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Something Bookish

Amyn 122 Episodes May 31, 2026

The Something Bookish Podcast is a quirky and candid podcast hosted by the crazy book lady, Amyn AKA Lipglossmaffia. Every other week, while tipsy, she hosts unfiltered conversations with herself or a guest to talk about all things related to books and reading. No gimmicks or pseudointellectual chatter. Just a mega dose of bookish goodness.

Episodes

Ep 120: May Wrap-up May 31, 2026 00:38:51 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in May, discussing the 20 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ep 119: April Wrap-up May 3, 2026 00:43:54 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in April, discussing the 21 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ep 118: March Wrap-up Apr 3, 2026 00:44:37 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in March, discussing the 17 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ep 117: February Wrap-up (season finale) Feb 28, 2026 00:44:07 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in February, discussing the 31 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠
Ep 116: January Wrap-up Jan 31, 2026 00:46:38 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in January, discussing the 25 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠N
Ep 115: Engaging and Sustaining A Bookish Community ft. Sade Jan 22, 2026 00:52:36 In this episode, I chat with the phenomenal Sade of @sbc_bookclub⁠, and she shares her experiences as a book club founder and her passion for fostering a reading community. She also shares her five book recommendations, emphasizing the importance the need for stories that humanize marginalized communities.Overall, this episode celebrates the joy of reading while encouraging listeners to engage wit
Ep 114: 2026 Bookish INs & OUTs Jan 8, 2026 00:36:42 In this episode, I’m sharing my bookish ins & outs of 2026. What I’m leaving behind and what I’m doing in 2026 to make it the best reading year yet.If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twi
Ep 113: December Wrap-Up Dec 29, 2025 00:31:41 It's the final wrap-up of 2025!In this episode, I share my thoughts on the 16 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ep 112: November Wrap-up + Lipglossmaffia Guide To Sustaining A Community Nov 30, 2025 00:48:51 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in November, discussing the 13 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. I also shared tips on how to sustaining a thriving community.If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instag
Ep 111: October Wrap-up Oct 30, 2025 00:37:04 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in October, discussing the 19 books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠N
Ep 110: September Wrap-Up Oct 2, 2025 00:52:17 In this episode, I share a wrap-up of my reading month in September, discussing the 22books I read, including highlights and lowlights. If you love my content, kindly consider supporting me⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠by ⁠buying me a digital cup of coffee⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email me at amynbawa.allah@gmail.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newslet
Ep 109: Navigating Critique and Reader Sensitivity ft. Kiki Sep 20, 2025 01:25:59 In this episode, I chat with the phenomenal Kiki of @ifthisisparadise, and we explore the challenges of critiquing literature, and the complexities of diasporic narratives. The conversation also highlights personal book recommendations and the importance of navigating the literary landscape with a critical eye. Overall, this episode celebrates the joy of reading while encouraging listeners to enga

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