It's such a treat to welcome back Ana Sampson for a dive into ideas for your Jolabokaflod. As happens every time I speak to Ana we set out to think about a few books - the brief today was 5 - and end up side tracked and delighted to talk about more.
Ana's own poetry collection Gods and Monsters is definitely up there for me as a book to buy (or request...)
You can buy your Christmas Books wherever you most enjoy shopping but here's a link to my favourite independent bookshop's storefront on the fabulous bookshop.org platform
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scarthinbooks
We talked about:
Gods and Monsters curated by Ana Sampson
The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
The Beasts of Paris by Stef Penny
Skip to the End by Molly James
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
Storyland for Children by Amy Jeffs
Femina by Jamina Ramirez
Dominion by Tom Holland
England on Fire by Stephen Elcock and Matt Osman
The Ghost Theatre by Matt Osman
Lost and Never Found by Simon Mason
Dead Rich and The Conspirators by William Shaw