Have you had a Brat Girl Summer, or was your vacation very mindful, very... demure? In this episode, Jess and Lauren breakdown the two summer trends and serve up hot reccos for each!

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
• Gin O'Clock Club by Rosie Blake
• Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs by Jordan Stephens
• Women by Chloe Caldwell

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Welcome back! In this episode Jess and Lauren fill you in on all they got up to over the summer break, and throw in a recco for Janice Hallett's newest book too!

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• The Examiner by Janice Hallett

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After taking a half term break, Jess and Lauren are back to fill you in on what they got up to in May, and what they enjoyed reading!

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Making It by Laura Kay
• My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes

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By complete coincidence, Jess and Lauren have both read a number of books written by Korean authors recently, so today's episode is dedicated to those recent reads!  

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha, The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo, Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin   

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To celebrate the launch of Laura Price's debut novel, Single Bald Female, Jess and Lauren interview Laura today in a spoiler free discussion about her life-affirming and extraordinary new novel. Oh and did we mention the main character's are called Jess and Lauren?!

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Single Bald Female by Laura Price and Glittering a Turd: The Sunday by Kristin Hallenga

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Jess and Lauren are kicking April off with a bang with an interview with Bonnie Garmus on her debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry which is out today! It's a feminist story set in the 1960s with an amazing protagonist, Elizabeth Zott, it's SO good in fact, it's already been picked up by Apple TV and will be on our screens next year!   

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, and The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk.   

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Jess and Lauren spent March reading books written by women in celebration of Women's History Month, so in this month the pair close out the month by recapping some final reccos they loved, including a Buddy Read they both enjoyed, and two solo reads.   

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Single Carefree Mellow by Katherine Heiney, Thirty Things I Love About Myself by Radhika Sanghani, Careering by Daisy Buchanan, Love Marriage by Monica Ali and School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan.  

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To celebrate Women's History Month, Jess and Lauren are reading books written exclusively by women. And in today's episode they are joined by Poorna Bell. Jess and Lauren read Poorna's book Stronger for IWD last year and have not stopped raving about it since, so tune in for an empowering discussion on the topic of women's strength.   

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Stronger and In Case of Emergency by Poorna Bell and Luster by Raven Leilani.  

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To celebrate International Women's day and Women's History Month Jess and Lauren are exclusively reading books written by women all month long. In this week's episode they interview Daphne Palasi Andreades on her debut novel, Brown Girls.  

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades and Assembly by Natasha Brown

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Daphne's Reccos: Bluets by Maggie Nelson, Citizen by Claudia Rankine, Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion, A Room of One's Own" essay by Virginia Woolf, Feel Free and NW by Zadie Smith, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka Milkman by Anna Burns.

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To celebrate International Women's day and Women's History Month Jess and Lauren are exclusively reading books written by women all month long. In this week's episode they discuss Dolly Parton's new novel Run Rose Run, as well as their thoughts on the Women's Prize for Fiction longlist.  

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson, Final Revivial of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton, The Sentence by Louise French, Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith, Flamingo by Rachel Elliot, Careless by Kirsty Capes, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie.  

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Happy Women's History Month everyone! To celebrate, Jess and Lauren are exclusively reading books written by women all month long, and to kick things off, they are starting with some of their favourite Feminist Dystopian reads!  

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Femlandia by Christina Dalcher, Vox by Christina Dalcher, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Farm by Joanne Ramos and The Power by Naomi Alderman. 

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren interview the wonderful Coco Mellors on her beautiful new debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein!   This episode is brought to by Pagesmith, a wonderful new service which allows you to create and gift your own fully personalised poetry collections! To find out more, visit: www.pagesmithbooks.com   

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors and Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters  

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For this episode, seeing as Jess and Lauren have both independently read a sequel this month, as well as a page-turning thriller which is keeping them on their toes, this episode is appropriately called Two Sequels and a Buddy Read.  This episode is brought to by Pagesmith, a wonderful new service which allows you to create and gift your own fully personalised poetry collections! To find out more, visit: www.pagesmithbooks.com 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Tall Bones by Anna Bailey, This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, Postscript by Cecelia Ahern, Finlay Donovan is Killing it and Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano  

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A very special book is about to release and this episode is dedicated to Coco Mellors new book Blue Sisters! After interviewing Coco on the podcast following the success of her first novel Cleopatra & Frankenstein, this book was a HIGHLY anticipated read, and Jess and Lauren dive into it today.

After this week's episode the podcast will be taking a half term break - but don't worry, we'll be back in June to fill you in on all the things we got up to!

