Always Booked

The word "smut" didn't start as an insult to women's sexuality. It was made into one and we don't it was an accident. In this episode, we dig into the real history of the word "smut." Where it came from, how it got weaponized, and why culture specifically uses it to dismiss and belittle what women read. From book culture to broader society, we get into why this label exists and who it's really designed to silence.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Follow us on Instagram → / always.bookd 🌐 Visit our website → https://www.alwaysbooked.net

The Remarkably Bright Creatures Netflix movie is here and we have THOUGHTS. We read this book and fell in love with Marcellus, Tova, and every emotional gut punch Shelby Van Pelt packed in. So did Netflix do it justice? Spoiler: the book was better. Here's exactly why.In this episode we break down everything Netflix changed, what the adaptation got right, what it got wrong, and whether Marcellus got the screen time he deserved.⚠️ FULL SPOILERS for both the book and the movie.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Follow us on Instagram → / always.bookd 🌐 Visit our website → https://www.alwaysbooked.net

Whether you've fallen out of your reading, never quite found your book, or just need someone to hand you the right one, this is that episode. We curated picks across genres, moods, and reading vibes to give you books to get you (back) into reading.

Don't know where to start? We've got you.

📚 In this episode:
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 
Blood Over Bright by Haven ML Wang 
Just Kids by Patti Smith 
Upward Bound by Woody Brown
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab 
Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lost It by Brooke Averick 
Into the Blue by Emma Brodie 
Educated by Tara Westover
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow 
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig 
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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SJM planned this from the beginning! In this episode, we break down A Court of Wings and Ruin with fresh eyes, hunting every detail, foreshadow, and planted clue that points directly to ACOTAR 6. If you're doing your reread prep before Book 6 drops, this is required listening.We're covering the moments that hit differently on reread, the character threads we think are going to explode in Book 6, and the details the fandom has been sleeping on. Spoilers for the full ACOTAR series ahead.📖 In this episode:
The ACOWAR details that are clearly setup for ACOTAR 6
Character arcs we think SJM is about to pay off
The scenes that we LOVE
Our theories heading into Book 6

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We sat down with Emma Brodie, the author behind Into the Blue, the book readers cannot stop talking about...including us.
Into the Blue is a decades-spanning love story about AJ Graves and Noah Drew. They're two people connected by a deep friendship, the world of acting, improv comedy, and sci-fi fandom, and a beautiful cosmic connection.
We had SO MUCH FUN talking with Emma.
We talk characters, the world she built around acting and fandom, fanfics, and so much more.

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