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In this season finale e I am joined by Rebecca Taylor McKay to talk about her brilliant debut thriller, The Honeymoon Suite which is out now (link below) and absolute must read. As always we also chat about the five books that have shaped Rebecca’s life (and a few others as well)

Rebecca’s Book Choices:

• The Whale's Song by Dylan Sheldon
• The Class Trip by Bebe Fass Rice - unavailable on bookshop.org
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• The Stand by Stephen King
• Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin

Books by Rebecca

• The Honeymoon Suite

If you loved listening to this episode, please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review Best Book Forward on your favourite podcast app, and don’t forget to tell your book-loving friends. It really helps new listeners discover our cozy reading community and helps us grow

I’ll be back in the autumn with some brand new episodes and I really hope you’ll join me for them but in the meantime do go find me on Instagram to keep up with book chat all summer.

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Welcome to this Tuesday Teaser episode of Best Book Forward! Today, I am giving you an exclusive sneak peek into my conversation with Rebecca Taylor McKay ahead of the main episode dropping this Thursday.

The Honeymoon Suite is out now (grab your copy here: The Honeymoon Suite)

It is such a brilliant read, you do not want to miss this book (or episode). Make sure you hang around to the end of the episode to hear Rebecca read a little extract for you.

The main episode drops this Thursday so think of this as a little added bonus. If you are already subscribed to Best Book Forward, your podcast app will send you a little notification the moment the main episode lands. In the meantime, come and say hello to us both over on Instagram by hitting the links below!

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• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Follow Rebecca Taylor McKay on Instagram: @rebeccataylormckay

In this week’s episode I am joined by Catherine to talk about her brilliant debut novel, Feast which is out now (link below) and absolute must read. As always we also chat about the five books that have shaped Catherine’s life (and a few others as well)

Catherine’s Book Choices:

• Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
• The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson
• Cheri by Collette
• Persuasion by Jane Austen
• Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

Books by Catherine Kurtz

• Feast

Other books mentioned

• Perfume by Patrick Suskind

If you loved listening to this episode, please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review Best Book Forward on your favourite podcast app, and don’t forget to tell your book-loving friends. It really helps new listeners discover our cozy reading community and helps us grow

See you next Tuesday for our next teaser episode which will be followed with the main episode on Thursday.

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📲 Connect with Us:

• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Discover more book recommendations on our Website: https://bestbookforward.org

Welcome to this Tuesday Teaser episode of Best Book Forward! Today, I am giving you an exclusive sneak peek into my conversation with Catherine Kurtz ahead of the main episode dropping this Thursday.

Feast is out now (grab your copy here: Feast by Catherine Kurtz)

It is such a brilliant read, you do not want to miss this book (or episode). Make sure you hang around to the end of the episode to hear Catherine read a little extract for you.

The main episode drops this Thursday so think of this as a little added bonus. If you are already subscribed to Best Book Forward, your podcast app will send you a little notification the moment the main episode lands. In the meantime, come and say hello to us both over on Instagram by hitting the links below!

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• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Follow Catherine Kurtz on Instagram: @catherinekurtzart

In this week’s episode I am joined by Matson Taylor to talk about his brilliant new novel, Roman Mornings which is out now (link below) and absolute must read. As always we also chat about the five books that have shaped Matson’s life (and a few others as well)

Matson’s Book Choices:

• The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend
• Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
• The Diary of A Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield
• A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
• Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

Books by Matson Taylor

• Roman Mornings
• The Miseducation of Evie Epwoth
• All About Evie

Other books mentioned

• All In by Billie Jean King
• Heartburn by Nora Ephron
• Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield
• Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

If you loved listening to this episode, please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review Best Book Forward on your favourite podcast app, and don’t forget to tell your book-loving friends. It really helps new listeners discover our cozy reading community and helps us grow

See you next Tuesday for our next teaser episode which will be followed with the main episode on Thursday.

🎧 Listen & Subscribe Now: : Best Book Forward Podcast

📲 Connect with Us:

• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Discover more book recommendations on our Website: https://bestbookforward.org

Welcome to this Tuesday Teaser episode of Best Book Forward! Today, I am giving you an exclusive sneak peek into my conversation with Matson Taylor ahead of the main episode dropping this Thursday.

Roman Mornings is out now (grab your copy here: Roman Mornings by Matson Taylor) It is such a brilliant read, you do not want to miss this book (or episode). Make sure you hang around to the end of the episode to hear Matson read a little extract for you.

