The Book Club Review

Discussion, debate, even a little dispute – expect it all on The Book Club Review. Every month hosts

Episodes

Total: 172

Curious about the 2024 Booker Prize? Wondering if the shortlisted novels live up to the hype? In thi

Summer Reading Report: hits, misses, and anticipations   We're back from the beach and reflecting on

In this special episode, originally released for our Patreon subscribers, Kate celebrates the joys o

We love a list, and we love an excuse for a conversation about books, and so we couldn't have been m

Laura’s on a flying visit to London, and so of course we took the opportunity to get together and sw

Inspired by the folk at the New York Times article ‘22 of the funniest novels since Catch 22’, join

Exploring literary worlds beyond fiction: a dive into non-fiction   Join Kate, as she ventures to So

So Many Damn Books podcast creator and host Christoper Hermelin joins Kate to swap book recommendati

Two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom i

What did our podcast book club make of Mild Vertigo, Japanese author Mieko Kanai's 1997 novel, recen

Join me (Kate) and Laura as we go through our bookstacks and discuss our recent reads. Find out what

We’ve put our 2023 reading lists behind us, and now it's time to look ahead to 2024. Who better to g

It's our 2023 review of the year. Join me (Kate), Laura and Phil as we look back over our favourites

We read all six Booker shortlisted books, now join us as we evaluate them and try to second-guess th

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry has sold over 2 and a half million copies worldwide since publicatio

Irish author Claire Keegan is generally considered to be one of the finest writers working today. ‘E

Is there any point in doing a nice thing if you can’t flaunt it on social media? Can we ever know wh

Whether you're after fly-through-them page-turners or immersive long-reads, or perhaps you're after

If you've been wondering whether or not to tackle the work of Nobel-prizewinner Annie Ernaux, and in

Join Kate in the historic market town of St. Albans, home to a cathedral, some impressive Roman ruin