MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman

In this episode, Ains and Ki are really breaking down what books and stories have made them into the readers that they are today. We dive into what makes us tick when reading, the themes we chase, the genres we love - and overall what list of books best represents us individually us as readers. Books mentionedThe Throne of Broken Gods Rewind it Back- Liz Tomforde Play Along- Liz Tomforde Out on a Limb- Hannah Bonam-Young When The Moon Hatched- Sarah A Parker A Court of Mist and Fury- Sarah J. Maas. Atmosphere- Taylor Jenkins-Reid Immortal Dark- Tigest Girma Keeping 13- Chloe Walsh Sword of Kaigen- M. L. Wang Throne of Glass- Sarah J. Maas Dark Heir & Dark Rise- C.S Pacat Fanfiction Thank you for listening 🤍Watch us on Youtube here:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@chapterbychapter.podcast⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki are back for season 2 - and they're officially on Youtube/Spotify Video podcasts. They catch you up on what they've been doing during the season break, as well as changes to the Fable book club and moving to fortnightly episodes. Then they rank every book since they last caught up from worst to best - giving you their top recs of their recent reads.Thank you for listening 🤍Watch us on Youtube here:https://www.youtube.com/@chapterbychapter.podcastKeep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki curate their Spring and Summer TBR's! They chose 4 books from authors that are new to them and 4 books that are on the backlists of authors that we have loved. They also chat about any new releases in the new year theyre excited to read, and give you an announcement at the end of where they're going to be this month.Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki break down all their thoughts and opinions on Septembers book club pick, My Friends by Fredrik Backman. They have a spoiler free as well as a spoiler conversation so everyone can listen along regardless of whether you have read the book!Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki deep dive into the romance author that took the online book spaces by storm. They talk about how we got into her books, and then have the impossible task of ranking her books from least favourite to favourite.Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki discuss the crazy amount of new release books that have been coming out in 2025, and from the ones they've read whether or not those releases have been major hits.. or major disappointments - with some fun ones that they totally disagree on!Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki look back on the winter TBR's they set for themselves and see whether or not they read them, liked them or if theyre maybe being unhauled! They also give you the run down on all the books on their radars for September, and a very exciting new release dropping this month.Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki review August's bookclub book The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith. They discuss everything spoiler free as well as a full spoiler section for those who have also read the book!Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki break down just how expensive and lavish the reading hobby has become, from special editions, to shelf decor, to merch of your favourite series. They decide whether they think its a good investment of money or whether some of these trends are slipping slowly into over consumption and to save your dollars!Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads

In this episode, Ains and Ki get real about the serious case of book slump theyve both found themselves in the past few weeks. They give updates on their book buying ban and their attempts at romanising their lives, but also address why theyre in a reading slump and what theyre hoping will cure it. They also simply HAD to have a debrief over The Summer I Turned Pretty Episodes and Taylor Swift announcing her new album!Thank you for listening 🤍Fable Bookclub! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fable.co/club/chapter-by-chapter-with-ainsley-533922330589?club_type=free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Keep up with the podcast on instagram here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chapterbychapter.pod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠And keep up with Ains and Ki here:Ains 🍋 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ainsley.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@ainsley.deeble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ki 🍓 - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kiarnas.reads/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kiarnas.reads