Seattle, forever linked with books and reading thanks to Sleepless in Seattle. Also Maria Semple’s Where d’you Go Bernadette, tho’ to be clear, Bernadette was not a fan of the rainy city. Londoners, though, umbrella always at hand, feel right at home. A recent family holiday offered a rare chance for an in-person bookish catchup. Listen in for our thoughts on our latest reads including the new novel from Lily King and some purchases from the inimitable Elliot Bay bookshop.
Embracing the holiday spirit we’re also getting into our bookish cocktails. Luckily Margaret C. Beeler, author of literary cocktail book Tropetails, is on hand to help us out. She shares one of her favourites, scroll down for the recipe.
Books mentioned
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Shanna Tan)
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Eric Ozawa)
The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada (Cat Anderson)
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Euphoria by Lily King
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
Five Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. LeGuin
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Audition by Katie Kitamura
The Odd Woman and the City by Vivan Gornick
The Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
The Cafe with No Name by Robert Seethaler (Katy Derbyshire)
Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto (Jesse Kirkwood)
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
Margaret’s Cocktail
Give me Your Brains
1 oz / 30 ml aquafaba
1 oz / 30 ml fresh lemon juice
1 oz / 30 ml blackcurrant (juice or syrup)
shake + pour into a coupe
garnish with dehydrated lemon
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