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

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So you may have seen that Booksta challenge circulating IG 'My Life As a Book', well today Jess and Lauren are jumping on that bandwagon and answering this question for one another. So tune in if you want to find out what Jess' life would be like as a thriller, or if you want to hear some hilarious anecdotes of what Lauren's life would be like as a romcom.  This episode is brought to by Pagesmith, a wonderful new service which allows you to create and gift your own fully personalised poetry collections! To find out more, visit: www.pagesmithbooks.com  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Hunting Party and The Guest List by Lisa Foley, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, Vox by Christina Dalcher, The Power by Naomi Alderman, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Working Hard, Hardly Working by Grace Beverley  

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Seeing as February is the month of love, in this episode Jess and Lauren chat through some of their favourite underrated love stories. You may not classify all of these books as romances, yet they have complex relationships and emotions that every romance reader would love. 

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan, Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa, Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin and Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters  

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Even though January lasted a whole year, it's time for a reading wrap up! Jess and Lauren delve in to some of their most favourite reads from the first month of 2022! 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins, These Precious Days by Ann Patchett, The Beekeeper of Aleppo and Songbirds by Christy Lefteri.  

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On this Blue Monday (AKA The Most Depressing Day of the Year) Jess and Lauren are arming you with some feel good reccos to boost your mood and hopefully give you a laugh along the way.

Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom, The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson, Frankly in Love by David Yoon, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab, A Single Revolution by Shani Silver, Millennial Love by Olivia Petter, The Breakup Monologues by Rosie Wilby, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

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In this week's episode, Jess and Lauren discuss the highly anticipated newest book from Janice Hallett, The Twyford Code, a gripping new mystery novel which will have you on your toes right up until the very last page.   

Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Twyford Code and The Appeal by Janice Hallett, Eleven Minutes and The Pilgrimage by Paulo Coelho  

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Happy New Year Everybody! After a Christmas break, Jess and Lauren are back with a reading update of all the books they enjoyed over the festive season.  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Pine by Francine Toon, Single Revolution by Shani Silver, Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez, How to kill Your Family by Bella Mackie, The No Show by Beth O'Leary, Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors,  Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart, Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto  

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Jess & Lauren are going head to head with two KILLER authors in a book off. Whether you're a Taylor Jenkins Reid stan, or a Colleen Hoover super-fan, this episode will give you a run down of both authors and their backlists.  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Colleen Hoover's Books mentioned: Layla, It Ends With Us, Regretting You, Ugly Love, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Books mentioned: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, One True Loves, After I Do, Malibu Rising. Other books mentioned: The Man Who Didn't Call, by Rosie Walsh, An American Marriage & Sliver Sparrow by Tayari Jones  

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren speak with Nikki May, author of Wahala, which is set to be the Most Talked-about Book of 2022! This book launches on 6th January, but after hearing about this book you are one-hundo going to want to pre-order your copy: https://www.waterstones.com/book/wahala/nikki-may/2928377078591 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Wahala with Nikki May, Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter by Lizzie Pook  

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In this episode Jess and Lauren discuss a recent read they have LOVED - We Need to Talk about Money by Sunday Times Best Selling author, Otegha Uwagba.  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura, Assembly by Natasha Brown, The Money is Coming by Sarah Akwisombe, Women Don't Ask by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever, and click here for (US) research in to the predicted salary of a stay at 'mom'.

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In this episode Jess and Lauren discuss some of their recent festive reads in time for December. So grab a mulled wine, get cosy and be prepared to get Festive AF!  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Season in the Snow and A Winter in Wonderland by Isla Gordon, A Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillroy, Baby Its Cold Outside by Emily Bell, Meet Me in London by Georgia Toffolo, Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella  

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It's time for part two of Star Signs as Books - tune in as Jess and Lauren pick up where they left off and pair some stellar books with astrological signs

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
• Atomic Habits: by James Clear
• Wild by Kristin Hannah
• Lagos Wife by Vanessa Walters
• First Lie wins by Ashley Elston
• My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett
• The Success Myth by Emma Gannon

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In this episode Jess and Lauren discuss Emily Ratajkowski's new book My Body which is a collection of essays exploring feminism, sexuality, and power.  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Buying Myself Back: https://www.thecut.com/article/emily-ratajkowski-owning-my-image-essay.html , The Multi‑hyphen Method by Emma Gannon, Podcasts: Millennial Love, Ctrl Alt Delete, Table Manners,

Extract of My Body by Emily Ratajkowski Audiobook Narrated by Emily Ratajkowski, published by Quercus Editions Limited.   

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To celebrate the Great British Bake Off being back on our screens, Jess and Lauren have set themselves a bake off themed challenge today but turned bookish! On your marks, get set...BOOK!  

