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Shedunnit My First Green PenguinWe’ve got puffins, peacocks and penguins galore! A full list of titles in the Penguin series can be found at penguinfirsteditions.com. The next book discussed in this series will be The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers and Robert Eustace. Support the podcast by joining the Shedunnit Book Club and get extra Shedunnit episodes every month plus access to the monthly reading discussions and community: shedunnitbookclub.com/join. Books mentioned in this episode:— The Missing Moneylender by W. Stanley Sykes— A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett— B...

2025-12-2428 min

Backlisted Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild - rerunA timely revisit of our 2022 Christmas special which celebrates Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, a classic of children’s literature and the childhood favourite of our producer, Nicky Birch. We are joined by the writer Una McCormack and Tanya Kirk, the Lead Curator of Printed Heritage Collections (1601-1900) at the British Library, who are both lifetime Streatfeild fans. Ballet Shoes was an immediate bestseller upon publication and the runner-up for the inaugural Carnegie Medal. It has never been out of print and was the first in a series of ‘Shoes’ books by Streatfeild. It has been adapted many times both as an a...

2025-12-091h 34

Rereading Our Childhood Rereading Theater Shoes, with Jean FreedmanWriter and scholar Jean Freedman joins us to talk about Noel Streatfeild’s 1944 book Theater Shoes (originally published in the UK as Curtain Up), the story of three children who attend a theatrical school. We discuss London during World War II and welcome the (offstage) reappearance of the three sisters in Streatfeild’s beloved Ballet Shoes (1936).Mentioned on this episode:Other books by Jean Freedman: Whistling in the Dark: Memory and Culture in Wartime London and Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and PoliticsBooks by Noel Streatfeild: Circus Shoes, Dancing Shoes, Tenn...

2025-11-2047 min

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2025-09-1600 min

2025-09-1600 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Donna Freitas and Daisy Buchanan - You're Booked Live at BackstoryYou're Booked is on its travels! Here's a very special live episode recorded at Backstory Bookshop in Barcelona with with the wonderful Donna Freitas! Donna resides in Barcelona and is the author of many books including Stefi and the Spanish Prince (set in the city), The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano and Wishful Thinking. She interviewed Daisy to celebrate the release of Read Yourself Happy and they discussed conquering difficult reads, childhood library etiquette and we discover what books the residents of Barcelona can't live without. Thanks to the Grand Hotel Central for hosting us during our stay. Find...

2025-06-301h 09 $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Sarra Manning's Reading Resolutions - You're BookedAs a treat, we're resharing one of our most beloved and popular archive episodes from 2023. Author, book aficionado and YB favourite Sarra Manning joined us to help us with our reading resolutions. Featuring Kindle hacks, reading slump fixes, cosy reads and a whole slew of books to look forward to in the new year! Discover the books you'll be snapping up, a few tips to get you back on the reading path if you've strayed and some excellent advice for those struggling with the classics. Find out more about the books mentioned on the episode by visiting our bookshop...

2025-01-0249 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Rukmini Iyer - You're BookedThis week we're delighted to bring you this delicious and delectable conversation with the amazing Rukmini Iyer! Rukmini is the visionary behind the multi-million-selling Roasting Tin series of cookbooks with the latest being the Green Roasting Tin. She is also a voracious and wide-ranging reader. We talked to her about Jilly Cooper, early, eye-popping reads, life-changing food writing and she reveals her secret, and surprising passion. Find out more about all the books mentioned by visiting our Bookshop.org store. Order your copy of The Book Lovers Journal HERE. Find out more about Daisy's Read Yourself Happy retreat at...

2024-11-041h 02

Rereading Our Childhood Rereading The Saturdays by Elizabeth EnrightOn this episode, we reread Elizabeth Enright's 1941 novel The Saturdays, about four children who pool their allowances and set out on solo adventures in New York.Mentioned on the episode: Other books in the Melendy family series: The Four-Story Mistake (1942)Then There Were Five (1944)Spiderweb for Two (1951)Also by Elizabeth Enright:Thimble Summer (1938)Gone-Away Lake (1957)Return to Gone-Away (1961)Other Rereading Our Childhood episodes:Rereading Harriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughRereading Stuart Little by E.B...

2024-10-3132 min

Escape To This Captivating Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Skating Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773638to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skating Shoes Series: Part of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A skating champion. An unlikely friendship. A fateful pair of white boots. Read the classic that has captivated generations! It's a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnson’s doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by h...

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Access the Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction Skating Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/773638to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skating Shoes Series: Part of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: October 8, 2024 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A skating champion. An unlikely friendship. A fateful pair of white boots. Read the classic that has captivated generations! It's a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnson’s doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by h...

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Absorb This Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Skating Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/113126to listen full audiobooks. Title: Skating Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 10-08-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 6 ratings Genres: Sports Fiction Publisher's Summary: It's a stroke of great luck when Harriet Johnson’s doctor prescribes skating after an illness that has left her feeling frail and listless. For on her very first day at the rink, Harriet meets orphaned Lalla Moore, who is being brought up by her wealthy aunt Claudia to be a skating champion. Although they have little in...

2024-10-086h 26

Tea or Books? – Stuck in a Book #130: Do Books Need Romance? and The Ladies’ Paradise vs Babbacombe’sEmile Zola, Noel Streatfeild, and romantic books – welcome to Tea or Books? episode 130! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tea-or-books-130.mp3 In the first half of this episode, we do a topic suggested by Lindsey – do books need a romantic storyline? In the second half, we compare two novels set in department stores – The Ladies’ Paradise by Emile Zola (both of us read the translation by Brian Nelson) and Babbcombe’s by Susan Scarlett aka Noel Streatfeild. You can get in touch with suggestions, comments, questions etc (please do!) at teaorbooks[at]gmail.com – we’d lo...

