Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Other stuff mentioned Grief episode (#87 Books about Grief and Death) 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 Instagra...
Nov 15, 2023•47 min•Ep. 103
Send us a Text Message. '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...
Oct 23, 2023•56 min•Ep. 102
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron The English Understand Wool by Helen Dewitt The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield Paris: The Memoir by P...
Oct 08, 2023•52 min•Ep. 101
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned Almost all of Otessa Moshfegh's books The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzberg All of Co...
Sep 23, 2023•45 min•Ep. 100
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned Western Lane by Chetna Maroo Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy The La...
Sep 11, 2023•54 min•Ep. 99
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon (Some of the) Books ...
Aug 27, 2023•59 min•Ep. 98
Send us a Text Message. 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 Orringer The Swim Team by Miranda July The Ones Who Walk Away From Omalas by Ursula K. Le Guin Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon Books mentioned Fight Night by Miriam Toews Women...
Aug 12, 2023•58 min•Ep. 97
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Books mentioned Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn Birds of America by Lorrie Moore I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Somebody's...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 96
Send us a Text Message. 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 mentioned Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens The Perfect Golden Circle by Ben Myers Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh The Prestige by Christopher Priest The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Happening by Annie Ernaux The North Water b...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 95
Send us a Text Message. 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 mentioned The No Show by Beth O'Leary The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Malibu Rising by Ta...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 94
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message 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, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. You can now try our bon...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 93
Send us a Text Message. 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 Club Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Stuff mentioned Bookcast 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 Club Support the podc...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 92
Send us a Text Message. 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...
Apr 28, 2023•53 min•Ep. 91
Send us a Text Message. 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 touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message 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, monthly bonus e...
Apr 15, 2023•46 min•Ep. 90
Send us a Text Message. We are in your ears today recommending memoirs! Chris and Sarah welcome Belle to the podcast, a friend of Sarah's and a patreon of the pod. They chat what they think a memoir is, why they like to read them, and make some recommendations. Chris also reveals his real and controversial opinions about UK currency. Hope you enjoy the episode! PS the eagle-eared listener may notice that Sarah claimed in this episode that she had not read Happening , when last episode it was som...
Mar 24, 2023•48 min•Ep. 89
Send us a Text Message. It is well and truly prize season, with three literary prizes for women and non-binary writers dropping their longlists this week. We welcome back Shawn Mooney (aka Shawn the Book Maniac) to talk with Sarah and Jenny about the longlists for the Stella Prize (Aus), the Women's Prize (UK), and the new North American prize for women and non-binary writers, the Carol Shields Prize. We hope you enjoy the episode! * Correction: The Carol Shields prize money is actually 150, 000...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 88
Send us a Text Message. This episode was a special request from a listener. Sarah and Jenny discuss their experiences with grief and recommend some reads, we promise it's not completely depressing! That being said we do discuss cancer, miscarriage, suicide, sudden death and more, so if you find these topics upsetting then please do give this episode a miss. We've bookmarked where we start talking books if you would like to skip our personal experiences. We hope you enjoy the episode and if you'v...
Feb 26, 2023•55 min•Ep. 87
Send us a Text Message. We are delighted to welcome Russell from Ink and Paper Blog to the podcast today! He chats to Chris about his love for historical fiction, and they make some recommendations of some of their favourites. Enjoy the episode! Want more Russell? Russell's YouTube channel [@inkandpaperblog] Instagram: @inkandpaperblog Twitter: @inkpaperblog Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Books mentioned Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese The Incarnations by Susan Barker ...
Feb 11, 2023•54 min•Ep. 86
Send us a Text Message. Jenny and Chris share which books they're eagerly awaiting in 2023. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Books mentioned Her Majesty's Royal Coven By Juno Dawson Legends and lattes by Travis Baldry The Devil House by John Darniell The North Water by Ian Maguire Now She is Witch by Kirsty Logan Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix A Spell of Good Things by Ayobami Adebayo Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater The ...
Jan 27, 2023•52 min•Ep. 85
Send us a Text Message. We're back! Chris, Jenny, and Sarah are coming at you today to discuss their favourite reads of 2022. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Books mentioned The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Into the Woods by Tana French All the Acorns on the Forest Floor by Kim Hooper The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Riverside series by Ellen Kushner [with audiobooks directed by Neil Gaiman] On Writing by Stephen King New Animal by Ella Baxter T...
