Chapter Fourteen and Claire and Rebecca chat to Yorkshire lass, New York Times best-selling author Hazel Gaynor.Hazel lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. She has written seven Historical Fiction Novels and co-authored three with American author Heather Webb. Hazel's work has been translated into eighteen languages and is published in twenty-five territories to date. Her latest novel "The Last Lifeboat" is out now!Book Recommendations/Mentions: The book that got her into...

Chapter Thirteen has Claire and Rebecca chatting to author Sophie White about writing, podcasting, and parenting. Sophie is a writer and podcaster from Dublin. Her books range from a cookbook-memoir and personal essay collection to novels that touch on topical issues. She has been a columnist for the Sunday Independent for nine years, currently writing her weekly Nobody Tells You column for their LIFE magazine. She also writes regularly for various Irish publications, contributes to TV and...

Where have we been!?! After an unplanned but needed hiatus, we are back with a catch-up episode! Claire and Rebecca chat current reads, life news and plans for the pod! 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:⁣ ⁣ "No One Saw a Thing" by Andrea Mara. "My Hot Friend" by Sophie White. "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir. "No Apologies" by Niamh Orbinski. "Glass Houses" by Melanie Murphy. "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A Novel" by Tom Hanks. "In a Thousand Different Ways" by...

In this chapter, Claire chats to one of her favourite authors Andrea Mara about life as a writer. Andrea Mara is a Sunday Times and Irish Times Top Ten bestselling author who has been shortlisted for a number of awards, including Irish Crime Novel of the Year at the An Post Book Awards. She lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband and three young children and also runs a multi-award-winning parent and lifestyle blog, OfficeMum.ie. A must-listen episode! Andrea's Auto-buy Authors: ...

February's readalong book stated "But the problem with having your nose in everyone else's business is that you often miss what is happening in your own home."... Join hosts Claire and Rebecca as they discuss Sarah Stovell's novel about hurtful opinions, judgement and how one community can have many secrets. Lots of hot topics in this one. Timings: 00:00 - 08:57 - Opening section Spoiler Free! 08:58 - 59:32 - Book Discussion Lots of Spoilers 59:33 - End - Announcement of March and April...

In this episode Claire & Rebecca chat to Steven O’ Riordan who co-authored the book “Whispering Hope” about women who survived the Magdalene Laundries. Raised to advocate for those who needed his help, Steven got involved with meeting survivors of Magdalene Laundries, helping them to access the redress scheme, and took it upon himself to help to tell the stories that these women had kept quiet for far too long. Steven’s book Whispering Hope tells the accounts of five women who survived...

In Chapter 8 Claire and Rebecca sit down and delve a bit deeper into the world of non-fiction.  Why do we read non-fiction? What constitutes non-fiction? And why do we not read as much non-fiction when we compare it to the amount of fiction we consume?  We hope you enjoy listening to our discussion as much as we enjoyed having it. — Recommended / Suggested books: The Kennedy Curse by James Patterson Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story by Julie K. Brown Catch and Kill by...

January's readalong book asked "What if going back means you could begin again?"... Join hosts Claire and Rebecca as they discuss this novel about homelessness, addiction and the redeeming power of love. Lots of hot topics in this one, plus a surprise or two along the way...   Timings: 00:00 - 06:22 - Opening section Spoiler Free! 06:23 - 1:10:49 - Book Discussion Lots of Spoilers 1:10:50 - End - Announcement of February readalong book Spoiler Free! - - - Thanks to Helen Becerra for...

If anyone can tell you how to make time to read amid the chaos of day to day life, it’s mum of 4 Aoife Cassidy! In this episode, Rebecca chats to Aoife and discovers what it is like to become an advocate for secular education, who Aoife’s literary dinner guests would be, and what plans Aoife has for her future! - - - Books recommended in this episode are: “From Caucasia, with love” by Danzy Senna “Nothing but Blue Sky” by Kathleen McMahon “We don’t know ourselves” by Fintan O’...

In Chapter 5, with a glass of bubbles to toast both the new year and the new podcast, Claire and Rebecca reflect on their year of reading in 2022! In this episode - which is split in two for your convenience -  they talk about their favourite books across a variety of categories and also share some feedback of their listener’s favourites. We have included the list of the books mentioned in this second half of this chapter if you want to expand your TBR! ————— Books Mentioned in this...

In Chapter 5, with a glass of bubbles to toast both the new year and the new podcast, Claire and Rebecca reflect on their year of reading in 2022! In this episode - which is split in two for your convenience -  they talk about their favourite books across a variety of categories and also share some feedback of their listener’s favourites. We have included the list of the books mentioned in this half of Chapter 5 below if you want to expand your TBR! ————— Books Mentioned in this...

"Mad Honey" by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan was our Readalong Book for December. Join us today as we talk about the book, based off our own experiences of it and those of the listeners who engaged in the chats, question boxes and polls about it. Plus, hear what our January Readalong Book is at the end! Section 1 is general chat about the book and is spoiler free! Section 2 (from around 15 minutes in) is more in-depth discussion and will contain lots of spoilers - so listen at...

When we were brainstorming who we could invite to be our first author interview, we had a short list of criteria: We wanted an Irish author, someone who had a book recently released,  and someone who we could have a bit of craic with and this lady came straight to mind.  Catherine Walsh is the new queen of contemporary Romance in Ireland (and elsewhere if the reviews are anything to go by!) and one of the funnest accounts to follow on Bookstagram. Fun aside, Catherine raises some really...

Sinéad Cuddihy was the first person we both wanted to interview in a bookish podcast. Why? Because she runs the Tired Mammy Book Club and has encouraged us both to pick up a book and get back into reading at a time when we needed that little push of encouragement.  Sinéad’s monthly book club, which is not just for mammies btw, has brought some wonderful books into our lives and has connected us to some of the loveliest people on this little corner of the internet. Sinéad never fails to amaze...

In Chapter One hosts Claire and Rebecca interview each other so you can get to know them better! They discuss the importance of books in their lives, how they got back into reading at different times in their lives and how the bookish corners of the internet and social media are the best places to be! Book Recommendations Getting back into reading Rebecca                           "All the Lonely people" or anything else by Mike Gayle. An all-time favourite book you’d recommend to...

Today's episode is the trailer - or Foreword - for the pod, with a brief introduction from our hosts Claire and Rebecca and some information on what to expect from the pod chapters going forward! Thanks to Helen Becerra for the artwork and Mark Neville for the mixing. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/make-it-work License code: PLGGIGEZMJI9NR3G --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/another-chapter/message