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  • 297. Favourite books from holiday

    33:03
    I interview LAURA KAY about her latest book called MAKING ITLaura RECOMMENDS 3 books: Experienced by Kate YoungUnsuitable - A history of lesbian fiction by Eleanor MedhurstThe Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison BechdelAnd I review some of the HIGHS and LOWS of my holiday reading:The Guncle by Steven RowleyThe Home Child Liz BerryRubber Necker by Belinda BauerThe Family Experiment by John MarrsMurder in Menorca by Cat PrestonEruption by Michael Crichton & James Patterson

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  • 296. Pirates, Passion & Positivity

    42:37
    I interview Francesca de Tores about her book called Saltblood plus I review:Where The Heart Should Be by Sarah CrossanThe Husbands by Holly GramazioThe Love Of My Afterlife by Kirsty GreenwoodBody Language by A K TurnerBe A Birder by Hamza YassinThe Revenge Club by Kathy LetteThe three books that Francesca de Tores recommends are:Days Without End by Sebastian Barry He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Reapers Are The Angels by Alden BellLinks: https://linktr.ee/quickbookreviews
  • 295. Loves, Libraries & Murders

    41:31
    I interview Laura Wood about her new book “Under Your Spell” Plus I review:Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten MillerClose to Death by Anthony Horowitz (Audiobook)And Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (audiobook)Laura Wood recommends: Date with Destiny by Lucy VineLove Story By Lindsey KelkThe Map That Led To You by Ella McLeod
  • What's it like to work in a bookshop?

    31:22
    We talk all about Independent Bookshop Week - what, why & where.I talk to bookshop manager Ruth Brookes from Booka bookshop all about what makes Independent Bookshop Week so special.https://www.bookabookshop.co.ukhttps://www.booksaremybag.com/IndependentBookshopWeek/About#IndieBookshopWeekThe three books Ruth recommends are:Twelve Moons - A Year Under A Shared Sky by Caro GilesOn The Red Hill by Mike ParkerVulcana by Rebecca F John
  • 294. Legal Dramas & Fave books.

    30:29
    I interview L.J. Shepherd about her book The Trials of Lila Dalton I also review Sandwich by Catherine NewmanThe Troop by Nick CutterPiglet by Lottie HazellL J Shepherd recommends:The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth ManciniUnlawful Killings by Wendy Joseph KCThe Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland. Do join our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/
  • 293. The Wild Swimmers with William Shaw

    40:29
    William Shaw about his latest book: The Wild SwimmersPlus I review My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor, The Last Resort by Heidi Perks and The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard. The three books Williams recommends are:Body Language by A K TurnerThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink Dissolution by C J Sansom Join our Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/
  • 292.2. Imran Mahmood Interview & book reviews

    38:15
    I interview Imran Mahmood about his latest book called 'Finding Sophie'Plus I review ‘Dead Head’ by C J Skuse and ‘Greenwild - The World Behind The Door’ by Pari ThomsonImran mentions the latest Janice Hallet “The Examiner” out later this year.Plus his 3 book recommendations are:The Mars House by Natasha Pulley (out now)Hunted by Abir Mukherjee (out now)All The Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (out on 16th July in UK)