I interview Elly Griffiths about her new book “The Frozen People” and I give my top 12 books of 2024.

ALSO:

Elly recommends 3 books for us:

Beautiful People by Amanda Jennings

Notes on a Drowning by Anna Sharpe.

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

PHILIPPA’s TOP READS OF 2024

1. The Betrayal of Thomas True by A. J. West
2. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
3. Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer. 
4. Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.
5. The Home Child by Liz Berry.
6. The Mercy Chair by M. W. Craven.
7. The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst. 
8. Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
9. Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie

 10. A Bookshop of one's own by Jane Cholmeley,

11.After the Storm by G. D Wright

12.The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable.

Honourable mention: The Guncle by Steven Rowley. 

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I interview Dan Malikin about “The Wreckage of Us”

I also review 

“Witchcraft for Wayward Girls” by Grady Hendrix, “How to Tell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix, “House of Frank” by Kay Sinclair

“The Proof of My Innocence” by Jonathan Coe.

Dan Malakin recommends:

Why Don’t You Love Me? by Paul B Rainey

Selfie by Will Storr, 

All The Little Liars by Victoria Selman 

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I am joined by Lauren, from Lauren And The Books on Youtube to discuss Christmas, seasonal reading and our top 5 Christmas books.

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Lauren recommends:

The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke 

The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore 

Time of the Child by Niall Williams

Gifts by Laura Barnett.

The Christmas Wish-tastrophe by Cariad Lloyd

Plus an extra: The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater

Philippa recommends:

Death Comes at Christmas by various

Look Up Handsome by Jack Strange 

The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose

Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

The Visitor. It's by Sergio Gomez. 

Plus an extra: Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton 

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I interview Toby Clements about his latest book “A Good Deliverance”

I also review:

The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey

Red Shirts by John Scalzi.  

Irmina by Barbara Yelin. 

The Fairytale Fan Club by Richard Ayoade

Toby recommends:

The Heron's Catch by Susan Curran

Niccolo Rising by Dorothy Dunnett

Lotharingia By Simon Winder

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I mention Everything You Have by Kate Ruby

And review: 

Frankie By Graham Norton

The Waiting by Michael Connelly

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore

And I do the End Of Year Book Tag!

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I interview Louise Candlish about her latest book “Our Holiday”

Philippa reviews:

Green Dot by Madeleine Gray 

Here One Moment & Apples Never Fall by Leanne Moriarty

Gone by Michael Grant

Louise recommends:

The First Girl by Claire McGowan

Follow the Butterfly by Martha Kaukonen

Everything You have by Kate Ruby

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I interview Anne Corlett about her latest book The Theatre of Glass and Shadows  

and I review:

The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable,

The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini. 

Anne recommends:

1. Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks. 
2. High Vaultage by Chris & Jen Sugden
3. The Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hearst by Katie Lumsden 

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I Interview Lucy Jane Wood about her book “Rewitched”.

I review:

“We Solve Murders” by Richard Osman

“Precipice” by Robert Harris

“Dallergut Dream Department Store” by Miye Lee

LUCY recommends:

First-Time Caller By B K Borison

Green Dot By Madeleine Gray 

Bellies by Nicola Dinan

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I interview Ellery Lloyd about their latest book “The Final Act Of Juliet Willoughby” 

I review: 

Isolation Island by Louise Minchin

Holmes and Moriarty by Gareth Rubin, 

Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright

& Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose 

Ellery Lloyd recommend:

The Last Truths We Told By Holly Watt

The Sirens by Emilia Hart

A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay 

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I interview Laura Dockrill author of I Love, I Love You, I Love You,

I review:

The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer

Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Tin Man by Sarah Winman

Laura recommends:

Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

How To Be Both by Ali Smith

Nibbles, the Very Hungry Book Monster By Emma Yarlett

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