2024-08-2400 min

Tea or Books?#130: Do Books Need Romance? and The Ladies’ Paradise vs Babbacombe’sEmile Zola, Noel Streatfeild, and romantic books – welcome to Tea or Books? episode 130! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tea-or-books-130.mp3 In the first half of this episode, we do a topic suggested by Lindsey – do books need a romantic storyline? In the second half, we compare two novels set in department stores – The Ladies’ Paradise by Emile Zola (both of us read the translation by Brian Nelson) and Babbcombe’s by Susan Scarlett aka Noel Streatfeild. You can get in touch with suggestions, comments, questions etc (please do!) at teaorbooks[at]gmail.com – we’d lo...

2024-08-2400 min

Lost Ladies of Lit HIATUS ENCORE: Noel Streatfeild — Ballet Shoes and The Whicharts with Wendy-Marie ChabotSend us a textDid you know that Noel Streatfeild’s 1936 children’s book Ballet Shoes is based on her earlier novel The Whicharts, a tawdrier and not-for-children “shadow twin” that was published five years prior? Find out why it’s our favorite of the two in this week’s episode with our guest, author and bookstagrammer Wendy-Marie Chabot. Discussed in this week’s episode: Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildThe Whicharts by Noel StreatfeildLittle Dancer Aged 14 by Edgar DegasMarie van GoethemWannabe: Confess...

2024-07-3044 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Sophie Kinsella - You're Booked Archive All-StarsWe're heading back into the extensive YB archives to bring you one of our favourite episodes from yesteryear. This week we’re in Central London – home of some of the greatest shops in the world and our guest, the multimillion selling superstar novelist Sophie Kinsella! Sophie is the author of over 30 books, including novels, children’s books and her hit Shopaholic series, and she’s as prolific a reader as she is a writer. Her latest is massive bestseller The Burnout. We talked to Sophie about PG Wodehouse, Jilly Cooper, sex, jokes, bums and why she ended up buying four cop...

2024-04-0157 min

Dive Into The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712574to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Joan Matheson, Wendy Richard, Emily Fleeshman, Victoria Shalet, Malcolm Hebden, Charles Edwards, Ann Rye, Holliday Grainger, Keeley Hawes, Norman Bird, Lia Williams, Abigail Thaw, Nicholas Courtney, Full Cast, Rosemary Leach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Full-cast dramatisations of three of Noel Streatfeild's classic children's books Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her da...

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Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Classics Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712574to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Joan Matheson, Wendy Richard, Emily Fleeshman, Victoria Shalet, Malcolm Hebden, Charles Edwards, Ann Rye, Holliday Grainger, Keeley Hawes, Norman Bird, Lia Williams, Abigail Thaw, Nicholas Courtney, Full Cast, Rosemary Leach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 22 minutes Release date: December 7, 2023 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Full-cast dramatisations of three of Noel Streatfeild's classic children's books Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her da...

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Get Hooked On The Most Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Today!Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & More by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/13112to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & More Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Holliday Grainger, Charles Edwards, Abigail Thaw, Lia Williams, Rosemary Leach, Ann Rye, Norman Bird, Nicholas Courtney, Keeley Hawes, Malcolm Hebden, Victoria Shalet, Emily Fleeshman, Wendy Richard, Joan Matheson, full cast Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins Release date: 12-07-23 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary: Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one...

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Relish: This Best-Selling Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & More by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/13112to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & More Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Holliday Grainger, Charles Edwards, Abigail Thaw, Lia Williams, Rosemary Leach, Ann Rye, Norman Bird, Nicholas Courtney, Keeley Hawes, Malcolm Hebden, Victoria Shalet, Emily Fleeshman, Wendy Richard, Joan Matheson, full cast Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins Release date: 12-07-23 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary: Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one...

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Rereading Our Childhood Rereading Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildDeborah and Mary Grace discuss Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild's classic 1936 story of a trio of adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova, and Posy, who attend a school for professional children in the performing arts in London. Ballet Shoes is the first in what became a series of "Shoes" books about children working in the theater, the circus, etc. Mentioned on this episode: Plays that the girls perform in:The Blue Bird, by Maurice Maeterlinck (a large chunk of which, weirdly, appears in the text of Ballet Shoes)A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William...

2023-07-2730 min

Tea or Books? – Stuck in a Book Tea or Books? #118: Do We Read Children and Adult Books By The Same Author? and Lucy vs The Buddha in the AtticJulie Otsuka, Jamaica Kincard, adults’ and children’s books – welcome to episode 118! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tea-or-books-118.mp3 In the first half – a topic suggested by Aileen, where we discuss authors who wrote both children’s and adult’s books and whether we read both. In the second half, we compare two novellas about immigrant experiences – Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid and The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka. As ever, you can support the podcast at Patreon, get in touch at teaorbooks[at]gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! ...

2023-06-2800 min

Tea or Books?Tea or Books? #118: Do We Read Children and Adult Books By The Same Author? and Lucy vs The Buddha in the AtticJulie Otsuka, Jamaica Kincard, adults’ and children’s books – welcome to episode 118! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/tea-or-books-118.mp3 In the first half – a topic suggested by Aileen, where we discuss authors who wrote both children’s and adult’s books and whether we read both. In the second half, we compare two novellas about immigrant experiences – Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid and The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka. As ever, you can support the podcast at Patreon, get in touch at teaorbooks[at]gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! ...

2023-06-2800 min

Tea or Books?Tea or Books? #114: Linear vs Non-linear Narratives and Winter in the Air vs A World of LoveSylvia Townsend Warner, Elizabeth Bowen, linear narratives – welcome to episode 114! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tea-or-books-114.mp3 In the first half of this episode, we use a suggestion from listener Sarah – do we prefer linear or non-linear narratives? In the second half we look at two books from Rachel’s tbr pile that don’t, honestly, have much in common – though we do manage cobble together some thoughts, as per: A World of Love by Elizabeth Bowen and the short story collection Winter in the Air by Sylvia Townsend Warner. As usual, we’d love to...

