Make Out Already

Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything. Where to find usFind us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=enFind all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com Stuff we mentionedConsumed by Aja BarberLittle treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot. Thrum by Meg SmithermanDate Everything (video game)The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot SchreferSwept Away by Beth O’LearyOur Little Secret by QB TylerProblematic Summer Romance by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Haters by Katherine CenterThe Rom Comers by Katherine CenterK-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)K-Pop Confidential by Stephan LeeAnita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl GonzalezFaster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)All the Feels by Olivia DadeRide With Me by Simone SoltaniHalf Truths by Claire ContrerasDeep End by Ali HazelwoodThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Hi Smooches! Join us in a Hot Tub Time Machine, but where there's no time machine, it's just a hot tub full of bubbling b*tches and smut. It's truly chaotic, but we talk about what we've been reading lately.WHERE TO FIND USFind us on Instagram at:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠Find us on Threads at:⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠Liz’s author links:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠⁠Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠Books/authors we mentioned: Quit Like a Woman, by Holly Whitaker Bride, by Ali Hazelwood Chronicles of the One series, by Nora Roberts Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins Olive J. Kelley The Celestial Kingdom series, by Sue Lynn Tan Twilight (unfortunately), by Stephenie Meyer The Iron Widow series, by Xiran Jay Zhao Fate and Flame duology, K.A. Tucker Ice Planet Barbarian series, by Ruby Dixon Karina Halle Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia #NSFW (Not Safe For Work), by Tosca Fasso Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher

Hi Smooches! We haven't died, just fallen off the face of the earth for a bit. On this episode, which we recorded way back in October 2024, we talk with Emma Barry about her latest release, Bad Reputation. Because it took us so damn long to put out this episode, Emma Barry's next book, Bold Moves, will be releasing very soon! So, you're welcome for the shorter wait. Spoilers ahead!WHERE TO FIND USFind us on Instagram at:⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠Find us on Threads at:⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠Liz’s author links:⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1⁠Books/authors we mentioned:Emma Barry's incredible books: https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/Mick Herron's Slow Horses thriller seriesGail Carriger's steampunk fictionLisa Kleypas' Devil in SpringKathy Yardley's urban fantasy

Hi Smooches! Happy New Year. Thanks for riding out a weird and wobbly 2024 with us. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or are just tuning in, Meg and I are grateful for you. Now, we don’t know about you, but we have a pretty good feeling that you’ve been feeling some rage lately. So let’s process that together. We’re recapping the horror rom-com Your Monster, with special guest Deanna. Spoilers ahead! WHERE TO FIND US Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod Find us on Threads at: https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod Liz’s author links: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1 Our Female Rage Recs Books: Falling Under by Danielle Younge Ullman Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Selah Gothic by Kat Blackthorne Movies and TV: (500) Days of Summer Forgetting Sarah Marshall The One I Love  Yellowjackets The Babadook Immaculate

Hi Smooches! Liz here. On today’s episode, I’m telling Meg about one of my favorite books of the year, definitely in the top 3 and possibly my book of the year. It’s a dark rom-com between a black cat trauma nurse, and a golden retriever thirst trap creator who is more than a little obsessed with her. It’s a book that asks, what if the obsessed stalker hero is actually so babygirl? We’re talking about Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Spoilers ahead. And if you’d like a mood playlist for this book, we made you one!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DnobOug3shqCHuPUGDO3x?si=keegKl2CTiaPh-TdgWRS7w Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C