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#148: Is There A Right Time To Read A Book? and The Dutch House vs The Party
2026-03-30
Ann Patchett, Tessa Hadley, and finding the right time to read a book – welcome to episode 149! In the first half, we answer the question: is there a right time for each particular book? In the second half, we
#147: Quality vs Quantity and Two Books About Artists
2026-02-28
Douglas Bruton, Carolyn Trant, and quality vs quantity – welcome to episode 147 or Tea or Books?! In the first half, we discuss quality vs quantity in our reading goals (inspired by this Guardian article). In the second half, we
#146: Our Top 10 Books of 2025
2026-01-17
Our favourite reads of the year! Welcome to episode 146. We turn the whole episode over to our run-down of our ten favourite books from a year in reading. As has become a tradition, we will then choose one book
#145: Younger vs Older Authors and Rhine Journey vs Fenny
2025-12-16
Ann Schlee! Lettice Cooper! Authors! Welcome to episode 145 of Tea or Books? In the first half of this episode, we discuss whether we prefer younger authors or older authors (thank you Lindsey for the suggestion!) In the second half,
#144: Simple vs Ornate Style, and Sylvia Plath vs Janet Malcolm
2025-11-25
Sylvia Plath, Janet Malcolm and our thoughts on writing style – welcome to episode 144! In the first half of this episode, we discuss whether we prefer writing style to be ornate or simple. In the second half, we compare