2023-03-2000 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Bonnie Garmus - You're BookedWe've got Zott! Or the closest we're going to get until we can convince fictional characters to come onto the podcast. Yes, it's Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus! Bonnie's book, about chemist turned TV cook Elizabeth Zott (and her dog Six-Thirty) has been a huge and already beloved international bestseller, translated into 39 languages and with a TV adaptation in the works. We talked to her about, unsurprisingly, dogs in literature, plus the importance of Harriet the Spy, how science could save the world in a myriad of ways and how poets have the roughest time in literature. For...

2023-03-1353 min

Mixed Up Files of Ammu and Zoe The Mixed Up Files of WinterHappy Winter! This is our bonus seasonal episode with our Top Ten Books for Winter. 1. White Boots, by Noel Streatfeild 2. Letters to Father Christmas, by J.R.R. Tolkien 3. A Castle in the Clouds, by Kerstin Gier 4. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis 5. Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu 6. A Christmas Carol (The little match girl) 7. Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone 8. Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle 9. The Greenglass House,by Kate Milford 10. Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy Our next book is the Gilded Girl. It's coming out soon, so don't forget to read it! ;) Voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.c...

2023-01-2247 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Reading Resolutions with Sarra ManningKindle hacks! Reading slump fixes! Cosy reads! And a whole slew of books to look forward to in the new year! Author, book aficionado and YB favourite Sarra Manning joins us to help us with our reading resolutions. Discover the books you'll be snapping up in 2023, a few tips to get you back on the reading path if you've strayed and some excellent advice for those struggling with the classics. Find out more about the books mentioned on the episode by visiting our bookshop.org shop. Sign up for the You're Booked newsletter by heading to: FurtherReading.Substack.com

2023-01-0149 min

Backlisted Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildMerry Christmas Everyone! This year’s Backlisted Christmas special celebrates Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, a classic of children’s literature and the childhood favourite of our producer, Nicky Birch. We are joined by the writer Una McCormack and Tanya Kirk, the Lead Curator of Printed Heritage Collections (1601-1900) at the British Library, who are both lifetime Streatfeild fans. Ballet Shoes was an immediate bestseller upon publication and the runner-up for the inaugural Carnegie Medal. It has never been out of print and was the first in a series of ‘Shoes’ books by Streatfeild. It has been adapted many times bo...

2022-12-251h 34 $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Susie Dent - You're BookedSeasons greetings! And we can't think of anything more festive or merry-making than this glorious conversation with lexicographer, author and podcaster Susie Dent! As well as writing many books on words and language, with the latest being the brilliant An Emotional Dictionary, Susie resides in Dictionary Corner on Countdown and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and hosts the podcast Something Rhymes With Purple with Gyles Brandreth. We talked to her about tricky words in Dickens, the perils of reading your own audio books, the wonder of swearing and her favourite book to give as a gift. Find out more about...

2022-12-1952 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Emma Black - You're BookedAs a little bonus treat, we are delighted to present this glorious, nourishing conversation with the fantastic Emma Black! Emma is a hugely talented opera director, veracious reader and winner of the You're Booked auction, raising funds for Book Fuel. Emma talks about her early fascination with Anne of Green Gables, a terrible crime committed to a copy of In Cold Blood in a New Zealand youth hostel, loving Meg Wolitzer, Katherine Heiny and Curtis Sittenfeld and the books she's looking forward to next year (and much more!) If you would like to find out more or donate to...

2022-12-1240 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Lucy Foley - You're BookedThis week we are beyond delighted to present this conversation with the brilliant, bestselling Lucy Foley! Lucy is the author of the crime blockbusters The Hunting Party and The Guest List and her latest smash hit is the chart-topping The Paris Apartment. She's also contributed to the recent Marple collection, so it's no surprise that there's plenty of Christie chat during the show. There's also lots of love for Jilly Cooper, Malory Towers expectations, loving naughty heroines and unusual beach reads. Find out more about the titles mentioned at our Lucy Foley page on our bookshop.org shop.

2022-10-1046 min

A Well Read Life The Shoes BooksIt's time for the next installment in The Reading Like Kathleen Kelly series. Today I'm sharing about Ballet Shoes and Theater Shoes by Noel Streatfeild. Two delightful books from the Shoes Books canon, famously mentioned in You've Got Mail. They are the perfect books to cozy up with this season. Enjoy! Affiliate links to Bookshop.org: Ballet Shoes Theater Shoes Dancing Shoes Skating Shoes

2022-10-0419 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Meg Mason - You're BookedIf you are a regular player of You're Booked bingo, then get ready for a full house. As we can't imagine an author more perfectly on our wavelength as the brilliant Meg Mason. As well as being the writer of the bestselling phenomenon Sorrow and Bliss, Meg loves all the same books as us! So prepare yourselves for deep dives into Barbara Trapido, Nancy Mitford, Nina Stibbe, The Cazalet Chronicles and much more. Plus there's writing advice from Ann Patchett and a proposal for author led reading lists. Find out more about the titles mentioned at our Meg Mason...

2022-10-0356 min

Chiltern Voice Book Club Sarra Manning (29th May 2022Sarra joins Antonia to celebrate her latest novel, the warm, immersive and wonderful London, With Love. The Sarra Manning line takes us on a trip through Sarra’s prolific and enduring writing career, with stops at Just Seventeen, London before Crossrail, Noel Streatfeild, music, dogs, selecting great reads for Red Magazine and so many more. A joy.Jennifer She Said - Lloyd Cole and the CommotionsGirl VII - St EtienneWest End Girls - Pet Shop BoysWrapped Up In Books - Belle and SebastianMoving On Up - Primal ScreamLiza Mi...

