With World Book Day and International Women's Day both taking place in March, in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss both topics as well as a recap of the Women's Prize for Fiction long list announcement. Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org: Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition by Munroe Bergdorf Memphis by Tara M Stringfellow The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie  Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter: Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch: Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back after a break to discuss Lauren's travels, Jess' Invisalign journey, the new Daisy Jones & The Six series on Prime and a few books.  Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:  Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher  No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In celebration of Galentines Day Jess and Lauren share some wonderful reccos which explore female friendships including a brand new novel just published this year, a novel newly out in paperback and one brand new non fiction book hitting the shelves next month.   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie  We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman  Friendaholic by Elizabeth Day  Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jess and Lauren interview author Tasneem Abdur-Rashid in a no spoiler discussion on her new book Finding Mr Perfectly Fine which is the perfect valentines romcom!   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Finding Mr Perfectly Fine by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid  Good Intentions by Kasim Ali  Would I lie to you - Aliya Ali-Afzal    Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to hear Jess and Lauren discuss some of the fabulous books they enjoyed in January, including the non-fiction memoir everyone is talking about.   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Tell Me An Ending by Jo Harkin  Fear and Lovely by Anjana Appachana  Spare by Prince Harry  Someone Elses Shoes by Jojo Moyes  Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode has been brought to you by our sponsors at Oxfam who have created the #OxfamReadingChallenge - tune in to hear how the challenge works, and Jess and Lauren's reccos for each month of the challenge. And don't forget to head to their online shop with has over 160,000 second hand books, with new books being added every single day! Whilst you're there, use code BOOKRECCOS20 for 20% off! Just visit www.onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk - thank you Oxfam!  This month the podcast is brought to you by Rare Birds Book Club,  a monthly book subscription featuring female only authors. To get 10% off the rolling monthly subscription use code BOOKRECCOS10 at www.rarebirdsbooks.com    Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

January really is kicking off with a bang in this episode where Jess and Lauren interview Janice Hallet, best selling author of The Appeal, on her latest mystery novel The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels. Tune in to hear a no spoiler discussion on all three of her incredible books. This month the podcast is brought to you by Rare Birds Book Club,  a monthly book subscription featuring female only authors. To get 10% off the rolling monthly subscription use code BOOKRECCOS10 at www.rarebirdsbooks.com    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallet The Appeal by Janice Hallet The Twyforde Code by Janice Hallet The Maiden by Kate Foster  Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the Christmas break, Jess and Lauren share in this episode some of the books they loved reading over the holidays, as well as what they watched on TV, and their New Years resolutions. This month the podcast is brought to you by Rare Birds Book Club,  a monthly book subscription featuring female only authors. To get 10% off the rolling monthly subscription use code BOOKRECCOS10 at www.rarebirdsbooks.com    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson These Precious Days by Ann Patchett Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham  Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first episode of 2023! Jess and Lauren are back with a bang interviewing Monica Heisey on her debut novel Really Good, Actually. It's a novel which will have you howling with comedy gold, and in this no spoiler interview, Jess and Lauren talk to Moncia about some of the behind the scenes goss on her book.  This month the podcast is brought to you by Rare Birds Book Club,  a monthly book subscription featuring female only authors. To get 10% off the rolling monthly subscription use code BOOKRECCOS10 at www.rarebirdsbooks.com    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey    Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jess and Lauren for the FINAL episode of the podcast for 2022, where they share their top 10 books they've read this year. If you're looking for some reccos which will truly blow you away, then tuning in to this episode is a must. This month the podcast is brought to you by Oxfam who have an ONLINE shop with over 160,000 second hand books, with new books being added every single day! Oxfam are offering TWO free delivery promotions between the 2nd and 5th December and then again between 12th and 15th december and whilst you're there, use code BOOKRECCOS20 for a further 20% off! Just visit www.onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk - thank you Oxfam!   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Cleopatra & Frankenstein by Coco Mellors  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus   Open Water by Caleb Asumah Nelson  Songbirds by Christy Lefteri  The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers  These Precious Days by Ann Patchett  Hush by Kate Maxwell  The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan  Finding Me by Viola Davis  Why Did You Stay? By Rebecca Humphries  That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Owen Moylan   The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton The Most of Nora Ephron  30 Things I Love About Myself by Radhika Sanghani   Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn  Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid    Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back by popular demand is the Book Reccos festive reads of 2022! In this episode, Jess and Lauren share their top festive reads for the Holidays, from a steamy love affair, to a winter meet cute. Pour yourself a cup of coco because it's about to get festive!  This month the podcast is brought to you by Oxfam who have an ONLINE shop with over 160,000 second hand books, with new books being added every single day! Oxfam are offering TWO free delivery promotions between the 2nd and 5th December and then again between 12th and 15th december and whilst you're there, use code BOOKRECCOS20 for a further 20% off! Just visit www.onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk - thank you Oxfam!   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk  A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone Snowfall by the Sea by Isla Gordon  Whiteout    Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November has sped by, so as is the monthly tradition, Jess and Lauren close off the month by wrapping up some of their favourite reads from November!   This month the podcast is brought to you by Oxfam who have an ONLINE shop with over 160,000 second hand books, with new books being added every single day! Oxfam are offering TWO free delivery promotions between the 2nd and 5th December and then again between 12th and 15th December and whilst you're there, use code BOOKRECCOS20 for a further 20% off! Just visit www.onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk - thank you Oxfam!   