pleasure reading: curated book lists + tbrs with friends

a podcast about the pleasure of reading, featuring curated book lists, author rankings, tiny book chats and more. hosted by amelia hruby, phd.

pleasure reading: curated book lists + tbrs with friends is a arts podcast hosted by amelia hruby, phd, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

amelia hruby, phd hosts pleasure reading: curated book lists + tbrs with friends, a arts show with 37 episodes published.

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  Episode #36

  6 Sapphic Sports Romances for Summer

  Jul 24, 202624 min

  Summer is for sports romance! And let’s make it sapphic, shall we? This season, I’m reading queer romances about softball, volleyball, basketball, hockey, tennis, F1, and more. Tune in as I recommend: Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen Rooting Interest by Cat Disabato Stick Around by Eliza Lentzski Set Point by Meg Jones Make Your Move by Melissa Brayden Find all the books (& more sapphic sports romances) at: https://bookshop.org/lists/sapphic-sports-romance Also, I'm taking a break from the pod until EOY! So I'll see you in December for my best books of 2026. More from Amelia: Follow what I'm reading on Storygraph Send me a message Shop my used books on Pango Gift me a book from my Bookshop wishlist

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  Episode #35

  🍒 5 Books to Help You Break Up with Diet Culture

  Jun 12, 202613 min

  It’s “swimsuit season,” and I’m popping in as your resident fat-girl-in-a-bikini to share 5 books to help you break up with diet culture. Tune in as I recommend: You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon T he Body is Not an Apology (& accompanying workbook ) by Sonya Renee Taylor The Body Liberation Project by Chrissy King Find all the books (& more anti-diet-culture recs) at: bookshop.org/lists/books-to-help-you-break-up-with-diet-culture More from Amelia: 📖 Follow what I'm reading on Storygraph 📝 Send me a message 📚 Shop my used books on Pango 🎁 Gift me a book from my Bookshop wishlist

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  Episode #34

  ✨ 4 Books for Tarot Beginners, Tarot Lovers & Tarot Pros

  May 22, 202616 minS0

  <p>You may not know this about me… but I love tarot. I’ve been working with the cards for a decade, and I have another podcast all about it, called my tiny tarot practice.</p><p>I’ve read a ton of tarot books (and bought even more tarot decks), and in this episode I’m sharing my four favorites — the books I return to over and over again as I connect with myself and the cards.</p><p>Tune in as I recommend:</p>Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel PollackTarot for the Wild Soul by Lindsay Mack (& the Soul T...

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  Episode #33

  🤳 7 Books for Reclaiming Your Attention in the Age of AI

  May 8, 202615 minS0

  <p>This spring on my podcast Off the Grid we did a whole series on AI. Part of that series included a reading list... which felt perfect to bring over to Pleasure Reading!</p><p>So today I'm sharing the 7 books that shaped my perspective on AI and helped me reclaim my creative attention in the process:</p>Supremacy by Parmy OlsonUnmasking AI by Dr. Joy Buolamwini The Practice of Attention by Cody Cook-ParrottMaking Time by Maria BowlerThe Listening Path by Julia Cameron<p>I also (finally!) tell you about my own book — Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Med...

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  Episode #32

  🤿 13 Underwater Horror, Thriller & Sci-Fi Recs

  Apr 24, 202634 minS0

  <p>Wanna go down a sunken book rabbit hole with me? 🤿 </p><p>In this episode, I tell you the story of why I spent the past four months reading underwater books... including my fave shipwreck, cave-diving, and sea creature reads that I now highly recommend.</p><p>For the first time in pleasure reading history, I also include movie, tv, and podcast recommendations! Because this underwater theme truly took over my entire media landscape. 🪸</p><p>Find all the books here: https://bookshop.org/lists/underwater-horror-thriller-sci-fi-recs</p><p>Find all the movies here: https://letterboxd.com/ameliaaaaaaaphd/list/underwater-freaks-like-me/</p> <br...

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