2022-05-291h 00

TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)SUSIE DENTSusie Dent, wordsmith extraordinaire, joins Janet this week to talk about her favourite book Thursday's Child by Noel Streatfeild. Follow us on @twiceuponpod for pictures from the pod and cover pictures of the vintage books chosen. Twice Upon A Time is a Hat Trick Podcast The Producers are John Wakefield and Diggory Waite Exec Producers are Claire Broughton and Caroline Raphael Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2022-05-2431 min

Crime Time FM NICOLA UPSON In Person With PaulNICOLA UPSON chats to Paul Burke about DEAR LITTLE CORPSES, Josephine Tey, Margery Allingham, WWII, Golden Age crime, the Hitchcocks and Gielguds, not so cosy emotions and the fun of writing. DEAR LITTLE CORPSES: It takes a village to bury a child.1 September, 1939. As the mass evacuation takes place across Britain, thousands of children leave London for the countryside, but when a little girl vanishes without trace, the reality of separation becomes more desperate and more deadly for those who love her.In the chaos and uncertainty of war...

2022-05-1358 min

Lost Ladies of Lit Noel Streatfeild — Ballet Shoes and The Whicharts with Wendy-Marie ChabotSend us a textDid you know that Noel Streatfeild’s 1936 children’s book Ballet Shoes is based on her earlier novel The Whicharts, a tawdrier and not-for-children “shadow twin” that was published five years prior? Find out why it’s our favorite of the two in this week’s episode with our guest, author and bookstagrammer Wendy-Marie Chabot. Discussed in this week’s episode: Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildThe Whicharts by Noel StreatfeildLittle Dancer Aged 14 by Edgar DegasMarie van GoethemWannabe: Conf...

2022-02-2244 min

Listen To The Most Uplifting Full Audiobook Today!The Archers: The Ambridge Players: Six BBC full-cast drama productions including Blithe Spirit, Calendar Girls & More by W.W.Jacobs, E.F.Benson, William Chaucer, M.R.James, Tim Firth, Noel CowardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557648to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Archers: The Ambridge Players: Six BBC full-cast drama productions including Blithe Spirit, Calendar Girls & More Author: W.W.Jacobs, E.F.Benson, William Chaucer, M.R.James, Tim Firth, Noel Coward Narrator: Felicity Finch, Trevor Harrison, Timothy Bentinck, Miles Jupp, Sian Philips, Pam Ferris, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Full Cast, Eleanor Bron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 27, 2022 Genres: Theatre & Radio Publisher's Summary: Classic plays and ghost stories, as performed by the residents of Ambridge and friends - plus bonus drama Dead Girls Tell No Tales Borsetshire's...

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Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Literature, Theatre & Radio The Archers: The Ambridge Players: Six BBC full-cast drama productions including Blithe Spirit, Calendar Girls & More by W.W.Jacobs, E.F.Benson, William Chaucer, M.R.James, Tim Firth, Noel CowardPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/557648to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Archers: The Ambridge Players: Six BBC full-cast drama productions including Blithe Spirit, Calendar Girls & More Author: W.W.Jacobs, E.F.Benson, William Chaucer, M.R.James, Tim Firth, Noel Coward Narrator: Felicity Finch, Trevor Harrison, Timothy Bentinck, Miles Jupp, Sian Philips, Pam Ferris, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Full Cast, Eleanor Bron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 18 minutes Release date: January 27, 2022 Genres: Theatre & Radio Publisher's Summary: Classic plays and ghost stories, as performed by the residents of Ambridge and friends - plus bonus drama Dead Girls Tell No Tales Borsetshire's...

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Beyond The Zero Wendy ErskineWendy Erskine Show notes Links Pre-orders for Dance Move here https://noalibis.com/product/dance-move-wendy-erskine-pre-order/ @WednesdayErskin Gateway books /authors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga Happy Venture Readers Book 4 https://marchhousebookscom.blogspot.com/2012/08/can-you-help-identify-this-book.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Streatfeild Current reads /recently enjoyed and looking forward to https://www.republicofconsciousness.com/prize Ten Thousand Apologies: Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure - Adelle Stripe and Lias Saoudi

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TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)SAMIRA AHMEDSamira Ahmed chooses Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild More about this book: “If other girls had to be one of us, which of us they’d choose to be?” For the past nearly ninety years young readers have been dreaming of being Pauline, Petrova or Posy Fossil. Noel Streatfeild (1895 – 1986) had no intention of writing for children until she was cajoled into it by her publisher. In 1936 Ballet Shoes was published with its delicate line drawings by her sister, Ruth Jervis, and it has never been out of print. In it Streatfeild drew on her own experien...

2022-01-1832 min

Tune In To Your Ears To A Sensational Full Audiobook.Noel Streatfeild's Holiday Stories by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/11972to listen full audiobooks. Title: Noel Streatfeild's Holiday Stories Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins Release date: 11-11-21 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings Genres: Holidays & Celebrations Publisher's Summary: There are stories for every listener in this delightful collection—exciting crime-solving adventures; nervous young actors in the spotlight for the first time; unforgettable holidays and unlikely friendships.

2021-11-114h 28

The Pod Around The Corner 37. The Fellowship of the Ring Book TagRhiannon and Molly were in the same place for this episode so there's a chaotic energy that can only be created by both of us in the same place and also a need to leave quickly to get to the pub. We did The Fellowship of the Ring Book Tag – you can find the questions below. This tag was created by Nandini of Unputdownable Books. GANDALF – A BOOK THAT TAUGHT YOU SOMETHING FRODO – A BOOK THAT LEFT A MARK ON YOU LEGOLAS – A BOOK YOU FINISHED IN ONE SITTING GIMLI – A BOOK THAT FEATURES A...

2021-09-2422 min

Tea or Books?Tea or Books? #96: Should Offensive Books Be Republished? and two Barbara Pyms In this episode, we ask whether or not offensive books should be republished – you might remember the same conversation happening here on StuckinaBook a while ago, and it was interesting to visit it with Rachel. In the second half, we pit two Barbara Pym novels against each other – Crampton Hodnet and A Glass of Blessings. https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/tea-or-books-episode-96.mp3 Sorry it’s been a while – we actually recorded this a couple of weeks ago but it’s been too hot for me to edit a podcast. I know that doesn’t make sense, bu...

