Episodes

“Hands are for other human hands to hold”

This week we’re discussing our autobiography buddy read, H is for Hawk. Hannah has been for a getaway to Pembrokeshire after the dramas of the haunted cottage (see ep 3) and enjoyed a much-needed reset, complete with dolphins and seals. Nikki, meanwhile, is off to Florida—Disney awaits! She’s been preparing by cleaning her flat to within an inch of its life, including a long-overdue rejigging of her bookcase.

“Back OFF from the Books!” – E-Readers versus Real Books

Hannah celebrated her birthday this week with a trip to London to visit the Samurai Exhibition at the British Museum and a wander around Covent Garden’s stationery shops. Meanwhile, Nikki has been busy assembling her miniature Book Nook model…although she still hasn’t managed to find a suitable home for her Jonathan Bailey cut-outs

“Stop making PIES!”

Nikki’s been stretching out her birthday celebrations with dinners in Shoreditch, new plants and plans to rejig her bookshelves. Hannah, on the other hand, started “reorganising” her cottage… then abandoned ship halfway through and headed to IKEA instead.

“I’m guessing there’s only going to be one bed” – The Joys of Buddy Reading, ‘The Swell’ & ‘The Familiar’

Nikki celebrated her birthday in true nerdy, history-loving style with a trip to visit to Shakespeare’s Globe. Meanwhile, Hannah has been swept up in birthday celebrations of a slightly different kind while also deep in preparations for the Eisteddfod.

“There was a massive shortage of sausages” – And revisiting a Jill Mansell Classic

Hannah shares her experience of staying in a haunted cottage in Snowdonia and what made her leave early. Meanwhile Nikki questions Hannah’s life choices in even booking the cottage in the first place…

“It’s a good job she put the telly on!” – Current Reads: Room 706, and our TBR piles

This week, we're catching up on the chaos of the past few days, from the never-ending rain to Nikki's lingering cold (plus a couple of prefectly timed feline interruptions).

“She Lived in the Woods and Had a Pet Kestrel” – Reading & Watching Hamnet

Our first episode! We discuss Maggie O'Farrell's 'Hamnet', 'Room 706' by Ellie Levenson and 'House of Beckham' by Tom Bower