http://www.adventureswithwords.com en-us (C) 2016 AdventuresWithWords.com Exploring storytelling in all its forms. Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews Every fortnight Rob and Kate, two publishing industry insiders, explore storytelling in all its forms from literary fiction to graphic novels, non-fiction to young adult. Featuring book reviews, author interviews and news, they discuss the latest from the book world, from what they are reading now to what to read next. Every fortnight Rob and Kate, two publishing industry insiders, explore storytelling in all its forms from literary fiction to graphic novels, non-fiction to young adult. Featuring book reviews, author interviews and news, they discuss the latest from the book world, from what they are reading now to what to read next. no fiction,novels,young,adult,literature,books,reviews,interviews,authors,non,fiction,reading,readers,news,kindle,publishing,book,novel,savidgecontact@adventureswithwords.comAdventures With Words - Book news and reviews Adventures With Words Reading Kate and Rob discuss the four books they've read to kick off 2018. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/390361518-user-618590012-four-books-for-2018.mp3 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:01:00 -0000 16:00 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Movies Kate and Rob discuss the film adaptations of Stronger, Murder on the Orient Express and The Muppet Christmas Carol. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/365933348-user-618590012-stronger-and-film-adaptations.mp3 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:01:00 -0000 29:36 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Books Rob takes you on an audio tour of his bookshelves. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/358004801-user-618590012-robs-shelfie-tour.mp3 Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:01:00 -0000 17:10 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Boo This week Kate and Rob pick out some spooky reads... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/352041329-user-618590012-spooky.mp3 Sun, 05 Nov 2017 00:01:00 -0000 25:23 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Winning This week Kate and Rob discuss the Booker winner and The Book of Dust. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/348066979-user-618590012-back-with-the-booker.mp3 Sun, 22 Oct 2017 00:01:00 -0000 21:12 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Books This week Kate takes you on a tour of her bookshelves. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/344863756-user-618590012-kates-shelfie.mp3 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:01:00 -0000 24:27 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Booker Prize While out and about, Kate and Rob discuss the shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/343821575-user-618590012-booker-out-and-about.mp3 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 00:01:00 -0000 22:38 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words His Dark Materials Kate and Rob discuss the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy Northern Lights. Don't worry - no spoilers! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/341742820-user-618590012-northern-lights.mp3 Sun, 10 Sep 2017 00:01:00 -0000 24:30 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New After a slightly longer break than expected, we're back! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/340737053-user-618590012-cuppa-and-a-catch-up.mp3 Sun, 03 Sep 2017 00:01:00 -0000 11:40 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New Kate and Rob discuss the books they've been reading plus some new arrivals. One is the new Andy Weir... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/334452700-user-618590012-new-arrivals.mp3 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:01:00 -0000 24:55 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words 2017 Kate and Rob look at their reading year so far and what have been the best-selling titles to date. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/333426621-user-618590012-the-reading-year-so-far.mp3 Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:01:00 -0000 24:07 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Super Kate and Rob look ahead to the books that are being published on this year's 'Super Thursday'. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/332755394-user-618590012-super-thursday-2017.mp3 Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:01:00 -0000 26:09 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust,super,potter,stephen,king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New Kate and Rob discuss new books from Dan Brown and Philip Pullman. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/331191145-user-618590012-two-new-books-to-talk-about.mp3 Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:01:00 -0000 23:36 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,dan,brown,origin,philip,pullman,northern,lights,book,dust no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Moving Kate and Rob have been on their travels but how did they read? Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/330242438-user-618590012-on-the-move.mp3 Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:01:00 -0000 24:37 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,julian,barnes,sense,ending,jim,broadbent no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Returned Kate and Rob are back after a short break to discuss the Emerald Street Literary Festival and the books we've been reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/327570200-user-618590012-were-back-1.mp3 Sun, 11 Jun 2017 00:01:00 -0000 32:15 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,julian,barnes,sense,ending,jim,broadbent no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Lots Kate and Rob spend the Bank Holiday Weekend sorting out their bookshelves then discuss the National Book Awards. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/320347778-user-618590012-sorting-the-bookshelves.mp3 Mon, 01 May 2017 00:01:00 -0000 35:53 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,julian,barnes,sense,ending,jim,broadbent no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Happiness Kate and Rob have some exciting news to share before Kate meet Ayisha Malik to talk about Sofia Khan and The Other Half of Happiness Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/318616157-user-618590012-ayisha-malik-talks-about-sofia-khan-and-the-other-half-of-happiness.mp3 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:01:00 -0000 36:48 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,julian,barnes,sense,ending,jim,broadbent no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Book to film Kate and Rob discuss the book and film of Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/315594791-user-618590012-the-sense-of-an-ending.mp3 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:01:00 -0000 28:31 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,julian,barnes,sense,ending,jim,broadbent no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Kids With Kate being rather poorly this week, we return to a previous episode from 2014 where Rob is in conversation with him Mum - just in time for Mother's Day! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/313292500-user-618590012-regressing-to-childhood.mp3 Sun, 19 Mar 2017 00:01:00 -0000 23:53 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,ryan,gosling,emma,stone,casey,affleck,neil,gaiman,american,gods no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Back After a short break, Rob and Kate are back! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/310831220-user-618590012-were-back.mp3 Sun, 05 Mar 2017 00:01:00 -0000 26:12 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,ryan,gosling,emma,stone,casey,affleck,neil,gaiman,american,gods no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Banned Kate and Rob will be back next week but in this episode from 2014, they discuss banning books... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/305086270-user-618590012-careful-now-down-with-this-sort-of-thing.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2017 00:01:00 -0000 37:20 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,ryan,gosling,emma,stone,casey,affleck,neil,gaiman,american,gods no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Awardwinners This week, Rob and Kate are reviewing – pretty much spoiler-free – the first two award-contender films they’ve seen, La La Land and Manchester By The Sea. They also chat through the book post they’ve been lucky enough to receive lately, which they’ll be sharing their thoughts on as they read it. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/302840442-user-618590012-la-la-land-manchester-by-the-sea-and-book-post.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:01:00 -0000 41:20 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,ryan,gosling,emma,stone,casey,affleck,neil,gaiman,american,gods no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Awards Kate and Rob look back on their favourite books of 2016. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/300457489-user-618590012-our-books-of-the-year-2016.mp3 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:01:00 -0000 01:04:05 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Castle The adventure continues as Rob and Kate are joined by special guests and occasional cohosts Simon, Gav and Darran for a Christmas adventure game. Expect more bawdy banter and, as always, some bookish chat and recommendations... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/299590811-user-618590012-the-adventures-with-words-christmas-special-part-two.mp3 Mon, 26 Dec 2016 00:01:00 -0000 56:12 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,action,castle,parsely,games,christmas,savidge,simon,readers no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Action Rob and Kate are joined by special guests and occasional cohosts Simon, Gav and Darran for a Christmas Day adventure game, some slightly bawdy banter and, as always, some bookish chat and recommendations... You have been warned... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/AWW177TheAdvendturesWithWordsChristmasSpecialPartOne.mp3 Sun, 25 Dec 2016 00:01:00 -0000 45:30 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,action,castle,parsely,games,christmas,savidge,simon,readers no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Xmas This week Kate and Rob get festive and pick out the books they will be reading this Christmas. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/176OurChristmasReading.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 00:01:00 -0000 32:09 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,james,bond,george,lucas,star,wars,philip,reeve no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Magic This week we have some of your feedback on comfort reads and Kate and Rob head to the cinema to see Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them and A Monster Calls. