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Every fortnight Rob and Kate, two publishing industry insiders, explore storytelling in all its forms from literary fiction to graphic novels, non-fiction to young adult. Featuring book reviews, author interviews and news, they discuss the latest from the book world, from what they are reading now…

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    • Jan 28, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 250 EPISODES


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    Four Books For 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 16:00


    Kate and Rob discuss the four books they've been reading since the start of the year.

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    Our Xmas TBR

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 37:21


    Kate and Rob talk about their planned Christmas reading.

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    Stronger and Film Adaptations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 29:35


    Kate and Rob discuss the film 'Stronger' and other recent book to film adaptations.

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    Rob's Shelfie Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 17:09


    Rob takes you on an audio tour of his bookshelves.

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    Spooky...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 25:23


    Kate and Rob are back with some spooky reads...

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    Back with the Booker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 21:12


    This week we talk the Booker and The Book of Dust.

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    Kate's Shelfie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 24:26


    This week Kate takes you on a tour of her bookshelves.

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    Booker Out And About

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 22:38


    While out and about, Kate and Rob discuss the shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize.

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    Northern Lights

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 24:29


    Kate and Rob discuss Northern Lights.

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    Cuppa and a Catch-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 11:40


    After a longer than expected break - we're back!

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    A Chat With Rob

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 15:16


    Aa quick chat with Rob.

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    The Advendtures With Words Christmas Special Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 45:29


    Part one of our Christmas special!

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    New Arrivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 24:55


    Kate and Rob discuss what they've been reading and their new book arrivals.

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    The Reading Year So Far

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 24:07


    Kate and Rob look at the reading year so far including the bestselling titles to date.

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    Super Thursday 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 26:09


    Kate and rob look ahead to the big books that are being released on this year's 'Super Thursday'.

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    Two new books to talk about

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 23:36


    Kate and Rob discuss new books from Dan Brown and Philip Pullman.

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    On The Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017 24:37


    Kate and Rob are back from the travels but how did they read?

    We're Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 32:14


    After a short break we're back! This week we discuss the Emerald Street Literary Festival and the books we've been reading.

    Sorting the Bookshelves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 35:53


    Kate and Rob spend the weekend sorting out their bookshelves. Plus they talk about the National Book Awards.

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    Ayisha Malik talks about Sofia Khan and The Other Half of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 36:48


    Kate meets Ayisha Malik to talk about Sofia Khan and The Other Half of Happiness

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    The Sense of an Ending

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2017 28:30


    Kate and Rob discuss the book and the film 'The Sense of an Ending"

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    Regressing to Childhood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017 23:52


    Kate is rather poorly this week so as it's Mother's Day next week in the UK here's Rob in discussion with his Mum!

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    We're Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017 26:12


    After a short break we're back!

    Careful Now. Down With This Sort of Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 36:18


    Kate and Rob will be back next year but on this episode from 2014 they discuss banning books...

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    La La Land, Manchester By The Sea and Book Post

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2017 41:20


    Kate and Rob discuss the two films plus the new books that have arrived lately.

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    Our Books of the Year 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2017 64:04


    Kate and Rob look back on their books of 2016.

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    The Adventures With Words Christmas Special Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2016 56:11


    Part Two of our 2016 Adventures With Words Christmas Special.

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