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YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!

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Hi! We're Bailie and Payton. We're long distance friends that love each other and talking about books. Come prove Payton wrong that people will enjoy listening to us catch up about life and chat about books we think everyone has to read.
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Episodes

A Bookish Year in Review

Payton and Bailie chat about their 2021 reading year and talk about what they’re looking forward to in the year ahead.

Jan 15, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 8

The Charm Offensive: An Interview with Alison Cochrun

Join us for our FIRST AUTHOR INTERVIEW! With the great Alison Cochrun, author of THE CHARM OFFENSIVE. Honestly so thrilled to share this amazing reading experience and Treacherous (Taylor’s Version) pairing with you! Come and hang with us! You can find Alison on Instagram at @alisoncochrun to keep up with all the details for her upcoming novel Kiss Her Once for Me (coming fall 2022)!

Nov 27, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 7

A World Between by Emily Hashimoto

Join us as we chat about A World Between by Emily Hashimoto and how it fits into the beautiful story telling of All Too Well by Taylor Swift (obviously the ten minute Taylor’s Version).

Nov 19, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 6

Okay, we are a Taylor Swift Stan Podcast

Payton and Bailie chat about the upcoming Taylor’s Version of Red and cover some books that fit the album! We’re so excited about our Taylor Swift themed month!

Nov 12, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 5

If We Were Villains with Bright Young Things

We are wrapping up our Dark Academia Month with If We We’re Villains and are thrilled to have special guests Austin and Sophia from @brightyoungthingspod join us! It’s the perfect way to finish off a spooky, atmospheric month!

Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 4

Plain Bad Heroines with Megan!

We continue our Dark Academia October with an amazing discussion with Megan from @booksnblazers ! Come hang with us and hear all about why you should pick up Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth

Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 3

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Join Payton and Bailie to discuss Ace of Spades - their second read for Dark Academia Month. Also note the new intro provided not at all by Payton and entirely mixed to perfection by her brother.

Oct 08, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 2

You Have to Read A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

We’re baaaaaaack! Kicking season 2 off with A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee. Bailie and Payton are so happy to be back to talk all things books with you! Dark Academia Month is the perfect welcome back.

Oct 01, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1

Chat with us about FanFic: Season Finale

Come hang with us for our season finale as we chat with Carlee and Emma about two fanfics: The Devil’s Keeper by TheTruthAboutLove and Twist and Shout by gabriel and standbyme both of which can be found on Archive of Our Own! We’ve had so much fun this season and will be back soon!

Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 16

Happy Pride!

Payton and Bailie spend the episode discussing some of their favorite books that they’ve read for Pride and that are coming out this month! They also spend a little time discussing One Last Stop.

Jun 12, 2021•56 min

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAILIE AND TROUBLE GIRLS

Come hang with us as we chat about Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin, which is out TODAY June 1, 2021. We also celebrate Bailie’s birthday!

Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 13

You Have To Read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid!!

Hey friends! This week we talk about the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. There is SO much to talk about with this book, from unlikeable characters to unapologetic women to devastating loss. We LOVED this book and we can’t wait for you to hear us chat about it with Lizzie, one of Payton’s friends from college. Don’t forget to give us a rating, follow, and review! And if you haven’t already, check out our Instagram @youhavetoreadthisbookpodcast

May 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 13

You Have to Read Lore & Lust by Karla Nikole!!

Hey friends! This week we have the amazing Courtney from @sipsandfables on Instagram chat with us about Lore & Lust, the gay, slow-burn vampire romance by Karla Nikole that EVERYONE needs in their lives right now!! Come hang with us.

Apr 16, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 11

You Have to Listen to us Chat about Classics with Rachel!

This week we have the lovely Rachel Elizabeth Phelps, seventh grade literature teacher from South Carolina, talk with us about classics. Rachel has excellent recommendations and even if you aren’t sold on classics, you will love how she describes these books. Swoon. You can check Rachel out at: http://rachelelizabethphelps.wordpress.com/

Apr 02, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 10

We Promise We’re Not Just A Romance Book Podcast

On this weeks episode, we’re joined by one of our favorite bookstagrammers and YHTRTBP’s #1 fan, @Rowlandreads. Carrie is a new (and somewhat reluctant) romance reader, so we give her the run-down on allll of the romance book tropes. Thanks for listening!

Mar 07, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8

You Have to Read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Hey friends! This week, Bailie and Payton sit down to catch up about our weeks and chat a bit about everything from new bookshelves to Marvel movies. Then, we get into our book of the episode, the Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. We LOVED this book, we learned so much from this book, and we definitely decided it’s a book you have to read. Don’t forget to give us a review and follow, also don’t hesitate to reach out on Instagram with any books or themes or guests you’d like to see!

Feb 21, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 7

You Have to Listen to us Talk about They Never Learn with Bright Young Things!

Hey friends! Bailie and Payton are THRILLED to have Sophia and Austin from Bright Young Things podcast on the show to discuss They Never Learn by Layne Fargo. We’ve got some differing opinions, but mostly just strong ones. Join us as we chat about feminism, our favorite OTPs, unlikable female characters, and if happy endings are always deserved!

Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 5

We Promise we’re not just a RWRB Fan Podcast

Payton and Bailie chat with Carlee: Dylan O’Brien enthusiast, Canadian-American, and fantasy reader extraordinaire. Come learn about her favorite reads of the year, tips for finishing over 100 books in 12 months, and how to write 50,000 words in 30 days! We promise we only talk about RWRB for part of it.

Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 4

You Have to Read Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas!!

Welcome back, friends! On this week’s episode, Payton and Bailie recap their Christmas’s and discuss how they like to spend NYE. We also cover current drinks and tv obsessions like the Undoing and Bridgerton. Then, we discussed the book of the episode, which is Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Payton LOVES this book, Bailie liked it enough to recommend, and we talked about all our favorite characters and themes, including how Julian is the cutest queer teenage boy character ever. Listen to the end...

Dec 28, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3

We Promise We’re Not Just a Taylor Swift Fan Podcast

Payton and Bailie recap their favorite books for the year and the books you don’t have to read. We also cover the amazing Taylor Swift, Bailie’s love for the author Ally Carter, and ask each other more questions so y’all can get to know us! Like. Comment. Subscribe. All of the things! Cheers, friends!

Dec 12, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 2

You Have To Read Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Y’all we actually recorded an episode! Come listen to Payton and Bailie ask each other questions so you can get to know us and chat about about a book you have to read- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender.

Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 1