The One Where We Read Verity

Lowen's Teeth Adjacent

The first book Kevin and Alyssa discuss when the show was still called A Reasonable Day, was Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel, Verity. To get to the bottom of Colleen's undeniable success, the two of them chat about the author, her alleged family drama, Booktok, and delve into the book itself.

Alyssa Savino is a writer, a pop culture enthusiast, and is "deeply Midwestern." Subscribe to her newsletter, Soft Earlobe, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Kevin Krein is a writer and host of the Anhedonic Headphones Podcast. His music writing (and some of his non-music writing) is on Anhedonic Headphones, or you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram. 

 

Theme Music: 

"Your Type" (Instrumental), written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Wayne Hector, and Tavish Crowe; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. 

Music Credits:

"The Book I Write," written by Britt Daniel; performed by Spoon. Stranger Than Fiction, Columbia, 2006.

"Same Ol' Mistakes," written by Kevin Parker; performed by Rihanna. ANTI, Def Jam/Roc Nation, 2016.

"Bad Thing Twice," written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Jay Stolar, John Hill, Jordan Palmer, and Tavish Crowe; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. The Loneliest Time, Interscope, 2022.

"Happy Together," written by Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner; performed by King Princess with Mark Ronson. Columbia, 2019.

"Breakfast," written by Jesse Fink, Delacey, Evan Blair, and Dove Cameron; performed by Dove Cameron. Girl Like Me, Columbia, 2022.

"Beggin For Thread," written by Tim Anderson, Jesse Rogg, and Jillian Rose Banks; performed by BANKS. Goddess, Harvest, 2014.