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this episode we wanted to give back by sharing our book recommendations for all your specific tastes - the good, the bad and the incredibly niche and freaky. we put out a question box and scoured the internet high and low to find book recommendations that will suit even the most specific of moods.
tastes explored:
 a book that feels like the first days of soft autumn sunlight kissing your face
a book that feels like the period between grade 12 graduation and the beginning of the rest of your life
 the best book you’ll never read again
begging and pleading for more female led horror with cannabilism
books like sky daddy. freaky but like... kinda deep and beautiful??
a fictional story that will help with burn out – the self help books aren't self helping
people learning to be lonely or being okay with not meeting expectations
 books mentioned:
Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Lead Us Not by Abbey Lay
Love and Virtue by Diana Reid
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
They're Going to Love You by Meg Howry
Woman Eating by Claire Khoda 
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea Summers
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
Monstrilio by Gerado Samona Cordova
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Bunny by Mona Awad
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Maame by Jessica George
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Sunset by Jessie Cave
Notes on Heartbreak by Annie Lord
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talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.

this month we are reading a sapphic romance about love, power, hunger and toxic lesbian vampires. it’s a novel told across three timelines, spanning almost five centuries and multiple countries, all the while asking the eternal question, what does it mean to be free? this month we are reading bury our bones in the midnight soil by v. e. schwab. we are the literature podcast for recovering book snobs – so join us as we pick apart all the books the internet loves from booktok to translated fiction, the classics and beyond.
laura's recs:
a smart girl's guide to second chances by steph vizard
the compound by aisling rawle
I who have never known men by jacqueline harpman
I am, I am, I am: seventeen brushes with death by maggie o'farrell
perfect days (2023 film directed by win wenders)
mickey 17 (2025 film directed by bong joon ho)
circle by tom misch (2026 album)
bridget's recs:
the interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri
the safekeeping by yael van der wouden
hamnet by maggie o'farrell
the rot by evelyn araluen
notes on your sudden disappearance by allison espach
the other bennet sister (2026 series directed by jennifer sheridan and asim abbasi)
sapphic book recs:
recs from January's talk lit with us episode
the three lives of cate kay by kate fagan
scenes of a graphic nature by caroline o'donoghue
the safekeep by yael van der wouden
is this a cry for help? by emily austin
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join talk lit, get hit podcast for deep dives into the hottest BookTok recommendations, trending contemporary fiction, and literary favourites! each episode features book discussions, spoiler-filled chats, and thoughtful literary analysis of novels everyone is talking about - from viral romance and fantasy to modern classics. whether you’re looking for BookTok book reviews, author interviews, or a virtual book club experience, out podcast is your go-to space for readers who love stories and want to explore them in depth.

talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.

each month, we read a book chosen by our lovely listeners – often these books for complex and at times, barely discernible reasons make us want to rip our hair out or scream into the abyss, and we thought, what better way to try and take it up a notch than by reading a book chosen by the very same person who can see into our literary soul. Laura will take us on a journey through The Charming Billionaire by Samantha Skye.
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join talk lit, get hit podcast for deep dives into the hottest BookTok recommendations, trending contemporary fiction, and literary favourites! each episode features book discussions, spoiler-filled chats, and thoughtful literary analysis of novels everyone is talking about - from viral romance and fantasy to modern classics. whether you’re looking for BookTok book reviews, author interviews, or a virtual book club experience, out podcast is your go-to space for readers who love stories and want to explore them in depth.

talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.

phonies, crooks and big bastards beware! this episode we’re discussing a book often cited as an all-time classic in coming-of-age literature - an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and a book held in the tote bags of ex boyfriends and would be assassins alike. this month, we’re exploring a seminal work of softboi fiction and spending time with one of history's most divisive protagonists, Holden Caulfield. we're reading about loss of innocence and life on the cusp of adulthood in the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
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join talk lit, get hit podcast for deep dives into the hottest BookTok recommendations, trending contemporary fiction, and literary favourites! each episode features book discussions, spoiler-filled chats, and thoughtful literary analysis of novels everyone is talking about - from viral romance and fantasy to modern classics. whether you’re looking for BookTok book reviews, author interviews, or a virtual book club experience, out podcast is your go-to space for readers who love stories and want to explore them in depth.

talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.

this month on the show, we are belatedly but excitedly discussing the first cinematic adaptation of one of our most reliable author’s works - we’re talking about the Netflix adaptation of The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. we are no strangers to the Emily Henry universe on this show, with past episodes on beach read, happy place and funny story. we’ll discuss casting choices (preemptive formal apology to Emily Bader for the nonstop blathering about how beautiful she is), sound track, favourite scenes, best outfits and weirdly mention A Bug’s Life more than you’d imagine.
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join talk lit, get hit podcast for deep dives into the hottest BookTok recommendations, trending contemporary fiction, and literary favourites! each episode features book discussions, spoiler-filled chats, and thoughtful literary analysis of novels everyone is talking about - from viral romance and fantasy to modern classics. whether you’re looking for BookTok book reviews, author interviews, or a virtual book club experience, out podcast is your go-to space for readers who love stories and want to explore them in depth.

talk lit, get hit are reading and recording on Giabal, Jagera, Jarowair & Turrbal lands. we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. always was, always will be.