This episode is sponsored by Columbia Care, the experts behind Platinum CBD. Col-Care have a complete range of CBD products free from THC, vegan friendly, 100% organic and backed with scientific research to ensure you get a premium CBD product, every time.  Use code “BOOKRECCOS20” for 20% off online at col-care.uk   

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, The Gender Games by Juno Dawson, Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead, Love after Love by Ingrid Persaud  

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In this episode Jess and Lauren dig in to the highly anticipated release for Stanley Tucci's Foodoir Taste. Alongside this scrumptious main course, they'll also be rustling up a few side dish reccos of their favourite foodie books. Warning - listening is advised accompanied by a snack of your choice. 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Taste by Stanley Tucci, Hungry by Grace Dent, Omelette by Jessie Ware, Heartburn by Nora Ephron, With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. Copyright 2021 Stanley Tucci, Penguin Audio

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren take their general reading update chat from Whatsapp on to the Podcast. Tune in for a world of 'currently', what they're each currently, reading, listening to, watching and the book mail they've received!  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz, Magpie by Elizabeth Day, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Against White Feminism by Rafia Zakaria, Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher, Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, Taste by Stanley Tucci and A Winter in Wonderland by Isla Gordon.  

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The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021, so to mark these important conversations, Jess and Lauren's reccos this week are focused on books tackling sustainability and the climate emergency

Books Mentioned in this Episode: No One is Too Small to Make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg, The Bigger Picture: My Fight to Becoming the New African Voice to the Climate Crises by Vanessa Nakate, How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue, Consumed by Aja Barber,  Who Cares Wins: Reasons For Optimism in Our Changing World by Lily Cole,  The Loneliest Polar Bear by Kale Williams  and The Biggest Footprint by Rob and Tom Sears.

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Are you ready for a slightly outrageous book discussion?! Jess and Lauren play the classic game of Shag, Marry, Kill, but with books. What could go wrong?! 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton, The Chain by Adrian McKinty, Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, The Road Trip, The Switch and The Flatshare all by Beth O'Leary, Verity, It Ends with Us and Layla all by Colleen Hoover, The Hunger Games series by Susan Collins, Dustlands series Moira Young, the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny, A Season in the Snow by Isla Gordon, The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson, All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle, The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  

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Seeing as Book Reccos was born out of Jess and Lauren's love for buddy reading books together, this episode is a recap of all the buddy reads the pair have enjoyed this month!  

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: Freckles by Cecelia Ahern, Underbelly by Anna Whitehouse, The Song of Achillies and Circe by Madeline Miller, Year of Yes by Shonda Rhymes

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In today's episode Jess and Lauren interview Happy Not Perfect founder, Poppy Jamie, on her new book which expertly tackles how we can create a clear path to overcoming uncertainty, perfectionism and fears of rejection in our day to day lives, in order to create a happier, healthier future.   

This episode is sponsored by MEDAHUMAN who have a wide range of targeted functional wellness CBD drinks to bring balance to your body and mind. Use code MHBOOK30 for 30% off some of their delicious products. 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Happy Not Perfect by Poppy Jamie, Synchronicity: The Promise of Coincidence by Deike Begg and Where After by Maria Forde Clarke.  

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This week Jess and Lauren are back with a fun - and little rogue - episode sharing with you some off the cuff reccos based on the niche Netflix categories - whilst drinking a glass, or two, of wine. Get ready for some giggles and as always, no spoiler reccos!  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: So Lucky by Dawn O'Porter, Ghosts by Dolly Alderton, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon, Becoming by Michelle Obama, All Girls by Emily Layden  

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It's the day we've all been (not so patiently) waiting for: the release of Sally Rooney's highly anticipated new novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You. To celebrate its release, in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss their thoughts on the book after reading their early copies from Books That Matter. Don't worry, as always there are no spoilers to be heard, and don't forget to enter the competition to be in with a chance of receiving your very own copy, details below!  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Beautiful World, Where Are You and Normal People by Sally Rooney and Freckles by Cecelia Ahern

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Join Jess and Lauren for Part 1 of their Star Signs as Book Reccos episode. From fiery adventures for Aries to comforting reads for Taurus, this episode will match books or characters to each of the signs

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

• The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
• Arrangements in Blue - by Amy Key
• Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
• Frank & Red by Matt Coyne
• The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren discuss some of Summer 2021's most popular releases, from *that* Taylor Jenkins Reid book and not one but TWO Reeses book club picks - summer 2021 was a hot book summer, so tune in to hear their thoughts!

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sunset by Jessie Cave, Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams and Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie.

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Put your detective hats on, because in this episode Jess and Lauren share some of their recent crime reads. This episode is brought to you by WILD - the refillable, natural deodorant brand, totally free from aluminium and parabens whilst also being 100% cruelty-free & vegan. You can get an exclusive 20% off your first Wild deodorant purchase on their website - WEAREWILD.COM and use the code “WILDBOOK” at checkout.

