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Book Chat

Written by: Pandora Sykes
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  • A monthly podcast hosted by Pandora Sykes and Bobby Palmer, who bring a book each to chat about. The one rule: the books have to be more than 2 years old.



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  • 11. Stoner & The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    11. Stoner & The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    Jan 30 2024
    A bittersweet episode of Book Chat has Pandora and Bobby discussing two fittingly bittersweet books: Stoner by John Williams and The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. Also, “some news”, a hearty goodbye, and a look back on some of our Book Chat faves from episodes past.You can get in touch bookchatpod@gmail.com Books/articles mentioned:Stoner and Butcher’s Crossing by John WilliamsThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan KunderaLand of Milk and Honey by C Pam ZhangThe Science of Storytelling by Will StorrEmily, Bella, Harriet, Octavia, Prudence and Imogen by Jilly CooperThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutOne Day by David NichollsBlack Butterflies by Priscilla Morris Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-AknerThe Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of by Tim Kreider for The New Yorker – https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-greatest-american-novel-youve-never-heard-of Stoner: the must-read novel of 2013 by Julian Barnes for The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/stoner-john-williams-julian-barnes  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    58 mins
  • 10. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret & The Bluest Eye

    10. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret & The Bluest Eye
    Oct 2 2023

    We bring two books both published in 1970 to the table. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by “the poet laureate of puberty” Judy Blume, and The Bluest Eye, by the legendary Toni Morrison. 


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    Books/articles mentioned:

    Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Forever and Deenie by Judy Blume

    The Bluest Eye, Beloved, Tar Baby and Paradise by Toni Morrison

    Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin

    First Love and My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley

    Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin

    Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

    The Wolf Hall Trilogy by Hilary Mantel

    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver


    Books for episode 10:

    Stoner by John Williams

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera


    Sound by Joel Grove and production by Pandora Sykes


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    52 mins
  • 9. Augustown & Home Cooking

    9. Augustown & Home Cooking
    Sep 12 2023

    After last month’s crowd-pleasers, Bobby and Pandora sink their teeth into two very different, equally meaty books. In Augustown by Kei Miller, a “dismal little valley” in Jamaica becomes a boiling pot of tension when a young boy’s dreadlocks are cut off. And in Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin, the boiling pots are a little more literal – and Pandora shares an all-timer of a kitchen horror story.


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    Books/articles mentioned:

    Augustown by Kei Miller

    Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin

    The Pisces and Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

    When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà

    Good Material and Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

    When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

    Big Fish by Daniel Wallace

    Life of Pi by Yann Martel

    Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

    Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

    The Bread The Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini

    Heartburn by Nora Ephron

    Midnight Chicken by Ella Risbridger

    Takeaway by Angela Hui


    PRE-ORDER SMALL HOURS by Bobby Palmer


    Augustown by Kei Miller Review by Natasha Tripney for The Observer


    “Augustown”: A Novel of the Sacred and the Profane in Jamaica by Laura Miller for The New Yorker


    Scalding oil, racist prank calls and endless ‘lid duty’: growing up in a Chinese restaurant by Angela Hui for The Guardian


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    Books for episode 10:

    The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

    Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume


    Sound by Joel Grove and production by Pandora Sykes


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    37 mins
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