Bring Your Own: A Bookish Podcast for Romance Readers

This week Kendra, Kayla, and Brandi kick off Season 6 of Bring Your Own by sharing their top ten reads of 2025, some honorable mentions, and their favorite shows and music thrown in to round it out! This is also BYO’s first full video episode - watch on Youtube now! Join the BYO book club on Patreon! Our January 2026 pick is Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi! Follow us on Instagram @BringYourOwnPod Follow Brandi @Brandos.Books Follow Kendra  @Kendra.Readz Follow Kayla  @Kaylas.Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we begin to round out 2025 we are handing out bookish superlatives to the best and the worst of 2025. Join us as we award books the title of Most Emotional Read, Worst of the Year, Best Audiobook, Worst Book Boyfriend, and more! Listen in to see if you faves made the list. Tell us who would win these categories in YOUR bookish award ceremony on Patreon, Instagram, or TikTok! Join our book club on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! This December, we're reading The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow! Follow us on instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BringYourOwnPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Brandi @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brandos.Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kendra @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kendra.Readz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kayla @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kaylas.Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we’re joined by our friend Gracie (@grapiedeltaco on TikTok) to discuss her infamous BookTok Bingo Board and other notable drama that swept the bookish community by storm this year. As we know, the best kind of drama is the kind you’re not involved in, so kick up your feet and get ready to gossip! Join our book club on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! This December, we're reading The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow! Follow us on instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BringYourOwnPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Brandi @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brandos.Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kendra @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kendra.Readz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kayla @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kaylas.Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're leaning into the holiday vibes and putting together our Bookish Naughty & Nice Lists. Anything and everything from the book community is fair game, from authors and books to our favorite bookish activities and more. Tune in to see who’s getting a candy cane and who’s getting a lump of coal. Join our book club on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! This December, we're reading The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow! Follow us on instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BringYourOwnPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Brandi @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brandos.Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kendra @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kendra.Readz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kayla @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kaylas.Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Winter is near and so are new book releases. We share the romance and fantasy books everyone will be picking up from December 2025 to February 2026! Join our book club on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠! This December, we're reading The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow! Follow us on instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BringYourOwnPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Brandi @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brandos.Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kendra @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kendra.Readz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kayla @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kaylas.Bookshelf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices