welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! this week, we get into another chatty episode where we discuss our summer plans, along with our thoughts on the books featured on Goodreads Books to Suit Your Summer Reading Mood reading list. the earth is on fire, but our takes on some of the most hyped books of 2023 might be even hotter...

kim discusses seeing familiar faces in seville, and a burger festival gone wrong. liv gets caught up on crocheting and the newest season of selling sunset. we get nostalgic about the old days before your icloud storage was always full with random screen shots.

most notable books mentioned in this episode:

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer 

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling 

Old Enough by Hailey Jacobson

Summer Reading by Jen McInley

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfengh

Lustre by Raven Lelani

No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

The Guest by Emma Cline

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Spare by Prince Harry

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

YN by Esther Yi

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

How to Read Now by Elaine Castillo 

other media mentioned:

selling sunset - on netflix

talk lit get hit podcast

i read prince harrys book so you dont have to - uncarley on youtube

Delaney Rowe on TikTok (kim compares her tiktoks to emily henry characters)

welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! on this episode, we welcome another special guest, @halliewritessometimes! hallie has been a long time bookstagram/internet friend, and it was great to finally chat with her about this week's book, three women by lisa taddeo.

other things we chatted about include hallie going to the Taylor swift concert!! kim attends her first feria de Abril in Seville and sneaks into a private caseta after some drinks at 3am. liv goes to support taylor during his ultramarathon! we get into the book at 23:00, and spoilers for the book are at 38:00.

article about three women: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/dec/06/lisa-taddeo-interview-three-women

books mentioned:

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Aloha Vietnam by Elizabeth Nguyen

Intimations by Zadie smith

other books by lisa taddeo:

Animal

Ghost

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welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! happy pride month! this week, we discuss some of our favorite queer reads, as well as some we'd like to read this month.

we chat about liv getting sick, burnout, liv moving to their new house, reading slumps, kim's new apartment in seville, and more! we get into our book recommendations at around 27:00.

kim has an affiliate code for uniplaces! use the code UAP64JXJI for a percentage off your booking fee with uniplaces.com!

books mentioned:

We Measure the Earth With Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Dooer

Blood Atonement by S.M. Freedman

McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh

queer books mentioned:

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt

Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Bath Haus by PJ Vernon

Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett

other media mentioned:

@mattxiv on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattxiv/

Queer Eye on Netflix

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welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! this week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Elizabeth Nguyen about her new book, Aloha Vietnam. elizabeth nguyen was born and raised in honolulu, hawaii, where her parents arrived after leaving Vietnam after the war in 1975. nguyen works as a psychiatrist who uses a multidisciplinary approach to treatment, which explores the intersection of spirituality and mental health, and the healing power of water and the natural world. we chat about the inspiration behind her writing her fictional novel, mental health among different decades and cultures, and the power of healing through nature.

"There is so much trauma and healing in the human ancestral lineages, and water, art, and storytelling help us in becoming whole and natural again. This book is my love offering to the land and the people of Vietnam and Hawaii, and the vast Pacific Ocean that connects them. It is my hope that it provides beauty and healing to the trauma and suffering that has come through generations of loss and the struggles of mental illness."

- Dr. Elizabeth Nguyen

to download the first four chapters of Aloha Vietnam & order yourself a copy, click here!

to check out the free online course Water and the Elements mentioned, click here! 

as always, liv & kim give a little update on their past week (and apparently realize they have another friend in common), along with the books they are currently reading and, perhaps, not reading

books mentioned:

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by M.D. Deepak Chopra

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welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv & kim! on this week's episode, we have a very special guest, bestie of the pod, jamie! jamie came on to discuss one of the best books we've ever read, the vanishing half by britt bennett.

this week, we chat about how jamie and liv met, jamie's research, kim's experience at the all you can eat buffet, and liv going to the dog park with remi and taylor for the first time since the winter. we get into the book at around 31 minutes, and there are spoilers beginning at 42 minutes.

books mentioned in this episode:

⁠The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon⁠

⁠Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh⁠

⁠A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan⁠

⁠Candy House by Jennifer Egan⁠

⁠Beartown by Fredrik Backman⁠

⁠The Mothers by Brit Bennett⁠

audiobooks mentioned:

The Harry Potter Audiobooks narrated by Tim Dale

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

Call Me By Your Name by Anthony Aciman

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv and kim! this week, we get into a missing person's thriller, local woman missing by mary kubica!

this week, we chat about kim's wild spanish weekend out, the love is blind live failure, liv doing more pottery, beef on netflix, and simu liu singing. we also chat about beartown and kim figure skating!

watch simu liu sing here!

we get into this book around 33 minutes. we give a very detailed no-spoiler summary of the book before getting into spoilers at 55 minutes.

books mentioned in this episode:

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

Aloha Vietnam by Elizabeth Nguyen

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

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welcome back to the best i've ever read podcast with liv and kim! this week, we have our first guest on the pod!!! we are excited to be joined by author josie teed to discuss her debut novel british columbiana: a millennial in a gold rush town. we pick josie's brain about her experience living in the tiny town of wells, british columbia, while working at the nearby heritage site in barkerville. we chat about how she got into writing a book, the publishing process, and what she is up to now. we had a blast having josie join us for this episode! big shout out to the publisher Dundurn Press for sending us a review copy through Netgalley for our honest thoughts.

no spoilers in this one! you'll have to pick up a copy to read about the story of the virgin white russian that almost had us in tears.

don't forget to head over to our instagram to enter to win a copy of british columbiana!

books mentioned:

The City & The City: A Novel by China Miéville

Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography by Chester Brown

Maame by Jessica Brown

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

What Strange Paradise: A Novel by Omar El Akkad

Camp Zero: A Novel by Michelle Min Sterling

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