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A weekly podcast celebrating the best in fiction and non-fiction, with @simonmayo and @mattm_williams. Contact us: booksoftheyear@yahoo.com

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Book Cover for: Frankissstein, Jeanette Winterson

Frankissstein

Jeanette Winterson
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Book lovers! 3 things to make you happy... https://t.co/zoHubrGOGX Jeanette Winterson's Q&A about her reading habits, our interview with her about Frankissstein - and an excerpt from her latest book, read just for you https://t.co/H55o0etYUs @Wintersonworld @simonmayo @acast

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Look Both Ways, Linwood Barclay

Look Both Ways

Linwood Barclay
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"Jurassic Park...but with cars..." Just one of the many ways to describe @linwood_barclay's new novel, Look Both Ways. Hear him discuss his new thriller with @simonmayo and @mattm_williams on our latest episode Available now from wherever you get your pods... https://t.co/GMSDoZJADI

Paperback, Mass Market, 2022

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know, Malcolm Gladwell

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know

Malcolm Gladwell
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HQ: our next guest on Simon Mayo's Books of the Year podcast is Malcolm Gladwell. His last 5 books have been on the @nytimesbooks Best Sellers list. His new one is called Talking To Strangers. Will be with you in the morning. Subscribe here https://t.co/zoHubrGOGX https://t.co/SgsJhejJpJ

Paperback, 2021

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris
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If you missed Heather Morris talking to Simon and Matt about writing The Tattooist of Auschwitz then the full pod is here https://t.co/6ckME7E1Pt @simonmayo @Mattm_Williams https://t.co/HOXnZdUOCE

Paperback, 2018

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Looking Glass Sound, Catriona Ward

Looking Glass Sound

Catriona Ward
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It's another Books Of The Year kinda day... ...and on this week's episode, @simonmayo and @Mattm_Williams chat to bestselling author @Catrionaward about her new novel, 'Looking Glass Sound' We also find out what Matt hates the sea, and what really really scares us all... https://t.co/u6fh9kAKPL

Hardcover, 2023

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl

James and the Giant Peach

Roald Dahl
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RT @TaikaWaititi: OY! I'm hosting a reading series of James and the Giant Peach by @roald_dahl to raise money for @partnersinhealth, a glob…

Paperback, 2007

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World, Jonathan Freedland

The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

Jonathan Freedland
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In our latest episode Simon and Matt chat to Jonathan @Freedland about his incredible new book The Escape Artist - The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World. Listen here - and subscribe if books are your thing https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/simon-mayos-books-of-the-year/id1402579687?i=1000571491531 https://t.co/9hcWwNYavX

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War, Ben MacIntyre

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

Ben MacIntyre
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PODHQL: Recorded in total secrecy, a fascinating chat with @BenMacintyre1 this morning for this week's pod - about his new book The Spy and The Traitor. Described by John Le Carre as "The Best True Spy Story I Have Ever Read." (Btw.. Books of the Year knitwear coming soon!) https://t.co/6OsPmYafH1

Paperback, 2019

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner, Jason Mott

Hell of a Book: National Book Award Winner

Jason Mott
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We're baaaaaack! (hello) And we kick off 2023 with HELL OF A BOOK by @jasonmott - a brilliant, humorous, moving, surrealist gem, which won the National Book Award. Join @simonmayo and @mattm_williams for the first #booksoftheyear of 2023, available from all good pod platforms! https://t.co/xBuDx55lYY

Paperback, 2022

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy, Michael Lewis

The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy

Michael Lewis
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Our latest podcast is up on @itunes now. It features best selling author Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short). His latest book is called The Fifth Risk. If you aren't yet terrified about @realDonaldTrump's actions - this will seal the deal. https://t.co/vqz6anuiOc https://t.co/KIIfRLMoIh

Paperback, 2019

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book