The Weekend Booktopian - 30th July 2021 (feat. Nick from Rakuten Kobo)

Welcome to The Weekend Booktopian, our weekly podcast to kick off your weekend! Our team will give you the low down on all things book news related, and turn you on to the books that we are reading right now! For our fifty-fourth episode Nick hosts Mark, Thomas and special guest Nick from Rakuten Kobo, as we discuss the 2021 Booker Prize longlist. We then give you our latest round of book recommendations, before another edition of Book Fight! The 2021 Booker Prize Longlist: https://bit.ly/3i4kIhq Producer's Note: due to some connectivity issues, the sound quality in this podcast is more variable. We also unfortunately lost question three of Book Fight as a result of the connectivity problems. Apologies for the inconvienience. Books Mentioned in this podcast: Adam Silvera - The Both Die At The End: https://bit.ly/3lbjFOB Chris Bryant - The Glamour Boys: https://bit.ly/3lcz6Gg Matt Cain - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle: https://bit.ly/3la45mm Stephen R. Covey - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: https://bit.ly/3fcwlRI Burton G. Malkiel - A Random Walk Down Wall Street: https://bit.ly/3fb7caa Jonathan Franzen - Crossroads: https://bit.ly/3fCbN4f Tomasz Jedrowski - Swimming in The Dark: https://bit.ly/3afcDlD Neal Stephenson - Seveneves: https://bit.ly/3yd5VXm Connie Willis - Doomsday Book: https://bit.ly/3xgzZQy Host: Nick Wasiliev Guests: Mark Harding, Thomas Ott & Nick Coveney (from Rakuten Kobo) Producer: Nick Wasiliev