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Fifty Percent

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Fifty Percent

Beach reads. Chick lit. Rom coms. The genre goes by many names, but there’s usually one guarantee for each book: People are kissing (or something more) just about 50 percent into it. Katey Psencik and Abigail Rosenthal are journalists, former co-workers-turned-friends and romance fanatics who have been trading books for years. Join us for biweekly episodes, including a monthly book club discussion of our pick, as well as chats about new releases, what we love about the genre, HEAs, our favorite authors, recommendations, BookTok reactions and more. Graphic by Parker Story @valetnovel

#81

'Witch You Would' by Lia Amador

Katey and Abigail read "Witch You Would" by Lia Amador, a great kickoff to October reads. ... more

10 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:00

10 Oct 2025

#80

'August Lane' by Regina Black

Katey and Abigail read “August Lane” by Regina Black, a new-to-them author who ripped thei... more

25 Sep 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:21

25 Sep 2025

#79

'Beg, Borrow, Or Steal' by Sarah Adams

Katey and Abigail read Sarah Adams’ “Beg, Borrow, Or Steal,” a third in a series but a gre... more

12 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:15

12 Sep 2025

#78

Abigail takes a journey through her TBR

In her solo episode debut, Abigail went through her shelves to find some books the have be... more

28 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:08

28 Aug 2025

#77

'The Life of A Showgirl' reaction and predictions

We WERE going to talk about a book this week, but then Taylor Swift announced her new albu... more

15 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:37

15 Aug 2025

#76

Katey's favorite reads of 2025 (so far)

Abigail's on a work trip, so Katey's yappin' solo about her favorite reads of ... more

31 Jul 2025

36 MINS

36:40

31 Jul 2025

#75

'Sounds Like Love' by Ashley Poston

Abigail and Katey revisit one of their faves, Ashley Poston, and discuss her latest romanc... more

17 Jul 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:53

17 Jul 2025

#74

'Finders Keepers' by Sarah Adler

Katey and Abigail read the latest book from friend of the pod Sarah Adler, "Finders Keeper... more

03 Jul 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:07

03 Jul 2025

#73

'Slow Burn Summer' by Josie Silver

Katey and Abigail return from their European travels and read "Slow Burn Summer" by Josie ... more

19 Jun 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:28

19 Jun 2025

#72

'Flirting Lessons' by Jasmine Guillory

Abigail and Katey read “Flirting Lessons” by Jasmine Guillory, a romance OG whom they have... more

04 Jun 2025

41 MINS

41:06

04 Jun 2025

#71

2025 summer romance release roundup

It’s SUMMERTIME and that means reading in the pool ignoring how hot it is. Katey and Abiga... more

21 May 2025

34 MINS

34:21

21 May 2025

#70

'Big Fan' by Alexandra Romanoff

Abigail and Katey discuss their first 831 Stories novella, “Big Fan” by Alexandra Romanoff... more

08 May 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:00

08 May 2025

#69

'Great Big Beautiful Life' by Emily Henry

Abigail and Katey get in their feelings about “Great Big Beautiful Life,” romance queen Em... more

01 May 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:43

01 May 2025

#68

'Say You'll Remember Me' by Abby Jimenez

Katey and Abigail start the most wonderful time of the year (Abby/Emily April) with Abby J... more

10 Apr 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:15

10 Apr 2025

#67

'You Between The Lines' by Katie Naymon

Katey and Abigail discuss “You Between The Lines” by Katie Naymon, a debut novel that spar... more

28 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:22

28 Mar 2025

#66

Origin Stories: 'New Orleans Rush' by Kelly Siskind (feat. author Sarah Adler!)

Katey and Abigail debut a new series: Origin Stories, in partnership with author Sarah Adl... more

13 Mar 2025

54 MINS

54:15

13 Mar 2025

#65

An Abby Jimenez short story triple feature

Katey and Abigail read three Abby Jimenez short stories: “The Situationship,” “Worst Wingm... more

27 Feb 2025

56 MINS

56:47

27 Feb 2025

#64

'First Time Caller' by B.K. Borison

Katey and Abigail discuss B.K. Borison’s “First Time Caller,” a new release that proved th... more

13 Feb 2025

59 MINS

59:34

13 Feb 2025

#63

'Not Here To Make Friends' by Jodi McAlister

Abigail and Katey read “Not Here to Make Friends” by Jodi McAlister and see themselves a b... more

30 Jan 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:48

30 Jan 2025

#62

2025 romance releases we're looking forward to

Katey and Abigail round up the romances they’re most looking forward to in 2025 (well, som... more

16 Jan 2025

49 MINS

49:23

16 Jan 2025

#61

'The Second Chance Year' by Melissa Wiesner

Katey and Abigail read “The Second Chance Year” by Melissa Wiesner as their first book of ... more

02 Jan 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:31

02 Jan 2025

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