Hosted by Simon and Rachel · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 151 episodes
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Simon (Stuck in a Book) and Rachel (Book Snob) debate the difficult decisions of reading and books.
Simon and Rachel hosts Tea or Books?, a arts show with 151 episodes published.
Thank you so much for all your questions for episode 150 of ‘Tea or Books?’! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/tea-or-books-150.mp3 Because we had so many questions, we’re doing it over two episodes
Muriel Spark and campus novels – welcome to episode 149! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/tea-or-books-149.mp3 In the first half of this episode, we answer Lisa’s question: do we like campus novels
Ann Patchett, Tessa Hadley, and finding the right time to read a book – welcome to episode 149! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tea-or-books-148.mp3 In the first half, we answer the question: is t
Douglas Bruton, Carolyn Trant, and quality vs quantity – welcome to episode 147 or Tea or Books?! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tea-or-books-147.mp3 In the first half, we discuss quality vs quan
Our favourite reads of the year! Welcome to episode 146. https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/tea-or-books-146.mp3 We turn the whole episode over to our run-down of our ten favourite books from a year
Ann Schlee! Lettice Cooper! Authors! Welcome to episode 145 of Tea or Books? https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/tea-or-books-145.mp3 In the first half of this episode, we discuss whether we prefer yo
Sylvia Plath, Janet Malcolm and our thoughts on writing style – welcome to episode 144! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tea-or-books-144.mp3 In the first half of this episode, we discuss whether w
Agatha Christie, Ethel Lina White, and sad books – welcome to episode 143! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/tea-or-books-143.mp3 In the first half, we use Geraldine’s suggestion – do we avoid books
Celia Dale! Bernice Rubens! Stupidity! Welcome to episode 142 of Tea or Books? https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tea-or-books-142.mp3 In the first half of the episode, we ask if we can like characte
Sally Carson, Katherine Dunning, and the weather – welcome to episode 141! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tea-or-books-141.mp3 In the first half, Rachel and I discuss significant weather scenes i
It’s time for our favourite 10 books from 10 years of ‘Tea or Books?’! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/tea-or-books-140.mp3 Rachel and I have looked through the books we read for the first ten yea
Shirley Jackson, Elspeth Barker, and your emails – welcome to episode 139 of Tea or Books?! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tea-or-books-139.mp3 Can you believe we’ve been going for ten years? It’
https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/10-year-bonus.mp3 A super quick mini-episode – well, not really an episode – asking for your contributions to the next episode of ‘Tea or Books?’. It will be TEN YE
Elizabeth Jane Howard, Brian Moore, and authors’ personal lives – welcome to episode 138! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tea-or-books-138.mp3 In the first half of the episode, we do a question th
Resolved endings, Pamela Hansford Johnson, Vincenzo Latronico – welcome to episode 137 of Tea or Books?! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tea-or-books-137.mp3 In the first half of the episode, we t
Agatha Christie, Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning and reading morality – welcome to episode 136 of Tea or Books?! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/tea-or-books-136.mp3 In the first half of this episode,
Isabella Hammad, Norah Lofts, comfort reads – welcome to episode 135! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tea-or-books-135.mp3 In the first half, we discuss whether or not literary fiction can be comf
Happy new year! In episode 134, Rachel and I share our favourite books reads in 2024 – counting down from ten to one. And we each pick one of the other’s top 10 to read for our next episode! https://www.stuckinabook.com/
Willa Cather and reading rules – welcome to episode 133 of ‘Tea or Books?’! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/tea-or-books-133.mp3 In the first half, we discuss reading rules – when we’re picking up
Edward Carey joins us to discuss his latest novel, Edith Holler. Welcome to episode 132! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tea-or-books-132-Edward-Carey.mp3 Rachel and I both love Edward Carey’s nov
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