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  • What It Takes to Open a Bookshop: The One More Chapter Story #123
    Jun 15 2025

    We’re back with something a little different this week: an interview with the lovely owner behind One More Chapter, an independent bookshop doing brilliant things in the community.

    We chat about what it’s really like to open a bookshop, how they decide which titles to stock, the power of local events and author nights, and what they’re currently reading.

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks to join the chat and share your dream bookshop ideas. And don’t worry, our usual reviews and reading updates will be back next time — but for now, settle in for a peek behind the counter at One More Chapter.

    To learn more about One More Chapter, follow them on Instagram or visit their website.

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    22 m
  • We Start Reading: Vanishing World #122
    Jun 9 2025

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Sayaka Murata's Vanishing World. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop so you're ready to read with us.

    But that's not all; we chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads with our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Butter by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton (11.22)

    📖 Strange Pictures by Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion (14.08)

    📖 A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman, translated by Henning Koch (17.18)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Vanishing World. We will be reading up to Part 2 (pg 50)

    Next week, we will be interviewing the owner of a brand-new bookshop, One More Chapter! If you have any questions you would like to ask, let us know on our Instagram.

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    22 m
  • We Review Shuggie Bain #121
    Jun 2 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're reviewing Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book.

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Trespasses by Louise Kennedy (7.24)

    📖 Butter by Asako Yuzuki (7.59)

    📖 Bloom Town: Exodus by Ally North (14.17)

    📖 We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (16.00)

    📖 The Safe Keep by Yael van der Wouden (17.07)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'Shuggie Bain'. We'll be introducing our 24th book club read in the next episode.

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨



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    21 m
  • Books That Left Us Unsure #120
    May 5 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 24th book club pick, 'Shuggie Bain' by Douglas Stuart. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Trespasses by Louise Kennedy (8.24)

    📖 We Do Not Part by Han Kang, translated by E.Yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris (11.57)

    📖 Bloom Town: Exodus by Ally North (15.11)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'Shuggie Bain'. We'll be reading to chapter 19 (pg 232) next week!

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    19 m
  • Let'sTalk Bloom Town #119
    Apr 21 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 24th book club pick, 'Shuggie Bain' by Douglas Stuart. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd by Jonas Jonasson (9.27)

    📖 Trespasses by Louise Kennedy (11.49)

    📖 We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (13.02)

    📖 Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North (13.20)

    📖 Bloom Town: Exodus by Ally North (15.08)

    📖 We Do Not Part by Han Kang, translated by E.Yaewon & Paige Aniyah Morris (17.00)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'Shuggie Bain'. We'll be reading to chapter 15 (pg 175) next week!

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    21 m
  • Revenge, Regrets & a Racy Read #118
    Apr 7 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 24th book club pick, 'Shuggie Bain' by Douglas Stuart. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon (6.11)

    📖 Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd by Jonas Jonasson (7.20)

    📖 What a Way to Go by Bella Mackie (13.14)

    📖 We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (14.52)

    📖 Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North (16.35)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'Shuggie Bain'. We'll be reading to chapter 11 (pg 127) next week!

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    21 m
  • We Start Reading: Shuggie Bain #117
    Apr 2 2025

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop so you're ready to read with us.

    But that's not all; we chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads with our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 The Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (11.37)

    📖 The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon (14.01)

    📖 What a Way to Go by Bella Mackie (18.35 )

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Shuggie Bain. We will be reading Chapter 5 (pg 57)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    25 m
  • We Review: 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven' #116
    Mar 12 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're reviewing Mitch Albom's, 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book.

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (5.45)

    📖 The Christmas Jigsaw Murders by Alexandra Benedict (6.45)

    📖 Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly (10.12)

    📖 What a way to go by Bella Mackie (13.34)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven'. We'll be introducing our 23rd book club read in the next episode.

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    24 m
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