HeyJaredPlans Are Booked
Welcome to Plans Are Booked, a podcast for every reader, hosted by Molly Galler, Stephanie Blackburn, and Kaitlin Mattison. We're three friends who love to read, swap books, and count down until the film and TV adaptations of our favorites are released.
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Chapter 130: In Conversation with Meghan Nesmith (opens the original)
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This week we are delighted to welcome debut author and fellow Bostonian, Meghan Nesmith. We talk about the joy of fan fiction, how One Direction reignited her zest for life, the querying process, the best Reddit threads for aspiring authors, how the idea for her book came to her, why she chose London as her setting, planning vs. pantsing, and the importance of supporting first-time authors. Meghan also shares her top books from her summer reading list, which includes Into the Blue by Emma Brodie
Chapter 129: The Carley Fortune Five - Book Boyfriend Ranking (opens the original)
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This week we took on the particularly fun task of ranking all of the book boyfriends in the Carley Fortune universe. We debate sizzle, relationship history, secrecy, long standing tension, reliability, and more. Do our personal lists match up? You'll have to listen to find out. In our catch up this week, Kaitlin recounts an excruciatingly hot evening at the G Flip concert and Molly gushes about her first visit to the Second Love Social Club mobile bookshop. In what we're reading this week, Molly
Chapter 128: We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune (opens the original)
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This week we're discussing a novella with a premise that really made us think. We chat about putting ourselves in the shoes of these characters, how we might react in this intense situation, the passages that felt like meditations on resilience, and why it's important that you save reading the acknowledgements until the very end. In our catch up this week, Kaitlin recaps Newport Folk Fest and eating her weight in lobster rolls, Molly shares about her trip to New York City and falling in love wit
Chapter 127: Fever Dream by Elsie Silver (opens the original)
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This week we're transported to a family ranch as we discuss the first book in Elsie Silver's Emerald Lake series, Fever Dream. We talk about the allure of small town romance, Silver's gift for great banter, the similarities to the TV show UnREAL, and her other books that we adored and can't wait to see adapted for the screen. In our catch up this week, we commiserate about the heatwave, Kaitlin is charmed by a community sing-a-long, and Molly prepares to go back to summer camp. In what we're rea
Chapter 126: Crash Into Me by Robinne Lee (opens the original)
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This week we are reminiscing about our love of The Idea of You and diving into Robinne Lee's second contemporary fiction book, Crash Into Me. We talk about her sharp writing, the importance of female protagonists over 40, the multiple meanings behind the title, and how we wish we spoke French to better understand the dialogue. In our catch up this week, Steph is playing wing woman at the bookstore and Molly is hosting her parents for the summer. We also praise a new book-to-screen adaptation, I
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