Open Book

A second chance romance... but with a dash of enemies to lovers. Once More With Feeling takes two pop stars and sets them down in their true dream - an ambitious Broadway show, which their entire career is riding on. And this isn't just a second chance romance. It's a second chance at a career in the arts, it's a redemption arc, it's a new act for our main character, who was cancelled before that was even a verb. And it is all so WELL DONE. You will be rooting for these two from the first page.

What in the wattpad? This book is incredible. I cried. I delayed dinner to read. I could not put it down. Meant To Be is a fictionalized reimagining of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's epic love story. It's dual POV women's fiction, and it is absolutely gorgeous.

This book is the perfect beach read. It's lighthearted, low stakes, and absolutely sizzling with chemistry. When bad boy bodyguard Will sweeps into town, claiming he's not a relationship guy, we KNOW he'll fall for sweet Annie, and that's okay. I WANT to know what will happen when I'm reading on the beach.

As a newly minted bachelor fanatic I could not WAIT to read this book. The One is literary fiction. It’s deep, it’s angsty, it’s all about whether our lead is there for the RiGht ReAsoNs, and it’s basically set on the bachelor and VERY reminiscent of S27 which makes me think Julia Argy could be physic. This episode I will be podcasting throughout the book, at pages 94, 170, 175 and the end, so feel free to read right alongside me!

This is my FIRST EVER podcast reading vlog. I dive into my latest read, Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, and tell you why I loved this book. Romantic Comedy is an SNL inspired romance, that focuses on the real life phenomenon where remarkably average guys on the show end up with incredible, gorgeous, accomplished female celebrities. But what if... that happened in reverse?

This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) sits down with Cameron (@chamberofsecretbooks) for a lively conversation about each of their writing routines, Cameron's debut romance novel and their musical taste while writing. They dive into Cameron's incredible skits, SNL, and a few wacky wild fire questions about everything from making one law everyone must follow, to the most appalling behavior ever witnessed in public.

This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) is sitting down with Pauline (@thebooksiveloved). The have a fantastic chat about Pauline’s impeccable tabbing skills, Betty missing the bibliostyles launch EVERY TIME and letting the guy fall first. They discuss tropes that are hot or not in real life and Pauline’s most viral videos.

This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) sits down with Kimmy (@kimmybookss) for a fun chat about everything from SZA to how Percy Jackson got Kimmy back into reading. They discuss making bookish friends in real life, Beach Read, going viral, Kimmy’s Black girls being loved on out loud series and Kimmy acting in a book adaptation. 

Today Betty (@bettysbooklist) and Nina (@nina.haines) talk about bisexuality, Sapphlit book club, and several of their favorite queer books. They also contemplate male birth control and Nina tells a riveting story about Ikea scientists that came to her apartment and looked at her framed IUD for research.

This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) is sitting down with Selene (@moongirlreads_), who is one of the first booktokers Betty ever followed. Selene tells us about her epic video about books that make her sob, which changed the course of several book/author's lives. They dive into Selene's love life and her DREAMY boyfriend. How do you know when you're in love? Can any real live human live up to fictional men standards? Listen to this episode and find out.

They say don't meet your heros... but Betty (@bettysbooklist) risked it all to meet her hero David Sedaris (@davidsedarisbooks). David Sedaris is formally known as the funniest person on the planet and Betty has read/watched/listened to every piece of genius content he has ever created. Her questions in this interview are carefully constructed with the knowledge of a true stalker, so sit back, relax, and have an evening with David Sedaris alongside Betty.

From TikTok to bookstores near you! This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) and Hannah (@hannahnicolemae) talk taking content from plot based skits to entire novels, why we should all be living in a world that has dragons, the Taylor Swift presale, Team Edward vs Team Jacob and who will win the Bachelor.

Join Betty (@bettysbooklist) and Kevin (@kevintnorman) as they discuss what book he WOULDN’T burn even as crucial kindling, the very sad and incomplete lives of homophobes, and why I should really actually like enemies to lovers and even the Bachelor season 27 episode 2 will not convince him of insta love.

