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Lounging with Books

Written by: Claire and Sophie
  • Summary

  • Two ex-librarians stay in touch through the power of books.Each week, Claire and Sophie will recap their thoughts on their current book club book. Join in by picking up the book club book from a library or shop.After they chat about what they're reading and any book-related news.Keep in touch over on Twitter @marriscmarris or our Insta @loungingwithbooks

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Episodes
  • The Three Body Problem #82
    Apr 29 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 16th book being ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘The Dinner Guest’ by B.P Walter (9.52)

    · ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin and translated by Ken Liu (13.13)

    · ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon(16.16)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘After Sappho’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 13 before our next podcast :D.

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    20 mins
  • Thoughts on Verity #81
    Apr 22 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 16th book being ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘Verity’ By Colleen Hoover (10.23)

    · ‘The Dinner Guest’ by B.P Walter (12.55)

    · ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin and translated by Ken Liu (14.03)

    · ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon (17.30)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘After Sappho’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 9 before our next podcast :D.

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    22 mins
  • We Start Reading: 'After Sappho' by Selby Wynn Schwartz #80
    Apr 15 2024

    This week we review ‘The Hiding Place’ by Amanda Mason! We have finished our 15th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 16th Book Club book will be – ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz (4.38). We will be reading up to chapter 5 by next week. Make sure to grab yourself a copy from your local library or bookshop.

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘None of this is True’ by Lisa Jewell (12.05)

    · ‘Verity’ By Colleen Hoover (12.45)

    · ‘A Day of Fallen Night’ Samantha Shannon(16.15)

    · ‘The Three-Body Problem’ by Liu Cixin and translated by Ken Liu (17.19)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘After Sappho’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 5 before our next podcast :D.

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    23 mins

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