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#89 Memoir Recommendations (with Belle!)
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
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* 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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Mar 13, 2023
#88 All the Longlists: Stella Prize, Women's Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize with Shawn the Book Maniac
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 links
*Shawn's booktube channel
Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac
Twitter: @shawnmooney
Litsy: @shawnmooney
Sarah appearing on Shawn's channel
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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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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.
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Feb 26, 2023
#87 Books About Grief & Death
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
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* 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
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* 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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Feb 11, 2023
#86 Historical Fiction Recommendations with Russell of Ink and Paper Blog
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!
*Want more Russell?
*Russell's YouTube channel [@inkandpaperblog]
Instagram: @inkandpaperblog
Twitter: @inkpaperblog
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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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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.
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Jan 27, 2023
#85 Most Anticipated New Releases 2023
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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Jan 13, 2023
#84 Favourite Books of 2022
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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Nov 27, 2022
#83 Reading Jenny's Favourite Books - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
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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Nov 12, 2022
#82 Our Winter Reading Plans
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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Oct 27, 2022
#81 Spooky Reads
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*
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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Oct 14, 2022
#80 Who will win Booker 2022? [with Sarah Freshly & KD Books]
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.
*Want more of Kieran?
*Youtube | Instagram [@kdbooks]
*Want more of Freshly?
*Youtube | Instagram [@freshlyreadbooks]
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Sep 30, 2022
#79 Listener Q&A Special
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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* To make a one-off donation, we have a Ko-fi.
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Sep 16, 2022
#78 Book Club: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
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…
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Sep 2, 2022
#77 Fantasy Recommendations 2022
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.
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 *
* 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 Booki…
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Aug 19, 2022
#76 Books We Love With a Strong Sense of Place
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!
*Get in touch
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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…
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Aug 5, 2022
#75 What makes a good 'book club' book? [with Kate from The Book Club Review podcast]
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 podcast
*Book Club Review website
Book Club Review episode #109 [Best Book Club Books of 2021]
Instagram | @bookclubreviewpodcast
Twitter | bookclubrvwpod
*Other things mentioned
*Shawn 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 Charlott…
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Jul 22, 2022
#74 Mid-year Favourites 2022
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 mentioned
*Love Marriage by Monica Ali*
*The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller*
*The 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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Jul 8, 2022
#73 My Life in Books with Sarah Freshly
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 Freshly
*Freshly Read Books on Youtube
One of Sarah's TBR Tackle videos
Instagram | @freshlyreadbooks*
Books mentioned *
* Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
* The Princess Diaries and Avalon High by Meg Cabot
* Animorphs series by K. A. Applegate
* Life of Pi by Yann Martel
* Slaughterhouse-Five, Slapstick, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
* The Circle, The Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
* D&D Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebook)
* Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
*…
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Jun 24, 2022
#72 Book Club: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
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 mentioned
*The 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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Jun 10, 2022
#71 Breaking Romantic Tropes
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 mentioned
*The Lonely Fajita by Abigail Mann
The Sister Surprise by Abigail Mann
The Wedding Crasher by Abigail Mann*
*Idol 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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May 27, 2022
#70 International Booker Shortlist Discussion
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 Christine
*https://www.storycraft.nl/
Instagram | @storycraftnl*
Links to Kieran
*Youtube channel | @KDBooks
Instagram | @kdbooks
Playlist of Kieran's International Booker 2022 reviews*
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*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*
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*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…
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May 6, 2022
#69 Reading Alice's Favourite Books
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 mentioned
*The Secret History by Donna Tartt
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara*
*The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagiha…
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Apr 22, 2022
#68 Non-Fiction Special with Mercy's Bookish Musings
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 mentioned
*The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri*
*Dead 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
Miss…
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Apr 8, 2022
#67 Short Story Recommendations
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 mentioned
*How 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 Nob…
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Mar 25, 2022
#66 The Excitement of Longlists
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 mentioned
*Taste 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 Viole…
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Mar 11, 2022
#65 Book Club: The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas
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!
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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 mentioned
*The 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
Fing…
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Feb 25, 2022
#64 My Life in Books with Shawn the Book Maniac
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!
This episode is fully transcribed. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.
*Shawn's links
*Shawn'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-Harv…
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Feb 11, 2022
#63 2022 Reading Plans & Resolutions
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 mentioned
*Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Kushiel's Chosen 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 M…
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Jan 28, 2022
#62 My Life in Books with Akinyi (Semi-Scribbled Podcast)
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 mentioned
*The 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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Jan 15, 2022
#61 2021 Favourites and Reflections
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 mentioned
*Women's Prize episode
*Books mentioned
*How 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
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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Nov 26, 2021
#60 What to Buy the Book Lover in Your Life
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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Nov 12, 2021
#59 Reviewing the Booker Shortlist with KD Books
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!
This episode is fully transcribed. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.
*Kieran's links
*Youtube channel [KDBooks]
Playlist of Kieran's reviews of the longlist*
*Instagram: @kdbooks
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Oct 29, 2021
#58 Fantasy for Beginners
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!
This episode is fully transcribed. The episode transcript should be accessible from within your podcasting app or directly from Buzzsprout.
*Want more Chris? Who wouldn't!
*Youtube channel [Chris Bookish Cauldron]*
*Instagram: @bookishcauldron
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Oct 15, 2021
#57 Horror Special with Jordaline Reads
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
We lo…
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Oct 1, 2021
#56 Reading Sarah T's Favourite Books
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
We love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now leave us a voice message. Please note that we may read your messages out or play voice mess…
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Sep 10, 2021
#55 Upcoming Book to Movie Adaptations
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
We love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get i…
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Aug 27, 2021
#54 Book Club: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
We love hearing from our listeners. If you h…
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Aug 13, 2021
#53 Is It Worth Reading Classics?
