My Favourite Books

My Favourite Books with Stephanie Smith

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:03:02 GMT

A fun chat about some American classics; running, men in prison, serial killers and natural disasters and some of the best of British literature; Just William and cats accompanying Scott on his voyages. Thank you, Stephanie!

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My Favourite Books with Alicia Lindsay

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:58:23 GMT

Lots of fun chatting about mad women in attics, the perils of telling the truth, animals and the trials of life.

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My Favourite Books with Kate McInnes

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:49:05 GMT

A lovely chat with Kate about her books, chatting about all sorts of animals from dogs and spiders to tigers and rats and finishing with the ultimate message to be kind. Thank you, Kate for sharing your stories with me!

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My Favourite Books with Emma and Katherine Robinson

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:36:20 GMT

Thank you Emma and Katherine for sharing your stories with me! A really fun chat about witches, princesses, giants, secret lands, squid and rabbits.

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My Favourite Books with Sarah Fiander Harrison

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:23:52 GMT

Thank you Sarah for a wonderful chat about bears, Alaska, Henry the eighth, secret lands, seagulls and creative mastery.

Sarah's book, Barley the Bear is available through amazon and good bookshops.

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My Favourite Books with Amanda

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:58:24 GMT

Thank you, Amanda for chatting with me!

A wonderful chat about magic lands, cleaver girls, the power of education, Naples, the RAF and WH Auden.

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My Favourite Books with Niki

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:44:13 GMT

A wonderful chat about dogs, chaotic life, refugees, communication and confession! Thank you Niki!

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My Favourite Books with Frank Bauer

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:28:24 GMT

Thank you, Frank, for sharing your stories. A really interesting talk about the importance of being in the present moment, heaven, money, sunny delight and the magic of Venice

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My Favourite Books with Matt Hastings

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:23:46 GMT

A wonderful chat with Matt about animals, finding identity, the modern man, Cain and Abel and pencils.

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My Favourite Books with Jo Fisher

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:15:10 GMT

A wonderful chat with Jo about dolphins, booksellers, letterboxes and typing with two fingers.

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My Favourite Books with Anne Bauer

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:08:27 GMT

A wonderful chat about questioning. immortality, sustainability, kangaroos, and building both literally and metaphorically.

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My Favourite Books with Marina Johnson

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:05:19 GMT

A wonderful chat about dreams, leopards, rings, daemons, secret kingdoms, bravery and courage.

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My Favourite Books with Paddy Arbuthnott

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:39:14 GMT

A wonderful chat about dogs, satiable curiosity, gentlemen, the power of planting and growth, self discovery and observations of family and people around us.

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My Favourite Books with Angela Bell

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:32:04 GMT

Thank you, Angela, for sharing your favourite books with me!

The books chosen were:

Long petal of the sea by Isabel Allende

Love in a cold climate by Nancy Mitford

Started early walked my dog by Kate Atkinson

Scottish nursery rhymes by Norah and William Montgomerie

The story of San Michele by Axel Munthe

Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling

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My Favourite Books with Alice Doyne

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:27:40 GMT

A cheery chat about Paddington bear, LOTS of marmalade, refugees, Cornwall, picnics, books and lots of laughter!

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My Favourite Books with Chris Quirk

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:22:40 GMT

A wonderful chat about books that Chris loves to read with his young daughter.

The books chosen were:-

'A squash and a squeeze' by Julia Donaldson

'Giraffes can't dance' by Jiles Andreae and Guy Parker Rees

'Dear zoo' by Rod Campbell

Pecan Pic and Pecan Moore

Zoo by Anthony Browne

Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor by Hugh Lupton

Flotsam by Anthony Browne

Thank you Chris for the most lively of chats!

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My Favourite Books with Bea McMicking

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:19:58 GMT

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My Favourite Books with Lucia Connell

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:11:01 GMT

Thank you, Lucia, for sharing your favourite books with me! The books chosen were:

Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery

When we were young by A A Milne

Just William by Richmal Crompton

Varmints by Helen Ward

The snow goose by Paul Gallico

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My Favourite Books with Roly McMorran

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:09:02 GMT

Thank you, Roly, for sharing your favourite books with me! The books chosen were:

The famished road by Ben Okri

Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe

Snow in Tokyo by Yevtushenko

I never saw another butterfly by Hana Volavkova

Wilding by Isabella Tree

Fiabe per occhi e bocca

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My Favourite Books with Susannah Mortensen

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:01:07 GMT

A wonderful chat about books with Susannah sharing stories!

The books chosen were:

Wilding by Isabella Tree

Siegfried Sassoon poetry

WB Yeates poetry

Five feet apart by Rachel Lipincott

Jambo means hello by Tom Feelings

Gerald Many Hopkins Poetry

This was an extra special 'my favourite books' in honor of the publication of Athena the cheetah!

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My Favourite Books with Felicity Morse

Tue, 31 May 2022 16:10:27 GMT

A lively chat with the author Fliss Morse. (Felicity Morse)

A super chat about murder clubs, wild twins, myths, love and the power of photographs.

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My Favourite Books with Carolyn Dineen

Tue, 31 May 2022 16:06:02 GMT

A wonderful chat with Carolyn who is a Librarian at Wandsworth Library, London. A wonderful chat about funny characters, poetry that shapes the world, the development of our planet, daemons and unrequited love.

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My Favourite Books with Ben Wright

Tue, 31 May 2022 14:42:16 GMT

Lots of good story ideas to read with a 2-year-old child.

A wonderful chat where Ben shared the stories that he loves to read with his son, Arthur. A lively discussion about Halloween pumpkins, otters, scary monsters and bears.

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My Favourite Books with Camilla Seddon

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:59:25 GMT

A wonderful chat with the incredibly talented Camilla Seddon to celebrate the launch of David the Pizzly Bear! A joyful talk filled with lots of laughter, books and inspiration, and offering some packing tips for any upcoming holidays too!

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My Favourite Books with Eamonn Kattar

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:54:15 GMT

A really fun book chat about lots of Australian books. Great messages came out of the talk; not being afraid to be afraid, living in the present moment and spreading kindness; lots of good inspiration!

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My Favourite Books with Conrad Bird

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:47:17 GMT

A fun book chat with Conrad Bird; the inspiration behind Conrad the Spider.

The chat was centred around memories; memories of the past that are yours and yours alone, memories of the present so that you will lie on your deathbed and look back on a life well lived and memories of the future yet to be made.

Listen up to the end and you are in for a treat!

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My Favourite Books with Taylor Colbeth

Tue, 31 May 2022 13:45:23 GMT

A wonderful chat with Taylor Colbeth, a second year Philosophy and Management student at St Andrews University.

It was so much fun chatting about the power of creating your own destiny, stories shaped by experiences, travel and adventure.

Taylor's enthusiasm radiated through the computer screen and so do give it a listen!

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My Favourite Books with Emma Kerr

Tue, 31 May 2022 11:27:07 GMT

A wonderful chat with Emma Kerr who is the librarian at Benjamin Franklin School in Barcelona. An interesting chat about friendship, loneliness, the power of poetry, nature, childhood and kindness. Thank you Emma for bringing some Spanish sun to a dreich Scotland!

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