Buddy Read with LP

LP and Luc make a map of a non-descript down, get lost in the woods, and send balloons into the ether while chatting about Penpal by Dathan Auerbach.

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Theme song: Easy Time by Heavy Necker

LP and Meg experience improbable events, win big at the casino, and discuss the likelihood of them enjoying horror books while discussing Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle.

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LP, Kayla and Joslyn wear hilarious and niche sweaters, hate our bosses, and sleep on a jompforter while discussing Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings.

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LP and Kara find cursed video tapes, turn into an ancient horror creature, and rfind the identity of a mysterious filmmaker while covering The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt. 

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LP and Gilli grow mold, watch people get hit by trains, and record a cursed podcast while covering 8114 by Joshua Hull. 

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LP and Rob get astral project and terrorize their enemies while recounting Intercepts by T.J. Payne.

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LP and Chris amputate their own heads off while getting into the weeds about Last Days by Brian Evanson.

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We're back with season 2 baby! LP couldn't resist bringing her two bestie girls on to talk about a book they all mutually gagged over this summer vacation, If Not for My Baby by Kate Golden! We can't promise Hozier would like this book, but maybe he would like this episode (we don't know that either). 

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LP accidently picked a book from an author she's DNF'd 3 times! Uh oh, oh well! LP and her guest Erin P come in hot with the laughs, eye rolls, and critiques while discussing The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower.

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Fears - we all have them, we all deal with them, but what if our fears came to life and also killed everything around us? LP and her guest Gilli discuss this terrifying reality while actually crying over When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy.

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Can positivity resolve... everything? We're not sure, but it sure as hell takes us on a bit of a ride in this absolute doozy of a new release by Abby Jimenez!

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Happy pride! This episode we're covering another lesbian horror that will have you eating hair straight off the brush. LP ad her guest and author Briana McDonald chit chat and giggle while talking about the Carmilla retelling Hungerstone by Kat Dunn!

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Imagine your life online. Everyone knows everything about you, and sees you everyday, and then you just... vanish? LP and her guest Mish ponder influencer culture and how much gas mileage is appropriate to find your sister while chatting about Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter

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Literary fiction or new romance? We're not entirely sure, but LP and her repeat buddy Kayla are giggling, sighing, rolling their eyes and crying (?) over romance-powerhouse Emily Henry's newest novel, Great Big Beautiful Life.

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Does LP always look at the full synopsis of a book before choosing it? No. Does it work out for her sometimes? Yes! She came for the representation, stayed for the loves-to-friends-to-lovers trope with buddy Kayla during Out on a Limb by Hannah Bonam-Young.

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As an unknown force takes over a small town in either Italy or Appalachia (who knows), LP and Mallory talk about how the hell our main girl GETS the girl AND slays a demon while talking about the queer horror/romance novel Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta!

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LP is getting in a carriage filled with pillows (but also with dirt, grime, mysterious stains, and a flower) with her guest Chris to talk about the novella Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum.

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Do you want to be loved? Do you want to be craved? Are you so desperate for these things you would... KILL for them? LP and her guest Jill ponder this while talking about the contemporary horror/thriller Sugar by Mia Ballard.

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Have you ever seen your own doppelganger? What about had one ruin your life and steal your audience on Twitch? LP and her guest Kara dive into the YA world of streaming and other oddities with the spooky YA novel Such Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne!

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What is a witchcraft book without magic but a ton of on-page childbirth? Well, it's something that makes LP's blood boil and stomach turn and her guest Erin feel the need to rewatch Call the Midwife. Listen to every thought in their little woman minds as they discuss Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix!

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Is telling white lies bad or good? What about enormous lies that get you into huge trouble at your job and with your potential new boyfriend? LP and her returning guest Joslyn are fully gagged on what goes down in The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava!

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Marriage is a trip, especially when your wife is changing day by day. Is she possessed by a biblical demon? Or is she simply losing her mind? LP and her special guest Chris are here to find out while they talk about Come Closer by Sara Gran!

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You ever... listen to a romance book at the gym? LP sure has! Get ready for giggles with LP and her buddy Kayla as they recap the steamy, funny, adorable That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming.

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You may see the title and think to yourself, "what IS the HAAR"? Part horror, part romance(!), part... what did I just read? Join LP and her buddies Heather and Rob as they squirm, cry, and laugh while they absorb The Haar by David Sodergren.

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This is more than a story about a cello falling in love with a violin. It's about true love, living your best life, and somehow not absolutely losing it when the rockstar you're in love with is giving you mixed messages. LP and her buddy Joslyn giggle and swoon walk talking about Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto.

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For our first ~romance~ book of the pod (more to come), LP invites her best buddy Kayla to discuss cryptids, icks, love scenes, sickness tropes, and one of the worst exes possible while talking about Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe.

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Phew, what a slimey, slippery, boob-tacular time. LP and her pal Ken (aka, the frankly legendary rock writer Sleazegrinder) slither around the sewers and into people's houses while they chat about Slugs by Shaun Huston.

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Creepy masks! Time jumps! An "accidental" on-set death! For the inaugural episode of Buddy Read with LP, LP and her first guest Ian yap about Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay. 

Theme song: Easy Time by Heavy Necker