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Hello friends! Sarah is joined by delightful friend-of-the-podcast Belle today for a discussion about the second half of the Stella Prize 2024 shortlist. They discuss their feelings about Abandon Every Hope, Praiseworthy, and Feast, as well as some recent reads.

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Why did Belle do an Acknowledgement of Country?
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Review of Praiseworthy in The Guardian

Books mentioned

• Abandon Every Hope: Essays for the Dead by Hayley Singer
• Feast by Emily O'Grady
• Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright
• I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
• The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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Sarah from Your True Shelf is back to chat Women's Prize with Jenny. We discuss each of the shortlisted books and predict our winner, but did we get it right?

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Hello friends! Sarah is joined by delightful friend-of-the-podcast Belle today. They discuss the Stella shortlist and review the first half of the six-book list, which they both think is stellar (I'll see myself out).

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Books covered

• Hospital by Sanya Rushdi (translated by Arunava Sinha)
• Body Friend by Katherine Brabon
• The Swift Dark Tide by Katia Ariel

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Just to confuse you all we have another Sarah on the pod this week! Sarah from the BookTube channel Your True Shelf joins Jenny to chat recent 5 star reads. We also discuss the influence of social media on our reading. We couldn't sound more millenial if we tried. From our memoir choices to our references to dial up, you can probably guess our ages down to the year we were born :D

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Books mentioned

• Writers & Lovers by Lily King
• Motherthing by Ainslee Hogarth
• A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
• Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
• Kala by Colin Walsh
• Penance by Eliza Clark
• Open Book by Jessica Simpson
• More Myself by Alicia Keys
• The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
• Paris by Paris Hilton
• This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yaros
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Emily WIlde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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• YouTube

BookTubers to watch

• And They Were Readers
• Aaron Read a Book
• Freshly Read Books
• Hannah May

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You've got Jenny, Chris and Sarah chatting three short stories today. We'd love you to join in the conversation and can read all these stories online.

The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Books mentioned

• Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
• The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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This week Sarah and Chris discuss the novels of one of their favourite authors, Hannah Kent. Hannah Kent is an Australian writer who has published three novels to date: Burial Rites, The Good People, and Devotion.

Is there an author you'd like to hear us review? Let us know!

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This week we welcome back author and friend of the pod Abigail Mann. Jenny and Abi chat 'unlikeable female characters' as well as sharing their current reads. Who is your favourite unlikeable female character in literature?

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Books mentioned

• The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
• Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth
• You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne
• Cleopatra & Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
• Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austen
• Idol by Louise O'Neill
• Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth
• Sunset by Jessie Cave
• Tampa by Alissa Nutting
• Unlikeable Female Characters by Anna Bogutskaya
• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
• Can You Ever Forgive Me? by Lee Israel
• How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
• Reputation by Lex Croucher

Where to find Abi

• Substack
• Instagram

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Chris and Jenny chat about Daniel Mason's The North Woods. A book that proves hard to summarise but we both loved. A short story collection of sorts that spans decades and shares the history of a little house, its strange and wonderful inhabitants, in woodland in New England. If you've read it, join in with our discussion in the comments, we'd love to know your thoughts.

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Books mentioned

• The Rabbit Hutch by Tessa Gunty
• Folk by Zoe Gilbert
• Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert
• Briefly a Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
• John Muir

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We're finally back! It's been a long 4 months, but here it is, episode 1 season 1! Jenny, Chris and Sarah dust off their mics and discuss how their reading is going, goals for the year ahead and what's coming up in the coming season. We've missed you!

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It's a chatty one today. Sarah and Jenny chat recent reads, reading plans and some 'big news'. We're excited about the changes we've got planned and hope you will be too. We'll share some more info and insights in our Substack soon. But for now, have a good one and we'll see you in 2024.

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Books mentioned

• The Glow by Jessie Gaynor
• New Animal by Ella Baxter
• It's Okay That You're Not Okay by Megan Devine
• Wild Card by Judy Murray
• The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
• Juliet Marillier's Sevenwaters Trilogy

Podcasts mentioned

• The Bookshelf
• Books on the Go
• Marlon and Jake Read Dead People
• Sentimental Garbage
• Women's Running Podcast
• Kermode and Mayo's Take

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This is Halloween! Jenny, Chris, and Sarah get together to discuss The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs.

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Other stuff mentioned

Grief episode (#87 Books about Grief and Death)

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'I smell snow!'

It's the perfect time of year to hunker down and chat Gilmore Girls. Chris and Jenny welcome Kristine from the Gilmore Book Club to the pod to tell us all about the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, chat Gilmore Girls and have a book club. We chose The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides off Rory's list.

We hope you love the episode and if you decide to take on the challenge do download the reading list from Kristine's website and follow her on social media. She is @gilmorebookclub on Instagram and TikTok.

How many have you read?

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Books mentioned

• Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
• The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
• Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides
• IT by Stephen King
• The Body by Stephen King
• Carrie by Stephen King
• The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean

Other stuff mentioned

• Now and Then (movie)
• Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, The Beguiled.
• Stand by Me (movie)

Find Kristine online

• The Gilmore Book Club
• Instagram

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It's officially spooky season so Jenny is joined by Holly from the That's What We Read podcast to chat all things haunted houses. If you would like the uncut spooky ghost story version, sign up for a free trial of our Patreon today.

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Books mentioned

• The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
• The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt
• The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield
• Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
• The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
• The Familiars by Stacey Halls
• Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
• White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
• Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Other stuff mentioned

• Most Haunted (TV series)

Find Holly online

• That's What We Read Podcast
• Instagram
• Gettysburg Ghost Girl

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It's our 100th episode! Chris, Sarah, and Jen get together to chat about what they've recently been reading, and discuss Yaa Gyasi's debut novel, Homegoing. They have also all read her second novel, Transcendent Kingdom, so they also discuss how those two books compare. No spoilers for either book!

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Books mentioned

• Almost all of Otessa Moshfegh's books
• The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzberg
• All of Colson Whitehead's books
• The Trail Running Guidebook by Hanny Allston
• Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
• Vladimir by Julie May Jonas

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Chris and Jenny chat upcoming book to movie/tv adaptations in today's episode as well as the usual current and recent reads. Join our Patreon for an extended version of the episode (all Oppenheimer chat).

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Books mentioned

• Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
• Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
• We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
• The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
• Fairy Tale by Stephen King
• Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
• American Prometheus by Kai Bird and ‎Martin J. Sherwin
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
• The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
• Wicked! by Gregory Maguire
• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
• Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabriella Zevin
• Buriel Rites by Hannah Kent
• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Circe by Madeleine Miller

Other stuff mentioned

• Vulture article - Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai Is the Best Book of the Century (for Now)
• Literary Disco Podcast
• Jury Duty (tv series)
• Mississippi Burning (film)

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Sarah and Chris discuss this year's Booker Longlist and their progress with it at this early stage. They also discuss what they've been reading recently and what they've read in the past year fantasy-wise.

PS: Unbelievably, what Sarah was saying was true - in 1977, the chair of judges, Philip Larkin, threatened to jump out of a window if Paul Scott’s Staying On didn’t win the Booker!

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Booker Prize longlist (longlist here) * Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver * Victory City by Salmon Rushdie * The Luminaries and Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton * Snap by Belinda Bauer * Piranesi by Susanna Clarke * Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James * Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming * The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid * Kushiel's Dart and Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey * Tom Lake by Ann Patchett * The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty * The Raven Cycle series and the Dreamers trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater * Realm of the Elderlings seriesby Robin Hobb * The World of Riverside trilogy by Ellen Kushner * The Betrayals and The Binding by Bridget Collins * The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern * The Reindeer People by Megan Lindholm [aka Robin Hobb] * Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Suzanna Clarke * The King's Peace* by Jo Walton

Other stuff mentioned
* Lauren's video on cleaning with Sweepy (Cleaning and Tidying my Flat Using a Cleaning App | Lauren and the Book) * Podside Picnic podcast

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Shawn is back on the pod today to chat short stories with Sarah and Jenny. We each chose a short story and chat through them through. Like three mini book clubs. All available to read online for free. We also share our recent and current reads.

Pilgrims by Julie Orringer

The Swim Team by Miranda July

The Ones Who Walk Away From Omalas by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Books mentioned

• Fight Night by Miriam Toews
• Women Talking by Miriam Toews
• All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
• And Then He Sang A Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
• Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren
• The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
• The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
• Penance by Eliza Clark
• Pew by Catherine Lacey
• The Spare Room by Helen Garner
• Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

Other stuff mentioned

• Hannah May on Youtube
• The Swim Team by Amber Crosby

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We are rounding off this series of episodes today with a bang: Jenny and Sarah read Chris' favourite books! They discuss Wicked by Gregory Maguire and Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon.

