Well well what a year - A very late 2022 wrap up and our favourite books of the year
Season finale: Our favourite books of 2022 In our final episode of season 1, we tell you Our favourite books of 2022, recap the year that was, share our visions for 2023 and decide on our WORD OF THE YEAR! Season 2 of Reading Makes You Better (In Bed) will be back with a bang very soon. In the m…
How to get out of a never-ending reading slump
In this episode we introduce a brand new segment called 'The quick and dirty' with the latest fun book news you need to know! We also share our top tips on how to get out of a reading slump, our thoughts on the recent Cruel Intentions Musical that came to Sydney, AND we reveal our August book club …
Short stories, movies, and weird feet
In this episode we talk about the short stories that Laura is loving at the moment, analyse each other based on the movies that made us, and reveal where we are going on a writing/hiking/working holiday very soon! Books mentioned in the show: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan So Late in T…
Episode 7: Amy's big news
In this episode (recorded via Zoom with Laura in the middle of NT!)... we talk about the books Laura took away with her, what we're reading at the moment, the fun movie challenge we set each other to stay connected during our months apart, and AMY'S BIG NEWS that we've been teasing for the past mon…
How many books do we own?
In this episode... we talk about what we've been reading lately and how we decide what to read next when we have teetering piles all over the house. And we reveal how many books we own after creating a Google spreadsheet inventory. Then we contemplate why we're all so obsessed with con artists and …
Oh look it's raining again (and we can't stop buying books)
In this episode... we talk about what we've been reading lately. Amy has been churning through great reads (but also starting way more books than she's finishing) and Laura is (surprise, surprise) reading a whole bunch of camping and hiking books in preparation for her Larapinta Trail hike in the N…
I'm sorry, I can't, don't hate me
In this episode... we have officially decided on our 2022 reading goals, and we revisit our 2021 goals (did we keep them? Do we feel shitty about it?). Plus, we give some hot notes to the writers of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City reboot, and debunk the myths and common assumptions people …
We're the youngest gays in the village
In this episode... our summer reading list, our attempted rewrite of the Jagged Little Pill musical, and our big news! We moved from Newcastle to the Southern Highlands, and we've been dubbed the youngest gays in the village. Books mentioned in the show: Acknowledgements by Becky Lucas 488 Rules f…
Top 5 desert island books of all time + in defence of hate-watching Twilight
In this episode... in defence of the beauty of hate-watching Twilight (don't hate us coz you ain't us), secret questions to test the strength of our relationship, and we share our top 5 desert island favourite books of all time, as inspired by High Fidelity (the novel by Nick Hornby and subsequent …
Best books of 2021, breakup albums 101 + our epic love story
On our very first episode of the season, we introduce our movie-like love story (yes, it's gross and wholesome and epic), the best books we read in 2021 and how to enjoy break-up albums when you're hot heartbroken. Books mentioned in the show: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid Love & Vir…