Bella's Bookish Banter

In this week's episode, we go through all the books I read this summer and reflect on all the stories and memories attached to each. From beach reads to cozy reads to strong coming of age books, this summer was full of great reads and some disappointing ones... But we talk about them all in this week's episode! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this week's mini-episode, we discuss the stress of a never-ending physical TBR. Recently my TBR has grown to an overwhelming point and it made me reflect: how did I even end up here? I dissect this and all of the stress I've felt with this TBR. I talk about some ways I've begun to cope with this stress and maybe some ways you can too! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

We are back once more, better than ever and thriving in summer reads!! In this week's episode, we get into all the books I've bought in preparation for the summer accompanied by a bookstore story time. Of course, we also discuss all the books on my TBR that I'm planning on reading in the upcoming weeks. From beach reads to horrow to romance we've got it all!! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

THE PODCAST RETURNS!! After several months of inconsistent uploads and then disappearing all together, Bellas finally returns to catch up with the audience and explain her disappearance. In this episode, we dive into the best and the worst books Bella's red so far this year with the mid-year book tag!! Bella's Bookish banter is back FOR GOOD! Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

Nowadays, we see book clubs everywhere! With big names like Oprah and Reese Witherspoon hosting their own book clubs, these groups have become very mainstream. From schools to libraries to online spaces, book clubs are all around. However, it wasn't aways this way. Literary spaces have been known to be extremely exclusive, especially to marginalized groups. In a time where women were so commonly excluded from universities and philosophical circles, so often denied the right to education and were ridiculed for trying to engage in any type of literature, women still found means to access and engage with this literature in their own right as well as with other women. In this episode, we discuss all the ways women invented book clubs and revolutionized the literary world. __ SOURCES A Brief History Book Clubs How women invented book clubs, revolutionizing reading and their own lives A History of Radical Thinking: How Women Created Book Clubs To Write Invisible: The Brontës And Anonymity The evolution of American book clubs: A timeline __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this episode, I discuss everything I read in the month of January, along with somethings I did this past month. Features: my love of chick-fil-a sweet tea, my second time ever visiting barnes and noble, new books! and more! enjoy! :) __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

welcome back to the pod! We're welcoming the New Year by discussing my reading goals for 2024. In this episode, I catch up on why there hasn't been an episode for so long and what I've been reading lately. I reflect on all the goals I made at the start of 2023 and how/if I met them all + the fact that I recorded that episode a whole year ago?! Oh yeah -- and it's been one whole year of Bella's Bookish Banter!! Lots to discuss in this episode, give it a listen!! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this episode of Bellas' Bookish Banter, Bella discusses some of her favourite winter books to read in the holiday season. At 10pm on a Sunday, she doesn't have much of a filter so enjoy this late night rambles on all of her favourite christmas books, movies and music! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

Everything I read in the month of October! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH! HAPPY LATIN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH! Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from September 15-October 15th in America, Latin American Heritage Month takes place in October in Canada. And on this podcast we're taking the time these months to celebrate in the best way I know how to... books! I get into all of the Latinx and Hispanic books I want to read this month and learning to read in Spanish. Also in this episode: I talk about what Hispanic Heritage Month means, why we celebrate it, why it's important to me and how I'm celebrating + a few tips on how you can too ;) Enjoy!!! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this week's episode, my very triumphant return to the podcast after a one month hiatus, I discuss every single book I read this summer: full of new favourites, old favourites, not-so-favourites and more! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this week's episode of the pod, I talk all about the importance of diversifying your reading! What this means, why it matters and some tips onto how you can diversify your own reading. If you look at the books most commonly recommended to you through Booktube, Instagram or even Tiktok, how many of them are actually just casually written by authors of color? Queer books BY queer authors? Or books with disabled characters? How many of these books do you have on your tbr? And how many are you actually putting in the work to read? It is so important that we are make an effort to read diversly, not only for ourselves, but also for so many other people who want to find themselves in books. So, in this episode we discuss all of this + some ideas as to how you can diversify your own reading. -- Resources: Literary Lion - What is the meaning of Diverse Books? Epic Reads - How to Diversify your reading (And Why it's so important!) -- Mentioned in this episode: The Black Book Blog Dear Asian Youth Book Club Books and Boba Perpetual Pages GO VISIT YOUR LIBRARY!! __ Thanks for listening! Stay updated with the podcast on any platform using the links below: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠ __ business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

On this week’s episode of 'The Best Book I’ve Ever Read with", I brought on Yulani, the host of Lani’s Library podcast. We talked all about Yulani’s relationship with books, her journey with content creation and our mutual love for used book stores. __ Follow Yulani on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lanislibrary/⁠ Listen to Yulani's podcast: ⁠https://linktr.ee/lanislibrary.pod⁠ Subscribe to Yulani's book blog; ⁠https://lanislibrary.substack.com/⁠ __ Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠   ⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while.