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes. You can also buy your books through the Bookshop.org links below, where we earn a small commission.
*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
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Jul 30, 2021
#52 Our Mid-Year Favourite Books: Part 2
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes. You can also buy your books through the Bookshop.org links below, where we earn a small commission.
*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
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Jul 16, 2021
#51 Women's Prize for Fiction 2021
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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. 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. You can also buy your books through the Bookshop.org links below, where we earn a small commission.
*Newsletter
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*Get in touch*
We love…
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Jul 2, 2021
#50 Our Mid-Year Favourite Books: Part 1
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
You can support the podcast on Patreon. 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.
*Get in touch*
We love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas for future episodes or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now leave us a voice message. Please note that we may read your messages out or play voice messages on the podcast.
*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 F…
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Jun 18, 2021
#49 Reading More Asian Authors
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
You can support the podcast on Patreon. 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.
*Get in touch*
We love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas for future episodes or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now l…
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Jun 4, 2021
#48 New Book Releases - July to December 2021
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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.
*Get in touch*
We love hearing from our listeners. If you have any questions, ideas for future episodes or book recommendations then we would love to hear from you. You can get in touch on both Instagram or Twitter, by email or you can now leave us a voice message. Please note that we may read…
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May 21, 2021
#47 Escapist reads to ease our way out of lockdown
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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May 7, 2021
#46 My Life in Books - Chris Bookish Cauldron
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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.
*Books mentioned:
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* The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
* A Little Life by Hanya Yanagi…
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Apr 23, 2021
#45 Reading Sarah K's favourite books
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 mention…
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Apr 9, 2021
#44 Recent favourite author discoveries
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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.
*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
R…
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Mar 26, 2021
#43 Book Club: The Yield by Tara June Winch
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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Mar 12, 2021
#42 My Life in Books - Kieran from KDBooks
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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…
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Feb 26, 2021
#41 Is there a crime for everyone?
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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*
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Feb 12, 2021
#40 New releases in 2021 Jan - Jun
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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 h…
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Jan 29, 2021
#39 Favourites of 2020: Part 2
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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…
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Jan 15, 2021
#38 My Life in Books - Abigail Mann, author of The Lonely Fajita
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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 s…
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Jan 1, 2021
#37 Favourites of 2020: Part 1
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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 e…
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Dec 18, 2020
#36 Storygraph recommendations
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?
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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 indepe…
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Dec 4, 2020
#35 Winter Reads
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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Nov 20, 2020
#34 Booker Prize 2020
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?
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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…
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Nov 6, 2020
#33 My Life in Books - Anna from Books on the Go Podcast
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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. T…
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Oct 23, 2020
#32 Book Club: Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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…
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Oct 9, 2020
#31 Gothic Fiction for Halloween
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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Sep 25, 2020
#30 My Life in Books - Christine from Storycraft
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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.…
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Sep 13, 2020
#29 Historical fiction recommendations
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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 Islan…
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Aug 28, 2020
#28 Where do we get our book recommendations?
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.
*Support The Bookcast Club*
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:
*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
Blue…
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Aug 14, 2020
#27 We run through the Booker Prize long list
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 w…
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Jul 31, 2020
#26 Our favourite reads of the year so far / Part 2
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
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Jul 17, 2020
#25 Our favourite reads of the year so far / Part 1
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 -…
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Jul 3, 2020
#24 Black Writers Matter!
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.
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 inde…
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Jun 19, 2020
#23 - Books to read for Pride Month
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/
Vote for The Bookcast Club
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…
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Jun 5, 2020
The Bookcast Club #22.5 - Anti-racism resources and books to read
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’…
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May 23, 2020
The Bookcast Club #21 how do you feel about re-reading?
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…
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Apr 29, 2020
The Bookcast Club #20 Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 discussion
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 –…
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Apr 15, 2020
The Bookcast Club #19 welcome to our new co-hosts
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
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Mar 31, 2020
The Bookcast Club #18 our favourite escapist reads
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
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Jan 24, 2020
The Bookcast Club #17 - Our favourite books over the last 6 months
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
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Jul 10, 2019
The Bookcast Club #16 - Q&A with writer Abigail Mann
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
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May 16, 2019
The Bookcast Club #15 - Women's Prize for Fiction Circe discussion
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
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Apr 11, 2019
The Bookcast Club #14 - Women's Prize for Fiction longlist and read along announcement
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
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Feb 12, 2019
The Bookcast Club #13 - reading plans for 2019
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
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Nov 17, 2018
The Bookcast Club #12 - recent & current reads and our favourite books of 2018
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
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Oct 9, 2018
The Bookcast Club #11 - reads for Autumn and Halloween
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
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Aug 27, 2018
The Bookcast Club #10 - current/recent reads and the Man Booker longlist
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
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Jun 12, 2018
The Bookcast Club #9 - thoughts on chick lit, bullshit diets and the Hay-on-Wye Festival 2018
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
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Apr 17, 2018
The Bookcast Club #8 - the Women's Prize for Fiction and Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival
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
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Feb 19, 2018
The Bookcast Club #7 - current reads and short story collections
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
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Jan 22, 2018
The Bookcast Club #6 - our best books of 2017
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
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Nov 27, 2017
The Bookcast Club #5 - current reads and self-help book discussion
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
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Sep 11, 2017
The Bookcast Club #4 - See What I Have Done book chat and book to movie adaptations
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 Orien…
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Jul 24, 2017
The Bookcast Club #3 - current read, Harry Potter, childhood reads and readalong announcement
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
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May 29, 2017
The Bookcast Club #2 - current reads, summer reads & life changing books
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
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Apr 23, 2017
The Bookcast Club #1 - current reads & literary prizes
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
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