This week, I talk to one of my favorite authors, Ashley Audrain, who wrote The Push and The Whispers . On this episode, we talk specifically about the inspiration and themes of The Whispers, and dive into what draws Ashley to write about the visceral, unflinching parts of motherhood most of us would rather not talk about. You can follow Ashley on Instagram and Goodreads And you can follow me on Instagram as well! The Whispers Synopsis The Loverlys sit by the hospital bed of their young son who i...
Jun 13, 2023•28 min•Ep. 187
This week, we share our most scandalous reads for those of you who are caught up in the drama of #Scandoval who want more shadiness in your life! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Books We Talked About The Whispers The Favorite Sister Made For Love Dysfunctional More Than You’ll Ever Know Her Pretty Face Stone Cold Fox Don’t Forget the Girl All Good People Here Look Closer She Started It Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories ...
Jun 09, 2023•57 min•Ep. 51
This week, we do a BookTok challenge Gare saw on TikTok this week. Shout out to beau_reads for this TikTok with his wife that inspired this episode! We share our favorite thriller, the book that shocked us the most, a book more people need to read, a palette cleanser, and what we are currently reading! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Never Saw Me Coming Jar of Hearts In My Dreams I Hold a Knife Ninth House The Woman Inside Th...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 50
This week, Jaime Lynn Hendricks joins us to talk about her third novel, I Didn't Do It, out May 23rd! We all also discuss every book, tv show and movie we've loved recently. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Jaime @jaimelynnhendricksauthor Books We Talked About I Didn’t Do It Jar of Hearts In My Dreams I Hold a Knife Chloe Cates is Missing The Last Mrs. Parrish A Stranger on the Beach On a Quiet Street The Vanishing Hour Finding Tessa It Could Be An...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 49
This week, we talk about our favorite auto-buy authors. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Authors We Talked About Jessica Knoll Yasmin Angoe Karin Slaughter Rob Hart Max Walker Rachel Howzell Hall Hannah Morissey Taylor Jenkins Reid Jaime Lynn Hendricks Ava Glass Catherine Ryan Howard Amina Akhtar Alice Feeney Brian Freeman Lisa Jewell Simone St. James Ruth Ware JT Ellison Colleen Hoover Meg Gardiner Riley Sager Megan Miranda Megan Goldin Charlie Do...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 48
This week, we share books we can't wait to read that come out in June, July and August of 2023. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About The Woods Are Waiting Out of the Ashes Kismet Ashley James You Can Trust Me St. Ambrose School for Girls The Quiet Tenant Sing Her Down A Likeable Woman A Twisted Love Story What Never Happened I Did it For You The Last One Don’t Forget the Girl Dark Corners The Trap Where the Dead Sleep Zero Days Ge...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 47
This week, we share books we read and loved in April. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Bad Mother The Fourth Monkey Sing Her Down These Women The Grim Sleeper The Last Word No Exit Hairpin Bridge The New One Midnights Like This Stay Awake Prophet Class Act The Boyfriend Candidate Movies and TV Shows We Talked About Heartstopper The Guilty Ambulance Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Auth...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
This week, Kate does a solo episode WITH SPOILERS about The Daisy Jones & The Six TV adaptation. She dives way into why she thinks the changes they made in the adaptation amplified the authentic spirit of the book. Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check out the Imposter Hour Podcast with Liz and Greg Follow @imbookwild on Instagram Other Co-hosts On Instagram: Gare Billings @gar...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 45
This week, we share 5 books that define our reading personalities. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About White Ivy A Density of Souls Alias Emma Jar of Hearts The Paradox Hotel The Woman Inside Ninth House A Court of Thorns and Roses Pretty Girls The Good Daughter The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Luckiest Girl Alive The Last Housewife TV Shows We Talked About Beef Murdaugh Murders Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Rel...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 44
This week, we are have a thriller catch up sesh and talk about everything we've been reading and watching. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About The Boyfriend Candidate Class Act The Long and Faraway Gone The Cheerleaders Out of the Ashes To Catch a Storm Devil’s House If I Disappear Love and Monsters The New One Stalker You Shouldn’t Have Come Here TV Shows We Talked About The Deuce Insecure The Night Agent Swarm Accused One Missi...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 43
