Join Mags and guest host Ruth to delve into the world of An Equal Music, problematic main characters, bad decisions and beautiful music and books and the emotions they invoke.

You can find Ruth on Instagram here & pre-order her book recommendation Almost Life by Keiran Millwood Hargrave here

Books Mentioned:

• The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Tender Is The Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica
• The Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
• Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• In Memoriam by Alice Winn
• The Lamb by Lucy Rose
• A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

References:

• An Equal Music playlist 
• Beethoven Symphony No 6
• La Traviata Act 3 - Prelude
• Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville 

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Chef’s kiss, no notes, will read again! But wait, there is still a whole episode to listen to, because of course we won’t miss a chance to talk about one of our favourite books. Jen is back and her and Mags chat The Hunger Games trilogy and the newer additions to the universe, and what more we’d like to see.

Books Mentioned:

• The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins 
• The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins
• Sunrise On The Reaping by Suzanne Collins

References:

• Info about Panem

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In this episode Mags and her wonderful guest host Alicia (she/they) use the book as a starting point for conversations about the misuse of science in anti trans arguments, feminism, philosophy and its intersection with science, and of course; memes!

Books Mentioned:

• The Picture Of Contented New Wealth by Tariq Goddard
• Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
• The Companion Species Manifesto by Donna Haraway
• A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway

References:  

• Gaysper’s wiki page ​​
• The gaysper origin story 
• Study about the rate of detransition  
• Accompanying article about how very few regret legal gender change in Sweden 
• More about Donna Haraway  
• Alicia’s Instagram

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Your ears do not deceive you, we are back! Appropriately returning to your feeds with a rather creepy tale of this year’s Science & Fiction book club read Frankenstein. Join Mags and Jen as we discuss Victor Frankenstein as a scientist, the ethical implications of his experiments and how Frankenstein still impacts science today.

Books Mentioned:

• Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
• His Dark Materials books by Philip Pullman
• Witchlore by Emma Hinds

References:

• Mags’ new PhD Instagram
• The science behind Frankenstein blog post 
• More info about defibrillators from the British Heart Foundation 
• Find a defib in the UK 

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Come with us and Amina and her crew on an adventure as we chat about our April book and the ways in which it fit our new beginnings theme. And there may be a surprise quiz at the end!

Take the quiz here and let us know in the comments what pirate you are! 

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Let’s chat new beginnings! In life, in nature, and in books (and for Wilf the cat)

Books Mentioned:

• The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
• Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
• More Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
• Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Boreum
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
• Pageboy by Elliot Page
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Unmasking Autism by Dr Devon Price
• The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore
• Six Tudor Queens series by Alison Weir

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Join us for what might be our most exciting podcast episode yet! We discuss our March Mysteries book The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton.

Books Mentioned:

• The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton
• The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
• The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
• The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

References:

• Our The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks podcast episode https://scientistswhoread.buzzsprout.com/2256193/episodes/14158381-the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks

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Join us for a mysterious chat about our March theme, where Mags is in her element and Jen realises that she does actually read quite a lot of mysteries (and recommends some really good ones!)

Books Mentioned:

• The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton
• The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
• The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
• The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
• Fifty-Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
• Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh
• Strangers On A Train by Patricia Highsmith
• The Mirror Man by Lars Kepler
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• The Lighthouse Witches by C J Cooke
• A Haunting In The Arctic by C J Cooke
• The Book Of Witching by C J Cooke
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins
• The Perfect Wife by J P Delaney
• My Darling Daughter by J P Delaney
• Playing Nice by J P Delaney
• The New Wife by J P Delaney
• The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
• One By One by Ruth Ware
• Breathless by Amy McCulloch
• The One by John Marrs
• The Holiday by T M Logan
• The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrandt
• Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
• Twisted by Steve Cavanagh

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We chat about our birthday month book The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams; how books connect people and can help us find meaning and perspective in life.

Books Mentioned:

• To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Little Women by Luisa May Alcott
• Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• Life Of Pi by Yann Martel
• The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• Blindness by José Saramago
• Pageboy by Elliot Page
• The Gender Games by Juno Dawson
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Yellowface by R F Kuang
• Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• The Six Tudor Queens by Alison Weir
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
• Beloved by Toni Morrison
• A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

References:

• Join the Queer Liberation Library from anywhere in the world 
• Listen to or read your library ebooks on Borrowbox  or Libby 
• Our Pride & Prejudice podcast episode 
• The StoryGraph The Reading List reading challenge 
• Our Project Hail Mary episode 
• Our Her Majesty’s Royal Coven episode 
• Our Lessons In Chemistry episode 

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This episode gave us the perfect excuse to talk about books even more so than usual. We chat Books About Books and how much books mean to us and have accompanied us during our lives as we reminisce about five years of Scientists Who Read!

Books Mentioned:

• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Artemis by Andy Weir
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore
• The Pumpkin Spiced Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
• The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore
• The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore
• Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
• Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
• Whit by Ian Banks
• Yellowface by R F Kuang
• Katabasis by R F Kuang
• Butter by Asako Yuzuki
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

References

• Last year’s Books Squared episode 
• Gingersnaps Bakes 
• The chocolate Guiness cake recipe 

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