as we talk about books we love (and sometimes the books we hate), fanfiction, adaptations, publishing trends, and interviews with our favorite authors and debut authors.Social Media:Facebook: www.facebook.com/MustLoveBooksPodcastInstagram: www.instagram.com/MustLoveBooksPodcastDiscord: https://discord.gg/dktEjhHK Host Krystle HopeInstagram: www.instagram.com/krystlehopeTikTok: www.tiktok.com/@huttslayer_hopeGoodReads: www.goodreads.com/krystlehopeWebsite: direct.me/krystlehope
Krystle Hope hosts Must Love Books, a arts show with 112 episodes published.
Shelly Page, author of BREWED WITH LOVE, joins Krystle Hope to talk about her newest sapphic cozy romantasy, CHARMED AND DANGEROUS, as well as the importance of representation, showcasing sapphic characters and Black joy
Falencia Jean-Francois joins Krystle Hope on Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate DEVIL OF THE DEEP, releasing on April 7, 2026! Join us as we chat about our love for pirates and mermaids, queer-normative fantasy, inspir
Elise Kova returns to Must Love Books Podcast to share all about her latest novel, DRAGON CURSED – and dish on some major cinematic news! In Dragon Cursed, Vingard is the last remaining foothold standing against the drag
Must Love Books Podcast is BACK for season 3! For the premiere episode, best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz joins Krystle Hope to talk about her latest novel, RINGS OF FATE. Inspired by cozy fantasies like Legends & L
It is the season 2 finale for Must Love Books Podcast! Shae Winter (formerly known as shae.reads, now known as _shaewinter) has returned to the podcast to celebrate the holiday season with some of our favorite holiday ro
The world ended 10 years ago when vampires showed up and took over. Vampire slayer-in-training Ruby is forced to strike a deal with the dangerous vampire X in order to save her twin sister Riply, who has become one of th
Tatiana Schlote-Bonne returns to Must Love Books Podcast to talk about her latest horror thriller, THE MEAN ONES. Join us for some murderous cults, dual timelines reminiscent of Yellow Jackets, the power of girlhood, and
Joe Chianakas joins Must Love Books Podcast to talk about the importance of Pride and representation, as well as the release of PRIDE AND PERSISTENCE, sequel to SINGLETS AND SECRETS and book 2 of the Unveiling Aiden seri
Krystle Hope and Amanda (“Reverse Harem BB” from the Something Smutty Book Club) dive into over 100 new and upcoming releases for September 2025 in this new monthly segment of Must Love Books. Stay tuned every month for
Author Julia Fine joins Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate the release of the first novel under her new pen name Margaux Eliot, HONEYMOON STAGE. Brimming with wit and romance, this twisty trip back to the early 2000s f
It’s the 100 th episode of Must Love Books Podcast! The Something Smutty Book Club are celebrating with books we love and hate, funny stories and hidden talents, talk some smack, and play some games! Thank you everyone s
This is our very first “Not Just Books” project on the Must Love Books Podcast Patreon: Stranger Things reactions, theories, and predictions. For this episode, we are going to dive into season 1 of Stranger Things, from
Emily Krempholtz joins Must Love Books Podcast to celebrate the release of her debut novel VIOLET THISTLEWAITE IS NOT A VILLAIN ANYMORE and talk about her writing inspirations, publishing journey, and what you should kno
Happy Life Day – a Star Wars Holiday dedicated to family, friendship, gratitude, and joy! First created by the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, a made for TV special, Life Day has become a Star Wars celebration w
Beware! This episode is cursed! Sangu Mandanna, the best-selling author of THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES, visits Must Love Books Podcast to talk about her latest witchy romance: A WITCH’S GUIDE TO MAGICAL
It’s time for spooky season! Pooja Arshanapally joins Must Love Books Podcast to talk about her Halloween poetry collection, THE HAUNTED WARDROBE, a perfect novella-sized collection to get you in the mood for tricks and
Activist, book influencer, and imprint publisher Michael LaBorn joins Krystle Hope to discuss the importance of pre-order campaigns to support Black authors, his publishing imprint Left Unread Books, and some upcoming no
Abigail Owen joins Krystle Hope on the podcast to talk about THE THINGS GODS BREAK, the sequel THE GAMES GODS PLAY and book 2 in The Crucible trilogy. We talk about our love for trilogies, morally gray love interests, an
This episode was recorded LIVE at RomanceCon September 2025 at the Must Love Books Podcast Panel: Live Interview with Brigid Kemmerer This was my very first live recorded event ever! Please note the audio may not always
This episode was recorded LIVE at RomanceCon September 2025 at the Must Love Books Podcast Panel: The Politics of Reading Romance. Reading is political. Books are political. Art is political. Please note: Some of the aud
Abigail Owen
author of The Games Gods Play
1 appearance on this show
Brigid Kemmerer
1 appearance on this show
Brynne Weaver
New York Times bestselling author
1 appearance on this show
Carmela Dutra
author
1 appearance on this show
Elise Kova
romantic fantasy novelist
1 appearance on this show
Rebecca Thorne
accessibility and disability educator
1 appearance on this show
Sangu Mandanna
Author
1 appearance on this show
Sarah Hawley
author · Growmotely.com
2 appearances on this show
Stacey McEwan
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author · VALLEY
1 appearance on this show
Stephanie Rose
author and bookstore owner · GardenTherapy.ca
1 appearance on this show
Thea Guanzon
author of The Hurricane Wars and A Monsoon Rising
1 appearance on this show
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