Episodes

  • 2. Spooky and Kooky - Halloween 2020
    Oct 31 2020

    This month, we talked about all things spooky and kooky for our Halloween episode! We’ll be back next month but in the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe and follow us on social.

    Where You Can Find Us:

    Instagram // Twitter // Holly’s Instagram // Mark’s Instagram // Website

    You can also send us your book recommendations, questions and suggestions for topics you’d like us to cover to whatwereadpod@gmail.com.

    Support The Show:

    A great (and free!) way that you can support us is by rating and reviewing That’s What We Read on iTunes and spreading the word on social media.

    We have a Bookshop.org (*affiliate) shop where you can purchase the books we’ve mentioned in this episode. They’re a great organisation that helps to support independent booksellers throughout the US and as an affiliate, we’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase through our storefront with Bookshop at no additional cost to you.

    We also strongly encourage you to support your own local bookstores and libraries wherever you can.

    Books Mentioned:

    Who Will Be A Witness - Drew Hart

    The Man They Wanted Me To Be - Jared Yates Sexton

    Entitled - Kate Manne

    Outlander - Diana Gabaldon

    Beyond The Valley - Ramesh Srinivasan

    The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy

    Sophie - Dick King-Smith

    Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (we will be donating to The Trevor Project in response to Rowling’s recent comments regarding the trans community & encourage you to purchase any of her books second-hand if possible).

    I’ll Be Gone In The Dark - Michelle McNamara

    Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

    The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe

    The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

    Non-Bookish Reads:

    The Secret World of Diary Hunters - The Guardian

    America’s Untouchables: The Silent Power of the Caste System - The Guardian

    Other Resources Mentioned:

    I Cut The “Big Five” Tech Giants From My Life. It Was Hell - Gizmodo

    The Social Dilemma

    Edgar Allan Poe sources from the Lore Podcast: Ep 153

    Donations for UK theatre funds - The Theatre Artists Fund, National Theatre,

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 1. Introductions and All-Time Favourites
    Sep 18 2020

    This month, we wanted to kick off our first episode with a little introduction and chat about some of our favourite books of all time. We’ll be back next month with some spooky and kooky reads for Halloween so be sure to subscribe and follow us on social!

    Where You Can Find Us

    Instagram // Twitter // Holly’s Instagram // Mark’s Instagram // Website

    You can also send us your book recommendations, questions and suggestions for topics you’d like us to cover to whatwereadpod@gmail.com.

    Support The Show

    A great (and free!) way that you can support us is by rating and reviewing That’s What We Read on iTunes and spreading the word on social media.

    We have a Bookshop.org (*affiliate) shop where you can purchase the books we’ve mentioned in this episode. They’re a great organisation that helps to support independent booksellers throughout the US and as an affiliate, we’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase through our storefront with Bookshop at no additional cost to you.

    We also strongly encourage you to support your own local bookstores and libraries wherever you can.

    Books Mentioned

    Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling (we will be donating to The Trevor Project in response to Rowling’s recent comments regarding the trans community & encourage you to purchase any of her books second-hand if possible)

    Religion and the Decline of Magic - Keith Thomas

    The Animals at Lockwood Manor - Jane Healey

    Chase Darkness With Me - Billy Jensen

    I’ll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara

    Born A Crime - Trevor Noah

    How To Survive A Shipwreck - Jonathan Martin

    The Night Circus - Erin Morgernstern

    The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde - Oscar Wilde

    Great Expectations - Charles Dickens

    Modern Romance - Aziz Ansari

    Becoming - Michelle Obama

    Non-Bookish Reads

    The New Reconstruction - The Atlantic

    Buying Myself Back - New York Magazine

    Cover art by Emily Pottiger and Bonnie Stoltzfoos.

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    40 mins
  • TRAILER: That's What We Read
    Sep 14 2020

    Hello and welcome to That’s What We Read, a podcast for lovers of all things wordy. We’ll be releasing our first episode on Friday, September 18 so be sure to subscribe and follow us on social!

    WHERE YOU CAN FIND US:

    Instagram // Twitter // Holly’s Instagram // Mark’s Instagram // Website

    You can also send us your book recommendations, questions and suggestions for topics you’d like us to cover to whatwereadpod@gmail.com.

    SUPPORT THE SHOW:

    A great (and free!) way that you can support us is by rating and reviewing That’s What We Read on iTunes and spreading the word on social media.

    We have a Bookshop.org (*affiliate) shop where you can purchase the books we’ve mentioned in every episode. They’re a great organisation that helps to support independent booksellers throughout the US and as an affiliate, we’ll earn a small commission if you make a purchase through our storefront at no additional cost to you.

    We also strongly encourage you to support your own local bookstores and libraries whenever you can.

    Cover art by Emily Pottiger and Bonnie Stoltzfoos.

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    2 mins