For the Love of Books

This week's Bea's Books edition of our podcast will definitely not be a Red Herring - you'll get everything you usually expect with great book chat between our hosts Jennie and Pari as they take on Bea's latest challenge. Check out the episode and see if any of the books that Jennie and Pari explore will be in your hand on your next visit our libraries. Don't forget you can lea...

Join Jennie and Pari for Bea's latest challenge - On Screen. Listen in to the book chat to discover how they decide to tackle this theme and what books they have to discuss for you. Will their selections make your reading list? There's only one way to find out. Grab a set of headphones and enjoy a lively book chat with them. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hash...

This week, Jennie and Pari have some Unfinished Business with Bea's latest theme. Join them for more fun and interesting book chat and discover if their unfinished business becomes part of your reading list. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we&#3...

It's time to have some reflections on reading with Jennie and Pari. Which books did they find to meet Bea's latest theme? - Reflections. Listen to get some great book recommendations and see if you see any reflection of your reading tastes. Maybe you'll be picking one up on your next trip to your local library. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hashtag #FLBpo...

It's not quite the pause you might have thought about when you discovered this week's theme is paws. Bea's challenge this week is a challenging one for Jennie and Pari but we're pretty sure they will be a match to it. Listen to get some great book recommendations and see if you'll be picking any of them up on your next trip to your local library. Don't forget you can leave...

Well Jennie and Pari did take a break, albeit a short one and now they are back with more interesting book chat for our listeners. Bea thought it would be the perfect time to give them a Take a Break theme which Jennie and Pari will be more than up to the task of covering. Listen in and see if any of the books discussed this week sound like your thing, then pop to your local library and reserve it...

Sometimes when you want a new book, similar... but different is just what you need to some of your favourite stories. Maybe that's why Jennie and Pari were set that as the challenge this week by Bea. Having read tons of books between them, we're sure that Jennie and Pari will be able to find plenty of similar... but different books to chat about. Will any end up on your 'To-read' p...

Word of Mouth has it that Jennie and Pari are back with more great book chat in our new podcast episode. Bea has set the theme, we all know that they are both up to the challenge. It's the best way to share the love of a good book by talking about it to someone else. Find out for yourself if this week's books manage to get you interested enough to look for them on our shelves at your next...

The adventure really begins with a dive into our latest podcast with Jennie and Pari as they take on Bea's latest theme with loads of book chat that you will enjoy. Grab the headphones and listen in and see if our podcast hosts can maybe help grow your 'To-read' piles a little bit more. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by...

Join Jennie and Pari for the latest Bea's Books episode of our podcast. Bea's challenge this week is Over the Hill. Despite what some might say, we don't think reading is over the hill just yet and Jennie and Pari have some more great book recommendations for you. Listen along and see if you think any will join your 'To-read' pile this time round. Don't forget you can leave...

The weather outside has been horrible, but whatever the weather, it's always time to enjoy a good book. You could even listen to some entertaining book chat courtesy of Jennie and Pari. Bea has challenged them this week to Whatever the Weather. They have both braved the wintery and stormy weather to read some great books that fit the theme. Listen along and see if you think any will join your...

Now that we are drifting further into 2026, it's time to catch up with our hosts Jennie and Pari for our first podcast of the new year. As you'd expect, they meet Bea's theme head-on with a great selection of books - some of which might just make your 'to-read' pile. Grab the headphones and listen in to the bookish chat. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using...

Jennie returns with Pari in our final podcast of 2025. Every year has highs and lows and Bea sets them the challenge to explore that theme. As always Jennie and Pari line up a great set of reads to chat about with plenty of highs and lows to discuss. Grab the headphones and listen to see if they can fill your 'to-read' pile just that little bit more before 2025 ends. Don't forget you c...

Pari does have a Missing Piece for this week's Bea's Book episode - Jennie is having a short break. Pari doesn't need to hold fort alone though. She's joined by Andrew from our That Didn't Happen In the Book! episodes. Bea challenged them to find their Missing Piece in the pages of some good books. So find out what Pari and Andrew picked and see if you might want to pick them u...

Jennie and Pari are back with this week's Bea's Books episode and it's a Book Week Scotland special using the theme Friendship. Listen in on your podcast platform of choice and see if you want to make friends with the books that they have to chat about. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan....

Let Jennie and Pari transport you into the world of books with the new Bea's Books podcast episode. They both travelled to the far corners of the library shelves to find the books to match up with Bea's latest challenge - Transport. But we're pretty sure they're more than a match for it. Find out if any of the books drive their way onto your 'to-read' list. Don't forget...

Jennie and Pari and dancing their way to some new reads to tell you all about. Catch up with them both and see how they take on Bea's latest theme. Find out if any of the books waltz their way onto your 'to-read' list. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that a...

Pari is home and ready to face a new challenge from Bea alongside Jennie. Catch up with them both and see if any of the books they have been enjoying want to find their way onto your 'to-read' list. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using the hashtag #FLBpodcast or #BeasBooks or by emailing librarypodcast@northlan.gov.uk. On podcast platforms that allow ratings, we'd a...

Pari is still on an adventure, so for this Bea's Books edition episode Jennie is joined by a previous stand-in, Mark. The theme given to them this week by Bea is Bookshop. There are plenty of ways of finding a book relating to bookshops but how do Jennie and Mark do it? Well, you'll need to grab the headphones to find out and see if either of them can convince you to add their books to you...

This is Probably Not a podcast episode you'll want to miss as Jennie returns to the For the Love of Books podcast with a new Bea's Books edition. We haven't forgotten Pari, our other regular host. She's having a little day off so Jennie has drafted in help from Andrew, who you might recognise from our That Didn't Happen in the Book! episodes. We're sure that both Jennie and...

We're back with a new Bea's Books edition of our For the Love of Books podcast. This week's theme picked by Bea was Hidden Figures. We all know that our hosts, Jennie and Pari, are more than a match for the themes they are given and will have a great set of books to talk about. You might even be convinced to pick up one or two of them on your next visit to your local library. Don't forget you can...

Jennie and Pari are back with a new challenge from Bea. This week's theme is Sounds Like a Fairytale - something that we're sure every reader or book lover can feel attached too. Who doesn't like a fairytale right? As always, we're sure Jennie and Pari will be up to the task and have some great reading suggestions for our listeners to look into and maybe even pop onto their 'to...

Summer has definitely been in the air, even Bea has been feeling the heat. So she set Jennie and Pari the theme Summer Vibes for the new Bea's Books episode on For the Love of Book. Catch up with them to see what books they've got to chat about in this episode and discover if you can be tempted to add them to your summer reading pile. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using hashtag #F...

What would you do if you knew another fantastic Bea's Book episode of the For the Love of Books podcast was coming out? We hope you'd grab the headphones and enjoy it. Catch up with Jennie and Pari to see how they take on Bea's latest theme - What Would You Do? We're pretty sure they'll have some great book recommendations for you to take a look at during your next visit to one...

After looking at faraway places in the last episode, now Jennie and Pari are looking a little Closer To Home for this episode's inspiration. Bea's challenge this week is Closer To Home and we're sure you'll enjoy hearing about the books that Jennie and Pari pick. Maybe a few might even make it to your 'To-Read' pile. Don't forget you can leave us some feedback by using hashtag #FLBpodcast or #Beas...