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Welcome to The Book Club Review, the independent podcast about the books that get people talking. It’s book club in podcast form; listen to find your next great read. You can support the show via Patreon for weekly book recommendations and membership of The Book Club Review monthly book club.
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Try one of our recent episodes or head to the archive for over 150 more.
Two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London, but what did our book club think? Kate and Phil report back.
From the literary London of Charles Dickens to 21st century Romantasy feat. dragons and then some, listen in to our recent reads. Listen via your favourite podcast app using this podfollow link, or go to the episode page for full show notes and transcript.
The books to look out for in 2024, with Bookbar’s Chrissy Ryan, plus some tips for avoiding feeling overwhelmed by your TBR. Listen via your favourite podcast app using this podfollow link, or go to the episode page for full show notes and transcript.
What were the best books of 2023? Listen in to our review of the year to find out our absolute favourites. Join Kate, Laura and Phil for a look back over a year of reading – over 300 books between us, from new releases to backlist gems, and over 50 recommendations. Listen via your favourite podcast app using this podfollow link, or go to the episode page for full show notes and transcript.
The Booker Prize 2023: What did we think of all six shortlisted books. Join us as we evaluate them and try to second-guess the Booker judges, before finding out the winner. Listen via your favourite podcast app using this podfollow link, or go to the episode page for full show notes and transcript.
With prose as ‘as smooth as worn saddle-leather’, USA today writes ‘If you read only one Western novel in your life, read this one . . . no other has ever approached the accomplishment of Lonesome Dove‘. What did Laura’s book club make of it? Listen in for the discussion and our other book recommendations. Listen via your favourite podcast app using this podfollow link, or go to the episode page for full show notes and transcript.
What did our podcast book club think of So Late in the Day, the short story from Booker shortlisted author (and Irish national treasure) Claire Keegan? We also catch up on our recent reading, listen in to find out our hits and misses. Listen via your favourite podcast app using this podfollow link, or go to the episode page for full show notes and transcript.
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Every month we bring you a new episode. That could be Book Club where we chat about the book read most recently by one of our book clubs. An interview with a book club, bookshop or book lover. Or Bookshelf, an episode dedicated to the books we’re reading outside of book club – the ones we get to pick and choose.
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