Joel Golby's Book Club

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hi my name is joel golby and welcome to my podcast where each week i recommend you a new book. it's out every tuesday. that's it. that's pretty much it.

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April 15, 2024 E12: Sheena Patel's I'm A Fan
We've looked at a few books on JGBC with themes desire as of late, and 2022's I'm A Fan took on a life of its own post-release for absolutely nailing the topic through a modern day lens. It's an astute, sharp and witty book that Joel has recommended "the arse out of" since it came out. So yeah! A good one this week!
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April 08, 2024 E11: Joel Golby's Four Stars
In this episode, Joel's broken every rule in the book and reviewed his own book, which is a book of reviews. It's all very meta, but essentially, 'Four Stars', his new book comes out in a couple days and he's broken it down, told some anecdotes, shared some influences and given you the first taste of what's to come.

Get 'Four Stars' now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/four-stars/joel-golby/9780008284091
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29min
April 01, 2024 E10: Jonathan Dollimore's Desire
In the tenth episode of Joel Golby's Book Club, we're exploring Desire, a memoir from Jonathan Dollimore; a book which explores theories of identity, mortality and, as the name might suggest, desire. It's also book filled with motorbikes (cool), dick sucking (cool) and falling in love with Latvian dudes you don't know the surnames of (cool).
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29min
March 25, 2024 E9: Ann Beattie's Chilly Scenes Of Winter
This week, Joel dives into the oldest book so far. From 1976, it's Ann Beattie's 'Chilly Scenes Of Winter' - a book in which a pretty normal guy called Charles - deliberates over whether he's zipping up his coat too quickly. Is it good? Let's find out!
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25min
March 19, 2024 E8: Denis Johnson's Jesus' Son
Joel's not messing around on this one and has pulled in one of his top ten books of all time (and he only discovered it last year). From 1992, Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson isn't quite a novel but it's also not quite a collection of shorts stories - more a collection of questionable memories from an incredibly unreliable narrator called 'Fuckhead'.
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25min
March 12, 2024 E7: Chris Kraus' I Love Dick
This week, Joel's launching into a book that's been described as one of the most important pieces of 20th Century feminist literature, but it's also a book with "I LOVE DICK" in massive letters on the cover so, you know, highs and lows innit.
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27min
March 04, 2024 E6: Brett Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero
Grab your Raybans, stick on MTV and read a quick, stylish novel by a freakishly young author: it's time for Joel to break down the 80s rollercoaster that is Bret Easton Ellis' Less Than Zero.
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19min
February 26, 2024 E5: Jackie Ess' Darryl
Okay, Joel wanted a change from the "woo woo little prayer book" that he read last week (Eat, Pray, Love) so he's picked a book about a guy exploring the world of cucking. So... yeah. Enjoy!
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22min
February 19, 2024 E4: Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love
Keen listeners will have noticed that pretty much every book mentioned on the podcast so far has been scored pretty favourably. So, this week Joel's picked something slightly outside his usual wheelhouse: the 2006 best seller from Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Eat, Pray, Love'. Will he enjoy the memoir of someone eating, praying and loving their way across the globe? I mean, yeah? Why not!
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15min
February 12, 2024 E3: Wells Tower's Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
Joel's picked another collection of short stories to get you through your reading funk (you are in a reading funk) and surprise, surprise, it's another banger.

You can now get in touch with the show too, by emailing [email protected] and if you don't already own the book, pick it up from Awesome Books with the code 'OUCHIEWAHWAH' for 10% off!
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.