Rob is flying solo on the podcast this week but Kate has left him a challenge… Continue reading “Podcast: Rob Vs. November”
Category: #bookaday
Last Book We Bought: Flashboys and Stray #bookadayUK
The last books that caught our eye and spent our money on. Continue reading “Last Book We Bought: Flashboys and Stray #bookadayUK”
Favourite French book for Bastille Day: Asterix and The Count of Monte Cristo #bookadayuk
It’s Bastille Day, when the French revolutionaries stormed that great symbol of Royal power, freeing their comrades and criminals alike. So quickly, before they fetch Madame la Guillotine, here are Rob and Kate’s favourite French books… Continue reading “Favourite French book for Bastille Day: Asterix and The Count of Monte Cristo #bookadayuk”
Best Title: Death and the Penguin and Go The… #bookadayUK
Best title as, after all, it’s all in the name… Continue reading “Best Title: Death and the Penguin and Go The… #bookadayUK”
The Book That Made You Cry: Levels of Life and The Chaos Walking Trilogy #bookadayUK
Grab the tissues and it’s the books that bring tears to your eyes… Continue reading “The Book That Made You Cry: Levels of Life and The Chaos Walking Trilogy #bookadayUK”
Most Irritating Character: Emma and The Da Vinci Code #bookadayUK
Time to discuss the characters that just wind you up… Continue reading “Most Irritating Character: Emma and The Da Vinci Code #bookadayUK”
Favourite Great War Novel: Birdsong and A Month In The Country #bookadayUK
Kate and Rob choose their favourite books that reflect upon the Great War. Continue reading “Favourite Great War Novel: Birdsong and A Month In The Country #bookadayUK”
Most Chocolatey novel: The Help and Like Water for Chocolate #bookadayUK
We pick our most chocolatey novels in aid of National Chocolate Day. Continue reading “Most Chocolatey novel: The Help and Like Water for Chocolate #bookadayUK”
Put down to watch the Wimbledon Final… The Circle and Levels of Life #bookadayuk
It’s Wimbledon Final day and even if the most bookish of us have put down our books to watch the action. Despite Andy Murray going out, it’s a classic with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer battling it out. Rob has put down The Circle by Dave Eggers and Kate has torn herself away from Levels of Life by Julian Barnes. Continue reading “Put down to watch the Wimbledon Final… The Circle and Levels of Life #bookadayuk”
Most delicious novel about food: The Silence of the Lambs and Aphrodite #bookadayUK
Feeling hungry? Kate and Rob select their favourite novels about food. FYI – Rob cheats. Continue reading “Most delicious novel about food: The Silence of the Lambs and Aphrodite #bookadayUK”
Favourite US novel for 4th July: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Snow Falling on Cedars #bookadayUK
Happy Independence Day to our American readers! Kate and Rob pick their favourite (or should that be favorite?) US novels. Continue reading “Favourite US novel for 4th July: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Snow Falling on Cedars #bookadayUK”
Favourite novel in translation: HHhH and Doctor Zhivago #bookadayUK
Time to pick our favourite novels in translation. What would yours be? Continue reading “Favourite novel in translation: HHhH and Doctor Zhivago #bookadayUK”
Favourite SFF novel: Ready Player One and Inversion #bookadayUK
It’s World UFO Day! So which books did Rob and Kate pick as their favourite science fiction or fantasy reads? Continue reading “Favourite SFF novel: Ready Player One and Inversion #bookadayUK”