In this, our last episode of 2023, we have a fun list full of thought-provoking social commentary blended with nostalgia and unearthly vibes (with some ghosts and haunting thrown in for good measure). Recording IRL in an actual bookstore we are joined by Ruth, bookseller and owner of Drop City Books, a fabulous independent bookstore in my home city of Stoke-on-Trent.
Embark on a literary voyage with the Books to Last Podcast, inspired by the BBC's beloved Desert Island Discs. Join us as we invite passionate book enthusiasts to reveal their top five must-have books for a mysterious remote adventure. Explore captivating tangents and heartwarming anecdotes along the way. Tune in for book recommendations and inspiring tales from avid readers!
Guest Details:
Instagram: @dropcitybooks
Linktree (including newsletter!): https://linktr.ee/dropcitybooks
Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/dropcitybooks
Podcast:
W: https://anchor.fm/bookstolastpod
Twitter: @BooksToLastPod
Instagram: @BooksToLastPod
Music by DAYLILY
@daylilyuk on Instagram
https://open.spotify.com/artist/31logKBelcPBZMNhUmU3Q
Spoiler Warning
Books Discussed:
- Severance by Ling Ma
- Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett
- Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- Where I End by Sophie White
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