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We are Honey and Diana, two Malaysian gals who really love diving into books of all kinds. Welcome to 2 Book Nerds Talking where we discuss books we love or those hot on the read list. We get to share reading insights, bookish topics, pick the minds of occasional bookworm guests and other general book nerdery. If you love books as much as we do, this is the podcast for you!
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Table for Two is a story told in vignettes - Evelyn Ross drifts betwen cities, going from New York City to Chicago, then to Los Angeles. With every step she takes closer to home, she treads farther away away and finds herself in a constantly spiraling dialogue betwen her past, present, and future. Exposited in seven points of view, the chain of storeis highlights the wit and dynamic penmanship of Amor Towles to craft the multi-faceted inner dialogue that goes on within people who are drifting and hoping to arrive into themselves. We enjoyed this read and we hope you'll enjoy this episode! Cheers booknerds!
We're talking about Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) in this episode. Whew! There's a lot to unpack in this book, from delectable desciptions of food, to possible murders, the power struggle between the characters... this book is so much more than it seems. Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer", the books is about gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back. What happens after this is a real roller coaster of a read. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you've read Butter, let us knwo what you think!SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: The Aesop Women's Library is back this year! Stay tuned for our special epsiodes in collaboration with Aesop Malaysia to find out the book selections this year, author interviews, and more! Live, laugh, love, and read well.
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Hello booknerds! We're so excited to share our interview with the fabulous Yangsze Choo on her new book The Fox Wife! It has a bit of everything; spirits, mystery, vengence, longing, all the good stuff! We really enjoyed this book and we got to talk to Yangsze (thank you Definitely Books) about it. Listen on about a world of mortals and spirits, humans and beasts, and their dazzling intersection.Cheers!
Hello book nerds! We're back with a whole new season and we're kicking it off with our anticipated reads for the first quarter of 2024! It's an eclectic list filled with family drama, witches, crime, tea, and all sorts. It's going to be an interesting reading year and we hope you'll join us. Books mentioned: - You Only Call Me When You're In Trouble by Stephen McCauley- You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrique, translated by Natasha Wimmer- Good Material by Dolly Alderton- Illium by Lea Carpenter - The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland - The Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal- Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino- Butter by Asako Yuzuki- The Book of Love by Kelly Link- Until August by Gabriel Garcia Marquez- The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton - Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden- The Searcher by Tana French- Song of the Huntress by Lucy Holland
Hello booknerds!It has been some time but we're back from the ether to bring you our last episode of the year. Publishers usually hold out till the end of the year to release the good stuff and in this episode, we're talking about some anticipated reads that came out during the autumn season and year end. We would like to take this time to thank all our listeners for sticking with us and for all the support and love we have received. We appreciate you and we will be back in 2024 with all new bookish episodes and content. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from ours to yours!
Spooky greeting booknerds.We know we're late but better late than never right? In this episode, we got to talk to the mysterious Kopi Soh, author of Looking After the Ashes. The book is a semi-biographical fiction of Kopi Soh’s childhood stories from growing up in a Peranakan family filled with "wisdom". We talked about strange taboos (pantang larang), spirits, ghosts, and everything in between. We definitely learnt some new ones and relived some taboos we heard growing up. We hope you enjoy this episode and do pick up Kopi's book! Cheers!
Hello booknerds! We're talking to Tokyo-based Malaysian writer Florentyna Leow in this episode about her debut book How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart. The book is tender time capsule of her time working as a tour guide in Kyoto and the heartbreak that followed the end of a friendship. We absolutely loved reading her book and we obviously had to talk to her about it. She's a kindred spirit and we hope you'll enjoy this episode (and pick up her book!). Cheers!
We know it's rather late in the day to release this episode but we've came across some titles that are just too good not to share. The promt for our August #tbntbookchallenge2023 is to read a book set in an ancient city or about an ancient civilisation. Eventhough these are some recommendations for our August challenge, we do hope some of these titles have piqued your interest and that you'll pick it up in your own time. We had so much fun researching and recording this episode and of course, our own TBR pile just got bigger. Cheers!
Hello booknerds! We got to talk to award-winning short story writer Saras Manickam back on 15 July 2023 live at our favourite indie bookshop Lit Books, PJ. We get into her short story collection My Mother Pattu and it was such a lovely conversation. Saras writes with much empathy and understanding of human complexities, tackling difficult issues like racism, mistreatment of migrant workers, and domestic abuse. Her short story collection is filled with violence, tenderness, and hope. We hope you enjoy this episode and do pick up My Mother Pattu!Cheers!
“We're here to make magic with words”― R.F. Kuang, Babel: An Arcane HistoryStep into the world of dark academia with us in this book chaser episode. We talk about Babel by R.F. Kuang and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai; both set in institutions of learning and all the dark stuff that happens behind the scenes. Murder, colonism, dark secrets, word nerdery: all the good stuff can be found in these books and of course, we did our best to not spoil anything for you. Cheers!
