My Wife Likes Books
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Podcast Overview
<p>Welcome to My Wife Likes Books, a podcast about all things books for anyone who enjoys reading or loves the sounds of our voices!</p><p>We will be reading and reviewing a chapter every fortnight, and invite you to read along with us. Our first book is A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.</p><p>Your hosts are Sarah Berry, Sallie Chedburn and Sophie Bishop.</p><p><strong>Want to support the show?</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mwlb">Buy us a coffee</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://instagram.com/MyWifeLikesBooks">Follow us on instagram</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/club/my-wife-likes-books-with-sarah-290830749328#about">Join our Fable book club</a></p><p><strong>Sarah </strong>is on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/fabler/sarah-480446209432?period_type=week">Fable</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pagebound.co/users/Sarahj_berry">Pagebound</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/sber8121">Storygraph</a></p><p><strong>Sophie </strong>is on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/fabler/soph-380446554656?referralID=i17lSKdhTO">Fable</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/soapdish14?redirect=true">Storygraph</a></p><p><strong>Sallie </strong>is on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/fabler/sallie-chedburn-658390217911">Fable</a></p><p>Show music adapted from “What A Wonderful Day” by Shane Ivers (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://silvermansound.com">silvermansound.com</a>) and licensed under creative commons BY 4.0</p><p>Artwork by Keith Kilpin</p><p>Produced and edited by Oscar Rogers</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 23, 2026
Do Book Prizes Actually Matter? Plus A Little Life Sections 6 & 7: What He Died Believing
<p>If you've ever argued with a friend about whether a book prize actually reflects what real people read — or felt personally attacked when someone sacrifices your favourite Emily Henry — this episode is for you.</p><p>We discuss: whether the Booker Prize is for readers or for people who want to be seen reading; the International Booker vs the Women's Prize and which one actually has the best track record; the Hay Festival's 2026 pleasure reading list and why it's everything the Guardian's "best novels" list isn't; and what it means when a book wins an award but nobody enjoys reading it.</p><p>Plus: The Offering. Sophie sacrifices Crime and Punishment (Dostoyevsky) — bleak, monotonous, and full of Russians called the same name. Sallie attempts to sacrifice Happy Place (Emily Henry) and Sarah absolutely will not have it. Sarah venerates Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer — the book that'll give you a framework for JK Rowling, Michael Jackson, and every other artist you love and shouldn't.</p><p>Then we reach the end of A Little Life. Sections 6 and 7: Dear Comrade and Lispenard Street. Full spoilers for these sections only.</p><p>Content warnings for the readalong segment: suicide, self-harm, death, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, eating disorders.</p><p>Books discussed: Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) · Happy Place (Emily Henry) · Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Claire Dederer) · Orbital (Samantha Harvey) · Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders) · Hamnet (Maggie O'Farrell) · Piranesi (Susanna Clarke) · Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver) · A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)</p><p>Find us on Instagram and TikTok @mywifelikesbooks · Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://fable.co/club/my-wife-likes-books-with-sarah-290830749328?club_type=free">Fable book club</a> · <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mwlb?status=1">Buy us a coffee</a> · <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current" href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/mwlb">Buy a book mentioned in the episode</a></p>
June 9, 2026
Why the Format You Choose Changes the Book You Read and A Little Life Section 5: The Happy Years (We Need to Talk About That Ending)
<p>If you've ever DNF'd a book on Kindle that you loved in print, or fallen in love with a story only because of its narrator, this episode is for you.</p><p>We discuss: whether audiobooks, physical copies, or Kindle actually help you connect with a book; why Babel by RF Kuang might be the worst possible novel to read on an e-reader; tandem reading and Spotify's new page-sync feature; reading speed, narration quality, and why fantasy is notoriously hard on audio.</p><p>Plus: The Offering returns. Sophie venerates Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. Sallie brings Philip Pullman's underrated Sally Lockhart series. Sarah makes the case for Babel (RF Kuang) — but will Sallie ever actually finish it?</p><p>Then we get into Section 5 of A Little Life — The Happy Years. Full spoilers for this section only. Content warnings: sexual assault, child sexual assault, sex work, physical abuse, domestic violence, death, injury detail.