Tea o'clock with Cella

Join us for our spooky spectacular as we delve into some of our favourite witchy reads!Episode details:3.40 - Spookily Yours by Jennifer Chipman22.53 - Rewitched + the Selcouth Coven series by Lucy Jane Wood40.30 - The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton44.30 - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches & A Witch's Guide to Magical Inkeeping by Sangu Mandanna45.58 - The Ex Hex series by Erin Sterling48.43 - Ashley Poston books49.55 - Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe51.27 - Hex and the City by Kate Johnson

In our latest The Story of the Novel Without Men Episode we’re heading to a gothic 18th century tale. Join us as we talk about Ann Radcliffe’s first novel, The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne. An episode full of gothic tropes, questions of the setting of Medieval Scotland and even a brief history of Gothic literature. Enjoy! Episode details:What we’ve been consuming:00:52- Rewitched (Halloween ep sneak preview)01:51- Autumn Playlists02:28- Supernatural Series 403:59- Beetlejuice The Musical05:39- Starside by Alex Aster06:30- Digger08:57- The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne by Anna Radcliffe37:28 - Summary (finally 😅) 

Spooky season is here and so is the long awaited sequel to Practical Magic! Tune in to hear our thoughts...Episode details:3.25- Starside by Alex Aster14.31- The Tempest by Victoria Aveyard22.19- Practical Magic 2

We’re back with a bookish episode on Meg Mason’s recent novel Sophie Standing There. Join us as we unpack the story and our thoughts on it all, oh and we get a bit meta too00:45- Inception05:38- It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey07:51- Ashley Posen, Novel Love Story and The 7 Year Slip10:02- Geese and Westside Cowboy12:08- Sophie, Standing There

We're all about hearts in this double-whammy episode! We couldn't resist chatting about one of our fav books of the year AND the finale to one of our fav shows <3Episode details0.22- Heart the Lover by Lily King28.02- The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley30.49- Sl*gs by Emma Jane Unsworth37.32- Heartstopper Forever

Chatting all about Claire Daverley's latest novel 'people in love'! Get ready to fall in love, have your heartbroken, and put back together again.Episode details:04:12- Charli xcx New Album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’08:43- The Compound by Ashling Rawles (spoiler warning)21:12- People in Love by Claire Daverley

Join us as we muse on the blockbuster film of the year: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey!Episode details:1:43 - What We've Been Consuming: Hadestown8.13 - What We've Been Consuming: Norwegian Wood19.47 - The Odyssey (text)25.50 - The Odyssey (film)

Our next instalment in The Novel Without Men is here! We’ve come all the way up to the modern day and are discussing Monica Ali’s Love Marriage. A tapestry of family life that Ceri Jones calls “a masterpiece”. Listen to us catch up on what we’ve been reading and watching lately, and all things Love Marriage. Episode details:04:45- What We’ve Been ConsumingHunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller06:40- Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley11:54- Lovers of Franz K. by Brian Sönmez12:25- Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield12:43- The Compound by Aisling Rawls14:50- Love Marriage -reading process15:42- It’s Not A Cult by Joey Batey17:08- One Battle After Another19:19- The Substance21:24- Love Marriage by Monica Ali24:17- Summary25:35- Main discussion

As promised, we bring you our thoughts on the second half of The Other Bennet Sister. Tune in to hear our thoughts on the last five episodes of this fantastic show...Episode details:3.15 - Disclosure Day7.40 - The Odyssey - audiobook11.30 - Good Omens S315.22 - The Other Bennet Sister, E6-10

We're heading back into Matt Haig's Midnight World with 'The Midnight Train'. We kick off with a bumper What We've Been Consuming as we catch up on our recent reads and listens!Episode details:00:58- Fahrenheit 45104:10- 198411:34- Niall Horan's Dinner Party12:21- Uncharmed12:53- A Beautiful Lack of Consequences15:42- The Paris Apartment23:07- The Midnight Train