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Books mentioned

• Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn
• Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
• I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
• How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer
• Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
• Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford
• Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham
• Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
• Wicked by Gregory Maguire
• Self-Portrait With Boy by Rachel Lyon
• Black Butterflies by Priscillla Morris

Other stuff mentionedThe Blarney Stone in Ireland
Film Jen was thinking of was Can You Ever Forgive Me

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Always our most popular episode of the year, our mid-year favourite books! Jenny, Chris and Sarah get together to share their top reads of the year so far.

Books mentioned

• Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
• Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
• The Perfect Golden Circle by Ben Myers
• Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
• Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
• The Prestige by Christopher Priest
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Happening by Annie Ernaux
• The North Water by Ian McGuire
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville
• Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
• The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

Bookshops mentioned

• Foyles, Tottenham Court Road
• Word on the Water
• Forbidden Planet
• Gay's the Word
• Daunt Books, Marylebone
• The Book Hive, Norwich

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Alice is back, so we're going classic Bookcast Club with a chatty catch up episode. Alice and Jenny chat marathons, engagements, 'A Little Life' play, what we've been reading, TBRs, and books for cleansing the palette. Enjoy!

Books mentioned

• The No Show by Beth O'Leary
• The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
• The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary
• Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton
• Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Wild Card by Judy Murray
• Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
• Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
• Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
• Life, Almost by Jennie Agg
• Hard Pushed by Leah Hazard
• Womb by Leah Hazard
• Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
• The Guest by Emma Cline

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It's Women's Prize for Fiction day! But who was our winner? Chris and Jenny discuss the six shortlised books, share their predictions and their own personal winner.

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We welcome back Belle to the podcast today! She and Sarah get together to discuss the Stella shortlist in all of its glory.

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Stuff mentioned

• Bookcast Club episode on the Stella Prize [#88 All the Longlists: Stella Prize, Women's Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize with Shawn the Book Maniac]
• Women's Prize for Fiction
• Stella Prize

Books mentioned

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We welcome the delightful Lauren from Lauren and the Books to the podcast today. She and Sarah chat about what they're currently reading, and chat about a different type of book: cookbooks! High-quality, vegetarian-friendly cookbooks can be hard to find, so they talk through some of the ones that they have returned to again and again, their all-time favourites, and some that they've loved in the past. We hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, if there is something you'd like us to discuss, please let us know!

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Stuff mentioned

• Bookcast Club episode on Pod [#90 Book Club: Pod by Laline Paull]
• Women's Prize for Fiction
• Stella Prize

Books mentioned

• The Bees by Lalline Paul
• Pod by Lalline Paul
• Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
• big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills
• Big Bones by Laura Dockrill
• I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel
• The Happy Pear cookbooks
• Jamie's Great Britain by Jamie Oliver
• Veganomicon by Isa Chandra & Terry Hope Romero
• I Can Cook Vegan by Isa Chandra
• Vegan 100 by Gaz Oakley
• The Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer
• East by Meera Sodha
• Nistisima by Georgina Hayden

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It's a book club episode! Sarah and Chris are discussing their thoughts on Pod by Laline Paull, one of the books longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction.

Have you read Pod, or is there a book you'd like us to read and discuss? Let us know!

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We are in your ears today recommending memoirs! Chris and Sarah welcome Belle to the podcast, a friend of Sarah's and a patreon of the pod. They chat what they think a memoir is, why they like to read them, and make some recommendations. Chris also reveals his real and controversial opinions about UK currency. Hope you enjoy the episode!

PS the eagle-eared listener may notice that Sarah claimed in this episode that she had not read Happening, when last episode it was something she was currently reading. These episodes were recorded in reverse order, so she did pick it up immediately after talking to Belle and loved it! <3

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Books mentioned

• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
• Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
• Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman
• I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
• Somebody's Daughter by Ashley Ford
• The Erratics by Vicki Levau-Harvie
• Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
• Motherhood by Sheila Heiti
• After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry
• Happening by Annie Ernaux

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It is well and truly prize season, with three literary prizes for women and non-binary writers dropping their longlists this week. We welcome back Shawn Mooney (aka Shawn the Book Maniac) to talk with Sarah and Jenny about the longlists for the Stella Prize (Aus), the Women's Prize (UK), and the new North American prize for women and non-binary writers, the Carol Shields Prize. We hope you enjoy the episode!

*Correction: The Carol Shields prize money is actually 150, 000 USD!

Shawn's linksShawn's booktube channel
Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac
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Litsy: @shawnmooney
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Prizes discussed

• Women's Prize for Fiction (UK)
• The Stella Prize (Australia)
• The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Canada & US)

#TransGirlApril readathon

• Kevvie of C’est Kevvie’s announcement
• Kevvie appearing on Shawn's channel
• Willow of BooksandBao’s announcement

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This episode was a special request from a listener. Sarah and Jenny discuss their experiences with grief and recommend some reads, we promise it's not completely depressing! That being said we do discuss cancer, miscarriage, suicide, sudden death and more, so if you find these topics upsetting then please do give this episode a miss. We've bookmarked where we start talking books if you would like to skip our personal experiences. We hope you enjoy the episode and if you've got any other special requests send them our way!

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Books mentioned

• New Animal by Ella Baxter
• The Spare Room by Helen Garner
• Past Mortems by Carla Valentine
• With the End in Mind by Katherine Mannix
• From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
• Sky Burial by Xinran
• Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
• This I Know: Notes on Unravelling the Heart by Susannah Conway
• Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Links

• Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) YouTube
• Tiny Beautiful Things episode
• Grief is the Thing with Feathers episode
• Griefcast with Kathryn Mannix

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We are delighted to welcome Russell from Ink and Paper Blog to the podcast today! He chats to Chris about his love for historical fiction, and they make some recommendations of some of their favourites. Enjoy the episode!

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Books mentioned

• Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
• The Incarnations by Susan Barker
• Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
• Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
• Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• The North Water by Ian Maguire
• The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
• Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
• How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
• In Memoriam by Alice Winn
• Hild by Nicola Griffith
• So Lucky by Nicola Griffith
• Spear by Nicola Griffith
• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• Affinity by Sarah Waters
• The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

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Jenny and Chris share which books they're eagerly awaiting in 2023.

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Books mentioned

• Her Majesty's Royal Coven By Juno Dawson
• Legends and lattes by Travis Baldry
• The Devil House by John Darniell
• The North Water by Ian Maguire
• Now She is Witch by Kirsty Logan
• Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
• How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
• A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo
• Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
• The Shadow Casket by Chris Wooding
• Casiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey
• The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller
• The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
• The Guest by Emma Cline

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We're back! Chris, Jenny, and Sarah are coming at you today to discuss their favourite reads of 2022.

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Books mentioned

• The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
• Into the Woods by Tana French
• All the Acorns on the Forest Floor by Kim Hooper
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
• Riverside series by Ellen Kushner [with audiobooks directed by Neil Gaiman]
• On Writing by Stephen King
• New Animal by Ella Baxter
• The Last Days by Ali Millar
• The Devourers by Indra Das
• This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes
• Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

Stuff mentioned

• Chris' video interview with Ali Millar
• Miriam Margolyes on Graham Norton

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Chris, Alice and Jenny chat about Jenny's favourite books We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed.

This is our last episode of the year! We'll be back in 2023 so please do send us over any episode ideas you may have. Have a great festive season, we hope it involves lots of great books!

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In our penultimate episode of the year, Chris and Alice talk through their reading plans for autumn and winter this year, and reflect on how the year has gone for them reading-wise. As mentioned at the end of the episode, we are going to be planning our 2023 episodes soon, so if you have any episode ideas or requests, let us know!

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Stuff we mentioned

• Subterranean Press
• Tills Bookshop in Edinburgh, UK

Books mentioned

• The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• The Inheritance by Robin Hobb/Megan Lindholm
• Taste by Stanley Tucci
• Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
• Normal Family On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings by Chrysta Bilton
• Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah
• Crooked House by Agatha Christie & various others
• Bewilderment by Richard Powers
• The Interior Life by Katherine Blake
• Hild by Nicola Griffith
• Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
• The Little Library Parties & others by Kate Young
• The Poisonwood Bible & others by Barbara Kingsolver

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Chris and Jenny share some spooky reads for your Halloween weekend.

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Stuff we mentioned

• Horror Special with Jordaline Reads episode
• Storygraph Recommends episode

Books mentioned

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We are delighted to welcome back podcast favourites Kieran (KD Books) and Sarah (Freshly Read Books) to review the Booker shortlist. They discuss their thoughts on each of the shortlisted books with Sarah, and the three of them try to predict what the winner will be. Buckle up and hope you enjoy! Reviews of tangentially-related novels and popular hair dryers included free of charge in this one.

