.png)
Hey Book Bestie,
Welcome to Book Talk for BookTok! We're the podcast that reads your favorite fandom books with the kind of thoughtful analysis usually reserved for college classrooms… just with way more fun and zero homework.
About Book Talk for BookTok
Book Talk for BookTok exists to bridge the gap between academia and fandom. We take the books lighting up BookTok in the romantasy and romance genres, and analyze them using accessible literary lenses like feminism, power, trauma, identity, and narrative structure.
Our goal is simple: We help readers see more in the stories they already love. Whether you’re a casual reader, a former English major, or someone who’s always wanted to understand why a book hit you so hard, we’re here to make literary analysis approachable, inclusive, and genuinely enjoyable.
This is your Testimonial quote. Give your customers the stage to tell the world how great you are!
Frankie B.
This is your Testimonial quote. Give your customers the stage to tell the world how great you are!
Jesse N.
This is your Testimonial quote. Give your customers the stage to tell the world how great you are!
Jamie L.
This is your Testimonial quote. Give your customers the stage to tell the world how great you are!
Jamie L.
This is your Testimonial quote. Give your customers the stage to tell the world how great you are!
Jamie L.
This is your Testimonial quote. Give your customers the stage to tell the world how great you are!
Jamie L.
The Cohosts
Jac and Amy met in a creative writing class their senior year of college. Jac was certain she'd taken a class with Amy before and that her name was in fact "Christy." Amy knew without a doubt Jac was wrong, but let Jac get away with calling her "Christy." The rest is history.
Jac L. Sahlin
Jacqueline (or as her friends call her, Jac) has a masters in Comparative Literature from Queen Mary University of London and a bachelor's in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. It was at ASU in the creative writing program where Jac and Amy met and became best friends.
Daughter of an immigrant mother from Chile, Jac grew up in California. Jac first discovered her love for storytelling as a child when her mother asked why she lied so much, and Jac responded, "My version is better." A self-proclaimed lover of smut, Jac is currently working on her own romantasy novel.
Amy S. Yen
Amy has an M.Ed. in Higher and Post-Secondary Education, a B.A. in Creative Writing, and is a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). She and Jac became friends when Amy was the only person willing to sit next to Jac when she was sick.
Though her Hong Kong-native father and nomadic-hippie mother met in her hometown in Arizona, Amy has spent her entire adult life trying to catch up on the 90s-00s pop culture references she missed because she grew up in China. She is an adrenaline junkie, meaning she devours smutty audiobooks on her daily commute, and has an LGBTQ romance novel in the works.