Book Reccos: Between the Pages

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...

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 contai...

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...

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...

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-j...

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-choos...

In the last episode of September, Jess and Lauren share a reading recap of the books they loved this month as well as an exciting announcement of the Book Reccos Reading Journal! Head to www.bookreccos.com/shop to purchase yours now!   This episode is brought to you by Bon Charge - formerly known as BLU Blox - the original science backed brand, providing fashionable, Australian made blue ligh...

In today's episode, Jess and Lauren interview the wonderful Holly Bourne on her new book Girl Friends which is a fabulous book exploring female friendships and the male gaze. If you liked today's episode, then don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, it costs you nothing but it genuinely means the world to us.    This episode is brought to you by Bon Charge - fo...

Summer is over, and so in this episode Jess and Lauren share some reccos of a few books which are just perfect to read during Autumn for those cosy vibes. If you liked today's episode, then don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, it costs you nothing but it genuinely means the world to us.    This episode is brought to you by Bon Charge - formerly known as BLU...

In the first official episode after their summer break, Jess and Lauren ask each other whether or not they did indeed (as promised) catch up on their TBR's over the break. Tune in to hear some of the books they read! If you liked today's episode, then don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, it costs you nothing but it genuinely means the world to us.    This ep...

Jess and Lauren are resuming the pod from its summer break one week early to celebrate the release of the highly anticipated latest book from Taylor Jenkins Reid: Carrie Soto Is Back! Tune in for a non-spoiler review of this superb new release. If you liked today's episode, then don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, it costs you nothing but it genuinely means the world...

In this last episode of the month, Jess and Lauren share some of the books they've enjoyed the most in July including two powerful memoirs, a beautiful buddy read and some juicy chick-lit! And don't forget, the podcast will be taking a break in August, but the girls will be back in September with some brand new reccos!  If you liked today's episode, then don't forget to like and subscribe whe...

Timed perfectly for the London heatwave, in this episode Jess and Lauren share some of their top reccos perfect for Summer 2022. Full of travel, romance and everything you could possibly want in a summer read. This episode is brought to you by DAME, the award winning sustainable period products. If you're someone who wants to have a more positive period, whilst also helping the planet, just heads...

In this episode Jess and Lauren interview Kirsty Capes on the release of her new book Love Me, Love Me Not - a stunning novel about the roles we fall in to playing and the masks we hide behind. Not only that, Kirsty shares what went through her mind after finding out she was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for her debut novel, Careless.   This episode is brought to you by DAME, the award wi...

July marks the release of some amazing books which have either just come out in paperback or will be soon, so in this episode Jess and Lauren discuss some of the paperbacks to have on your radar including The Love Songs of WEB Du Bois, We Are Not Like Them and Wish You Were Here.   This episode is brought to you by DAME, the award winning sustainable period products. If you're someone who wan...

Welcome to the last episode for June! In this episode, Jess and Lauren discuss some of their favourite reccos of the month, including the book of the month for Pandora's Books. If you're keen to subscribe, visit pandorasbooks.co.uk and use RECCOS10 for 10% off at checkout!  Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Everything I Know About...

Jess and Lauren are back with another slightly rogue but hopefully entertaining episode: Love Island but make it books! In this episode, all of those classic Love Island one liners are becoming book categories such as the book that's turned their head, the book they want to pull for a chat, and the book they're coupling up with at the fire-pit  - and of course the book they'd shack up with in...

Ahead of the Women's Prize For Fiction shortlist being announced later on today, Jess and Lauren share their thoughts on the books which made it to the shortlist, and place their bets on the winner.    Some of the Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozek Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Bread the Devil...

Back by popular demand, Jess and Lauren are revisiting some of the Reese's Book Club picks they've loved in the past year (and not spoken about already!). If you're new to the pod and want to listen to the first Reese's Book Club chat then just search for the episode titled 'Reese's Book Club & interview with Flynn Berry' wherever you get your podcasts.   Some of the Books Mentioned in th...

The first episode of June is kicking off with a bang as Jess and Lauren are joined by actor and writer Sukh Ojla, on her debut novel, Sunny. Sunny is a wonderful book which explores family, love and mental health and it's one everyone should be adding to their reading lists!   Books Mentioned in this Episode with links to purchase on Bookshop.org:   Sunny by Sukh Ojla  Gargoyle by A...

How on earth are we at the end of May?! This episode is Jess and Lauren's monthly recap of some of their fav reads in May.   This episode was brought to you by LSW London whose mission is to create beautiful, effective products to help people live their most authentic, fulfilled lives. Founder Lili set up her small business by using her expertise as a therapist to create a number of gorgeous...

In today's episode Jess and Lauren chat to Bethany Rutter on her first adult fiction novel, Welcome to Your Life, a heart-warming and hilarious book that should be on everyone's summer reading list. And be sure to follow @whatpagepod to checkout Bethany and Alice's podcast for even more book recommendations!    This episode was brought to you by LSW London whose mission is to create beau...

In today's episode, Jess and Lauren chat to Kate Maxwell, author of a brand new book coming out this week called Hush which is a beautifully written taboo-busting novel about motherhood and identity. This also felt like the perfect opportunity to explore motherhood further with a few more reads from over the last few months, there are lots of 5 star reccos coming your way today! This episode was b...

Happy First Birthday to the Book Reccos pod! To celebrate, Jess and Lauren challenged listeners to send in their questions for an 'ask us anything' episode. The questions are hilarious and vary from from 'what's your favourite book' to 'what's the most annoying thing about one another'. Tune in to find out!  This episode was brought to you by LSW London whose mission is to create beautiful, e...

As April comes to a close Jess and Lauren recap some of the books they've loved this month, including Beth O'Leary's latest novel: The No Show, and some great launch events they've been too. Check out Ink@84's website for tickets to their upcoming events. This episode was brought to you by BLUBlox the original science backed brand, providing fashionable, Australian made blue light management and r...