Hosted by Holly & Liz · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 74 episodes
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Resident bookworms Liz & Holly explore their favorite world--BOOKS--in this all new podcast focused around new releases, old favorites, and everything in between.What are you reading? Find our their favorites and upcoming reads along with stories from authors and more on Speaking LITerally!*Follow on Instagram*@speakliterallypodcast@lizzieslittlebooknook@azdesert_bookworm
Holly & Liz hosts Speaking LITerally, a arts show with 74 episodes published.
Lis McDermott joins the show to talk about her writing process, and her books! Specially, the latest in her series, The Beaconsbury Forest, which has book 3, Kian, releasing on June 17. What are your thoughts on the AI c
We can't wait to talk about several authors who just announced new books. Plus, what happened at BookCon? There is quite a bit of book news to talk about before getting into the Book Club Discussion on McConaghy's Wild D
Indie author DW Brooks returns to the show to share everything she has been up to over the last 2 1/2 years since she first appear. We share in the delights of her newest release, The Match Game, which was released last
Author and Filmmaker Leon Mitchell joins the show to share is experience as a children's author and storyteller. His insightful thoughts on writing for children vs adults will make you want to pick up his most recent boo
Big literary news this week with new ACOTAR books in our future and World Book Day. There was quite a bit to chat about this epsiode. Fan of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow? We've got news for you. Indie romance autho
Nothing makes a podcast better than talking about a book focused on serial killers falling in love with each other and then having an either/or speed round that is just as disturbing, but that's what you get in the lates
J.A. Forde joins the show to discuss her Love Along the Way series, her journey as an Indie author, the upcoming Scottish bookish tour with Lumina Literary Tours and so much more. Also in this episode, we discuss the dec
Join us as we well cozy heist caper author Sasha Preston to the show. She shares her insights on her Sweet Escape series and her writing process. We also dive into conversations on the movies up for Best Adapted Screenpl
We're kicking 2026 off with an amazing Australian indie author! See what you are missing out on if you haven't read any of Bridget's books - including her newest release The Husband Wishlist. This episode also takes a lo
Speaking LITerally #65: 2025 Year In Review Every year seems to be full of more bookish goodness than the last, and 2025 was no exception. Join Holly and Liz can they take a trip down memory lane and reflect on their top
Speaking LITerally #64: Book Club Featuring The Most Wonderful Crime of The Year The final episode of 2025 is here, and there is no better way to wrap up the year than with a book club episode! Jen and Steph join Holly a
Australian Indie Author Sean Bobby Kerr joins the show to discuss his epic fantasy book. She shares some fun and interesting insight on his experience as an author and how he approaches his writing process. It's the time
Natalia Williams joins the show to talk her book Taking the Cake and her Tango Series in our latest episode. It's Halloween, so we discuss the season and how Darcy Coates has become a fixture in our spooky season library
Rabbit Moon author Jan D Payne joins the show to share her passion of writing and how her background with the Navajo Nation has shaped her storytelling. Spooky season is here, so we would not be doing our job without dis
Prepare yourself for an epic adventure in this episode. There are more off-the-rails moment than in any recent episodes making it one of the most fun ones yet! The Book Club girls have quite a bit to share about this new
Laura Hern, author of The Lainey Maynard Mystery series, joins the show to to discuss her journey as an author. Topics on the show also include adaptation updates, Hank Green's Focus Friend App and many book discussions
Indie romance author Kat Neil joins the show to discuss her series, In the Name of Love. Her series currently has 3 of the 4 books out now. Book 4 is set to be released in late 2025. You'll definitely want to check them
The long awaited Dinner Party has arrived! So what does an author/character/podcast dinner party look like? What would a dinner at a swanky New York Italian restaurant look like with a group of fictional horror character
With our 4th year anniversary show comes a first for us - a show trigger warning, please see ending note. Book Club this month is JA Forde's "On a Flight to Sydney." According to a Steph during the show this is "one of m
Dive into the world of books with us again this month as we discuss a wide variety of bookish things including thoughts on the cast for Sunrise on the Reaping and the July release of the Netflix adaptation of Remarkedly
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