Chatting Books

we are NOT like other girls we are like ALL of them

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:00:44 GMT

on this episode of our show we talk about unlikeable female characters and it is ground breaking and has never been done before. also, FINALLY, amy gets to talk about twilight x

here's all the books we mention in detail:

romantic outlaws the extraordinary lives of mary wollstonecraft and mary shelley by charlotte gordon

the uncommon reader by alan bennett

emma by jane austen

my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh

boy parts by eliza clark

twilight by stephenie meyer

this is not who i am our authenticity obsession by emily bootle

neon roses by rachel dawson

with a touch of sparkle,

mia and amy x

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february books & a little age related existential crisis x

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 09:00:55 GMT

hiya pals ! please pretend you didn't notice how long we were gone for and instead admire this BIG reading round up. truly a treat for your ears and your want to read list. featuring an interruption from amy's lovely friend and housemate, isabel. we're surprised it took this long to be interrupted.

here's every book we (and isabel!) talk about:

my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier

amazing grace adams by fran littlewood

these precious days: essays by ann patchett

small fires: an epic in the kitchen by rebecca may johnson

(amy's housemate isabel is currently reading the secret history by donna tartt and all the blood we share by camilla bruce)

the things we lost by jyoti patel

king kong theory by virginie despentes

foster by claire keegan

kitchen by banana yashimoto

orlando by virginia woolf

fire rush by jacqueline crooks

walking distance by lizzy stewart

mcglue by ottessa moshfegh

the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey

a horse at night: on writing by amina cain

transistional by munroe bergdorf

i love you but ive chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins

send nudes by saba sams

infinite country by patricia engel

empireland by sathnam sanghera

flâneuse by lauren elkin

this is not who i am: our authenticity obsession by emily bootle

the death of francis bacon by max porter

sundamage by sabine durant

my phantoms by gwendoline riley

windmill hill by lucy atkins

berlin by bea setton

love and kisses,

mia and amy

p.s. please get in touch and follow us on instagram @chattingbooks x

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minisode no. 1 ! Foster by Claire Keegan

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:00:51 GMT

today we talk about one book and ONE BOOK ONLY in this our first minisode-- foster by claire keegan. you should read it too and let us know what you think!

yours sincerely,

amy & mia

p.s. follow us @chattingbooks on insta x

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will we keep our reading goals for the year? who can say x

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 09:30:02 GMT

new year, new books, new goals, same gorls !!

welcome to season two of chatting books, where we chat about some of our reading goals for the year <3

here are the books we chat about:

a horse at night on writing by amina cain

the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey

the goldfinch by donna tartt

sun damage by sabine durrant

the wolf hall trilogy by hilary mantel

the late americans by brandon taylor

yellowface by r.f. kuang

transitional by munroe bergdorf

i love you but ive chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins

send nudes by saba sams

lots of love and thinking of you always,

mia and amy x

p.s. please follow us on instagram @chattingbooks xxxxx

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BEST books of the year !! let's go !!!!

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 09:00:31 GMT

would you believe it it's the end of the year. 2022 was a really good for our reading and we're going to talk about our fave books in this ep. it's a little bit of a party because we eat a load of sweets throughout the recording and do NOT stick to our top five picks-- hope it doesn't bother you xx

what was your favourite book of the year? let us know over on instagram @chattingbooks !

and, as ever, here's all the books we talk about:

kick the latch by kathryn scanlan

my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier

push by sapphire

priestdaddy by patricia lockwood

the idiot and either/or by elif batuman

cold enough for snow by jessica au

motherhood by sheila heti

pond and checkout 19 by claire-louise bennett

sorrow and bliss by meg mason

permafrost by eva balthasar

beautiful world were are you by sally rooney

childhood, youth, dependency (the copenhagan trilogy) by tove ditlevsen

a little life by hanya yanagihara

indelicacy by amina cain

isaac and the egg by bobby palmer

wolf hall and bring up the bodies by hilary mantel

the secret history by donna tartt

betty by tiffany mcdaniel

conversations on love by natasha lunn

lapvona by ottessa moshfegh

the island of missing trees by elif shafak

american psycho by bret easton ellis

detransition, baby by torrey peters

maps of our spectacular bodies by maddie mortimer

essays in love by alain de botton

kitchen by banana yashimoto

these precious days by ann patchett

the wall by maelen haushofer

i am, i am, i am by maggie o'farrell

our wives under the sea by julia armfield

lots of love and new year wishes,

amy & mia xxxxxxxxxx

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Worst books of the year LET'S GO

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:51:57 GMT

worst books of the year !! let's slag some books off !!! we're all haters at heart !!

here are all the books we talk about, good and bad:

the book of goose by yiyun li

brutes by dizz tate

my cousin rachel by daphne de maurier

carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid

tonight i'm someone else by chelsea hodson

reminders of him and it ends with us by colleen hoover

i fear my pain interests you by stephanie la cava

insatiable and careering by daisy buchanan

how to kill your family by bella mackie

careless by kirsty capes

the last bad man by miranda july

a court of wings and ruin by sarah j. maas

piranesi by susanna clarke

malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid

freshwater by akwaeke emezi

28 summers by elin hildebrand

somebody loves you by mona arshi

the new me by halle butler

pop song by larissa pham

essays in love by alain de botton

kitchen by banana yashimoto

a christmas carol by charles dickens

thanking you all for your time ! see you soon ! follow us on instagram @chattingbooks x

Gratefully,

Amy and Mia x

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A round up of reads for your winter needs

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 09:00:22 GMT

another round up of the goodie (and not so goodie) books we read between october and november !!

