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About Chatting Books
A lovely little podcast chatting about all things books (reading not required). Amy and Mia x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Mia Dakin
- Category
- arts · comedy · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Sept 2022
- Latest episode
- 30 Mar 2023
Latest episodes
16 episodes in the feed.
30 Mar 2023
we are NOT like other girls we are like ALL of them
on this episode of our show we talk about unlikeable female characters and it is ground breaking and has never been done before. also, FINALLY, amy gets to talk about twilight x here's all the books we mention in detail: romantic outlaws the extraordinary lives of mary wollstonecraft and mary shelley by charlotte gordon the uncommon reader by alan bennett emma by jane austen my year of rest and relaxation by ottessa moshfegh boy parts by eliza clark twilight by stephenie meyer this is not who i am our authenticity obsession by emily bootle neon roses by rachel dawson with a touch of sparkle, mia and amy x P.S. pls follow us on instagram @chattingbooks ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
12 Mar 2023
february books & a little age related existential crisis x
hiya pals ! please pretend you didn't notice how long we were gone for and instead admire this BIG reading round up. truly a treat for your ears and your want to read list. featuring an interruption from amy's lovely friend and housemate, isabel. we're surprised it took this long to be interrupted. here's every book we (and isabel!) talk about: my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier amazing grace adams by fran littlewood these precious days: essays by ann patchett small fires: an epic in the kitchen by rebecca may johnson (amy's housemate isabel is currently reading the secret history by donna tartt and all the blood we share by camilla bruce) the things we lost by jyoti patel king kong theory by virginie despentes foster by claire keegan kitchen by banana yashimoto orlando by virginia woolf fire rush by jacqueline crooks walking distance by lizzy stewart mcglue by ottessa moshfegh the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey a horse at night: on writing by amina cain transistional by munroe bergdorf i love you but ive chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins send nudes by saba sams infinite country by patricia engel empireland by sathnam sanghera flâneuse by lauren elkin this is not who i am: our authenticity obsession by emily bootle the death of francis bacon by max porter sundamage by sabine durant my phantoms by gwendoline riley windmill hill by lucy atkins berlin by bea setton love and kisses, mia and amy p.s. please get in touch and follow us on instagram @chattingbooks x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
3 Mar 2023
minisode no. 1 ! Foster by Claire Keegan
today we talk about one book and ONE BOOK ONLY in this our first minisode-- foster by claire keegan. you should read it too and let us know what you think! yours sincerely, amy & mia p.s. follow us @chattingbooks on insta x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
28 Jan 2023
will we keep our reading goals for the year? who can say x
new year, new books, new goals, same gorls !! welcome to season two of chatting books, where we chat about some of our reading goals for the year <3 here are the books we chat about: a horse at night on writing by amina cain the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey the goldfinch by donna tartt sun damage by sabine durrant the wolf hall trilogy by hilary mantel the late americans by brandon taylor yellowface by r.f. kuang transitional by munroe bergdorf i love you but ive chosen darkness by claire vaye watkins send nudes by saba sams lots of love and thinking of you always, mia and amy x p.s. please follow us on instagram @chattingbooks xxxxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
31 Dec 2022
BEST books of the year !! let's go !!!!
would you believe it it's the end of the year. 2022 was a really good for our reading and we're going to talk about our fave books in this ep. it's a little bit of a party because we eat a load of sweets throughout the recording and do NOT stick to our top five picks-- hope it doesn't bother you xx what was your favourite book of the year? let us know over on instagram @chattingbooks ! and, as ever, here's all the books we talk about: kick the latch by kathryn scanlan my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier push by sapphire priestdaddy by patricia lockwood the idiot and either/or by elif batuman cold enough for snow by jessica au motherhood by sheila heti pond and checkout 19 by claire-louise bennett sorrow and bliss by meg mason permafrost by eva balthasar beautiful world were are you by sally rooney childhood, youth, dependency (the copenhagan trilogy) by tove ditlevsen a little life by hanya yanagihara indelicacy by amina cain isaac and the egg by bobby palmer wolf hall and bring up the bodies by hilary mantel the secret history by donna tartt betty by tiffany mcdaniel conversations on love by natasha lunn lapvona by ottessa moshfegh the island of missing trees by elif shafak american psycho by bret easton ellis detransition, baby by torrey peters maps of our spectacular bodies by maddie mortimer essays in love by alain de botton kitchen by banana yashimoto these precious days by ann patchett the wall by maelen haushofer i am, i am, i am by maggie o'farrell our wives under the sea by julia armfield lots of love and new year wishes, amy & mia xxxxxxxxxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
20 Dec 2022
Worst books of the year LET'S GO
worst books of the year !! let's slag some books off !!! we're all haters at heart !! here are all the books we talk about, good and bad: the book of goose by yiyun li brutes by dizz tate my cousin rachel by daphne de maurier carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid tonight i'm someone else by chelsea hodson reminders of him and it ends with us by colleen hoover i fear my pain interests you by stephanie la cava insatiable and careering by daisy buchanan how to kill your family by bella mackie careless by kirsty capes the last bad man by miranda july a court of wings and ruin by sarah j. maas piranesi by susanna clarke malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid freshwater by akwaeke emezi 28 summers by elin hildebrand somebody loves you by mona arshi the new me by halle butler pop song by larissa pham essays in love by alain de botton kitchen by banana yashimoto a christmas carol by charles dickens thanking you all for your time ! see you soon ! follow us on instagram @chattingbooks x Gratefully, Amy and Mia x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
10 Dec 2022
A round up of reads for your winter needs