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/175FantasticBeastsandAMonsterCalls.mp3 Sun, 27 Nov 2016 00:01:00 -0000 36:16 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,harry,potter,fantastic,beasts,monster,calls,rowling,patrick,ness no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Familiar It's been an interesting week in the world so Kate and Rob discuss the books they turn to for their 'comfort reads'. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/174ComfortReads.mp3 Sat, 12 Nov 2016 00:01:00 -0000 42:02 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young,adult,book,novel,stories,michael,palin,james,bond,young,bond,steve,cole,robin,stevens,archers no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Booker Kate and Rob are back and discuss the six books shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize 2016. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/173ManBookerPrize2016.mp3 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:01:00 -0000 49:41 books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young adult,book,novel,man booker prize,booker, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Who Kate and Rob return from their holiday a little under the weather but are undeterred as they look at anonymous authors. Inspired by the publication of The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, they discuss why authors may write under a pen name or not put their name to their work at all... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/172AnonymousHendrik.mp3 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 00:01:00 -0000 25:37 hendrik,groen,books,reviews,news,literature,publishing,literary,fiction,young adult,book,novel, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Booked Kate and Rob discusses the Man Booker Dozen as well as the books they'll be reading on holiday. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/171BookerandHolidayReading.mp3 Sun, 04 Sep 2016 00:01:00 -0000 50:36 booker no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Kindles Rob discusses his new Kindle and the many, many books he didn't realise he had... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/170AdventuresinRobsKindleLibrary.mp3 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 00:01:00 -0000 15:53 ebooks no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Potted Kate and Rob return to discuss the new Harry Potter script and play as well as the books they have been reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/169MagicalNewBooks.mp3 Sun, 14 Aug 2016 00:01:00 -0000 42:45 harry potter, cursed child, defender, mo farah no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Employed It's been a busy few days but a poorly Kate means it's just Rob filling you all in. He talks YALC, comics and the Harry Potter midnight launch! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/339691419-user-618590012-a-chat-with-rob.mp3 Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:01:00 -0000 15:17 harry potter, cursed child no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Employed After what feels like an age, Rob and Kate discuss what they have been reading and some of the books they've purchased over the last few weeks. Plus Rob has some exciting job news! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/167Catchup.mp3 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 00:01:00 -0000 48:24 neil gaiman, essex serpent no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Burst So just as we were going to record, a water main burst and Rob and Kate were left with no running water! Following a quick emergency shop we recorded this brief introduction discussing the lack of water and also the recent referendum result. Instead of a full episode we give you another chance to hear our tour of Barcelona as inspired by The Shadow of the Wind. Apologies for the short episode but life just got in the way! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/166AVeryDryEpisode.mp3 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:01:00 -0000 44:48 brexit, the shadow of the wind no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Events Kate and Rob look back at some very event-filled weeks featuring the Baileys Prize winner, Neil Gaiman and Ian McEwan. Then they look at the two books they are reading now. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/165BookishEvents.mp3 Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:01:00 -0000 45:44 baileys, ruby, the portable veblen, neil gaiman, ian mcewan, nick clegg no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Baileys Kate and Rob look at the six (well five as they haven't read one) books that make up the shortlist of this year's Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction 2016. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/164BaileysPrize2016.mp3 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:01:00 -0000 37:48 baileys, ruby, the green road, a little life, the impossibility of love, the portable veblen, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New books Kate and Rob return to run through some recent new bookish arrivals that have caught their eye. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/163NewArrivals.mp3 Sun, 22 May 2016 00:01:00 -0000 35:27 addlands no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Dino This week, Kate and a very croaky Rob ventured to Crystal Palace Park to play with the animals and meet the dinosaurs! What still fascinates us about these extinct creatures? Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/162CrystalPalacePark.mp3 Sun, 08 May 2016 00:01:00 -0000 16:14 dinosaurs no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Shakes This week, Rob and Kate venture outside to walk along the Thames to see Shakespeare 400: The Complete Walk. Taking in all of Shakespeare's 37 plays, screens show specially commissioned films to commerate the 400th anniversary of The Bard's death. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/161ShakespeareTheCompleteWalk.mp3 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:01:00 -0000 22:32 shakespeare no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Busy This week, Rob and Kate talk about the busy week of bookish events they've been to in London, including a Meet-The Author evening with Jonathan Safran Foer, London Book Fair 2016, and a Vintage Books Evening at Waterstones Piccadilly. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/160aWeekofBookishEvents.mp3 Sun, 17 Apr 2016 00:01:00 -0000 37:58 jonathan safran foer no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Baileys Unfortunately due to a family emergency we weren't able to record a new episode for you, but with the shortlist for the Baileys Prize being announced on Monday, here is our review of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/160SongofAchilles.mp3 Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:01:00 -0000 36:42 song of achilles no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Wellcome In a special episode, here's what happened at the Wellcome Book Prize Blogger's Brunch. Hosted by Simon Savidge, it features Amy Liptrot – shortlisted author of The Outrun, Suzanne O’ Sullivan – shortlisted author of It’s All in Your Head, Alex Pheby – shortlist author of Playthings and Cathy Rentzenbrink – shortlisted author of The Last Act of Love. Please note this podcast contains strong language. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/159Wellcome.mp3 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 00:01:00 -0000 01:24:12 wellcome book prize yes contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words March Here's Kate and Rob talking at the Birth of the Book event, part of the Essex Book Festival 2016. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/158BirthoftheBook2016.mp3 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 00:01:00 -0000 36:48 essex book festival no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words March Kate and Rob take a look at the books being published this month. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/157MarchPreview.mp3 Sat, 05 Mar 2016 00:01:00 -0000 23:01 march no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Carol Sadly Kate is poorly this week so instead we bring you a brand new episode of Hear... Read This! Rob, Kate, Simon and Gav discuss Carol by Patricia Highsmith. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/HRT2Carol.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2016 00:01:00 -0000 01:10:54 carol no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Sad news Kate and Rob discuss the sad passing of Harper Lee and Umberto Eco as well as Kate's trip to Faber Children's. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/156HarperLeeandUmbertoEco.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:01:00 -0000 34:24 harper lee no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New Kate and Rob discuss some of the new books they've picked up lately. This time it's Rob that picks the Vintage books! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/155AFewNewBooks.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2016 00:01:00 -0000 25:17 red rising no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Shopping Kate and Rob discuss some of the places you can now buy books outside of bookshops. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/154SurprisingPlacestoBuyABook.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 00:01:00 -0000 22:26 bookshops no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Feb Kate and Rob look ahead to some of the books being published in February 2016. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/153FebruaryPreview.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:01:00 -0000 29:13 yann martel no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words TBR Kate and Rob discuss The Observer's picks of debut novelists to look forward to in 2016 before turning their attention to the Reading Resolutions. Or perhaps a lack of... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/152ReadingResolutions.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:01:00 -0000 31:09 the widow no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words So last year Sadly Kate is rather unwell this week so instead of no show we've got Rob and Simon's Hear Read This special where they discuss A Little Life. Beware of spoilers! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/151aALittleLittleLifeDiscussion.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:01:00 -0000 01:00:23 a little life no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words So last year Our first show of 2016 is one looking back on last year as we select our books of 2015. