Should have sold more copies: Angelmaker and Free Agent #bookadayuk

It’s a mystery why some fantastic books don’t sell more copies. Here a a couple that Rob and Kate read, enjoyed and can’t understand why more people haven’t bought… Kate chooses Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway and Rob picks Free Agent by Jeremy Duns.

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Podcast: Dominion by C.J Sansom

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Bookplate Books returns and this week Kate and Rob are discussing Dominion by C.J Sansom. What did they think of this take on alternate history? Continue reading “Podcast: Dominion by C.J Sansom”

Podcast: Resurrecting Characters and The Silent Wife

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This week Kate and Rob discuss whether authors should write new stories featuring older characters, such as Jeeves and Wooster and James Bond, and our book of the month, The Silent Wife. Continue reading “Podcast: Resurrecting Characters and The Silent Wife”

Podcast: Books Are My Bag and The Explorer

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This week Kate and Rob discuss Books Are My Bag and the variety of goodies they got at their local bookshops. Then they discuss The Explorer by James Smythe, joining forces with Gav and Simon from The Readers! Continue reading “Podcast: Books Are My Bag and The Explorer”

Podcast: New Arrivals and HHhH

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Kate and Rob discuss some new arrivals on their bookshelves, including some new YA titles and Swedish thrillers, before discussing the acclaimed HHhH by Laurent Binet. Continue reading “Podcast: New Arrivals and HHhH”

Introducing June’s Book of the Month: May We Be Forgiven

forgivenNow that the Women’s Prize for Fiction winner for 2013 has been announced, we’re delighted to say that our Book of the Month for June is AM Homes’ May We Be Forgiven. Continue reading “Introducing June’s Book of the Month: May We Be Forgiven”