2021-06-1400 min

Tea or Books? – Stuck in a Book Tea or Books? #96: Should Offensive Books Be Republished? and two Barbara Pyms In this episode, we ask whether or not offensive books should be republished – you might remember the same conversation happening here on StuckinaBook a while ago, and it was interesting to visit it with Rachel. In the second half, we pit two Barbara Pym novels against each other – Crampton Hodnet and A Glass of Blessings. https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/tea-or-books-episode-96.mp3 Sorry it’s been a while – we actually recorded this a couple of weeks ago but it’s been too hot for me to edit a podcast. I know that doesn’t make sense, bu...

2021-06-1400 min

Grab The Vivid Full Audiobook Experience!Party Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514501to listen full audiobooks. Title: Party Shoes Series: #5 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Carrie Hope Fletcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 3, 2021 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A perfect companion to Ballet Shoes, Circus Shoes, Theatre Shoes and Tennis Shoes, this family war-time story was first published in 1946, reissued now in A Puffin Book. There's great excitement when an unexpected parcel arrives for Selina. A beautiful long evening-dress and shiny satin party shoes - the best present a girl could ever wish for! She c...

2021-06-037h 10

Get Lost In This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect At Home.Circus Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/113664to listen full audiobooks. Title: Circus Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Janet Streatfeild Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 06-03-21 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Performing Arts Publisher's Summary: Peter and Santa live a rather dull existence with their aunt, Rebecca, but when she dies, they face the awful prospect of life in separate orphanages. In desperation, they run away to find their only living relative, Uncle Gus, who works in a circus as a clown. Gus will let them stay only if they promise to work...

2021-06-038h 26

Escape To The Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!Theatre Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/113729to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theatre Shoes Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Janet Streatfeild Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Release date: 06-03-21 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Performing Arts Publisher's Summary: Every family has its secrets, but it was a huge surprise to the three young Forbeses, fresh from a country vicarage, to discover that their grandmother was a famous actress. Sent to live with her in bombed-out, wartime London, they soon discovered that they were expected to follow in the family footsteps - to the footlights! As an actress herself, Noel Streatfeild...

2021-06-038h 48

Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Kids, Classics Party Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/514501to listen full audiobooks. Title: Party Shoes Series: #5 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Carrie Hope Fletcher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 3, 2021 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A perfect companion to Ballet Shoes, Circus Shoes, Theatre Shoes and Tennis Shoes, this family war-time story was first published in 1946, reissued now in A Puffin Book. There's great excitement when an unexpected parcel arrives for Selina. A beautiful long evening-dress and shiny satin party shoes - the best present a girl could ever wish for! She c...

2021-06-037h 10

Backlisted Locklisted: Children's Books Special, Part OneThis Locklisted special on children's books was recorded in August 2020 and was previously available exclusively to supporters of our Patreon at patreon.com/backlisted. Join us on a journey through time and space as John, Andy and producer Nicky discuss the books they loved as children. The discussion covers the importance of libraries, the Proustian aroma of parquet flooring, the challenges of the display spinner, the significance of the Puffin Club, the utility of book tokens and the joys of early audio books. The books mentioned make for an eclectic mix and include Emil and the Detectives by Erich Käs...

2021-01-1158 min

The SSR Podcast Episode 124: Ballet ShoesIn the 1998 movie You’ve Got Mail, Kathleen Kelly shares her love for the “Shoe books” by Noel Streatfeild. Her favorite, she says, is Ballet Shoes — and since we are *big* fans of Kathleen Kelly around here, it’s time to tackle it! On Episode 124, Alli and her guest Jenny Bayliss dive into the world of the Fossil family — Pauline, Petrova, Posy, and their caretakers Garnie and Nana. They talk about the pressures the sisters feel to support their family, the way they embrace found family, and the various forms of privilege they straddle. They discuss the way misogyny...

2020-12-0857 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Jeffrey Archer - You're BookedWith around 300 million books sold in 97 countries and translated into 33 languages, who wouldn't want to know about the reading habits and writing tips of Jeffrey Archer? Since writing his first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, in 1974, Jeffrey has written nearly 50 titles, the latest being Hidden in Plain Sight, and is the only author to have been number 1 in fiction, non-fiction and short stories. We talked to him about his favourite author, being huge in India, being disappointed by book sales and prison reading.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJeffrey...

2020-10-2655 min

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Interview with Jeannelle M. Ferreira - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 53Interview with Jeannelle M. Ferreira The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 53 A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: The attractions of the Regency romance Jeannelle’s earlier works, especially a novel set in the Vilna ghetto during WWII Jewish influences in her writing Jeannelle’s background as a student of history Sexuality and PTSD in the Regency era The National Trust’s website on queer history in the UK Finding queer-coded characters in childhood favorite books Researching war in Waterloo diaries of British soldiers The pa...

2020-09-2424 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Jessie Burton - You're BookedGet ready for a fun, thorough and frequently mirth-filled conversation with the internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton! Jessie's first book was the monster hit The Miniaturist, followed up by the exceptional The Muse and her latest, the chart-topping The Confession. We talked to Jessie about the joys of living with a bookseller, the particular pain associated with rereading, her favourite funny books and the all-around inspiration that is Princess Margaret.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - How To Be a Grown UpDaisy Buchanan - SisterhoodDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableJessie...

2020-09-0749 min

Embark On The Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook Experience!White Boots by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/429301to listen full audiobooks. Title: White Boots Series: #7 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A timeless children's classic about ice-skating, friendship and ambition, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Perfect for all children who love skating, dancing and performing. Harriet’s best friend Lalla dreams of being the best skater in the world – but when Harriet discovers her own natural talent on the ice, the girls’ friendship comes under threat. Will Harriet choose Lalla, or her own glitt...

