Off the Shelf
By Pause Books
Off the ShelfApr 25, 2022
87. Karen Jennings, Author
My guest this week is Karen Jennings. Karen's book Crooked Seeds can be pre-ordered here: Karen Jennings | Penguin Random House
The books we discussed:
Cal by Bernard MacLaverty Cal (penguin.co.uk)
A mouthful of salt by Reem Gafar brownsbfs.co.uk The bookshops we discussed: The Book Shoppe | Cape Town The Book Lounge Stellenbosch Books
86. Rachel Wolf, Author
My guest this week is Rachel Wolf. Rachel's book Five Nights can be pre-ordered here: Five Nights
The book we discussed: Books on the Hill (books-on-the-hill.co.uk) The bookshop we discussed: Books on the Hill (books-on-the-hill.co.uk)
85, Dani Atkins, Author
You can find more information about her here:
Dani Atkins — Blake Friedmann
Dani's book can be pre-ordered here: The Memory of Us by Dani Atkins
The book we discussed: The Night in Question (penguin.co.uk)
The bookshop we discussed: David's Bookshop, Letchworth
84. David Slattery-Christy, Author and Playwright
David's book can be ordered here: Waterstones
The book we discussed:
Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
The bookshop we discussed:
Packlitt and Booth - plackittandbooth.co.uk
83. Nicholas Hutchinson, Author and Podcast Host
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My guest this week is Nicholas Hutchinson of BookThinkers
You can listen to his podcast here: Life Changing Books
82. Nigar Alam, Author
My guest this week is Nigar Alam. You can find her website here: Nigar Alam (nigaralamwrites.com) Nigar's book can be preordered here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720000/under-the-tamarind-tree-by-nigar-alam/ The literary programmes we discuss:
- The Loft Literary Center - https://loft.org/
- Madeleine Milburn Mentorship Programme - https://www.madeleinemilburn.co.uk/mentorship/
The books we discuss:
- Craft Book - Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody - https://www.jessicabrody.com/2020/11/how-to-write-your-novel-using-the-save-the-cat-beat-sheet/
- Finding me - Viola Davis https://www.waterstones.com/book/finding-me/viola-davis/9781399704038
The bookshop we discuss:
- Cream & Amber Bookshop, Minnesota https://www.creamandamber.com/
81. Laurie Barkman, Author and Podcast Host
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Laurie Barkman!
You can find her podcast here: Succession Stories on Apple Podcasts
You can find her book here: The Business Transition Handbook
You can find her website here: The Business Transition Sherpa
The Forbes article we were discussing can be found here: forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2023/09/23/lessons-from-the-leadership-transition-at-murdochs-media-empire/
80. Johnnie Lowery, Author
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My guest this week is Johnnie Lowery and you can find his website here: Johnnie Lowery
His Book choices were:
- Best Non-Fiction Book; Yuval Noah Harari – Sapiens
- The best book you received as a gift; Harry Pearson – The Far Corner
- A book by your favourite author; Michael Calvin – State of Play
- The book that makes you cry ;Abigail Dean – Girl A
- The book that everyone should read; Aldous Huxley – Brave New World
79. Spencer Quinn, Author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Spencer Quinn.
You can find out more about his work here: Spencer Quinn
Spencer's favourite independent bookshops are:
78. Amanda Prowse, Author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Amanda Prowse.
You can find out more about her work here: Amanda Prowse
Amanda's book choices were:
1. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
2. Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
3. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
4. Intuitive Editing: A Creative and Practical Guide to Revising Your Writing by Tiffany Yates Martin
5. The Christmas Chronicles: Notes, Stories & 100 Essential Recipes for Midwinter by Nigel Slater
Amanda's favourite independent bookshops are:
77. James MacManus, Author and MD of the Times Literary Supplement
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is James MacManus.
You can find out more about his work here: James McManus
James book choice was A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway.
James fave bookshop is: Village Books (village-books.co.uk)
76. Victoria Gosling, Author
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My guest this week is Victoria Gosling.
You can find out more about her here: Victoria Gosling | The Reader Berlin
Her picks were:
1. Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier
2. The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
3. The Assault by Harry Mulisch
4. The regeneration trilogy by Pat Baker
5. Life and faith by Vasily Grossman
6. There's a War Going On But No One Can See It by Huib Modderkolk
75. Diana Janney, Author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf! You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) You can follow me on Twitter here: Twitter My guest this week is Diana Janney. You can find out more about her here: Diana Janney Diana's choices are: 1. An Imaginary Life by David Malouf
2. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3. The old man and the sea - Hemingway 4. Siddhartha - Herman Hesse 5. Small Miracle by Paul Gallico
74. Freya Bromley, Author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Freya Bromley.
You can find out more about her here: Freya Bromley
Freya's book choices were: 1. The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink
2. The Narnia Chronicles by C S Lewis
3. Expectation by Anna Hope
4. You’ll Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
5. Turning by Jessica J. Lee
Freya's bookshop pick is Rye Books: Rye Books, Books & Coffee
73. Fiona Valpy, Author
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My guest this week is Fiona Valpy:
You can find out more about her here: Fiona Valpy, Author Her latest book THE CYPRESS MAZE is released tomorrow.