</p><p>This episode features voice notes from real listeners — including one who DNF'd A Little Life on audio, switched to print, and then DNF'd that too.</p><p><strong>Books discussed:</strong> Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker) · The Sally Lockhart Series (Philip Pullman) · Babel (RF Kuang) · The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern) · Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens) · Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer) · Private Peaceful (Michael Morpurgo) · Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) · A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)</p><p>Find us on Instagram and TikTok @mywifelikesbooks · Join our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/club/my-wife-likes-books-with-sarah-290830749328?club_type=free">Fable book club </a>· <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mwlb?status=1">Buy us a coffee. </a>· <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/mwlb">Buy a book mentioned in the episode.</a></p>
May 26, 2026
The Debate We've All Been Waiting For - Is ACOTAR a Classic? Plus Haunted Houses and DNF Culture
<p>This week, Sarah brings The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson and explains why reading it alone in a hotel room was a terrible decision. Sallie attempts to canonise A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas as a "modern classic", prompting one of our most heated debates yet, while Soph argues for the heartbreak and brilliance of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.</p><p>We also talk DNF culture, book guilt, refusing to abandon books and continue our A Little Life readalong with Section IV, The Axiom of Equality.</p><p>Please note, the latter half of this episode contains discussion of heavy themes from A Little Life, including trauma, abuse, self-harm, suicide, addiction and mental illness.</p><p>Books discussed on this episode:</p><ul><li>The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson</li><li>The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller</li><li>A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J Maas</li><li>Circe - Madeline Miller</li><li>Mythos - Stephen Fry</li><li>The Secret Barrister</li><li>The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins</li><li>The Gallows Pole — Benjamin Myers</li><li>After a Dance - Bridget O'Connor</li><li>The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton</li><li>The Book Thief - Markus Zusak</li><li>Milkman - Anna Burns</li><li>Marked - Kristin Cast and P. C. Cast</li><li>Remarkably Bright Creatues - Shelby Van Pelt</li><li>London Falling - Patrick Radden Keefe</li></ul><ul><li>A Little Life — Hanya Yanagihara</li></ul><p>Want to read any of the books we discuss on the show? <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/mwlb">Find them on our bookshop.org store.</a></p><p>Find us on Instagram @mywifelikesbooks · <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/club/my-wife-likes-books-with-sarah-290830749328">Read along with us on Fable</a> · Support the show at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://buymeacoffee.com/mwlb">buymeacoffee.com/mwlb</a></p>
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- What is My Wife Likes Books?
<p>Welcome to My Wife Likes Books, a podcast about all things books for anyone who enjoys reading or loves the sounds of our voices!</p><p>We will be reading and reviewing a chapter every fortnight, and invite you to read along with us. Our first book is A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.</p><p>Your hosts are Sarah Berry, Sallie Chedburn and Sophie Bishop.</p><p><strong>Want to support the show?</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://buymeacoffee.com/mwlb">Buy us a coffee</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://instagram.com/MyWifeLikesBooks">Follow us on instagram</a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/club/my-wife-likes-books-with-sarah-290830749328#about">Join our Fable book club</a></p><p><strong>Sarah </strong>is on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/fabler/sarah-480446209432?period_type=week">Fable</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pagebound.co/users/Sarahj_berry">Pagebound</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/sber8121">Storygraph</a></p><p><strong>Sophie </strong>is on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/fabler/soph-380446554656?referralID=i17lSKdhTO">Fable</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/soapdish14?redirect=true">Storygraph</a></p><p><strong>Sallie </strong>is on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://fable.co/fabler/sallie-chedburn-658390217911">Fable</a></p><p>Show music adapted from “What A Wonderful Day” by Shane Ivers (<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://silvermansound.com">silvermansound.com</a>) and licensed under creative commons BY 4.0</p><p>Artwork by Keith Kilpin</p><p>Produced and edited by Oscar Rogers</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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