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/151BooksoftheYear.mp3 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:01:00 -0000 01:16:08 to kill a mockingbird no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Merry Merry Christmas! For our Christmas Day episode (and episode 150) Rob and Kate are joined by our Hear Read This! colleagues Simon and Gav to play a friendly game of Bookchase. Who will win?! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/150MerryBookchaseChristmas.mp3 Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:01:00 -0000 01:08:08 christmas, bookchase no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Space This week Rob and Kate are back with a short podcast discussing that tiny film that was released this week - Star Wars. Anyone heard of it? Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/149TheForceAwakens.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:01:00 -0000 12:50 star wars no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Wizard This week Rob and Kate talk about their recent bookish adventures including trips related to Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Tintin! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/147BookishAdventures.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:01:00 -0000 28:47 harry potter no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Birthday This weekend has been Rob's birthday so together with Kate they discuss some new bookish arrivals and birthday presents! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/146BirthdayTime.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:01:00 -0000 17:29 alex ferguson no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Cold Kate and Rob are enjoying a much needed holiday this week so with snow falling in the UK we thought we'd bring you a cold book! Here's us talking about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey from November 2012. We'll be back with a new episode in two weeks! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/145aTheSnowChild.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:01:00 -0000 33:34 the snow child no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Presents This week Kate and Rob discuss Austen and Bronte, the winner of the Best of Baileys and the art of giving books as gifts. Finally they discuss what they've been reading lately. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/145BooksGifts.mp3 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:01:00 -0000 37:28 jane austen no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Action! This week Kate and Rob discuss the winner of the Man Booker Prize and if they'll be reading it or not. Then with the release of The Martian in cinemas, they pick out some of the best book to film adaptations. Finally, it's what they've been reading! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/144Films.mp3 Sun, 25 Oct 2015 00:01:00 -0000 43:24 the martian, james bond no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words London This week Kate and Rob discuss the Young Adult Literature Weekender as well as Literary Deathmatch, all part of the London Literature festival. Then they discuss the Waterstones and Oxfam #BuyBooksForSyria campaign before turning their attention to some new books! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/143LondonLiterature.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 00:01:00 -0000 37:36 gillian flynn, philip reeve no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Shiny This week we do something we haven't done in awhile and pick out some new books that have arrived lately. Kate and Rob each pick three books that have caught their eye! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/142NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:01:00 -0000 34:45 david lagercrantz, leigh bardugo no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Spontaneous This week we discuss the six books making up the Man Booker shortlist - what we think and what we'll be reading next. Then we popped into Hatchards in Piccadilly and, surprise surprise, ended up buying books! They include books by William Boyd, Donna Tartt and more! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/141BookerPrizeShortlistandFourBookBuys.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:01:00 -0000 28:22 man booker prize, donna tartt, william boyd, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words A dozen of thirteen This week is a mammoth episode as we look at all thirteen of the Man Booker 'Dozen' making up this year's longlist. We read the first couple of chapters of each book and ask ourselves: would we carry on reading? Hear our thoughts on all the books and our highly unscientific method of trying to pick the shortlist! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/140BookerLonglist2015.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2015 00:01:00 -0000 1:08:19 man booker prize, a little life, a spool of blue thread, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Give a little We catch up on some of your feedback and thoughts on last week's show regarding A Little Life, Asking For It and the Man Booker Longlist. Then we discuss Patrick Ness' amazing fundraising efforts and the subject of using books for good. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/139UsingBooksforGood.mp3 Sun, 06 Sep 2015 00:01:00 -0000 46:41 man booker prize, a little life, trigger mortis, a spool of blue thread, patrick ness no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Hello from London After some time away, Kate and Rob fill you in on their move to London, what they've been reading and their initial thoughts on two of this year's Man Booker Longlist books. What did Rob think of A Little Life and what were Kate's thoughts on A Spool of Blue Thread? Plus Asking For It, Goldfinger and more! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/138WereBack.mp3 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:01:00 -0000 45:17 man booker prize, a little life, trigger mortis, a spool of blue thread no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words School One of our listeners wrote in to ask what books we read at school so here Kate and Rob discuss the books, plays, and poetry they read growing up. Plus the news and what we are reading now. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/137SchoolReading.mp3 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 00:01:00 -0000 36:47 lord of the flies no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Ill Rob and Kate are both under the weather this weekend so we weren't able to record a new show for Father's Day. Instead though, here is us discussing our favourite father and son team in The Shadow of the Wind. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Adventureswithwordspod/~3/Z0H1yddKyzU/32ShadowWind.mp3 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 00:01:00 -0000 34:14 The Shadow of the Wind no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Danger Rob and Kate discuss the winner of the Baileys Prize, a new James Bond and the return of Christian Grey. Then Rob has been reading Andy Miller's The Year of Reading Dangerously - what would they put on their List of Betterment? Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/135ReadingDangerously.mp3 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 00:01:00 -0000 41:14 Year of Reading Dangerously, Trigger Mortis no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Hungry Rob and Kate are back with some listener feedback on how they manage their TBR lists. Then they discuss their reading 'diets' by reflecting on what they have read so far this year before looking ahead at what they are currently reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/134ReadingDiet.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2015 00:01:00 -0000 36:28 Outline, The Peripheral no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words List Rob and Kate are back discussing Station Eleven winning the Arthur C. Clarke award, how they manage their TBR lists and what they are currently reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/133ManagingTBR.mp3 Sun, 10 May 2015 00:01:00 -0000 34:06 Station Eleven, Orient, The Bees The Shore no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words News Rob and Kate are back together on the podcast and they have news! We discuss our new jobs, the Baileys Shortlist and what we've been reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/132News.mp3 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:01:00 -0000 28:11 Baileys, Orient, The Followers, Disclaimer no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Ben Fergusson We conclude our coverage of this year's Essex Book Festival. Here's Rob in conversation with Ben Fergusson on his book The Spring of Kasper Meier. Many thanks go to Billericay library, the Essex Book Festival and of course Ben Fergusson. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/131BenFergusson.mp3 Sun, 12 Apr 2015 00:01:00 -0000 57:47 The Spring of Kasper Meier, Ben Fergusson no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Birth of the Book We continue our coverage of the Birth of the Book event from the Essex Book Festival. In this final part you'll hear from Picador Editor Francesca Main and a Question and Answer session with Francesca, Kerry Hudson and Jo Unwin. Special thanks to the Essex Book Festival for inviting us and the festival itself continues until 31st March 2015. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/9906765096.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2015 00:01:00 -0000 4715 Francesca Main, Kerry Hudson, Jo Unwin no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Birth of the Book We've a two part podcast this week as we bring you coverage of the Birth of the Book event from the Essex Book Festival. In part one you'll hear from author Kerry Hudson and literary agent Jo Unwin as they discuss their careers and how a book comes into being. Look out for part two soon! Special thanks to the Essex Book Festival for inviting us and the festival itself continues until 31st March 2015. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/4812465662.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0000 4820 Kerry Hudson, Jo Unwin no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Book Festival Kate and Rob headed off to hear Jessie Burton and Hayley Atwell discuss 'The Miniaturist'. It was a great conversation and we're lucky enough to bring it to you here. It was recorded live so you'll hear a few coughs and phones going off but we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Special thanks to the Essex Book Festival for inviting us and the festival itself continues until 31st March 2015. