Lounging with Books

Lounging with Books

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  • Thoughts on Verity #81

     Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 16th book being ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘Verity’ By Colleen Hoover (10.23)

    ·        ‘The Dinner Guest’ by B.P Walter (12.55)

    ·        ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin and translated by Ken Liu (14.03)

    ·        ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon (17.30)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘After Sappho’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 9 before our next podcast :D. 

    22 min
  • We Start Reading: 'After Sappho' by Selby Wynn Schwartz #80

    This week we review ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason! We have finished our 15th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 16th Book Club book will be – ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz (4.38). We will be reading up to chapter 5 by next week. Make sure to grab yourself a copy from your local library or bookshop.

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘None of this is True’ by Lisa Jewell (12.05)

    ·        ‘Verity’ By Colleen Hoover (12.45)

    ·        ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon(16.15)

    ·        ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin and translated by Ken Liu (17.19)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘After Sappho’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 5 before our next podcast :D. 

    23 min
  • It's Getting Ghosty #79

     Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 15th book being, ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘None of this is True’ by Lisa Jewell (6.05)

    ·        ‘Wolf of the Plains’ by Conn Iggulden (10.04)

    ·        ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon (12.17)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘The Hiding Place’. Join us by reading to the end of the book before our next podcast :D. 

    22 min
  • Knock, knock #78

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 15th book being, ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘None of this is True’ by Lisa Jewell (8.51)

    ·        ‘Boulder’ by Eva Baltasar and translated by Julia Sanches (13.13)

    ·        ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon (15.36)

    We rate all our books: Return,Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘The Hiding Place’. Join us by reading to the end of Chapter 18 before our next podcast :D. 

    22 min
  • Person or Pasta? #77

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 15th book being, ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘May We Be Forgiven’ by A.M. Homes (9.40)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘The Hiding Place’. Join us by reading to the end of Chapter 15 before our next podcast :D. 

    24 min
  • Beware Nosy Neighbours #76

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 15th book being, ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘May We Be Forgiven’ by A.M. Homes (9.31)

    ·        ‘The Wolf of the Plains’ by Conn Iggulden (12.36)

    ·        ‘Boulder’ by Eva Baltasar and translated by Julia Sanches (13.50)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Lets hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘The Hiding Place’. Join us by reading to the end of Chapter 10 before our next podcast :D. 

    19 min
  • We Start Reading: 'The Hiding Place' by Amanda Mason #75

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. 

    This week we review ‘Lost Kingdom’ by Lauren Black! We have finished our 14th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 15th Book Club book will be – ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason (4.10). We will be reading up to page 67, chapter 6, by next week. Make sure to grab yourself a copy from your local library or book shop.

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘May We Be Forgiven’ by A.M. Homes (12.55)

    ·        ‘The Queen of Posions’ by Robert Thorogood (15.42)

    ·        ‘So Late in the Day’ by Claire Keegan (17.00)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content.

    22 min
  • This Book is Bonkers #74

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our fourteenth book being, ‘Lost Kingdom’ by Laurel Black. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde(10.20)

    ·        ‘Wolf of the Plains’ by Conn Iggulden (11.30)

    ·        ‘The Queen of Posions’ by Robert Thorogood (12.27)

    ·        ‘May We Be Forgiven’ by A.M. Homes (14.12)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Lost Kingdom’. Join us by reading to the end of the book before our next podcast :D. 

    22 min
  • Are Love Stories Believable? #73

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our fourteenth book being, ‘Lost Kingdom’ by Laurel Black. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘California Schemin’ by Gavin Bain (10.02)

    ·        ‘Welcome to the Hyum-Dong Bookshop’ by Hwang Bo-reum/ translated by Shanna Tan (12.21)

    ·        ‘May We Be Forgiven’ by A.M. Homes (13.43)

    ·        ‘Wolf of the Plains’ by Conn Iggulden (19.45)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Lost Kingdom’. Join us by reading to Chapter 42 before our next podcast :D. 

    25 min
  • The Weather Girls #72

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our fourteenth book being, ‘Lost Kingdom’ by Laurel Black. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    ·        ‘California Schemin’ by Gavin Bain (3.56)

    ·        ‘Welcome to the Hyum-Dong Bookshop’ by Hwang Bo-reum/ translated by Shanna Tan (5.59)

    ·        ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (6.28)

    ·        ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde (9.23)

    Before we sign off, Claire shares one of the historical stories she’s been researching this week. This time we are going back to 70’s Whitby. It’s a corker!

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Lost Kingdom’. Join us by reading to Chapter 35 before our next podcast :D. 

    20 min

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Welcome to Lounging with Books! Join Claire and Sophie, two former librarians, as they reconnect through their shared love of literature. Every week, they dive into discussions about their latest…