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
16/12/2025
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
25/11/2025
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
#143 : Do We Avoid Books That Will Upset Us? and Agatha Christie vs Ethel Lina White
31/10/2025
Agatha Christie, Ethel Lina White, and sad books – welcome to episode 143! In the first half, we use Geraldine’s suggestion – do we avoid books that will upset us? In the second half, we compare They Came To Baghdad by Agatha
#142: Can We Like A Character Who Makes Stupid Decisions? and Other People vs A Five Year Sentence
27/9/2025
Celia Dale! Bernice Rubens! Stupidity! Welcome to episode 142 of Tea or Books? In the first half of the episode, we ask if we can like characters in novels who make stupid decisions. In the second half, we compare Other People