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/128BurtonAtwell.mp3 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0000 2471 Jessie Burton, Hayley Atwell no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Book Festival First up, it's topical news. We cover World Book Day, a poll conducted by BT TV on the top fifty book-to-film adaptations, and the recent UKYA Blogger Awards. Listen to the YA Edition podcast next week to hear more about UKYABA from its founder, Andy Robb. Next, Kate and Rob take turns to discuss events and books from week 1 of Essex Book Festival. Kate chaired an event with Kate Hamer on 2nd March, and reviews her debut novel, The Girl In The Red Coat published by Faber. Rob read Thirst (Chatto and Windus) by Kerry Hudson in advance of her event on Tuesday 3rd March, and gives his review. We also mention upcoming events, and the novels we've read in anticipation - Jessie Burton on 11th March, Samantha Shannon on 12th March, Sarah Perry on March 20th, Patrick Gale on 25th March and Ben Fergusson on 31st March. Keep an eye on the blog and podcast to hear more about these writers and their books, plus some more excellent Essex Book Festival events too! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/4357219293.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0000 2997 Kerry Hudson, Kate Hamer no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Catch up Just a short episode this week with Kate, as we've got lots to do preparing for Essex Book Festival, which launches on 1st March 2015 - hear about the events Kate and Rob are chairing, our trip to Drink Shop Do, Kate's project #TeamNice and what she's been reading lately. Kate gives details of the events she and Rob are chairing - Samantha Shannon at Anglia Ruskin University, and Ben Fergusson at Billericay Library. She also mentions the 10 for '15 Speakeasy at Drink Shop Do (see blogpost for more details). There's a heads-up about an upcoming review and giveaway of One Small Act of Kindness by Lucy Dillon, courtesy of Hodder, which links to Kate's #TeamNice project (see website for details). And finally, Kate shares what she's been reading lately - Alice and the Fly by James Rice (Hodder) and Me and Mr J by Rachel McIntyre (Electric Monkey). Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/6865656238.mp3 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT 10:58 vintage no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Classic This week Kate and Rob discuss the news of a new Harper Lee novel, the Folio Prize, the Essex Book Festival and finally, what makes a classic book. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/2768248536.mp3 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT 49:56 folio prize, picador no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Unlikeable This week Kate and Rob discuss the new Man Booker rules and an exploding book before discussing unlikeable characters. Why do we like even the nastiest of characters and why do we simply not like others? Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/7750170580.mp3 Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT 45:54 patrick bateman, american psycho, hannibal lector, the silence of the lambs no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Debuts Kate and Rob discuss the Costas, the pick of the debut novels due in 2015 and what they've been reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/2537050738.mp3 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT 48:16 weathering, etta and otto no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Awards Kate and Rob look back on their reading of the past year and pick out their books of 2014. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/3886128419.mp3 Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT 58:27 narrow road to the deep north, station eleven no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Kate and Rob unwrap their songs devoted to The Secret History and Red Rising. Some are more successful than others... Head on over to the website and cast your vote! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/7957216083.mp3 Thu, 25 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT 16:55 Secret History, Red Rising, Christmas no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Christmas Time Kate and Rob discuss the books they hope they'll be getting for Christmas. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://cdn.audiometric.io/4293796077.mp3 Sat, 20 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT 19:46 christmas no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Diversity No Rob this week as he is unwell so Kate talks us through a number of books that look at the subject of diversity. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/120Diverse.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT 31:05 grasshopper jungle no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Recap We're looking back on some of the winners from book prizes that were announced this week, as well as Kate tells us about going to see E Lockhart in person. Plus, a Christmas announcement... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/119Previous.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT 26:51 we were liars no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Winners And we're back! Kate and Rob are together again on the podcast so it's time to catch up on what we've been reading and take a look at all the many recent awards announced. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/118Awards.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT 36:31 costa, waterstones, national book awards, specsavers no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Uh oh Due to a series of unfortunate events (Rob and Kate being stuck on two separate trains, technical glitches, bad weather and more), we haven't been able to record a new show this week. Instead here's Rob and Kate discussing the Books That Made Them. A golden oldie for longtime listeners or a new episode for recent subscribers, here's a discussion from 2013! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/50BooksMadeUs.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT 30:08 books made us no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words November Rob is flying solo! There's some listener feedback on Gone Girl followed by Rob's take on the entire of November's Book a Day in ten minutes. Kate returns next week! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/117RobNovember.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT 19:00 gone girl, book a day no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Reviews We've some listener feedback followed by Rob and Kate discussing book reviews and how they assess what they've read. What makes a good book review? What about bad reviews? And can you ignore the author in the process? Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/116BookReviews.mp3 Sun, 09 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT 37:00 book reviews no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New Books This week we've your feedback on spoilers then Rob and Kate discuss some new books they are eager to read. We end on an audio extract from The Burning Room by Michael Connelly! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/115NewBooksBosch.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT 36:51 michael connelly, the burning room no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Spoiler This week we've your feedback on the Man Booker winner (spoilers) The Narrow Road to the Deep North, then we discuss the pesky nature of spoilers and ruining an ending. We end on an audio extract from Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/114Spoilers.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT 29:37 the narrow road to the deep north, richard flanagan, anthony horowitz, moriarty no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The Narrow Road to the Deep North This week, after some listener correspondence, we discuss the winner of the Man Booker Prize The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/113NarrowRoad.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT 38:44 the narrow road to the deep north, richard flanagan no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Station Eleven We're joined by a very special guest this week as Kate sits down with author Emily St. John Mandel to discuss her novel Station Eleven. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/112Station11.mp3 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT 29:05 station eleven, emily st john mandel no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Girl Gone Kate and Rob are joined by Simon Savidge to discuss not only Gillian Flynn's novel of Gone Girl but also David Fincher's film adaptation. The first half is fairly spoiler-friendly but be warned: we do discuss the endings of the both the book and the film! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/111GoneGirl.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT 53:59 gone girl, gillian flynn no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New books Kate and Rob are back and discussing three (or four) new books that have caught their eye. There's also an audio extract from No Safe House, the new thriller from Linwood Barclay. Enjoy! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/110New.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT 28:16 new books, linwood barclay, no safe house, peter carey, amnesia no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words YA Edition Rob's been unwell this week so we bring you a new episode of our Young Adult podcast. Kate takes a look at school stories with a twist. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/YA6School.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT 33:38 young adult no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Down to six The shortlist for the 2014 Man Booker Prize has been announced. Kate and Rob share their thoughts and what they will be reading. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/109Shortlist.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT 38:34 man booker prize no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Events After a busy summer, Kate and Rob discuss what would make their ideal author event. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/108Events.mp3 Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT 42:52 book slam, will self, booker, tom pollock, yalc no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Books, books, books Kate and Rob continue their look at the Man Booker Prize 2014 longlist with Ali Smith's How to be Both before picking three (or four) new books to talk about. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/107NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT 32:03 man booker prize, ali smith no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Booker Prize Kate and Rob continue their look at the Man Booker Prize 2014 longlist. In part two they read extracts from the final books on the list, deciding whether to continue and if they are worthy of purchase. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/106ManBooker2.