Jess and Lauren are kicking off 2026 with their first author interview of the year, joined by none other than Catherine Newman whose novels they've been obsessed with the last few years. Her latest book Wreck publishes in the UK this month and revisits a family we have met before in her previous book Sandwich

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Wreck by Catherine Newman
• Sandwich by Catherine Newman
• We all Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
• Take What You Can by Naima Coster
• Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason

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Time for the first 2026 instalment of what is publishing this season! Jess and Lauren look ahead to the next few months, making predictions for books publishing that they are looking forward to, based on the author, cover and blurb alone

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Woman Down by Colleen Hoover
• Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
• Wreck by Catherine Newman
• Love By The Book by Jessica George
• The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill
• She Wanted More: Reimagine your future and live by your rules by Poorna Bell

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It is now time for the last podcast episode of the year, which is always a biggie! Today, Jess and Lauren share their Top 10 Book Reccos of 2025!

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Names by Florence Knapp
• Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach
• Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
• All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whittaker
• Wellness by Nathan Hill
• The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
• Liquid by Mariam Rahmani
• Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
• Madam Matisse by Sophie Haydock
• Who Wants To Live Forever by Hanna Thomas Uose
• Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna
• Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
• Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
• Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison

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Today, Jess and Lauren dive into their festive reccos of 2025, so before you go any further, grab a festive coffee or hot chocolate!

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
• Christmas Fling by Lindsey Kelk
• The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson

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Today, Jess and Lauren are wrapping up November, including initial thoughts on Jess' (first) screening of Wicked! They are also bringing you one old book published in 2007 and one new book which published this year!

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
• Soft Core by Brittany Newell

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Today's episode is a little bit different, as two people always being asked how we read so many books, today Jess and Lauren share their top tips and little hacks which work for them!

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In today's episode, Jess and Lauren discuss two author's they've newely discovered this year and are each working through their backlist!

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• All The Colours Of The Dark by Chris Whittaker
• We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker
• Wellness by Nathan Hill
• The Nix by Nathan Hill

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Lily Allen has declared West End Girl Winter and in this episode Jess and Lauren drop some reccos which explore themes from Lily's truly iconic new album.

Books Mentioned in this episode:

• Why Did You Stay by Rebecca Humphries.
• Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
• How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Kitty Collins
• I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin by Kitty Collins
• Eat Slay Love by Julie Mae Cohen

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