{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ebfc61aa-4f99-5083-a271-b0e653a90b3a/6a3d1571d760508ebaf7ad2d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 69: What We Read In June","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611638fc8b4903391e16f833/1782387995582-acaeb9bd-464a-4f45-a3eb-6b7915582372.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Welcome to Episode 69 (ooh-la-la). We're back from our big South American trip and we have read a very mixed bag of books this month, including more modern books than we normally cover (mostly so we could abandon them in various hostels).</p><p><br></p><p>Books discussed include:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>- Lady L. (Romain Gary, 1958)</p><p>- Excalibur (Peter Gibbons, 2024)</p><p>- Coda (Stephen Seidenberg, 2025)</p><p>- The Girl In The Castle (James Patterson &amp; Emily Raymond, 2022)</p><p>- 22 Seconds (James Patterson &amp; Maxine Paetro, 2022)</p><p>- The Istanbul Puzzle (Laurence O'Bryan, 2012)</p><p>- Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse, 1927)</p><p>- The Journal of Madame Giovanni (Alexandre Dumas, 1856 )</p><p>- The Wings Of A Dove (Christopher Taylor, 1963).&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/1328943046967008157/2149626346524287247#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/booksboys</a>&nbsp;for early access to our catalogue of shows, including the latest series of Playboys Extra and Darkplace Dreamers, plus Comedy Comrades and more. Or give us a one-off donation!</p><p><a href=\"Booksboys.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Booksboys.com</a> for links to our socials, places to listen, merchandise, music and more. Listen to TheDean!'s latest album&nbsp;A Dozen Barely Salvageable on Spotify and buy his book The Life Of A Fellow Called Chester on Amazon.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"TheDean! & Alex Brown"}