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Every book on every shelf tells two stories - the one within it's pages, and the one about how it got on that shelf. In each episode of Shelf Life authors, illustrators, publishers and booksellers will share the 7 books that have changed their life.

Bert's Books


    • Mar 30, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Bryan Moriarty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 67:06


    Bryan Moriarty - author of It Sounds Like Fun picks the seven books that changed his life.

    Louise Swanson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 64:20


    Louise Swanson author of End of Story reveals the 7 books that changed her life

    Alex Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 79:01


    This week's guest is Alex himself - the man behind Bert's Books. Find out the seven(ish) books that changed his life.

    Michael J Ritchie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 59:42


    Bert's Books bookseller-cum-author Michael J Ritchie is a guest on this episode of Shelf Life - sharing the seven books that changed his life.

    Patrick Gale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 75:56


    Patrick Gale - author of A Place Called Winter and Mother's Boy - shares the seven books that changed his life.

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    Miranda Dickinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 77:19


    Bestselling author Miranda Dickinson chooses the 7 books that changed her life.

    Sarah Bonner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 69:38


    Sarah Bonner discusses the seven books that changed her life. Her debut novel - Her Perfect Twin - is available to order now at bertsbooks.co.uk

    Milly Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 69:06


    Milly Johnson - author of The Woman in the Middle - picks the seven books that changed her life.

    Will Carver

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 59:22


    Will Carver - author of Good Samaritans, Nothing Important Happened Today and The Beresford - picks the seven books that changed his life.

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    Cherie Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 61:09


    Cherie Jones - author of the How the One Armed Sister Sweeps Her House - reveals the seven books that changed her life.

    Joseph Knox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 73:39


    Joseph Knox - author of the Aidan Waits series and True Crime Story - reveals the seven books that changed his life.

    Sarah Winman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 92:12


    Sarah Winman author of When God Was a Rabbit, Tin Man and Still Life reveals the seven books that changed her life. You can order her latest novel Still Life at bertsbooks.co.uk

    Matt Cain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 65:25


    Matt Cain - author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle - discusses the 7 books that have changed his life

    Jennifer Saint

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 65:23


    Jennifer Saint - author of Ariadne - discusses the 7 books that have influenced her life

    Dawnie Walton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 61:37


    Dawnie Walton - the author of The Final Revival of Opal & New - picks the seven books that changed her life.

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    LD Lapinksi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 57:25


    LD Lapinski, author of the Strangeworlds Travel Agency series shares the 7 books that changed her life

    Carol Birch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 75:50


    Carol Birch, author of Cold Boy's Wood and Jamrach's Menagerie chooses the seven books that shaped her life.

    Naomi Ishiguro

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 53:19


    Naomi Ishiguro - author of Common Ground - reveals the seven books that changed her life.

    Ed Needham

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 63:39


    Editor of book-ish magazine Strong Words Ed Needham picks the seven books that changed his life. You can find out more about Strong Words by visiting strong-words.co.uk

    Clare Pooley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 62:59


    Clare Pooley - author of The Authenticity Project - reveals the seven books that changed her life.

    SJ Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 60:53


    Picking the most important books to them is the bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep - SJ Watson. SJ Watson's latest book Final Cut is available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Bethany Clift

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 72:32


    Picking the most important books to them is the debut author, Bethany Clift. Last One at the Party is available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 14 - Harriet Tyce

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 72:34


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is the bestselling author, Harriet Tyce Blood Orange and The Lies You Told are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

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    Episode 13 - Sheila O'Flanagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 54:37


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is the bestselling author, Sheila O'Flanagan All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 12 - Dorothy Koomson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 51:26


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Dorothy Koomson - the award winning author of The Ice Cream Girls and it's brand new sequel All My Lies Are True All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

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    Episode 11 - Rhik Samadder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 53:56


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Rhik Samadder - Guardian columnist and author of the memoir: I Never Said I Loved You. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 10 - Karen Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 52:57


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Karen Hamilton bestselling author of The Perfect Girlfriend. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

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    Episode 9 - Angela Saini

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 56:35


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Angela Saini - author of Superior: The Return of Race Science. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 8 - Adele Parks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 82:55


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Adele Parks number one bestselling author of Lies, Lies, Lies and Just My Lucks All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 7 - Clare Mackintosh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 54:59


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Clare Mackintosh bestselling author of I Let You Go and After The End. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

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    Episode 6 - Steve Antony

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 61:32


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Steve Antony - bestselling author and illustrator of -among others - the Mr Panda series. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 5 - Paul Burston

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 82:05


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Paul Burston - bestselling author of the The Closer I Get All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

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    Episode 4 - Dominic Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 80:07


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Dominic Nolan - bestselling author of the Abigail Boone series - Past Life & After Dark All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 3 - Julie Cohen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 45:51


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Julie Cohen - bestselling author of the Bert's Books Book of the Year 2019 The Two Lives of Louis and Louise All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 2 - Sarah Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 49:01


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Sarah Turner - Costa Novel Judge 2019 and former e-commerce trading controller at WHSmith. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Episode 1 - Rowan Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 42:35


    This week's guest picking the most important books to them is Rowan Coleman - the bestselling author of books such as The Summer of Impossible Things and - as Bella Ellis - The Vanished Bride - the first in the Bronte Mysteries series of novels. All of the books discussed in this podcast are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

    Shelf Life - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 1:21


    Every book on every shelf tells two stories - the one within it's pages, and the one about how it got on that shelf. Each week authors, illustrators, publishers and booksellers will share the 7 books that have changed their life.

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