1.8 Re-Reading Childhood Favourites

Welcome back to another minisode! This weekmy topic of discussion is re-reading books, specifically childhood favourites. Italk about what happens when a re-read is disappointing, and why I’m scared ofre-reading my Jacqueline Wilson favourites. Let me know if you like re-reading,and what the experience is like for you!

The next discussion pick is The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

You can listen to the episode here

Transcription of the episode available for download here

Here are links to free audiobook versions:

• The Katherine Woods translation

• The Richard Howard translation

Books mentioned (in order of their mentioning):

• Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

• Jane Austen’s works

• Flush by Virginia Woolf

• A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

• The Waves by Virginia Woolf

• I, Coriander by Sally Gardner

• Jacqueline Wilson’s works

• My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson

• The Woodpecker Toy Fact and Other Stories by Carmel Bird

• My Instagram, Twitter, Blog, and Goodreads

• The Community Library’s Instagram and Goodreads

• Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning

• Ashley’s Instagram, website, and printing studio website

Featured image is the cover of My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson. Image is from the penguin.co website.