Books on the Brain Podcast

Books on the Brain Podcast

A podcast of books and nonsense hosted by Deirdre and Danielle. Updates every Wednesday on all podcast networks. Click the link tree link to connect with us online. https://linktr.ee/booksonthebrainpod

Episodes

July 30, 2025 71 mins

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre host the first annual (completely unplanned) TBR Awards, talking and recommending all the books that have been collecting dust on our TBRs. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.comWe upload we...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are hosting a PowerPoint Party ft. Baskinsuns (Sanj). Wrap your mind around Omegaverse, explore storytelling through clothes, and find out which book matches your zodiac sign! You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.comWe upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre celebrate turning 30 and talk about all the books that have followed them on this journey to our third decade . Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.comWe upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you ...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre make each other guess the book based on a one star review!Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.comWe upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us individually Deirdre (she/her) @deirdrerosemor...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with our bread and butter, book reports, baby! Deirdre tells us all about the craziest bookish inventions and Danielle spins a story about Hans Christian Anderson and fan boy behaviour. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conve...

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June 25, 2025 89 mins

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. This week's episode is one we look forward to recording every year and it is our (almost) annual PRIDE PARTY. We have brought together a handful of our friends to round out pride month and celebrate queer-ness in the bookish space. 

If you aren't already you can follow our fabulous guests here:

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/amodelwhosread/?hl=en

Bridge: https://www.tiktok.com/@...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are recapping the past yearish in bookish news, fangirling over Sabrina Carpenter, and yapping about TV shows. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainp...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre interview V.E. Schwab to celebrate their latest release Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (out now!) Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.comWe upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us i...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with our most ambitious season yet. We've got it all folks! If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonth...

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In this month's installment of our book reports we are talking about the email sent to book influencers that clearly needed some HR attention and the history of book vending machines!

Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also send us an email at booksonthebrainpod@gmail.com We upload weekly on Wednesdays, and you can find us indivi...

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For this week's episode we've been gathering book news from the last month and compiled it into one episode for you to enjoy!

We're talking about upcoming book to screen adaptions

New book to screen announcements

What happened with the 2023 Hugo Awards

Libby's new Book Awards

The Bride Special Edition cover

What JKR is up to now

and the Olive & June x Colleen Hoover collab

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February 7, 2024 99 mins

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another stunning AND WAY MORE consistent season of goofs and good books. If you aren't watching the video version on Spotify, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Today we chat about our 2024 goals and tell you whats hot and whats not. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another stunning AND WAY MORE consistent season of goofs and good books. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? You can send us a DM or comment on our Instagram @booksonthebrainpodcast! You can also sen...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back with another bookish news episode! This is our Halloween episode, but the topics we wanted to cover needed a more serious tone, so please prepare yourselves accordingly. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre are back after a summer long break! They are catching you up on what has been happening in their lives and what they have been reading while they haven't been recording. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals. Want your voice heard in any of these conversations? Yo...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre dive back into their favorite segment The Book Report! Danielle goes into one of the newest pieces of legislation against books in the United States, Texas law HB900. Deirdre goes for something lighter exploring the history of the beach read.

Sources:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-05-15/15-most-banned-books-...

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre catch up on their goal progress for 2023! We also catch up on life because SOOOO much has been happening and we are embracing that to the fullest. If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals (aka our beautiful faces).

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May 17, 2023 68 mins

Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle and Deirdre take some time for a little R&R while discussing the latest in book news and drama. Looking for low-stakes beauty and skin care advice, look no further! If you aren't watching the video version on YouTube, you are missing out on some really stunning visuals.

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, Danielle is diving into the world of HP Lovecraft and the expansiveness of his work and Deirdre is taking us back to the 1950s and the book hoax that turned into a PR stunt!

https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,92545,00.html

https://www.theawl.com/2013/02/the-man-behind-the-brilliant-media-hoax-of-i-libertine/

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Hello and welcome back to Books on the Brain. On this week's episode, we are visited by our dear friends over at the Novel Tea Show, Jaysen (@ezeekat) and Kevin (@kevintnorman). We play a hilarious game, we chat all things Booktok in the news, and we may talk about The Bookish Box, tune in to find out!

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