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It's a book club episode! Sarah and Chris are discussing their thoughts on Pod by Laline Paull, one of the books longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. 

Have you read Pod, or is there a book you'd like us to read and discuss? Let us know!

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We are in your ears today recommending memoirs! Chris and Sarah welcome Belle to the podcast, a friend of Sarah's and a patreon of the pod. They chat what they think a memoir is, why they like to read them, and make some recommendations. Chris also reveals his real and controversial opinions about UK currency. Hope you enjoy the episode!

PS the eagle-eared listener may notice that Sarah claimed in this episode that she had not read Happening, when last episode it was something she was currently reading. These episodes were recorded in reverse order, so she did pick it up immediately after talking to Belle and loved it! <3

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Books mentioned 

• Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
• Lean Fall Stand by Jon McGregor 
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 
• Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman 
• I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
• Somebody's Daughter by Ashley Ford 
• The Erratics by Vicki Levau-Harvie 
• Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward 
• Motherhood by Sheila Heiti 
• After the Eclipse by Sarah Perry 
• Happening by Annie Ernaux 

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It is well and truly prize season, with three literary prizes for women and non-binary writers dropping their longlists this week. We welcome back Shawn Mooney (aka Shawn the Book Maniac) to talk with Sarah and Jenny about the longlists for the Stella Prize (Aus), the Women's Prize (UK), and the new North American prize for women and non-binary writers, the Carol Shields Prize. We hope you enjoy the episode!

*Correction: The Carol Shields prize money is actually 150, 000 USD!


Shawn's links
Shawn's booktube channel
Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac
Twitter: @shawnmooney
Litsy: @shawnmooney
Sarah appearing on Shawn's channel


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Prizes discussed 

• Women's Prize for Fiction (UK)
• The Stella Prize (Australia) 
• The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Canada & US)

#TransGirlApril readathon

• Kevvie of C’est Kevvie’s announcement 
• Kevvie appearing on Shawn's channel 
• Willow of BooksandBao’s announcement

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This episode was a special request from a listener. Sarah and Jenny discuss their experiences with grief and recommend some reads, we promise it's not completely depressing! That being said we do discuss cancer, miscarriage, suicide, sudden death and more, so if you find these topics upsetting then please do give this episode a miss. We've bookmarked where we start talking books if you would like to skip our personal experiences. We hope you enjoy the episode and if you've got any other special requests send them our way!

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Books mentioned 

• New Animal by Ella Baxter
• The Spare Room by Helen Garner
• Past Mortems by Carla Valentine
• With the End in Mind by Katherine Mannix
• From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty 
• Sky Burial by Xinran
• Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
• This I Know: Notes on Unravelling the Heart by Susannah Conway
• Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter 

Links

• Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) YouTube 
• Tiny Beautiful Things episode
• Grief is the Thing with Feathers episode 
• Griefcast with Kathryn Mannix

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We are delighted to welcome Russell from Ink and Paper Blog to the podcast today! He chats to Chris about his love for historical fiction, and they make some recommendations of some of their favourites. Enjoy the episode! 

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Books mentioned

• Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
• The Incarnations by Susan Barker
• Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
• Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
• Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
• Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• The North Water by Ian Maguire
• The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels 
• Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
• How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee
• In Memoriam by  Alice Winn
• Hild by Nicola Griffith
• So Lucky by Nicola Griffith
• Spear by Nicola Griffith 
• Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 
• Affinity by Sarah Waters
• The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

Support The Bookcast Club

• You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post.  
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Jenny and Chris share which books they're eagerly awaiting in 2023.

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Books mentioned 

•  Her Majesty's Royal Coven By Juno Dawson
• Legends and lattes by Travis Baldry
• The Devil House by John Darniell
• The North Water by Ian Maguire
• Now She is Witch by Kirsty Logan
• Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton 
• How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
• A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo
• Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater
• The Shadow Casket by Chris Wooding
• Casiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey
• The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller
• The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor
• The Guest by Emma Cline

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We're back! Chris, Jenny, and Sarah are coming at you today to discuss their favourite reads of 2022.

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Books mentioned 

• The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller 
• Into the Woods by Tana French 
• All the Acorns on the Forest Floor by Kim Hooper
• The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 
• Riverside series by Ellen Kushner [with audiobooks directed by Neil Gaiman]
• On Writing by Stephen King
• New Animal by Ella Baxter
• The Last Days by Ali Millar 
• The Devourers by Indra Das
• This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes 
• Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down

Stuff mentioned

• Chris' video interview with Ali Millar 
• Miriam Margolyes on Graham Norton 

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Chris, Alice and Jenny chat about Jenny's favourite books We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed.

This is our last episode of the year! We'll be back in 2023 so please do send us over any episode ideas you may have. Have a great festive season, we hope it involves lots of great books!

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In our penultimate episode of the year, Chris and Alice talk through their reading plans for autumn and winter this year, and reflect on how the year has gone for them reading-wise. As mentioned at the end of the episode, we are going to be planning our 2023 episodes soon, so if you have any episode ideas or requests, let us know!

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Stuff we mentioned

• Subterranean Press
• Tills Bookshop in Edinburgh, UK 

Books mentioned

• The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 
• The Guest List by Lucy Foley
• The Inheritance by Robin Hobb/Megan Lindholm
• Taste by Stanley Tucci 
• Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker 
• Normal Family On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings by Chrysta Bilton 
• Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah 
• Crooked House by Agatha Christie & various others 
• Bewilderment by Richard Powers 
• The Interior Life by Katherine Blake
• Hild by Nicola Griffith 
• Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
• The Little Library Parties & others by Kate Young 
• The Poisonwood Bible & others by Barbara Kingsolver 

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Chris and Jenny share some spooky reads for your Halloween weekend.

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Stuff we mentioned

• Horror Special with Jordaline Reads episode
• Storygraph Recommends episode

Books mentioned

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