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT 42:58 man booker prize no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Booker Prize Kate and Rob are back from Glasgow and diving straight in to the Man Booker Prize 2014 longlist. In part one they read extracts from the first six on the list, deciding whether to continue and if they are worthy of purchase. We'll discuss the other titles next week! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/105ManBooker1.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT 43:33 man booker prize no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words YA Edition Kate talks to author Tom Pollock about The Skyscraper Throne. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com/yaedition. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/YA4TomPollock.mp3 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT 58:29 young adult, tom pollock, the skyscraper throne no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Really Bad A special treat for you as we launch The Really Bad Film Podcast. Each month Rob and Rich try to find the redeeming features in terrible feature films. This time, we look at Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. To subscribe, head over to AdventuresWithWords.com/reallybadfilm. Enjoy! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheReallyBadFilmPodcast/~3/wItxIHIMTwg/BAD1Indy.mp3 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT 37:39 indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull yes contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Cultural Tour Kate and Rob are in Glasgow enjoying the sights of the city and the fantastic atmosphere of the Commonwealth Games. That means no new podcast this week so instead here is chance to listen again to our visit to Barcelona. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/104aBarcelona.mp3 Sun, 03 Aug 2014 06:00:00 GMT 33:01 barcelona, shadow of the wind no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Time flies Kate and Rob discuss their initial thoughts on the Man Booker prize longlist before talking about finding the time to read. Sometimes it isn't easy! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/104FindingTime.mp3 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT 29:45 man booker, david mitchell no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words YALC and LFFCC Kate and Rob are live from the floor of the Young Adult Literature Convention. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/103YALC.mp3 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT 43:35 london film and comic con, young adult literature convention no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words YALC and LFFCC We're off to the London Film and Comic Con this weekend, which includes the Young Adult Literature Convention, so no podcast this week. But we shall return in seven days! Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/102aPreYALC.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT 01:10 london film and comic con, young adult literature convention no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words When they have to go Kate and Rob have got too many books! This week they discuss how they managed to cull titles from their bookshelves. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/102BookCulls.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2014 06:00:00 GMT 27:16 book culls no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Random House Kate and Rob visit Random House Children's Publishing and get a sneak peak at the new Young Bond... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/101RandomBond.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT 37:58 choose your own adventure no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words 100 Episodes To celebrate the one hundredth episode, Kate and Rob are joined by Rich as they embark on a Choose Your Own Adventure. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/100Adventures.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT 38:41 choose your own adventure no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New and Old After some terrible football related jokes, Kate and Rob pick out some new and old books that have caught their eye. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/99New.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT 29:24 oranges are not the only fruit, the secret place, rogue male no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Naughty Amazon Kate and Rob discuss Amazon Vs Hachette, new bookshops, book prizes and much more. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/98News.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT 23:24 hachette, amazon, a girl is a half formed thing no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Trigger Warnings and Curriculum Changes Kate and Rob discuss literature courses that have been in the headlines recently, in both the UK and the US. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/97Education.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT 37:13 of mice and men, to kill a mockingbird, great gatsby no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New books Kate and Rob discuss some new books that have caught their eye, including the new David Mitchell, some fairytales and something for the World Cup. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/96NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT 24:45 david mitchell, bone clocks no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Dead paperbacks Kate and Rob discuss the news that paperback sales have fallen and wonder why... Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/95Paperbacks.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT 36:35 solo, william boyd no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Overlooked Books Kate and Rob talk about books that have slipped off the shelves but are still a great read, those tricky fourth novels, books that deserve to be better known or more widely read. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/94Overlooked.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT 25:08 carter beats the devil no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Dead Bad Grammar Kate and Rob discuss the Bad Grammar award and why Will Self thinks the novel is dead. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/93DeadNovels.mp3 Tue, 06 May 2014 06:00:00 GMT 34:17 will self no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words We pick out a selection of new books Kate and Rob pick out some new books that catch their eye, including a debut young adult author to the forthcoming new Stephen King. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/92NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT 38:56 stephen king no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words 007, Snowy and more Kate and Rob discuss their visit to the Bond in Motion exhibit, Rob's Tintin goodies, World Book Night and much more. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/91WorldBookNight.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT 26:30 james bond, tintin no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words London Book Fair Kate and Rob discuss their visit to the London Book Fair and an afternoon with authors at Penguin. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/90BookFair.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT 31:07 london book fair, penguin, waterstones no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Ban This Filth Kate and Rob discuss banning books for prisoners and books that have already been banned. Find the shownotes of the titles discussed at AdventuresWithWords.com. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/89BanThis.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT 36:19 banned books no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Mother's Day Kate talks to her Mother about her reading past and being a Mum of readers. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/88MumsDay.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT 36:36 mother's day no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New and old titles Kate and Rob discuss some old and new titles that have caught their eye. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/87NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT 21:49 night heron, the beekeeper's apprentice, sherlock holmes, look who's back no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The English and the Exotic Kate and Rob bring you Essie Fox and Wendy Wallace from their event at the Essex Book Festival. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/86EBF.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT 29:00 essie fox, wendy wallace, essex book festival no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words What a longlist! Kate and Rob discuss the twenty books on the longlist for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/85BaileysLong.mp3 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT 37:39 donna tartt, margaret atwood, the goldfinch, maddadam, the luminaries no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Six new books for you Kate and Rob discuss six new books they are looking forward to reading. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/84NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2014 06:00:00 GMT 28:53 decoded, the copper promise, the accident, david gilbert, jinx, two boys kissing no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Time for some embarrassing stories from Mum... With it being half term just gone here in the UK, Rob discusses his childhood reading with his Mum! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/83Mum.mp3 Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT 23:53 star wars, jaws, sherlock holmes, tintin no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Our first ever event Here's another chance to hear The Great British Book Off. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/82BookOff.mp3 Sun, 16 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT 01:06:27 the great british book off no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Essex Book Festival Preview Kate and Rob discuss their picks for the forthcoming Essex Book Festival 2014. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/81EssexBookPreview.mp3 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT 23:21 essex book festival, wendy wallace, essie fox no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Exploring Young Adult titles An unwell Rob means no new episode this week but instead we have the latest from our Young Adult edition. Here, Random House goes to the movies! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/YA3RHCP.mp3 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 06:00:00 GMT 26:26 random house, matt haig no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Rewriting Beowulf Kate and Rob discuss rewriting Beowulf, Quercus up for sale and more. