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  • In this bonus episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined again by Alice Winn author of In Memoriam.   Alice talks about her journey to writing her bestselling debut and shares her experiences as dyslexic child learning to read as well as sharing a fabulous bookish secret with us.

    Other books mentioned:

    Barrington Stokes 

    Moby Dick by Herman Melville

    War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy

    I hope you’ve enjoyed this episode as much as I have. I would be so grateful if you could take the time to like, subscribe and share with your friends. 

    For more content from me you follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org.

    Best Book Forward is proudly produced by Decibelle Creative / @decibelle_creative

  • In this episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined by Alice Winn author of In Memoriam.  If you know me you will know how much I love this book, I’ve probably tried to force a copy on you, so having the opportunity to chat to Alice was incredible.

    The five books that Sophie picked as the books that have shaped her life are:

    Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

    Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    Passing by Nella Larsen

    All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque   

    Other books mentioned:

    The Secret History by Donna Tartt

    The Song of Achilles by Madeleine Miller

    Goodbye To All That by Robert Graves

    Journey’s End by R. C. Sherriff

    Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

    The Blind Spot & Other Stories by Saki HH Monroe

    The Lord of the Rings by JRRTolkein 

    Authors mentioned: 

    Vera Brittain

    Rudyard Kipling

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    If you would like to hear more from Alice Winn, please do keep an eye out as there a bonus episode coming where we discuss more about Alice’s life as a reader and a writer and she shares a bookish secret with us!

    For more content from me you follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org. 

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  • In this bonus episode I am joined again by Sophie Irwin; author of A Lady's Guide to Scandal 

    In this episode Sophie, reads a passage from her new book and we went on to talk more about her life as a writer and a reader and shares a bookish secret with us.

    Other books mentioned in this episode are:

    A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

    Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

    Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

    Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    Game of Thrones by George R R Martin

    Authors mentioned

    Taylor Jenkins-Reid

    Niamh Hargan

    Lindsey Kelk

    Mhairi McFarlane

    Sarra Manning

    Janice Hallett

    Amor Towels

    I hope you have enjoyed this episode.  I would be so grateful if you would take the time to like, subscribe and most importantly tell your friends about it.  

    I’ll be back next month talking to another author and I really hope you’ll join me for that conversation.

    In the meantime, for more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

     

  • In this episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined by Sophie Irwin author of A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin and A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

    Sophie talked about her love of the Regency period and why she feels we are so drawn to it, as well as sharing memories of reading her first chapter book that set her on her journey to be a reader for life.  The book that was pivotal in changing her life.

    The five books that Sophie picked as the books that have shaped her life are:

    Sophie's Snail by Dick King Smith 

    Arabella by Georgette Heyer

    The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenger

    Midnight Chicken by Ella Risberger

    The Break Up Clause by Niamh Hargan

    Other books mentioned:

    Frederica by Georgette Heyer

    Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

    Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

    Dinner with Edward by Isabel Vincent

    I Want to Die but I Want To Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee

    Heartburn by Nora Ephron

    Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

    Authors mentioned: 

    Frances Burney 

    Barbara Cartland 

    Georgette Heyer

    Lex Croucher

    Amita Murray

    Felicity George

    Julia Quinn

    Beth Morrey (in the interview I said Morley, it is Morrey, sorry Beth)

    Kate Sawyer

    Roald Dahl

    Lindsey Kelk

    Sarra Manning

    If you would like to hear more from Sophie Irwin, please do keep an eye out as there a bonus episode coming where we discuss more about Sophie’s life as a reader and a writer and she shares a bookish secret with us!

    For more content from me you follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org.  You can you also find my favourite books here Shop my favourite books

    Best Book Forward is produced by Decibelle Creative

  • For this episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined again by Matt Cain; author of One Love .  If you missed the main episode where Matt discusses her Desert Island Book.

    In this episode we talk about how Matt came back fighting after his first novel, The Madonna of Bolton was rejected; using his rage to crowdfund his way to get his book published in just a week! Matt also shares a bookish secret with us that left me feeling really excited !

