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hello and welcome to talk lit, get hit. the book podcast for recovering book snobs where we read viral books the internet won’t shut up about and rate them lit or shit. we’re your hosts bridget and laura, lovers of sad girl fiction and tragic endings - fearers of smut, urban fantasy and the “who did this to you?” trope. join us as we pick apart all the books the internet loves and embark on a journey to figure out why.
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seasons change but Goodreads reviews are forever! this episode we dig into the highs and lows of reading rating systems - what makes a five star read a five star read and how low does a rating need to be before we gauge our eyes out? we poll our listeners on their habits around DNFing books and share our own thoughts on when is the right time to make an Irish exit from the pages (or whether it’s even possible at all). send us questions, things you want us to speak about or just say hi! ...
this episode we're journeying deep into the 2000s, to the land of ornamental chillies in bottles, oil-filled bath beads and thursday-evening chai lattes and orange and almond cakes with the girls at book club. For the theme knee's weak, mum's bookclub-etti we're reading the seminal white woman memoir – eat, pray, love by elizabeth gilbert. we'll dive into the ins and outs of elizabeth's escapades, eating in italy, praying in india and loving in indonesia and pose the question – is this a hear...
for our August bonus chapter we had the pleasure of chatting to Australian author Nicole Crowe (@nicolecrowewrites) about her debut novel The Washup. We spoke about Australian humour, the mysteries of Magnetic Island, the mythic hotness of Young Richard Gere and the long, winding road to publication. Find Nicole on instagram and purchase your copy of The Washup from your local independent bookstore. about The Washup: After her parents’ death in a car crash two years ago, Eve is back in ...
in amongst a sea of mafia romance, shrek smut and interplanetary interlopers, one book has revealed itself to us time and time again. perhaps more requested than any other book we’ve ever read on the podcast, this month, for the theme of “pearl-clutching smut” we are reading credence by penelope douglas. vulnerable and unloved, seventeen year old tiernan finds herself trapped on a snowy mountain with only her (step) uncle and cousins for company. throughout the novel, our shimmering young ing...
this episode we once again sent out a signal begging for your hot takes, grievances and deepest secrets in the hopes of inserting ourselves into your personal lives and become the agony aunts you never knew you needed. you well and truly delivered and we have lots to dig into: the highs and lows of study and tbr pilesbooks where the mc is an authorrain = hot or not? (bonus mould chat included)great big beautiful life - too literary?a rage against trope title marketingsilver elite controversye...
grab your plaid blazers, light a candle, and cue the rainymood.com soundtrack - we’re diving headfirst into the moody, mesmerising world of Babel by R. F. Kuang. in this episode, we explore the rich layers of dark academia (think crumpled parchment and candle-lit libraries) while unpacking the novel’s powerful themes of colonialism, racism, language and resistance. we’ll also talk about found friendship, complain endlessly about the reviews and hot takes we read, and try to articulate why thi...
we’ve been reading and recording talk lit, get hit podcast since November 2022 and we’ve hit the milestone of releasing 50 episodes! we’re shocked and delighted to have so many hours of podcast episode released for you (and let’s face it, us) to listen to and enjoy. we’ve picked out some of our favourite bits from the 50 episodes gone by - things that made us laugh, discussions of accents, our favourite accents, some mistakes, some terrible steamy scenes, all our biggest crash-outs and finall...
this episode, we wade into the emotionally unstable, couture-drenched world of Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings… and, well, we have some thoughts. if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to witness a slow-motion relationship implosion between two wildly codependent people—while surrounded by designer fashion, public spats that feel like a highschool Facebook fight, and enough black vans to stink out the UK, you’re in the right place. we also ask the important questions, like: is anyone in this...
if you can understand what we're saying through the tears, then in this episode you will find a heartfelt and nostaliga-tinged chat about Suzanne Collins's latest release, Sunrise on the Reaping. we talk all about Panem's 50th Hunger Games (the second Quarter Quell!), things that made us cry, Haymitch's role in the games, our favourite quotes, fan theories, easter eggs and some more things that made us cry. pop your headphones on and strap in for an emotional and very spoiler-filled episode o...
Athena Liu had everything Juniper Hayward wanted... and then she died. and so begins the story for Juniper 'June' Hayward, our completely despicable and unhinged (white) protagonist who can't. stop. lying. in this month's episode, we dig into Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. we talk about books written about influencers in the age of influencers, the murky and confusing connections between fiction and reality, and what could make a book with such an unlikeable protagonist so compulsively read...
