Episode 25 - The Midnight Library

A state lockdown almost prevented a normal recording of this month's very meta episode with Jayne and Paula discussing The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Spoilers, they DON'T agree on this one. Trigger warning: This episode includes brief mentions of suicide. If you'd like to avoid them please skip to 30:50. Neither of the ladies got much else read this month but Paula delivers some intriguing literary goss about a celebrity chef getting cancelled and Jayne tells us what's new and hot including another book derived from a podcast. Books they mention: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Last Family in England by Matt Haig Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig The Radleys by Matt Haig The Humans by Matt Haig How to Stop Time by Matt Haig A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi The Motion of the Body Through Space by Lionel Shriver Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart Olive, Mabel and Me by Andrew Cotter Treasury by Maeve Binchy When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson Tell Me Lies by J.P.Pomare Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat Certain American States by Catherine Lacey Films they mention: Mr Magorium's Wonder Imporium The glowing spheres that Jayne mentions are from the Hall of Prophecy in Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix Links: About Pete Evans https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/pete-evans-controversial-social-media-post-results-in-backlash-publisher-cutting-ties-c-1591778 Olive and Mabel's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/mrandrewcotter Our book for January is Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan. Don't forget to catch our special End of Year Round Up episode in a couple of weeks! Happy reading!