Lucky us! We got to record an episode with National Treasure @charlottewoodwriter for SLoB yesterday. We went deep on craft, life, illness, grief and how to make a quiet story “spiky”. Coming soon at Secret Life of Books. #bookstagram #stoneyarddevotional #mynameislucybarton #elizabethstrout #booker

Highly recommend this fabulous series about James Baldwin, hosted by Razia Iqbal.

Join Sophie and Jonty as they dive into Dickensian London this week on Secret Life of Books!

What is your earliest memory of Dickens' Oliver Twist? Did you read the book before you watched the famous musical? Let us know in the comments!

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I may look a bit pensive here, but I have just had great fun recording a conversation about the Odyssey for the "Secret Life of Books" podcast. tinyurl.com/2sbw3uhz Why the Odyssey is even better than you think it is.... it will be out soon.

Readers of books! When you're not reading books, can I suggest you listen to The Secret Life of Books, a terrific new podcast, about books.

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The Secret Life of Books is such a great podcast. Each episode is like a memorable university lecture, but with lots of humour and warmth. Give it a try.

If you listen to podcasts, and love to hear wise cracking (and learned) literary academics talking about classic texts, I can't recommend The Secret Life of Books podcast highly enough.
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Oliver Twist for SLoB this week. forgotten that dickens - as well as fagin, dodger et al - gives us the 1st detective double act in blathers & duff a century before starsky & hutch. They even do good cop-bad cop and lay out the rules of procedural: 1) inspect the premises; 2) interview the suspects

Latest episode of Secret Life of Books. Oliver Twist👇. So many puns to choose from: Twist and Shout, Let's Twist Again...

A few of the books we’ve done episodes on or have upcoming episodes about. I really loved James Baldwin “Go Tell It On The Mountain” and “Jane Eyre”— both so different from what I expected. Saw how they changed the course of literature. In their different ways, natch.

Here's a pic of me doing what I do best - chewing people's ears off about books and reading. Please chew my ear off instead: as we head into Christmas what's the most festive dinner or party in literature?

after a two hour recording session on Oliver Twist with Sophie Gee, nothing says relaxation like a 2025 business planning session. chemical equations in background not ours. fortunately.

A view from the crowd. Sophie gee and I going head to head over Shakespeare vs Austen at Sydney university this morning. The most anticipated bout since Paul vs Tyson. Amazed the streamers weren’t interested actually. No clear victor when we went to the polls, except - of course - literature itself

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