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For the first time ever, all four of us get together to record an episode! This is a special Q&A episode, where we answer questions sent in by the listeners over social media from the past few weeks. We really liked doing this episode, so if you would like us to make it a regular thing, please let us know!

The questions we answered are listed below, as well as any people or podcasts we mentioned in our answers.

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Questions and stuff mentioned

• Chris' Youtube channel [Chris Bookish Cauldron]
• Serial podcast
• Books & Blankets podcast
• Kieran Evans [@KDBooks on Youtube]
• What book or series do you wish there was more of?
• If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, who would it be?

  Miriam Margolyes talking about meeting Laurence Olivier

• Are your bookshelves full of books yet to be read, or all your kept faves?
• Favourite childhood book?

  Literary Disco episode on Sweet Valley High [#3 Sweet Valley High & Klassics Korner]

• Why does Sarah always threaten me with a good time?
• Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?
• Would like to learn about the publishing industry. Do you have any plans on doing such an episode?

  Episode with Abigail Mann [#71 Breaking Romantic Tropes]
  What Page Are You On podcast
  Book Riot podcast

• Apart from yourself, which author would you pick to write your life story?
• Favourite time of day to read? Favourite place to read?
• Which fictional character would your teenage and present day selves most relate to?
  HBO show Looking
• Is there a character that you wish you could be for a day? Or a world you wished you lived in?
• Favourite Welsh book reviewer?
• How do you get over a reading slump and episode production freeze?

  SemiScribbled podcast

• Favourite and least favourite thing about doing the pod?

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It's a book club episode! Sarah, Chris, and Alice get together to discuss Hanya Yanagihara's controversial novel, A Little Life. Chris and Alice have both read this before and loved it, and Sarah has read it for the first time. Will she agree with their thoughts on the book? The majority of this episode is spoiler-free, but there is a spoiler section in the latter half. You can use the chapter markers to skip around and avoid the spoilers if you haven't read it. [If your podcast app doesn't have chapter markers enabled: the spoiler section is 35:31-46:36!]

Please note that this book is quite graphic and comes with a long list of content warnings. If you are thinking about reading this book yourself and have questions about the content, please feel free to send us a message on social media or email us (although we do generally think if you're at all worried about it, it's best to avoid this one).
As mentioned in the episode, we are planning to record a Q&A episode in September! If you have a question for any or all of us (Chris, Sarah, Jenny, or Alice), please send us an email or message us on social media!

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Stuff we mentioned

• Netflix documentary 13TH
• The History Boys

Books mentioned

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
• A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
• Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
• Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

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Sarah and Chris go back to one of their favourite topics, fantasy novels! They discuss what they've been reading in the past year since their last fantasy episode, and make some more recommendations, as your TBR is no doubt lacking in recommendations at this point. They also discuss some books about Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses and the Booker longlist and Chris' plans to read or not read it.
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Things to check out!

• Previous fantasy episode [#58 Fantasy for Beginners]
• Chris' interview with Ali Millar
• Non-fiction episode [#68 Non-Fiction Special with Mercy's Bookish Musings]
• May bonus epiode [Category Is: Pride Recommendations!], available via Patreon
• Mercedes Youtube channel [Mercy's Bookish Musings]

Books mentioned

• My Name is Lucy Barton and Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
• Booker longlisted novels
• In The Woods by Tana French
• The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
• The Last Days by Ali Millar
• Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah
• Rainbow Milk by Paul Mendez
• Educated by Tara Westover
• A Song for Issy Bradley by Carys Bray
• Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
• Lynn Flewelling books
• The Soldier Son trilogy by Robin Hobb
• Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
• Rules of Ascension by David B Coe
• Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• The Last Dragonlord by Joanne Bertin

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Sarah and Alice discuss their love for books with a strong sense of place and make some recommendations. They also talk about Sarah's progress in the Booker longlist, and Sarah tries to convince Alice to read The Little Friend.As mentioned in the end of the episode, we are planning to record a Q&A episode in September! If you have a question for any or all of us (Chris, Sarah, Jenny, or Alice), please send us an email or message us on social media!

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Books mentioned

• Booker longlisted books:
  • Booth
  • Case Study
  • Small Things Like These
  • Nightcrawling
• How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
• Normal Family: On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings by Chrysta Bilton
• Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
• These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card
• The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier
• Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
• To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
• If We Were Villains by ML Rio
• Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
• The Good People by Hannah Kent
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
• Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
• The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
• The Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson

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Today we are delighted to welcome Kate from The Book Club Review podcast to the Bookcast Club. She and Sarah both run book clubs, and they talk through what book clubs mean to them, what makes a good book club book, and make some recommendations for your book club. Links to Book Club Review podcast, and all the books and other things we talked about, can be found below. Thanks for listening!

The Book Club Review podcastBook Club Review website
Book Club Review episode #109 [Best Book Club Books of 2021]
Instagram | @bookclubreviewpodcast
Twitter | bookclubrvwpod

Other things mentionedShawn the Book Maniac (Youtube | Instagram)
Bookcast Club episode with Shawn [#64 My Life in Books with Shawn the Book Maniac]

The Bookstore podcast
Books on the Go podcast

Books mentioned

• "Campus" novels:
  • Real Life by Brandon Taylor
  • The Idiot by Elif Batuman
  • Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
• "Australian" novels
  • The White Girl by Tony Birch
  • The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
  • Devotion by Hannah Kent
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
• I Was Amelia Earhart by Jane Mendelsohn
• The Novel Cure: An A to Z of Literary Remedies
• Perfume by Patrick Süskind
• Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
• Stories of Your life and Others by Ted Chang
• Tenth of December and Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
• Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
• The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
• The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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Always one of our favourite episodes to record, Jenny, Alice and Chris share their mid-year favourites! From vampires to courgettes, which books have we enjoyed the most in the first half of 2022?

Books mentionedLove Marriage by Monica AliThe Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley HellerThe Year of Miracles: Recipes About Love + Grief + Growing Things by Ella Risbridger
Midnight Chicken by Ella Risbridger
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Everyone in this Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austen
Taste by Stanley Tucci
We had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life by Amber Scorah
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

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Today's episode features a wonderful special guest, Sarah Freshly from the Youtube channel Freshly Read Books. She talks to Sarah (continuing the tradition on this podcast of having as many people called Sarah as possible) about the books in her life that have meant the most to her. A big thank you to Sarah for coming on the pod, and if you're not familiar with her channel already, check it out!

Links to Sarah FreshlyFreshly Read Books on Youtube
One of Sarah's TBR Tackle videos
Instagram | @freshlyreadbooks Books mentioned* list coming soon! :)

Other things mentionedKieran's 2022 TBR Tackle challenge

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It's a book club episode! We asked you to pick a Women's Prize shortlisted book for us and you chose The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. You'll be pleased to hear we have differing opinions and we agreed it made for a great book club read. We also share our current and recent reads.

Books mentionedThe Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Combatting Cult Mind Control by Steven Hassan
Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
We the Drowned by Carsten Jensen
Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution by Shiri Eisner
We had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets

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Today we welcome author Abigail Mann to the pod, to discuss the romance genre. Abi shares her honest thoughts on 1 star reviews and how not fitting into a specific genre makes those 1 star reviews unavoidable. Jenny and Abi discuss romantic tropes and then share our favourite books that break them.

Books mentionedThe Lonely Fajita by Abigail Mann
The Sister Surprise by Abigail Mann
The Wedding Crasher by Abigail MannIdol by Louise O'Neill
Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead by Emily Austin
Who's that Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
First Time for Everything by Henry Fry
Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Other stuff mentioned
Single White Female (film)
Waitress (film)

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In today's episode we're talking Booker! Two previous, wonderful guests to the podcast, Kieran from KD Books and Christine from Storycraft are back to discuss all things International Booker. We discuss our feelings on the longlist and shortlist, and discuss all the shortlisted books (except for Cursed Bunny).

Links to Christinehttps://www.storycraft.nl/
Instagram | @storycraftnl Links to KieranYoutube channel | @KDBooks
Instagram | @kdbooks
Playlist of Kieran's International Booker 2022 reviews
Past episodes with Christine#49 Reading More Asian Authors

30 My Life in Books

Past episodes with Kieran#59 Reviewing the 2021 Booker Shortlist

42 My Life in Books

34 Reviewing the 2020 Booker Shortlist

International Booker 2022 Shortlist

• Heaven (ヘヴン) by Mieko Kawakami, translated from Japanese by Sam Bett and David Boyd
• Elena Knows (Elena sabe) by Claudia Piñeiro, translated from Spanish by Frances Riddle
• Tomb of Sand (रेत समाधि) by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell
• The Books of Jacob (Księgi Jakubowe) by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from Polish by Jennifer Croft
• A New Name: Septology VI-VII (Eit nytt namn - Septologien VI - VII) by Jon Fosse, translated from Norwegian by Damion Searls
• Cursed Bunny (저주토끼) by Bora Chung, translated from Korean by Anton Hur

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Jen and Sarah read two of Alice's favourite books (not all-time faves; more on that in the episode!), The Time Traveller's Wife and The Poisonwood Bible. They share their thoughts on that and discuss the issues brought up in the two novels, as well as what they've each currently been reading.

