Bookish Blether Episode 40 – Best of 2016 So Far!It’s more than half-way through the year and so it’s past time we told you about our favourite books of the year so far! What’s your favourite read of the year?–– What We’re Currently Reading ––HollySwallows and Amazon's by Arthur Ransome | http://amzn.to/2a8xsPhNicolaSkating to Antartica by Jenny Diski | http://amzn.to/2apxBPNSudden Death by Álvaro Enrigue (translated by Natasha Wimmer) | http://amzn.to/2apy0C8The Seamstress and the Wind by Cesar Aira (translated by Rosalie Knecht) | http://amzn.to/2a8xC9hAct of God by Jill Ciment | http://amzn.to/2apyc4n–– Books We Recently Acquired ––Holly boughtThe Outrun by Amy Liptrot | http://amzn.to/2alfBaUThe Argonauts by Maggie Nelson | http://amzn.to/2alfdcCNicolaKnown and Strange Things by Teju Cole (sent by request from Faber & Faber) | http://amzn.to/2aJyPERThe Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss (sent by request from Granta) | http://amzn.to/2alftsbNegroland: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson (sent by request from Granta) | http://amzn.to/2aJyC4h–– Best of 2016 ––Holly’s picksYear of Yes by Shonda Rhimes | http://amzn.to/2aJzyWnWe recommend the audiobook: http://adbl.co/2agrgXQRain by Melissa Harrison | http://amzn.to/2a8yOJMEligible by Curtis Sittenfeld | http://amzn.to/2aJyXE5The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks | http://amzn.to/2a8zy1FFirst Bite: How We Learn To Eat by Bee Wilson | http://amzn.to/29YXwjuMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante | http://amzn.to/2aJzeH8Nicola’s picksRebecca by Daphne Du Maurier | http://amzn.to/29YXsQpGone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell | http://amzn.to/2aJyXnGTreats by Lara Williams | http://amzn.to/2awbKZzThe Dead Ladies Project by Jessa Crispin | http://amzn.to/2apyJ6kThe Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli (translated by Christina McSweeney) | http://amzn.to/2algpgiAlso MentionedOur Best Books of 2015 episode | https://soundcloud.com/bookishblether/25-best-of-2015Our Most Anticipated Reads of 2016 episode | https://soundcloud.com/bookishblether/27-looking-forward-2016James Joyce's wife is called Nora BarnacleThe Subtle Genuis of Elena Ferrante's Bad Book Covers: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/07/elena-ferrante-covers-bad-no-good/488732/–– Follow us! ––You can subscribe to Bookish Blether on SoundCloud, iTunes and Stitcher, or your podcast app of choice.Love our podcast? Leave us a review and share it with a friend!Twitter: http://twitter.com/BookishBletherInstagram: http://instagram.com/bookishbletherTumblr: http://bookishblether.tumblr.comEmail: [email protected]:http://twitter.com/hollyjunesmithhttp://www.heyhollyjune.co.ukNicola:http://twitter.com/robotnichttp://robotnic.cohttp://youtube.com/robotnichttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6523767.Nicola_Balkind