82: The Lads Do The Sally Rooney Campaign
Alice and Bethany navigate Rooney Fever by discussing the masterful marketing campaign by Faber for Beautiful World, Where Are You? which is released this week.
36m Sep 06, 2021
36m
81: The Lads Play A Game
Alice and Bethany read each other the first line of five books from their TBR pile and try to guess what they're from.
38m Aug 26, 2021
38m
80: The Lads Celebrate Women In Translation Month
Alice and Bethany take you through a non-comprehensive list of some translated fiction they've enjoyed for Women In Translation month.
42m Aug 19, 2021
42m
79: The Lads Get Short and Sweet
Alice and Bethany take you through some quick reads: novellas to consume on a train journey, on the beach or chilling in a pub garden this summer.
33m Aug 12, 2021
33m
78: The Lads Talk to Nina Mingya Powles
Alice and Bethany are so lucky to be able to speak to Nina Mingya Powles, author of previous WPAYO fave Tiny Moons, about her new book, Small Bodies of Water. It's out now from Canongate and you can buy it at all good bookshops!
28m Aug 05, 2021
28m
77: The Lads Love The Service
Alice and Bethany discuss The Service by Frankie Miren, a genuinely brilliant book that you should buy and read right now.
29m Jul 22, 2021
29m
76: The Lads Do The Latest Cat Person Discourse
Alice and Bethany discuss the article Cat Person And Me by Alexis Nowicki and try to grapple with the question of whether it's okay to lift other people's lives to use as material in your writing.
40m Jul 15, 2021
40m
75: The Lads Go Blockbuster
Alice and Bethany take a look at the best-selling books of all time, and attempt to crack the key to the DaVinci Code('s success).
51m Jul 08, 2021
51m
74: The Lads Do A Mid-Year Roundup
Alice and Bethany go through their books of 2021 so far. A full list will be posted on the What Page Are You On account on Instagram!
39m Jul 01, 2021
39m
73: The Lads Do A Writing Q&A
Alice and Bethany answer YOUR questions about writing, from the first draft all the way through to what we would avoid in a publisher.
1hr 10m May 13, 2021
1hr 10m
72: The Lads Survive the Apocalypse
Alice and Bethany survey the terrain of post-apocalyptic novels, from The Road to Severance.
39m May 06, 2021
39m
71: The Lads Get Witchy
Alice and Bethany discuss the brilliant Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore before musing over the Women's Prize shortlist. Spoiler: they're not happy.
36m May 02, 2021
36m
70: The Lads Explore Author Etiquette
Alice and Bethany try to navigate the wild behaviour of a fellow author online this week, who prompted a backlash by complaining about 4* reviews.
38m Apr 22, 2021
38m
69: The Lads Go Shopping
Alice and Bethany celebrate the reopening of bookshops in England with an episode singing the praises of bookshops they've known and loved, and recommend you some titles to purchase in your favourite bricks and mortar store.
46m Apr 15, 2021
46m
68: The Lads Get Extremely Online
Alice and Bethany think about the role of the internet in their reading habits, from posting your monthly reads to whether they get negative online.
34m Apr 08, 2021
34m
67: The Lads Do the Night Shift
Alice and Bethany talk about Night Shift by Kiare Ladner, a book that appears to be treading familiar ground and then sneaks up on you.
36m Apr 01, 2021
36m
66: The Lads Contemplate The Classics
Alice and Bethany chat about their experience of reading, or in many cases not reading, the 'classics', from Carmilla to the Divine Comedy to Jane Eyre.
33m Mar 26, 2021
33m
65: The Lads Go To The Movies
Alice and Bethany attempt to pair some of their favourite books of recent years with films that they feel captures the vibe or theme, from The Vanishing Half to The Vegetarian.
47m Mar 19, 2021
47m
64: The Lads explore the Women's Prize
Alice and Bethany take a look at the longlist of the Women's Prize and lament some notable omissions.
44m Mar 12, 2021
44m
63: The Lads Talk Detransition, Baby
Alice and Bethany have a spoiler-free discussion of one of the year's buzziest books so far - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
33m Mar 05, 2021
33m
62: The Lads Get Violent
After Alice revisits American Psycho, she discusses the experience of reading violence in books with Bethany.
47m Feb 26, 2021
47m
61: The Lads Ruminate On Book Boxes
Following a viral tweet this week that drew some criticism, Alice and Bethany contemplate the role of book boxes and libraries.
35m Feb 12, 2021
35m
60: The Lads Talk Writing
Alice and Bethany talk about writing, from drafting to editing and getting an agent, and discover they are very different beasts.
41m Feb 05, 2021
41m
59: The Lads Answer Your Questions
Alice and Bethany opened their inbox to questions from listeners for 24 hours and the results are here, in their last episode of 2020.
1hr 3m Dec 18, 2020
1hr 3m
58: The Lads Do Their Top 10 of 2020
Alice and Bethany compile their top 10 of the year, after what they perceive to be a slightly disappointing 2020 for books.
40m Dec 11, 2020
40m
57: The Lads Anticipate 2021
Alice and Bethany get the hype machine going with their 2021 preview.
