Jun 13, 2026 · 31 min · 20 segments
Hosts Lorraine & Trish share their list of brilliant reads: there is a love story, a powerful memoir, a standout debut novel, and a tip on the funny Agatha Christie style writer you probably don’t…
Trish HalpinHost
... we're gonna put all of that knowledge, aren't we, into our choice of books for you this summer.
Before we give you our list, I am gonna mention the amazing author Josie Lloyd, who came onto our podcast to talk about her novel, The Cancer Ladies Running Club, which guess what? It's just been made into a film-
Josie is such a good friend of the podcast, and we know her from our magazine years as well.
So it's great to hear how women's stories get out there in the world, isn't it? And spreading the love.
And one of our regular and wise guests, um, Liz Earle, she's got a new book out too.
Don't know how she has all the time to do these things, but, um, I think there's a clue in it.
... we're gonna put all of that knowledge, aren't we, into our choice of books for you this summer.
Before we give you our list, I am gonna mention the amazing author Josie Lloyd, who came onto our podcast to talk about her novel, The Cancer Ladies Running Club, which guess what? It's just been made into a film-
Josie is such a good friend of the podcast, and we know her from our magazine years as well.
So it's great to hear how women's stories get out there in the world, isn't it? And spreading the love.
And one of our regular and wise guests, um, Liz Earle, she's got a new book out too.
Don't know how she has all the time to do these things, but, um, I think there's a clue in it.
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