I Think You Should Read

Rachel O'Neill and Áine O'Connell
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I Think You Should Read

Rachel and Áine are two bookworms with two very important questions for their guests; what book do you think everyone should read and why? Coming up this season, we've eight wonderful guests from the world of books to answer those very questions. You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. EPISODE 1

    Patrick Freyne thinks you should read A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Have you got your towel with you? Áine and Rachel chat to Patrick Freyne, Irish Times journalist, writer and all-round froody guy about Douglas Adams’ iconic sci-fi comedy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Digressions include but are not limited to growing up in Ireland in the 1980s, the importance of humour and why anything lacking humour is not to be trusted and Áine's love for Marvin. You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah McCarthy and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m

  2. EPISODE 2

    Sophie White thinks you should read The Breathing Method

    Writer, podcaster and all-round legend Sophie White joined us for a chat to really get into The Breathing Method, a short novella by the master of horror Stephen King. We’re telling you nothing else because this is a novella - and episode - that it’s better to go into knowing absolutely nothing about what happens next!  Content warnings for this episode include: freak accidental death, car accidents, pregnancy and childbirth.  You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Mark O'Connell thinks you should read The Adversary

    We chat to award-winning writer and essayist Mark O’Connell about the book he thinks everyone should read: The Adversary by Emmanuel Carreré. A chilling true-crime story about notorious murderer Jean-Claude Romand, The Adversary served as inspiration for O’Connell in writing his most recent work, the critically acclaimed A Thread of Violence. Join Mark, Rachel and Áine for a chat about true crime, the nature of evil and the stories we tell ourselves. It’s more craic than it sounds.  Content warnings for this episode include: murder, assault, infidelity.  You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Aoife Martin thinks you should read Winter's Bone

    Activist Aoife Martin speaks to us about Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell, a novel guaranteed to make you feel cold even in the middle of summer. Set in the Ozark mountains, the novel is both action-packed and deceptively deep! We also use the term bleak approximately 4 million times. Books we recommend in this episode: How to Build a Boat by Elaine Feeney As You Were by Elaine Feeney Jewish Space Lasers by Mike Rothschild The Storm is Upon Us by Mike Rothschild Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keeffe Woe to Live on by Daniel Woodrell The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Catherine Prasifka thinks you should read A Girl's Story

    "Your feelings will make you insane!" Novelist Catherine Prasifka joins us to chat about Annie Ernaux’s intense work of non-fiction, A Girl’s Story, as well as the nature of memory and the horrors of being a teenage girl! Catherine is the author of NONE OF THIS IS SERIOUS, and the recently released THIS IS HOW YOU REMEMBER IT, both of which slap and are well worth a read. Content warnings include: sexual assault  RECOMMENDATIONS THIS WEEK The Book of Love by Kelly Link If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution by Vincent Bevins Voyage in the Dark by Jean Rhys Jerusalem the Golden by Margaret Drabble You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Steve O'Rourke thinks you should read My Name is Red

    Steve O’Rourke is the author of the acclaimed memoir “And A Bang on the Ear”. He chats to us about our second Nobel Prize winner of the season, the experimental Turkish novel, My Name Is Red.  Book recommendations this week! Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck The List by Yomi Adegoke Yellowface by RF Kuang (banger) None Of This Is Serious by friend of the pod Catherine Prasifka Babel by RF Kuang The White Castle, also by Orhan Pamuk The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Cauvery Madhavan thinks you should read The Broken Cedar

    Author of Paddy Indian, The Uncoupling and the Tainted Cauvery Madhavan joins us to discuss Martin Malone's 'The Broken Cedar'. We discuss Malone's unique career as a soldier in Lebanon, the current situation in Palestine and how a book written 20 years ago is as relevant as ever. You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit. Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    Catherine Walsh thinks you should read Daughter of the Forest

    It’s our last episode of Season 1 and we’re joined by best-selling author and friend of the pod Catherine Walsh, author of best-selling, world-beating romantic comedies like Holiday Romance and Snowed In! Catherine chats to us about Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, a historical fantasy epic based on the myth of the Children of Lir. Digressions include Billie Eilish, the band Hanson, self-publishing and Áine’s upcoming wedding.   TW for sexual assault discussed in this episode around the 26 minute mark.   You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms;   Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Catherine on Instagram   Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com   This podcast is hosted and produced by Áine O'Connell and Rachel O'Neill. Our co-producer is Niall Thompson.  Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. The theme song is Broken Tune by SouljaUnit.   Special thanks to Hannah Connolly and Megan Brady at Acast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
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Rachel and Áine are two bookworms with two very important questions for their guests; what book do you think everyone should read and why? Coming up this season, we've eight wonderful guests from the world of books to answer those very questions. You can follow us on a multitude of social media platforms; Instagram Twitter Bluesky Áine's Bookstagram Want to get in touch? Drop us an email at ithinkyoushouldreadpodcast@gmail.com Our logo is by the exceptionally talented Design Wright. You can find her shop here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Rachel O'Neill and Áine O'Connell
  • Episodes
    9
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rachel O'Neill and Áine O'Connell
  • Show Website
    I Think You Should Read

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