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In episode 66, I got to sit down with June Hur and talk all things Behind Five Willows, how rejection re-wrote her journey by shifting to Korean historicals, and more 🌸📝🇰🇷

(00:36) welcome & June’s publishing journey

(03:40) switch from British to Korean historical fiction

(05:57) reception to her novels

(08:27) hitting the NYT best-seller list & success moving forward

(12:42) idea & inspo for Behind Five Willows

(20:03) research process for Behind Five Willows & previous novels

(23:25) how June plans her writing process

(26:07) importance of using the Korean language

(30:22) promotion & fan reactions for Behind Five Willows

(32:03) title ideation for Behind Five Willows

(34:49) Behind Five Willows ultimate takeaway

(37:09) upcoming novel tease

(38:02) rapid fire round

(39:36) final q & outro

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In episode 65, I go through all the fun books I picked up in March and April for the start of spring and more 🌸🐣📝

timestamps:

(00:26) intro

(01:50) March stats

(02:11) March DNF

(03:54) February roll-over

(06:43) Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow

(09:50) Once Upon A Broken Heart

(12:28) Flawless

(14:49) Love Redesigned

(17:36) Project Hail Mary

(21:36) I Who Have Never Known Men

(24:16) My Husband’s Wife

(27:12) Courage to Soar

(28:41) The Night We Met

(34:12) April stats

(35:58) Ready or Not

(39:16) Behind Five Willows

(42:53) Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

(44:45) The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion (Vol 1)

(47:17) Sometimes I Lie

(49:46) Mere Christianity

(51:44) Heartless

(54:04) The Ballad of Never After

(55:26) Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

(59:00) outro

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In episode 64, I have Serene Illustrations (first pod guest!) on to chat all things illustration, collaborating with authors, as well as illustrating her own children's book ✨🎨🥠

timestamps:

(00:26) welcome & recent growth

(01:39) beginnings & illustration journey

(05:21) moving into fantasy artwork & bookish illustrations

(09:28) fan vs. author art

(12:25) author artwork & collaboration process

(16:47) first published children’s book & future inspo

(23:50) balancing 9-5 and art business

(31:08) Serene’s personal favourite artwork

(33:33) my favourite artwork of Serene’s

(34:56) upcoming collab with Laurie Gilmore

(37:13) rapid fire round

(39:44) how to connect with Serene

(40:28) outro

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In episode 63, I go through all my spring book recs, hopefuls, and tbr 🌷🪞🐣

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + current read (& ARMY excitement)

(03:02) spring book rec

(05:23) spring hopefuls

(11:14) Ready or Not

(12:51) What Happens in Amsterdam

(14:43) The Love of My After-Life

(16:04) The Picture of Dorian Gray

(17:15) The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion

(18:51) Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

(19:55) outro

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In episode 62, I talk about all my recent(ish) five star reads ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + Bridgerton S4 debrief cont.

(03:10) current read

(04:17) The Perks of Being A Wallflower

(07:05) Lessons in Chemistry

(09:36) The Fault in our Stars

(11:32) The Great Alone

(13:14) A Song to Drown Rivers

(14:52) The Storied Life of AJ Fikry

(16:34) Fredrik Backman reads

(19:07) outro

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In episode 61, I go through all the wintery and other fun reads I picked up in January and February ❄️⛸️🎬

timestamps:

(00:26) intro

(00:50) January stats

(01:14) Us Against You

(02:53) Everything Is Tuberculosis

(04:24) In Your Dreams

(07:33) Winter Garden

(09:52) Beautiful Ugly (4.25 stars)

(11:46) Betting On You

(14:13) Intermezzo

(16:49) First Time Caller

(20:26) February stats

(21:05) DNF (The Best Worst Thing)

(22:12) The Improbable Meet Cute Second Chances

(23:56) Fake Skating

(26:54) Beach Read

(29:35) Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

(32:18) With A Vengeance

(35:05) A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

(38:28) Educated

(41:38) outro

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In episode 60, I talk about some exciting upcoming 2026 book and adaptation releases 📚🎬

timestamps:

(00:26) intro, Bridgerton S4 first impressions, & current read

(03:08) no new em hen

(03:55) February releases

(05:54) March releases

(11:52) April releases

(13:23) May releases

(19:53) June releases

(20:52) August releases

(22:18) upcoming book adaptations

(29:43) outro

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In episode 59, I recommend a book for all your favourite romance trope(s) 🌹💝📚

timestamps:

(00:26) intro + current reads

(03:12) friends to lovers

(05:02) childhood frineds to lovers

(07:49) second chance romance

(10:23) enemies to lovers

(11:30) rivals to lovers

(13:14) “you’ve got mail”

(15:27) grumpy x sunshine

(16:08) fake dating

(16:42) marriage of convenience

(17:31) brother’s best friend

(18:45) best friend’s brother

(20:26) sister’s best friend

(21:31) ex’s best friend

(22:36) brother’s love triangle

(23:53) unexpected pregnancy

(24:58) older woman, younger man

(25:53) FWB

(26:56) ghost paranormal romance

(28:11) celebrity x normal person romance

(29:17) musicians romance

(30:07) book lovers romance?

(31:51) bodyguard romance

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