Sarah, Belle, and Jenny gather today to bring you the second of a two-part episode discussion the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist. Today, they discuss their thoughts on Fundamentally by Nassaibah Younis, The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji, and The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden. Are you reading the Women's Prize shortlist this year? Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi | Email Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our ti...
Jul 07, 2025•49 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Sarah, Belle, and Jenny gather today to bring you the first of a two-part episode disucssing the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlist. Today, they discuss their thoughts on Good Girl by Aria Aber and All Fours by Amanda July, with a sort of half-discussion about Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout. Are you reading the Women's Prize shortlist this year? Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi | Email Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast...
Jun 23, 2025•41 min•Season 3Ep. 9
We welcome back the delightful Shawn Mooney from the Youtube channel Shawn Breathes Books. He and Sarah discuss Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea , which was published in 1966 as a response to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre . They chat about the book's origins, its role and relationship with the canon, and how they feel about it in isolation plus as a conversational piece with Jane Eyre . Things mentioned: Sarah on Shawn's channel: Zooming In: Sarah and Shawn on so-called 'unlikeable' female characters...
Jun 17, 2025•44 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Belle and Sarah chat through the wonderful back catalogue of Irish writer Claire Keegan, a Bookcast Club fave. If you have any suggestions for future author spotlights please let us know by contacting us on Instagram or email . Books mentioned : Antarctica Foster Small Things Like These So Late in the Day Walk the Blue Fields Things mentioned: Claire Keegan on ABC Podcast Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi | Email Support The Bookcast Club You can suppor...
Jun 04, 2025•47 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Sarah catches up with former cohost of the Bookcast Club, the fabulous Chris. They chat all things Women's Prize, grief memoirs, and other stuff they've been reading. Will Sarah ever read ACOTAR, or will she just continue to mention it? Also mentioned: Episode #87 - Books about Grief and Death Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access t...
May 26, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Cannot think of a better title! Big thank you to Patreon supporter Millie for coming on the pod with Jenny to share some recommendations. Jenny's choice was Grady Hendrix's My Best Friend's Exorcism and Millie's choice was Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stephens - but what were our bookish pairings? We also did some recommendations for listeners based on Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers and What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. Let us know what you would have recommended based on these title...
May 21, 2025•57 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this episode, Sarah welcomes Cobby back to the podcast! They dive into The Talented Mr. Ripley , comparing Patricia Highsmith’s chilling 1955 novel with Anthony Minghella’s 1999 film adaptation. How does the psychological tension of the book translate to the screen? What changes in character, tone, and setting shift our understanding of Tom Ripley? We hope you enjoy the episode! Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You can supp...
May 12, 2025•56 min•Season 3Ep. 4
It's a non-fiction special! Sarah and Jenny dive into non-fiction, we chat The Women's Prize for Non Fiction and share some of our recent fave reads. Books mentioned : Autocracy Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World by Anne Applebaum Code Dependant: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia The Wager by David Grann See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Pat...
Apr 29, 2025•56 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Sarah and Jenny journey beyond the yellow brick road to compare Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West with its recent film adaptation. They discuss how the film reinterprets key characters, themes, and the moral grey areas of Oz. Have you seen the film/read the book? What did you think of the adaptation? Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our tiers start at £2...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to a new season of The Bookcast Club. Jenny, Belle and Sarah battle time zones to bring you their recent and current reads, plans for the season ahead, YOUR recent 5 star bangers and just the general chaos we like to bless your ears with. Welcome back, we've missed you! Books mentioned: Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton The Party by Tessa Hadley Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan Normal Women by Ainsley Hogarth The Hotel by Daisy Johnson The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch Orbital by Samantha Harvey I ...
Apr 13, 2025•47 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Belle, Sarah, and Jenny get together to round out the year! They chat through their best books of the year and share their thoughts. This is the final episode of the season; we will be back early next year for Season 3! Let us know if you enjoy the episode, and what you thought of the books! Books mentioned: Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth Vladimir by Julia May Jonas Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield Splinters by Leslie Jamison Strong Female Character by Fern Brady Feast by Emily O'Grady ...
Dec 22, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In the second last episode of the season, Sarah and Belle get together to discuss all three of Sophie Mackintosh's novels: The Water Cure, Blue Ticket, and Cursed Bread . Have you read any of her novels? What did you think? Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You 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 episodes, tailored book...
Dec 09, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Sarah and Jenny discuss Small Things Like These and how the book compares to the 2024 movie starring Cillian Murphy. Other things mentioned The Magdalene Sisters (2002) Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You 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 episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post....