There are no major plot spoilers in the discussion of the two novels, although we do discuss the plot in broad terms. This episode has chapter markers so you can skip the sections if you would like (If your app doesn't have chapter markers - Time Traveller's Wife discussion starts at 14:31 and Poisonwood Bible at 33:55!).

Other episodes mentioned#45 Reading Sarah K's Favourite Books (The Secret History and Grief is the Thing with Feathers) #56 Reading Sarah T's Favourite Books (The Harry Quebert Affair and The Nightingale)

Other books mentionedThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
To Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaThe People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

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Today we welcome Mercedes of Mercy's Bookish Musings to the pod to chat all things non-fiction. Sarah, Jenny and Mercedes share why they love non-fiction, where they get their recommendations from and talk through some of their favourites. And, as always, we share our recent and current reads.

Books mentionedThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriDead Mountain by Donnie Eichar
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch
How the Pill Changes Everything by Dr Sarah. E. Hill
Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor
The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thomson
Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land by Toni Jensen
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Missoula by Jon Krakauer

Other stuff mentioned
Bailie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
Walter Scott Prize
Graywolf Press

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Today, Chris and Sarah talk about some of their favourite short stories and short story collections and what they think makes a good short story. They also discuss what they're currently reading. including discussions of death row and missing Russian mountaineers. Do you read short stories? Love or loathe?

Books/stories mentionedHow Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb
Half A Lifelong Romance by Eileen Chang Notes On An Execution by Danya Kukafka
The Five by Hallie Rubenfeld
After The Eclipse by Sarah Perry
Dead Mountain by Donnie Eichar [about the Dyatlov Pass incident]
The Merchant at the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin
After We Walked Away by Erika L. Satifka
All The Acorns On The Forest Floor by Kim Hooper
If You Were A Dinosaur, My Love by Rachel Swirsky
Storyland by Catherine McKinnon [only available outside of Australia via Amazone/Book Depository]
Off by Aimee Bender
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri [short story was Nobody's Business]
David Mitchell: Slade House, Cloud Atlas, and The Bone Clocks

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Today, Jen and Sarah chat about what they're currently reading and some of the longlists for various book prizes that are out and about at the moment. They discuss which ones they would like to read, how they each get swept up in the excitement of prize season, and their vegetable-growing plans for 2022.

Books mentionedTaste by Stanley Tucci
Severance by Ling Ma
Phenotypes by Paulo Scott
See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill
Bodies Of Light by Jennifer Down
Permafrost by SJ Norman
Consumed by Arifa Akbar
Keeping the House by Tice Cin
The Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert
The Khan by Saima Mir
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
Love In The Big City by Sang Yong Park
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
Things We Lost In The Fire by Monique Enriquez
The Book Of Mother by Violaine Huisman
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
The Sentence by Louise Eldrich
Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith
Salt Lick by Lulu Allison
The Island Of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

Other stuff mentionedStanley Tucci's Searching for ItalyInternational Booker
Women's Prize for Fiction
Stella Prize
National Book Award
Books on the Go podcast
Jhalak Prize
Bailie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
Russell | Ink & Paper Blog
Eric Karl Anderson's video on the Women's Prize
Dylan Thomas Prize
Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing
Shirley Jackson Awards
Bram Stoker award
The Kitschies
Republic of Consciousness prize

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In support of Ukraine we would like to point you in the direction of Book Aid for Ukraine, an amazing bookish auction with a whole host of items from signed books, agent 1:1s, book shopping trips with authors, workshops and lots more. Friend of the pod Abigail Mann is auctioning her amazing Write Funny Workshop, which Jenny can vouch is excellent!

It's a book club episode! Jenny, Chris and Alice share their thoughts on The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas, translated by Frank Wynne, as well as recent and current reads. Recorded on 1st March, much hilarity ensued as Jenny and Alice introduce Chris to the concept of pancake day and dressing as a Welsh Lady.

Books mentionedThe Chimes by Anna Smaill
Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
The Girls by Emma Cline
In the Kitchen: Essays on Food and Life by Various
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
Affinity by Sarah Waters
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
Spirited by Julie Cohen
The Ballroom by Anna Hope
The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Today, Sarah welcomes Shawn Mooney on for an episode of My Life in Books. Shawn is a Canadian Booktuber and book reviewer who is based Japan, and loves to enthuse about underrated or forgotten pieces of literature. We hope you enjoy the episode! If there is someone you would like us to interview for My Life in Books, please let us know!

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Shawn's linksShawn's booktube channel
Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac
Twitter: @shawnmooney
Litsy: @shawnmooney
Sarah appearing on Shawn's channel

Books mentioned

• Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
• A Constellation Of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
• Anthony Marra's short story collectionsThe Tsar of Love and Techno and The Lion's Den
• Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra [release expected in July 2022]
• The Known World by Edward P Jones
• The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie [this is the one Sarah couldn't remember the name of!]
• The One Who Did Not Ask by Altaf Fatima
• A Brief History Of Seven Killings by Marlon James
• The Yield by Tara June Winch
• Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym
• A Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym
• No Fond Return of Love by Barbara Pym

People and things mentionedBritta Böhler
Book Riot podcast
The Readers podcast [no longer making episodes]
Litsy
Simon Savidge
Eric Karl Anderson
Reading Envy podcast
Books on the Go podcast

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Today it's Alice, Jenny and Chris's (who we're pleased to say will be a regular guest on the pod!) turn to share their reflections on last year's reading. We share a few favourites, chat the dire reading year that was 2021 and set some resolutions for 2022.

Books mentionedTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Kushiel'sChosen by Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Wine Girl by Victoria James
Educated by Tara Westover
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mandell
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Folk by Zoe Gilbert
Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert
Sea of Tranquillity by Emily St. John Mandel

Other mentions
Short stories by Karen Russell and Amiee Bender
The Baillie Gifford Prize

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Today we welcome Akinyi from the Semi Scribbled Podcast to talk her 'life in books.' Akinyi chats to Sarah and shares the books that have had a lasting effect on her life. Semi Scribbled Podcast discusses inspirational books written by black authors. We're always in awe that Akinyi hosts this podcast solo, yet manages to be hugely engaging, thought provoking and a joy to listen to.

Books mentionedThe Wind in the Willow by Kenneth Grahame
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
The Havoc of Choice by Wanjiru Koinange
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Semi Scribbled episodes mentioned
All About Love
Dust
The Havoc of Choice
Freshwater

Other stuff
The Smart Brown Girl Book Club
BBC Book Club Podcast

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Happy new year friends! In this episode, the Sarahs discuss their favourite reads of the second half of the year and reflect on how 2021 was for them. Sarah T also shares some sad news with us.

Stuff mentionedWomen's Prize episode

Books mentionedHow the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Devotion by Hannah Kent

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Apologies for our far from crisp sound in this episode.

What do you buy for your favourite book worm? With Christmas just a few weeks away, we thought we would pull together a gift list for the reader in your life. Alice and Jenny trawled the subscription boxes, the experiences and our brains for the perfect bookish gifts. There is a blog post that accompanies this episode, where we share the subscriptions and experiences in more detail, all books mentioned are below.

