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The Brighton Book Club — 99 episodes
83: Brighton Festival Literature Programme Preview with Bea Colley
82: Maria Cohut, Alice Wright, Daren Kay and Brighton Book Festival
81: Joelle Taylor at Brighton Festival 2026
80: Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, Jess Robinson, Suzy Quinn and Laura Mugridge
79: Hattie Williams, Katherine Bradley and Kate Beales
78: Christmas Gift Guide with Elizabeth Perry and Gabrielle Griffiths
77: Chris Bridges, Hayley Dunlop, Social Sauna Book Club, Demystifying Publishing and more!
76: 🛟The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literary Festival featuring Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho 🛟
75: Jo Morey, Sally Gardner, Piotr Cieplak and Chapter 34 Books
74: Marisa Linton, Kerry Downes, Jill Johnson, E.C. Nevin and Brighton Book Festival
73: Emma Jane Unsworth, Lauren Bravo, Andrew Flewitt and Beyond The Book Festival
72: Saba Sams is coming to Brighton Festival on May 8th
71: Annabel Thorpe, Judy Upton, Tom Johnstone, Waterstones Events and Publishing Industry Day
70: Frances Quinn, D.E White's Crime Writing Workshop, Forthwrite Festival, The First Graphic Novel Award and Brooke Robinson's attempt to write in every cafe in Brighton
69: Laura Wilkinson, Hannah Dolby, Simon Maddrell and Charlie Ross AKA The Roaming Reader
68: Holly Bourne and Alan Edwards (are coming to a venue near you)
67: Holiday Book Recommendations with Kemptown Books and our very first Christmas Story with Fran Swaine
66: Historical Fiction with Anna Lucia, Jacquie Bloese and Ciar Byrne
65: The Coast is Queer: Queer Ukraine
64: Truth, Memory and Reliability in Fiction with Elizabeth Perry & Status Quo
63: The Coast is Queer: Genre Bending and Queering Words
62: The Coast is Queer: Juno Dawson's Lovely Trans Literary Salon with Harry Nicholas
61: Jill Johnson, Jane Crittenden and AFLO. the Poet
60: The Coast is Queer: The Undercurrent of Class on Queer Literature with Joelle Taylor and Abi Fellows
59: The Coast is Queer: Queer Representation in Commercial Fiction with Tanya Byrne, Tasha Suri and Laura Kay.
58: From Short Story to Radio Drama: Recording 'Anne' with Kristin Burniston and Duncan Illing
57: Summer Reads with Jo Furniss, Cassie Bruce and Sophie Flynn
56: Brighton Book Festival with Althea Woolf, Sheika Helawy, Taha Kehar, Helen Lederer and Roy McFarlane
55: It's the Reverbathon! Supported by Brighton Fringe, Hove Creative Writing Club and The Real Writers Circle
54: Graham Bartlett, Katy Massey and Tanya Byrne
53: Brighton Debut Authors Ania Card and Sarah Butler plus a Brighton Fringe Preview
52: Brighton Bestsellers with Elly Griffiths, Dorothy Koomson and Jack Jordan
51: Real Writers Circle Takeover
50: Christmas Gift Guide 2023, Idra Novey and why you should all join Jericho Writers
49: Lisa Fransson, Deborah Jenkins and Emma Jackson
48: The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literature Festival 2023
47: Eliza Clark's 'Penance', Elizabeth Delo, Deborah Price and Joseph Zigmond
46: Claire Fuller, Chloe Michelle Howard, Emma Claire Wilson and The First Graphic Novel Competition
45: Lily Lindon, Talia Hibbert, Amy Lavelle, Joe Bedford and Amita Murray
44: Amy Key, Katherine Bradley, The Creative Writing Programme and Jane Crittenden
43: Spring Reads, Brighton Book Festival and Chikodili Emelumadu's DAZZLING
42: Sea swimming in books with Josie Lloyd and Mark Radcliffe, Brighton Fringe preview and Sophie Flynn's ALL MY LIES
41: Romantic Comedies, Lost Love, Second Chances and Jessica George's MAAME
40: Three Brighton Writers for 2023: PD Viner, David Bramwell and Jo Bloom, plus The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
39: Bumper Christmas Book Recommendation Special!
