Hello Readers.

Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddan Keefe . Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com.

Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.

To Read Instead

Dope Sick by Beth Macy

Careless People by Sarah Wynne-Williams

The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind

To Watch Instead

The Dropout podcast (2019)

Dr Death (2021)

All The Beauty and The Bloodshed (2022)

Death of A Unicorn (2025)

We will see you in July for some fantastic content from Hay On Wye and our regular podcast will be back in August after the Girly Swot and War Bore return :)

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Hello Readers.

Here's Chris' in depth take on Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddan Keefe and what he read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, and follow us on Instagram.

Here’s a list of the books, movies and shows mentioned in the podcast.

The Monkey 2025

Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock

East West Street by Philippe Sands

Gallipoli by Peter Hart

Make sure you are subscribed for part two when the Girly Swot will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.

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Hello Readers.

Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Deathscent by Robin Jarvis. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on Instagram. or get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com.

Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.

To Read Instead

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Perfume by Patrick Suskind

Shogun by James Clavell

To Watch Instead

The Dark Crystal (1982)

Labyrinth (1986)

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

John Carter (2012)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

His Dark Materials (2019 TV series)

Shogun (2024 TV series)

We will see you in May for our next episode and you can find out what the War Bore thought about next months read and what else he read instead.

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