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Books mentionedSilence of the Girls by Pat Barker
Circe by Madeleine Miller
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke
Taste by Stanley Tucci
The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater
Greenfeast by Nigel Slater
A Cook's Book by Nigel Slater
Test Kitchen by Yotam Ottolenghi
Seasonal Slow Knitting by Hannah Thiessen
The Literary Almanac by Francesca Beauman
The Gardener's World Almanac by Monty Don
The Herb Almanac by Chelsea Physic Garden
Veg in One Bed by Huw Richards
Every Room Should Sing by Beauta Heauman
A Modern Way to Live by Matt Gibberd
Wine from Another Galaxy by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew
Maison Assouline Travel Guides
Set Me on Fire by Ella Risbridger

Other handy linksLiberty London Classics
Folio Society
Friends of Golden Hare Books Membership
Book Bar
Secret Bridgerton Ball
Tills Bookshop
Bookbugs & Dragontales
The Book Hive

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It's that time of year again! Sarah K welcomes back Kieran from KDBooks to talk all things Booker. They share their thoughts on each of the shortlisted Booker books, and discuss their thoughts on the winner. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Kieran's linksYoutube channel [KDBooks]
Playlist of Kieran's reviews of the longlistInstagram: @kdbooks

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Booker shortlistThe Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
The Promise by Damon Galgut

Other books mentionedFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The Overstory by Richard Powers Disgrace by JM Coetzee
Milkman by Anna Burns
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
Drive Your Plows Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk

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Chris is back today! He did a My Life in Books episode with Sarah K a few months ago, and has since graciously agreed to be a guest host and appear on the pod from time to time. Today, he and Sarah K talk about their love of fantasy novels, why they think more people should read the genre, and give you some recommendations for dipping your toe in the water. But it's not all sunshine and roses - they also talk about some of the problems they see in the genre. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Want more Chris? Who wouldn't!Youtube channel [Chris Bookish Cauldron]Instagram: @bookishcauldron

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Books mentionedKushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke
Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobb
The Folk Of The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
The Songs Of The Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce
Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris
Sabriel series by Garth Nix
Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
Discworld by Terry Pratchett
The Binding by Bridget Collins
Chimera trilogy by Kate Glass
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
Swans War trilogy by Sean Russell
The Order Of The Pure Moon Reflected In Water by Zen Cho
Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliet Marillier.

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Other people mentioned:
Jessica [@jessicas_bookstack]
Matthew Sciarappa
Britta Böhler

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We welcome Jordaline Reads to the podcast today to discuss all things horror. Jenny and Jordaline share horror recommendations all the way from low tolerance/entry level to hardcore. We don't discuss any horror elements in any particular detail, but naturally we do mention subjects that come with a content warning i.e. rape, suicide, violence, etc. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.

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Books mentionedUzumaki by Junji Ito
Shuzo OshimiThe Hole by Hye-Young Pyun
Beloved Poison by E. S. Davenport
The Good People by Hannah Kent
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Crossroads by Laurel Hightower
Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik
Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
The Good House by Tananarive Due
Blindness by José Saramago
No One Gets Out Alive by Adam Neville
Off Season by Jack Ketchum
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
The Amulet by Michael McDowell

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Films mentioned:
Shaun of the Dead
Anna and the Apocolypse
Get Out
The Ring
The Shining
Midsommar
Hereditary
American Psycho

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Today, Sarah K and Alice read and discuss Sarah T's favourite books, The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker and The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah.

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Books mentionedThe Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair, Joël Dicker
The Nightingale , Kristen Hannah
Great Circle, Maggie Shipstead
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Sea People by Christina Thompson
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson

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Sarah K and Jenny talk upcoming book to movie adaptations, particularly this science fiction and fantasy list from Buzzfeed. We also chat The Booker Prize longlist and there's some random hobby chat in there too. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.

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Books mentionedSea People by Christina Thompson
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Booker Prize longlisted books
Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Daisy Jones and the Six by Tara Jenkins Reid
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Dry by Jane Harper
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth

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Other mentions:
Fungi (the card game, not the eukaryotic organisms)
Mariposas (the butterfly game)
Marlon and Jake Read Dead People (podcast)

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In this book club episode, Jenny, Sarah, K, and Alice discuss their feelings on The Mermaid of Black Conch by Trinidadian author Monique Roffey. They also discuss their holiday plans and the other books they're currently enjoying. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.

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Other books mentioned:Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth
The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo byTaylor Jenkins Reid
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
The Pisces by Melissa Broder
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Sunset by Jesse Cave
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Piranesi bySusanna Clarke
Peace Talks by Tim Finch
The Less Dead by Denise Mina
Silence Of The Girls by Pat Barker
Normal People bySally Rooney
Reservoir 13 by John McGregor
Home Fire by Kamilla Shamsie
Tin Man by Sarah Winman
A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

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Sarah K and Alice chat about how they feel about classics. They talk about some of their favourites and discuss what they had to read at school and whether they think classics are worth reading. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.

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Books mentioned:The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
Amnesty by Aravind Adiga
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
The Yield by Tara June Winch (discussed in episode 50!)
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harper
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
1984 by George Orwell
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Emma by Jane Austen
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Passing by Nella Larsen
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osmon
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
1984 by Goerge Orwell
The Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse
The Transit of Venus by Shirly Hazzard
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard Flanagan
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

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Other stuff mentioned:Books on the Go podcast
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Alice and Jenny share they favourite reads of the year so far. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.

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Books mentioned:Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
The Worst Street in London by Fiona Rule
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell
Small Pleasures by Claire Chambers
The Hoarder by Jess Kidd
Honeybee by Craig Silvey
Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiney
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
The Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard

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Links mentioned:Gothic Fiction Book Club
The Worst Street in London episode
Women's Prize for Fiction episode

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Sarah K and Jenny have spent the last three months reading all the short listed Women's Prize for Fiction books. We chat through each of the nominees, reveal our favourites and least favourites and predict the winner. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.

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Books mentioned:The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Piranesi by Susannah Clarke
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
Passing by Nella Larson
Lanny by Max Porter
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
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In this episode, the Sarahs discuss their reading in the first half of the year, and share their favourite books so far for 2021. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app - or check out the transcript here.

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Books mentioned:No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Fake Account by Lauren Oyler
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The complete works of Robin Hobb ;)
Disoriental by Negar Djavadi
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Tin Man by Sarah Winman
When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
A Net For Small Fishes by Lucy Jago
Green Island by Shawn Yang Ryan
The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley

Other episodes mentioned:#49 Reading More Asian Authors
Sarah K talked about Robin Hobb extensively on episodes #44 (Recent favourite author discoveries) and #46 (My Life in Books with Chris)

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In this episode, Sarah K welcomes back Christine, a previous fabulous guest on the podcast. They discuss their journey this year in trying to read more Asian authors, the idea of diversity in publishing, why they care about reading widely, and have some fabulous book recommendations for you! The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app - or check out the transcript here.

Follow Christine on Instagram and check out her website on storytelling, StoryCraft. You can also listen to our previous episode with Christine.

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Books mentioned:Karma Cola by Gita Mehta
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
Bestiary by K Min Chung
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
The Butcher's Wife by Li Ang
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai (Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai)
Kim Ji Young Born 1982 by Cho Nam-ju
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Green Island by Shawn Yang Ryan
Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Flatland by Edwin Abott Abott
Rose, Rose, I Love You by Wang Zhenhe
Two Trees Make A Forest by Jessica J Lee
The Accusation by Bandi
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
A God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

And a bonus recommendation: The Dancing Girl and the Turtle by Karen Kao!

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Welcome to the 48th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah K and Jenny share their pick of the new releases due out in the second half of 2021.

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Books mentioned

• The Manningtree Witches by A. K. Blakemore
• Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
• Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
• The Devil You Know by Gwen Ashead and Eileen Horne
• Books Do Furnish A Life by Richard Dawkins
• The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
• The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
• The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
• 10 Minutes 30 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
• How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division by Elif Shafak
• The Penguin Book of Exorcisms by Joseph Laycock
• Velorio - by Xavier Navarro Aquino
• The Literary Almanac by Francesca Beauman
• The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter
• This is the Canon: Decolonise Your Books Shelves in 50 Books by Kadija Sesay, Dr. Deirdre Osborne and Professor Joan Anim-Addo
• Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria
• The Fell by Sarah Moss
• The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss
• Summerwater by Sarah Moss
• Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner

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Links mentioned

• Why I Loved Transcendent Kingdom - Chris Bookish Cauldron
• The Pigeon Hole
• The Best Books of The Year (So Far) - Vulture
• Belief: The Possession of Janet Moses - film/documentary
• Crying in H Mart - The New Yorker

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Welcome to the 47th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Alice and Jenny revisit escapist reads, as we both step with excitement and trepidation out of lockdown. We share a mix of arm chair travel both at home and abroad, nature reads and books set in the great outdoors. A full transcript of this episode is available and should be accessible via your podcast app.

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Books mentioned:

• How Do You Like Me Now? by Holly Bourne
• Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia (published by Picador NOT Granta)
• The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
• Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
• Normal People by Sally Rooney
• Wintering by Katherine May
• Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
• The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
• I Am An Island by Tamsin Calidas
• A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
• Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness
• Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer
• Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

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Welcome to the 46th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, it's the next installment of My Life in Books, a series where we chat to a friend and fellow reader about the books that have meant the most to them. We are very excited to have Youtuber and friend of the podcast Chris joining us today. Sarah K chats to Chris about his favourite books.

