The Readers

In this episode Simon and Thomas are back after another absence due to all sorts of shenanigans to announce the Readers Summer Read 2018 and talk about the books they would like to write or see written.

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Catching Up and The Readers Summer Read 2018 () Simon and Thomas have a catch up about what has been going on, along with some small housekeeping notes. They also announce the book that they have chosen for the Readers Summer Read 2018. You’ll have to listen in to find out what they have picked. 

What Books Would You Like to Write or See Written () Thanks to a brilliant question (or set of questions) from one of our listeners Zoe, Simon and Thomas has a chat about what books they would like to write or would like to see written. Is there a story they feel could have more legs? Is there a budding author hosting this show? Where does fan fiction come into all this? What book that they have yet to encounter would they love to be written they just haven’t found yet? They ponder all this and more.

Books Discussed on the Show () To follow.

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In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about the things you don’t tend to talk about bookwise in proper company… does politics, sex or religion put you off reading a book?

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Simon’s Unread Shelves with Thomas () Thomas has a wander with Simon through his unread books shelves, aka his library.

Books Mentioned in the Episode () The Heart of London by Monica Dickens, The Winds of Heaven by Monica Dickens, Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermen Hesse, Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, Shirley Jackson, Roald Dahl, The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, Paradise by A L Kennedy, The Power of the Dog by Thomas Savage, Stoner by John Williams, Truman Capote, The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Swann by Carol Shields, Radclyffe Hall, Emily St John Mandel, Viper Wine by Hermione Eyre, A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, E F Benson, Graham Swift, Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing, Kent Haruf, E L Doctorow, All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville West, Heatwave by Penelope Lively, Madadam by Margaret Atwood, The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee, Nancy Mitford, Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet, The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson, Everyone is Watching by Megan Bradbury, As We Are Now by May Sarton, Hotel Dream by Edmund White, Jennifer McMahon, Flings by Justin Taylor, Marlon James, Ryan Gatiss, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, Sylvia Brownrigg, Austerlitz by William Sebald, Kazuo Ishiguro, Emma Donoghue, Michael Chabon, Anita Brookner.

Simon and Thomas will be back in two weeks with more book based banter.

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In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about the things you don’t tend to talk about bookwise in proper company… does politics, sex or religion put you off reading a book?

Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. 

You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders

The Readers Retreat () The Readers are meeting THIS September.

Simon and Thomas will be in San Francisco on Saturday, September 22nd and Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 and we want to hang out with our listeners. We are planning a weekend of bookish fun in the City by the Bay and hope some of you can join us. We plan on having a few opportunities to get together, but are keeping things decidedly informal. Some of the things we are thinking of: A book store crawl, a Tales of the City tour, some sort of food/drink related get together, and recording at least two episodes of The Readers with audience participation.

In order for this to be meaningful we need to keep the group size down to about 50 participants. Since we don't plan on having a Booktopia- or Book Riot-level of organization and polish, we need to keep the size manageable. So... the fine print...if you are interested in going let us know via email at the address below by May 15, 2018. If we get more than 50 people who plan on coming we will do a random draw and confirm with you by May 20th. (Unless you were planning on going to SF that weekend anyway, you should probably hold off getting your airplane ticket until you get a confirmation.)

Real name

Online alias (if any)

Home city and state

Email address

Mobile phone number

EMAIL ADDRESS FOR REGISTRATION

The Readers Summer Reads Shortlist () Which book would you like to join Thomas and Simon reading this summer. Here are the options which you can vote for on GoodReads…

The Woman on the Stairs by Bernard Schlink

Mend The Living/The Heart by Maylis de Kerangal

Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

All That Man Is by David Szalay

The Hearts Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Girls Burn Brighter by Shoba Rao

This Must Be The Place by Maggie O’Farrell

That is it for this week, Simon and Thomas will be back in two weeks for more book based banter.

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In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about the things you don’t tend to talk about bookwise in proper company... does politics, sex or religion put you off reading a book?

Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders

Reading Improperly () Simon and Thomas discuss improper subjects in fiction in this episode of the podcast. They take three subjects you shouldn’t talk about on a first date, or even really in certain publics situations and see how they feel about them in books. Those subjects are sex, religion and politics... They would love your thoughts.

Books Discussed on the Show () To follow.

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Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas are back after another spell of bad technical issues to chat about reading relationships and most excitingly to discuss The Readers Retreat 2018.

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The Readers Retreat () Simon and Thomas have an exciting announcement to make that they hinted at in the last show. They are finally going to organise a Readers Retreat, have a listen to their potential plans and how excited they sound.

Reading Relationships () Simon and Thomas ponder the question... as a reader do you have to have a partner that reads too? What could be the pluses and what could be the downsides?

Books Discussed on the Show () To follow.

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In this episode Simon and Thomas finally bring you the episode of their summer book club, in winter, oops.

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The Readers Discuss Strangers On A Train () Simon and Thomas discuss how they got on with reading Strangers on a Train, with help from lovely listeners and their comments and questions.

Books Discussed on the Show () Just Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train and nothing else. Well Deep Water, This Sweet Sickness, Carol and The Talented Mr Ripley also by Ms Highsmith.

Next time on the Readers () Simon and Thomas will be reunited in a week's time when they will be back with more book based banter.

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In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about how their 2017 was and what they are hoping for in 2018.

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Farewell 2017, Here’s To 2018 () Simon and Thomas dedicate an episode to saying goodbye to 2017 and hello t o 2018 as they discuss how their reading years were, what resolutions they kept and which they didn’t, plus they look forward at 2018.

Next time on the Readers () Simon and Thomas will be discussing how their 2017 was and how they are planning 2018 being as readers.

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In this episode Simon and Thomas are finally able to chat after almost two months, they have a catch up and discuss their reading horizons.

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Catch Up () Simon and Thomas have a chat about what they have been up to including travelling, book shopping, Man Bookers and other lovely things.

Reading Horizons () The books that Simon and Thomas have read, are reading and want to read...

Thomas has read: Fenny by Lettice Cooper

Thomas is reading: The Angel in the Corner by Monica Dickens

Thomas is going to read: Damascus Nights by Rafik Schami

Simon has read: Weathering by Lucy Wood

Simon is reading: In The Days of Rain by Rebecca Stott

Simon would like to read: Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

Books Discussed on the Show () Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Autumn by Ali Shaw, Elmet by Fiona Mozely, Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, 4321 by Paul Auster, History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund

Next time on the Readers () Simon and Thomas will be discussing how their 2017 was and how they are planning 2018 being as readers.

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In this episode, which was actually recorded last month before the Booker winner was announced, Simon and Thomas have a catch-up and discuss their reading horizons.

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Catch Up () Simon and Thomas have a chat about what they have been up to including a lovely video that they made together that you might not have seen yet. You can here though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8VLM3ACrSk

Reading Horizons () The books that Simon and Thomas have read, are reading and want to read...

Simon has read: The History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund and A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume

Simon is reading: Her Body and Other Stories by Carmen Maria Machado

Simon would like to read: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders or Norma by Sofi Oksanen

Thomas has read: 4321 by Paul Auster

Thomas is reading: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders and Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak

Thomas is going to read: Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie

Books Discussed on the Show () Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst, The Golden House by Salman Rushdie, Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan, The Three Lives of Elsie by Joanna Cannon, The Gaze by Elif Shafak and the works of Kazuo Ishiguro.

Next time on the Readers () Simon and Thomas will be reunited in JUST ONE WEEK when they will be back with more book based banter to discuss Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith.

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We'll be back on Wednesday. Simon explains why and what's next in this brief interlude.