The Weekend Booktopian - 2nd July 2021

Welcome to The Weekend Booktopian, our weekly podcast to kick off your weekend! Our team will give you the low down on all things book news related, and turn you on to the books that we are reading right now!

For our fiftieth episode Olivia hosts Sarah, Shanu and Cassandra as they discuss the latest round of book prize announcements, the dates of the upcoming Booker Prize and the announcement of the Good Omens adaptation. We then give you our latest round of book recommendations, before another edition of Book Fight!

Books Mentioned in this podcast:

Nina Schick - Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse: https://bit.ly/2SCtsRY

Clem Bastow - Late Bloomer: https://bit.ly/3w8zFD8

Kay Kerr - Please Don't Hug Me: https://bit.ly/3cDdg7B

Dorothy L Sayers - Strong Poison: https://bit.ly/3AfTCuW

Kerri Maniscalco - Kingdom of the Wicked: https://bit.ly/3x98v07

Mehreen Faruqi - Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud: https://bit.ly/2SEUrMV

Brigid Kemmerer - Defy the Night: https://bit.ly/3hmCLhd

Mike Rothschild - The Storm Is Upon Us: https://bit.ly/3AfUcsC

Liane Moriarty - Apples Never Fall: https://bit.ly/3iYDkOA

Remy Lai - Pawcasso: https://bit.ly/3hl5oLT

Bri Lee - Who Gets To Be Smart: https://bit.ly/3y49Feh

Christian O'Connell - No One Listens to Your Dad's Show: https://bit.ly/3AizJDh

Amani Haydar - The Mother Wound: https://bit.ly/2SH5sgI

Sarah Winman - Still Life: https://bit.ly/30zOdOH

Tia Williams - Seven Days In June: https://bit.ly/2SCuDAS

Charlotte McConaghy - Once There Were Wolves: https://bit.ly/2Rgf4xF

Host: Olivia Fricot

Guests: Sarah McDuling, Shanu Prasad & Cassandra Sharp

Producer: Nick Wasiliev