Love Reading

By Inspire Culture

The home of books, reading and library chatter. This podcast is brought to you by Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries.... more

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How many episodes does Love Reading have?

The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.

Love Reading episodes:

February 20, 2026 S1E4: World Book Day ideas, influencing others, and reading on the go with Ann and Claire @TheKnittedLibrarian
In this episode, our host Bethany chats with Inspire's Ann and Claire from a@TheKnittedLibrarian about World Book Day inspiration, the risky business of recommending books, and why you should be making the most of our fantastic eLibrary.
Heard a title that piques your interest? Head to inspireculture.org.uk/LoveReadingPodcast to find our featured reads - don't forget, you can reserve them on the catalogue for just 30p each!
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43min
February 06, 2026 S1E3: Romantasy, dream dinner dates and foodie fiction with Melissa and Charlotte
In this episode, our host Bethany chats with Melissa and Charlotte about Valentine's reading, romantic tropes, the process of writing romantasy, and much more.
Heard a title that piques your interest? Head to inspireculture.org.uk/LoveReadingPodcast to find our featured reads - don't forget, you can reserve them on the catalogue for just 30p each!
Happy reading!
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44min
January 23, 2026 S1E2: The books that made us, children’s classics and coming of age with Claire S and Lucie
In this episode, our host Bethany chats with librarians Claire and Lucie about their childhood favourites, coming of age recommendations, and the power of discovering classics at a young age.
Heard a title that piques your interest? Head to inspireculture.org.uk/LoveReadingPodcast to find our featured reads - don't forget, you can reserve them on the catalogue for just 30p each!
Happy reading!
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58min
January 09, 2026 S1E1: Current favourites, goals for 2026 and going ‘All In’ with Ellie and Michelle
Welcome to the Love Reading podcast! In this exciting first episode, our host Bethany chats with Michelle (Libraries and Culture Officer) and Ellie (Librarian) about favourite books, 2026 reading goals, and the National Year of Reading campaign Go All In.
Heard a title that piques your interest? Head to inspireculture.org.uk/LoveReadingPodcast to find our featured reads - don't forget, you can reserve them on the catalogue for just 30p each!
Happy reading!
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38min
September 02, 2025 Inspire Poetry Festival 2025 special: Blackout poetry, Festival Fifteen recommendations, and unmissable headliners!
Listen as Inspire's Love Reading team discuss the Inspire Poetry Festival 2025. They'll cover the poetry you should be reading this season, the headliners you won't want to miss, and how to create your own poetry at home (or in your local library!).
Find out more about this year's Inspire Poetry Festival at inspireculture.org.uk/poetryfestival
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16min

FAQs about Love Reading:

How many episodes does Love Reading have?

The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.