Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall

I interview Peter James about his book “I Follow You” and then review “The Postscript Murders” by Elly Griffiths, “One Step Behind” by Lauren North, “Precious You” by Helen Monks Takhar and “The Bass Rock” by Evie Wyld. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A packed episode! We have an unboxing of a "Book Box Club" Subscription box and an interview with three amazing authors: Gytha Lodge author of "Watching From The Dark", Nikki Smith author of "All In Her Head" and Lauren North author of "One Step Behind". Plus Philippa's book reviews of "Moonflower Murder" by Anthony Horowitz, "Before I Saw You" by Emily Houghton, "Take Me In" by Sabine Durrant, "R...

In this episode we have listeners questions for me to answer and an amazing interview with William Shaw about his latest book “Grave’s End”. We also review “Home Stretch” by Graham Norton, “Atomic Love” by Jeannie Fields, “Take Me Home” by Alex Hart and “How To Survive The End Of The World” by Aaron Gillies.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lots of books being read by our Facebook Group! Wonderful! We also have an interview with the fabulous Simon Mayo, talking about his wonderful new book “Knife Edge”. Plus reviews of “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” by John Boyne, “The Wives” by Tarryn Fisher, “Easy Peasy Doggy Squeeze” by Steve Mann, “Friend Request” by Laura Marshall and “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman. Wow, wow and wow...

In this episode Philippa unboxes a “My Chronicle Book Box” (Discount code: QUICK10) and interviews founder Louise about the company, the boxes you can choose and how she goes about selecting the contents. Philippa then reviews 7 books including: “Just Like The Other Girls” by Claire Douglas, “Blood Lines” by Angela Marsons, “The Silent Daughter” by Emma Christie, “Goodbye Perfect” by Sara Barnard,...

In this episode Philippa interviews Phoebe Morgan, Editorial Director of Harper Collins about the publishing process and all that is involved. Philippa also reviews: “His and Hers” by Alice Feeney, “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware, “The Final Cut” by S J Watson, “Plan For the Worst” by Jodi Taylor, “Silver Sparrow” by Tayari Jones, “Fearless” by Allen Stroud and the audiobook “Down the Line” by...

In this episode Philippa interviews Elly Griffiths and talks to her about the Ruth Galloway series. Philippa also reviews 7 books: "The Hit List" (audiobook version) by Holly Seddon, "The Woman In Blue" by Elly Griffiths, "Here Is The Beehive" by Sarah Crossan, "You Can Trust Me" by Emma Rowley, "I am, I am, I am" by Maggie O'Farrell, "Orfeia" by Joanne M. Harris, "The Sentient" by Nadia Afifi & "...

This is a "Fifty Fifty" and Steve Cavanagh special! The book “Fifty Fifty” is published this week so Philippa looks at the book and then talks to Steve about how the idea for the story came about and what inspired it. Philippa then looks at each book in the Eddie Flynn series and the standalone “Twisted”. She also reviews 4 other books including “The Weight of Water” by Sarah Crossan, “Sensible Fo...

It is the special of all specials! In this episode (due to public demand) Philippa looks back at 2017/18 and her first 10 favourite books that she reviewed PLUS a wonderful author interview! So we have: “I am Pilgrim” by Terry Hayes, “ Death Knocks Twice” by Robert Thorogood, “The Betrayals” by Fiona Neill, “The Child” by Fiona Barton, “Places in the Darkness” by Chris Brookmyre, “Small Great Thin...

In this episode Philippa talks about her lovely Facebook Group and all the books they are currently reading. She reviews “The End of Her” by Shari Lapena and also gets to interview Shari herself about this wonderful book! Philippa reviews “Seven Bridges” by L J Ross, “The Girl Before” by J P Delaney, “The Bookshop” by Penelope Fitzgerald and “Daughter of Smoke & Bone” (Audiobook) by Laini Taylor. ...

