Book Reccos: Between the Pages – Details, episodes & analysis

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

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:

Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com

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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

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:

Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com

Get in Touch:

Instagram: @bookreccos

Email: hello@bookreccos.com

Website: www.bookreccos.com

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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

Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:

Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com

Get in Touch:

Instagram: @bookreccos

Email: hello@bookreccos.com

Website: www.bookreccos.com

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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!  

This episode was brought to you by BLUBlox the original science backed brand, providing fashionable, Australian made blue light management and red light therapy products, from glasses to reading lights, as seen in Vogue, GQ and Elle. Head to blublox.com to find out more and use code BOOKRECCOS15 for 15% off any purchase.  

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   

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com     

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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?!

This episode was brought to you by BLUBlox the original science backed brand, providing fashionable, Australian made blue light management and red light therapy products, from glasses to reading lights, as seen in Vogue, GQ and Elle. Head to blublox.com to find out more and use code BOOKRECCOS15 for 15% off any purchase. 

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

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram. 

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com     

Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos

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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!   

This episode was brought to you by BLUBlox the original science backed brand, providing fashionable, Australian made blue light management and red light therapy products, from glasses to reading lights, as seen in Vogue, GQ and Elle. Head to blublox.com to find out more and use code BOOKRECCOS15 for 15% off any purchase.  

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

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com     

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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.  

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com     

Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos

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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.  

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com

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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.  

This episode is brought to you by Wild, the UK's number one natural deodorant company that focuses on performance, sustainability and style! Their long lasting deodorants are free of aluminium and parabens, whilst also be cruelty free and vegan. For 15% off your order head to Wearewild.com and use code BOOKS at checkout.  

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

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

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.

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com     

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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.  

This episode is brought to you by Wild, the UK's number one natural deodorant company that focuses on performance, sustainability and style! Their long lasting deodorants are free of aluminium and parabens, whilst also be cruelty free and vegan. For 15% off your order head to Wearewild.com and use code BOOKS at checkout.  

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.  

Competition Time: We have partnered with Books That Matter to gift one lucky listener a free Books The Matter gift box! To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is subscribe, rate and review this podcast. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts leave a review and put your Instagram handle as your 'Nickname', if you're listening on another platform, subscribe then share our podcast on your instagram story and we'll track your entry that way. Each month a winner will be selected at random and informed via Instagram.  

Get in Touch: 

Instagram: @bookreccos  

Email: bookreccos@gmail.com     

Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos

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