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.

Ever thought that you've missed the hype train and no there is no getting on it? Well, us too!

This week on the book podcast, the girls are discussing all things book trends and what do you do when you haven't quite made the cut? The girls talk through their current reads and also discuss some of the different types of 'hype' that you might see online. So get ready for some book recommendations, some unfortunate bookish fails, and as always lots of giggles.

Be sure to comment down below - what books do you feel like you missed the hype train on?