Introduction to Fun Things We Like
Thu Dec 11 2025
Let’s talk about something pleasant. Emily and Amelia discuss the books, videos and what have you that are making them happy this year. It’s time to get ventral.
Links:
Libby app (borrow library books and audiobooks)
Brandon Sanderson
THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE
Thursday Murder Club series
Alexis Hall
10 Things That Never Happened
Boyfriend Material
Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
Nicholas Boulton (the world's best audiobook narrator)
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated (audiobook)
This is the one Nicholas Boulton is in
Laura Kinsale
Flowers from the Storm
Audiobook narrated by Nicholas Boulton
Alexis Hall
A Lady for a Duke
KJ Charles
Will Darling Adventures
The Charm of Magpies series
Great audiobook narrators:
Steven Crossley
Julia Whelan (also an author!)
Mary Jane Wells
Abby Jiminez
Yours Truly
Kimberly Lemming
That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf
Misha Popp
Pies Before Guys Mystery Series
Helena Greer
Seasons of Love
Alyssa Cole
Reluctant Royals series
Courtney Milan
The Turner Series
The Duke Who Didn’t
The Devil Comes Courting
Cat Sebastian
Non-romance books:
Maggie O’Farrell
I Am, I Am, I Am
Rebecca Hardiman
Good Eggs
Emily St. James
Woodworking
Sarah Rees Brennan
Long Live Evil
Ali Wong
Dear Girls
Yahtzee Croshaw
Things That Aren’t Books
DrGluon (Youtube)
Jessica Kellgren-Fozard
The Dogs Were Good (Again) Podcast
Dropout
Game Changer
Dimension 20 (A Starstruck Odyssey)
Critical Role
Campaign IV
Dropout
Dimension 20 (Escape From the Bloodkeep)
Britbox
Sister Boniface Mysteries
And back to books for a moment:
Alexis Hall
Glitterland
John Scalzi
Ben Aaronovitch
Rivers of London
More
Let’s talk about something pleasant. Emily and Amelia discuss the books, videos and what have you that are making them happy this year. It’s time to get ventral. Links: Libby app (borrow library books and audiobooks) Brandon Sanderson THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE Thursday Murder Club series Alexis Hall 10 Things That Never Happened Boyfriend Material Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble The Affair of the Mysterious Letter Nicholas Boulton (the world's best audiobook narrator) Come As You Are: Revised and Updated (audiobook) This is the one Nicholas Boulton is in Laura Kinsale Flowers from the Storm Audiobook narrated by Nicholas Boulton Alexis Hall A Lady for a Duke KJ Charles Will Darling Adventures The Charm of Magpies series Great audiobook narrators: Steven Crossley Julia Whelan (also an author!) Mary Jane Wells Abby Jiminez Yours Truly Kimberly Lemming That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf Misha Popp Pies Before Guys Mystery Series Helena Greer Seasons of Love Alyssa Cole Reluctant Royals series Courtney Milan The Turner Series The Duke Who Didn’t The Devil Comes Courting Cat Sebastian Non-romance books: Maggie O’Farrell I Am, I Am, I Am Rebecca Hardiman Good Eggs Emily St. James Woodworking Sarah Rees Brennan Long Live Evil Ali Wong Dear Girls Yahtzee Croshaw Things That Aren’t Books DrGluon (Youtube) Jessica Kellgren-Fozard The Dogs Were Good (Again) Podcast Dropout Game Changer Dimension 20 (A Starstruck Odyssey) Critical Role Campaign IV Dropout Dimension 20 (Escape From the Bloodkeep) Britbox Sister Boniface Mysteries And back to books for a moment: Alexis Hall Glitterland John Scalzi Ben Aaronovitch Rivers of London