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september 2026: memoirs

{from the archives} books about grief

july 2026: favourite books of the year so far

june 2026: women's prize for fiction 2026

may 2026: wuthering heights v "wuthering heights" book v movie

april 2026: welcome back, what we're reading and podcast plans

#4.10 read these first: best books of 2025

#4.9 wicked for good: book vs film

#4.8 patreon book club: the lamb by lucy rose

#4.7 a laurie gilmore: dream harbour special. dipping our toes into spicy romance

#4.6 frankenstein book v movie

#4.5 aussie reads with paulineisreading

#4.4 spooky reads for halloween

#4.3 current cosy reads

#4.2 reading challenges

#4.1 welcome back

#3.10 women's prize shortlist 2025: part 2

#3.9 women's prize shortlist 2025: part 1

#3.8 the problems with jane eyre // discussing wide sargasso sea

#3.7 author spotlight // claire keegan

#3.6 a catchup with chris!

#3.5 if you liked this one, try this one

#3.4 book vs film: the talented mr ripley

#3.3 non fiction

#3.2 book vs film: wicked

#3.1 welcome back to a new season

#2.10 best books of the year

#2.9 sophie mackintosh: cursed bread, the water cure, & blue ticket

#2.8 book v movie: small things like these

#2.7 2024 booker shortlist discussion

#2.6 memoirs

#2.5 book club: fourth wing by rebecca yarros

#2.4 horror recs for halloween

#2.3 cosy reads with millie

#2.2 book club: the bee sting by paul murray

#2.1 welcome back and welcome belle

#1.9 Stella Prize 2024 Shortlist, Part 2

#1.8 Women's Prize 2024

#1.7 Stella Prize 2024 Shortlist, Part 1

#1.6 Recent 5 Star Reads and the Influence of Social Media on Reading

#1.5 Three Short Stories: The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu, Recitatif by Toni Morrison and A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri

#1.4 Hannah Kent: Burial Rites, The Good People, and Devotion

#1.3 Unlikeable Female Characters

#1.2 Book Club: The North Woods

#1.1 Welcome Back!

#104 some books, some chat and BIG NEWS!

#103 Spooky reads! The Yellow Wallpaper and The Monkey's Paw

#102 The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge and The Virgin Suicides Book Club

#101 Haunted Houses

#100! Book Club: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

#99 Upcoming Book to Movie Adaptations 2023/24

#98 Booker Prize Longlist & Our Past Year in Fantasy

#97 Three Short Stories with Shawn the Book Maniac

#96 Reading Chris' Favourite Books: Wicked by Gregory Maguire and Self-Portrait With Boy by Rachel Lyon

#95 Our 2023 Mid-Year Favourite Books

#94 'Palette Cleansers' and a Catch Up With Alice

#93 Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

#92 Stella Prize Winner and Shortlist Discussion

#91 Vegetarian Cookbook Recommendations with Lauren and the Books

#90 Book Club: Pod by Laline Paull

#89 Memoir Recommendations (with Belle!)

#88 All the Longlists: Stella Prize, Women's Prize, and the Carol Shields Prize with Shawn the Book Maniac

#87 Books About Grief & Death

#86 Historical Fiction Recommendations with Russell of Ink and Paper Blog

#85 Most Anticipated New Releases 2023

#84 Favourite Books of 2022

#83 Reading Jenny's Favourite Books - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed

#82 Our Winter Reading Plans

#81 Spooky Reads

#80 Who will win Booker 2022? [with Sarah Freshly & KD Books]

#79 Listener Q&A Special

#78 Book Club: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

#77 Fantasy Recommendations 2022

#76 Books We Love With a Strong Sense of Place

#75 What makes a good 'book club' book? [with Kate from The Book Club Review podcast]

#74 Mid-year Favourites 2022

#73 My Life in Books with Sarah Freshly

#72 Book Club: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

#71 Breaking Romantic Tropes

#70 International Booker Shortlist Discussion

#69 Reading Alice's Favourite Books

#68 Non-Fiction Special with Mercy's Bookish Musings

#67 Short Story Recommendations

#66 The Excitement of Longlists

#65 Book Club: The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas

#64 My Life in Books with Shawn the Book Maniac

#63 2022 Reading Plans & Resolutions

#62 My Life in Books with Akinyi (Semi-Scribbled Podcast)

#61 2021 Favourites and Reflections

#60 What to Buy the Book Lover in Your Life

#59 Reviewing the Booker Shortlist with KD Books

#58 Fantasy for Beginners

#57 Horror Special with Jordaline Reads

#56 Reading Sarah T's Favourite Books

#55 Upcoming Book to Movie Adaptations

#54 Book Club: The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

#53 Is It Worth Reading Classics?

#52 Our Mid-Year Favourite Books: Part 2

#51 Women's Prize for Fiction 2021

#50 Our Mid-Year Favourite Books: Part 1

#49 Reading More Asian Authors

#48 New Book Releases - July to December 2021

#47 Escapist reads to ease our way out of lockdown

#46 My Life in Books - Chris Bookish Cauldron

#45 Reading Sarah K's favourite books

#44 Recent favourite author discoveries

#43 Book Club: The Yield by Tara June Winch

#42 My Life in Books - Kieran from KDBooks

#41 Is there a crime for everyone?

#40 New releases in 2021 Jan - Jun

#39 Favourites of 2020: Part 2

#38 My Life in Books - Abigail Mann, author of The Lonely Fajita

#37 Favourites of 2020: Part 1

#36 Storygraph recommendations

#35 Winter Reads

#34 Booker Prize 2020

#33 My Life in Books - Anna from Books on the Go Podcast

#32 Book Club: Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo

#31 Gothic Fiction for Halloween

#30 My Life in Books - Christine from Storycraft

#29 Historical fiction recommendations

#28 Where do we get our book recommendations?

#27 We run through the Booker Prize long list

#26 Our favourite reads of the year so far / Part 2

#25 Our favourite reads of the year so far / Part 1

#24 Black Writers Matter!

#23 - Books to read for Pride Month

The Bookcast Club #22.5 - Anti-racism resources and books to read

The Bookcast Club #21 how do you feel about re-reading?

The Bookcast Club #20 Women's Prize for Fiction 2020 discussion

The Bookcast Club #19 welcome to our new co-hosts

The Bookcast Club #18 our favourite escapist reads

The Bookcast Club #17 - Our favourite books over the last 6 months

The Bookcast Club #16 - Q&A with writer Abigail Mann

The Bookcast Club #15 - Women's Prize for Fiction Circe discussion

The Bookcast Club #14 - Women's Prize for Fiction longlist and read along announcement

The Bookcast Club #13 - reading plans for 2019

The Bookcast Club #12 - recent & current reads and our favourite books of 2018

The Bookcast Club #11 - reads for Autumn and Halloween

The Bookcast Club #10 - current/recent reads and the Man Booker longlist

The Bookcast Club #9 - thoughts on chick lit, bullshit diets and the Hay-on-Wye Festival 2018

The Bookcast Club #8 - the Women's Prize for Fiction and Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival

The Bookcast Club #7 - current reads and short story collections

The Bookcast Club #6 - our best books of 2017

The Bookcast Club #5 - current reads and self-help book discussion

The Bookcast Club #4 - See What I Have Done book chat and book to movie adaptations

The Bookcast Club #3 - current read, Harry Potter, childhood reads and readalong announcement

The Bookcast Club #2 - current reads, summer reads & life changing books

The Bookcast Club #1 - current reads & literary prizes