The Reading Chatroom

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The Reading Chatroom

This is The Reading Chatroom ☕📚Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) meet in cafés and bookshops and talk about books.Sometimes we’re obsessed. Sometimes we’re confused. Sometimes we just talk nonsense until it somehow makes sense.Every episode is twenty-five minutes of conversation about the books we cannot stop thinking about.Your next obsession starts right here.

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    8- The Reading Chatroom at The Waffle Café

    Episode 8 | The Reading Chatroom at The Waffle Café☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• A Family Matter by Claire Lynch• Dominion by Addie E. Citchens• The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai• Discipline by Larissa PhamExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at The Waffle Café in Gordon’s Bay.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

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    7- The Reading Chatroom at the V&A Waterfront

    Episode 7 | The Reading Chatroom at the V&A Waterfront ☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• Seascraper by Benjamin Wood• The Wedding People by Alison Espach• The Compound by Aisling Rawle• Love Forms by Claire AdamExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at the V&A Waterfront.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

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    6- The Reading Chatroom at the Woolies Cafe,  V&A Waterfront

    Episode 6 | The Reading Chatroom at the Woolies Cafe,  V&A Waterfront ☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer• The Best of Everything by Kit De Waal• The Artist by Lucy Steeds• Kingfisher by Rozie KellyExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books in Paarl.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

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    5- The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books Paarl

    Episode 5 | The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books Paarl ☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy• Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna• The Shock of the Light by Lori Inglis Hall• Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith AssadiExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books in Paarl.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠⁠ 📚☕

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    4- The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books Paarl

    Episode 4 | The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books Paarl ☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this archival episode we chat about AI, Mia Ballard's Shy Girl scandal and much more, including:• Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth• Audition by Katie Kitamura• The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden• Nesting by Roisín O'DonnellExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books in Paarl.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠⁠ 📚☕

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    3- The Reading Chatroom at Bootlegger Stellenbosch

    Episode 3 | The Reading Chatroom at Bootlegger Stellenbosch ☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash• The Correspondent by Virginia Evans• Big Swiss by Jen Beagin• Theo of Golden by Allen LeviExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at Bootlegger in StellenboschIf you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:⁠https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom⁠ 📚☕

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    2- The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront

    Episode 2 | The Reading Chatroom at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront ☕📚Welcome back to The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) are back together, chatting about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy• One of Us by Elizabeth Day• Loved One by Aisha Muharrar• Heart the Lover by Lily KingExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This week’s episode was recorded at Exclusive Books V&A Waterfront.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom 📚☕

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    1 - The Reading Chatroom at Pajamas and Jam

    Episode 1 | The Reading Chatroom at Pajamas and Jam☕📚Welcome to the very first episode of The Reading Chatroom.Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) meet up to talk about the books currently living rent free in their heads.In this episode we chat about:• Cape Fever by Nadia Davids• Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab• Minor Black Figures by Brandon TaylorExpect strong opinions, a little chaos, and the kind of bookish conversation that usually happens over coffee in the corner of a café.This weeks episode was recorded at Pajamas and Jam in Somerset West.If you’re looking for your next obsession, you’re in the right place.Come join the chatroom.Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thereadingchatroom 📚☕

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This is The Reading Chatroom ☕📚Emma (@swartemma) and Riley (@reimaginelit) meet in cafés and bookshops and talk about books.Sometimes we’re obsessed. Sometimes we’re confused. Sometimes we just talk nonsense until it somehow makes sense.Every episode is twenty-five minutes of conversation about the books we cannot stop thinking about.Your next obsession starts right here.

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