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Books mentioned:

• The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
• Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (for "a book that reminds you of your childhood)
• Wicked by Gregory Maguire (for "a book you have revisited multiple times")
• Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
• Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
• Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
• A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire
• The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (for "a book that surprised you")
• Fingermsith by Sarah Waters
• Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
• The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
• Affinity by Sarah Waters
• Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb (for "book that most represents you as a reader")
• Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon (for "book that you think is underrated")
• The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett.
• The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
• A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
• Redhead by the Side of the Road by AnneTyler

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Other mentions:
Mercedes' Youtube channel (MercysBookishMusings)
Elena Reads Books on Youtube

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Welcome to the 45th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah T and Jenny read and discuss Sarah K's favourite books, The Secret History by Donna Tartt and Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter.
Content warning: we discuss grief in detail in the second part of this episode, which some listeners may find upsetting. We have included chapter markers so you can skip our discussion on Grief is the Thing with Feathers.

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Books mentioned:The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
Inglorious Empire by Shashi Tharoor
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
Lanny by Max Porter

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Other mentions:
Dr Shashi Tharoor MP - Britain Does Owe Reparations
The College Admissions Scandal

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Welcome to the 44th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. The two Sarah's chat through their favourite recent author discoveries on today's episode.

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Books mentioned:A Lonely Girl Is A Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Luster by Raven Leilani
The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane
Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Kololo Hill by Neema Shah
A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf
The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Realm of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb
The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
The 40 Rules of Love by Elif Shafak
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

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Other mentions:
Jhalak Prize
Eric Karl Anderson's review of Kololo Hill
Christine from Storycraft's My Life in Books episode

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Welcome to the 43rd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. It's a book club episode this week. The four of us come together to chat about The Yield by Tara June Winch, winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Award.

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Books mentioned:The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
The Shape of Darkness by Laura PurcellTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Bird Song by Sebastian Faulks
Australia Day by Stan Grant

Other mentions:
Books on the Go episode on The Yield

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Welcome to the 42nd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we have another 'My Life in Books' episode with friend of the podcast and YouTuber Kieran - KDBooks. You can find Kieran on YouTube and Instagram.

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Books mentioned:Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan
Martha, Jac a Shanco by Caryl Lewis (Translated - Martha, Jack & Shanco)
Number 9 Dream by David Mitchell
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
Slade House by David Mitchell
Light Boxes by Shane Jones
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Luca and the Tale of Fire by Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Cancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Other mentions:
Bookish Topics YouTube channel

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Welcome to the 41st episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Sarah T, Alice and Jenny discuss the crime genre and all its lovely sub genres. We genuinely believe there is a crime book for everyone.

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You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Marking Time (Cazalet Chronicles) by Elizabeth Jane Howard
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
Duplicate Death by Georgette Heyer
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
River of Darkness (A John Madden Mystery) by Rennie Airth
The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millenium series) by Stieg Larsson
Bluebird Bluebird (Highway 59 series) by Attica Locke
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Manhunt by Colin Sutton
Out of Thin Air by Anthony Adeane
Can You Ever Forgive Me? by Lee Israel
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Welcome to the 40th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Sarah T and Jenny share their top new releases heading to a bookshop near you between January and June 2021.

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Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter 4/02/21
Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan 11/02/21
The End of the Road by Jack Cooke 18/02/21
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex 04/03/21
The Manningtree Witches by A. K Blakemore 04/03/21
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten 23/03/21
My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley 01/04/21
Of Women and Salt by Gabriella Garcia 15/04/21
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura 22/04/21
After the Storm by Emma Jane Unsworth 06/05/21
The Divorce by César Aira 01/06/21
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris 10/06/21
Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise 15/06/21
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox
The Worst Street in London by Fiona Rule
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Blood and Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Treeclimbers Guide by Jack Cooke
Shia Labeouf by A. C. Wise
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Supper Club by Lara Williams
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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Welcome to the 39th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Sarah T and Sarah K discuss their favourite reads of the second half of 2020 today, as well as their plans and reading intentions for the year ahead.

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Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly Hall
The Truth about the Harry Qubert Affair by Joël Dicker
Home going by Yaa Gyasi
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall
The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
I'm Still Here by Austin Channing-Brown
The Yield by Tara June Winch
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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Welcome to the 38th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we have another 'My Life in Books' episode with friend of the podcast and author Abigail Mann. You can find Abigail on Instagram, Twitter or her website.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

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You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Oh My God What a Complete Aisling by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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Welcome to the 37th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Alice and Jenny discuss their favourite reads of 2020 in the first episode of the year. The two Sarah's will share their favourites in the next episode.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens
Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Vampire Slaying by Grady Hendrix
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan
The Rental Heart and Other Fairy Tales by Kirsty Logan
10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Witches on the Road Tonight by Sheri Holman
Dead Famous by Greg Jenner
Spirited by Julie Cohen
Ruby by Cynthia Bond
Lowborn by Kerry Hudson
Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner
The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo Lodge
Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo

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Welcome to the 36th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today Sarah K and Jenny test out Storygraph, the up and coming competitor to Goodreads. What did it recommend to us? And what did we think of its tailored recommendation system?

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

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You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Covent Garden Ladies by Hallie Rubenhold
Witches on the Road Tonight by Sheri Holman
Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Jam on the Vine by Lashona Katrice Barnett
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Other mentions:
My TBR
Mr B's Emporium

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Welcome to the 35th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today Alice and Sarah T are what makes a good winter read and sharing a few of their favourites. If you have any questions, ideas or themes for future episodes please get in touch either by email, thebookcastclub@outlook.com, or on Twitter or Instagram.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon starting for as little as $2 a month. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner
Murder on Mustique by Anne Glenconner
If We Were Villains by ML Rio
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Burial Rite by Hannah Kent
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Dr Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth
The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater
The Little Library Christmas by Kate Young
Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson

Other mentions:
White Lines (TV)

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Welcome to the 34th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we welcome Kieran from KDBooks, the self proclaimed Booker Boy, to chat through the shortlist with Sarah K, share their predictions for the winner and their (near enough) live reaction to the announcement. As two huge fans of the prize, what will they make of last night's winner?

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

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You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Please see the Booker 2020 nominations list.

Other mentions:
Episode 27 - We run through the Booker Prize long-list

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Instagram | YouTube

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Welcome to the 33rd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we're talking 'My Life in Books' with Anna from Books on the Go, a weekly podcast that we love here at The Bookcast Club. You can also find Anna on Instagram.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

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You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Dirt Music by Tim Winton
The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Storm Boy by Colin Thiele
Blue Fin by Colin Thiele
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Mythos by Stephen Fry
Heroes by Stephen Fry
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
The Iliad by Homer
We That Are Young by Preti Taneja
Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah, translated by Deborah Smith
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Jeeves Series by P.G. Woodhouse
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
1984 by George Orwell
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Milkman by Anna Burns
Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellman
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Yield by Tara June Winch
A Room With A View by EM Forster
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

Links mentioned:First Tuesday Book Club
ABC Radio National's book show

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Welcome to the 32nd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we're having an actual book club! The four of us discuss Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo. It's a full discussion so we do spoil the ending, but I pre-warn you so you can switch off if you don't want to know the ending. If you have any questions, ideas or themes for future episodes please get in touch either by email, thebookcastclub@outlook.com, or on Twitter or Instagram.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Clare Lombardo
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo

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Welcome to the 31st episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we welcome from the That's What We Read Podcast as co-host. Jenny and Holly discuss they're favourite genre of gothic fiction, sharing what exactly gothic fiction is, what it isn't and a few of their favourites. There's a couple of horror and true crime books thrown in for good measure, perfect reading for Halloween.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

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You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jenson
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Thin Air by Michelle Paver
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Bone China by Laura Purcell
The Corset by Laura Purcell
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Other mentions:
I'll Be Gone in the Dark TV series available on Sky and NOW TV in UK
The Gothic Fiction Book Club
Shirley (Film)

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Instagram | Podcast | Website

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Welcome to the 30th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we've got a slightly different episode for you. The first in a new series called 'My Life in Books'. As bookish people we have a lot of bookish friends and we will be chatting to them about the books that have inspired and affected their lives. Our first episode is with Christine from StoryCraft. You can also find Christine on Instagram.

