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  • The Truth About East of Eden

    Is Netflix’s East of Eden getting Cathy Ames completely wrong?


    Sophie and Chaya discuss John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, the new Netflix series starring Florence Pugh, and the huge controversy surrounding its interpretation of Cathy Ames.


    Is Netflix’s East of Eden faithful to the book? Why has Cathy Ames been rewritten as a more sympathetic character? And what does Steinbeck actually say about good, evil, free will and the power of choice?


    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, we compare the East of Eden book and Netflix series, exploring the biggest changes to Cathy, the Trask brothers, the Hamilton family and the central themes of Steinbeck’s classic novel.


    We also discuss “Timshel”, the biblical story of Cain and Abel, Steinbeck’s letters and the real-life inspirations behind East of Eden.


    📚 We discuss:

    • East of Eden by John Steinbeck

    • The Netflix East of Eden adaptation

    • Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames

    • Cathy Ames: evil or misunderstood?

    • East of Eden book vs TV series

    • The meaning of Timshel

    • Cain and Abel and the themes of good vs evil

    • Free will and the power of choice

    • The Trask and Hamilton families

    • Steinbeck’s inspiration and personal life

    • The biggest differences between the book and Netflix adaptation


    If you’re watching East of Eden on Netflix, reading John Steinbeck’s novel, or looking for an East of Eden book vs series comparison, this episode dives into everything you need to know.


    What do you think about Netflix’s version of Cathy Ames? Does the adaptation change the meaning of Steinbeck’s original story?


    Our brand new East of Eden Falling Further companion, which we do reference in today’s podcast episode can be purchased in two ways…


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    https://thebibliofilles.com/companions/


    We hope this brings the text to life, as it did for us and thank you for supporting two obsessive writers!


    Enjoy the pod!


    Love,


    Chaya and Sophie


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    43 min
  • Undercover With The Far Right

    What happens when you go undercover inside the far right and discover how easily dangerous ideas can become normalised?

    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya dive into Harry Shukman’s The Year of the Rat, a gripping work of investigative nonfiction that follows Shukman as he spends more than a year undercover inside far-right groups using a hidden camera and the alias “Chris.”

    From secret pub meetings and Holocaust denial to loneliness, online radicalisation and the communities that draw people into extremist movements, Sophie and Chaya explore what Shukman discovered while moving between nine different groups.

    The conversation also takes a deeper look at some of the book’s most unsettling themes, including eugenics, IVF, falling birth rates, embryo screening, Silicon Valley funding and the ways dangerous ideas can be presented as completely ordinary.

    They discuss the morality of undercover journalism, the psychological tension of gaining the trust of people whose beliefs you fundamentally oppose, and Shukman’s own conflict over whether he was helping the very groups he was investigating.

    The episode also explores the book’s criticisms, including arguments that Shukman’s definition of the far right is too broad, before comparing The Year of the Rat with Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and its themes of identity, disguise and living a double life.

    📚 Books Mentioned
    The Year of the Rat by Harry Shukman
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0iHxjhnC


    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0ff8BFt1


    Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0jd1dgu5


    Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
    👉 https://link.amazon/B009dtWNa


    The Odyssey by Homer
    👉 https://link.amazon/B009dtWNa

    What do you think draws people towards extremist communities? And can dangerous ideas become normal simply because they are presented in a convincing or familiar way?

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    If you love books, reading, literature, nonfiction, investigative journalism, classic novels, contemporary fiction and literary discussions, make sure you're subscribed to The Bibliofilles.

    #TheBibliofilles #BookPodcast #TheYearOfTheRat #HarryShukman #Books #BookTok #BookTube #Literature #Reading #BookRecommendations #Nonfiction #LiteraryPodcast #OscarWilde #DorianGray

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    44 min
  • You Won’t Believe These Are Real Books

    Is fiction getting weirder?

    This week on Bibliofilles, Chaya and Sophie dive into the wonderfully strange world of weird books, exploring some of the most bizarre, surreal and completely unexpected stories they’ve come across.
    From women falling in love with bears, planes and even a front door, to characters transforming into insects, dogs and other creatures, there are some books where the premise alone makes you stop and think: how did someone even come up with this?
    Chaya and Sophie unpack what makes these stories so strange, why authors are drawn to the bizarre, and whether there’s something about weird fiction that makes certain books impossible to forget.
    Expect bizarre plots, unconventional romances, surreal storytelling and plenty of books that are almost impossible to explain to someone who hasn’t read them.
    What’s the weirdest book you’ve ever read?
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    #Bibliofilles #BookPodcast #BookRecommendations #WeirdBooks #StrangeBooks #FictionBooks #BookClub #BookTok #BookTube #LiteraryFiction

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    49 min
  • You Know the Book. You Don't Know Its Real Name.

    Why are some of the most famous books in history called what they are? And what if they had kept their original titles?


    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya dive into the fascinating world of book titles, literary titles and the stories behind them including famous novels that were almost given completely different names.


    From The Secret History originally being considered as The God of Illusions, to Pride and Prejudice almost becoming First Impressions, 1984 being considered as The Last Man in Europe, and To Kill a Mockingbird nearly being called Atticus, we explore how much a title can change the way we see a book.


