Join us as Phoebe walks us through the year that was in the Bookish Community!

Today on the podcast, listen along as Phoebe walks through some of the different bookish trends and controversy that has been witnessed in the last twelve months, including: The continual conundrum of AI, Bookish festivals and fails, and the book prize winners of some of the biggest literary competitions of 2025. But don't worry, its not all about looking in the past! Phoebe will also walk through some predictions she has for the next twelve months.

Be sure to let us know what you think.

Is the Christmas Literary Genre a Christmas Miracle or a Marketing machine? On this week's podcast, Phoebe breaks down the Christmas traditions that have led us to the massive produced Christmas love stories and murder mysteries that we just can't seem to escape at this time of year. And asks the question, is it Christmas magic or just a massive scam? Go on a historical look at the genre that launched Dickens popularity, and find out for yourself.

This week on the podcast, Phoebe is being let loose to talk about all things Dark Academia before the end of Autumn hits. In today's episode, Phoebe discusses what makes something a piece of dark academia writing and discusses some of the issues that the genre has and how writer's have experimented with the genre over the last few years. Filled with recommendations and beginner's guides to getting involved - this is not one to miss.