Reading makes you better (in bed)

Jan 22 2023 20
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Amy and Laura from Secret Book Stuff tell you what to read, what to watch, and stuff about their queer relationship you didn’t know you wanted to know.  Reading makes you better (in bed) is a podcast about books, popular culture, sexuality and relationships, and our life together as a same-sex couple. Secret Book Stuff is an online bookshop specialising in book subscriptions and gifts for book-lovers. For every book sold, we plant a tree. Find us at www.secretbookstuff.com

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Well well what a year - A very late 2022 wrap up and our favourite books of the year

Jan 22 2023 27 mins  
Season finale: Our favourite books of 2022 In our final episode of season 1, we tell you Our favourite books of 2022, recap the year that was, share our visions for 2023 and decide on our WORD OF THE YEAR! Season 2 of Reading Makes You Better (In Bed) will be back with a bang very soon. In the meantime, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and sign up for our Secret Book Club to read

How to get out of a never-ending reading slump

Aug 19 2022 34 mins  
In this episode we introduce a brand new segment called 'The quick and dirty' with the latest fun book news you need to know! We also share our top tips on how to get out of a reading slump, our thoughts on the recent Cruel Intentions Musical that came to Sydney, AND we reveal our August book club choice: Salt & Skin by Eliza Henry Jones, which is set in Scotland, and we'll be

Short stories, movies, and weird feet

Aug 10 2022 51 mins  
In this episode we talk about the short stories that Laura is loving at the moment, analyse each other based on the movies that made us, and reveal where we are going on a writing/hiking/working holiday very soon! Books mentioned in the show: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan So Late in The Day, a short story in the New Yorker by Claire Keegan Trucks by Stephen King, a short

Episode 7: Amy's big news

Jun 14 2022 39 mins  
In this episode (recorded via Zoom with Laura in the middle of NT!)... we talk about the books Laura took away with her, what we're reading at the moment, the fun movie challenge we set each other to stay connected during our months apart, and AMY'S BIG NEWS that we've been teasing for the past month. Books mentioned in the show: Enduring Love by Ian McEwan Felicity by Mary Oliver

How many books do we own?

May 22 2022 43 mins  
In this episode... we talk about what we've been reading lately and how we decide what to read next when we have teetering piles all over the house. And we reveal how many books we own after creating a Google spreadsheet inventory. Then we contemplate why we're all so obsessed with con artists and scammers right now, and share some life updates, like the fact that we just moved hou

Oh look it's raining again (and we can't stop buying books)

Apr 13 2022 49 mins  
In this episode... we talk about what we've been reading lately. Amy has been churning through great reads (but also starting way more books than she's finishing) and Laura is (surprise, surprise) reading a whole bunch of camping and hiking books in preparation for her Larapinta Trail hike in the NT in June. Plus, we talk about two reality TV shows we've been kind of obsessed with

I'm sorry, I can't, don't hate me

Mar 01 2022 50 mins  
In this episode... we have officially decided on our 2022 reading goals, and we revisit our 2021 goals (did we keep them? Do we feel shitty about it?). Plus, we give some hot notes to the writers of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City reboot, and debunk the myths and common assumptions people have about our same-sex relationship. Other fun links: That's bullsh*t Carrie and you

We're the youngest gays in the village

Feb 15 2022 41 mins  
In this episode... our summer reading list, our attempted rewrite of the Jagged Little Pill musical, and our big news! We moved from Newcastle to the Southern Highlands, and we've been dubbed the youngest gays in the village. Books mentioned in the show:Acknowledgements by Becky Lucas488 Rules for Life by Kitty FlanaganTurns Out I'm Fine by Judith LucyIt Ends With Us by Colleen Hoo

Top 5 desert island books of all time + in defence of hate-watching Twilight

Dec 22 2021 32 mins  
In this episode... in defence of the beauty of hate-watching Twilight (don't hate us coz you ain't us), secret questions to test the strength of our relationship, and we share our top 5 desert island favourite books of all time, as inspired by High Fidelity (the novel by Nick Hornby and subsequent movie starring John Cusack and Hulu show with the babetown Zoe Kravitz). Books mentio

Best books of 2021, breakup albums 101 + our epic love story

Dec 22 2021 35 mins  
On our very first episode of the season, we introduce our movie-like love story (yes, it's gross and wholesome and epic), the best books we read in 2021 and how to enjoy break-up albums when you're hot heartbroken. Books mentioned in the show: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid Love & Virtue by Diana Reid Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton Music mention