Grab the nearest delicious baked good and join us for a chat about our cosy October book club read. Find out whether the stakes were too low for Jen this time, and why this podcast will now be called Chaos & Cappuccinos.

Books Mentioned:

• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
• The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell
• The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
• Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree
• The Martian by Andy Weir

References:

• Our Legends & Lattes episode from last year

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Join us as we delve into yet another dark academia story, filled with all the intrigue and sinister stuff. But is it like The Secret History?

Books Mentioned:

• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Welcome To The Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Boreum
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood
• The Turn Of The Key by Ruth Ware
• A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness
• The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly

References:

• Our Love On The Brain Episode 
• Fact check about the Yale library fire procedures 

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Join us as we talk about all the different ways of being cosy this autumn as well as the different sides of the autumnal spectrum represented by Jen and Mags. Including chatting about tea and the weather (of course), bags of cinnamon rolls, and what kind of books count as cosy.

Books Mentioned:

• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness
• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
• Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly
• Welcome To The Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
• Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
• Rewitched by Lucy Wood
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• Daughter Of Smoke And Bone by Laini Taylor
• Murder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
• The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
• The Lighthouse Witches by C J Cooke
• Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch 
• The Witch And The Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
• The Mercies by Keiran Millwood Hargraves
• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
• The Priory Of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• Peter Pan by J M Barrie
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

References

• Our Legends & Lattes podcast episode 

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Join us as we reveal some Pride & Prejudice related secrets, discuss our somewhat different feelings about this book and adaptation, and find out why it’s called Pride & Prejudice in the first place.

Join in with the quiz to find out which Bennet sister you are!

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This month we chat about TBRs, how books come to be on our TBRs, some of the ones currently on ours, and how often we actually read the books we intend to read.

Books Mentioned:

• The Cloisters by 
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Artemis by Andy Weir

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Join us for a rather extensive life update section, oh and we also talk about our July book Brave New World. 

Books Mentioned:

• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Idol by Louise O’Neill
• The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
• This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
• Julián Is A Mermaid by Jessica Love

References:

• Science On Trial Podcast 
• @sceince.viv on Instagram  
• Investigation reveals UK schools are banning LGBT+ books after complaints from parents 

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Join us as we chat about the best, the worst and imagined adaptations we thought existed but actually don’t.

And we spontaneously decide to record another bonus episode for our patrons, and we’d really appreciate all your support for the podcast and the book club, so you can do that right here. 

Books Mentioned:

• The Martian by Andy Weir
• The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
• The Hitchhiker's  Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
• Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep by Philip K Dick
• Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Six Of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
• The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
• The Lord Of The Rings by J R R Tolkien
• The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
• A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness
• The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
• Room by Emma Donoghue
• Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
• Yellowface by R F Kuang
• Babel by R F Kuang
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
• Noughts And Crosses by Malorie Blackman
• The Girl Before by J P Delaney
• Playing Nice by J P Delaney
• The One by John Marrs
• The Mirror Man by Lars Kepler
• The Dictionary Of Lost Words by Pip Williams
• The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
• The Skeleton Key by Erin Kelly
• The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller
• Emma by Jane Austen
• Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald
• To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Cristo
• Below The Edge Of Darkness by Dr Edith Widder
• Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer 
• Red, White, And Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

 References:

• Our Lessons In Chemistry episode
• Our Project Hail Mary Episode
• Our To Kill A Kingdom episode
• Our Below The Edge Of Darkness episode
• Our Gathering Moss episode

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It’s time (hehe) to discuss our Always Will Be time travel love story This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El Mohtar and Max Gladstone. We talk about the parallels between this sci fi queer love story and real relationships, the balance between poetry and just wanting to drink tea with someone, and quote a lot from the book.

Books Mentioned:

• The Martian by Andy Weir
• A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian Marina Lewycka
• Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood
• Travelling Light by Naomi Mitchison

References:

• Love On The Brain episode 
• Follow Helena on Instagram 

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Join us to discuss the first of our two June books as we travel back in time for the Always Have Been portion of our Pride Month theme. We chat about Gwen And Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher, queers in time, past and present, and how much of this historical queer story resonates with queer experiences today. Oh and also why knights are just really really cool!

Books Mentioned:

• Chef’s Kiss by T J Alexander
• Chef’s Choice by T J Alexander
• Triple Sec by T J Alexander 
• The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
• A Day Of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
• Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner
• Triple Sec by Meryl Wilsner 

References:

• Rainbow History Class episode on queer time 

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Join us as we chat about our July theme Banned Books, lot of banned books, some of the reasons why books have been banned throughout history and how science and scientists were involved.

Books Mentioned:

• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Rainbow History Class by Hannah McElhinney
• The Librarian Of Auschwitz by Antonia Iturbe
• Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
• Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D H Lawrence
• Spy Catcher by Peter Wright
• Women’s Barracks by Tereska Torrès
• The Grapes Of Wrath by John Steinbeck
• The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
• This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
• Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
• All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
• On The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• 1984 by George Orwell 
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Lord Of The Flies by by William Golding
• To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

 References:

• Rainbow History Class Podcast episode on book burnings (and more!) 
• Wine & Crime episode on banned books 
• Dita Kraus the librarian of Auschwitz 
• The destruction of libraries in Palestine 
• Most banned books 2022  
• Increase in transgender youth suicide rates in the UK 
• List of books banned by governments  
• The Scopes trial and teaching evolution 
• Ten major court cases about evolution and creationism 

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