The Breakfast Book Club

For the final episode of Season Two I am joined by the wonderful Caroline Khoury to discuss her debut novel It Must Be Love. We also discuss her most important read which was actually inspired by a previous episode of the podcast and the joy of bookstagram and the community created in the part of the internet! Thank you so much for listening to season two!

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This week I am joined by the amazing Sophie Cousens, author of This Time Next Year and Just Haven’t Met You Yet. Sophie gives us so many amazing insights into writing for rom-com tropes and author expectations versus what she wants to write. As well as an amazing most important book and just being an overall incredible guest!

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This week I am joined by Lorraine Brown to discuss her book The Uncoupling (also called The Paris Connection in US markets) and how she found her hook, which author inspired her novel and what it was like to be a debut author durring the pandemic!

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This week I am joined by Teagan from The Bookstorian Podcast. I was a guest on Teagans podcast earlier in the year and we’ve finally sat down to record an episode! There are so many books mentioned in this episode, although Teagan does admit the number one Breakfast Bookclub sin during the episode!

This week I am joined by author and theatre-maker Haley McGee. I read Haley’s book ‘The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale’ earlier this year and loved it so I was so excited to have her on the podcast. We discuss a lot of books in his episode but Haley inspired me to pick up a classic I’ve been putting off forever!

This week Emily is joined by Anna also known as @iknowpaes to discuss everything from Sally Rooney to the new BBC drama Time. They also discuss having elements of books fly over your head and whether that impacts your reading or opinion of the book. This is the final episode in the season so make sure to subscribe for notifications about Season Two!

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This week is the penultimate episode of series one! Emily is joined by Anna Bell a Rom Com author who's latest release is The Man I didn’t Marry. Anna gives us an insight into her top secret new release and her editing and writing process!

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Sarah gives us an insight into her writing style and inspirations, as well as how the lockdown in 2020 impacted her and her reading - which ultimately led to Sarah finding her most important read.

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This week Emily is joined by Finish author Lottie Saahko to discuss her most important reads. There are so many amazing books discussed in this episode so there will definitely be one of two to add to your list!

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This week Emily is joined by author Sarah Govett to discuss her latest novel We Go On Forever - which is a dystopian novel. They also discuss how Sarah found editing a dystopian novel in the middle of a pandemic and her writing style.

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This week Emily is joined by author of The Khan, Saima Mir to discuss her most important reads, the inspiration behind The Khan. Saima is so inspirational and shares her words of wisdom about life and what it means to be a woman.

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This week Emily is joined by Emily also known as @busymamabookclub to discuss her favourite reads and what it’s like working as a bookseller! This also might be a contender for most books mentioned in one episode - there are a lot packed in!

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This week Emily is joined by Louise Nealon who’s debut novel Snowflake is released on the 13th of May. We discuss Louise most important reads, Snowflake and the TV adaptation, our reliance on the post man and theres even a Shrek three reference for good measure!

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This week Emily is joined by Abbie Greaves. Abbie is the author of The Silent Treatment and The Ends of The Earth, both books are incredible. Abbie also discusses her most important read and gives an insight into publishing two books during a pandemic.

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This week Emily is joined by Ellie White the author of Love and London which she has recently self-published. Emily and Ellie discuss self-publishing and how to go about self-publishing your own novel!

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This week Emily is joined by Hannah Tovey - author of The Education of Ivy Edwards and Is This It? to discuss her most important reads. They also discuss Hannahs's writing process and how it’s changed in lockdown as well as the road to becoming a published author.

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In this episode Emily is joined by Liv from @livs_little_library to discuss reading multiple books at once, diversifying your genres, and of course - Taylor Swift.

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This week Emily is joined by six-time author Katy Colins to discuss her latest release The Best is Yet to Come.

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This week I’m joined by Grace - also known as @gracefulchapters. Grace works in publishing and is full of insight into the business, she is also the nicest person and there are plenty of laughs as I try and persuade her to share some upcoming releases with me!

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The books we discuss:

This episode of The Breakfast Book Club features Tilly from @tillystoptiltles (linked below) to discuss everything from failure to favourite authors. Emily and Tilly also discuss reading goals and the Bookstagram Olympics (which is 100% made up and obviously doesn't include moving from the couch!)

Books Mentioned:

Layla - Colleen Hoover

Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman

The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett

Such a Fun Age - Kiley Reid

The Survivors - Jane Harper

The Dry - Jane Harper

The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

Notes on a Nervous Planet - Matt Haig

Reasons to Stay Alive - Matt Haig

Failosophy - Elizabeth Day

The Nowhere Girls - Amy Reed

Caraval - Stephanie Garber

Once upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber

Outlawed - Anna North

The work of Sarah J. Maas

Firefly Lane - Kristen Hannah

Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan

Leave the World Behind - Rumaan Alam

It Ends with Us - Colleen Hoover

Movies

The Dry

Podcasts

How to Fail - Elizabeth Day

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