Liv and Laura talk about books they've read recently and discuss the Women's Prize for fiction shortlist. Laura also candidly shares her love of handwriting - whether it be writing in her diary, or sending letters and postcards. Join us for a lovely chat.Books mentioned in this podcast:The Paris Express by Emma DonoghueAlways Home, Always Homesick by Hannah KentThe Book of Guilt by Catherine ChidgeyPretty Ugly by Kirsty DunnWhen the Cranes Fly South by Lisa RidzenThe Persians by Sanam MahloudjiAll Fours by Miranda JulyTell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutThe Safekeep by Yael Van Der WoudenFundamentally by Nissaibah YounisThe Good Mistress by Anne TiernanThe Correspondent by Virginia Evans
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Book chats and recs from the team
Liv, Rach and Laura are back to chat about what they've read, all the new releases they are excited about, and other random bookish musings including a debate on the category of chick-lit - to be or not to be...Books mentioned in this podcast:The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler33 Brugmann Place by Alice AustenThe Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha LesterSee How They Fall by Rachel ParisSwept Away by Beth O'LearyGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryBest, First and Last by Amy MatthewsBetter Days by Claire ZornDeep Cuts by Holly BrickleyNesting by Roisin O'DonnellThe Axeman's Carnival by Catherine ChidgeyProof of my Innocence by Jonathan CoeSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsThe Mysterious Bakery on Rue to Paris & The Lost Bookshop by Evie WoodsHastings by Dick FrizzellNo Words for This by Ali Mau38 Londres St by Philippe SandsLuminous by Sylvia ParkThe Dream Hotel by Laila LalamiThe Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla BarnesBroken Country by Clare Leslie HallDream State by Eric PuchnerWild Dark Shore & Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyThree Wee Bookshops by Ruth ShawThe Bookshop Detectives 2 by Gareth and Louise WardThe Eights by Joanna Miller
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Summer reading highlights and what's to come in 2025
Wahoo! We're back with Season 2 of Booklover Banter. In our first episode of 2025 the team discuss the newly released Ockham Longlist, what they've been reading over the summer and what they are looking forward to in the year to come. You'll want a notebook and pen (or notes on your phone) handy because we talk about A LOT of great books.Books mentioned in this podcast:The Mires by Tina MakeretiDelirious by Damien WilkinsThe Axeman's Carnival by Catherine ChidgeyUnreel by Diana WichtelFeijoa by Kate EvansIn the Half Light of a Dying Day by CK SteadFox Spirit on a Distant Cloud by Lee MurrayThree Days in June by Anne TylerWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyGood Dirt by Charmaine WilkersonDream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNesting by Roisin O'DonnellThe Boy from the Sea by Garrett CarrThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Postcard by Anne BerestCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Pool by Hannah TunnicliffeRaising Hare by Chloe DaltonMemorial Days by Geraldine BrooksThe Secrets of Maiden Cove by Erin PalmisanoSorrow Spring by Olivia Isaac HenryOne Dark Night by Hannah RichellWhen the Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff ParkesDog Man series by Dave PilkeyInkbound by Philippa LeathleyGhostlines by Katya BalenCrookhaven series by J J ArcanjoSkandar series by A F SteadmanNovacene by James LovelockHow to Feed the World by Vaclav SmilThe Serviceberry by Robyn Wall KimmererThe Abundant Garden by Niva and Yotam KayLifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organised and Intentional Life by Shira GillSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryKatabasis by RF KuangTwist by Colum McCann38 Londre St by Philippe Sands
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Booklover Bumper Episode: 2024 Wrapped!
This is a bumper episode where we reflect on the year that was 2024. Hear about our top ten bestsellers, our favourite books, the highlights, the challenges and the joys of being booksellers. There's laughing, there's screaming, there's Christmas lights and music and...well, cockroaches.Books mentioned in this episode:Place of Tides by James RebanksTable for Two by Amor TowlesTell Me Everything by Elizabeth StroutAll the Colours of the Dark by Chris WhitakerTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinDusk by Robbie ArnottThe Husbands by Holly GramazioJuice by Tim WintonThe Songbirds of Florence by Olivia SpoonerMoon Road by Sarah LeipcigerThe Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour/Jude DobsonYou Are Here and One Day by David NichollsOrbital by Samantha HarveyJames by Percival EverettLola in the Mirror by Trent DaltonThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Space Between by Lauren KeenanPrecipice by Robert HarrisAll Fours by Miranda JulyDays of Innocence and Wonder by Lucy TreloarNorth Woods by Daniel MasonBecause All Fades by Freddie GilesMaurice and Maralyn by Sophie ElmhirstPlayground by Richard PowersThe City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami17 Years Later by JP PomareEden Undone by Abbott KahlerCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseRuby Loud Mouse by Alice PearceWell Woman by Dr Frances PitsilisMarry Me in Italy by Nicky PellegrinoLioness by Emily PerkinsThe Wild Robot by Peter BrownRunt by Craig SilveySmall Things Like These by Claire KeeganKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThe Road Trip by Beth O'LearyHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyWild Dark Shore & Once there Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyThe Postcard by Anne BerestThe Heart's Invisible Furies by John BoynePachinko by Min Jin LeeDelirious by Damien WilkinsThe Kill Factor by Ben OliverDivine Rivals by Rebecca RossThe Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly JacksonNexus by Yuval Noah HarariThe Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellThe Knowledge Gene by Lynne KellyThe Horse by Timothy Winegard
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Olivia chats about her new book The Songbirds of Florence
Olivia chats with Rachel and Laura about her new book The Songbirds of Florence. Find out about her research, the editing process, why the title changed and plenty more...
Enter the wonderful world of books - booksellers and passionate readers Olivia, Rachel and Laura give a behind the scenes glimpse into the life of a bookseller and offer reading recommendations and more. They'll also be interviewing authors, publishers, fellow booksellers and a host of other people working in the exciting world of books.
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