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Tome & Tome AgainLegends & Lattes & Cosy FictionIn episode 13 we chat about one of our favourite genres by revisiting one of our favourite books from recent years: Travis Baldree's cosy fiction masterpiece Legends & Lattes!
Other books dicussed in this episode:
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Welcome to the Hyunam Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum
A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon
Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
Beyond Climate Grief by Jonica newby
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes #2) by Travis Baldree
The Wizard's Bakery by Gu Byeong-mo
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
The Vanishing C...2025-07-1459 min
barnsy : old school - new stylessixth editionThe sixth edition features strong summer dance vibes, uplifting melodies and old school classics. Recorded live, in and in real time in Coventry, UK. This music podcast continues to grow with the help of our listeners sharing with friends, family and on the socials. ‘barnsy, old school / new styles’ is dance music with history, revived and updated for now, with a nod to those who influence me too. I hope you enjoy it.Contact the show - hello@barnsy.uk - Please share on your socials and comment.Track list ...2025-06-091h 30Tome & Tome AgainV for VendettaIn episode 12 we discuss the classic graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, V for Vendetta, and it's movie adaptation directed by the Wachowski sisters.
Other books we discuss in this episode include:
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Hearts that Cut by Kika Hatzopolou
A House with Good Bones by T Kingfisher
Made of Steam and Stardust by Bianca Breen
The Distance Between Dreams by Emily Paull
Silverborn by Jessica Townsend
The Language of Trees by Katie Holton
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Midsummer’s Night in the Woods by Justin Allan...2025-06-041h 03Tome & Tome AgainUgliesIn episode 11 we discuss the first of Scott Westerfeld's Uglies trilogy, titled Uglies, published in 2005.
Other books we discuss in this episode include:
the Murderbot series by Martha Wells
Murder by Memory by Olivia Wright
The Forcing by Paul E. Hardesty
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum
The Thinning by Inga Simpson
Human Nature by Jane Rawson
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Lightfall book 1: The Girl & The Galdurian
Intro and outro music:
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2025-03-241h 15Tome & Tome AgainHive.In episode 9 we discuss A. J. Betts' YA novel Hive. If you haven't read this book and want to avoid spoilers (but still want to come back in and here about our TBR lists!), duck out at 22:36 and come back in at 49:13. These times also have chapters if your music platform supports that.
Then read Hive and come back and listen to the middle of the episode!
Other books we mention in this episode include:
Zac & Mia by AJ Betts
The House of Rural Realness by Curtis Campbell
Sunny at the End of the Wo...2025-02-281h 11Tome & Tome AgainThe GodmotherIn episode 8 we discuss Hannelore Cayre's The Godmother, 'a perfect little slice of French noir'.
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2025-01-1448 minTome & Tome AgainMother TongueIn episode 7 we discuss Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue, a humorous non-fiction romp through the English language and how it got that way!
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2024-11-301h 29Tome & Tome AgainSpooky Books!In episode 6 we discuss our favourite spooky books for Halloween! These include:
Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein
Unreal Alchemy by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Nettle & Bone by T Kingfisher
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
Honourable mentions: All the Murmuring Bones and Path of Thorns by Angela Slatter; Leigh Bardugo's Alex Stern series; Dark Mode by Ashley Kalagian Blunt; Woman Eating by Claire Coder; The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones; Oscar & Alice by Jemimah Brewster
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2024-09-3057 minTome & Tome AgainThe DressmakerIn episode 4 we discuss Rosalie Ham's 2000 rural Australian Gothic novel, The Dressmaker!
Trigger warning for mentions of infant death, violence, rape, and abuse.
Books discussed at the end of the episode:
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
The House That Joy Built by Holly Ringland
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
The Girl with No Reflection by Kesha Chow
The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
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Midsummer’s Ni...2024-08-311h 28Tome & Tome AgainNative TongueIn episode 3 we discuss Suzette Haden Elgin's classic sci-fi work Native Tongue!
Trigger warning for mentions of infant death and abuse of women.
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2024-07-291h 09Tome & Tome AgainPortable CuriositiesIn episode 2 we get deep into Julie Koh's brilliant collection of satirical short stories, Portable Curiosities!
Trigger warning for mentions of miscarriage and infant death, violence, and abuse.
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2024-06-301h 21Tome & Tome AgainThe Hitchhikers Guide to the GalaxyIn episode 1 we hunker down with a classic, Douglas Adams's quirky and hilarious The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Plus, what's coming up on our TBRs!
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2024-05-2648 minTome & Tome AgainIntroducing Your HostsMeet Jemimah and Jess, your enthusiastic and bookish hosts. Feel free to skip straight to episode one if you want to dive straight into bookish chat!
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2024-05-2606 min
Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.6. QWS: RWR McDonald with Jemimah Brewster6. Queer Writes Session: RWR McDonald with Jemimah Brewster
Queer Writes Session (QWS) Podcast, a Words & Nerds spin off series hosted by Rob aka R.W.R. McDonald, in partnership with Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy.
Episode 6: In this episode Rob talks to Jemimah Brewster about creating newsletters, indie publishing and listicles!
Jemimah Brewster is a queer writer and editor based in Gippsland, Victoria, working in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and book reviews.
Rob also chats with Grace, Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy book reviewer. This episode Grace reviews Raised by Wolves by Jess Ho and A History of...2022-10-1346 min
The Taboo TableEpisode 11 | Black and Abroad : Travelling While BlackThis week we are joined by avid adventurer and traveller Jemimah as she talks us through the highs and lows of glob trotting as a black woman.
We discuss adversities that are unique to black people and more so black women when we venture out to explore other countries. Join in on the conversation at...
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J SpotEP 9: Jemimah’s story - Women in the fitness industryTRIGGER WARNING - mention of eating disorders.In this episode, we discuss the problematic aspects of the fitness industry and what it's like to be a female personal trainer with Jemimah.2020-08-1341 min