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   The Most of Nora Ephron The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama Taste by Stanley Tucci  These Precious Days by Ann Patchett   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:  Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jess and Lauren are chatting about Dawn O'Porter's brilliant, hilarious and at times moving new novel Cat Lady.     This month the podcast is brought to you by Mouse and Grape a wonderful female founded business who curate beautiful wine and cheese hampers which we think will make the perfect gifts this Christmas. Each hamper contains one or two bottles of exceptional wine and approximately 600g mouth-watering cheese and accompaniments. Visit www.mouseandgrape.com to find out more.    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org: Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter So Lucy by Dawn O'Porter  Life in Pieces by Dawn O'Porter   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, after inadvertently inadvertently doing Non-Fiction November, Jess and Lauren are sharing a round up of some of the non-fiction reads they've enjoyed this month.   This month the podcast is brought to you by Mouse and Grape a wonderful female founded business who curate beautiful wine and cheese hampers which we think will make the perfect gifts this Christmas. Each hamper contains one or two bottles of exceptional wine and approximately 600g mouth-watering cheese and accompaniments. Visit www.mouseandgrape.com to find out more.    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org: Why Did You Stay by Rebecca Humphries Glittering a Turd by Kris Hallenga Single Bald Female by Laura Price The 5am Club by Robin Sharma What It Feels Like for a Girl by Paris Lees Born a Crime by Trevor Noah   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com  Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Jess and Lauren are chatting about Pandora Sykes' new book, What Writers Read. A beautiful collection of mini essays from 35 writers about their favourite books, including Dolly Alderton, Marian Keyes, Monica Ali, Elif Shafak, Paris Lees, Caleb Azumah Nelson.   This month the podcast is brought to you by Mouse and Grape a wonderful female founded business who curate beautiful wine and cheese hampers which we think will make the perfect gifts this Christmas. Each hamper contains one or two bottles of exceptional wine and approximately 600g mouth-watering cheese and accompaniments. Visitwww.mouseandgrape.com to find out more.   Thank you to the team at STYLIST LIVE for sponsoring today's episode and sharing a 15% off general admission tickets for our listeners. Stylist Live is running from Nov 11-13th, so if you want to hear from some incredible authors simply use code BOOKRECCOS at checkout here. Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   What Writers Read by Pandora Sykes Brick Lane by Monica Ali Heartburn by Nora Ephron Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson NW by Zadie Smith Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Gone by Michael Grant A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After attending Dolly Alderton's live event with Fane, this week Jess and Lauren catch up on her wonderful new book Dear Dolly, and some of their favourite parts of the show.   This month the podcast is brought to you by Mouse and Grape a wonderful female founded business who curate beautiful wine and cheese hampers which we think will make the perfect gifts this Christmas. Each hamper contains one or two bottles of exceptional wine and approximately 600g mouth-watering cheese and accompaniments. Visit www.mouseandgrape.com to find out more.  Thank you to the team at STYLIST LIVE for sponsoring today's episode and sharing a 15% off general admission tickets for our listeners. Stylist Live is running from Nov 11-13th, so if you want to hear from some incredible authors simply use code BOOKRECCOS at checkout here.   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton  Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen in to hear Jess and Lauren recapping some of their favourite reads in October, including the latest books from Colleen Hoover and Adam Kay.   This episode is brought to you by Choose Joy, a monthly membership designed to help you reconnect with your inner joy and find more of it in your everyday life. Visit here to sign up and start your journey back to yourself.    Thank you to the team at STYLIST LIVE for sponsoring today's episode and sharing a 15% off general admission tickets for our listeners. Stylist Live is running from Nov 11-13th, so if you want to hear from some incredible authors simply use code BOOKRECCOS at checkout here.  Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org: It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister The White Rock by Anna Hope Undoctored by Adam Kay Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com       Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week Jess and Lauren asked you guys to share your 'give me a recco for' questions, so today's episode is dedicated to sharing reccos for all of your requests. From, "a book similar to Evelyn Hugo" to "a book that will make me feel good", there are PLENTY to be adding to your TBR!   This episode is brought to you by Choose Joy, a monthly membership designed to help you reconnect with your inner joy and find more of it in your everyday life. Visit her website here to sign up  and start your journey back to yourself.    Thank you to the team at STYLIST LIVE for sponsoring today's episode and sharing a 15% off general admission tickets for our listeners. Stylist Live is running from Nov 11-13th, so if you want to hear from some incredible authors simply use code BOOKRECCOS at checkout here  Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris Rose Petal Beach by Dorothy Koomson The Chain by Adrian McKinty Gillian McAllister - Wrong Place Wrong Time Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella We Need to Talk About Money by Otegha Uwagba An Ordinary Wonder by Buki Papillon The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson  Love Untold by Ruth Jones The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta  It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover  So Lucky by Dawn O'Porter  Cat Lady by Dawn O'Porter  Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers The Split by Laura Kay Finding Me by Viola Davis A Season in the Snow by Isla Gordon A Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk    Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com  Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos Email: hello@bookreccos.com Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, off the back of receiving copies of The Little Book of Ick, Jess and Lauren discuss what gives them the ick, and what their least favourite icky bookish tropes and reading habits are!  This episode is brought to you by Choose Joy, a monthly membership designed to help you reconnect with your inner joy and find more of it in your everyday life. Visit www.sophiecliff.com/the-choose-joy-club to sign up  and start your journey back to yourself.    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org: The Little Book of Ick by Kitty Winks and Anna Burtt   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch:  Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jess and Lauren are diving in to Celeste Ng's new book Our Missing Hearts. After loving Little Fires Everywhere, tune in to find out their thoughts on her highly anticipated new release.   This episode is brought to you by Choose Joy, a monthly membership designed to help you reconnect with your inner joy and find more of it in your everyday life. Visit www.sophiecliff.com/the-choose-joy-club to sign up and start your journey back to yourself.   Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng   Book Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:   Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.com Get in Touch:   Instagram: @bookreccos   Email: hello@bookreccos.com  Website: www.bookreccos.com   Jingle written and produced by Alex Thomas licensed exclusively for Book Reccos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.