The main episode drops this Thursday so think of this as a little added bonus. If you are already subscribed to Best Book Forward, your podcast app will send you a little notification the moment the main episode lands. In the meantime, come and say hello to us both over on Instagram by hitting the links below!

🎧 Listen & Subscribe https://best-book-forward.captivate.fm/listen

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• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Follow Matson Taylor on Instagram: @matson_taylor_

In this week’s episode I am joined by Bobby Palmer to talk about his brilliant new novel, Main Characters which is out today (link below). I’ve read almost 50 books so far this year and Main Characters is one of my favourites. It is so clever and fresh and just a brilliant read. Do make sure you grab a copy.

In this episode you will find a lot of books, I feel your TBRs might be about to grow because Bobby has plenty of recommendations.

Bobby’s Book Choices:

• Beyond the Deepwoods by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
• Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
• Less by Andrew Sean Greer
• The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

Books by Bobby Palmer

• Main Characters
• Small Hours
• Isaac and the Egg

Other books mentioned

• Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf
• Call Me By Your Name by Andre Acimen
• The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
• One Day by David Nicholls
• Normal People by Sally Rooney
• Say Her Name by Francisco Goldman
• Life of Pi by Yann Martel
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
• The Overstory by Richard Powers
• The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

If you loved listening to this episode, please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review Best Book Forward on your favourite podcast app, and don’t forget to tell your book-loving friends. It really helps new listeners discover our cozy reading community and helps us grow

See you next Tuesday for our next teaser episode which will be followed with the main episode on Thursday.

🎧 Listen & Subscribe Now: : Best Book Forward Podcast

📲 Connect with Us:

• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Discover more book recommendations on our Website: https://bestbookforward.org

Welcome to this very special preview episode of Best Book Forward! Today, I am giving you an exclusive sneak peek into my conversation with Bobby Palmer ahead of the main episode dropping this Thursday.

Main Characters is out this Thursday, you do not want to miss this book (or episode). Make sure you hang around to the end of the episode to hear Bobby read a little extract for you.

In this quick preview, I am sharing a little glimpse of what is to come later this week. We chat about Bobby’s inspirations and why he decided to write a book with 82 different points of view - I’m glad he did because it makes for a fabulous read

The main episode drops this Thursday so think of this as a little added bonus. If you are already subscribed to Best Book Forward, your podcast app will send you a little notification the moment the main episode lands. In the meantime, come and say hello to us both over on Instagram by hitting the links below!

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• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Follow Bobby Palmer on Instagram: @thebobpalmer

In this week’s episode I am joined by Karen Swan to talk about her brilliant new novel, Three Summers which is out today in paperback (link below). This episode was a pure joy to record, we actually spoke for nearly two hours as we got chatting before we hit record and I think we could have easily nattered for another hour too.

In this episode, Karen talks about finding the perfect setting for Three Summers, I think we need a Best Book Forward retreat there, how she balances writing emotionally tense scenes and of course the five books that shaped Karen’s life which were.

Karen’s Book Choices:

• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
• The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
• Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Books by Karen Swan

• Three Summers

If you loved listening to this episode, please take a moment to subscribe, rate, and review Best Book Forward on your favourite podcast app, and don’t forget to tell your book-loving friends. It really helps new listeners discover our cozy reading community and helps us grow

See you next Tuesday for our next teaser episode which will be followed with the main episode on Thursday.

🎧 Listen & Subscribe Now: : Best Book Forward Podcast

📲 Connect with Us:

• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Discover more book recommendations on our Website: https://bestbookforward.org

Welcome to this very special preview episode of Best Book Forward! Today, I am giving you an exclusive sneak peek into my conversation with the brilliant bestselling author, Karen Swan, ahead of her main episode dropping this Thursday.

Three Summers is out this Thursday in paperback and I had the best time chatting to you Karen about it. Make sure you hang around to the end of the episode to hear Karen read a little extract for you.

In this quick preview, I am sharing a little glimpse of what is to come later this week. We chat about Karen's inspiration and her quest to find the perfect location, you'll hear snippets of Karen talking about the moment she found the perfect spot. I think we need a Best Book Forward reading retreat in Puglia!

The main episode drops this Thursday so think of this as a little added bonus. If you are already subscribed to Best Book Forward, your podcast app will send you a little notification the moment the main episode lands. In the meantime, come and say hello to us both over on Instagram by hitting the links below!

🎧 Listen & Subscribe https://best-book-forward.captivate.fm/listen

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• Follow Helen on Instagram: @bestbookforward
• Follow Karen Swan on Instagram: @KarenSwanAuthor