Chatting Books: Recent Episodes
Mia Dakin
on this episode of our show we talk about unlikeable female characters and it is ground breaking and has never been done before. also, FINALLY, amy gets to talk about twilight x
here's all the books we mention in detail:
romantic outlaws the extraordinary lives of mary wollstonecraft and mary shelley by charlotte gordon
the uncommon reader by alan bennett
emma by jane austen
my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh
boy parts by eliza clark
twilight by stephenie meyer
this is not who i am our authenticity obsession by emily bootle
neon roses by rachel dawson
with a touch of sparkle,
mia and amy x
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hiya pals ! please pretend you didn't notice how long we were gone for and instead admire this BIG reading round up. truly a treat for your ears and your want to read list. featuring an interruption from amy's lovely friend and housemate, isabel. we're surprised it took this long to be interrupted.
here's every book we (and isabel!) talk about:
my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier
amazing grace adams by fran littlewood
these precious days: essays by ann patchett
small fires: an epic in the kitchen by rebecca may johnson
(amy's housemate isabel is currently reading the secret history by donna tartt and all the blood we share by camilla bruce)
the things we lost by jyoti patel
king kong theory by virginie despentes
foster by claire keegan
kitchen by banana yashimoto
orlando by virginia woolf
fire rush by jacqueline crooks
walking distance by lizzy stewart
mcglue by ottessa moshfegh
the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey
a horse at night: on writing by amina cain
transistional by munroe bergdorf
i love you but ive chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins
send nudes by saba sams
infinite country by patricia engel
empireland by sathnam sanghera
flâneuse by lauren elkin
this is not who i am: our authenticity obsession by emily bootle
the death of francis bacon by max porter
sundamage by sabine durant
my phantoms by gwendoline riley
windmill hill by lucy atkins
berlin by bea setton
love and kisses,
mia and amy
p.s. please get in touch and follow us on instagram @chattingbooks x
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today we talk about one book and ONE BOOK ONLY in this our first minisode-- foster by claire keegan. you should read it too and let us know what you think!
yours sincerely,
amy & mia
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new year, new books, new goals, same gorls !!
welcome to season two of chatting books, where we chat about some of our reading goals for the year <3
here are the books we chat about:
a horse at night on writing by amina cain
the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey
the goldfinch by donna tartt
sun damage by sabine durrant
the wolf hall trilogy by hilary mantel
the late americans by brandon taylor
yellowface by r.f. kuang
transitional by munroe bergdorf
i love you but ive chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins
send nudes by saba sams
lots of love and thinking of you always,
mia and amy x
p.s. please follow us on instagram @chattingbooks xxxxx
would you believe it it's the end of the year. 2022 was a really good for our reading and we're going to talk about our fave books in this ep. it's a little bit of a party because we eat a load of sweets throughout the recording and do NOT stick to our top five picks-- hope it doesn't bother you xx
what was your favourite book of the year? let us know over on instagram @chattingbooks !
and, as ever, here's all the books we talk about:
kick the latch by kathryn scanlan
my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier
push by sapphire
priestdaddy by patricia lockwood
the idiot and either/or by elif batuman
cold enough for snow by jessica au
motherhood by sheila heti
pond and checkout 19 by claire-louise bennett
sorrow and bliss by meg mason
permafrost by eva balthasar
beautiful world were are you by sally rooney
childhood, youth, dependency (the copenhagan trilogy) by tove ditlevsen
a little life by hanya yanagihara
indelicacy by amina cain
isaac and the egg by bobby palmer
wolf hall and bring up the bodies by hilary mantel
the secret history by donna tartt
betty by tiffany mcdaniel
conversations on love by natasha lunn
lapvona by ottessa moshfegh
the island of missing trees by elif shafak
american psycho by bret easton ellis
detransition, baby by torrey peters
maps of our spectacular bodies by maddie mortimer
essays in love by alain de botton
kitchen by banana yashimoto
these precious days by ann patchett
the wall by maelen haushofer
i am, i am, i am by maggie o'farrell
our wives under the sea by julia armfield
lots of love and new year wishes,
amy & mia xxxxxxxxxx
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worst books of the year !! let's slag some books off !!! we're all haters at heart !!
here are all the books we talk about, good and bad:
the book of goose by yiyun li
brutes by dizz tate
my cousin rachel by daphne de maurier
carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid
tonight i'm someone else by chelsea hodson
reminders of him and it ends with us by colleen hoover
i fear my pain interests you by stephanie la cava
insatiable and careering by daisy buchanan
how to kill your family by bella mackie
careless by kirsty capes
the last bad man by miranda july
a court of wings and ruin by sarah j. maas
piranesi by susanna clarke
malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid
freshwater by akwaeke emezi
28 summers by elin hildebrand
somebody loves you by mona arshi
the new me by halle butler
pop song by larissa pham
essays in love by alain de botton
kitchen by banana yashimoto
a christmas carol by charles dickens
thanking you all for your time ! see you soon ! follow us on instagram @chattingbooks x
Gratefully,
Amy and Mia x
another round up of the goodie (and not so goodie) books we read between october and november !!
