Plans Are Booked

Fueled by Mexican food, gin cocktails and a bottle of rosé, we're sharing our live reactions to the film adaptation of The Idea of You by Robinne Lee. We gathered at Steph's house to watch the movie together and boy do we have thoughts. We break down our approach to managing expectations when books head to screen, why many of these productions should come with a "loosely inspired by" warning, the shocking changes to the lead character of Solene, the switch up of the primary conflict in the plot, and how Nicholas Galitizine can save any scene. We also chat about the habit of rewatching, and share our review of the Zendaya movie Challengers, which we saw together in the theatre. We chat about the scenes filmed at Kaitlin and Molly's alma mater, Wheaton College, and deep dive on our fascination with actor Mike Faist. We close our discussion with what we're reading right now, during which Molly made Steph tear up by reading a particular excerpt from an acknowledgements section. This episode is a wild one! Join us for more fun on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or shoot us a note to plansarebooked@gmail.com. We always love hearing from you. 

This week we deep dive on a book we all raced through, She Rides Shotgun. We chat about the appeal of adult / kid tag teams, anti-hero stories, how writers create a sense of grittiness, and whether this author has personal ties that enabled him to write so realistically about both trauma and the justice system. In our catch up this week, Stephanie shares that her flip house is officially listed for sale! We also hear about her weekly volunteering at the horse barn. Molly squeals with excitement about going to the movie theater to see the Zendaya movie Challengers. Kaitlin gives us her top tracks from Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poet's Department, and all three of us share our giddiness about The Idea of You movie release day (today!). If you want to follow along with what we're reading, join us on Instagram @plansarebooked. If there's a book you think we should read and discuss, send us a note to plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

We have a packed episode for you this week! In our catch up, Molly shares about her recent girls trip to Long Beach Island. Kaitlin fills us in on her latest round of open houses, her upcoming concert line up, and her discovery of the new Romeo + Juliet coming to Broadway this fall. Stephanie details her volunteer time at the barn, including what made her tear up in the ring. We share our plans for Indie Bookstore Day (Saturday, April 27) and answer the question, "What makes you stop reading a book?" Our answers will definitely surprise you. Then we deep dive on actress and activist Kerry Washington's memoir. Molly shares the two podcast interviews from the book's press tour that made her want to read it, and we all share our reactions to the pacing, the story arc, and the big reveal at the end. As always, we love hearing from you, so please shoot us a note to plansarebooked@gmail.com and give us a follow on Instagram, @plansarebooked. 

We are one day away from the release of the new Taylor Swift album and the Plans are Booked gals are excited! Kaitlin shares that she's going to a Swiftie dance party to celebrate. She also fills us in on her house hunting journey and her recent trip to Wu Song tiki bar in Harvard Square. Molly recaps her food-filled weekend in Charleston, SC. Stephanie details the final weeks of her house renovation, including what we're now calling the "no toilet" phase. We close out our catch up with the arrival of our Miss Peaches merch, which supports animal rescues across the country. Then we deep dive on a book we all really enjoyed, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. We talk about the appeal of girl detectives (shoutout to the OG, Harriet the Spy) and how excited we are for the TV adaptation of this book, which is already filming for the BBC. This week, our current reads are across three genres, and we get into a spirited conversation about the future casting of the screen version of Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage. To keep up with everything we're loving, give us a follow on Instagram, @plansarebooked. If you have an idea for a future episode topic, please write to us at plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

Welcome to episode 24. This week we realize that we've been podcasting for six months and have a hilarious conversation about how we picture the calendar in our minds. Molly recaps her recent trip to Providence, including its evolution from "home of the mall" to foodie destination. We share about our group outing to Portsmouth, where we hit two independent bookstores and had a feast at Street. Stephanie updates us on her house renovation, including this week's debacle with the refrigerator delivery. Then we deep dive on a book we all adored, Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman. We talk about how realistic this story feels compared to other books in the romance genre, and who we were picturing as the actor at the center of the plot. We praise one of the side characters, Oliver, and manifest him getting his own spin off story. We touch briefly on another one of Sussman's books, Once More with Feeling, and share our excitement for her next one, which comes out in September. We close with a conversation about what we're currently reading. All three of us were in the mystery / thriller realm this week. We love hearing from you, so please connect with us on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or send us a note to plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