    They also look at the phenomenon of the "title drop",  those brilliant moments when you suddenly realise why a book has been given its name and how titles can become bigger than the books themselves.

    Plus, we're joined by bestselling author Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss and Sophie, Staring There, to talk about how she creates her book titles, why Sophie, Staring There was originally called Lilac, and how much a title can shape the writing process.


    📚 Books Mentioned


    The Secret History by Donna Tartt

    👉 https://link.amazon/B047aiP9D


    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    👉 https://link.amazon/B09p14rnN


    Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0iGu7djN


    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0eifZY86


    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    👉 https://link.amazon/B00UOOQrx


    War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0g0z2BY5


    The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0cFQ407B


    Dracula by Bram Stoker

    👉 https://link.amazon/B00bOgUH9


    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

    👉 https://link.amazon/B03bkVwbD


    Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

    👉 https://link.amazon/B06WOa116


    Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0jgs2dCs


    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

    👉 https://link.amazon/B07Py3TA1


    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

    👉 https://link.amazon/B00ha1Vmk


    Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0jaN8TpF


    Northern Lights by Philip Pullman

    👉 https://link.amazon/B090VVmIb


    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0iRJO5dn


    Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

    👉 https://link.amazon/B09A20K1h


    Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dJ9P7fW


    What’s a book title that you think is absolutely perfect? And what book do you think should have had a completely different name?


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    If you love books, reading, literature, classic novels, contemporary fiction, book recommendations and literary trivia, make sure you're subscribed to The Bibliofilles.


    #TheBibliofilles #BookPodcast #BookTok #BookTube #BookClub #Books #Reading #Literature #BookRecommendations #BookLovers #Bookish #LiteraryPodcast #ClassicBooks #ContemporaryFiction #MegMason

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    53 min
  • The Syllabus Exposed: Who’s Really Behind It?

    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya are back from their summer holidays with their September Book Club picks — The Year of the Rat by Harry Shukman and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde — before diving into a much bigger question: who actually decides what we read?

    Inspired by new developments in Texas, where a mandatory school reading list includes more than 200 texts alongside Bible passages, Sophie and Chaya explore the politics of education, literary syllabuses and the power that comes with deciding which books students are exposed to.
    They look back at their own experiences of studying English, from The Great Gatsby, Frankenstein and War Poetry to The Go-Between, and ask whether students should have more choice over the books they study.
    The conversation then takes a deeper turn into university funding, foreign donations and the influence money can have on education, research and academic institutions. How much influence should donors have? Where does university funding come from? And can we really separate money, politics and what gets taught?
    Plus, Sophie and Chaya reveal the books they think should be on everyone's syllabus, including Toni Morrison, The Secret History, Giovanni's Room, Never Let Me Go, 1984 and more.
    Is there really such a thing as a neutral syllabus? And who gets to decide what the next generation reads?
    📚 Books Mentioned
    The Year of the Rat by Harry Shukman
    👉 https://link.amazon/B04jA3HWV
    The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bUQ9I4G
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gNt1tL0
    The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0awcdlLf
    Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bGQuaRH
    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0cEz42Jj
    Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01PWmQRu
    Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0hPvrxRS
    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dxjifSF
    The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0iNQ493Z
    Sula by Toni Morrison
    👉 https://link.amazon/B025v28K1
    Beloved by Toni Morrison
    👉 https://link.amazon/B04pm2BVP
    The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    👉 https://link.amazon/B064Bls4P
    The Secret History by Donna Tartt
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0iBtIh8V
    Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
    👉 https://link.amazon/B06CMKsOs
    Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05B8w9ik
    Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
    👉 https://link.amazon/B04hFuY1N
    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0c6tqJ31
    Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bVI15Aa
    Mythos by Stephen Fry
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0cfHtSmF
    I, Claudius by Robert Graves
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01YLuLg1
    Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01ofGRPf
    One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bQKuN04
    The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01V4NdmR
    Translations by Brian Friel
    👉 https://link.amazon/B013y1XWF
    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gxXgiSi
    Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05EuH7Yh
    📚 September Book Club Picks:
    The Year of the Rat — Harry Shukman
    The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde
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    #TheBibliofilles #BookPodcast #BookTok #BookClub #ReadingList #Literature #Books #Education #BookRecommendations

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    43 min
  • Luke Kennard: His Big Chance To Do Absolutely Nothing

    We sat down with Professor Luke Kennard to talk about Black Bag, our July Book Club pick, and honestly we're still thinking about it. 🖤📚

    Luke is a poet, novelist and critic. His collection Cane was shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize, Notes on the Sonnets won the Forward Prize for Best Collection in 2021, and his debut novel The Transition was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime pick. He's now a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Birmingham, and somehow also finds time to review for the London Review of Books, the Telegraph, the Poetry Review and the TLS.
    Black Bag follows an out of work actor who gets paid to sit inside a black leather bag as part of a psychology experiment, based on a real 1967 study into the "mere exposure effect", the idea that we come to like almost anything just by being repeatedly exposed to it. