Make Out Already

Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything. Where to find usFind us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=enFind all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com Stuff we mentionedConsumed by Aja BarberLittle treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot. Thrum by Meg SmithermanDate Everything (video game)The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot SchreferSwept Away by Beth O’LearyOur Little Secret by QB TylerProblematic Summer Romance by Ali HazelwoodThe Love Haters by Katherine CenterThe Rom Comers by Katherine CenterK-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)K-Pop Confidential by Stephan LeeAnita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl GonzalezFaster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)All the Feels by Olivia DadeRide With Me by Simone SoltaniHalf Truths by Claire ContrerasDeep End by Ali HazelwoodThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Hi Smooches! Join us in a Hot Tub Time Machine, but where there's no time machine, it's just a hot tub full of bubbling b*tches and smut. It's truly chaotic, but we talk about what we've been reading lately.WHERE TO FIND USFind us on Instagram at:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠Find us on Threads at:⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠Liz’s author links:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠⁠Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠Books/authors we mentioned: Quit Like a Woman, by Holly Whitaker Bride, by Ali Hazelwood Chronicles of the One series, by Nora Roberts Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins Olive J. Kelley The Celestial Kingdom series, by Sue Lynn Tan Twilight (unfortunately), by Stephenie Meyer The Iron Widow series, by Xiran Jay Zhao Fate and Flame duology, K.A. Tucker Ice Planet Barbarian series, by Ruby Dixon Karina Halle Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia #NSFW (Not Safe For Work), by Tosca Fasso Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher

Hi Smooches! We haven't died, just fallen off the face of the earth for a bit. On this episode, which we recorded way back in October 2024, we talk with Emma Barry about her latest release, Bad Reputation. Because it took us so damn long to put out this episode, Emma Barry's next book, Bold Moves, will be releasing very soon! So, you're welcome for the shorter wait. Spoilers ahead!WHERE TO FIND USFind us on Instagram at:⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠Find us on Threads at:⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠Liz’s author links:⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1⁠Books/authors we mentioned:Emma Barry's incredible books: https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/Mick Herron's Slow Horses thriller seriesGail Carriger's steampunk fictionLisa Kleypas' Devil in SpringKathy Yardley's urban fantasy

Hi Smooches! Happy New Year. Thanks for riding out a weird and wobbly 2024 with us. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or are just tuning in, Meg and I are grateful for you. Now, we don’t know about you, but we have a pretty good feeling that you’ve been feeling some rage lately. So let’s process that together. We’re recapping the horror rom-com Your Monster, with special guest Deanna. Spoilers ahead! WHERE TO FIND US Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod Find us on Threads at: https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod Liz’s author links: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1 Our Female Rage Recs Books: Falling Under by Danielle Younge Ullman Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Selah Gothic by Kat Blackthorne Movies and TV: (500) Days of Summer Forgetting Sarah Marshall The One I Love  Yellowjackets The Babadook Immaculate

Hi Smooches! Liz here. On today’s episode, I’m telling Meg about one of my favorite books of the year, definitely in the top 3 and possibly my book of the year. It’s a dark rom-com between a black cat trauma nurse, and a golden retriever thirst trap creator who is more than a little obsessed with her. It’s a book that asks, what if the obsessed stalker hero is actually so babygirl? We’re talking about Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Spoilers ahead. And if you’d like a mood playlist for this book, we made you one!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DnobOug3shqCHuPUGDO3x?si=keegKl2CTiaPh-TdgWRS7w Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C

Hi Smooches! On this episode, Meg takes us on a wild ride through A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne. Do you like demonic love interests, creative anatomy, a little sexy body horror, and plots thicker than dat ass? Then this is the book for you. Spoilers ahead! Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C

Hi Smooches! Did you miss us? We’re back from hiatus to celebrate spooky season, and kicking things off with a recap of a kinky Halloween novella, The Dare by Harley Laroux. Spoilers ahead! Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C Stuff we mentioned By Harley Laroux: The Dare Losers Duet Souls Trilogy (starting with Her Soul to Take) The Love Archives anthology for Palestine Vibe by Liza James Praise by Sara Cate The Neon Moon tarot deck

Hi Smooches! We’ve been truant, and we’re sorry, OK?! Life is just like really really hard. But we have so many books to talk about, including my new MMF short story, And They Were Roommates, and all the very informative and depressing books Meg is reading in her therapy studies. Meg kept getting kicked out of the Zoom meeting, and I kept in every time it happened because it was pretty funny. But that only goes on for the first maybe 10 minutes of the episode so don’t worry about it from an audio perspective, it’s not the whole episode. We’ve got lots and lots of news, including our plans for the summer, so let’s get into it! Subscribe to Liz’s author newsletter: https://stats.sender.net/forms/aK018b/view All of Liz’s author links are here: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance Highly recommend: Jokes on You Podcast (they’re also on all the audio platforms): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIUwImlNmFE-LPkde4LEaAw Books Liz mentioned And They Were Roommates by Elle Diaz So Hectic by Eve Dangerfield All Systems Red by Martha Wells The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson Leather and Lark by Brynne Weaver Motel Spooky Nine by Julie-Anne Munoz Light from the Dark by R Sullins Space for More by Emily Antoinette Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley What Kind of Fool by J.L. Minyard Author E.A. Fortneaux Author Liz Hambleton Books Meg mentioned What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta Don’t Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we recap a gorgeous YA sapphic romance told partially through poetry, Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari. It’s about two friends who have passed notebooks back and forth for their entire friendship, writing poems to each other, and how everything changes when they acknowledge their deeper feelings. Spoilers ahead. Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC MMF short story coming in May: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C Copy editing and tarot brainstorming services: Editorial Services – Elle Diaz Romance Stuff we mentioned The audiobook for Just Another Epic Love Poem does have two narrators. Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer Hold Still by Nina Lacour I Was a Teenage Exocolonist video game Rooney Phantom Planet The Idea of You movie A very funny video about Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion https://youtu.be/M3HSoQ8TYt0?si=fFq-pWXsssRws_jx

What makes monsters so erotic? On today’s episode, we talk to writer and researcher Ella Gallego about her Monstrous Desire study. We talk about the increasingly vocalized attraction many of us feel for monsters, our first monster crushes, and how Stephenie Meyer just loves a cuckolding fantasy. Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC Schedule copy editing and tarot brainstorming services with Liz here: http://ellediazromance.com Monstrous Desire Study podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-monstrous-desire-study-podcast/id1707753667 Study website, where you can sign up for the newsletter and watch for the next round of the study: https://monstrousdesirestudy.com Where to find Ella on other platforms: https://monstrousdesirestudy.com/contact/ Monster Culture: Seven Theses can be found here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsq4d ContraPoints video on Twilight: https://youtu.be/bqloPw5wp48?si=mYvHvjuw-iPzJE1p