Book Reccos: Between the Pages

This week, Jess and Lauren are going back in time to chat about the books that defined their teenage years and the books they wish they'd read as teens!

Books Mentioned in this Episode: 

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny, Watermelon and Grown Ups by Marian Keyes, The Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, Dustlands series by Moira Young, Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Gone series by Michael Grant, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, Stronger by Poorna Bell and An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon.  

And if you're interested to hear more info on Poorna Bell's Book Stronger, you can watch our IGTV here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMKxU6mpwIr/ 

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We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

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Email: [email protected] 

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Each month, Reese Witherspoon selects a book that she loves and has a woman at the centre of the narrative for her Book Club, and in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss some of their favourites. Not only this, but they are joined by special guest, author Flynn Berry, to talk all about her new book Northern Spy and what her reaction was to being selected as the April Reese's Book Club pick!   

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

Northern Spy by Flynn Berry, Milkman by Anna Burns, The Troubles With Us by Alix O'Neill, The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, The Cactus by Sarah Haywood, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal, Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell'Antonia, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes,  Outlawed by Anna North.

Competition Time: 

We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch:

Instagram: @bookreccos 

Email: [email protected]

Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos - you can visit his website here 

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren discuss the world of thrillers. From what makes a thriller a can't-put-it-down success, to the tropes which make us yawn, we discuss the books which have made us do both.

Books Mentioned in the episode:
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, The Best Things by Mel Giedroyc, The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse, The Hunting Party & The Guest list by Lucy Foley, Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris, Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson, Ruth Ware (all books), The Girl Before and Believe Me by JP Delaney, The Chain by Adrian Mckinty, I See You by Clare Mackintosh, A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Competition Time:
We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.

Get in Touch:
Instagram: @bookreccos
Email: [email protected]

Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos - you can visit his website here: https://www.alexanderthomasmusic.co.uk/

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How Do We Know We're Doing It Right by Pandora Sykes is coming out in paperback, Jess and Lauren will be revisiting the book to share their thoughts and reccos for each of the topics explored (please note this episode was recorded a few weeks ago).  

Reccos given in this Episode: Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty, Inner Spark by Kristin Vikjord, Fast Fashion book title, Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, Expectation by Anna Hope, Olive by Emma Gannon, Working Hard, Hardly Working by Grace Beverley, Multi Hyphen Method by Emma Gannon, Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth, Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley, Doing it Right podcast mini series by Pandora Sykes.   

Extract from the book was taken from the audio edition of How Do We Know We're Doing It Right, written and read by Pandora Sykes and published by Penguin Audio. How Do We Know We're Doing It Right is available from Audible, Apple Books, Google Play and all good audiobook retailers.

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos 

Email: [email protected]  

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In this first episode, Jess and Lauren discuss their no spoiler thoughts on Beth O'Leary's new book The Road Trip. Whether you're an avid fan of O'Leary's books, or new to her work, tune in to hear what we thought chatting everything from the storyline to the actors we think would play the characters on screen, and how we think it fares against her previous books.   

Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Road Trip, The Switch and The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, Out of Love by Hazel Hayes, It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout, All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle, Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid.   Extract of The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary Audiobook Narrated by Eleanor Tomlinson and Josh Dylan, (P) 2021 Quercus Editions Limited.

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch:Instagram: @bookreccos Email: [email protected]  

Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for BookReccos.

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