In the penultimate episode of season one, Mackenzie and Lily talk about their favorite love stories (not exclusively romance novels!) of 2020. Find out why ghosts deserve love too, who becomes the first male author ever mentioned on the podcast, why Lily believes everybody's read Mexican Gothic incorrectly, and more.

Major episode timestamps: Introduction (0:00), Housekeeping (1:03), Introduction to Main Topic (1:57), Discussion of The Roommate by Rosie Danan (3:07), Discussion of Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (6:41),  Discussion of Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (8:53), Discussion of Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (11:55), Discussion of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (14:45), Discussion of Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender (18:00), Discussion of Layla by Colleen Hoover (21:20), Discussion of  Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (25:19), Introduction to What We're Reading Now (30:08), Discussion of Act Your Age, Eve Brown (30:14), Discussion of Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee (33:24), Conclusion (37:55).

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Friends to Lovers is a Bad Bitch Book Club podcast hosted by BBBC founder Mackenzie Newcomb and writer, editor, and bestie Lily Herman. Each week, they use books as a jumping off point to talk about sex, relationships, dating, love, romance, and more.

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