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In ep 69, I go through every book read in May and June, transitioning from spring to summer reads, trying new genres, and more 🌷🧙🏻‍♀️💻timestamps: (00:26) intro(02:08) May stats(03:22) Margo’s Got Money Troubles (06:19) Heartless Hunter *need to go back and add text boxes and images from here(09:43) The Good Part (13:07) The Picture of Dorian Gray (14:31) What Happens in Amsterdam (16:51) I Know Who You Are (18:15) The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol. 2 (19:53) Powerless (Elsie Silver) (23:00) Pachinko (28:53) June stats(30:31) Dolly All The Time(33:23) I Hope This Finds You Well (36:59) Just Friends (41:35) The Last Time I Lied  (43:40) Rebel Witch (45:42) The Someday Garden(49:30) outro Please consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

In ep 68, I go through all my 2026 stats, goals, and highlights for the year so far 📋🏆🌟timestamps: (00:26) intro & current read (01:31) mid-year stats (06:35) goal/challenge check-in(13:04) mid-year highlights (fav books so far) (16:46) fav non-fic so far(18:44) biggest disappointment(20:01) biggest surprise(21:28) prettiest cover so far(23:11) new favourite author(24:55) best new to you author(26:51) anticipated releases for rest of 2026(29:36) books to read by end of 2026(33:37) outro Please consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

In episode 67, I go through all my summer book recs and tbr to fit every warm weather mood ☀️😎(00:26) intro & current read(s) (03:25) One Italian Summer (05:00) The Summer of Broken Rules (06:26) Seven Days in June (07:42) Everything by Carley Fortune (10:33) The Ex Vows(12:51) I Hope This Finds You Well (15:05) Summer Fridays (16:35) The Someday Garden (17:49) Blue Sisters(19:26) Meet Me At The Lake (20:48) The Five Star Weekend (23:17) outroPlease consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

Pre-order Behind Five Willows in Canada/US Pre-order Behind Five Willows in UKJune's IGJune's websiteIn 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 Please consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

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 Please consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

Serene's IGSerene's TiktokSerene's websiteShop Fortune Cookie DreamsIn 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 Please consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

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 Please consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription

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) outroPlease consider rating and leaving a review, and check out the following links: Use code FULLYBOOKED to get 10% off your order of Chimney TeaFollow me on: IG and TiktokSubscribe on YoutubeEmail: fullybookdpod@gmail.comSupport the podcast with a donation/subscription