You can pre-order her book here: The Cypress Maze
72. Robert Welbourn, Author
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My guest this week is Robert Welbourn:
You can find out more about him here: Home | Robert Welbourn
You can pre-order his book here: Belonging | Robert Welbourn
His choices were:
- The best fiction book: The Grapes of Wrath
- The book I remember reading first: The Catcher in the Rye
- The book with my fave character: Glamorama
- The book that makes me cry: 11.22.63
- The book that everyone should read: American Psycho
71. Louisa Reid, Author
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My guest this week is Louisa Reid:
You can find out more about her here: The Poet (penguin.co.uk)
You can pre-order her book here: The Poet: A propulsive novel of female empowerment, solidarity and revenge a book by Louisa Reid. (bookshop.org)
70. Pim Wangtechawat, Author
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My guest this week is Pim Wangtechawat:
You can find her website here: Pim Wangtechawat
You can pre-order her book here: The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat | Waterstones Pim's selected books are:
- Best Non-Fiction Book: Conversations on Love (Natasha Lunn)
- A book by your favourite author: Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
- The book that makes you cry: Circe (Madeline Miller)
- The book that makes me happy: Small Joys (Elvin James Mensah)
- The book with your favourite character in: Emma (Jane Austen)
69. Caro Giles, Author
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My guest this week is Caro Giles:
You can follow her on Twitter here: Caro Giles (@CaroGilesWrites)
You can pre-order her book here: Twelve Moons: A year under a shared sky – HarperCollins Publishers UK
68. Phoebe Walker, Poet and Author
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My guest this week is Phoebe Walker:
You can follow her on Twitter here: Phoebe Walker (@PhoebeLPWalker)
Phoebe's choices were:
Best Non-Fiction Book; Miriam’s Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Favourite book as a child; The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
The best book you received as a gift; Ulverton by Adam Thorpe
The book with your favourite character in; Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
The book that makes me happy; Trick or Treat by Lesley Glaister
67. Megan Warrington, Owner of Denny's Books
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My guest this week is Megan Warrington, Owner of Denny's Books:
You can follow Denny's Books on Instagram here: Denny’s Books (@dennysbookstore)
You can find the Denny's Books website here: dennysbooks.com
66. Lia Louis, Author
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My guest this week is Lia Louis:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Lia Louis (@lialouisauthor)
You can follow her on Twitter here: Lia Louis (@LisforLia)
65. Scott Shields, bookstagrammer and podcast host
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
You can follow me on Instagram here: Phoebe @ Pause Books HQ (@pausebooks) • Instagram photos and videos
You can follow me on Twitter here: Profile / Twitter
My guest this week is Scott Shields:
You can follow him on Instagram here: 🏴Scott.You.Reading (@scott.you.reading) • Instagram photos and videos
You can listen to the Wee Scottish Bookclub here: The Wee Scottish Book Club
Scott's choices were:
1. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
2. Fairy Rock by Stephen Watt
3. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
4. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
5. A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe
64. Cara Hunter, Author
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My guest this week is Cara Hunter:
You can learn more about her work here: Cara Hunter (penguin.co.uk)
Her picks were:
Best Non-Fiction Book - Landscape and Memory, by Simon Schama
Favourite book as a child - The Lord of the Rings
The book you always remember the first time you read - The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
The best book you received as a gift - A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar
The book that makes you cry - Still LIfe, by AS Byatt
63. Liam Bell, Author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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You can follow me on Twitter here: Profile / Twitter
My guest this week is Liam Bell:
You can learn more about his work at his website here: Home | liammurraybell
You can follow him on Twitter here: Liam Bell (@liammurraybell) / Twitter
You can buy his books here: Amazon.co.uk
62. Chloe Timms, author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Chloe Timms
You can learn more about her work at her website here: Chloe Timms
You can find her podcast here: Podcast
61. Abbigail Rosewood, Author
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My guest this week is Abbigail Rosewood!
You can learn more about her work at her website here: Abbigail N. Rosewood (abbigailrosewood.com)
Abbigail's choices are:
1. Lanark by Alasdair Gray
2. The Notebook Trilogy by Agota Kristof
3. The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
4. IQ84 - Haruki Murakami
The Book I was referring to is Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.
60. Rebecca Ryan, Author
59. Sarah Clarke, Author
Welcome to this week's episode of Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Sarah Clarke!
Her website is here: https://www.sarahclarkeauthor.com
You can preorder her new book Every Little Secret here: Every Little Secret a book by Sarah Clarke. (bookshop.org)
Her choices are:
Favourite book as a child - Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
Book everyone should read - Invisible Women, Caroline Criado-Perez
Book that made me cry - A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khalid Hosseini
Book by a favourite author (in my genre, and one of!) - Beneath the Skin, Nicci French
Book that has stayed with me - Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
58. Simon Alexander Ong, Speaker and Author
57. Laura Price, Journalist and Author
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My guest this week is Laura Price!
