Episode 2: “It’s a Good Job She Put the Telly On!” – Current Reads, Room 706 & Our TBR Piles
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This week, we’re catching up on the chaos of the past few days, from the never-ending rain to Nikki’s lingering cold (plus a couple of perfectly timed feline interruptions)
Book Talk
We tackle our ever-growing TBR towers, debate how to actually define fantasy subgenres, and confess to Hannah’s less-than-stellar book-group track record.
Plus, Hannah makes it her personal mission to convince Nikki to download fewer books and actually buy physical copies, and we introduce our new “book jar” idea — a hopeful attempt to push our reading habits beyond the usual comfort zones.
Current Reads
Nikki is reading
Writers & Lovers - Lily King
The Knight and the Butcherbird - Alix E. Harrow
From Nikki’s TBR:
The Warm Hands of Ghosts – Katherine Arden
Ninth House – Leigh Bardugo
Hellbent – Leigh Bardugo
The Familiar – Leigh Bardugo
My Sister the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
Hannah is reading:
Room 706 - Ellie Levenson
From Hannah's TBR:
The Swell – Kat Gordon
My Husband Simon - Mollie Panter-Downes
Episode Takeaways:
- Exploring class divides through the lens of an alternative universe
- The power and precision of world-building in fantasy fiction
- Why a writer might choose short fiction over long-form (and vice versa)
- Extramarital affairs and how they unfold within the realities of motherhood and marriage
- Living with the fallout when lies start to unravel
- Building empathy for characters who make morally messy choices
- The power (and frustration) of an unresolved ending
- Crafting a compelling character within a historical setting
- The influence of time and history on a writer’s work
Next episode:
A Walk in the Park – Jill Mansell
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