Hello booknerds! We took a short break after all the Aesop Women's Library excitement and we're back! We got to speak to THE Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree, about her latest book, A Day of Fallen Night.A Day of Fallen Night is the prequel to Priory and it’s set just shy of five centuries before Priory and covers the period known as the Great Sorrow, or Grief of Ages. We had such a great time talking to Samantha and we feel that it has come full circle. In case you didn't know, we actually have a podcast episode on Priory in Season 2 so you can check that out of you have not heard that episode. We really geeked out talking to Samantha cause we're both huge fans of fantasy books (especially Diana) and we hope that you enjoy this chat.Cheers!
Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self? Get ready to be all in your feels with We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman.Edi and Ash have been best friends for over forty years, and when Edi is diagnosed with terminal cancer and put into hospice care, Ash's life is reshaped. Catherine Newman has managed to write a book that is both sad and funny, and we highly recommend this read. Buddy read with your best friend and make sure to have a good cry and hug after. On a happier note, do stay till the end of the episode for a very exciting announcement! You don't want to miss it ;) Cheers!
We're talking to Malaysian author Shivani Sivagurunathan on her book, What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? in this episode. Shivani Sivagurunathan has been writing and publishing fiction and poetry for twenty years. She is an English professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia and fun fact, she was Diana's professor when she was persuing her Masters!What Has Happened to Harry Pillai? consists of two novellas and we got the opportunity to talk to Shivani about the two stories and all the juicy details. If you'd like to hear Shivani live, Lit Books is having an author event with her on the 25th of March 2023 at 8pm and you can get your tickets here: Shivani Sivagurunathan Author Event at Lit BooksEnjoy the episode!
What do you do if you're a murder-magnet? Everywhere you go, someone dies. Mallory Veridian's solution is to blast off to space, to a space station called Eternity. Greetings booknerds! In this episode, Honey and DIana talk about a sci-fi cozy mystery called Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty. Sentient spaceships, all forms and manners of aliens, symbiotic alien relationships, a shuttle full of humans from space - what can go wrong?
Cheers booknerds! It's been a hot minute since you've heard our dulcet voices. Life certainly got crazy towards the end of 2022 but we've finally sat ourselves down in the studio to bring you some of our anticipated reads of the first half of 2023! Ranging from fantasy to non-fiction, a dash of a VERY much talked about 'memoir', dreadful and hopeful reads about climate change, we've come up with a mixed bag of titles and genres to suit everyone's taste. We're getiing back into the grove of bringing you more bookish content so do stay tuned! If you have not checked out our #tbntbookchallenge2023, do check it out and hopefully it prompts you to pick up one or a few interesting reads this year. Cheers!
On the 2nd of September 2022, we sat down with the incredible Karina Robles Bahrin to talk about her debut Epigram Fiction Prize 2022 winning book, The Accidental Malay at Lit Books. We had such a great time talking to Karina and she's a hoot, as you'll find out yourself in this episode. This recording was done in front of a live audience so do take note of the sound. Do pick up a copy of Karina's book and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did. Cheers!
Cheers book nerds! We're back and fair warning, we're GUSHING about Gabreille Zevin's new book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. This book helped Honey out of her reading slump and Diana loved it. It's described as "a love story, but it is not one you have read before", it's one of love between creative individuals and the sense of being able to understand and click with one another. The book is beautifully nuanced and it's such a good read. We cannot recommend this enough and we hope you'll love it too. NOTE: There are no spoilers in this episode so don't worry.
Man, it's August already and that means a new reading prompt for our #tbntbookchallenge2022! This month, we're challenging you to read a diverse or a classic YA book and we're back with some recommendations. Honey tackles some diverse and recent YA books while Diana is giving us some classic YA titles that you may or may not have heard of. Whatever you pick up, we hope it's an enjoyable read for you. Cheers!
As promised, we both read some books that gives you a feel-good feeling. They range from intelligent animals to benevolent ghosts, a holiday in an Italian town and figuring out your place in the world. As usual feel-good reads often have a vein of coping, grieving, figuring out where one fits (among other things) and all of the books we discuss today have some of that. Come meet a highly intelligent octopus, a woman who has a healing touch, and a girl who meets her own mother 30 years in the past. Intrigued? Listen on booklovers!Books Mentioned: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltUnlikely Animals by Annie HartnettOne Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
We are finally back with LIVE events! Rejoice fellow introverts who occasionally would like to see some like-minded people. We interviewed Hanna Alkaf at Lit Books (our favourite lil bookish spot) on her book Queen of the Tiles. We put up a scrabble game and was horrified to find out some of her fans DO NOT KNOW how to play Scrabble! ZOMG but we digress, it was a lovely event and we got to nerd out on words, talk about normalising mental health and her latest heroine, Najwa who it in Hanna's word, 'smarter than me by far.' We also got a sneak peak of her next middle grade book, Hamra and the Jungle of Memories and got to sign her scrabble notebook. *coughs* 'nerds'
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