{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/677831a8a1ad7348eb9843c7/67990c5ba234f420da3c7f86?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 2: Our Backlist Picks for 2025","description":"<p>This week we learn more about each other and get into the books on our backlist, including our recommendations for non-fiction and fiction reads. We also take a look at the longlist of the Dublin Literary Award and talk about surprises, omissions and favourites that you might want to add to your own TBR.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recent reads</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nothing-ever-just-disappears-a-new-history-of-queer-culture-through-its-spaces-diarmuid-hester/7271845?ean=9780241528457\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Histories</a> by Diarmuid Hester&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/evenings-and-weekends-oisin-mckenna/7453824?ean=9780008604172\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Evenings and Weekends</a> by Oisin McKenna</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>From the backlist/longlist&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hold-still-a-memoir-with-photographs-sally-mann/7643491?ean=9780241699287\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hold Still: A Memoir</a> by Sally Mann&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-notebook-roland-allen/6331084?aid=331\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper</a> by Roland Allen</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/king-pa-jonathan-eig/1324530?ean=9781471181030\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">King </a>by Jonathan Eig</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/when-the-clock-broke-con-men-conspiracists-and-the-road-to-trump-s-america-john-ganz/7810092?ean=9781405981699\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">When the Clock Broke</a> by John Ganz</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-shadow-of-the-wind-the-cemetery-of-forgotten-books-1-carlos-ruiz-zafon/4714066?ean=9781474609883\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Shadow of the Wind</a> by Carlos Ruiz Safon</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571315079-the-buried-giant/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Buried Giant</a> by Kazuo Ishiguro</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/maud-martha-faber-editions-i-loved-it-and-want-everyone-to-read-this-lost-literary-treasure-bernardine-evaristo-gwendolyn-brooks/6744051?ean=9780571373253\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Maud Martha</a> by Gwendolyn Brooks</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ducks-two-years-in-the-oil-sands-kate-beaton/7014994?ean=9781787330139\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ducks</a> by Kate Beaton</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/boy-parts-eliza-clark/4331159?ean=9781839042980\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Boy Parts</a> by Eliza Clark</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/audition-pip-adam/7534479?ean=9781913512415\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audition</a> by Pip Adam</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com/products/terrace-story-hilary-leichter?variant=41509510873122\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Terrace Story</a> by Hilary Leichter</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/stone-yard-devotional-charlotte-wood/7551618?ean=9781399724340\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stone Yard Devotional</a> by Charlotte Wood&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/whale-fall-elizabeth-o-connor/7540698?ean=9781035024728\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Whale Fall</a> by Elizabeth O’Connor</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wild-houses-colin-barrett/7450206?ean=9780224\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Houses</a> by Colin Barrett</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast for more recommendations in between episodes&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Curious Readers"}