In this episode Philippa talks about the books her Facebook Group are reading. She interviews The Sunday Times’ Bestselling author Sarah Vaughan about her latest book called “Little Disasters”. Philippa also reviews “The Second Sleep” by Robert Harris, “Dear Emmie Blue” by Lia Louis, “The Last to Know” by Jo Furniss & “The Apocalypse” by Jason Parent. Fantastic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

In this episode Philippa takes great delight in unboxing a "Book Club Box" subscription. She answers 5 listeners' questions and then reviews 3 simply stellar books! They are "The Other Passenger" by Louise Candlish, "Black Flamingo" by Dean Atta and "Six Years" by Harlan Coben. Philippa also interviews Louise Candlish about her wonderful new book. Splendid! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

In this episode Philippa chats through the books her Facebook Group are reading at the moment. She reviews “Killing Rock” by Robert Daws and interviews him about the book and the reasons behind its creation. She also reviews “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt, “Dark Skies” by L J Ross, “Those Who Were Loved”  (audiobook) by Victoria Hislop and “Rivers of London - Water Weed”  (Graphic Novel) by Ben Aa...

In this episode Philippa unboxes a "Books That Matter" monthly subscription box. She reviews "A Song of Isolation" By Michael J Malone and then interviews the author himself, which is very exciting! Other books reviewed in this episode include "A Rising Man" by Abir Mukherjee", "The Dispatcher" by John Scalzi (Audio Book) and "Pumpkin Heads" by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks (YA Graphic Novel...

In this episode Philippa Interviews The Sunday Times’ Bestselling author Gillian McAllister and reviews her wonderful new book “How to Disappear”. Philippa talks about her lovely Facebook Group and reviews other books including “Clap When you Land” by Elizabeth Acevedo, “If I Had Your Face” by Frances Cha, “Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race”  by Reni Eddo-Lodge and “I Feel Bad A...

In this episode Philippa reviews “Queenie” by Candice Carty-Williams, which she has just read for the second time. She reviews “The Catch” by T M Logan on audiobook, “This Is Not A Love Story” by Mary Hargreaves and the “Lockdown Parenting Hell  Podcast” by Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe. Plus she interviews the super Jenny Blackhurst about her great books including her latest “Someone Is Lying”....

In this episode Philippa interviews Matson Taylor, author of “The Miseducation of Evie Epworth”. She also reviews “The First Lie” by A J Park, “My House is Falling Down” by Mary Loudon and “The Organised Mum Method” by Gemma Bray.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode includes an interview with the world famous M.W. Craven, whose latest book “The Curator” is out now. Other books covered include “Rhythm and Poetry” By Karl Nova, “Gemma Bovery” by Posy Simmonds, “The House Guest” by Mark Edwards and “Locked Together” which is an Audible Original. Philippa also mentions her lovely Facebook Podcast Group and the books they are reading. Hosted on Acast....

Some fabulous books! Philippa interviews Holly Watt about her paperback “To The Lions” and her more recent hardback “The Dead Line”. Philippa also reviews ”Just My Luck” by Adele Parks and the “The Bill Chill” by Doug Johnstone, as well as mentioning her lovely Facebook Podcast Group and the books they are reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A special episode! Philippa looks at book covers, how important they are, the process involved in deciding what sort of a cover a book should have, what influence an author has and the impact a retailer also has. With considerable help from (and thanks to) Phoebe Morgan, editorial director of HarperCollins and author. Her latest book is “The Babysitter” and is out now, with the most marvellous boo...

Philippa reviews “The Retreat” by Mark Edwards, “#Taken” by Tony Parsons, “Deep Work” by Cal Newport, “The Ghost Fields” by Elly Griffiths and “A Girl Called Justice” also by Elly Griffiths. Fiction, Non Fiction and Children’s fiction, all in one podcast!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philippa reviews “The Darling Buds of May’ by H E Bates, “The Mothers” By Sarah Naughton, “Rules for Perfect Murders” by Peter Swanson and “Fair Warning” (Audiobook version) by Michael Connelly. Which will be her Book of the Week? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philippa reviews some marvellous books including: “The Shelf” By Helly Acton, “Seven Lies” by Elizabeth Kay, “The Fate of Ten” by Pittacus Lore, “The Cockroach” by Ian McEwan and “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J K Rowling, the audible exclusive version. Which will be her book of the week? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Philippa reviews “The Curator” by M W Craven (out next month), “Flake” by Matthew Dooley (Graphic Novel), “Cows” by Dawn O’Porter (Paperback), “Beating About The Bush” by M C Beaton (Hardback) and “The Jane Austen Society” by Natalie Jenner (Audiobook). Such fun! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Philippa reviews: Audiobook “The Split” by Sharon Bolton, Graphic Novel “Locke & Key - Welcome to Lovecraft” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, Hardback “Strangers” by C L Taylor, Paperback “Liar in the Library” by Simon Brett and Hardback “All That’s Dead” by Stuart Macbride. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.