Book Who's Talking

A podcast about books. It's like a bookclub, but you don't have to leave your house and you don't have to bring a plate of cheese. Hosted by Fiona, Laura and Cool Ben.

50. The Flat Share 05/09/2021

50. The Flat Share Hullo, Bookworms! /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/19033925

49. Shuggie Bain 03/14/2021

49. Shuggie Bain Awrite, Bookworms? /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/18313751

48. All Our Shimmering Skies 02/01/2021

48. All Our Shimmering Skies We're starting the year with a graceful and poetic bang, with All Our Shimmering Skies, the 2nd novel by Aussie author Trent Dalton. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/17768489

47. The Hogfather 12/25/2020

47. The Hogfather Happy Holidays, Bookworms! /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/17325842

Mini Episode - Summer Reading Recommendations 12/17/2020

Mini Episode - Summer Reading Recommendations Bookworms! It's your friends from Book Who's Talking, here with some Summer reading recommendations (or Christmas present suggestions, your choice). /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/17231285

Mini Episode - Rebecca Cinema 12/12/2020

Mini Episode - Rebecca Cinema 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. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/17164730

46. Rebecca 12/01/2020

46. Rebecca Last night we dreamt we went to Manderley again /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/17010035

45. Hamnet 11/02/2020

45. Hamnet This month we popped on our jerkins & sheepskin gloves, and relaxed on the second-best bed, to read Hamnet, the 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/16642283

Mini Episode - I'm Thinking Of Ending Things with a Dance 10/17/2020

Mini Episode - I'm Thinking Of Ending Things with a Dance After reading Iain Reid's debut novel I'm Thinking Of Ending Things, we jumped on Netflix to watch the new movie adaptation, written and directed by Charlie Kaufman. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/16437398

44. I'm Thinking of Ending Things 09/29/2020

44. I'm Thinking of Ending Things This month we turned on all of the lights and made sure we locked the doors before reading I'm Thinking of Ending Things, the 2016 debut novel of Canadian writer Iain Reid. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/16196507

43. Death in Her Hands 08/31/2020

43. Death in Her Hands Bookworms, it's time to pop on your camouflage onesie, feed your best friend, and settle down in front of some Christian call-in radio, because this month we read the much talked about Death in Her Hands, the latest novel by American author Ottessa Moshfegh. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/15818144

Mini Episode - Lili Wilkinson & The Erasure Initiative 08/25/2020

Mini Episode - Lili Wilkinson & The Erasure Initiative In this mini we welcome author Lili Wilkinson back to the podcast to talk about her brand new book, The Erasure Initiative. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/15745901

Mini Episode - Little Fires Everywhere (on the TV) 08/11/2020

Mini Episode - Little Fires Everywhere (on the TV) *** SPOILERS AHEAD*** /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/15565583

42. Convenience Store Woman 07/31/2020

42. Convenience Store Woman This month we're shining our name tags and practicing our friendliest greetings so we can do justice to Convenience Store Woman, a short and snappy novel by Japanese author Sayaka Murata. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/15424682

41. The Seven (and a half) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 06/30/2020

41. The Seven (and a half) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle This month we dusted off our deerstalkers and de-smudged our magnifying glasses, because it was time to figure out WHODUNNIT in Stuart Turton's super fun debut novel, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (or the The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle in the US version). /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/15020873

40. The Animals In That Country 06/02/2020

40. The Animals In That Country Bookworms! Have you ever wondered what a real worm might sound like? Well, wonder no more, because this month we read The Animals In That Country by Laura Jean McKay. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/14662703

Mini Episode - Normal TV People 05/19/2020

Mini Episode - Normal TV People Last year we read Normal People by Sally Rooney, and now we're back to talk about the brand-new and much-hyped BBC / Hulu adaptation of the novel, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/14477972

39. Such a Fun Age 05/01/2020

39. Such a Fun Age Bookworms! Gather around the Zoom call to hear what we thought of this month's book, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/14230850

Mini Episode - Isolation Recommendations 04/13/2020

Mini Episode - Isolation Recommendations Hey Bookworms! Are you finding yourself with a little extra time at home right now? Some time you might like to fill with READING perhaps? /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/13962029

What to Read in April - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 04/11/2020

What to Read in April - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Hey, Bookworms! Can you believe it's still only April???? /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/13942937

38. Mort 03/31/2020

38. Mort Bookworms! Just before we all had to be apart, we all got together to talk about Mort, the funny and fast-paced novel by Terry Pratchett. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/13774832

37. Where the Crawdads Sing 03/08/2020

37. Where the Crawdads Sing Bookworms! We've just finished Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, and we are as keen to talk about it as Jumpin' was to buy those mussels. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/13461500

Mini Episode - Little Women on the Big Screen 02/24/2020

Mini Episode - Little Women on the Big Screen Have you been to see the latest movie adaptation of Little Women, Bookworms? If you haven't, quick question: /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/13272068

36. Little Women 02/16/2020

36. Little Women This month we read Little Women, the beloved classic by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. Everyone's talking about the new movie adaptation, so we're doing a re-read (and a first time read for some of us), to figure out just *why* this book has remained so popular. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/13168643

Mini Episode - Pet Cinema-Tary 01/21/2020

Mini Episode - Pet Cinema-Tary After reading our (very Christmassy) December book, Pet Sematary by Stephen King, we decided we simply had to see the movies as well. That's right, we watched BOTH the 1989 AND the 2019 film adaptations, and we have some things to talk about. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/12825194

What to Read in January - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 01/12/2020

What to Read in January - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott We're starting the year with a classic, Bookworms, and we're reading Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/12704018

35. Pet Sematary 12/30/2019

35. Pet Sematary It's holiday time, Bookworms, and we celebrated this festive season by reading... Pet Sematary by Stephen King. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/12560861

What to Read in December - Pet Sematary by Stephen King 12/10/2019

What to Read in December - Pet Sematary by Stephen King Bookworms, the holiday season is upon us once again, so we've decided to read a Christmas Book! /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/12345062

34. The Farm 11/30/2019

34. The Farm Bookworms, it's time to secure your tracking bracelet - sorry I mean your "Well Band" - because we're about to dive into The Farm, the debut novel by Filipino American author Jane Ramos. /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/12225080

Mini Episode - The Goldfinch on the Silver Screen 11/22/2019

Mini Episode - The Goldfinch on the Silver Screen After one of our most tense book reviews (Laura and Fiona are finally speaking again, thank goodness), we went to see The Goldfinch movie. And we have some thoughts! Whether you've already seen it or you're wondering if you should, this episode will tell you everything you need to know. It will also tell you how many times Laura cried when Nicole Kidman was on screen (spoiler: all of the times). Happy listening! /episode/index/show/bookwhostalking/id/12134495

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