38: Peter James, Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Ann Girdharry
37: Books Set In Brighton featuring Jamie West, Daren Kay, Sue Teddern and Alison Belsham, plus Rachelle Atalla's THE PHARMACIST
36: Honey & Spice, The Coast is Queer, Fatal Shore Festival, Small Wonder Festival, Mark Thompson and Helen Trevorrow
35: The Kemptown Bookshop, Lily Lindon, Cate Quinn and Chloe Timms
34: Summer Reads, Brighton Book Festival, Dolen Perkins-Valdez, The West Hill Writers and Laura Kay
33: Brighton Fringe, Do No Harm and The Human Body is a Hive
32: Brighton Writers of Historical Fiction and Toni Morrison's RECITATIF
31: From Fact to Fiction with Melissa Fu, Alice O'Keefe and Nofel Nawras. Plus Creative Future's Writers Awards
30: New Beginnings with Claire Fuller, Beth Miller, Lisa Edwards and Jo Furniss
29: Christmas Recommendations Special with City Books, Daunt and Afrori and The View Was Exhausting
28: Man Booker Prize Deep Dive, Evie Wyld and the Brighton Bookshop
27: Heidi James, the Women's Prize Shortlist, COMA Comic and more
26: Footnotes: Lulu Allison's SALT LICK is released!
26: The Bookmakers, Cathy Hayward, Sheila Bugler and Tanya Byrne
25: Pre Loved Books, Beer, & A Bit Of Romance
24: Books for Amnesty
23: Three Brighton authors: Ericka Waller, Beth Miller and Anna Jefferson, plus an Arvon fundraiser and Anna Bailey's Tall Bones
22: Emma Jane Unsworth, Alice Ash, Holly Seddon and Sophie Flynn talk about their new books and their favourites
21: Footnotes: Charleston Festival Edit
20: Four local(ish) authors: Joanna Rees, Lisa Heathfield, Sarah Ann Juckes and Rosie Wilby
19: Books in Translation
18: Books and Mental Health
17: Graphic novels, Christmas gift guide and Shelter Book Club
16: Unheard Voices
15: Book to Screen
14: Footnotes: Hannah Eaton and Hannah Berry celebrate the launch of BLACKWOOD
13: Local Author Special and Paul Mendez' Rainbow Milk
12: A deep dive into Boy Parts with Eliza Clark
11: Pride (or not Pride) Special
10: Love Stories: the conventional, the non-conventional and the controversial
9: Coming-of-age novels, re-reading and lockdown recommendations
7: Footnotes: Cecilia Knapp
8: Footnotes: Short Story prompt with Naomi Ishiguro
7: Footnotes: Afraid of the Light with Jo Furniss
7: Poetry: Laura Mugridge, Jackie Wills, Rachel Shorer, John McCullough, Lucy Cage and Sharlene Teo
6: Footnotes: Elizabeth Haynes
6: Crime: Dorothy Koomson, Elly Griffiths, Julia Crouch and William Shaw
6: Footnotes: Publication party for STAUNCH and THE SCOOP
5: Music: Sarah Ozo-Irabor, Paul Simmonds & Bethan Roberts
4: Footnotes: Salt Lick Crowdfunder with Lulu Allison
4: Footnotes: Book Bloggers
4: Footnotes: Short Stories with Elizabeth Perry
4: Short Stories: Naomi Ishiguro, Hannah Vincent & Victoria Adeniji West
4: Prologue: Short Stories
3: Footnotes: Young City Reads
3: Young Adult Literature with Chris Riddell & Sarah Ann Juckes
3: Prologue: Coming Up in Chapter 3
2: Excerpt: Christmas Gift Guide from a Bookseller
2: Footnotes: The Feminist Bookshop
2: Amanthi Harris & Tammye Huf
2: Prologue: Coming up in Chapter 2
1: Footnotes: Emma Jane Unsworth - ANIMALS
1: Emma Jane Unsworth & Lizzie Ridout
1: Introducing the Brighton Book Club!