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Books mentioned:Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Babysitters Club series by Ann M Martin
Das kunstseidene Mädchen / The Artificial Silk Girl by Irmgard Keun
Gilgi, One of Us / Gilgi, eine von uns by Irmgard Keun
Anita Loos
Possession by AS Byatt
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
Green Island by Shawna Yang Ryan
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salmon Rushdie
Basically everything Salmon Rushdie has ever written
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Dave Eggers
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (and his other works)
Ali Smith
David Sedaris
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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Welcome to the 29th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah T and Jenny discuss historical fiction and recommend a whole host of books for you. Send any questions or ideas for future episodes to us on Twitter, Instagram or email.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley
The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
A Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield
Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Peony in Love by Lisa See
River of Darkness by Rennie Airth
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennen
Delicious by Ruth Reicl
Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Life after Life & God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah
Rules of Civility & Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

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Welcome to the 28th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah K and Jenny share where they get their book recommendations from. Send any questions or ideas for future episodes to us on Twitter, Instagram or email.

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We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery.

Books mentioned:Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Spirited by Julie Cohen
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Such a Fun Age by Keiley Reid

Youtube channels mentioned:
Russell / Ink and Paper Blog
Mercedes / MercysBookishMusings
Seji / The Artisan Geek
Natalie / Untamed Me
Simon / Savidge Reads
Lauren / Lauren and the Books
Jen Campbell
Miranda Mills
Kieren / Kdbooks

Channels we wish we'd mentioned:
Nokukhanya / prettyxbookish
Leynes / Books with Leynes
Danielle / Thunderbird Woman Reads
Chris / Chris Bookish Cauldron

Book Prizes
The Booker Prize
The Stella Prize
The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction
Miles Franklin Prize (Literary Fiction)
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
The International Dylan Thomas Prize
The Baillie Gifford Prize (non-fiction)

Podcasts
Reading Women
Books on the Go
Sentimental Garbage
Overdue
Backlisted
Bookshambles

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Welcome to the 27th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah T and Jenny talk you through the Booker Prize longlist. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter twitter.com/bookcastclub by email thebookcastclub@outlook.com or on Instagram www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/Support The Bookcast Club

If you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit our Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for now reward you can do so on our website https://www.thebookcastclub.com/support

A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery - www.thebookcastclub.com/post/a-list-o…ent-bookshops

Books mentioned in this episode:
The Great Believers - Rebecca Makkai
Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell
Home Going - Yaa Gyasi
Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters

Booker Long List - https://thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/news/2020-booker-prize-longlist-announced

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Welcome to the 26th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, the two Sarahs share their favourite books of the year so far. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter twitter.com/bookcastclub by email thebookcastclub@outlook.com or on Instagram www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/Support The Bookcast Club

If you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit our Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books.A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery - www.thebookcastclub.com/post/a-list-o…ent-bookshops

Books mentioned in this episode:
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
See What You Made Me Do - Jess Hill
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
Reservoir 13 - John McGregor
I Am, I Am, I Am - Maggie O'Farrell
The Tidal Zone - Sarah Moss
To War With Whitaker - Hermione Ranfurly
The Five - Hallie Rubenhold
Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel
Dear Ijeawele - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Deepa Anappara
Ducks Newburyport - Lucy Ellman
The Most Fun We've Ever Had - Claire Lombardo
The Yield - Tara June Winch
Educated - Tara Westover
Ask Again, Yes - Mary Beth Keane
The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
Silver Sparrow - Tayari Jones
An American Marriage - Tayari Jones

Links mentioned
Eric Karl Anderson - http://lonesomereader.com/

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Welcome to the 25th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Jenny and Alice share their favourite books of the year so far. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter twitter.com/bookcastclub by email thebookcastclub@outlook.com or on Instagram www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/Support The Bookcast Club

If you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit our Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website - www.thebookcastclub.com/post/a-list-o…ent-bookshops

A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Books mentioned in this episode:
Cow Girl - Kirsty Eyre
The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
Lowborn - Kerry Hudson
Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadine Evaristo
Bird Cottage - Eva Meijer
Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
The Gloaming - Kirsty Logan
The Rental Heart - Kirsty Logan
Folk - Zoe Gilbert
Daisy Jones & the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Comparison Cure - Lucy Sheridan
Three Women - Lisa Taddeo
The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Links mentioned:Gothic Fiction Book Club - https://the-gothic-fiction-book-club.mn.co/share/h8okfmAQi8bV3wiN?utm_source=manual

The Yellow Wallpaper PDF - https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf

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Welcome to the 24th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah T, Sarah K and Jenny dedicate the episode to books by black authors. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter twitter.com/bookcastclub by email thebookcastclub@outlook.com or on Instagram www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/Vote for The Bookcast Club

Voting is still open for the Listeners' Choice Award at the British Bookcast Awards. Vote for the podcast here - www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote voting closes on the 6th July 2020. Remember to finalise your vote using the email they send you.

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If you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit our Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support, including black-owned bookshops on our website - https://www.thebookcastclub.com/post/a-list-of-uk-lgbtq-black-owned-independent-bookshops

Books mentioned in this episode:
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
The Mothers - Brit Bennett
The Source of Self-Regard - Toni Morrison
Red at the Bone - Jacqueline Woodson
The Fish Girl - Mirandi Riwoe
This Lovely City - Louise Hare
Small Island - Andrea Levy
Here Comes the Sun - Nicole Dennis-Benn
The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Washington Black - Esi Edugyan
How to be an Anti-racist - Ibram X. Kendi
From Scratch - Tembi Locke
Beloved - Toni Morrison

Links mentioned:Ibram Kendi TED talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/ibram_x_kendi_the_difference_between_being_not_racist_and_antiracist?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
Literary Friction Reni Eddo-Lodge episode - https://soundcloud.com/literaryfriction/race-2020Toni Morrison's Beloved Book Club - https://www.facebook.com/groups/therereadingclub/
Christine's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storycraftnl/

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Welcome to the 23rd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today, Sarah T and Alice discuss books to read for Pride Month, as well as their recent and current reads. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter twitter.com/bookcastclub by email thebookcastclub@outlook.com or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/

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Voting is still open for the Listeners' Choice Award at the British Bookcast Awards. Vote for the podcast here - https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote voting closes on the 6th July 2020. Remember to finalise your vote using the email they send you.Support The Bookcast ClubIf you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit our Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries.

You can find a list of LGBTQ+ independent bookshops to support below.

Books mentioned in this episode:
Where the Crawdad Sings - Delia Owens
Ask Again, Yes - Mary Beth Keane
The Most Fun We Ever Had - Claire Lombardo
Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng
Three Women - Lisa Taddeo
Bird Song - Sebastian Faulks
Daisy Jones & the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Power - Naomi Alderman
Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
The Hearts Invisible Furies - John Boyne
The Colour Purple - Alice Walker
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - Ocean Vuong
Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadine Evaristo
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan
Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
Julian is a Mermaid - Jessica Love
Wonderland - Juno Dawson
Audre Lorde

Independent LGBTQ+ Bookshops to support:
Gays the Word - https://www.facebook.com/gaystheword/
Category is Books - https://www.categoryisbooks.com/ who are offering a book delivery service. They also run a fantastic pay it forward scheme that you can donate to.
Paned o Ge - https://www.paned-o-ge.wales/shop.html They also allow you to 'pay it forward' and purchase a copy of their current book club read for someone else.
The Portal Bookshop - https://the-portal-bookshop.square.site/
Out on the Page https://www.outonthepage.co.uk/ are a great organisation that offer writing retreats, community and support to LGBTQ+ writers.

More book recommendations:
Penguin Pride https://www.penguin.co.uk/campaigns/pride/

