Another chatty episode is in store for Chapter Four of Season Two. Claire and Rebecca chat about recent book post, their current reads and setting up a Cork book club! Books mentioned in this episode: • Spot Says Goodnight by Eric Hill • Look Out! Hungry Lion by Paul Delaney…
Sam Blake, a.k.a. Vanessa Fox O' Loughlin, is the creator of Inkwell publishing consultancy group, award-winning online writing magazine Writing.ie, founder of the International crime writing festival Murder One and is well known by most for writing crime novels under the pseudonym Sam Blake. She has taken some precious time…
Are you looking for books to read in 2024? Why not take inspiration from Claire and Rebecca as they chat about their 2024 Reading Challenges, the best books of 2024 for them (or, at least, what they've read in 2024!) and generally what they are reading now. - - -Thanks…
This chapter sees Claire and Rebecca sit down with fellow Corkonian and indie bookshop owner Fiona from Leaf and Bower. In their first in-person interview, Claire and Rebecca found a special kind of magic in this, where the tea is flowing, laughs are had, and so many books are discussed.…
February 2023's readalong book stated "But the problem with having your nose in everyone else's business is that you often miss what is happening in your own home."... Join hosts Claire and Rebecca as they discuss Sarah Stovell's novel about hurtful opinions, judgement and how one community can have many…
In this episode Claire & Rebecca chat to Steven O’ Riordan who co-authored the book “Whispering Hope” about women who survived the Magdalene Laundries. Raised to advocate for those who needed his help, Steven got involved with meeting survivors of Magdalene Laundries, helping them to access the redress scheme, and…
In Chapter One, hosts Claire and Rebecca interview each other so you can get to know them better! They discuss the importance of books in their lives, how they got back into reading and how the bookish corners of the internet and social media are the best places to be!…
In this chapter, Claire chats to one of her favourite authors Andrea Mara about life as a writer. Andrea Mara is a Sunday Times and Irish Times Top Ten bestselling author who has been shortlisted for a number of awards, including Irish Crime Novel of the Year at the An…
When we were brainstorming who we could invite to be our first author interview, we had a short list of criteria: We wanted an Irish author, someone who had a book recently released, and someone who we could have a bit of craic with and this lady came straight to…
In Chapter 5, with a glass of bubbles to toast both the new year and the new podcast, Claire and Rebecca reflect on their year of reading in 2022! In this episode - which is split in two for your convenience - they talk about their favourite books across a…
January's readalong book asked "What if going back means you could begin again?"... Join hosts Claire and Rebecca as they discuss this novel about homelessness, addiction and the redeeming power of love. Lots of hot topics in this one, plus a surprise or two along the way... Timings: 00:00 -…
"Mad Honey" by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan was our Readalong Book for December. Join us today as we talk about the book, based off our own experiences of it and those of the listeners who engaged in the chats, question boxes and polls about it. Plus, hear what…
In Chapter 8 Claire and Rebecca sit down and delve a bit deeper into the world of non-fiction. Why do we read non-fiction? What constitutes non-fiction? And why do we not read as much non-fiction when we compare it to the amount of fiction we consume? We hope you enjoy…
In Chapter One hosts Claire and Rebecca interview each other so you can get to know them better! They discuss the importance of books in their lives, how they got back into reading at different times in their lives and how the bookish corners of the internet and social media…
Sinéad Cuddihy was the first person we both wanted to interview in a bookish podcast. Why? Because she runs the Tired Mammy Book Club and has encouraged us both to pick up a book and get back into reading at a time when we needed that little push of encouragement.…
Today's episode is the trailer - or Foreword - for the pod, with a brief introduction from our hosts Claire and Rebecca and some information on what to expect from the pod chapters going forward! Thanks to Helen Becerra for the artwork and Mark Neville for the mixing. Music from…
If anyone can tell you how to make time to read amid the chaos of day to day life, it’s mum of 4 Aoife Cassidy! In this episode, Rebecca chats to Aoife and discovers what it is like to become an advocate for secular education, who Aoife’s literary dinner guests…
In Chapter 5, with a glass of bubbles to toast both the new year and the new podcast, Claire and Rebecca reflect on their year of reading in 2022! In this episode - which is split in two for your convenience - they talk about their favourite books across a…