Book Reccos: Between the Pages

This week, Jess and Lauren are chatting about Pandora Sykes' new book, What Writers Read. A beautiful collection of mini essays from 35 writers about their favourite books, including Dolly Alderton, Marian Keyes, Monica Ali, Elif Shafak, Paris Lees, Caleb Azumah Nelson.

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Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:

• What Writers Read by Pandora Sykes
• Brick Lane by Monica Ali
• Heartburn by Nora Ephron
• Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
• NW by Zadie Smith
• Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
• Gone by Michael Grant
• A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:

Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com

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In this first episode, Jess and Lauren discuss their no spoiler thoughts on Beth O'Leary's new book The Road Trip. Whether you're an avid fan of O'Leary's books, or new to her work, tune in to hear what we thought chatting everything from the storyline to the actors we think would play the characters on screen, and how we think it fares against her previous books.

Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Road Trip, The Switch and The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, Out of Love by Hazel Hayes, It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle, Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Extract of The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary Audiobook Narrated by Eleanor Tomlinson and Josh Dylan, (P) 2021 Quercus Editions Limited.

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.

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Put your detective hats on, because in this episode Jess and Lauren share some of their recent crime reads. This episode is brought to you by WILD - the refillable, natural deodorant brand, totally free from aluminium and parabens whilst also being 100% cruelty-free & vegan. You can get an exclusive 20% off your first Wild deodorant purchase on their website - WEAREWILD.COM and use the code “WILDBOOK” at checkout.

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Risk of Harm by Lucie Whitehouse, The Appeal by Janice Hallett, We are Villains by M.L.Rio and Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, A Season in the Snow by Isla Gordon (spoiler alert, this one is NOT a crime read).

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.

Get in Touch:

Instagram: @bookreccos

Email: [email protected]

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This week Jess and Lauren are joined by Dr Amir Khan, best known as the resident GP on Lorraine and Good Morning Britain, talking about his debut novel How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage, spoiler free of course!

Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage by Dr. Amir Kahn
• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Baby Does a Runner by Anita Rani

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:

Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com

Get in Touch:

Instagram: @bookreccos

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bookreccos.com

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren take their general reading update chat from Whatsapp on to the Podcast. Tune in for a world of 'currently', what they're each currently, reading, listening to, watching and the book mail they've received!

Books Mentioned in this Episode: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz, Magpie by Elizabeth Day, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria, Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher, Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, Taste by Stanley Tucci and A Winter in Wonderland by Isla Gordon.

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.

Get in Touch:

Instagram: @bookreccos

Email: [email protected]

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