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/80Quercus.mp3 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 06:00:00 GMT 20:39 quercus, girl with dragon tattoo, beowulf, amazon no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words In need of some shelf help? Kate and Rob discuss Jo Nesbo taking on Macbeth, the new Shelf Help scheme from Vintage books and what they are currently reading. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/79ShelfHelp.mp3 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:00:00 GMT 26:49 jo nesbo, shakespeare, macbeth, stoner, girl with all the gifts no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Welcome to 2014 Kate and Rob discuss their Christmas, their literary trip to Dublin and share some New Year book resolutions. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/78NewYear.mp3 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 06:00:00 GMT 28:14 s, jj abrams, hatching twitter, amazon no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words A Year in Books It is time to look back on our year in reading as Kate and Rob pick out their favourites and select their books of the year. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/77YearReview.mp3 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:00:00 GMT 52:59 hhhh, the goldfinch, tall tales from pitch end no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Merry Christmas! Kate and Rob play a board game while discussing Harry Potter, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and the books they'd like for Christmas. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/76Xmas.mp3 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 09:00:00 GMT 33:59 harry potter, stieg larsson, girl with the dragon tattoo, christmas no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The Chocolate Factory turns 50 Kate and Rob discuss a range of topics from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory turning fifty years old to the six best books of the year. Plus a big announcement! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/75Announce.mp3 Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:00:00 GMT 19:12 roald dahl, stoner, john williams, the goldfinch, donna tartt, essie fox, wendy wallace no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Books in the news and what we've been reading Kate and Rob discuss a range of topics from drones to Harry Potter. Plus the books they are reading now! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/74News.mp3 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:00:00 GMT 27:53 amazon, drones, harry potter, the script, goodreads, dan brown, kate atkinson, sherlock no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The perfect reading solution Kate and Rob discuss the winner of the Guardian First Book award then talk about their ideal reading accessory and environment! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/73Accessory.mp3 Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:00:00 GMT 21:53 donal ryan, the spinning heart, bookmarks no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New and some old. Rob and Kate discuss some new (and old) books from Jo Nesbo to Eric Lomax. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/72New.mp3 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 19:00:00 GMT 26:44 jo nesbo, eric lomax, sarah pinboorugh no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Best, Worst and First Books Rob and Kate discuss the best and worst books of the 21st Century, as well as the shortlist for the Guardian First Book awards. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/71BestWorst.mp3 Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:00:00 GMT 29:10 dan brown, harry potter, fifty shades, robert harris no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Dominion by C.J Sansom Bookplate Books returns as Kate and Rob discuss Dominion by C.J Sansom. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/70Dominion.mp3 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:00:00 GMT 30:46 dominion, c.j sansom no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Scare yourself silly with our post Halloween episode. In a brand new monthly show focussing on young adult books, Kate discusses some spooky stories plus an exclusive new tale from Nigel McDowell, author of Tall Tales from Pitch End. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/YA1Spooky.mp3 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:00:00 GMT 33:46 the enemy, the sacrifice, coraline, tall tales from pitch end, constable and toop no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words A little bit of everything. Rob and Kate catch up on the events of the last few weeks, from juggling books, the Man Booker Prize and a recent ebook scandal... Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/69NaughtyEbooks.mp3 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:00:00 GMT 25:45 the luminaries, fifty shades of grey, man booker prize, jane austen no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The Secret History A poorly Kate means no new podcast this week. Instead with The Goldfinch due out, listen again to our thoughts on The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/68Tartt.mp3 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 15:00:00 GMT 31:58 donna tartt, secret history, the goldfinch no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Three Books. Three Stories. Kate and Rob pick books at random from each other's bookshelves. What stories will they discover behind the books? Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/67Bookshelves.mp3 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMT 31:04 silverfin, league of extraordinary gentlemen, the game, jonathan strange and mr norrell, eragon, woman in black no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Hear... Read This! Four Hosts. Two Books. One bookclub. Hello and welcome to our first ever episode of Hear… Read This! We’re thrilled to present four hosts, two books and one bookclub, this week talking about HHhH by Laurent Binet and Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Book Store by Robin Sloan. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34141528/HRT/HRT1.mp3 Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:00:00 GMT 58:23 hear read this, hhhh, mr penumbra no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words More than one book? Kate and Rob discuss reading more than one book at a time and rewriting Jane Austen. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/66Austen.mp3 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT 26:59 jane austen, donna tartt, joanna trollope, no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The Silent Wife Kate and Rob discuss whether old characters should be brought back and The Silent Wife by ASA Harrison. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/65Silent%20Wife.mp3 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT 37:00 the silent wife, solo, jeeves, william boyd, sebastian faulks no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words The Booker Prize is changing... Kate and Rob discuss the changes to the 2014 Man Booker Prize and give their views on a few new books that have arrived. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/64BookerChanges.mp3 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT 39:53 booker prize, william boyd, robert harris, james dawson, james bond, solo, officer and a spy no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Which books did we bag? Kate and Rob discuss the new Books Are My Bag initiative celebrating bookshops, and then make an appearance on The Readers where we discuss The Explorer by James Smythe. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/63Explorer.mp3 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT 35:01 books are my bag, jo nesbo, the readers, the explorer, james smythe no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Seven books on the 2013 longlist Kate and Rob discuss the final seven books on the 2013 Man Booker Prize longlist. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/62ManBookerPrize2.mp3 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT 44:59 man booker prize no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words Six books on the 2013 longlist Kate and Rob discuss the first six books on the 2013 Man Booker Prize longlist. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/61ManBookerPrize1A.mp3 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:00:00 GMT 52:45 man booker prize no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New books, YA adaptations and graphic novels Kate and Rob discuss new books, YA film adaptations and where to begin with graphic novels. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/60GraphicNovels.mp3 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT 41:46 audible no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New titles and TV shows Kate and Rob discuss where they find out about new titles and whether books should be discussed on television. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/59Podcasts.mp3 Sun, 11 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT 39:21 audible no contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews) Adventures With Words New books and Book of the Month Kate and Rob discuss some new arrivals on their bookshelves and Laurent Binet's HHhH. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/58HHHH.mp3 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT 30:35 audible, hhhh, laurent binet contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words It's More Than A Music Festival Kate and Rob discuss this year's Latitude festival. Featuring Eddie Izzard, Literary DeathMatch and more. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/57Latitude.mp3 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:00:00 GMT 44:44 latitude, eddie izzard, matt haig, james smythe, literary death match contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Volume One It's Volume One of The Great British Book Off! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/56GBBookOff.mp3 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:00:00 GMT 01:06:30 audible, adventures with words, great british book off contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Comfort Reading Kate and Rob discuss their comfort reads and reading outside your comfort zone. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/55ComfortZone.mp3 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 19:00:00 GMT 31:20 audible, adventures with words, devil wears prada, terry pratchett, stephen baxter contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Waterstones Book Club and Independent Booksellers Week Kate and Rob discuss the new titles for the Waterstones Book Club and Independent Booksellers Week. