For the final episode of Season Two I am joined by the wonderful Caroline Khoury to discuss her debut novel It Must Be Love. We also discuss her most important read which was actually inspired by a previous episode of the podcast and the joy of bookstagram and the community created in the part of the internet! Thank you so much for listening to season two!

Where to find us:

Emily: www.instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub

Caroline: www.instagram.com/carolinekauthor

Buy Carolines book here: https://amzn.to/3H45rao

This week I am joined by the amazing Sophie Cousens, author of This Time Next Year and Just Haven’t Met You Yet. Sophie gives us so many amazing insights into writing for rom-com tropes and author expectations versus what she wants to write. As well as an amazing most important book and just being an overall incredible guest!

Where to find us:

Emily: www.instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub

Sophie: www.instagram.com/sophie_cousens

Buy Sophies book This Time Next Year: https://amzn.to/3EFlCtv

Buy Sophies book Just Haven't Met You Yet: https://amzn.to/3IA4BDD

This week I am joined by the wonderful Hels who runs @thehelsproject and co-runs @bethsbookclub. There are so many books mentioned in this episode and Hels gives us an insight into how she manages to keep up with her reading as well as looking after her two children and working!

Where to find us:
Emily: www.Instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub
Hels: www.Instagram.com/thehelsproject

This week I am joined by author of The Lonely Fajita and The Sister Surprise Abigail Mann. We discuss her hilarious books and what it takes to write a funny book as well as naming books and of course Abigails mat important book and an amazing breakfast recommendation!

This week I am joined by Lorraine Brown to discuss her book The Uncoupling (also called The Paris Connection in US markets) and how she found her hook, which author inspired her novel and what it was like to be a debut author durring the pandemic!

Where to find us:

Emily: https://instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub

Lorraine: https://instagram.com/lorrainebrownauthor

Lorraines book: https://amzn.to/3FvaWxB

Books mentioned:

The Idea of You - Robin Lee

Uncoupling - Lorraine Brown

The Flatshare - Beth O’Leary

One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston

Red, White and Royal Blue -  Casey McQuiston

The No-Show - Beth O’Leary

Normal People - Sally Rooney

Beautiful World Where are You - Sally Rooney

This week I am joined by Teagan from The Bookstorian Podcast. I was a guest on Teagans podcast earlier in the year and we’ve finally sat down to record an episode! There are so many books mentioned in this episode, although Teagan does admit the number one Breakfast Bookclub sin during the episode!

Teagans Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/thebookstorianpodcast/

Where to find us:

Emily: www.instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub

Teagan: https://instagram.com/thebookstorianpodcast

Books discussed:

Lion - Larry Buttrose and Saroo Brierley

A Christmas Escape - Sarah Morgan

The Happiest Man in the World - Eddie Jaku

Shiver - Allie Reynolds

Mangos and Mistletoe: A Foodie Holiday Novella - Adriana Herrera

Book Ninja - Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus

The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse

Hide - Nell Pattison

A Court of Silver Flames - Sarah J Maas

The Lost Apothecary - Sarah Penner

Fancy Meeting You Here - Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus

Beth O’Leary - The No-Show

Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

The Holiday Swap - Maggie Knox

A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes

Pandoras Jar - Natalie Haynes

This week I am joined by author and theatre-maker Haley McGee. I read Haley’s book ‘The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale’ earlier this year and loved it so I was so excited to have her on the podcast. We discuss a lot of books in his episode but Haley inspired me to pick up a classic I’ve been putting off forever!

The link to the CBC episode Haley mentioned is here: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2441811047

Where to find us:

Emily: www.instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub

Haley: www.instagram.com/yeshaleymcgee

Books we discuss:

The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale - Haley McGee

Fake Accounts - Lauren Oyler

Fault Lies - Emily Itami

The Lonely Castle in the Mirror - Mizuki Tsujimura

Breaking Eggs -

Middlemarch - George Eliot

The Listeners - Jordan Tannahill

My Monticello - Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Alice Munro Collection

This week I am joined by a member of The Breakfast Book Club - Meg, aka @mylittlelibraryloves. We discuss our October book which was Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrel as well as Megs most important books.

This week I am joined by Sara-Ella Ozbek to discuss her latest release Nothing I Wouldn’t Do. Sara has amazing recommendations for books, a lot of which I’ve never read before but they sound amazing, I’ll leave a list below so you can find them!

Books Discussed
Animal - Lisa Taddeo
The Lighthouse Witches - C.J. Cooke
Virginia Andrews Books
All Grown Up - Jami Attenberg
A Handful of Dust -Evelyn Waugh
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Oh William - Elizabeth Strout
What a Shame - Abigail Berstrom
Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
Born a Crime -Trevor Noah
Acts of Service - Lillian Fishman
Call me By Your Name - André Aciman

Where to find us:

Order Sara’s book here:
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5261/9781471187995

For the first episode of season Two I am joined by the incredible Natasha Lunn to discuss her book Conversations on Love. As you can imagine we discuss love in all of it’s forms and how it changes with the phases in life.

Books mentioned:
Thing We Do Not Tell The People We Love - Huma Quershi
Conversations on Love - Natasha Lunn
Nothing I Wouldn’t Do - Sara-Ella Ozbek
Tiny Beautiful Things - Cheryl Strayed
These Precious Days - Ann Pachett
Detransition Baby -Torey Peters
This is The Story of A Happy Marriage - Ann Pachett

This week Emily is joined by Anna also known as @iknowpaes to discuss everything from Sally Rooney to the new BBC drama Time. They also discuss having elements of books fly over your head and whether that impacts your reading or opinion of the book. This is the final episode in the season so make sure to subscribe for notifications about Season Two!

Where to find us:

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/thebreakfast.bookclub/

Anna: https://www.instagram.com/iknowpages/

The books we mention:

https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/episode-20-the-final-episode-of-season-one-with-iknowpages