Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 25, “The End of Summer and Genre Jumping.” In this episode, Erin and Jillian share their end-of-summer reading and all the genre-jumping books they’re reading. In This Episode: The ladies jump right in with their reading check-in. How many books did Erin read on her vacation? Tune in to fi…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 24, “Welcome Back to Season 2.” In this episode, Erin and Jillian introduce the new season of Medium Lady Reads and all of the new changes that will come along with it. In This Episode: The ladies check-in with each other to see how their break had been. Erin introduces the new format of t…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 23, “The Best Books of 2024 - SO FAR.” In this episode, Erin and Jillian discuss their favorite books of the year so far. Since it is mid-June and mid-year, it’s the perfect time to catch up and see what books have been the standouts up until now. In This Episode: It’s time to celebrate! M…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 22, “The BIPOC Alphabet Reading Challenge with guest Alesia Galati.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin welcome their first guest host, Alesia Galati! They’re discussing Alesia’s BIPOC Alphabet Reading Challenge. Jillian and Erin would love it if you shared what diverse authors you’re readi…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 21, “The Beach Read is -That Way.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin start looking toward summer! With summer right around the corner, many of us are looking for those perfect books to enjoy under the sun. Erin and Jillian are huge fans of seasonal reading and just like their spooky book e…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 20, “Our Last Three Reads - Spring 2024.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin will review the last three books they’ve read, and as they said back in Episode 15, they stay true to listing their actual last three books. They want to appeal to all their listeners' wide and varied tastes. Jilli…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 19, “Checking in On our 2024 Reading Goals.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin are checking in on how their 2024 reading goals are progressing and how it’s impacting their reading. Back in episode 14, Erin and Jillian listed off some of their reading goals for the coming year, and now it’s…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 18, “Read This, Not That.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin are having a "Read This, Not That" book conversation. Read This, Not That is all about sharing book substitutions—recommending books for each person’s reading taste. It's about acknowledging that not every book is for everyone an…

Hello, Hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 17, “Library Etiquette and Why Dear Abby Got it So Wrong.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin are diving into the realm of library etiquette and why it’s essential in fostering a positive reading environment. Libraries are sanctuaries for book lovers and many others within our communities, …

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 16, “Romanticize your reading with a seasonal TBR.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin are sharing are exploring how readers (them included) embrace the season and curate their reading lists according to that season. Be sure to tag them (@jillianfindinghappy and @medium.lady) on Instagram, …

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 15, “Our Last Three Reads - Winter 2024.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin are sharing their last three reads from the past few months - and while it’s tempting they both stay true to listing the actual three books they’ve read and hopefully they’re able to appeal to their listeners wide …

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 14, “Our Reading Goals 2024.” In this episode, Jillian and Erin are excited to share their reading goals for the new year. Be sure to tag them (@jillianfindinghappy and @medium.lady) on Instagram, and share your reading goals with them. In This Episode: The ladies check-in and share how th…

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 13, “Our Best Books of 2023.” In this episode the ladies are so excited to talk ALL about their favorite books from 2023 and what made these books their favorite of the year. In This Episode: Erin and Jillian check-in on how their reading is going for these first few weeks of the new year.…

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 12, Cozy Christmas Reads 2023; Featuring Ali Oppenlaender and Stephanie Cunningham. This week’s episode is extra special, because not only do you have Erin and Jillian, but you have the other two members of their Buddy Read Group, Ali and Stef. Together they’re going to be discussing their…

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 11, The Joy of the Buddy Read; Featuring Ali Oppenlaender and Stephanie Cunningham. This week’s episode is extra special, because not only do you have Erin and Jillian, but you have the other two members of their Buddy Read Group, Ali and Stef. Together they’re going to be discussing Buddy…

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 10, “Crush Your Reading Goals with a Killer Holds List” In this episode the ladies are so excited to bring you another Library-themed episode! This episode is all about one of Erin’s favorite library hacks, making the most of the library holds. In this Episode: Erin and Jillian share how t…

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 9, “Welcome to Spooky Reading Season!” With Jillian as the resident Autumn and Halloween lover and one of the co-hosts of Medium Lady Reads, Erin and Jillian couldn’t let spooky season pass without doing an episode where they share their favorite reads for the Fall / Spooky season. In epis…

Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads this is episode 8, the books we wish we could go back to read for the first time. If you remember, back in episode 5 of this podcast, Erin mentioned that she and Jillian should cover the topic, which books they could read again for the first time… And, today is that episode! In this episode, Erin and Jill…

Hello! Hi! Welcome to Episode 7 of the Medium Lady Reads Podcast! In today’s episode Erin and Jillian are going to be discussing their latest three reads and providing some reviews and recommendations for books you’ll be sure to want to add to YOUR to be read list! If your TBR (to be read) pile isn’t large enough yet, then this is the episode for y…

Hello! Hi! Welcome to episode 6 of the Medium Lady Reads podcast. This week Erin and Jillian are going to be discussing Fourth Wing, their thoughts on the book and whether it’s worth the huge amount of hype that it’s receiving. In This Episode: Jillian and Erin check-in with each other to see how things are going in reading land for them. Erin shar…

Hello! Hi! Welcome everyone to episode 5 of the Medium Lady Reads podcast! In this episode, Erin and Jillian are going to be discussing why they believe that Romance is for everyone! The idea for this episode, “Is Romance for Everyone?” came off the coattails of both Jillian and Erin finishing Happy Place and really loving it. So, they decided that…

Hello! Hi! Welcome to Episode 4 of the Medium Lady Reads Podcast! In today’s episode Erin and Jillian are going to be talking all about why they love libraries, and why they think you should give libraries a second glance, if you haven’t in a while. If you’ve ever wondered what the allure of the library is, this episode is sure to have you grabbing…

Hello! Hi! Welcome to Episode 3 of the Medium Lady Reads Podcast! In today’s episode, Erin and Jillian are going to be discussing their latest three reads and providing some reviews and recommendations for books you’ll be sure to want to add to YOUR summer reading list! If your TBR (to be read) pile isn’t large enough yet, then this is the episode …

Hello! Hi! Welcome to Episode 2 of the Medium Lady Reads Podcast! In today’s episode, Erin and Jillian are going to be sharing a love letter to one of their current favorite contemporary authors… TJ Klune. In this episode, Jilian and Erin discuss TJ Klune’s three most recent contemporary adult novels: The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020), Under the…

Hello! Hi! And welcome to Medium Lady Reads! This is a podcast about books and reading as self-care, and today Medium Lady, Erin Vandeven, and her co-host Jillian O’Keefe embark on a new project, the very first Medium Lady spin-off podcast, which will be entirely book focused. In this first episode, Jilian and Erin discuss how this dream host match…