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/54WStones.mp3 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 19:00:00 GMT 27:41 audible, adventures with words, waterstones, red lion, independent booksellers week contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Events, events, events With the full podcast due on Thursday, Rob and Kate announce their first live event! Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/53aEventAnnounce.mp3 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT 04:29 audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words May We Be Forgiven Kate and Rob discuss their book of the month: May We Be Forgiven by AM Homes. Brought to you by Audible. To start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/53MayWeBeForgiven.mp3 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 17:00:00 GMT 30:35 audible, adventures with words, may we be forgiven, am homes contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words New Books After a short break, Kate and Rob are back to discuss what they are reading and new books. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/52NewBooks.mp3 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMT 24:54 audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The Great Gatsby Kate and Rob discuss the Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and the latest film adaptation. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/51Gatsby.mp3 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:00:00 GMT 39:54 fitzgerald, the great gatsby, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Which book made you? Waterstones are asking for the books that changed people's lives. Kate and Rob discuss the Book That Made Us. Find out more at www.thebookthatmademe.com http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/50BooksMadeUs.mp3 Mon, 27 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 31:34 michael chabon, charlotte bronte, kavalier and clay, jane eyre, waterstones adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Pure by Andrew Miller Rob and Kate discuss the Costa winning novel 'Pure'. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/49Pure.mp3 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 37:34 pure, andrew miller, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Fiction Uncovered 2013 Rob and Kate discuss the authors and books selected for Fiction Uncovered 2013. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/48BFictionUncovered2013.mp3 Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 23:19 fiction uncovered 2013, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Fiction Uncovered 2013 Just a quick message to say that we are under an embargo till Thursday when we can tell you all about the 2013 Fiction Uncovered list! Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/48AFictionUncovered.mp3 Mon, 13 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 01:00 fiction uncovered 2013, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Can you ignore the author when reading? Kate and Rob discuss trying to forget the author of the book, when writers misbehave and the dos and don'ts of meeting your favourite authors. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/47DeathAuthor.mp3 Mon, 06 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 30:20 roland barthes, death of the author, festivals, hay, latitude, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Books, poetry, Shakespeare and more. We celebrate World Book Night with extracts from the selected books, poetry, stand-up, Shakespeare and more! Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/46WorldBookNight.mp3 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 01:14:21 world book night, shakespeare, casino royale, white queen, noughts and crosses, treasure island, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Women's Prize For Fiction. Kate and Rob take a look at the books nominated for the Women's Prize For Fiction 2013. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/45WomensFiction.mp3 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:00:00 GMT 50:36 hilary mantel, bring up the bodies, life after life, may we be forgiven, flight behaviour, where are you bernadette, nw, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Short fiction and serials. With the announcement of a new service dubbed 'Spotify for books', Kate and Rob discuss short fiction and serial stories. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14583293/44SpotifyForBooks.mp3 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 35:01 short stories, serial fiction, charles dickens, tim waterstone, ian fleming, iain banks, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window and Disappeared Rob and Kate pay a visit to the Appetite Book Club, discuss The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window and Disappeared and Kate introduces BanksRead. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14583293/43OneHundred.mp3 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 29:40 jonas jonasson, one hundred year old man who climbed out of a window and disappeared, iain banks, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words When storys change formats. In our 42nd episode, Rob and Kate are joined by Rich from Frequency theatre to discuss hitchhiking, towels and when stories are adapted into different formats. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/42Adaptations.mp3 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 30:59 douglas adams, hitchhikers, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words How we discover new books. Rob and Kate discuss how they as readers find new titles and look over a number of new and forthcoming releases. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/41NewBooks.mp3 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMT 37:59 fiction, new books, jake arnott, simon armitage, michael frayn, roger hobbs, ghostman audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words It's time to discuss non-fiction. Rob and Kate turn their attention to the real world as they discuss non-fiction and the books they are reading. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/40NonFiction.mp3 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMT 35:00 non-fiction, star wars, simon armitage, shakespeare, ben mcintyre, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The Secret History by Donna Tartt. In association with Bookplate Books, Kate and Rob discuss The Secret History by Donna Tartt. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/39DonnaTartt.mp3 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMT 31:42 donna tartt, the secret history, the little friend, the goldfinch, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words When to give up on a book and odd book titles. Kate and Rob discuss when to give up on reading a book and the oddest book titles. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/38GivingUp.mp3 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMT 25:58 the bookseller, diagram prize, tiger's wife, nw, zadie smith, cooking with poo, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Book covers - electronic and otherwise. Kate and Rob discuss book covers, including the recent controversy over The Bell Jar, and what they mean in a world of ebooks. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/37EbookCovers.mp3 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMT 34:51 sylvia plath, fifty shades of grey, the bell jar, dan brown, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Libraries, Quick Reads, Children's Book Prizes and more. Kate and Rob discuss recent initiatives to encourage new readers, including libraries, Quick Reads, World Book Day and Night and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/36WhereToFindNewReaders.mp3 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMT 34:51 libraries, quick reads, waterstones, world book day, world bok night, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words We discuss the Booker Winner Wolf Hall. Kate and Rob discuss Wolf Hall and give you a brief introduction to Hilary Mantel. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/35WolfHall.mp3 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMT 35:39 bring up the bodies, wolf hall, hilary mantel, booker, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Cinema and Books Kate and Rob discuss what they've been watching at the cinema, including some potential Oscar winners, and which books they have been reading. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/34MoviesBooks.mp3 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMT 57:31 django unchained, hitchcock, les miserables, life of pi, amped, zero dark thirty, argo, oscars, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words A Cultural Tour Following a recent trip to Barcelona, we discuss the city and the literature that feature it. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/33Barcelona.mp3 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMT 32:46 shadow of the wind, carlos ruiz zafon, george orwell, gaudi, homage to catalonia, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words We are back! In our first podcast of 2013, Kate and Rob discuss The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/32ShadowWind.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMT 33:46 shadow of the wind, carlos ruiz zafon, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Questions and Answers! On Christmas Eve, it's time for our first ever quiz! Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/31Quiz.mp3 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMT 37:59 quiz, fifty shades of grey, skyfall, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The Hobbit Kate and Rob discuss the book and the film versions of The Hobbit. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/30Hobbit.mp3 Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMT 44:45 the hobbit, jrr tolkein, peter jackson, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller In association with Bookplate Books, Kate and Rob discuss The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/29Achilles.mp3 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMT 36:16 song of achilles, madeline miller, orange prize, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words All about words this week! Rob and Kate discuss deleting words from the dictionary, looking up their meaning and made-up ones! Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/28Dictionary.mp3 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMT 33:07 dictionary, shakespeare, chaucer, neuromancer, song of achilles, northern lights, trainspotting, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The Costa Shortlist is announced and where we read. Rob and Kate discuss the Costa Prize shortlist and where they read. