Welcome to Mostly Books Meets, a podcast by the independent bookshop, Mostly Books. Booksellers from an award-winning indie bookshop chatting books and how they have shaped people's lives, with a whole bunch of people from the world of publishing - authors, poets, journalists and many more. Join us for the journey.
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Welcome to Mostly Books Meets, a podcast by the independent bookshop, Mostly Books. Booksellers from an award-winning indie bookshop chatting books and how they have shaped people's lives, with a whole bunch of people from the world of publishing - authors, poets, journalists and many more. Join us for the journey.
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October 26, 2023
Khashayar J. Khabushani: Author of I Will Greet the Sun Again
<p>This week, Jack is joined by debut novelist Khashayar J. Khabushani.</p><p>Khashayar's hotly anticipated first novel, I Will Greet the Sun Again, is a beautiful novel about family, queer adolescence, and the multifaceted nature of identity and while it is a story unafraid to face difficult subject matter, just like the poem from which it takes its title, it is ultimately a novel filled with love. </p><p><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/product/i-will-greet-the-sun-again/">Purchase I Will Greet the Sun Again</a></p><p>(0:27) Introduction<br>(6:10) Being your own protagonist<br>(9:37) Khashayar's early reads<br>(23:42) Recent Reads<br>(31:30) Khashayar's most impactful book<br>(39:27) I Will Greet the Sun Again</p>Welcome to Mostly Books Meets, a weekly podcast by the independent award-winning bookshop, Mostly Books. Nestled in the Oxfordshire town of Abingdon-on-Thames, Mostly Books has been spreading the joy of reading for fifteen years. Whether it’s a book, gift, or card you need the Mostly Books team is always on hand to help. <a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/">Visit our website.</a><p>The podcast is produced and presented by Jack Wrighton and the team at Mostly Books. It is edited by <a href="https://www.storyninetyfour.com/">Story Ninety-Four</a>. Find us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mostlyreading">@mostlyreading</a> & Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mostlybooks_shop/">@mostlybooks_shop</a>.</p><p><br><strong>Meet the host:</strong><br>Jack Wrighton is a bookseller and social media manager at Mostly Books. His hobbies include photography and buying books at a quicker rate than he can read them.<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jack_mostly/">Connect with Jack on Instagram</a></p><p>I Will Greet the Sun Again is published in the UK by Viking</p><p>Books mentioned in this episode include:<br><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/product/eileen-ottessa-moshfegh/">Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh</a> - ISBN: 9781784701468<br>The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing - ISBN: 9780007498772 <br>Amsterdam by Ian McEwan - ISBN: 9780099272779<br><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/product/fates-and-furies-lauren-groff/">Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff</a> - ISBN: 9780099592532<br>Middlemarch by George Elliot - ISBN: 9780141439549</p><p><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/">To find more titles, visit our website</a></p>
October 12, 2023
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan: Author of The Sleep Watcher
<p>This week, Jack is joined by novelist Rowan Hisayo Buchanan. Rowan's first novel was 2017's Harmless Like You, which won a Betty Trask and Authors Club First Novel Award. Since then, she has penned Starling Days, and now this year she has released her third novel, The Sleep Watcher, an exquisite exploration of adolescence, family, and the complexity of love. </p><p><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/product/the-sleep-watcher/">Purchase The Sleep Watcher </a></p><p>(0:27) Introduction<br>(3:37) Roman's childhood reads<br>(17:30) Ghosts and breaking boundaries<br>(20:39) Where to start writing<br>(35:11) Rowan's favourite book<br>(43:43) The Sleep Watcher</p>Welcome to Mostly Books Meets, a weekly podcast by the independent award-winning bookshop, Mostly Books. Nestled in the Oxfordshire town of Abingdon-on-Thames, Mostly Books has been spreading the joy of reading for fifteen years. Whether it’s a book, gift, or card you need the Mostly Books team is always on hand to help. <a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/">Visit our website.</a><p>The podcast is produced and presented by Jack Wrighton and the team at Mostly Books. It is edited by <a href="https://www.storyninetyfour.com/">Story Ninety-Four</a>. Find us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mostlyreading">@mostlyreading</a> & Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mostlybooks_shop/">@mostlybooks_shop</a>.</p><p><br><strong>Meet the host:</strong><br>Jack Wrighton is a bookseller and social media manager at Mostly Books. His hobbies include photography and buying books at a quicker rate than he can read them.<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jack_mostly/">Connect with Jack on Instagram</a></p><p>The Sleep Watcher is published in the UK by Sceptre</p><p>Books mentioned in this episode include:<br><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/product/haunting-of-hill-house-shirley-jackson/"><em>Haunting of Hill House</em> by Shirley Jackson</a> - ISBN: 9780141191447<br><em>Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window</em> by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi - ISBN: 9781568363912<br>Reverse Engineering by Scratch Books - ISBN: 9781739830106</p><p><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/">To find more titles, visit our website</a></p>
September 28, 2023
Barbara J. Zitwer: Author of The Korean Book of Happiness
<p>This week, Jack is joined by the legendary international literary agent, Barbara J. Zitwer. Barbara has been at the forefront of bringing some of the most exciting voices from Korea over to the Anglosphere, from Han Kang, the author of The Vegetarian, to the Man Asian Booker Prize winner, Shin Kyung-sook, to name a few.</p><p>Now she has released her own book, The Korean Book of Happiness, sharing with us the knowledge she has gained from her years working closely with Korean writers.</p><p><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/product/the-korean-book-of-happiness/">Purchase The Korean Book of Happiness</a></p><p>(0:27) Introduction<br>(8:01) Translated texts<br>(21:41) The Korean Book of Happiness<br>(26:59) Why Korea?<br>(31:14) Recipes in the book</p>Welcome to Mostly Books Meets, a weekly podcast by the independent award-winning bookshop, Mostly Books. Nestled in the Oxfordshire town of Abingdon-on-Thames, Mostly Books has been spreading the joy of reading for fifteen years. Whether it’s a book, gift, or card you need the Mostly Books team is always on hand to help. <a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/">Visit our website.</a><p>The podcast is produced and presented by Jack Wrighton and the team at Mostly Books. It is edited by <a href="https://www.storyninetyfour.com/">Story Ninety-Four</a>. Find us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/mostlyreading">@mostlyreading</a> & Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mostlybooks_shop/">@mostlybooks_shop</a>.</p><p><br><strong>Meet the host:</strong><br>Jack Wrighton is a bookseller and social media manager at Mostly Books. His hobbies include photography and buying books at a quicker rate than he can read them.<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jack_mostly/">Connect with Jack on Instagram</a></p><p>The Korean Book of Happiness is published in the UK by Short Books Ltd</p><p>Books mentioned in this episode include:<br><em>The Girl Who Wrote Loneliness</em> by Kyung-sook Shin - ISBN: 9781681772370<br> <em>Walking Practice</em> by Dolki Min - ISBN: 9780063258617<br><em>The Vegetarian</em> by Han Kang - ISBN: 9781846276033</p><p><a href="https://mostly-books.co.uk/">To find more titles, visit our website</a></p>
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