Jan 13, 2023•45 min•Ep. 84
Send us a Text Message. Chris, Alice and Jenny chat about Jenny's favourite books We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson and Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed. This is our last episode of the year! We'll be back in 2023 so please do send us over any episode ideas you may have. Have a great festive season, we hope it involves lots of great books! Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Support The Bookcast Club You can support the podcast on Patreon . Our ...
Nov 27, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 83
Send us a Text Message. In our penultimate episode of the year, Chris and Alice talk through their reading plans for autumn and winter this year, and reflect on how the year has gone for them reading-wise. As mentioned at the end of the episode, we are going to be planning our 2023 episodes soon, so if you have any episode ideas or requests, let us know! Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Stuff we mentioned Subterranean Press Tills Bookshop in Edinburgh, UK Books mentione...
Nov 12, 2022•54 min•Ep. 82
Send us a Text Message. Chris and Jenny share some spooky reads for your Halloween weekend. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Stuff we mentioned Horror Special with Jordaline Reads episode Storygraph Recommends episode Books mentioned 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, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. If you would like to...
Oct 27, 2022•53 min•Ep. 81
Send us a Text Message. We are delighted to welcome back podcast favourites Kieran (KD Books) and Sarah (Freshly Read Books) to review the Booker shortlist. They discuss their thoughts on each of the shortlisted books with Sarah, and the three of them try to predict what the winner will be. Buckle up and hope you enjoy! Reviews of tangentially-related novels and popular hair dryers included free of charge in this one. Want more of Kieran? Youtube | Instagram [@kdbooks] Want more of Freshly? Yout...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 80
Send us a Text Message. For the first time ever, all four of us get together to record an episode! This is a special Q&A episode, where we answer questions sent in by the listeners over social media from the past few weeks. We really liked doing this episode, so if you would like us to make it a regular thing, please let us know! The questions we answered are listed below, as well as any people or podcasts we mentioned in our answers. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice messag...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 79
Send us a Text Message. It's a book club episode! Sarah, Chris, and Alice get together to discuss Hanya Yanagihara's controversial novel, A Little Life . Chris and Alice have both read this before and loved it, and Sarah has read it for the first time. Will she agree with their thoughts on the book? The majority of this episode is spoiler-free, but there is a spoiler section in the latter half. You can use the chapter markers to skip around and avoid the spoilers if you haven't read it. [If your...
Sep 16, 2022•49 min•Ep. 78
Send us a Text Message. Sarah and Chris go back to one of their favourite topics, fantasy novels! They discuss what they've been reading in the past year since their last fantasy episode, and make some more recommendations, as your TBR is no doubt lacking in recommendations at this point. They also discuss some books about Mormonism and Jehovah's Witnesses and the Booker longlist and Chris' plans to read or not read it. As mentioned in the episode, we are planning to record a Q&A episode in ...
Sep 02, 2022•56 min•Ep. 77
Send us a Text Message. Sarah and Alice discuss their love for books with a strong sense of place and make some recommendations. They also talk about Sarah's progress in the Booker longlist, and Sarah tries to convince Alice to read The Little Friend. As mentioned in the end of the episode, we are planning to record a Q&A episode in September! If you have a question for any or all of us (Chris, Sarah, Jenny, or Alice), please send us an email or message us on social media! Get in touch Twitt...
Aug 19, 2022•49 min•Ep. 76
Send us a Text Message. Today we are delighted to welcome Kate from The Book Club Review podcast to the Bookcast Club. She and Sarah both run book clubs, and they talk through what book clubs mean to them, what makes a good book club book, and make some recommendations for your book club. Links to Book Club Review podcast, and all the books and other things we talked about, can be found below. Thanks for listening! The Book Club Review podcast Book Club Review website Book Club Review episode #1...
Aug 05, 2022•52 min•Ep. 75
Send us a Text Message. Always one of our favourite episodes to record, Jenny, Alice and Chris share their mid-year favourites! From vampires to courgettes, which books have we enjoyed the most in the first half of 2022? Books mentioned Love Marriage by Monica Ali The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller The Year of Miracles: Recipes About Love + Grief + Growing Things by Ella Risbridger Midnight Chicken by Ella Risbridger Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 74
