Book after Book

This was the first episode ever of this podcast, which I am slowly catching up with. Shorter than the second episode, which I reviewed here , it followed the same format and the two guests - Paula Hawkins and John Boyne - warmed up by discussing their book habits and their current reads. It's always interesting to find out what the stars are reading! In this case, I was reminded that... 1) I have yet to start reading Armistead Maupin 's Tales of the City series 2) I love spooky stories (but I can only read them during the daytime!) Host Joe Haddow asked both authors about their latest novels: Paula Hawkins's Into the Water and John Boyne's The Heart's Invisible Furies . I haven't read any of their previous works - although I have seen the film adaptations of her The Girl on the Train and his The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - and I am now diligently adding titles to my wish list! It was then time for their pitches! Paula Hawkins made a case for...

I came across this podcast on Twitter and it has already become my favourite! There seem to be only three episodes so far. On the one hand, it’s great as there isn’t an overwhelmingly large archive to navigate. On the other hand, it’s not great at all as… there isn’t an overwhelmingly large archive to navigate! The first episode I chose to listen to is the second in the series. The combination of Lionel Shriver and Tracy Chevalier was too good to resist and it was indeed phenomenal! It was so good that I’ve already listened to it twice! For the main part of the episode, the two writers chatted with host Joe Haddow about all sorts of literary and non-literary delights. Appearing in the former category: the authors’ publishing journeys and their relationship with editors, the difference (or lack thereof) between researching for a historical novel or a contemporary novel, autobiographical elements in novels, reading fiction and non-fiction books, Shakespeare. Appearing in t...