Get out the tissues, because this week we're talking about books that made us cry. Kaitlin admits that stories about teenage boys going through a hard time always wreck her, Stephanie shares three favorites (and gets a bit choked up on air), and Molly heads to memoir land to revisit the books that undid her, including one that made her ugly cry on a plane. In our catch up, we shift into joy mode. Stephanie updates us on her new volunteer role at a horse barn and Molly raves about a new restaurant find in Cambridge. We close by sharing what we're reading now, including a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick that has surprisingly scathing Goodreads reviews. We love hearing what you're excited about and what you think we should read next. Connect with us on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or send an email to plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

This week we're gushing about one of our favorite authors, Tia Williams. We share how moved we were by Seven Days in June and how eager we were for this year's release of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde. In our catch up, Molly shares about her recent trip to Library Restaurant, Kaitlin tells us about her spring break in Florida, and Steph asks the question, "Do you have an inner monologue?" which leads to a 15-minute discussion on how our brains work. This episode Molly admits her newfound obsession with the rescue pup Miss Peaches, and we debate matching swag to support her animal rescue work. We close by sharing what we're reading this week - a mix of fantasy, murder mystery, and small town romance. We love chatting with you, so please connect with us on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or send us a note to plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

Welcome to episode 21. Our podcast is old enough to drink. Cheers to that! This week we're talking about mysteries - why we love them, our early childhood favorites, and how this genre reels in even the most skeptical young readers. We deep dive on a mystery we all just finished, The Butcher and the Wren. Author Alaina Urquhart lives in Boston, hosts two podcasts, and works as an autopsy technician. In our catch up, Kaitlin shares about her flat tire disaster, Molly recaps her day at jury duty, and Steph updates us on her current phase of the house renovation: bathroom tiling. We close by sharing what we're reading this week. Steph confesses she added a book to the DNF pile, Kaitlin is nearly done with Seven in Days in June by Tia Williams, and Molly has fallen down the Helen Hoang rabbit hole. We love hearing from you, so please connect with us on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or send us a note to plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

It's our 20th episode! We're celebrating with prosecco, funfetti cake, and a genre we all adore - graphic novels. Kaitlin kicks us off on why she loves the combination of beautiful illustrations with powerful dialogue, Steph shares a graphic novel she read recently that moved her to tears, and Molly reviews her first-ever read of this kind. We also live react to the movie trailer for The Idea of You (give episode 3 a listen if you missed our review of the book). We talk about the casting of Nicholas Galitzine as Hayes and Anne Hathaway as Solene, and how we hope the film will embrace their story. We also give a shoutout to a local Massachusetts bookstore we're loving, and Molly unwraps a blind date book on air. We love hearing from you, so please connect with us on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or shoot us a quick email to plansarebooked@gmail.com. 

This week we're celebrating an author who has inspired and educated us, Angeline Boulley. She writes stories with indigenous women at the center. We loved her first book, Firekeeper's Daughter, and just raced through her second one, Warrior Girl Unearthed. We talk about Boulley's position in the Obama White House, the way she has nuanced conversations about identity, and how she brilliantly brings readers into a fully immersive world. In our catch up, Kaitlin shares how pho healed her from a lingering cold, Stephanie updates us on her renovation house, and Molly recaps her long weekend in Miami with her family. We close with the list of what we're currently reading, during which Kaitlin introduces us to a new genre called "door stop fantasy." Stephanie is reading the new Ali Hazelwood book, Bride, and Molly is reading a book Ali Hazelwood recommended called Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne. We love hearing from you and knowing what you are reading. Connect with us on Instagram, @plansarebooked, or send us a quick note to plansarebooked@gmail.com.