2020-08-206h 26

Start: This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.White Boots by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/429301to listen full audiobooks. Title: White Boots Series: #7 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A timeless children's classic about ice-skating, friendship and ambition, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Perfect for all children who love skating, dancing and performing. Harriet’s best friend Lalla dreams of being the best skater in the world – but when Harriet discovers her own natural talent on the ice, the girls’ friendship comes under threat. Will Harriet choose Lalla, or her own glitt...

2020-08-206h 26

Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction White Boots by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/429301to listen full audiobooks. Title: White Boots Series: #7 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A timeless children's classic about ice-skating, friendship and ambition, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Perfect for all children who love skating, dancing and performing. Harriet’s best friend Lalla dreams of being the best skater in the world – but when Harriet discovers her own natural talent on the ice, the girls’ friendship comes under threat. Will Harriet choose Lalla, or her own glitt...

2020-08-206h 26

Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Kids, Classics White Boots by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/429301to listen full audiobooks. Title: White Boots Series: #7 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 26 minutes Release date: August 20, 2020 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A timeless children's classic about ice-skating, friendship and ambition, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Perfect for all children who love skating, dancing and performing. Harriet’s best friend Lalla dreams of being the best skater in the world – but when Harriet discovers her own natural talent on the ice, the girls’ friendship comes under threat. Will Harriet choose Lalla, or her own glitt...

2020-08-206h 26 $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Sarra Manning - Shelf IsolationWe couldn't be happier to be Shelf Isolating with this week's guest - author, journalist and all around book guru Sarra Manning! Sarra is one of our favourite people on the planet as well as a brilliant former guest who has impeccable book taste. We talked to her about foisting favourite books, rigorous rereading, investigating the aristocracy and there are many, many book recommendations.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - SisterhoodSarra Manning - Rescue MeAnne de Courcy - Debs at WarAnne de Courcy - Viceroy’s daughters...

2020-06-1041 min

Journey Through Your Day With A Game-Changing Full Audiobook.Thursday’s Child by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396240to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thursday’s Child Series: #1 of Margaret Thursday Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 2, 2020 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money...

2020-04-026h 17

Feel This Unforgettable Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Thursday’s Child by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396240to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thursday’s Child Series: #1 of Margaret Thursday Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 2, 2020 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money...

2020-04-026h 17

Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction Thursday’s Child by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396240to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thursday’s Child Series: #1 of Margaret Thursday Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 2, 2020 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money...

2020-04-026h 17

Unlock A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Award-Winning.Thursday’s Child by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/108186to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thursday’s Child Series: Margaret Thursday, Book 1 Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins Release date: 04-02-20 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 19 ratings Genres: Difficult Discussions Publisher's Summary: Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. When the money suddenly stops, her guardians have no choice but to send her away to an o...

2020-04-026h 17

Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Kids, Classics Thursday’s Child by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396240to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thursday’s Child Series: #1 of Margaret Thursday Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: April 2, 2020 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: A thrilling, classic children’s adventure with a courageous heroine, from the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. Margaret Thursday was named after the day she was found on the church steps as a baby. But she isn’t really an orphan – each year a bag of gold coins is left at the church for her keep. However, when Margaret is eleven years old, the money...

2020-04-026h 17

Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Kids, Classics Far To Go by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396237to listen full audiobooks. Title: Far To Go Series: #2 of Margaret Thursday Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Lucy Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 2, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday’s Child stars in this classic children’s adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child actress at a well-known London theatre, becoming famous almost overnight, news of her success reaches her bitter enemy, the matron of her old orpha...

2020-04-023h 48

Fighting Over the Card Catalog Shady GumHappy World Theatre Day! We're celebrating this week with the seminal classic Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild. Are the Fossil girls precursors to the Royal Tenenbaums? And there HAS to be some shady shit going on with Gum, right? Plus, our pandemic update, trying to find some good in it, #firstworldsuburbanproblems and Jess gets down with the kids on TikTok Thanks for listening! Hey, if you’ve been enjoying our show, please share it, tweet it, tell your friends and enemies. Word of mouth is the best way podcasts grow, and we wo...

2020-03-2700 min

First Draft with Sarah Enni Cassandra Clare Thinks Adults Need Imagination, TooFirst Draft Episode #242: Cassandra Clare Cassandra Clare is #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, the forthcoming Sword Catcher duology, and co-author of the Magisterium series. Her most recent Shadowhunter novel, Chain of Gold, kicks off the Last Hours trilogy. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode A Little Princess and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Noel Streatfeild wrote a prolific series of books for young readers, kicking off with Ballet Shoes and including Dancing Shoes, Theater Shoes, and Skating Shoes. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

2020-03-231h 04 $I\'m Absolutely Fine! by The Midult$

I'm Absolutely Fine! by The Midult Episode 26: Daisy BuchananAnnabel Rivkin and Emilie McMeekan, authors of the best-selling book I’m Absolutely Fine!, are now here weekly. This week we’ve made an appointment with the book doctor. We talk to writer, podcaster and professional bookworm Daisy Buchanan about her literary prescriptions for heartbreak, trauma, envy, loneliness and money panic. P.S. Here are all the books we talked about… ENVY Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth Crazy Salad & Scribble Scribble by Nora Ephron Little Women by Louisa May Alcott GRUMPINESS The whole of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend Diary Of A Nobody by George Grossmith HEARTBREAK Imogen by Jilly Cooper...