    Books and authors mentioned in this episode

    David Nicholls

    Lisa Jewell

    David Walliams

    Adele Parks

    Jane Austen

    Kate Atkinson

    The Song of Achilles of Madeleine Miller

    The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain

    One Day by David Nicholls

    The Unfinished Business fo Eadie Browne by Freya North

    The Excitements by CJ Wray

    That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn

    Shot Through the Heart by Matt Cain

    Nothing But Trouble by Matt Cain

    Step Sisters by Matt Cain

    I hope you enjoyed this bonus episode.  Please do take the time to like, subscribe, review and most importantly tell your friends about it.  I’ll be back next month talking to another author and I hope you’ll join me for that conversation.  In the meantime, for more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

    This podcast is produced by Decibelle Creative / @decibelle_creative

  • In today’s episode my guest is the wonderful Matt Cain., I have been chatting to Matt on Instagram for such a long time so to get to speak to him about his books and the books that he loves was such a treat.  We talked about all of Matt’s books but especially about his latest novel 

    One Love which comes out on 18 January and is an absolutely brilliant read.

    We talked about the five books that have shaped Matt’s life and three of them are also favourites of mine.

    Matt’s Desert Island Book choices are:

    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis

    Kiss of the Spiderwoman by Manuel Puig

    Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man by Claire Tomalin

    The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    One Day by David Nicholls

    Throughout our discussion, we talked about lots of other books and these are all listed below.

    Other books mentioned in this episode

    The Madonna of Bolton by Matt Cain

    The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain 

    The Becoming Ted by Matt Cain

    Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

    The Neverending Story by Michael Ende 

    A Stitch in Time by Kathryn Coltrin

    The Stranding by Kate Sawyer

    This Family by Kate Sawyer

    I hope you have enjoyed this episode as much as I did, I loved chatting to Matt.  I would be so grateful if you would take the time to like, subscribe and most importantly tell your friends about it.  

    Do keep an eye out as there is a bonus episode with Matt coming soon.

    In the meantime, for more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

     

    Best Book Forward is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative

  • In this bonus episode I am joined again by Nina Stibbe; author of Went to London, Took the Dog.

    In this episode Nina, reads a passage from her new book and we went on to talk more about her life as a writer and a reader.

    Other books mentioned in this episode are:

    Started Early Took the Dog by Kate Atkinson

    Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach

    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend

    Ducks Newbury Port by Lucy Ellmann

    The Fortnight in September by R.C. SHerriff 

    Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Vera by Elizabeth Von Arnim

    Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

    Francis Plug - How To Be A Public Author by Paul EwenFrancis Plug: Writer In Residence by Paul Ewen

    Authors mentioned

    Cathy Rentzenbrink

    Lionel Shriver

    Nick Hornby

    Alan Bennett

    Jonathan Miller

    Heather Morris

    Thomas Hardy

    Geoffrey Chaucer

    Elizabeth Strout

    Anne Tyler

    David Sedaris

    Lydia Davis

    Hilary Mantel

    Margaret Atwood

    I hope you have enjoyed this episode.  I would be so grateful if you would take the time to like, subscribe and most importantly tell your friends about it.  

    I’ll be back next month talking to another author and I really hope you’ll join me for that conversation.

    In the meantime, for more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

     

    Best Book Forward is produced by Decibelle Creative

  • In this episode I was delighted to be joined by Nina Stibbe; who’s latest book Went to London, Took the Dog is out 2 November and is such a brilliant read.

    I loved talking to Nina, and hearing her talk so patiently about her love of diaries has inspired me to try and keep my own diary.  

    Nina’s Desert Island Book choices are:

    Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

    My Side of the Mountain by Jean George (currently out of print)

    Secret Diary of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

    Diary of a Nobody by G&W Grossmith

    Throughout the discussion, various other books and authors were mentioned and these are all listed below.

    Other Books Mentioned

    One Day I Shall Astonish the World by Nina Stibbe

    Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe

    War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

    Jill’s Gymkhana by Ruby Ferguson

    The Snow & Works on the Northern Line by Ruth Thomas

    The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Burn

    A Very Private Eye by Julie Cooper

    Authors mentioned

    David Sedaris

    Deborah McGogach

    Alan Bennett

    Claire Tomlyn

    Michael Frayne

    Jonathan Miller 

    Germaine Greer 

    If you enjoyed this episode and would like to hear more from Nina, do keep an eye out as we have recorded a bonus episode which will be coming soon.