This week, we are talking about our favorite books with ensemble casts. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Apples Never Fall Notes on an Execution Look Closer My Summer Darlings One of Us is Dead The Rule of Three It Could Be Anyone The Night Shift He Started It Ohio Not a Happy Family Real Easy Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Communit...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 42
This week, we are talking about thrillers with powerful moments of female rage, empowerment or survival. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About The Drowned Girls The Hurricane Blonde Dreambound The Daydreams I Didn’t Do It Girls and Their Horses You Shouldn’t Have Come Here Before We Were Innocent We Were Never Here Don’t Believe It You and Only You Don’t You Dare The Revenge List Up Close Not So Perfect Strangers TV Shows We Talked...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 41
This week, we are talking about thrillers with powerful moments of female rage, empowerment or survival. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Never Saw Me Coming Her Name is Knight The Weight of Blood Dark Places How I’ll Kill You Bone Music Jar of Hearts The Ursulina Whisper Network Stalker The Rabbit Hunter The Last Housewife Carrie Soto is Back Luckiest Girl Alive Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 40
This week, we are talking about thrillers we are excited to read! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Blood Sugar They Never Learn Look What You Made Me Do Never Saw Me Coming Gone Again Nice Girls White Ivy The Shards On the Savage Side Bath Haus Creep Freak Little Secrets Things We Do in the Dark Never Have I Ever The Favorite Sister Watch Out for Her Couples Wanted Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substa...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 39
This week, we are talking about thrillers we are excited to read! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Like a Sister Natural Beauty If We Were Villains Such a Pretty Smile No Home for Killers Just Like Home Malibu Rising One True Loves How to Fall Out of Love Madly Jackal Mickey7 Chasing the Boogeyman The Girl on the Porch Infinite Hideaway Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Me...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 38
We had so many books we wanted to talk about on Kindle Unlimited so here are 10 more great thrillers to pick up! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Books We Talked About Whisper The Shards The Angel Maker Death of a Dancing Queen The Long and Faraway Gone We Lie Here And Now She’s Gone These Toxic Things His & Hers Razorblade Tears The Dry Beneath Devil’s Bridge The Memory Watcher Unmissing Still Missing The Wife Between Us ...
Feb 23, 2023•49 min•Ep. 37
We're taking your wallet in to account for this episode and sharing our favorite thrillers on Kindle Unlimited ! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Ninth House Hell Bent Jar of Hearts The Girl Who Was Taken Under Her Care Off the Deep End The Drowned Girls Her Final Breath Erika Foster Series The Quarry Girls Stillhouse Lake Still Missing Room Go Ask Alice I Found You The Girls Are All So Nice Here Good Girls Lie Her Dark Lies G...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 36
We have tons of messy relationship thrillers for your Valentine's Day reading ❤️ 😈 Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Valentine Stone Cold Fox The Wives One Little Word The Snow Garden Daisy Jones & The Six These Violent Delights All the Dangerous Things Heartsick Alias Emma The Arrangement The Perfect Family Seeing Strangers Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Pack...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 35
This week, we talk about tv shows that blew our minds! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch TV Shows We Talked About The Good Place Sens8 Desperate Housewives Mr. Robot Dexter Orphan Black Animal Kingdom Westworld Nip/Tuck Pretty Little Liars Movies We Talked About Bohemian Rhapsody Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check out the Imposter H...
Jan 31, 2023•43 min•Ep. 34
This week, we get into books that blew our minds! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch TV Shows We Talked About Black Mirror Euphoria Bloodline The Affair One Tree Hill Friday Night Lights Ozark Yellowjackets The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Bly Manor You Movies We Talked About Hush Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check out the ...
Jan 24, 2023•45 min•Ep. 33
This week we're talking about books that blew our minds! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Verity Ugly Love The Girl Who Was Taken You Will Remember Me I Found You Pretty Girls Dancing Chasing the Boogeyman The Reunion Date Night Those Girls Dark Roads Never Let You Go My Lovely Wife Good Rich People Bath Haus Jar of Hearts Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages C...