Katie Schultz is a sixteen year old writer, artist and filmmaker who is currently in the process of writing and publishing her first book, Fellowship of the Fidellions. We discuss everything about her creative process when it comes to art, writing and filmmaking where she draws inspiration and the role music plays in all aspects of her craft and her life. She tells us about the support and motivation she gets from her community on Instagram and how much it matters to her. We get into all the details of her fantasy book series, The Dust of Separate Worlds, what the process of writing and publishing has looked like so far and everything that she hopes to come for it! __ Check out Katie! Katie's Writer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katies_writes/ Katie's Videography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/km.cinema/ Katie's Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8v56qKV/ __ Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠   ⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/ __ Business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

School is out! Exams are over! And now I can finally drink all the iced coffee I want and read all the books that I've been meaning to for a while. Here's every book I plan to read and buy this summer. From beach reads, to fantasy to middle grade, the list is a little demanding... but I believe I can do it! __ Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter  Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠⁠⁠ Goodreads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠   ⁠⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/⁠ __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. __ business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

On this week's episode of 'The Best Book I've Ever Read with..' I talked with Natasha, who also happens to be my lovely older sister. We talk about her lifelong love for reading and literature, and how that relationship has changed and evolved through the years. We also talk about the importance of reading diversly and trying new things. __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. __ Follow and support the podcast on the socials: @bellasbookishbanter Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠  ⁠ Goodreads:⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠  ⁠ Pinterest: ⁠⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/⁠ __ business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

SUMMER IS HEREEE! The time for the beach and iced coffee is right around the corner, and of course this means it's time for a new summer TBR! In this episode I give you all of my favourite summer reads that you should definitely be picking up this summer. From romance to fantasy to sad girl reads and just pure vibes, there's a book for everybody to read this summer. Enjoy! Books in this episode: - Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson - I Think I Love You by Aurianne Desombre - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han - Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick - Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee - Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney - She Gets The Girl by Alyson Derrick and Rachael Lippincott - Spellhacker by M.K England __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. __ Follow and support the podcast on the socials: @bellasbookishbanter Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠  Goodreads:⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠  Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/ __ business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this week’s episode of ‘The Best Book I’ve Ever Read with...’, I got to talk to Sophia. Sophia runs a book blog under the name of Read Rebelliously. We talk about how her book blog came to be and where her name came from. When Sophia told me about the best book she’s ever read, it actually turned out to be one of my personal least favorite books… We talked through why it’s the best book she’s ever read and got a better understanding of each other’s sides. It was really great talking to her and we had a great conversation. __ Sophia's Book Blog: Read Rebelliously Sophia's Bookstagram Sophia's Goodreads __ Follow and support the podcast on my socials: @bellasbookishbanter Instagram Goodreads Pinterest

May is Mental Health Awareness month! In this episode of the podcast, I discuss all the ways reading can influence your brain and positively affect your mental health. Reading can help you destress, build focus and memory as well as help you find ways to sympathize more with others and yourself. We talk about why making reading a part of your life can help you too improve your mental health and why you should do it. Plus, we go though all the many ways you can implement reading so that it becomes a permanent habit for you in a way that works best for you. __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. __ Follow and support the podcast on the socials: @bellasbookishbanter Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠  Goodreads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠  Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/ __ business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com

In this episode of the podcast, I meet with one of my friends, Shay. We talked about some of our favorite tv shows and also spent a good amount of time discussing one of our favorite authors, Alice Oseman and all of her wonderful work. Enjoy! __ Bella's Bookish Banter is a podcast for all things bookish! From book reviews, rants and recommendations- it's all covered on this pod! And if you like books too, then this is the podcast for you! I'm your host, Bella, I'm a teenage girl who loves to read and talk about books and I would love nothing more than to share that with you so give the podcast a listen and stick around for a while. __ Follow and support the podcast on the socials: @bellasbookishbanter Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bellasbookishbanter/⁠ Goodreads: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/149011527-bella⁠ Pinterest: ⁠https://www.pinterest.ca/bellasbookishbanter_pod/ __ business email: bellasbookishbanterpod@gmail.com