here are the books mentioned this ep:

sounds like fun by brian moriarty

bluets by maggie nelson

three rooms by jo hamya

conversations on love by natasha lunn

tonight i'm someone else: essays by chelsea hodson

little scratch by rebecca watson

exciting times by naoise dolan

notes to self by emilie pine

checkout 19 by claire-louise bennett

pond by claire-louise bennett

the push by ashley audrain

the argonauts by maggie nelson

either/or by elif batuman

orlando by virginia woolf

cold enough for snow by jessica au

isaac and the egg by bobby palmer

living rooms by sam johnson-schlee

what are you reading right now!! let us know on instagram @chattingbooks xxx

All Best,

Amy & Mia

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Job hunting is the pits

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:04:33 GMT

hello friends! on this episode of chatting books we actually chat publishing-- specifically getting into it and the horrors of applying for a publishing job that you'll likely never hear about again. hopefully we shed some light for those who want it. it's hard out here!!

books mentioned in this ep:

small things like these by claire keegan

america is not the heart by elaine castillo

isaac and the egg by bobby palmer

the book of goose by yiyun li

back to book chat next week! see you then!

all best,

mia and amy

p.s. please follow us on socials! mainly @chattingbooks on insta. feel free to send us any questions about publishing as well x

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Classics are probably just a marketing ploy

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 09:00:33 GMT

we chat classic books this ep! what are classics? who are classics? why are classics? when are classics? and most importantly what are our faves???

books mentioned:

the argonauts by maggie nelson

either/or by elif batuman

conversation on love by natasha lunn

the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey

pride and prejudice by jane austen

great expectations by charles dickens

the importance of being earnest and the portrait of dorian gray by oscar wilde

we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson

1984 and animal farm by george orwell

clockwork orange by anthony burgess

the secret history by donna tartt (again lol)

homegoing by yaa gyasi

white teeth and swing time by zadie smith

hamnet by maggie o'farrell

orlando by virginia woolf

the bell jar by sylvia plath

wolf hall by hilary mantel

the satanic verses and midnight's children by salman rushdie

girl, woman, other by bernadine evaristo

america is not the heart by elaine castillo

rebecca by daphne du maurier x

hope you enjoy!! please rate review and subscribe and follow us on insta @chattingbooks !

Very best,

Amy & Mia

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Mia decides to stop mumbling (aka September/October round-up)

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:30:41 GMT

We really chat books in today's episode-- we're talking about what we read over the last month and we're reaaaally talking about them. Mia speaks loudly in this one.

Here are the books we speak about:

Motherhood by Sheila Heti

Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan

Three Rooms by Jo Hamya

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Milkfed by Melissa Broder

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

I Fear My Pain Interests You by Stephanie La Cava

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth

Bluets by Maggie Nelson

Tonight I'm Someone Else : Essays by Chelsea Hodson

Very best,

Amy & Mia

Please follow us on insta @chattingbooks and twitter @chatting_books and like, share, subscribe!! Please tell your friends and give us a 5 star rating xx

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Breaking our book buying ban for charity

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:00:39 GMT

Charity shop haul!!! In this episode Amy mispronounces a lot of words and we talk about these books:

After Sappho by Selby Wyn Schwartz

The Secret History by Donna Tartt (again lol)

Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson

Out of the Wreckage by George Monbiot

Thanks so much for listening! We'd love if you would subscribe, like, share and recommend our podcast and socials! We're @chattingbooks on insta and @chatting_books on twitter :-)

Yours sincerely,

Amy & Mia xxx

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Summer is OVER. Autumn is HERE.

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:43 GMT

This time we talk about how it's been a year since we started our master's degrees in publishing and where we currently are at with jobs in the industry. Also, Amy celebrates the summer being over and Mia mourns it by talking about autumn books.

Books mentioned (at length) in this episode:

China Room by Sunjeev Sahota
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Thanks so much for listening!! Please rate/follow subscribe and give us a follow on insta @chattingbooks and on twitter @chatting_books

Very best,

Amy and Mia x

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BONUS: summer reading roundup ! feat. laptop fan

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:04:24 GMT

Here's everything we read from the end of July to August-- it is a BUMPER episode. We really chat books in it.

Books mentioned this episode:

If you think I'm going to type them all up you're bananas
If you still really care find us on goodreads

Apologies for the laptop fan and crackles in the background! The third member of our podcast <3

Amy & Mia x

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Reading in cafés for attention

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:00:24 GMT

In this episode we talk about where we like to read and essentially it all comes down to being perceived as a mysterious woman who reads in public.

Some of the books mentioned this time:

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Smut by Alan Bennett
Bill Nighy was reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath on the tube. Meow x
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
The Girls by Emma Cline
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Exposure by Olivia Sudjic

Love,

Amy and Mia x

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Two tickets to the desert island please x

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 12:10:12 GMT

In this ep, we talk about our desert island books as a nice little intro into our reading taste. But Mia's a liar, so don't believe a word she says. Her third book is actually My Salinger Year.

In this ep we talk about a load of books. They include:

Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal
Smut by Alan Bennett
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
The Idiot by Elif Batuman
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

Give us a follow on our socials @chattingbooks & tell us your faves!

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Prologue

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:46:40 GMT

This is Chatting Books, a podcast where-- you guessed it-- we chat about books. We'll be covering a whole bunch of stuff including our fave titles and authors, talking shit about bad book covers and about getting into publishing. There's no required reading, a lot of digressing and we would love book and topic recs!

Please forgive the third member of our podcast, Amy's laptop, for breathing so hard in this prologue. It won't be a regular thing, promise x

Lots of love,

Amy & Mia x

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