Dec 03, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Sarah invites her friend Cobby onto the podcast this week! They chat through most of the books on the Booker shortlist, including the winner, Orbital by Samantha Harvey. They share their thoughts on the books they've read on the shortlist and talk about the best Ralph Fiennes film to lift your mood. Books mentioned: Booker shortlist The Weekend by Charlotte Wood The Submerged Cathedral by Charlotte Wood Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje The Trees by...
Nov 25, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Sarah from Your True Shelf joins Jenny to share their pick of great memoirs. We cover some 'sensible' memoirs and also (our fave) celeb memoirs. Books mentioned Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist Strong Female Character by Fern Brady Waterfall of Stars by Rosanne Alexander Unfamiliar by Kirsty Logan Do They Hear You When You Cry by Fauziya Kassindja Why Did You Stay? by Rebecca Humphries Mighty Be Our Powers by Carol Lynn Mithers and Leymah Gbowee Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes This I Know...
Nov 18, 2024•52 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Author Abigail Mann joins Jenny to discuss the TikTok favourite Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Books mentioned Constanza by Rachael Blackmore Experienced by Kate Young All Fours by Miranda July So Thrilled For You by Holly Borne A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'clos...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Belle and Jenny chat all things spooooooky in this weeks episode. Belle is on a mission to read a really scary book (spoiler - we're struggling to find one!) We share our spookiest book recs along with some (not all that spooky) movie recommendations. We'd love to know the scariest book you've ever, drop us a comment over on Instagram . Books mentioned We Solve Murder by Richard Osmond Children of Paradise by Camilla Grudova Our Wives Under the Sea and Salt Slow by Julia Armfield The Little Stra...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Millie from @saltonshine joins Jenny to chat all things cosy reading. We share some of our favourite cosy reads and movies and also chat recent and current reads. Jenny completely forgot to talk about Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, even though her notes were right in front of her, so stick that on your TBR too. Books mentioned The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan The Night Watch by Sarah Waters The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laur...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 3
It's the first book club of the season! Belle and Sarah chat about the Booker shortlisted book The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. Join in the conversation over on our Instagram . Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You 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 episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the ...
Oct 11, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We're back! It's season 2 and we're excited! In this episode we welcome Belle to the podcast as an official co-host. We chat about our plans for the season ahead, what we're reading, new releases we're excited for and loads more. Let us know what you think and come say hi over on Instagram . Books mentioned Woo Woo by Ella Baxter New Animal by Ella Baxter Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Woodland at Midwinter by Susannah Clarke Motherhood by Sheila Heti Splinters by ...
Oct 04, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a Text Message. Hello friends! Sarah is joined by delightful friend-of-the-podcast Belle today for a discussion about the second half of the Stella Prize 2024 shortlist. They discuss their feelings about Abandon Every Hope , Praiseworthy , and Feast , as well as some recent reads. Stella prize Why did Belle do an Acknowledgement of Country? Review of Abandon Every Hope Review of Praiseworthy in The Guardian Books mentioned Abandon Every Hope: Essays for the Dead by Hayley Singer Feast by...
Jun 23, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a Text Message. Sarah from Your True Shelf is back to chat Women's Prize with Jenny. We discuss each of the shortlisted books and predict our winner, but did we get it right? Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Where to find Sarah YouTube Support The Bookcast Club You 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 episodes, tailored b...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Send us a Text Message. Hello friends! Sarah is joined by delightful friend-of-the-podcast Belle today. They discuss the Stella shortlist and review the first half of the six-book list, which they both think is stellar (I'll see myself out). Stella prize Books covered Hospital by Sanya Rushdi (translated by Arunava Sinha) Body Friend by Katherine Brabon The Swift Dark Tide by Katia Ariel Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You ca...
Jun 09, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Send us a Text Message. Just to confuse you all we have another Sarah on the pod this week! Sarah from the BookTube channel Your True Shelf joins Jenny to chat recent 5 star reads. We also discuss the influence of social media on our reading. We couldn't sound more millenial if we tried. From our memoir choices to our references to dial up, you can probably guess our ages down to the year we were born :D Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned...
May 26, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Send us a Text Message. 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 Liu Recitatif by Toni Morrison A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Support The Bookcast Club You can support...
May 12, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early a...
May 05, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Bee Sting by Paul Murray Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne Cleopatra & Frankenstein by Coco Mellors Everyone in Th...
Apr 28, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Rabb...
Apr 21, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'clo...
Apr 14, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Glow by Jessie Gaynor New Animal by Ella Baxter It's Okay That You're Not Okay by Megan De...
Dec 05, 2023•47 min•Ep. 104
