A bookchat podcast from Ramsgate, England hosted by bookshop owner Sapphire Bates and archivist Joseph Dance.
This is the podcast for the big readers and the book lovers. Once a month we deep dive on one particular book - maybe an old favourite, or something new and exciting - and we will read and discuss it.
The rest of the time we are spoiler free covering everything from new releases, old gems you might have missed, long lists, short lists, author spotlights as well as the occasional interview. We’ll also chat about what culture we’ve consumed each week, and take questions from you, our lovely listeners.
If you love to read, come hang out with Novel Thoughts!
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A bookchat podcast from Ramsgate, England hosted by bookshop owner Sapphire Bates and archivist Joseph Dance.
This is the podcast for the big readers and the book lovers. Once a month we deep dive on one particular book - maybe an old favourite, or something new and exciting - and we will read and discuss it.
The rest of the time we are spoiler free covering everything from new releases, old gems you might have missed, long lists, short lists, author spotlights as well as the occasional interview. We’ll also chat about what culture we’ve consumed each week, and take questions from you, our lovely listeners.
If you love to read, come hang out with Novel Thoughts!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join us this week as we chat about a glut of great new fiction and non-fiction releases for March, plus we reveal our top picks from the new Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction long list.
March 2024 New Releases
The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Clear by Carys Davies
Who Owns the Moon? by A.C. Grayling
The Rising Down: Lives in a Sussex Landscape by Alexandra Harris
Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction Long List - Our Picks
Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in the Philippines by Lisa Evangelista
Intervals by Marianne Brooker
Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein
How To Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder
This week’s listener recommendation request comes from Mike who normally enjoys cosy crime, but is looking for something a bit more heartfelt. Joseph recommends Things Can Only Get Better by David M. Barnett, and Saph recommends Skippy Dies by Paul Murray and just about anything by Fredrik Backman.
Also mentioned in this episode:
Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain by Matthew Green
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
Eileen: The Making of George Orwell by Sylvia Topp
Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles
A Good Read Podcast (BBC Radio 4)
See the Novel Thoughts bookshop page for all books mentioned in this episode.
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