If you were alive in the 2000s you knew three things: Renee Zellweger is a horrifically misguided casting choice for our British icon Bridget JonesThe character Bridget Jones is roughly the size of a houseColin Firth and Hugh Grant are hot After reading and discussing Bridget Jones’s Diary for a previous podcast episode, we decided it’s only fair that we dive into the 2000s film adaptation of Helen Fielding’s classic novel. From casting choices to the long standing (potentially fictiona...
this episode we are taking a dive into the diary that defined a generation! for our April book and the theme "haha that's so funny", we're talking about Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding. we spend some time cringing at our own adolescent diary entries and talk feminism, fad diets and try to decide if this novel is a depressing glimpse into the hive mind of the 90s or an optimistic, progressively feminist masterpiece. send us questions, things you want us to speak about or just say hi! c...
welcome to our latest talk lit, get hit bonus chapter! in this episode we attempt to disentangle our thoughts and feelings on the supposed rise of anti-intellectualism in the literary world. we discuss the modern manifestations of this ancient concept - trope titles, simplistic narratives, audiobooks vs physical books, social media echo chamber driven publishing and a resistance to critical thinking. we discuss the ever-present question - can reading ever, truly be “not political” and w...
join us for our first shift at the winchester's mansion. this episode we put up a big, fat, "help wanted" sign and sent out a plea for books centred around the perspectives of maids, butlers, groundskeepers, governesses, and any all of the domestic service staff who keep the wheels turning and whose eyes see all... in this episode we discuss nina winchester's iconic morning routine, freida mcfadden's secret identity (it's a wig) and dish out some hot tips on red flags to look for when applyin...
over the last few years, our tastes have changed and our minds have been opened to the likes of bride by ali hazlewood and the hating game by sally thorne. this month we are reading the spanish love deception by elena armas. we talk tropes like workplace romance, one bed, enemies to lovers and big man x tiny woman. we also discuss disney adults, male characters as a mirror, Hilary Duff and the cost of baked goods at our local cafes. will this scintillating spanish love fest continue the theme...
in this episode, we once again weigh in on your hot takes and unpopular opinions and dish out some unexpected life advice. we dig into the Goodreads vs Storygraph debate and also discuss the latest Booktok-island bombshell (Fabel) and its recent AI roasting controversy. the internet's faves like Colleen Hoover, Sally Rooney and SJM'S A Court of Thorns and Roses also gets a special mention. finally, it wouldn't be a talk lit, get hit episode if we didn't find space in the episode for a little ...
in this podcast episode we are starting the year fresh and making brazen attempts to overhaul our lives and identities. our podcast book selection for January 2025 is Atomic Habits by James Clear. this is a book that promises to 'reveal practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones and master the tiny behaviours that lead to remarkable results'. we discuss our 2025 ins and outs, lofty reading aspirations, wellness and diet culture, gingerbread houses...
this episode we are bringing the cringe and chaos of a work christmas party to talk lit, get hit podcast for our annual “talk lit, get lit” drinking and podcasting extravaganza. for our last bonus chapter of the year, we are discussing none other than life and death by Stephenie Meyer. the booktok twilight renaissance continues as we pull apart the literary masterpiece that was promised to be midnight sun but instead ended up as a gender bent twilight reimagining. we drink spiced ginger...
here comes the Bride - fair, fat and vying for a chance at redeeming Ali Hazelwood in the eyes of Bridget and Laura. coming off the back of our somewhat negative reading experience of The Love Hypothesis, we are back for another slice with Bride by Ali Hazelwood. in this episode we contend with vampire and were customs, Ali Hazelwood's writing process and honing of her craft, rat kings, the dark recesses of Reddit, comparisons to Twilight (naturally) and of course... knotting. join us as we u...
welcome to rooney-verse... where all your dreams come true... niverse. in this bonus episode we discuss all things sally rooney. from 'normal people' and 'conversations with friends' to 'beautiful world, where are you' and her latest grown-up work, 'intermezzo' - no thin grey cardigan or email chain is left unturned! heralded as "salinger for the snapchat generation", and of the first "great millennial writers", we talk about how reblogging quotes on tumblr primed us perfectly to enjoy the li...
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