Booktails Podcast

Enemies to Lovers Summer 4 🍉🕶️

It’s summer, readers, and if you’re not already feeling hot you’re about to! Here at Booktails, this year’s summer series is all about that most beloved of tropes: when the enemies finally become lovers! 🔥

Sadly we have come to the end of our pastel stack of romance reads and it is time for ‘Summer in the City’ by Alex Aster. Yes, of Lightlark fame! ☀️🌆

New York in the sweltering heat, in more ways than one! Elle has to finish her romance screenplay, Parker has to appear to be in a stable relationship for business purposes (🤷‍♀️ 😂) , they made out in a stairwell years ago and parted on bad terms and now find themselves trapped together once again. With enough “dates”, red carpet appearances, runs and blueberry scones, can these two enemies give in and admit their love?! 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Today, Serena and Rachel will be discussing Elle’s secret identity, complex family history, stellar side characters and whether Parker is just TOO PERFECT?! 🌹

Grab a blueberry scones cocktail to sip and let’s catch a last minute red eye to the big apple with Booktails Podcast! 🗽

Enemies to Lovers Summer 3 🍉🕶️

It’s summer, readers, and if you’re not already feeling hot you’re about to! Here at Booktails, this year’s summer series is all about that most beloved of tropes: when the enemies finally become lovers! 🔥

Up next is our first foray into Ali Hazelwood: ‘Not in Love’! 🖤

Rue is a badass sexy scientist, whose only romantic entanglements are hookups which can never repeat… 👩‍🔬

Eli is a successful businessman who is taking over the company she works for. 💼

We will be discussing tall gal representation (we love to see it!), pivoting on your dreams, ice skating subplots and the real- life superwoman who is Ali Hazelwood. 🧬

So get your lab coat and goggles on and measure out your Biofuel cocktail, this week’s episode will be corrosive! ⚠️

Enemies to Lovers Summer 2 🍉🕶️

It’s summer, readers, and if you’re not already feeling hot you’re about to! Here at Booktails, this year’s summer series is all about that most beloved of tropes: when the enemies finally become lovers! 🔥

Up next in our pastel coloured range of romance reads is ‘Beach Read’ by Emily Henry. And we all know you can’t go wrong with Emily Henry. 

Romance writer January is spending summer at her late father’s secret love nest, trying desperately to write her next book before she completely runs out of money, when who does she discover next door but her college rival turned bestselling literary fiction author Gus?! Grappling with writers block the two decide to swap genres and see who gets published first, educating each other along the way. 

Join us for chats on the two different endings (yes really!), the stories within the story, the enduring appeal of master Emily Henry and we try to work out why on earth this book is called ‘Beach Read’… 

So whether you’re on a beach or not, it’s time to grab a cup of Maggie’s famous blue punch- good luck- and dive into the deep end!

Enemies to Lovers Summer 1 🍉🕶️

It’s summer, readers, and if you’re not already feeling hot you’re about to! Here at Booktails, this year’s summer series is all about that most beloved of tropes: when the enemies finally become lovers! 🔥

We have a pastel coloured range of romance reads to share and we are starting off with ‘Enemies to Lovers’ by Laura Jane Williams (you have to respect that naming game!) 💘

Flo just wants to enjoy a summer holiday with her family, but her brother’s best friend Jamie just keeps getting in the way! And she can’t forget that moment the two of them shared months earlier… before he rejected her. This time she’s going to stay strong… or is she? ⛱️

We’ll be discussing what makes a good enemies to lovers read, family dynamics and playing a hysterical underwater game inspired by the book. 🏊‍♀️

Grab one of our themed Adonis cocktails or Jame mocktails, add an umbrella, jump in a lilo and let’s begin! ☀️

Local Voices 3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This summer we are delighted to be bringing you some more interviews with local writers! 📝

The Scottish literary scene has never been stronger, and these writers are some of the most exciting working at the moment! 📚

This week is the turn of Ambrose Parry and ‘The Death of Shame’. 💀

In the latest Raven and Fisher adventure, they must investigate the mysterious death of a successful physician and dig into underground sex trafficking rings working in the cobbled closes of the old town, before time runs out… 🔍

Today Rachel and Serena are joined by Marisa Haetzman, one half of Ambrose Parry, to discuss if this is the end of Raven and Fisher, what was the inspiration behind the series and who really writes what! 🐟🐦‍⬛

As we sip on this week’s very ‘medicinal’ cocktail Chloroform, we will also play a classic game of Guess the Real Historical Remedy! Fingers crossed we cure our ailments and don’t make them much, much worse… 🩺

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This summer we are delighted to be bringing you some more interviews with local writers! 📝 

For this week’s episode we had so many laughs chatting to Andrew Meehan about his newest book, Hey Man. 👬

This little gem of a book is the story of a friendship between a monk and an actor that spans decades, marriages and life’s trials. 🌅

Join us to discuss the nature of friendship, one of the most interesting writing processes we’ve encountered yet, share some exciting upcoming projects and play a game to crown the ultimate male besties in literature! 👑

So grab yourself Tommy’s tipple and enjoy! 🥃

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This summer we are delighted to be bringing you some more interviews with local writers! 📝 

We are starting off with someone familiar- Chris Brookmyre joins us to discuss his newest book, Quite Ugly One Evening.🩸

Jack Parlabane is back again, a little different than when readers first met him 30 years ago, but still climbing precarious balconies with his bare hands! In this book he finds himself investigating a celebrity family on board a transatlantic cruise, who have a few skeletons in their walk in closets… 💀

Join us to find out what keeps Chris coming back to Parlabane, the inspiration behind the characters, discuss family and legacy and play an epic game of Battleship! 🛳️

Pride Stories 4 🏳️‍🌈💖

Voulez-vous to come on a coming of age journey with us from 80s Blackburn to the Australia of today and back again with a little help from Bollywood, musical theatre and ABBA? Gimme gimme gimme! 🎶

That’s the name of the game and we will be thanking abba for the music, both metaphorically and as actual characters in the book, examining the tragic music teacher who shows Rafi what he could achieve then dies, and the very flawed nature of the main chiquitita, so take a chance on us! 💃

The Ginner Takes It All with this week’s fruity, spicy cocktail to sip alongside! 🍹 

Mamma Mia! 🌈

Pride Stories 3 🏳️‍🌈💖 Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for the third  instalment of this year’s Pride Stories season, and it’s time for the wedding of the year! 💒

When the groom’s best friend and bride’s brother are sent ahead to prepare for the happy day they initially think the trip will be a nightmare, but soon sparks fly and their time trapped together will seem much too short…🎩🎩

Join Rachel and Serena to discuss infamous audiobook narrators (we’ll bet you can guess who!) naughty spreadsheets, the career vs love debate and how surprisingly common this plot is! 💍

So grab your Posh F***er cocktail and let’s toast to the happy couple, and their super hot wingmen! 🍾

Pride Stories 2 🏳️‍🌈💖

Once upon a time there was a princess, 12 identical huntsmen, a wicked stepmother, a talking lion and some magical teeth. And that’s only the half of it. 👑

We are so excited to be joined by this book’s author, Ry Herman, today to discuss familial and romantic love, imposter syndrome, the enduring appeal of fairytales and many new LGBTQIA+ picks to add to our TBR! 🧚

So, make a Lake Melilot to sip along with us and help us play a game of Fairytale Madlibs to pen what’s sure to be Ry’s newest bestselling story!