Off the Shelf

Off the Shelf

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Off the Shelf episodes

  • 73. Fiona Valpy, Author

    Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

    You can follow me on Instagram here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) ⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can follow me on Twitter here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠


    My guest this week is Fiona Valpy:

    You can find out more about her here: Fiona Valpy, Author

    Her latest book THE CYPRESS MAZE is released tomorrow.

    You can pre-order her book here: The Cypress Maze

    30 min
  • 72. Robert Welbourn, Author

    Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

    You can follow me on Instagram here: ⁠⁠⁠Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) ⁠⁠⁠

    You can follow me on Twitter here: ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠


    My guest this week is Robert Welbourn:

    You can find out more about him here: Home | Robert Welbourn

    You can pre-order his book here: Belonging | Robert Welbourn


    His choices were:

    • The best fiction book: The Grapes of Wrath
    • The book I remember reading first: The Catcher in the Rye
    • The book with my fave character: Glamorama
    • The book that makes me cry: 11.22.63
    • The book that everyone should read: American Psycho
      • 37 min
    • 71. Louisa Reid, Author

      Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

      You can follow me on Instagram here: ⁠⁠Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) ⁠⁠

      You can follow me on Twitter here: ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠


      My guest this week is Louisa Reid:

      You can find out more about her here: The Poet (penguin.co.uk)

      You can pre-order her book here: The Poet: A propulsive novel of female empowerment, solidarity and revenge a book by Louisa Reid. (bookshop.org)

      32 min
    • 70. Pim Wangtechawat, Author

      Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

      You can follow me on Instagram here: ⁠Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) ⁠

      You can follow me on Twitter here: ⁠Twitter⁠


      My guest this week is Pim Wangtechawat:

      You can find her website here: Pim Wangtechawat

      You can pre-order her book here: The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat | Waterstones

      Pim's selected books are: 

      • Best Non-Fiction Book: Conversations on Love (Natasha Lunn)
      • A book by your favourite author: Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
      • The book that makes you cry: Circe (Madeline Miller) 
      • The book that makes me happy: Small Joys (Elvin James Mensah)
      • The book with your favourite character in: Emma (Jane Austen) 

        • 29 min
      • 69. Caro Giles, Author

        Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

        You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) 

        You can follow me on Twitter here: Twitter


        My guest this week is Caro Giles:

        You can follow her on Twitter here: Caro Giles (@CaroGilesWrites) 

        You can pre-order her book here: Twelve Moons: A year under a shared sky – HarperCollins Publishers UK

        26 min
      • 68. Phoebe Walker, Poet and Author

        Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

        You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) 

        You can follow me on Twitter here: Twitter


        My guest this week is Phoebe Walker:

        You can follow her on Twitter here: Phoebe Walker (@PhoebeLPWalker) 


        Phoebe's choices were:

        Best Non-Fiction Book; Miriam’s Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich

        Favourite book as a child; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

        The best book you received as a gift; Ulverton by Adam Thorpe

        The book with your favourite character in; Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel

        The book that makes me happy; Trick or Treat by Lesley Glaister

        28 min
      • 67. Megan Warrington, Owner of Denny's Books
        Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
        You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) 
        You can follow me on Twitter here: Twitter
        My guest this week is Megan Warrington, Owner of Denny's Books:
        You can follow Denny's Books on Instagram here: Denny’s Books (@dennysbookstore) 
        You can find the Denny's Books website here: dennysbooks.com
        30 min
      • 66. Lia Louis, Author

        Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

        You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) 

        You can follow me on Twitter here: Twitter


        My guest this week is Lia Louis:

        You can follow her on Instagram here: Lia Louis (@lialouisauthor) 

        You can follow her on Twitter here: Lia Louis (@LisforLia) 

        32 min
      • 65. Scott Shields, bookstagrammer and podcast host

        Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!

        You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) • Instagram photos and videos

        You can follow me on Twitter here: Profile / Twitter


        My guest this week is Scott Shields:

        You can follow him on Instagram here: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣Scott.You.Reading (@scott.you.reading) • Instagram photos and videos

        You can listen to the Wee Scottish Bookclub here: The Wee Scottish Book Club 


        Scott's choices were:

        1. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

        2. Fairy Rock by Stephen Watt

        3. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

        4. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

        5.  A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe

        35 min
      • 64. Cara Hunter, Author
        Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
        You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) • Instagram photos and videos
        You can follow me on Twitter here: Profile / Twitter
        My guest this week is Cara Hunter:
        You can learn more about her work here: Cara Hunter (penguin.co.uk)
        Her picks were:
        Best Non-Fiction Book - Landscape and Memory, by Simon Schama
        Favourite book as a child - The Lord of the Rings
        The book you always remember the first time you read - The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
        The best book you received as a gift - A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar
        The book that makes you cry - Still LIfe, by AS Byatt
        27 min

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