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We have recorded this episode in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement. We have decided to keep episode 22 private for the time being, it may be published in the future, but it felt more important to record this episode for today.Non Fiction mentioned:How to be an Anti-racist - Ibram X KendiJust Mercy - Bryan StevensonI Am Not Your Baby Mother - Candice BrathwaiteWhy I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race - Reni Eddo-LodgeMe & White Supremacy - Layla SaadDon't Touch My Hair - Emma Dabiri'Kill the Black One First' - Michael FullerWho Do You Serve? Who Do You Protect? - Various - free until the 5th of June from Haymarket Books - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/952-who-do-you-serve-who-do-you-protectFiction mentioned:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s entire body of work, but particularly Half of a Yellow Sun and Purple HibiscusAn American Marriage - Tayari JonesWhen I Hit You - Meena KhandesamyAll of Han Kang’s writing, but particularly The VegetarianBernadine Evaristo’s entire back catalogue, which is going to be republished.Everything Toni Morrison has ever written. Creators mentioned:Reading Women Podcast54Lights PodcastThe Artisan Geek - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCamkpihJtPvMuH49D6FejEw who has provided the following resources:Black Literature Compendium - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ffsB6mzGdOlHztJOCyFjFLYcfpP7l6H5UrV45tz42eg/editA list of diverse reviewers, both on Youtube and Instagram: https://theartisangeek.com/diversereviewers/Publishers mentioned:Haymarket Books - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/Hope Road - https://www.hoperoadpublishing.com/Jacaranda - https://www.jacarandabooksartmusic.co.uk/Lantana - https://lantanapublishing.com/Knights Of - http://knightsof.media/Spread the Word 'Writing the Future' Report - https://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/writing-the-future/Other links mentioned:“I Am Disgusted. Booktube Needs to Do Better | BLACK LIVES MATTER” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUq0ZbswSnwIncarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia: https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4517.0~2016~Main%20Features~Aboriginal%20and%20Torres%20Strait%20Islander%20prisoner%20characteristics~5 Blackfulla_bookclub: https://www.instagram.com/blackfulla_bookclub/If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter (@bookcastclub) or by emailing thebookcastclub@outlook.comVote for The Bookcast ClubVoting is currently open for the Listeners' Choice Award in the British Podcast Awards. Vote for The Bookcast Club here - www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote Remember to validate your vote through the email they send you.Support The Bookcast ClubIf you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit my Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonFull show notes can be found on www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 21st episode of The Bookcast Club. Today, Sarah T and Alice discuss their love for re-reading, as well as their recent and current reads. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter (@bookcastclub) or by emailing thebookcastclub@outlook.comVote for The Bookcast ClubVoting is currently open for the Listeners' Choice Award in the British Podcast Awards. Vote for The Bookcast Club here - https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote Remember to validate your vote through the email they send you.Support The Bookcast ClubIf you would like to support The Bookcast Club, please visit my Patreon page to find out more - www.patreon.com/notestothemoon You can also support the podcast by using the following affiliate links to buy your books.Books mentioned in this episode:https://amzn.to/36jVjsL Exciting Times - Naoise Dolanhttps://amzn.to/2XguEZE The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reidhttps://amzn.to/2XmXpns Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reidhttps://amzn.to/3eamjgV An American Marriage - Tayari Joneshttps://amzn.to/2WSFGFj Silver Sparrow – Tayari Joneshttps://amzn.to/2Ztg3wA Adults – Emma Jane Unsworthhttps://amzn.to/3cWwKo5 The Dutch House – Ann Patchetthttps://amzn.to/2zWxE5s Becoming – Michelle Obamahttps://amzn.to/2ASpfAw Brother of the More Famous Jack – Barbara Trapidohttps://amzn.to/2zZPBA2 Den of Thieves – James B. Stewarthttps://amzn.to/3bW6Mja I'll Be Gone in the Dark – Michelle McNamarahttps://amzn.to/3bT6CJE Olive – Emma Gannonhttps://amzn.to/3gdHzEp The Multi-Hyphen Method – Emma Gannonhttps://amzn.to/2ZtgVBm The Time Traveller's Wife – Audrey Niffenegger https://amzn.to/2LMpKhE The Secret History - Donna Tartthttps://amzn.to/3cVoZyH The Goldfinch - Donna Tartthttps://amzn.to/2WUsGiQ Tampa - Alissa Nuttinghttps://amzn.to/36mPkmK A Little Life – Hanya Yanagiharahttps://amzn.to/2zVdqch Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurierhttps://amzn.to/3eanIUJ Suite Francaise - Irène Némirovskyhttps://amzn.to/2WUBWDx The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets - Eva Ricehttps://amzn.to/2ZEepIT The Cazalet Chronicles - Elizabeth Jane HowardFull show notes can be found on www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 20th episode of The Bookcast Club. The two Sarah's take the helm today and discuss the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, as well as their recent and current reads. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter (@bookcastclub) or by emailing thebookcastclub@outlook.com

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Books mentioned in this episode:
The Final Empire (#1 in the original Mistborn trilogy)- Brandon Sanderson
See What You Made Me Do – Jess Hill
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Deepa Anappara
The Most Fun We Ever Had - Claire Lombardo
The Casual Vacancy – J.K. Rowling
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep – Joanna Canon
Three Things About Elsie – Joanna Canon
The Mirror and the Light – Hilary Mantel
Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell
A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes
Dominicana – Angie Cruz
Weather – Jenny Offill
Girl, Woman, Other – Bernadine Evaristo
The Silence of the Girls – Pat Baker
Circe – Madeline Miller
The Song of Achilles – Madeline Miller
Lincoln in the Bardo – George Saunders
Instructions For a Heatwave – Maggie O’Farrell
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox – Maggie O’Farrell
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
Wolf Hall – Hilary Mantel
The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood

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Welcome to the 19th episode of The Bookcast Club. Today I introduce two new members of the Bookcast Club, Sarah T and Sarah K. We hope between us we can now get episodes out to you fortnightly. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes please contact us on Twitter @bookcastclub or by email. You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/bookcastclub or by buying books using our affiliate links.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 18th episode of The Bookcast Club. We're chatting favourite escapist reads and also looking for a new co-host! Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 17th episode of The Bookcast Club. We're back and talking about our favourite reads over the last 6 months. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 16th episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny quiz writer Abigail Mann about her debut novel The Lonely Fajita (working title). The three of us discuss current and recent reads, as well as posing your questions to Abigail about her book and writing process. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 15th episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and share our thoughts on our joint read of Madeleine Miller's Circe. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 14th episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and our thoughts on the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist 2019. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 13th episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and our reading plans for 2019. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 12th episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and our top books of 2018. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.uk You can support The Bookcast Club by signing up as a Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/notestothemoonSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the 11th episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and our recommendations for Halloween and autumnal reads. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes will be made available at www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the tenth episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and our thoughts on the Man Booker longlist. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes available at www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the ninth episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and our experience at the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes available at www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the eighth episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, the Women's Prize for Fiction long list and our plans for the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival. Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.com Show notes available at www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the seventh episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads, and short story collections.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comShow notes available at www.notestothemoon.co.ukSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the sixth episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current and recent reads and their favourite books from 2017.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - Call Me By Your Name, Folk, How to Breathe Underwater, A Possible Life, Fates and Furies, The Monsters of Templeton, Three Things About Elsie, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, The Light Between Oceans, Eric, The Red Tree, The Essex Serpent, The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales, Notes on a Scandal, Idaho, Between the World and Me, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, How Not To Be a Boy, The Cormoran Strike series, Happy.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the fifth episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss current reads and self-help books.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - Sapiens, Eat Me, Christmas Chronicles, Christmas Days, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Just Mercy, Wuthering Heights, Madame Bovary, The Loney, The Little Stranger, The Night Watch, The Paying Guests, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Tiny, Beautiful Things, Big Magic, Better Than Before, This I Know, Icecream for Breakfast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the fourth episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny discuss See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt and book to movie/TV adaptations.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - See What I Have Done, Wuthering Heights, The Princess Bride, The Shining, Matilda, Pride & Prejudice, Song of Ice & Fire series, Suite Francaise, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Light Between Oceans, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Bridget Jones' Diary, Notes on a Scandal, Taming of the Shrew, The Time Traveller's Wife, My Sister's Keeper, The Other Boleyn Girl, Never Let Me Go, Atonement, The Martian, Labour Day, The Fault in Our Stars, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fight Club, The Book Thief, Cormoron Strike series, Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, A Little Life, The Secret History, The Tales of the Ketty Jay series, Half Bad, Sherlock Holmes, Gone Girl, Murder on the Orient Express, Sharp Objects.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the third episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny talk current reads, Harry Potter and our childhood reading habits, we also announce a read along of See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - The End We Start From, Funny Peculiar, Hot Milk, Jane Eyre, Notes on a Scandal, Tampa, Harry Potter, The Babysitters Club, Sweet Valley High, Goosebumps, Enid Blyton and Animal Ark.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the second episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny talk current reads, favourite summer reads and books that changed our lives.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - Idaho, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, Falling Leaves, American Gods, Bird Box, The Secret History, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, A Little Life, The Goldfinch, The Essex Serpent, Birdsong, Just Mercy, Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, The Versions of Us, Wild, Station Eleven, When Breath Becomes Air, The North Water, Suspicions of the Witcher, The Cormoron Strike novels, The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, The Opposite of Loneliness, How to Breath Underwater, No One Belongs Here More than You, Suite Francaise, Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, This I Know: Notes on Unravelling the Heart.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)

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Welcome to the first episode of The Bookcast Club where Alice and Jenny talk current reads and literary prizes.Send any future questions or topics you would like us to cover to @bookcastclub on Twitter or email thebookcastclub@outlook.comBooks mentioned - How to Be a Grown Up, Happy: Finding Joy in Everyday and Letting Go of Perfect, The Roanoke Girls, The Essex Serpent, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, A Whole Life, A Little Life, The Goldfinch, The Sellout, A Brief History of Seven Killings, The Luminaries.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub)