Book Who's Talking Fiona, Laura and Cool Ben

Hullo, Bookworms!
For this Very Special Episode™, we read Beth O'Leary's chart-topping novel 'The Flat Share', a delicious and uplifting romantic comedy about friendship, love and the depressing realities of London real-estate.
We are desperate to know if you would have gone to Sniff City.
And the reason this episode is special is because it's our last one. We love you for reading along with us, and we're not crying there's just an EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF DUST IN OUR EYES.
Thanks for listening and, as always, happy reading x
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We are still @bookwhostalking in all of the places, and we would love to chat to you.

Awrite, Bookworms?
This month we read Shuggie Bain, the debut novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart. It tells the story of the youngest of the three children, Shuggie, growing up with his alcoholic mother, Agnes, in the 1980s, in Thatcher-era post-industrial working-class Glasgow.
We won't lie, this wiz’nae an easy read, it's pretty heartbreaking, but we're really glad we read it. And also, as you may be able to tell, we really enjoyed all of the Glasgow slang, even when we havnae a scooby (have no idea) what it means.
Happy listening!
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Tell us what you think about the book! Or the podcast! Or if you're Buzzin about learning new words. We are @bookwhostalking on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. And you can email us at bookwhostalking.podcast@gmail.com

It's our first book for 2021, and we're kicking off with a graceful and poetic bang, by reading All Our Shimmering Skies, the second novel by Australian author Trent Dalton.
Set in Darwin during World War II, the book follows Molly Hook, a gravedigger girl who is desperate to break a family curse that is slowly turning her heart to stone. This is a book full of adventure, optimism, and just a little bit of magic, and it properly captured us, Bookworms. 
And hey! You could be one of the lucky first to invest in Laura's incredibly original movie idea! Very exciting stuff.
Happy listening!
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Tell us what you think about the book! Or the podcast! Or if you would swipe right on our Tinder profiles? We are @bookwhostalking on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. And you can email us at bookwhostalking.podcast@gmail.com
 

Happy Holidays, Bookworms!
We're celebrating with our annual Christmas book, and this year Ben suggested we read The Hogfather, a Christmas adjacent Discworld novel by absolute legend Terry Pratchett.
So light a candle, grab some pudding, and pop on your thematically appropriate headwear. Find out whether it's as good as Ben remembers, why Fiona isn't welcome at the library, and whether Laura is wrong about the Discworld being "sort of like a spaceship" (she is wrong).
Happy reading!
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Tell us what you think about the book! Or the podcast! Or if you have seen that movie about the bee romance? We are @bookwhostalking on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. And you can email us at bookwhostalking.podcast@gmail.com

Bookworms! It's your friends from Book Who's Talking, here with some summer reading recommendations (or Christmas present suggestions, your choice).
 
Give it a listen to hear *why* we recommend them, but here are the books for your easy reference:
 
LAURA
Sex and Vanity - Kevin Kwan
Honeybee - Craig Silvey
JOSIE
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
FIONA
Your Own Kind of Girl - Clare Bowditch
Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe
BEN
The Devil and the Dark Water - Stuart Turton
Happy Summer Reading! 

After thoroughly enjoying our book last month, we decided to do a proper movie marathon, with TWO adaptations of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The 1940 Alfred Hitchcock movie (Best Picture winner, fancy), and the brand new Netflix film starring Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, and absolute unit Armie Hammer.
We recommend, if not highly at least middlingly, BOTH of these movies. So come and hear what we loved, what we liked, and what we weren't so sure about (do you even sketch, mate).
Happy Watching!