    For more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

     

    Best Book Forward is produced by Decibelle Creative

  • In this bonus episode, Beth O'Leary joins Helen to discuss her meteoric rise to fame after publishing her debut novel The Flatshare. Beth talks candidly about her journey to publication, the pressures of writing a second novel after a hugely successful debut, her writing process and daily rituals (or lack thereof!), her reading habits and favourite authors. Beth also reveals her "bookish secret"...

  • Today’s episode of Best Book Forward was a dream come true for me.  Beth O’Leary was the first author I meet when I started off as a bookstagrammer and I have loved all of her books from her debut The Flatshare to her latest novel The Wake Up Call 

    In this episode Beth talks about her life as a writer, writing sexy swimming pool scenes as well as how books helped her as a child to find her love of storytelling and writing.

    Beth’s Desert Island Book choices are:

    The Autumn Story by Jill Barklem

    The Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser

    Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes

    Other books mentioned in this episode:

    The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary

    The Switch by Beth O’Leary

    The No Show by Beth O’Leary

    The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

    Paradise Lost by John Milton

    Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman

    Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

    Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

    Authors mentioned:

    Kristin Hannah

    Charles Dickens

    Sophie Kinsella

    If you like to hear more from Beth O’Leary please do keep an eye out as there is a bonus episode coming soon where we’ll hear more about Beth’s life as a writer and a reader and she also shares a bookish secret with us.  

    For me content please do follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

    This podcast is produced by Decibelle Creative: @decibelle_creative / www.decibellecreative.com

  • In this bonus episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined again by Helen Paris; author of Lost Property and The Invisible Women's Club.  If you missed the main episode where Helen discusses her Desert Island Books with me do have a listen (you'll find it in the same place you found this one!)

    In this episode Helen read a passage from her new book The Invisible Women’s Club and we went on to talk more about her life as a reader and a writer.

    The books that are mentioned in this episode are:

    None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

    The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Go As A River by Shelley Read

    Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

    Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

    The authors that Helen talked about are

    Kate Atkinson

    Rachel Joyce

    Tana French 

    Agatha Christie

    Toni Morrison

    I hope you enjoyed this bonus episode.  Please do take the time to like, subscribe, review and most importantly tell your friends about it.  I’ll be back next month talking to another author and I hope you’ll join me for that conversation.  In the meantime, for more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

    Best Book Forward is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative @decibelle_creative / www.decibellecreative.com 

  • In this first episode of Best Book Forward I was delighted to be joined by Helen Paris; author of Lost Property and The Invisible Women's Club.

    Helen shared wonderful memories of buying her childhood favourites with her dad at WHSmiths at weekends, a wonderful teacher who introduced her to a book she loves and the books that inspired her love of reading and writing.

    Helen’s Desert Island Books choices are:

    Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

    The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

    Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

    To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

    Of course, when you’re talking to somebody who is as passionate about books as Helen is, lots of other books get mentioned so here are the other books we talked about in this episode.

    Second Spring by Kate Codrington

    Another Life by Jodie Chapman

    Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

    The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

    Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

    If you would like to hear more from Helen Paris, please do keep an eye out as there is a bonus episode coming where we discuss more about Helen’s life as a reader and a writer and she shares a bookish secret with us!

    For more content from me you can follow me on Instagram or visit my website www.bestbookforward.org

    Best Book Forward is produced by Buckers at Decibelle Creative @decibelle_creative / www.decibellecreative.com 

  • Join Helen Gambarota, better known online as 'Best Book Forward' for friendly conversations with authors.

    After discussing her guest's five favourite books, Helen will ask them the impossible question: if you could only pick one to read again, which book would you choose?!

    Listen out for bonus episodes treating you to readings from the authors' own books.

    Find out about how to join Helen's book club, and more about her book-ish journey online at https://www.bestbookforward.org/ and on Instagram @bestbookforward

    Best Book Forward is produced by Decibelle Creative