136: The Lads' August 2026 Reading Update
Alice and Bethany mosey their way through their August reads, plus chat about a TV adaptation of a beloved book, AND tell you about an inter...
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20 of 137 episodes135: The Lads' July 2026 Reading Update
What have Alice and Bethany been reading in July? Only one way to find out. This episode has been tagged as containing explicit content due...
134: The Lads' June 2026 Reading Update
What have Alice and Bethany been reading in June? You'll have to listen to find out...
133: The Lads' May 2026 Reading Update
[Content note: several of the books discussed in this episode involve sexual violence] Alice and Bethany had a big reading month, though it...
132: The Lads' April 2026 Reading Update
What have Alice and Bethany been reading this month? Turns out, a WHOLE LOT and they liked it all! Huge amounts of recommendations for your...
131: The Lads' March 2026 Reading Update
What have Alice and Bethany been reading this month? Only one way to find out.
130: The Lads' February 2026 Reading Update
Alice and Bethany get a little bit spicy with their February roundup...
129: The Lads' January 2026 Reading Update
What have Alice and Bethany been reading this month? You'll just have to listen to find out...
128: The Lads Choose Their 2025 Books of the Year
Alice and Bethany pick one book they read each month of 2025 and pit them against each other to determine their book of the year. Full lists...
127: The Lads Return with a Mid-Year Roundup
Alice and Bethany catch up halfway through 2025 and chat about some new releases and backlist titles that have charmed them thus far.
126: The Lads Give Their 2024 Books of the Year
Alice and Bethany make a cheeky little top 10 of their favourite books of the year! Head to our Instagram for the full list.
125: The Lads Create Their 2024 Gift Guide
Doing a spot of Christmas book shopping and thirsty for recommendations? Alice and Bethany have you covered. They each choose a fiction, a n...
124: The Lads Catch Up On Their Recent Reading Habits
Alice and Bethany catch up on what they've been reading, but it turns out it's been a weird reading year for them both. Much yapping lies ah...
123: The Lads Gather Autumn/Winter Recommendations
Alice and Bethany chat through a few of the books they're excited about for the rest of the year, and ask their author and bookseller friend...
122: The Lads Talk Forthcoming Film Adaptations
Following the escandalo that has dogged the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's It Ends With Us, Alice and Bethany discuss a few forthcoming...
121: The Lads Chat Big Date Energy AND Slowcoach
Alice and Bethany look inward and discuss the two books Bethany has released this year! First up, Big Date Energy, aka what happens when you...
120: The Lads Give Their Midyear Reading Roundup
Alice and Bethany talk through what they've been reading so far in 2024, and how not recording the pod has affected their reading habits.
119: The Lads List Their 10 Books of the 21st Century
Inspired by the New York Times' list of the 100 greatest books of the 21st Century, Alice and Bethany each compile their own top 10s, and fi...
118: The lads chat to Eliza Clark
Alice and Bethany have the huge pleasure of talking to girlie of the moment, Eliza Clark, largely about her new novel Penance but also about...
117: The lads chat body horror with Heather Parry
Alice and Bethany have the great pleasure of talking to Heather Parry about her short story collection This Is My Body Given For You, which...