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Showing posts with label Orwell. Show all posts

Episode 62: What We Read In November

After a relatively quiet month (i.e. plenty of time for books!) we are back with a long episode full of booky goodness. Alot of history this month!

Books discussed include: 

- Myths From Mesopotamia (c. 2000-1000BC; ed. Stephanie Dalley, 2008)
- A Sicilian Romance (Ann Radcliffe, 1790)
- Despard The Sportsman (Cptn Mayne Reid, late 1800s)
- Ars Amatoria (Ovid, 2)
- Glorious Exploits (Ferdia Lennon, 2024)
- Inglorious Empire ( Shashi Tharoor, 2017)
- Animal farm (George Orwell, 1945)
- Utopia (Thomas More, 1516)
- Doctor Fastus (Christopher Marlowe, 1592)
- Pandora's Jar (Natalie Haynes, 2020)

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Books Boys - Episode 4

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Books Boys Podcast!

As always, we discuss the latest books we've been reading, and give some book recommendations. We also get a surprise call-in by musician/artist/writer Kyron Bourke!  (check him out on Spotify)

Books discussed include:

- Keep The Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell, 1936)
- Gulliver's Travels (Jonathon Swift, 1726)
- One Little Mistake (Emma Curtis, 2017)
- Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz, 2016)
- Nuns And Soldiers (Iris Murdoch, 1980)
- Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie, 1981 )
- The Kin (Peter Dickinson, 2003)

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