2020-01-1644 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked Diana Henry - You're BookedIt's North London once again this week for a very special visit with the legendary food writer Diana Henry! Diana is the Sunday Telegraph's award winning food writer and author of eight books about food, culture, travelling, recipes and more food! We talked to her about her 4000 strong cookbook collection, meals in books, bleak cottage reading and favourite menus.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodDale Shaw - Painfully British HaikusDiana Henry - From the Oven to the TableDiana Henry - How to Eat a Peach

2019-11-0459 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked 27. Helen LedererThis week we’re travelling to leafy South London and visiting the glorious home of comedy legend Helen Lederer. Helen is probably best known as a trailblazing stand-up comedian and actress, appearing in such iconic shows as Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom, Girls on Top and Naked Video. But she is also a celebrated novelist and humour writer with her book Losing It nominated for the P. G. Wodehouse Comedy Literary prize. She also founded her own comedy prize CWIP - Comedy Women in Print. We talked to Helen about breasts in 1970s literature, the Four Marys, embarrassing teenage diaries and th...

2019-06-0351 min

What Book Hooked You?130 Author Anna Bright This week Anna Bright visits the podcast to talk about her debut YA novel THE BEHOLDER and working at an independent bookstore. Episode Mentions: * Rainbow Magic* Ella Enchanted* Noel Streatfeild* Jane Austen* American Girl* Twilight* Delirium* Canterbury Tales* Gertrude Stein* Virginia Woolf* The Host* NaNoWriMo* Cinderella: A Casebook* Angele McQuade* The Beholder* The Selection Series* The Remnant Chronicles* Raven Cycle* One More Page Bookstore* #OMPreads* Stephanie Kate Strohm* Stardust* Kingkiller Chronicles* The Lumatere Chronicles* The Light Betwe...

2019-05-3028 min

The Community Library 1.10 Books Featuring PlaysHappy 10th episode! This week, I’m discussing why I love books that feature plays, and recommending some of my favourite books that do so! I talk about Shakespeare and Jane Austen, but also a graphic novel and a middle-grade. Please let me know if you can think of any more books featuring plays that I might enjoy! Next week, I’ll be discussing The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. There’s still time to read it! Here are some links to free audiobook versions: The Katherine Woods translation The Richard Howard translati...

2019-05-2024 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked 21. Barbara TrapidoWe are beyond excited and honoured to bring you this conversation with one of our all-time favourite authors Barbara Trapido! Barbara is the author of seven novels including Brother of the More Famous Jack, The Travelling Hornplayer and Frankie and Stankie. All are beautifully written, gloriously funny and incredibly moving. Barbara is a true marvel and we were thrilled to travel to her home in Oxford to talk about sex, feet, work habits and future projects.BOOKS (CLICK TITLES FOR MORE)Daisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodBarbara Trapido - Brother of the...

2019-04-221h 03

Slightly Foxed RevivalGail, Hazel, Anna and Donna Coonan of Virago Modern Classics gather round the table to talk about giving new life to forgotten voices, and Helen Bourne heads for the Pyramids with a young Priscilla Napier. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 33 minutes; 31 seconds) Books Mentioned • Slightly Foxed Issue 61 (2:02) • Priscilla Napier, A Late Beginner (4:41) • L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (12:00) • Noel Streatfeild’s Christmas Stories (12:47) • The Slightly Foxed Edition Gail refers to is Sword of Bon...

2019-03-1533 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked BONUS: Daisy Buchanan on Literary Sisters and The SisterhoodDaisy has a new book out! The Sisterhood: A Love Letter to the Women Who Have Shaped Me is out right now. As Daisy states: 'My five sisters are the only women I would ever kill for. And they are the only women I have ever wanted to kill.' It’s a tender, feisty memoir that explores family relationships, female friendship and the intimacy and clashes that occur between women, viewed through the lens of her own relationship with her five younger sisters, as they move from girlhood to adulthood. In this special bonus episode, Daisy talks about her...

2019-03-0707 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked 17. Philippa PerryThis week we're heading to North London to meet the author, broadcaster, journalist and psychotherapist Philippa Perry. As we met in Philippa's kitchen, it seemed only fair that she baked us a delicious vegetable pie as a treat. In between furtive strokes of Kevin the cat, we talked about falling out of love with Jane Austen, holiday reading, family dramas and wrangling with a Kindle.BOOKS (Click on the titles for more)Daisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodPhilippa Perry - The Book You Wish Your Parents Had ReadJane...

2019-03-0450 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked 16. Hannah BeckermanThis week’s guest is the author, critic and journalist Hannah Beckerman, whose new novel If Only I Could Tell You has dazzled and captivated readers. Hannah is a professional book addict. She’s a critic for the Observer, the FT and the Sunday Express, as well as regularly contributing to Sara Cox’s BBC Radio 2 show. She’s a frequent judge, panel host and festival guest, and she’s spent time with Phillip Roth and Jackie Collins. BOOKS (Click on titles for more)Daisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodHannah Beckerman - If Only I...

2019-02-2556 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked 14. Sophie KinsellaThis week we’re in Central London – home of some of the greatest shops in the world and our guest, the multimillion selling superstar novelist Sophie Kinsella. Sophie is the author of 30 books, including novels, children’s books and her hit Shopaholic series, and she’s as prolific a reader as she is a writer. We talked about PG Wodehouse, Jilly Cooper, sex, jokes, bums and why she ended up buying four copies of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch…BOOKS (CLICK FOR MORE)Sophie Kinsella - Secret Dreamworld of a ShopaholicSophie Kinsel...

2019-02-1155 min $You\'re Booked$

You're Booked 13. Lauren BravoWe're venturing deep into East London this week to peruse the library of journalist and author Lauren Bravo. Lauren recently released What Would The Spice Girls Do? a joyous and energetic celebration of girlhood, friendship and pop culture. A wide ranging discussion covered the use of wee in James Joyce, Colin Firth in your pencil case, upsetting Ali Smith and an extraordinarily accurate Psammead impression.BOOKS (CLICK FOR MORE)Daisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodLauren Bravo - What Would The Spice Girls Do?Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen - Oh...

