In episode 8 we discuss Hannelore Cayre’s The Godmother, ‘a perfect little slice of French noir’. Meet Patience Portefeux, a fifty-three-year-old, underpaid Franco-Arab interpreter for …
Tome & Tome Again Podcast: The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre

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In episode 8 we discuss Hannelore Cayre’s The Godmother, ‘a perfect little slice of French noir’. Meet Patience Portefeux, a fifty-three-year-old, underpaid Franco-Arab interpreter for …
In episode 7 we discuss Bill Bryson’s Mother Tongue, a humorous non-fiction romp through the English language and how it got that way! Only Bill …
In episode 5 we discuss Emily McGovern’s hilarious queer Regency romance and stab-fest graphic novel Bloodlust & Bonnets! Set in early nineteenth-century Britain, Bloodlust & Bonnets follows …
In episode 3 we discuss Suzette Haden Elgin’s classic sci-fi work Native Tongue! Trigger warning for mentions of infant de*th and ab*se of women. Set …
In episode 2 we get deep into Julie Koh’s brilliant collection of satirical short stories, Portable Curiosities! Published in 2016, Portable Curiosities is described as: …
Tome & Tome Again podcast brings together Jemimah Brewster (book reviewer for ArtsHub, The AU Review, and Aurealis Magazine) and Jess Gately (freelance publishing professional) …
In early 2024, my good friend Jess and I launched a podcast called Tome & Tome Again! Tome & Tome Again (aka ToTA) is about re-reading …