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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...

Cancel your plans, Bridgerton's back!

Word has it that something scandalous is brewing, soon to be making its way to a screen near you. That’s right, the wait is over: series two of Bridgerton, the...

Typecast Season 4: Christian Grey is 50 Shades of F**ed Up

Listen to the Rare Birds Books podcast. Typecast is the show where we cast our favourite books into film. This week we’re discussing Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James.