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Risk of Harm by Lucie Whitehouse, The Appeal by Janice Hallett, We are Villains by M.L.Rio and Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, A Season in the Snow by Isla Gordon (spoiler alert, this one is NOT a crime read).   

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Have you ever read a book that transported you straight to the era its set? Well if not, Jess and Lauren share some great reccos in this episode that will do just that, taking you back in time to the 50s, 60's 70s & 90s.  

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Books Mentioned in this Episode: This Lovely City by Louise Hare, 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid,  Mr Wilder & Me by Jonathan Coe, How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, Saltwater by Jessica Andrews,.

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren discuss Lucy Vine's new book Bad Choices, a fun book which has friendship at the heart of it, as well as some other brilliant reccos which explore some similar themes. 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Bad Choices by Lucy Vine, Fault Lines by Emily Itami, Sista Sister by Candice Brathwaite, It's Been a Pleasure Noni Blake by Claire Christian, The Split by Laura Kay  

The audio clip of Bad Choices played in this episode was read by Grace Andrews and Nathalie Buscombe. Reproduced with the permission of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd.  

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren discuss Donna Freitas's new book The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano which explores the life changing decision of whether to have a child, unpacking some of the scenario's Freitas presents as well as other books which explore the topic of motherhood and being child free.  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas, Confessions of a Forty Something F**k Up by by Alexandra Potter, Olive by Emma Gannon, Panic Years by Nell Frizzell, (M)otherhood by Pragya Agarwal.  

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In this episode, Jess and Lauren discuss the book release we've ALL been waiting for: How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie! This is a WILD ride, but don't worry, it will will be spoiler free as usual!  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: How to Kill your Family by Bella Mackie, How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina, Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Ella Cosimano, The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood, Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, The Lock In by Pheobe Luckhurst, One Day by David Nicholls/   

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The countdown for the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction is on! Ahead of the announcement on Wednesday 8th September, in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss the books which made it to the short and the longlist, making their predictions for who will win!   

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Transcendent Kingdom and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones, No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood, Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller, Piranesi by Susanna Clark, Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters, Luster by Raven Leilani, Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers, Because of You by Dawn French  

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For whatever reason you choose to listen to an audio book, sometimes we all need to switch a physical book for an audio one. So in this episode Jess and Lauren chat about some of their favourite audiobooks to listen whilst travelling, cooking, cleaning or out and about.   

Books Mentioned in this Episode:  

Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah, Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper, Between the Covers by Jilly Cooper, Go Set a Watchman, by Harper Lee,  11.22.63 by Stephen King, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason, Betty by Tifffany McDaniel, Running Like A Girl by Alexandra Heminsley.  Off the back of our podcast episode on 'Love in Non-Fiction', we asked you for all of your go-to breakup song reccos - if you fancy a listen either search for 'Break Up Song Reccos' on Spotify, or follow the link here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3whjHOLOaLdoXXIKCDNNhO?si=423beb14797c43af 

Competition Time:  

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In this week's episode, Lauren and Jess discuss some of the non fiction books which explore the topic of love in all its various forms from friendship, break ups, relationships, parenthood to dating and so much more. 

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Everything I know About Love by Dolly Alderton, The Break Up Monologues by Rosie Wilby, Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn, Millennial Love by Olivia Petter, Modern Love (book and Amazon Prime series), The Ex Boyfriend Yard Sale by Haley McGee  

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Today's episode is a celebration of Book Reccos turning 4 - which means this lovely podcast has turned 3 years old! So today, Jess and Lauren are digging in to some of the episodes you've loved most this past year and answering your questions!

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'Self Help' books can be a little hit and miss, so whether you're a fiend or foe, there's something for everyone in this episode as Jess (who is notoriously allergic to this type of book) and Lauren (who can't get enough of 'em) explore some of the books in this category they both actually loved!  

Books Mentioned in this Episode: Big Magic and The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, Solve Your Happy by Mo Gawdat, Buy Yourself the F-ing Lilies by Tara Schuster,  Speak your Truth by Fearne Cotton, The Money is Coming by Sarah Akwisombe and Think Like a Breadwinner by Jennifer Barrett  

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We all love a poolside read, and whether you're going away this year or staying put, in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss the books which will create your perfect summer vibe. Disclaimer: cocktails gifted by Hoxton and Grey drinks were consumed during the recording of this episode and we hold no accountability for our behaviour.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:
The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent, The Lido by Libby Page, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, Big Sky by Kate Atkinson, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.

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This week, Jess and Lauren are going back in time to chat about the books that defined their teenage years and the books they wish they'd read as teens!

Books Mentioned in this Episode: 

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny, Watermelon and Grown Ups by Marian Keyes, The Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, Dustlands series by Moira Young, Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Gone series by Michael Grant, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett, Stronger by Poorna Bell and An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon.  

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