37m Dec 04, 2020
37m
56: The Lads Read The Truants
Alice and Bethany tell you about their Christmas fundraiser, and discuss The Truants by Kate Weinberg, which seemed like it would be right up their street. But was it?
32m Nov 27, 2020
32m
55: The Lads Sort Your Christmas Presents
Alice and Bethany give you a hand with your Christmas shopping and reading plans by taking you through the WPAYO gift guide.
45m Nov 20, 2020
45m
54: The lads go deep on Waterstones Book of the Year
Alice talks us through the shortlist of Waterstones' Book of the Year and puts her tin foil hat on to develop some conspiracy theories. Bethany airs her grievances against a previous year's winner.
38m Nov 13, 2020
38m
53: The Comeback
Alice and Bethany rise like a phoenix from the ashes of lockdown and regroup for their first episode in.... many months. 
36m Nov 06, 2020
36m
52: Memoir in the Dream House
Alice and Bethany discuss non-fiction works by two queer writers that each take different formal approaches to the idea of 'memoir'. And keep listening at the end of the episode for Alice's chat with Michelle Tea- a delight.
53m Mar 09, 2020
53m
51: Stories from Northern Ireland
Alice and Bethany discuss two short story collections by female authors from Northern Ireland - Multitudes by Lucy Caldwell and Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine.
39m Feb 24, 2020
39m
50: 20:20 Vision
Joined once again by Jordan Taylor-Jones, Alice and Bethany go through their anticipated books of the year - some of which they've already read...
46m Jan 27, 2020
46m
49: Give the People What They Want
We robbed you of a 2019 faves episode by doing a 'best of the decade' instead, but we can't bear the thought of leaving you wanting, so here's a roundup of some of our faves of last year, PLUS special guest, Jordan Taylor-Jones.
46m Jan 14, 2020
46m
48: The Best Of The Decade
Alice and Bethany forego a best of the year episode and instead compile a best of the decade list while you listen! 1. Just Kids - Patti Smith (2010) 2. Dark Matter - Michelle Paver (2010) 3. The Poison Tree - Erin Kelly (2011) 4. A Visit from the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan (2011) 5. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn (2012) 6. Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel (2014) 7. Dumplin' - Julie Murphy (201...
1hr 49m Dec 23, 2019
1hr 49m
47: Meddlesome ladies
Alice and Bethany head to North London and into the world of prying middle-aged women with Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller and Bitter by Francesca Jakobi.
39m Dec 09, 2019
39m
46: Sleepy Bitches
Alice and Bethany discuss a pair of books about women who, to one extent or another, hibernate. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and The New Me by Halle Butler.
35m Nov 25, 2019
35m
45: Deep Cut
Alice and Bethany come back from their extended hiatus with an episode about a phenomenal book from 1995 that was just reissued: In The Cut by Susannah Moore.
42m Nov 11, 2019
42m
44: Mid-year faves
Our favourite books we've read this year
42m Jul 21, 2019
42m
43: LIVE EPISODE - Water Shall Refuse Them
The first ever WPAYO live recording!
50m Jul 19, 2019
50m
42: Bon Appetit
A feast for the senses: a fiction and non-fiction book that both deal with women and food
38m Jul 07, 2019
38m
41: The American Dream?
The Bay Area seen through the eyes of Native and Filipino Americans
47m Jun 23, 2019
47m
40: Seeing Red
Two 2019 books with Red in the title. Two books about sexual assault.
44m Jun 09, 2019
44m
39: Louise O'Neill interview
An interview with badass Irish babe author Louise O'Neill, author of The Surface Breaks.
36m May 29, 2019
36m
38: A Short Darkness
One episode, two dark short story collections.
49m May 27, 2019
49m
37: Vile Victorians
Alice and Bethany are joined by author Elizabeth Macneal to discuss her novel, The Doll Factory, as well as Michel Faber's Victorian masterpieces, The Apple and Crimson Petal & The White, which is one of Bethany's all-time favourite novels.
52m Apr 28, 2019
52m
36: Citruses Are Not the Only Fruit
Alice and Bethany realised there was a trend in 2018-2019 for books with citrus fruits in the title, so decided to read them for this episode. The books were: Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Tangerine by Christine Mangan Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
41m Apr 14, 2019
41m
35: Michelle Paver interview
WPAYO had the great pleasure and honour of interviewing Michelle Paver, author of [among others] Dark Matter and Thin Air, two of our favourite novels of recent years. Her new novel, Wakenhyrst, is a change of direction which is no less absorbing, lifelike and haunting. Wakenhyrst is out now.
37m Apr 07, 2019
37m
34: Beth McColl interview
In a special bonus episode, Alice and Bethany talk to Beth McColl aka internet fave TeddyBless about her new book, How To Come Alive Again, which is out now from Unbounders.
30m Apr 04, 2019
30m
33: Almost Famous
Alice and Bethany take a look at two fictionalised accounts of the music industry via newly-released faux oral history Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and revisits A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.
39m Mar 25, 2019
39m