Episodes 43
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Dormant
Since Apr 2023
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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About This Podcast

Welcome to Death by a Thousand Books podcast!💘


Every episode starts with a book review and ends with a Taylor Swift song. It’s a podcast for book lovers, Swifties and everyone in between. Together, we deep dive into characters, plots and the best moments from our favorite books. Then I use my swiftie power to breakdown songs & lyrics that I think would fit that book best. For any newbies who are just getting into reading, this podcast might be the perfect place to start your tbr! (and if you don’t know what a tbr is, don’t worry you’ll get there). 


Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or just tuning in, I’m happy you’re here!! I started this podcast because I could talk for hours endlessly about two things: books & Taylor Swift. So I found a way to combine my love for both. I have always wanted  to be a part of the book community but had no idea where to start. If even just one person picks up a new book after listening to one of these episodes, I’ll be happy. It’s been such a fun experience reading & recording these episodes, releasing them and finding those people that geek out over this idea as much as I do.🤓


DBATB is available to listen on Spotify, Apple Music & YouTube! Check out any of the streaming platforms to see all of the released episodes and read the descriptions. Hosted by Cierra Smetana🎙️


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S3E2 The Life of a Showgirl

Oct 04, 2025 1h 3m

HAPPY TS12!!!🧡 I love myself for prewriting this description bc it’s currently 11:58 on October 3rd and I just finished editing 2.5 HOURS of footage for today’s episode. Today we’re celebrating The…

S3E1 The Life of a Book Girl

Sep 26, 2025 37m

Welcome back to DBATB podcast, holy crap! Is this real life? 🥹You’re in for an exciting new season of podcasting and I’m so excited to share the first episode with you. There has never been a better…

S2E19 The Deal (ft. King of my Heart)

Feb 08, 2025 30m

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: There are mentions and flashbacks throughout of rape and domestic violence, emotional abuse, like some really tough conversations. They are a big part of this book and I will be…

S2E18 Daydream (ft. You are in Love)

Jan 27, 2025 34m

With this episode, Hannah Grace officially becomes the most talked about author on this podcast and she deserves it! Every time I read one of her books, I’m smiling & blushing the whole time. And…

S2E17 How My Neighbor Stole Christmas (ft. I Think He Knows)

Dec 09, 2024 33m

Tis the season for a small town, enemies to lover holiday romance🎄 Despite the mixed reviews that I've seen, this book single-handely put me in the Christmas spirit. It put me in such a perfect mood…

S2E16 The Pumpkin Spice Cafe (ft. Everything Has Changed)

Nov 08, 2024 30m

While I support anyone who already has their tree and decorations up, I live in a house where we wait and decorate on Black Friday. So it is not too late for a cutesy fall small town romance!!🧡  It’s…

S2E15 Bride (ft. Anti-Hero)

Oct 31, 2024 31m

Halloween special!!!!👻 Getting into the spooky szn vibes with a vampire x werewolf romance🖤 Never would’ve guessed that I would like this book as much as I did, but I should’ve known better bc it’s…

S2E14 Nothing like the Movies (ft. Haunted)

Oct 28, 2024 32m

Welcome back, silly little love lovers to the sequel episode from last week - Nothing like the Movies by Lynn Painter 💜 I loved these books so much, and I hope someday in the lifetime of this…

S2E13 Better than the Movies (ft. Fearless)

Oct 18, 2024 25m

Petition to add Fearless to the soundtrack of Wes Bennett & Liz Buxbaum💛 A good old fashioned, rom com book that I loved so much I was running for the sequel when it hit the shelves! This is a…

S2E12 Part of Your World (ft. But Daddy I Love Him)

Oct 12, 2024 37m

This is episode is for my Disney princess girlies.🙊👑 I love sneaking in little Easter eggs for the songs I choose, and why, and I had a fun little one to sneak into this episode. The title of our…

S2E11 A Court of Mist & Fury (ft. ...Ready for It?)

Oct 05, 2024 55m

This episode is sponsored by the Night Court, Rhysand, Cassian and Azriel, and my new bat boys sweatshirt which you can see me wearing for this episode live on YouTube. 🌃 It is in fact the second…

S2E10 A Court of Thorns & Roses (ft. Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?)

Oct 04, 2024 54m

Who’s afraid of little old Feyre?? AMARANTHA SHOULD BE.⚔️ I am officially in my fantasy era by starting this series, but still living forever in my romance era because these books are still romance…

S2E9 Funny Story (ft. Call It What You Want)

Sep 20, 2024 34m

I might be missing something bc i don’t understand where the lemons on the cover came from, but we’re going with it. I have to admit that this book got me! I enjoyed it so much more than I expected…

S2E8 This Summer Will Be Different (ft. That's When)

Sep 13, 2024 30m

This summer will NOT be different if there’s a cheating trope @carleyfortune 🤨 but there wasn’t so I’m happy and this book was my first and only 5 star read of the summer🌟💛 We are now entering our…

S2E7 Wildfire (ft. Cruel Summer)

Sep 03, 2024 36m

Wildfire (ft. Cruel Summer)🐻Let’s go back to Maple Hills! Soaking up the last few weeks of summer, this book fit every vibe I wanted it to, and gave me flashbacks to one of the best summers of my…

S2E6 Eras Tour London recap (ft. I Can Do It with a Broken Heart)

Aug 21, 2024 28m

Eras Tour London recap & I Can Do it with a Broken Heart music video (emergency episode) 🧡Swiftieeeessss!!! Emergency episode!! A recap of the Eras Tour in London is ABSOLUTELY necessary so here…

S2E5 It Ends with Us (movie review)

Aug 17, 2024 28m

It Ends with Us (movie review)🌸You knew it was coming… i couldn’t resist. Blake Lively was an amazing Lily Bloom, and I did enjoy this movie but I enjoyed even more talking about it in this episode.…

S2E4 Just for the Summer (ft. The Prophecy)

Aug 02, 2024 29m

A beautifully written song from TTPD for an equally beautiful book in today’s episode.🤍The Prophecy is one of my personal favorites from The Anthology (second to The Black Dog). My overall…

S2E3 The Rule Book (ft. How You Get the Girl)

Jul 28, 2024 23m

Sarah Adams never lets me down.🩵 This book had all of my favorite things: second chance romance, enemies to lovers, fake dating, dual pov, spice, smut it's all there. It’s only lacking for me in very…

S2E2 First Down (ft. I Can See You)

Jul 26, 2024 26m

The book that got me out of a reading slump💚 This is a debut novel for Grace Reilly and there will be a total of four books in her “Beyond the Play” series; all of which follow different sports and…

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