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Fortnightly, casual book chat.
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You've got Jenny, Chris and Sarah chatting three short stories today. We'd love you to join in the conversation and can read all these stories online.The Paper Menagerie by Ken LiuRecitatif by Toni MorrisonA Temporary Matter by Jhumpa LahiriGet in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedWritten on the Body by Jeanette WintersonThe Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our ti...
This week Sarah and Chris discuss the novels of one of their favourite authors, Hannah Kent. Hannah Kent is an Australian writer who has published three novels to date: Burial Rites, The Good People, and Devotion. Is there an author you'd like to hear us review? Let us know! Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access t...
This week we welcome back author and friend of the pod Abigail Mann. Jenny and Abi chat 'unlikeable female characters' as well as sharing their current reads. Who is your favourite unlikeable female character in literature?Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayMotherthing by Ainslie HogarthYou Could Be So Pretty by Holly BourneCleopatra & Frankenstein by Coco MellorsEveryone in This Room Will Someday be Dead b...
Chris and Jenny chat about Daniel Mason's The North Woods. A book that proves hard to summarise but we both loved. A short story collection of sorts that spans decades and shares the history of a little house, its strange and wonderful inhabitants, in woodland in New England. If you've read it, join in with our discussion in the comments, we'd love to know your thoughts.Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedThe Rabbit Hutch by Tessa GuntyFol...
We're finally back! It's been a long 4 months, but here it is, episode 1 season 1! Jenny, Chris and Sarah dust off their mics and discuss how their reading is going, goals for the year ahead and what's coming up in the coming season. We've missed you!Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'close friends' feed on Instag...
It's a chatty one today. Sarah and Jenny chat recent reads, reading plans and some 'big news'. We're excited about the changes we've got planned and hope you will be too. We'll share some more info and insights in our Substack soon. But for now, have a good one and we'll see you in 2024.Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedThe Glow by Jessie GaynorNew Animal by Ella BaxterIt's Okay That You're Not Okay by Megan Devine...
This is Halloween! Jenny, Chris, and Sarah get together to discuss The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs. Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiOther stuff mentionedGrief episode (#87 Books about Grief and Death)Support The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'close friends' feed on Instagram, monthly bonus epis...
'I smell snow!'It's the perfect time of year to hunker down and chat Gilmore Girls. Chris and Jenny welcome Kristine from the Gilmore Book Club to the pod to tell us all about the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, chat Gilmore Girls and have a book club. We chose The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides off Rory's list.We hope you love the episode and if you decide to take on the challenge do download the reading list from Kristine's website and follow her on social media. She is @gilmorebookcl...
It's officially spooky season so Jenny is joined by Holly from the That's What We Read podcast to chat all things haunted houses. If you would like the uncut spooky ghost story version, sign up for a free trial of our Patreon today.Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronThe English Understand Wool by Helen DewittThe Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. DelafieldParis: The Memoir by Paris HiltonThe Witch of Will...
It's our 100th episode! Chris, Sarah, and Jen get together to chat about what they've recently been reading, and discuss Yaa Gyasi's debut novel, Homegoing. They have also all read her second novel, Transcendent Kingdom, so they also discuss how those two books compare. No spoilers for either book! Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedAlmost all of Otessa Moshfegh's books The Dry Heart by Natalia GinzbergAll of Colson Whitehead's books...
Chris and Jenny chat upcoming book to movie/tv adaptations in today's episode as well as the usual current and recent reads. Join our Patreon for an extended version of the episode (all Oppenheimer chat).Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiBooks mentionedWestern Lane by Chetna MarooStudy for Obedience by Sarah BernsteinWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati RoyThe Last Samurai by Hel...
Sarah and Chris discuss this year's Booker Longlist and their progress with it at this early stage. They also discuss what they've been reading recently and what they've read in the past year fantasy-wise. PS: Unbelievably, what Sarah was saying was true - in 1977, the chair of judges, Philip Larkin, threatened to jump out of a window if Paul Scott’s Staying On didn’t win the Booker! Get in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon(Some of the) Books mentionedBooker P...
Shawn is back on the pod today to chat short stories with Sarah and Jenny. We each chose a short story and chat through them through. Like three mini book clubs. All available to read online for free. We also share our recent and current reads.Pilgrims by Julie OrringerThe Swim Team by Miranda JulyThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omalas by Ursula K. Le GuinGet in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | PatreonBooks mentionedFight Night by Miriam ToewsWomen Talking by Miriam ToewsAll M...
We are rounding off this series of episodes today with a bang: Jenny and Sarah read Chris' favourite books! They discuss Wicked by Gregory Maguire and Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon. Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice messageBooks mentionedUnwell Women by Elinor CleghornBirds of America by Lorrie MooreI Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie MooreHow to Breathe Underwater by Julie OrringerInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C F...
Always our most popular episode of the year, our mid-year favourite books! Jenny, Chris and Sarah get together to share their top reads of the year so far. Books mentionedSurviving Autocracy by Masha GessenBriefly, A Delicious Life by Nell StevensThe Perfect Golden Circle by Ben MyersBlack Butterflies by Priscilla MorrisCursed Bread by Sophie MackintoshThe Prestige by Christopher PriestThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternHappening by Annie ErnauxThe North Water by Ian McGuireMoby ...
Alice is back, so we're going classic Bookcast Club with a chatty catch up episode. Alice and Jenny chat marathons, engagements, 'A Little Life' play, what we've been reading, TBRs, and books for cleansing the palette. Enjoy!Books mentionedThe No Show by Beth O'LearyThe Man Who Died Twice by Richard OsmanThe Flat Share by Beth O'LearyDear Dolly by Dolly AldertonEverything I Know About Love by Dolly AldertonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidSeven Husban...
It's Women's Prize for Fiction day! But who was our winner? Chris and Jenny discuss the six shortlised books, share their predictions and their own personal winner.Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice messageSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. You can now try our bonus tier FREE for 7 d...
We welcome back Belle to the podcast today! She and Sarah get together to discuss the Stella shortlist in all of its glory. Contact The Bookcast ClubTwitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice messageStuff mentionedBookcast Club episode on the Stella Prize [#88 All the Longlists: Stella Prize, Women's Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize with Shawn the Book Maniac]Women's Prize for Fiction Stella Prize Books mentioned How to support The Bookcast ClubSupport the podcast on Patr...
We welcome the delightful Lauren from Lauren and the Books to the podcast today. She and Sarah chat about what they're currently reading, and chat about a different type of book: cookbooks! High-quality, vegetarian-friendly cookbooks can be hard to find, so they talk through some of the ones that they have returned to again and again, their all-time favourites, and some that they've loved in the past. We hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, if there is something you'd like us to discuss...
It's a book club episode! Sarah and Chris are discussing their thoughts on Pod by Laline Paull, one of the books longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. Have you read Pod, or is there a book you'd like us to read and discuss? Let us know!Get in touchTwitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice messageSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, monthly bonus episode...
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