Betty (@bettysbooklist) and Kendra (@kendra.reads) talk spicy books, cock vs length, passionflix and the proper speed for both audio books and AI approved robots. They also tier rank romance book tropes and fantasize about Jackson Avery from Grey’s Anatomy. Get ready for a wild ride this week!

This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) and Calvin (@thecalvinbooks) dive into Calvin’s novel and its thrilling plot. Then, Calvin reveals the video that started it all and Betty gets chills. They shut up about B&N so they don’t get hit with a cease and desist, and talk about what brands are getting wrong in their marketing and how to avoid becoming a nobody. BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS THAT.

This week Betty (@bettysbooklist) and Cait (@caitsbooks) wax poetic about The Last of Us, beg Valentino for the bags they had to return back, and share their confuddlement over the new TikTok algorithm. Cait spills her full origan story as the official Queen of booktok (has this been trademarked?) and they talk through the things they google for book research that would get them instantly sent to prison if their FBI agent was watching.

Act like you’ve been somewhere before! This is what Betty and Ayman are trying to remember as they go to the WORLD PREMIERE of Daisy Jones and the Six. Bumble along with them as they give a blow by blow account of every single shocking detail of their first ever premiere. Will they meet Riley and Reese? Do they have to pay for the food? Is it assigned seating? Will this show make Betty sob just as much as the book? Forget the glam insta filtered report of a premiere, this is what ACTUALLY goes down.

Join author and bookish content creator Betty (@bettysbooklist) as she interviews social media's favorite bookish influencers!

This week Betty sits down with Ayman (@aymansbooks). Ayman spills the tea on her Starbucks meet cute, the sexiest thing an IRL man can do (spoiler ALLLLL the fictional men do this), what publishing is getting wrong and which celebs got a bit wild at the Summer I Turned Pretty holiday dinner. Plus, Betty forgets she's been keeping her new novel a secret and drops the plot.

Open Book with Betty’s Book List is the show where your favorite authors are an open book and tell me all about their exciting new releases! This week's guest is Amanda Pellegrino. Amanda is a TV writer and novelist, and her debut, SMILE AND LOOK PRETTY, is out now. SMILE AND LOOK PRETTY explores the creators of a viral website where women expose their bad bosses - it's an amazing concept!  

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Open Book with Betty’s Book List is the show where your favorite authors are an open book and tell me all about their exciting new releases! This week's guest is Sarah Pekkanen. Sarah Pekkanen is a New York Times best-selling author and has written eight solo novels and four co-authored novels. I absolutely love all of her psychological thrillers and read THE GOLDEN COUPLE in one sitting because it is, in fact, that good!

Open Book with Betty’s Book List is the show where your favorite authors are an open book and tell me all about their exciting new releases! This week's guest is Ashley Herring Blake. Ashley is an award-winning writer, and a literary agent at the Rees Agency. She is the author of six young adult and middle grade novels, and DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE is her adult debut. It's a queer romance, and I absolutely loved it - I couldn't read it fast enough! In this extended cut episode of Open Book, we'll discuss the stellar cover art, the next two books in this series, writing queer romance and the revision process.

Open Book with Betty’s Book List is the show where your favorite authors are an open book and tell me all about their exciting new releases! This week's guest is the amazing Anita Kelly. Anita is a writer of queer romances and is the author of three novellas. LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS is their adult debut, and I am a bit obsessed with it. In this extended cut episode of Open Book, we'll discuss their writing process, the next two books in this series, writing spicy scenes and our cooking skills.

Open Book with Betty’s Book List is the show where your favorite authors are an open book and tell me all about their exciting new releases! This week's guest is one of my all time favorite authors, Colleen Hoover. Colleen is the number one New York Times bestselling author of twenty two novels and novellas. She’s the creator of The Bookworm Box subscription service, and through that has donated over one million dollars to people in need. Her new release REMINDERS OF HIM is out now and I can confirm, is phenomenal. In this extended cut episode of Open Book, we'll discuss her writing process, her career, her family and her new release.