Hello and welcome to The Shelf-Aware Podcast!

Lit-obsessed sisters Ren and Lizzy explore what makes us obsess over our favorite stories—both on the page and on the screen.

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Ren Browne

Ren Browne writes character-driven romances that not only keep you up late chasing just one more chapter, but also stay with you long after the final page. When she’s not writing or reading, Ren is busy restoring a century-old farmhouse and barn with her Ron Swanson-esque husband, keeping up with their two adventurous kids, and caring for an ever-growing pack of animals.

Ren also co-hosts the Shelf-Aware Podcast with her sister Lizzy, where they deep dive into books, TV, and film with the kind of analytical (and occasionally obsessive) enthusiasm that would make their AP English teacher proud.

Lizzy Browne

Lizzy Browne is an academic gremlin. When she’s not sending emails titled “just circling back” and prompting you to check your syllabus, you can find her nose buried in an 800-page fantasy novel. She wanders this plane seeking to cultivate a general sense doom and impending tragedy, with twin black cats trailing at her heel.