Live, Laugh, Literary Fiction podcast

Live, Laugh, Literary Fiction

Beth and Syd

We read books, actually we buy more than we read but the *judgement* was not needed there. We love talking about books. And life. And love. Oh and I can guarantee that you're going to end up laughing. We are Beth and Syd, open a bottle of wine and press play.

34 Episodes

A Stage Set For Villains: "one of our top books this year"
11/13/2026
51:53
As girls who love (and have worked) in the theatre industry, this book was astounding. We are thrilled and honoured to bring our thoughts of "A Stage Set for Villains" to your ears today. We are sure most of you have read Shannon J. Spann's debut book that took online by storm this year. And if you haven't PLEASE DO. It was a damn easy 5 stars from us.Pack your theatre glasses, don your best mask, and join us in Box 5 for a hell of a good time.Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠
11.22.63: "the king of the quill... and the kill"
10/31/2026
59:24
Happy Halloween! A treat (or trick) from us is an additional episode talking all about Stephen King's "11.22.63" - both of our first Stephen King books ever!As a bonus, we have partnered with Hodder for a section of the podcast, to bring you a giveaway of 7 of Stephen King's books - which you can find on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livelaughlitfiction/Whether you are staying in wrapped up with a book, or out on the town - we hope you have the spookiest time!Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠
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The Sixth Faction: "screaming, crying, loving four until the end of time"
10/29/2026
1:06:10
Our book of the month for October was none other than "The Sixth Faction" by Veronica Roth. And my word, what a time we had!Falling back into the world of Divergent doesn't seem to be for everyone, but spoiler alert, it was for us. Climb that ferris wheel, get a tattoo, and go all the way back to 2011 because nostalgia is back baby!Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠
The Release Radar: October
10/3/2026
16:29
Want to know what books are hitting the shelves in October, or have already made an apperance? Here are the ones I am most looking forward to.Grab a drink, alcoholic or not, and get a notebook out for some notes. And know I must read about ghost tour guides hexed to fall in love...Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠
May We Feed the King: "plastic food will do"
9/29/2026
37:37
Award season keeps on giving! Another bonus round for us here at Live, Laugh, Literary Fiction! The winner of the Debut Fiction Prize 2026: May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry. Some differing opinions and the question of the oddest mundane job out there...Buy some plastic fruit, open your history books, and tell us did you ever thing someone builds globes?Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠
Tropesick: "and the best game we have ever come up with"
9/23/2026
45:57
Reliving summer and the romance season of dreams, we dive into the world of "Tropesick" and the idea of tropes coming to life in a story. That then does lead us to picking random prompts and trying to make a story out of them - which we would recommend at your next book club.Grab a spinning wheel, maybe a cat too, and dream of your favourite tropes with us. Thanks to Hodder for sending us this book, we had the time of our lives if you couldn't tell.Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠
Disenchanted: "watch us cast some magic"
9/15/2026
1:01:41
September's book of the month is here, and if you are on Spotify so are our faces! It's got to be magic. This is our first long distance epsiode and we are talking all things "Disenchanted" by Lucy Jane Wood. We were beyond honoured to receive ARCs of this from PanMacmillan to be able to get this episode out speedily for you!So grab a talking cat, your magic wand, a spell book, and prepare to be whisked away into the world of fairytales. Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠
The Release Radar: September
9/13/2026
25:35
Want to know what books are hitting the shelves in September, or have already made an apperance? Here are the ones I am most looking forward to.Grab a drink, alcoholic or not, and get a notebook out for some notes. And know there are dragons ahead!Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠
Lucy Jane Wood - It's a Canon Event
8/26/2026
40:21
Another side quest for you all, just before the release of her new book we talk about those that have come before. It's Lucy Jane Wood everyone!There may come a time (cough, cough) where the next book is highlighted on our channel - and oh wow! We simply cannot wait, but here is this to wet your wick for now. Grab a sweet treat, a cosy blanket, a candle of choice, and let us tell you how much we love this world Lucy has created. Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠
The Correspondent: "kind regards, beth and syd"
8/24/2026
38:47
Another bonus round for us here at Live, Laugh, Literary Fiction! This was the winner of the Women's Fiction Prize 2026: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. And damn guys, what a book. We do also divert and chat about reading culture and the trending "book world" and what we think of this. Grab a pen, some cute stationary, and remember to send us that letter once you've finished listening. Links:Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LiveLaughLitFiction⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen here⁠⁠⁠

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