Jan 19, 2023•39 min•Ep. 32
This week, we get into books that blew our minds! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About The Housemaid The Sandman Stalker The Silent Patient The Woman Inside We Were Liars The Shards Behind Her Eyes In My Dreams I Hold a Knife Other Stuff We Talked About Bookshelf Tees Bookmarks Kindle Page Turner Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community...
Jan 17, 2023•45 min•Ep. 31
This week, we talk about books we love that deserve more hype! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About The Other Me Please See Us #fashionvictim Everything You Want Me to Be The Book of Essie The Final Girl Support Group What You Don’t Know TV Shows We Talked About The Righteous Gemstones Movies We Talked About Vantage Point Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check ...
Jan 12, 2023•41 min•Ep. 30
This week, we're talking about books we love that deserve more love! Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About The Villa The Sandman The Shards Made for Love Tampa Valentine First Born Her Every Fear Stalker The Long and Faraway Gone TV Shows We Talked About Sex Lives of College Girls Pretty Little Liars Movies We Talked About Valentine Prisoners Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social M...
Jan 10, 2023•41 min•Ep. 29
We continue our discussion on books we are looking forward to in 2023. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About We’re All Lying The Survivor/Those Empty Eyes The Girl Who Was Taken What Lies in the Woods The Last Winter of Dani Lansing American Psycho The Shards Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check out the Imposter Hour...
Jan 05, 2023•28 min•Ep. 28
This week, we catch up on what we've been reading, and dive into the books we are most excited for in January - March of 2023. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About Tell Me Lies The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Ugly Love All Good People Here A Density of Souls The Silent Woman Run on Red One of Those Faces Hidden in Snow The Look Alike Stalker The Sandman The Kind Worth Saving The Kind Worth Killing Her Every Fear More Than You’ll...
Jan 03, 2023•50 min•Ep. 27
On this episode, we talk about our favorite movies we want to see adapted to books. Follow us on Instagram: Gare @gareindeedreads Kate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About This Week Before She Knew Him Stalker The Echo Wife Pretty Things Movies We Talked About This Week Don’t Worry Darling Promising Young Woman Shame Watcher Black Christmas Ex Machina Fatal Attraction Pearl Basic Instinct The Menu Bones and All Knives Out Scream Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Relig...
Dec 29, 2022•44 min•Ep. 26
Gare woke up and chose violence. His icebreaker question was what our most toxic traits are, and somehow we turned the icebreaker into a full episode. You've heard us talk about hundreds of toxic characters, now it's time to talk about our own toxic hangups. Follow us on Instagram: Gare https://www.instagram.com/gareindeedreads/ Kate https://www.instagram.com/thegirlwiththebookonthecouch/ Books We Talked About This Week Seeing Strangers Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Sub...
Dec 27, 2022•48 min•Ep. 25
Thanks to @thoughtsfromtheisland on Instagram for suggesting a book/tv show or movie recommendation episode! We continue our discussion about our favorite movies and TV shows and share which books pair well with them. Follow us on Instagram: Gare https://www.instagram.com/gareindeedreads/ Kate https://www.instagram.com/thegirlwiththebookonthecouch/ Books We Talked About The Sleepless In My Dreams I Hold a Knife The Lies I Tell Look What You Made Me Do I Told You This Would Happen The Girls Are A...
Dec 22, 2022•48 min•Ep. 24
Thanks to @thoughtsfromtheisland on Instagram for suggesting a book/tv show or movie recommendation episode! We talk about our favorite movies and TV shows and share which books pair well with them. Follow us on Instagram: Gare https://www.instagram.com/gareindeedreads/ Kate https://www.instagram.com/thegirlwiththebookonthecouch/ Books We Talked About Dark Matter How to Survive Your Murder Not a Happy Family The Guest List Kismet It Could Be Anyone Night Film Follow Me The Sleepless TV Shows We ...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 23