here are the books mentioned this ep:
sounds like fun by brian moriarty
bluets by maggie nelson
three rooms by jo hamya
conversations on love by natasha lunn
tonight i'm someone else: essays by chelsea hodson
little scratch by rebecca watson
exciting times by naoise dolan
notes to self by emilie pine
checkout 19 by claire-louise bennett
pond by claire-louise bennett
the push by ashley audrain
the argonauts by maggie nelson
either/or by elif batuman
orlando by virginia woolf
cold enough for snow by jessica au
isaac and the egg by bobby palmer
living rooms by sam johnson-schlee
what are you reading right now!! let us know on instagram @chattingbooks xxx
All Best,
Amy & Mia
hello friends! on this episode of chatting books we actually chat publishing-- specifically getting into it and the horrors of applying for a publishing job that you'll likely never hear about again. hopefully we shed some light for those who want it. it's hard out here!!
books mentioned in this ep:
small things like these by claire keegan
america is not the heart by elaine castillo
isaac and the egg by bobby palmer
the book of goose by yiyun li
back to book chat next week! see you then!
all best,
mia and amy
p.s. please follow us on socials! mainly @chattingbooks on insta. feel free to send us any questions about publishing as well x
we chat classic books this ep! what are classics? who are classics? why are classics? when are classics? and most importantly what are our faves???
books mentioned:
the argonauts by maggie nelson
either/or by elif batuman
conversation on love by natasha lunn
the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey
pride and prejudice by jane austen
great expectations by charles dickens
the importance of being earnest and the portrait of dorian gray by oscar wilde
we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson
1984 and animal farm by george orwell
clockwork orange by anthony burgess
the secret history by donna tartt (again lol)
homegoing by yaa gyasi
white teeth and swing time by zadie smith
hamnet by maggie o'farrell
orlando by virginia woolf
the bell jar by sylvia plath
wolf hall by hilary mantel
the satanic verses and midnight's children by salman rushdie
girl, woman, other by bernadine evaristo
america is not the heart by elaine castillo
rebecca by daphne du maurier x
hope you enjoy!! please rate review and subscribe and follow us on insta @chattingbooks !
Very best,
Amy & Mia
We really chat books in today's episode-- we're talking about what we read over the last month and we're reaaaally talking about them. Mia speaks loudly in this one.
Here are the books we speak about:
Motherhood by Sheila Heti
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Three Rooms by Jo Hamya
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Milkfed by Melissa Broder
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
I Fear My Pain Interests You by Stephanie La Cava
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh
Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Tonight I'm Someone Else : Essays by Chelsea Hodson
Very best,
Amy & Mia
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Charity shop haul!!! In this episode Amy mispronounces a lot of words and we talk about these books:
After Sappho by Selby Wyn Schwartz
The Secret History by Donna Tartt (again lol)
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Ariel by Sylvia Plath
A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
Out of the Wreckage by George Monbiot
Thanks so much for listening! We'd love if you would subscribe, like, share and recommend our podcast and socials! We're @chattingbooks on insta and @chatting_books on twitter :-)
Yours sincerely,
Amy & Mia xxx
This time we talk about how it's been a year since we started our master's degrees in publishing and where we currently are at with jobs in the industry. Also, Amy celebrates the summer being over and Mia mourns it by talking about autumn books.
Books mentioned (at length) in this episode:
- China Room by Sunjeev Sahota
- It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
- My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Thanks so much for listening!! Please rate/follow subscribe and give us a follow on insta @chattingbooks and on twitter @chatting_books
Very best,
Amy and Mia x
Here's everything we read from the end of July to August-- it is a BUMPER episode. We really chat books in it.
Books mentioned this episode:
- If you think I'm going to type them all up you're bananas
- If you still really care find us on goodreads
Apologies for the laptop fan and crackles in the background! The third member of our podcast <3
Follow us on socials @chattingbooks and chat soon!
Amy & Mia x
In this episode we talk about where we like to read and essentially it all comes down to being perceived as a mysterious woman who reads in public.
Some of the books mentioned this time:
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
- Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
- Smut by Alan Bennett
- Bill Nighy was reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath on the tube. Meow x
- A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
- The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
- The Girls by Emma Cline
- Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
- The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
- Exposure by Olivia Sudjic
Love,
Amy and Mia x
In this ep, we talk about our desert island books as a nice little intro into our reading taste. But Mia's a liar, so don't believe a word she says. Her third book is actually My Salinger Year.
In this ep we talk about a load of books. They include:
- Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal
- Smut by Alan Bennett
- Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
- When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
- Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
- The Idiot by Elif Batuman
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
- Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Give us a follow on our socials @chattingbooks & tell us your faves!
This is Chatting Books, a podcast where-- you guessed it-- we chat about books. We'll be covering a whole bunch of stuff including our fave titles and authors, talking shit about bad book covers and about getting into publishing. There's no required reading, a lot of digressing and we would love book and topic recs!
Please forgive the third member of our podcast, Amy's laptop, for breathing so hard in this prologue. It won't be a regular thing, promise x
Lots of love,
Amy & Mia x