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Typecast Season 4: If I Died, Would You Read My Diary?

Listen to the Rare Birds Books podcast. Typecast is the show where we cast our favourite books into film. This week we’re discussing Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane.

What To Read After ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’

Where the Crawdads Sing has been praised for its vivid, breath-taking descriptions of nature, and its sensitive portrayal of childhood trauma and neglect. If you loved Crawdads and are hungry for more, then why...

A Prompt From: Kate Atkinson

1. Read everything that’s ever been written. Really. 2. Forget everything that’s ever been written. Really. You’ll have unconsciously absorbed what’s important. We really do stand on the shoulders of...

Typecast Season 4: Sarah J Maas is Our Leader Now

Listen to the Rare Birds Books podcast. Typecast is the show where we cast our favourite books into film. This week we’re discussing ACOTAR by Sarah J Maas.

Typecast Season 4: Lady Featherington is Bridgerton's Kris Jenner

Listen to the Rare Birds Books podcast. Typecast is the show where we cast our favourite books into film. This week we’re discussing Bridgerton, Season 2.

The Irresistible Rise of Romance

Romance is a genre which has, historically, been treated poorly. This may have something to do with the assumption that it is ‘women’s writing’ and therefore to be taken less...

Typecast Season 4: Why Can't We Think of Any Blondes?

Listen to the Rare Birds Books podcast. Typecast is the show where we cast our favourite books into film. This week we’re discussing You & me on Vacation by Emily Henry.

Typecast Season 4: This Is Now A Star Wars Podcast

Listen to the Rare Birds Books podcast. Typecast is the show where we cast our favourite books into film. This week we’re discussing The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.

A Prompt From: Elizabeth Day

Get it done. Many people have brilliant ideas for books. Hardly anyone settles down to the task of actually writing those books. So much of writing is about the...