Her website is here: LAURA PRICE (laura-price.com)
You can follow her on Instagram here: Laura Price (@laurapricewrites) • Instagram photos and videos
You can preorder her new book Single, Bald, Female here: Single Bald Female a book by Laura Price. (bookshop.org)
Her podcast Life in Food can be found here: Podcast — LAURA PRICE (laura-price.com)
On the show we talk about Kris Hallenga, founder of Coppafeel:
Her website is here: How to glitter a turd
You can order her book here: Glittering a Turd: The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller a book by Kris Hallenga. (bookshop.org)
Kris's episode of Laura's podcast is here: open.spotify.com/episode/5mL7GsGfbadO039hixzUuo?si=rewNi-2hTkGH2AAmC6MSIQ
56. Phoebe Wynne, Author
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My guest this week is Phoebe Wynne:
You can find her website here: Phoebe Wynne (phoebewynnewrites.com)
55. Jessica Moor, Author
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My guest this week is Jessica Moor:
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You can follow her on Instagram here: Jessica Moor (@ms_jessica_moor)
You can find her website here: Jessica Moor
54. Laura Pearson, Author
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My guest this week is Laura Pearson:
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You can find her website here: Laura Pearson
53. Bhavika Govil, winner of the 2021 Pontas & JJ Bola Emerging Writers Prize
52. Tom Hindle, Author
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My guest this week is Tom Hindle:
You can follow him on Instagram here: Tom Hindle (@tom.hindle)
You can find his book here: A Fatal Crossing (penguin.co.uk)
51. Dannie from @blottedinkbooks, Host of a Novel Evening
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My guest this week is Dannie:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Dannie (@blottedinkbooks)
You can find her podcast here: A Novel Evening | Podcast on Spotify
50. Phoebe Whitlock, Podcast Host
Welcome to Off the Shelf!
This week's guest is me! My lovely friend and first guest Molly Hills has made her come back to interview me about my choices!
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49. Antonia Caraveteanu, Podcast Host
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My guest this week is Antonia Caraveteanu:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Got Books? (@gotbookspodcast)
You can find her podcast here: Got Books? Conversations with Booksellers & Bookmakers
Antonia's book choices are:
1. Adam and Eve, by Liviu Rebreanu
2. Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren
3. It Runs in the Family: On being raised by radicals and growing into rebellious motherhood, by Frida Berrigan
4. The Spy and the Traitor, by Ben Macintyre
5. City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert
48. Grace Grossmann, Author
Welcome to Off the Shelf!
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My guest this week is Grace Grossman:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Grace | Yoga & Wellbeing Coach (@graceygrossmann)
You can find her website here: Yoga Teacher Berlin | Words with grace
47. Helen Naylor, Author
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My guest this week is Helen Naylor:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Helen Naylor (@helennayls)
You can follow her on Twitter here: Helen Naylor (@HelenNayls)
You can find out more about her writing here: Helen Naylor (helennaylorwriter.com)
You can pre-order her book here: uk.bookshop.org/a/3066/9781909770683
46. Halloween Special
Welcome to the Off the Shelf Halloween Special!
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My first guest this week is Drew:
You can follow him on Instagram here: Drew (@drewreadsintherain)
My second guest this week is Jimmy:
You can follow him on Instagram here: Jimbeaux (@jimmy_eat_book)
45. Emma Grae, Author and Journalist
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My guest this week is Emma Grae:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Emma Grae (Guinness) (@emmapaintsthings)
You can find her website here: Emma Grae Author
You can find her on Twitter here: Emma Grae (@emmagraeauthor)
You can also find out more about Unbounders here: Unbound | Liberating ideas
44. Jyoti Patel, Winner of the Merky Books New Writers’ Prize 2021
43. Naomi George, winner of the 2021 Grazia x Women's Prize Fiction First Chapter Competition
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My guest this week is Naomi George the winner of the 2021 Grazia x Women's Prize Fiction First Chapter Competition.
You can follow her on Instagram here: Naomi George (@naomi.is.a.george)
You can read her winning entry here: Women's Prize for Fiction
42. London Marathon Special
This week is a London Marathon special. Firstly, i am going to tell you all about the top running books and the audiobooks that have motivated me in training. Secondly, I come to you after the marathon to tell you all about the experience and what books I will be reading as i recover.
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41. Marianne Rosen, Writer
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My guest this week is Marianne Rosen:
You can follow her on Instagram here: Marianne Rosen (@mariannerosen.writer)
You can find her website here: Marianne Rosen
40. T. C. Emerys, Editor and Writer
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My guest this week is T. C. Emerys:
You can follow her on Instagram here: T. C. Emerys - Writer (@tcemerys.writer)
You can find her website here: Home - T. C. Emerys (tcemerys.com)
You can also find her podcast here: The Midnight Quill Podcast
39. Natalie McMath, @scottiesandbooks
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My guest this week is Natalie McMath!
You can follow her on Instagram here: Natalie (@scottiesandbooks)
38. Amy Lavelle, Freelance Journalist and Debut Author
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My guest this week is Amy Lavelle:
You can follow her on Twitter here: Amy Lavelle (@LavelleActually)