Book Reccos: Between the Pages

This week, Jess and Lauren are talking audiobooks — sharing three recent listens they’ve loved. There’s a Women’s Prize nominee, a hot new release and an oldie-but-goodie.

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
• Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
• The Martian by Andy Weir

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Tune in as Jess and Lauren chat everything from final summer escapades, rug making, red flags and a couple of book reccos too!

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Today Jess and Lauren are joined by Louise O'Neill to discuss her brand new book A Bigger Life. Part memoir, part manifesto, A Bigger Life is a candid, courageous exploration of modern womanhood, sexual freedom, and the myths we’re sold about what makes a life worthwhile. 

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• A Bigger Life by Louise O'Neill
• We go way back by Niamh Connolley
• The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle 
• Strange Girls by Sarvat Hasin
• So Old so Young by Grant Ginder

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It's the next instalment of Shelf Help - where Jess and Lauren recommend books that might help you through specific moments in your life. Today they dive into navigating friendships in your 30s, specifically the shift that can happen when your friends start having children

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne
• Expectation by Anna Hope
• Wahala by Nikki May 
• The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell
• The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
• Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day

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Given that Jess spent her summer doing a bit more backlist reading, it is time for our next Auto Buy Author special for Kristin Hannah, Jess has read half of the books she's written so its her job to convince Lauren which one of hers she should read next

Kristin Hannah Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Firefly Lane
• The Nightingale
• The Great Alone
• The Four Winds
• The Women
• Wild
• Night Road
• Winter Garden
• True Colors
• On Mystic Lake
• Summer Island
• Fly Away
• Home Front

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If like you loved Sorrow and Bliss then you'll have been counting down the days for Meg Mason to publish another book. Sophie, Standing There is out now and Jess and Lauren are digigng into it today - spoiler free of course- to get you excited.

Books Mentioned in this episode:

Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason

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It's time already forJess and Lauren to share their August wrap up which this month includes their thoughts on a recent Buddy Read of Bella Mackie's latest book & a harrowing expose in The Guardian on Christopher Berry-Dee.

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Claws Out by Bella Mackie

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Jess and Lauren have both recently read 700-800 page books so today's epsiode they dive into some of those.

Books Mentioned in this episode:

American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

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Autumn 2026 is set to be a great quarter for new releases, so as always, Jess and Lauren use this episode to share their initial thoughts based on synopsis, book cover and author alone!

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee 
• Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus
• Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang
• Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason 
• We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: 

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Jess and Lauren are BACK from their summer breaks and this episode is bumper packed with everything they got up to, including Jess' Canadian road trip and Lauren's trip to South Wales. Tune in for a full debrief and a couple of book reccos, too!

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: 

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Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos 

Email: [email protected]

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