Join us as we chat about the start of the year and reminisce about the 2000s (or as much as we remember of them). We discuss events and books of the year 2000 and onwards, and briefly jump back to 2020 to talk about banana bread.

Also join us to do some quizzes to figure out how much you know or remember about the 2000s (they’re linked below)

Books Mentioned:

• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• The Colour Of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
• The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
• Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
• A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
• Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
• Angels And Demons by Dan Brown
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
• The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
• The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
• The It Girl by Ruth Ware

References

• Our Scientist Who Reads episode with Dr Alice Hesse 
• Jen’s cousin’s baking instagram 
• The super hard 2000 quiz 
• Identify novels based on their covers quiz 
• What soup are you based on your 2000s tv show preferences 

Join us for our February birthday month book club book Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

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