another round up of the goodie (and not so goodie) books we read between october and november !! here are the books mentioned this ep: sounds like fun by brian moriarty bluets by maggie nelson three rooms by jo hamya conversations on love by natasha lunn tonight i'm someone else: essays by chelsea hodson little scratch by rebecca watson exciting times by naoise dolan notes to self by emilie pine checkout 19 by claire-louise bennett pond by claire-louise bennett the push by ashley audrain the argonauts by maggie nelson either/or by elif batuman orlando by virginia woolf cold enough for snow by jessica au isaac and the egg by bobby palmer living rooms by sam johnson-schlee what are you reading right now!! let us know on instagram @chattingbooks xxx All Best, Amy & Mia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
1 Dec 2022
Job hunting is the pits
hello friends! on this episode of chatting books we actually chat publishing-- specifically getting into it and the horrors of applying for a publishing job that you'll likely never hear about again. hopefully we shed some light for those who want it. it's hard out here!! books mentioned in this ep: small things like these by claire keegan america is not the heart by elaine castillo isaac and the egg by bobby palmer the book of goose by yiyun li back to book chat next week! see you then! all best, mia and amy p.s. please follow us on socials! mainly @chattingbooks on insta. feel free to send us any questions about publishing as well x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
12 Nov 2022
Classics are probably just a marketing ploy
we chat classic books this ep! what are classics? who are classics? why are classics? when are classics? and most importantly what are our faves??? books mentioned: the argonauts by maggie nelson either/or by elif batuman conversation on love by natasha lunn the mermaid of black conch by monique roffey pride and prejudice by jane austen great expectations by charles dickens the importance of being earnest and the portrait of dorian gray by oscar wilde we have always lived in the castle by shirley jackson 1984 and animal farm by george orwell clockwork orange by anthony burgess the secret history by donna tartt (again lol) homegoing by yaa gyasi white teeth and swing time by zadie smith hamnet by maggie o'farrell orlando by virginia woolf the bell jar by sylvia plath wolf hall by hilary mantel the satanic verses and midnight's children by salman rushdie girl, woman, other by bernadine evaristo america is not the heart by elaine castillo rebecca by daphne du maurier x hope you enjoy!! please rate review and subscribe and follow us on insta @chattingbooks ! Very best, Amy & Mia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
3 Nov 2022
Mia decides to stop mumbling (aka September/October round-up)
We really chat books in today's episode-- we're talking about what we read over the last month and we're reaaaally talking about them. Mia speaks loudly in this one. Here are the books we speak about: Motherhood by Sheila Heti Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Three Rooms by Jo Hamya My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Milkfed by Melissa Broder Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer I Fear My Pain Interests You by Stephanie La Cava Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh Is Mother Dead by Vigdis Hjorth Bluets by Maggie Nelson Tonight I'm Someone Else : Essays by Chelsea Hodson Very best, Amy & Mia Please follow us on insta @chattingbooks and twitter @chatting_books and like, share, subscribe!! Please tell your friends and give us a 5 star rating xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
27 Oct 2022
Breaking our book buying ban for charity
Charity shop haul!!! In this episode Amy mispronounces a lot of words and we talk about these books: After Sappho by Selby Wyn Schwartz The Secret History by Donna Tartt (again lol) Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Ariel by Sylvia Plath A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson Out of the Wreckage by George Monbiot Thanks so much for listening! We'd love if you would subscribe, like, share and recommend our podcast and socials! We're @chattingbooks on insta and @chatting_books on twitter :-) Yours sincerely, Amy & Mia xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
18 Oct 2022
Summer is OVER. Autumn is HERE.
This time we talk about how it's been a year since we started our master's degrees in publishing and where we currently are at with jobs in the industry. Also, Amy celebrates the summer being over and Mia mourns it by talking about autumn books. Books mentioned (at length) in this episode: China Room by Sunjeev Sahota It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Thanks so much for listening!! Please rate/follow subscribe and give us a follow on insta @chattingbooks and on twitter @chatting_books Very best, Amy and Mia x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
11 Oct 2022
BONUS: summer reading roundup ! feat. laptop fan
Here's everything we read from the end of July to August-- it is a BUMPER episode. We really chat books in it. Books mentioned this episode: If you think I'm going to type them all up you're bananas If you still really care find us on goodreads Apologies for the laptop fan and crackles in the background! The third member of our podcast <3 Follow us on socials @chattingbooks and chat soon! Amy & Mia x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
6 Oct 2022
Reading in cafés for attention
In this episode we talk about where we like to read and essentially it all comes down to being perceived as a mysterious woman who reads in public. Some of the books mentioned this time: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Smut by Alan Bennett Bill Nighy was reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath on the tube. Meow x A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Girls by Emma Cline Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris Exposure by Olivia Sudjic Love, Amy and Mia x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Sept 2022
Two tickets to the desert island please x
In this ep, we talk about our desert island books as a nice little intro into our reading taste. But Mia's a liar, so don't believe a word she says. Her third book is actually My Salinger Year. In this ep we talk about a load of books. They include: Painting Time by Maylis de Kerangal Smut by Alan Bennett Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera The Idiot by Elif Batuman The Secret History by Donna Tartt Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Give us a follow on our socials @chattingbooks & tell us your faves! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
24 Sept 2022
Prologue
This is Chatting Books, a podcast where-- you guessed it-- we chat about books. We'll be covering a whole bunch of stuff including our fave titles and authors, talking shit about bad book covers and about getting into publishing. There's no required reading, a lot of digressing and we would love book and topic recs! Please forgive the third member of our podcast, Amy's laptop, for breathing so hard in this prologue. It won't be a regular thing, promise x Lots of love, Amy & Mia x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
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