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STACK with Jake and Ella

STACK with Jake and Ella

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 Meet your next favourite books... STACK with Jake and Ella is a books podcast sharing the books we love and helping people fall in love-and stay in love-with reading. In every episode, Ella and Jake will present a curated list of six brilliant books on a theme. We're creating mini-libraries on a theme, for whenever the inspiration takes you. Get in touch with your dilemmas for Shelf Help - no question is too big. We are @stackpodcast on Instagram and TikTok2026 STACK with Jake and Ella Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Books on Friendship: Confetti Cannons, Mayflies, Gabrielle Zevin AND we’ll be back in July!

    Books on Friendship: Confetti Cannons, Mayflies, Gabrielle Zevin AND we’ll be back in July!
    Apr 7 2026
    It’s the season one finale and it starts with a literal bang (sorry about the noise)! In this episode we look back on our highlights from the last twelve episodes and share our favourite books about friendship because we’re incredibly sentimental. Plus Ella pitches a soon-to-be-published book as Ghostbusters meets It’s A Sin and it’s the crossover you didn’t know you needed! Don’t forget to subscribe to the pod so you don’t miss our triumphant return in July… The books featured in this week’s STACK: Mayflies by Andrew O’Hagan Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout Drayton and Mackenzie by Alexander Starritt Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Private Side of Friendship by Alexander McCall Smith Waiting on a Friend by Natalie Adler STACK with Jake and Ella is a books podcast helping you cut through the noise to fall in love - and stay in love - with reading. Each fortnight, we’ll be sharing curated lists on a theme of the books that are worth your time. Please follow us on your podcast player or subscribe on YouTube. Do comment and share and if you’d like to support the podcast even further, we’d love it if you could leave us a review - it’s massively helpful. We are @stackpodcast on socials. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stackpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stackpodcast Please get in touch if you read any of the books from this week’s episode, or have a bookish problem for our Shelf Help section - you can literally ask us anything! STACK with Jake and Ella is an independent podcast production. It is produced by Jake Williams and Ella Horne. Our theme music was created by Thomas Clarke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Books for Turbulent Times: Emily Henry, Motherland and When To Hibernate

    Books for Turbulent Times: Emily Henry, Motherland and When To Hibernate
    Mar 24 2026
    Do you ever feel the need to hide from the world in a book? We do! All the time! This episode showcases our favourite books to read in turbulent times - with a generous side of caveats. Our shelf-help segment this week includes our top recommendations for a documentary-style novel - perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six! The books featured in this week’s STACK: The Poetry Pharmacy by William Sieghart We All Live Here by JoJo Moyes Wintering by Katherine May Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer We also recommend The People We Meet on Vacation & The History of Sound. The poem Ella quotes is Today My Horoscope Read, by Warsan Shire. STACK with Jake and Ella is a books podcast helping you cut through the noise to fall in love - and stay in love - with reading. Each fortnight, we’ll be sharing curated lists on a theme of the books that are worth your time. Please follow us on your podcast player or subscribe on YouTube. Do comment and share and if you’d like to support the podcast even further, we’d love it if you could leave us a review - it’s massively helpful. We are @stackpodcast on socials. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stackpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stackpodcast Please get in touch if you read any of the books from this week’s episode, or have a bookish problem for our Shelf Help section - you can literally ask us anything! STACK with Jake and Ella is an independent podcast production. It is produced by Jake Williams and Ella Horne. Our theme music was created by Thomas Clarke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Noughties Nostalgia: Lily Allen, Malorie Blackman and Kissin’ Kate Barlow

    Noughties Nostalgia: Lily Allen, Malorie Blackman and Kissin’ Kate Barlow
    Mar 10 2026
    In honour of World Book Day we’ve collected some of the most iconic reads of our childhood and hopefully yours too. Jake tries to recommend Lord of the Flies to an eleven-year-old and Ella learns that Lemony Snicket is actually a man called Daniel. The books featured in this week’s STACK: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz Northern Lights by Phillip Pulman The Poltergoose by Michael Laurence Holes by Louis Sachar The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman Jake recommends Daniel Handler’s memoir: And Then? And Then? What Else? Both are obsessed with Lily Allen’s album: West End Girl. STACK with Jake and Ella is a books podcast helping you cut through the noise to fall in love - and stay in love - with reading. Each fortnight, we’ll be sharing curated lists on a theme of the books that are worth your time. Please follow us on your podcast player or subscribe on YouTube. Do comment and share and if you’d like to support the podcast even further, we’d love it if you could leave us a review - it’s massively helpful. We are @stackpodcast on socials. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stackpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stackpodcast Please get in touch if you read any of the books from this week’s episode, or have a bookish problem for our Shelf Help section - you can literally ask us anything! STACK with Jake and Ella is an independent podcast production. It is produced by Jake Williams and Ella Horne. Our theme music was created by Thomas Clarke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
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