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Kate and Laura on the books that get you talking. Every episode we sit down to chat about the books read most recently by our book clubs. What did we make of them? Did they spark debate? And...
A new local literary festival provided the perfect opportunity to record the very first Book Club Review live. Kate is joined by author and...
The Book of Love vs The Dud Avocado: Fantasy, Paris & Book Club Verdicts In this episode of The Book Club Review , we return to our book clu...
Valentine’s-ish Literary Romance: Lucas Oakley on Nearly Departed, Boys Book Club & love stories that stay with you long after reading Join...
What makes a bestseller? Is it the quality of the writing, or just the right book at the right time? This week Kate is joined by co-host Lau...
New year, new intentions – but if you're in the northern hemisphere, January can feel less like renewal and more like the darkest, coldest s...
We're celebrating the end of the year with a look back over our favourite reads of 2025, from new releases to backlist gems, best book club...
'I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train' wrote Oscar Wilde, in the Importance of...
Explore this year's Booker Prize shortlist on the latest episode of the Book Club Review! Hosts Kate and Laura and contributors Phil Chaffee...
In which Kate is joined by pod regular, journalist Phil Chaffee and Professor Elizabeth Eva Leach. Both read over 200 books a year, and thei...
In this episode: Kate and Laura are catching up on their pre-Booker season reading. Did You Are Here by David Nicholls make Laura want to la...
Book Club: Universality by Natasha Brown & Sparks of Bright Matter by Leeanne O'Donnell Welcome to The Book Club Review! In this episode, La...
Something a little different this episode as I invite you to head down the rabbit hole with me into the world of books about books. Accompan...
Seattle, forever linked with books and reading thanks to Sleepless in Seattle . Also Maria Semple's Where d'you Go Bernadette , tho' to be c...
Join Kate as she takes the Book Club Review on tour to New York, a city filled with incredible bookshops, and book podcasters. Christopher H...
From lightening and dragons in Iron Flame to trembling mountains in A Court of Thorns and Roses , from Sally Rooney's Connell and Marianne t...
From Murderbot to Sense and Sensiblity , what are our favourite adaptations from books that we love? Inspired by the recent Apple adaptation...
At a time in which digital information is increasingly uncertain it feels more essential than ever to engage with books that tell us about t...
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon is a novel that takes us back to ancient Syracuse, where war, art, and humanity collide. This gripping ta...
Author, podcaster and reader Daisy Buchanan joins Kate to discuss Read Yourself Happy, her latest book that explores 'shelf-help' and the he...
Olga Tokarczuk's haunting 'health resort horror story' may have wow-ed the critics, but how did it fare with Laura's book club? Phil, Sarah...
Step into a world of philosophical musings and practical wisdom with Oliver Burkeman. 'Meditations for Mortals' is his latest book designed...
It's a new year and a new episode. Join Kate and Laura as they consider reading intentions for the year ahead, and try to set some realistic...
Wrap up your year with the Book Club Review podcast! Celebrate the joy of reading with us as we highlight the standout books we read in 2024...
Curious about the 2024 Booker Prize? Wondering if the shortlisted novels live up to the hype? In this latest episode Kate and Laura are join...
Summer Reading Report: hits, misses, and anticipations We're back from the beach and reflecting on our summer reading in this bonus length b...
In this special episode, originally released for our Patreon subscribers, Kate celebrates the joys of the perfect notebook with fellow enthu...
We love a list, and we love an excuse for a conversation about books, and so we couldn't have been more delighted when the New York Times re...
Laura's on a flying visit to London, and so of course we took the opportunity to get together and swap notes on our recent reading. Regular...
Inspired by the folk at the New York Times article '22 of the funniest novels since Catch 22', join me (Kate), Phil and Laura as we consider...
Exploring literary worlds beyond fiction: a dive into non-fiction Join Kate, as she ventures to South London to visit Backstory, a unique in...
So Many Damn Books podcast creator and host Christoper Hermelin joins Kate to swap book recommendations and discuss the magic of book club,...
Two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London. Publishers P...
What did our podcast book club make of Mild Vertigo, Japanese author Mieko Kanai's 1997 novel, recently translated into English by Polly Bar...
Join me (Kate) and Laura as we go through our bookstacks and discuss our recent reads. Find out what why Laura can't put down The Murderbot...
We've put our 2023 reading lists behind us, and now it's time to look ahead to 2024. Who better to guide us through all the new titles comin...
It's our 2023 review of the year. Join me (Kate), Laura and Phil as we look back over our favourites, from new releases to backlist gems. Fi...
We read all six Booker shortlisted books, now join us as we evaluate them and try to second-guess the Booker judges, before finding out the...
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry has sold over 2 and a half million copies worldwide since publication in 1985, and won a Pulitzer Prize. Wit...
Irish author Claire Keegan is generally considered to be one of the finest writers working today. 'Every word is the right word in the right...
Is there any point in doing a nice thing if you can't flaunt it on social media? Can we ever know what it's like to be a bat? If we know Cin...
Whether you're after fly-through-them page-turners or immersive long-reads, or perhaps you're after a challenge, or the perfect discussion b...
If you've been wondering whether or not to tackle the work of Nobel-prizewinner Annie Ernaux, and in partiular The Years , generally conside...
Join Kate in the historic market town of St. Albans, home to a cathedral, some impressive Roman ruins and one of Kate's favourite independen...
Join us as professional book-recommender and Bibliotherapy queen Ella Berthoud helps us figure out how to overcome life's essential problems...
Six books, four readers and, as always, plenty of opinions. Join Kate, Laura and guests Sarah Oliver and Nina Davies as they dive into the 2...
Our bookshelf shows are the ones where we get to cut loose and follow our own preferences, so listen in as Kate and Laura swap feel-good ear...
So Many Damn Books is a show that aims to celebrate reading in all its forms, and to do so with a cocktail in hand. For over 200 episodes no...
Salman Rushdie's most recent novel Victory City was published in February 2023 to much critical acclaim but, as ever here at the Book Club R...
Our Bookshelf episodes are the ones dedicated to the books we're each reading outside of book club, the ones we tend to love because we chos...
We're joined by friend and journalist Phil Chaffee to discuss FREE by Lea Ypi, a memoir of her Albanian childhood and of life amid the colla...