The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel
THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT An ultimate Friday Favourite. Hilary Mantel was the very first author that we connected over. It was that frisson of excitement when you find a kindred spi
Everyone In This Room Will One Day Be Dead by Emily Austin
BOOKS THAT CHANGE YOU I needed to get this debut up on our page immediately. In case someone needed this today. Usually I let books percolate in my mind, assessing how much they st
The Inseperables by Simone de Beauvoir
NEW RELEASE Simone de Beauvoir was one of the most important feminist writers of the last century. Her book The Second Sex, published in 1949, is widely viewed as starting the seco
Jack by Marilynne Robinson
JACK Marilynne Robinson is a writer of breathtaking ability. Her latest book, Jack, only serves to affirm this. Selected for @oprahsbookclub this year, it is the fourth i
Still Life by Sarah Winman
STILL LIFE This book, this book, THIS. BOOK. One of us was in, hook, line and sinker from the very first sentence. The other took a little bit more time to fall in love with it but
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
TWENTY YEARS It is hard to believe that two decades have passed since 9/11. Reading and watching the coverage on the anniversary over the weekend has taken me right back to that da
How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY Warning: this book will make you consider the best methods of killing any family members you don’t like. I am really not a crime reader, as a crimin
The Women Of Troy by Pat Barker
THE WOMEN OF TROY Definitely one of the books we were most excited to receive all year — we were both *desperate* for this one — and my oh my, our proof and finished hardback a
Underbelly by Anna Whitehouse
SEPTEMBER BOOK PICK We have got an absolute treat for you this month. From our brilliant, powerhouse of a couple @mother_pukka and @matt.farquharson Underbelly was published a
Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
FRIDAY FAVE Some of my favourites are just *there*, right at the forefront of my mind, at all times. Then there are others, though, for whatever reason — and perhaps I can blame
A Court Of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES The ultimate #bookstagram made me read this offering on our page so far. I reviewed books 1-4 at the beginning of August and have waited a few we
Sunset by Jessie Cave
IGTV REVIEW Chaya and I had so many thoughts on this debut novel by the supremely talented @jessiecave — not to mention this gorgeous cover that just makes you want to pick it