Show Notes
Anna and Annie discuss the 2025 Booker Prize Longlist. We have many comfort reading recommendations! Here are some of the books discussed: DEAD GIRL GONE by Gareth and Louise Ward THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB series and WE SOLVE MURDERS by Richard Osman IN SPITE OF YOU by Patrick Lenton CONSIDER YOURSELF KISSED by Jessica Stanley THE WEDDING FORECAST by Nina Kenwood FINE WEATHER, JEEVES by P. G. Wodehouse DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY by E. M. Delafield LESS by Andrew Sean Greer THE UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett THE NEVERMOOR SERIES by Jessica Townsend PIPPI LONGSTOCKING by Astrid Lindgren FINN FAMILY MOOMINTROLL by Tove Jansson THE SUMMER BOOK by Tove Jansson translated by Thomas Teal RAINCLOWD PALACE by Phillipa Rice TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout TASTE – MY LIFE THROUGH FOOD by Stanley Tucci Coming up: our Booker Longlist reading updates. Follow us! Email: [email protected] Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Substack: Books On The Go Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz
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