5 Bookish Podcasts I Love

One of the things that has really helped my mental health and just my well-being overall is taking walks.

In the past few months, I found it hard to find time and reasons to even leave the house. I work from home so a big chunk of my day is spent in my office, but once work was done, I would sink into the comforts of a couch or my bed to zone out and read a book or watch a show.

I quickly realized that I needed to step away physically from being indoors all the time and make some time to breath some fresh air, or even just sit outside for a few moments and soak in the day. That quickly turned into taking more walks which lead to my much-loved discovery of bookish podcast.

I now look forward to walking, or cooking, or even doing some therapeutic colouring just so I can put on a podcast in the background.

These are my ultimate fav bookish podcasts that I recommend to any book lover looking for something to listen to during those ‘step away and get some fresh air’ moments.

1. Book Reccos: Between the Pages

This podcast is such a girl empowerment one. Jess and Lauren are two book bloggers who share their book recommendations and their thoughts on some popular series. They touch on female empowerment, female accomplishments, and epic female heroines that you just want to keep writing about. I love their witty and funny conversations, how they describe each book so well that I am constantly pausing to add it to my TBR.

It really feels like you’re sitting there catching up with your girlfriends.

Also their humour and references to Love Island is everything!! I literally find myself laughing out loud alongside them – sometimes catching the attention of nearby neighbours who now probably know me as the weird girl who laughs to herself while she takes her daily hot girl walks.

I get soo excited every time a new podcast comes out and can’t wait to listen to it.

You can find their podcast through most streaming services including Spotify and Apple and Samsung Podcast Apps.

Check out their Blog: Book Recco

Check out their Insta: @bookrecco

2. HEY YA by Book Riot

This podcast is amazing if you want to know all about the newest releases in the YA category. Erica and Tirzah are the two main hosts and they discuss all the anticipated new reads, diversity in YA books, the variety of genre and book formats in YA today.

I can’t help but jot down all their suggestion (my TBR cries every time I turn this podcast on).

You can find their podcast through most streaming services including Spotify and Apple and Samsung Podcast Apps.

Follow them on Insta: @bookriotya

3. By The Book

I am beyond obsessed with this blog… like I literally wait every week for Thursday to come around for the new ep.

The blog follows Jolenta and Kristen who choose one self-help book and follow the advice for a couple of weeks and then discuss it.

Firstly, Jolenta and Kristen are the funniest and most relatable women ever! I laugh so hard each and every episode. I also learn so freaking much about everything and anything. Some of the advice they follow, works and brings new perspective to your life. Others are a complete shit-show and it’s so entertaining hearing their reactions and experience to following that horrible advice.

I cannot rave about this podcast enough… it is a bit raunchy, touches on some deep topics, but ultimately it is like a reality show combined with some self-help and personal touches while keeping such a light vibe.

You can find their podcast through most streaming services including Spotify and Apple and Samsung Podcast Apps.

Check out their Blog: By The Book

Check out their Insta: @bythebookpod

4. Mugglecast: The Harry Potter Podcast

If you are a complete and utter Harry Potter fanatic like myself… this will be your absolute fav podcast!

A group of four friends discuss everything and anything to do with this incredible series of books. Literally all aspects of what this franchise is from the books, movies, alternate universes, theme park, and what if questions that keep you swirling around in the wizarding world.

It is my go-to for that light-hearted content that just makes you smile and feel good.

Be warned, you’ll want to rewatch all the movies and buy all the merch for anything HP when you listen to this. For those of you like me who want and do that stuff on the daily anyway, it’s not too bad 😉

You can find their podcast through most streaming services including Spotify and Apple and Samsung Podcast Apps.

Check out their Blog: Mugglecast

Check out their Insta: @mugglecast

5. Two Book Bitches

Cass and Kat are twenty-something year old girls who discuss everything book and bookish related things.

I discovered them by chance one day when trying to find a podcast discussing books I’ve already read…popular series like Throne of Glass or The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (which is my fav episode tbh).

They dive deep into these books and have me laughing and agreeing throughout it all. I love that being in the same age group and mind set as them made it much more enjoyable.

They haven’t posted a new ep in a while which I am gutted by but hoping they come back soon!

You can find their podcast through most streaming services including Spotify and Apple and Samsung Podcast Apps.

Check out their Blog: Two Book Bitches

Check out their Insta:@twobookbitchespodcast

If you’ve already been listening to these podcast, let me know how you’ve liked them or even what your fav episodes are?

If you haven’t listened, go and then come back and let me know which ep is your fav!