Reading Between Deadlines Podcast

<p>Listen above or on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or if you want to SEE us in all our glory… watch at the bottom of this post. </p><p>This episode's book: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez is a quiet novel about a woman who...

<p>A couple of quick announcements from Rach:</p><p>It’s come to our attention that some of you don’t realise that we still DO post a video but due to something to do with Apple and Spotify we post the audio at the top...

<p>This episode's book: My Sister, the Serial Killer is the debut thriller novel (although Rach reckons it’s more a novella) by Oyinkan Braithwaite. It was originally published in Nigeria as Thicker Than Water. It...

<p>Do you get the appeal of Pumpkin Spice?</p><p>This episode’s pick: The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore exploded onto BookTok a few years ago (yes, we know we’re a little behind the times) with its cozy cover and...

<p>Surprise! </p><p>We’re dropping a bonus episode to chat about HEATED RIVALRY… because we couldn’t not. If you haven’t heard about this book written by Rachel Reid’s and TV adaptation, where have you been hiding...

<p>Does CIRCE live up to the hype?</p><p>This episode's pick: Circe by Madeline Miller is a beautifully written retelling of Greek myth that puts the infamous witch from The Odyssey centre stage. Banished to a lonely...

<p></p><p>Dear RBD Listeners</p><p>January is a busy month for EVERYONE, so we decided instead of discussing a particular book this month, we’d ask each other the questions we usually ask our author guests...

<p>Does A MAN CALLED OVE live up to the hype?</p><p>This episode's pick: A Man Called Ove follows Ove, a rigid and irritable man whose carefully ordered life is disrupted when new neighbours move in next door. As the...

<p>Does Persuasion stand the test of 208 years?</p><p>This episode’s pick: Persuasion by none other than Jane Austen, the patron saint of slow-burn and witty banter. We don’t know how many copies it’s sold but if people...

<p>Do all crime novel mysteries need to be resolved?</p><p>This episode's pick: In the Woods by Tana French, the award-winning, Celtic-mist-soaked psychological mystery that launched the Dublin Murder Squad. When a...

<p>Did ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK live up to the hype?</p><p>This episode’s pick: ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK - a million-copy bestseller, this sweeping novel follows childhood best friends Patch and Saint, torn apart...

<p>How would you survive the apocalypse? Would you need a talking pig?</p><p>This episode's pick: Set in the near future after a devastating pandemic, How High We Go in the Dark follows a series of interconnected...

<p>Did Butter live up to the hype?</p><p>This episode's pick: Butter by Asako Yuzuki is a Japanese literary sensation that’s an unusual blend of murder mystery and food writing. Inspired by a true crime case, it’s about...

<p>How far would you go back to save your child?</p><p>This episode's pick: Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister—a Reese’s Book Club thriller where a mother sees her teenage son commit a murder… only to wake up...

<p>Did Broken Country live up to the hype?</p><p>This episode's pick: Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall — a Reese’s Book Club favourite that’s been compared to The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing. It’s got...