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/27Costa.mp3 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMT 35:10 costa prize, hilary mantel, kindle, ipad, song of achilles, douglas adams, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Are you a re-reader? Which books do you go back to? Rob and Kate discuss whether they are re-readers and if so why we keep returning to certain books time and time again. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/26Rereading.mp3 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMT 35:49 girl with the dragon tattoo, the hobbit, lord of the rings, sweet tooth, snow child, douglas adams, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. In association with Bookplate Books, Kate and Rob discuss The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/25Snowchild.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMT 33:34 snow child, eowyn ivey, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate visit Simon and Schuster UK. Kate and Rob visit the offices of Simon and Schuster UK, discuss four forthcoming books and talk about genre limitations and negative reviews. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/24SandS.mp3 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMT 30:32 simon and schuster, robert ryan, dean crawford, wendy wallace, ali harris, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss all things vampires in books, film and TV. Just in time for Halloween, Kate and Rob discuss vampires in books, films and TV. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/23Vampires.mp3 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT 48:25 vampires, dracula, hammer, buffy, angel, twilight, vampire diaries, true blood, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss the Booker Prize winner and their reading ambitions. Rob and Kate discuss the recently announced Booker Prize winner and their reading ambitions. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/22aReadingambitions.mp3 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT 33:57 booker prize, bring up the bodies, hilary mantel, shakespeare, stephen king, game of thrones, ian fleming, iain m banks, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss the cinematic anniversary of James Bond. Rob and Kate look back at fifty years of Bond at the movies. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/22Jamesbondat50.mp3 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT 33:04 james bond, skyfall, sean connnery, daniel craig, ian fleming, casino royale, thunderball, goldfinger, roger moore, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss what they are reading now and next. Rob and Kate discuss the books they are reading now and what they plan to read next. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/21Whatwearereading.mp3 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT 25:02 zadie smith, nw, len deighton, bomber, michael crichton, micro, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate visit the UK BookCrossing UnConvention 2012. Rob and Kate visit the UK BookCrossing UnConvention 2012 and discuss Bookcrossing, sockpuppets and more! Present at the convention were Elizabeth Haynes, Mark Billingham and Martyn Waites, better known as Tania Carver. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/20Bookcrossing.mp3 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT 30:20 book crossing, mark billingham, martyn waites, elizabeth haynes, sock puppters, stephen leather, rj ellory, tania carver, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss Super Thursday, Event Publishing and more. Kate and Rob discuss Super Thursday, Event Publishing and books set to be released this Christmas. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/19Superthursday.mp3 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMT 26:30 super thursday, jk rowling, harry potter, casual vacancy, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss Pigeon English by Stephen Kellman. Kate and Rob discuss the Man Booker prize nominated Pigeon English. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/17Pigeonenglish.mp3 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMT 27:46 pigeon english, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words After a brief break, Rob and Kate turn back the clock to thirty years ago. Rob and Kate look back thirty years to see which books and films were released in 1982. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/1982.mp3 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:00:00 GMT 41:17 1982, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss the final six books selected for the 'Booker Dozen.' The longlist for the Man Booker Prize 2012 has been announced and Rob and Kate look at the final six of the nominated books. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/15Manbooker2.mp3 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:00:00 GMT 39:18 man booker prize, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss the first six of the 'Booker Dozen.' The longlist for the Man Booker Prize 2012 has been announced and Rob and Kate look at the first six of the nominated books. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/14Manbooker1.mp3 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:00:00 GMT 38:58 man booker prize, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rob and Kate discuss this magical novel. In the second of our bookclub shows in association with @bookplatebooks, Rob and Kate discuss The Night Circus by Erin Morgernstern. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/13Thenightcircus.mp3 Mon, 06 Aug 2012 01:00:00 GMT 27:41 the night circus, erin morgenstern, harry potter, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words What are the stories we keep returning to? Kate and Rob discuss the stories that we keep returning to time and time again. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/12Neverendingstories.mp3 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMT 39:54 james bond, sherlock holmes, frankenstein, dracula, shakespeare, star wars, star trek, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words We look back at Latitude 2012. Rob and Kate discuss the highs and lows of Latitude 2012. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/11Latitude2012.mp3 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMT 50:00 latitude, tim minchin, adam buxton, mark watson, elbow, yaysayer, white lies, nabokov, simon armitage, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. In association with Bookplate Books, Rob and Kate discuss the Booker prize nominated The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/10SistersBrothers.mp3 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMT 24:12 sisters brothers, patrick dewitt, cold mountain, booker prize, audible, adventures with words contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words What we've read, reading and about to read. Rob and Kate discuss what they have just read, what they are reading now and what to read next. From Carter Beats The Devil to Artemis Fowl, there is something for everybody! Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/Whatarewereading.mp3 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMT 34:29 carter beats the devil, the marriage plot, the titanic secret, the ice princess, artemis fowl, bitter seeds contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Yay to YA fiction? Rob and Kate discuss all aspects of young adult fiction, from hidden gems to what you should read next. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/YoungAdultFiction.mp3 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMT 29:54 young adult fiction, hunger games, twilight, harry potter, john grisham contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words And the winner is.... After a quick game of Book Prize or No Book Prize, we take a look at the many awards on offer for books and what they mean to the book buying public. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/BookPrizes.mp3 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMT 22:23 book prizes, orange prize, man, booker prize contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words We try out Booktrack and talk about the future of reading. Rob and Kate try out Booktrack, a new app creating soundtracks for books, and then discuss Kindles, iPads and all things ereaders. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/Ereaders.mp3 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMT 27:49 Booktrack, Kindle, iPad, Audible, ereaders, amazon, waterstones contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Behind the scenes on Alien and our favourite creatures from the movies. We hear from Terry Rawlings, the editor of Alien and Alien3, and then discuss what our favourite cuddly creatures and murderous monsters are from the movies. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/CreatureFeature.mp3 Mon, 04 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMT 27:46 alien, prometheus, terry rawlings, star wars, legend, lord of the rings contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Rich Chilver on writing for the stage and audio. Rich Chilver from Frequency Theatre joins Rob and Kate to discuss his latest project Shed and writing for both the stage and audio productions. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/Writingforthestageandradio.mp3 Mon, 28 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT 13:58 Frequency Theatre, shed, pulse festival, plays, play writing, radio, audio, stage contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words What will be the hits and misses of the summer? It's our Summer Movie Preview where we look at the blockbusting films set for release over the next few months. Kate and Rob are joined by Rich Chilver, of Frequency Theatre, as they run through the potential hits and misses. Brought to you by Audible, to start your free trial go to www.adventureswithwords.com/audible. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/SummerMoviePreview2012.mp3 Sun, 20 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 36:56 films, movies, blockbusters, contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Which of the greatest books are on your list? In this extended episode, Rob and Kate discuss which of the greatest books they have never read. Rob talks about 'near misses' and Kate reveals her Dickens phobia... http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/100GreatestBooksConfession.mp3 Sun, 13 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT 40:18 books, literature, greatest books ever, contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no Adventures With Words Why should I read Lord of the Rings again? Kate tells Rob why he should give the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien a second chance. http://www.robertchilver.com/podcasts/LOTR.mp3 Thu, 03 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT 14:06 lord of the rings, books, tolkien contact@adventureswithwords.com (Adventures With Words - Book news and reviews)no