2019-02-0456 min

Three Books Episode 8: We Do Not Advocate Setting Books On FireThree Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Jen Eberle, talks about the Babysitters Club, transitioning from teacher to school librarian, and her feelings on everything from Summer Reading to foxes. 0:00:25 Introducing Jen Eberle 0:01:15 Why Jen loves books 0:02:27 Jen’s education background 0:04:51 BOOK 1- Life of Pi 0:10:56 BOOK 2- Option B 0:12:43 Why best sellers get a bad rap 0:19:46 BOOK 3- Eleanor and Park 0:27:03 Jen’s first library experience 0:30:34 What Jen is reading now 0:34:51 Jen’s Teacup a...

2018-05-251h 17

First Draft with Sarah Enni Jasmine GuilloryJasmine Guillory, debut author of The Wedding Date (out Jan. 30!), on being an extroverted writer, using the notes app to take the pressure off starting a new book, the importance of stillness, and how romance novels can instruct us about affirmative consent. Jasmine Guillory Show Notes Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber The Toast The "Shoe" books, starting with Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) A...

2018-01-251h 07

Absorb This Captivating Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293630to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Series: #1 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Janet Streatfeild Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audio download edition of Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, read by Janet Streatfeild. 'I wonder . . . if other girls had to be one of us, which of us they'd choose to be?' Pauline longs to be an actress. Petrova is happiest playing with cars and engines. And if she c...

2017-08-036h 20

Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/293630to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Series: #1 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Janet Streatfeild Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 3, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audio download edition of Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, read by Janet Streatfeild. 'I wonder . . . if other girls had to be one of us, which of us they'd choose to be?' Pauline longs to be an actress. Petrova is happiest playing with cars and engines. And if she c...

2017-08-036h 20

Fuel Your Mind With This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect On Your Commute.Theater Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/12781to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theater Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins Release date: 04-09-07 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 85 ratings Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary: When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, the same academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It's the chance of a lifetime, but the academy won't give the children...

2007-04-097h 06

Fuel Your Mind With This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect On Your Commute.Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/12752to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 1 min Release date: 09-08-06 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 236 ratings Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary:

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Get Hooked On: This Captivating Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/12752to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 1 min Release date: 09-08-06 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 236 ratings Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary:

2006-09-086h 01

Fuel Your Mind With This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect On Your Commute.Dancing Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/12809to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dancing Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins Release date: 08-25-06 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 88 ratings Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary:

2006-08-255h 30

Grab The High-Impact Full Audiobook Experience!Dancing Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/12809to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dancing Shoes Series: The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins Release date: 08-25-06 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 88 ratings Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary:

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Fuel Your Mind With This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect On Your Commute.Ballet Shoes (BBC Children's Classics) by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/12909to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes (BBC Children's Classics) Series: BBC Children's Classics Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Rosemary Leach, full cast Format: mp3 Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Release date: 08-16-06 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 16 ratings Genres: Music & Performing Arts Publisher's Summary:

2006-08-162h 19

Get Lost In Into A Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41530to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Full Cast, Rosemary Leach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: When Sylvia and her old nurse Nana agree to keep house for Gum, they know they will be looking after his fossil collection while his away on his travels. But imagine their surprise when one day he brings them something else - three baby girls whose names all being with 'P'! Pauline, Petrova and Posy...

2006-08-072h 19

Download New Full Audiobooks in Kids, Classics Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/41530to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Full Cast, Rosemary Leach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 19 minutes Release date: August 7, 2006 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Classics Publisher's Summary: When Sylvia and her old nurse Nana agree to keep house for Gum, they know they will be looking after his fossil collection while his away on his travels. But imagine their surprise when one day he brings them something else - three baby girls whose names all being with 'P'! Pauline, Petrova and Posy...

2006-08-072h 19

Immerse Yourself In This Addictive Full Audiobook — Perfect In The Car.Theater Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283876to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theater Shoes Series: #4 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 9, 2005 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about three orphan siblings and their love of music, theater, and dance. When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, the same Academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It...

2005-08-097h 03

Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction Theater Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283876to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theater Shoes Series: #4 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 9, 2005 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about three orphan siblings and their love of music, theater, and dance. When orphans Sorrel, Mark, and Holly are sent to live with their grandmother, a famous English actress, she enrolls them in the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training, the same Academy that made the orphans from Ballet Shoes famous so long ago. It...

2005-08-097h 03

Get Hooked On This Next-Level Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Dancing Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285261to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dancing Shoes Series: #9 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 11, 2005 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about two orphan sisters and their newfound love of theater and dance. After losing their mother, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary move in with their aunt, Cora Wintle. Cora runs a dancing school in London, and she thinks that Hilary would be perfect for her dancing troupe, Wintle's Little Wonders! The only problem is th...

2005-01-115h 30

Get New Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction Dancing Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/285261to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dancing Shoes Series: #9 of The Shoe Books Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 11, 2005 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: A beautiful gift edition of the beloved classic about two orphan sisters and their newfound love of theater and dance. After losing their mother, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary move in with their aunt, Cora Wintle. Cora runs a dancing school in London, and she thinks that Hilary would be perfect for her dancing troupe, Wintle's Little Wonders! The only problem is th...

2005-01-115h 30

Begin The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160131to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 23, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Three orphan girls. A pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Read the classic that has captivated generations! A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their quiet life together. They are orphans who have been raised as sisters, and when their new family needs money, the girls want to...

2004-11-236h 02

Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fiction Ballet Shoes by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160131to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ballet Shoes Author: Noel Streatfeild Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: November 23, 2004 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Non-fiction Publisher's Summary: Three orphan girls. A pair of pink slippers. A lifetime in the spotlight. Read the classic that has captivated generations! A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME Pauline, Petrova, and Posy love their quiet life together. They are orphans who have been raised as sisters, and when their new family needs money, the girls want to...

2004-11-236h 02

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1976-1980 Noel StreatfeildRoy Plomley's castaway is writer Noel Streatfeild.Favourite track: The Old Hundredth Book: Forsythe Saga by John Galsworthy Luxury: Gardening kit

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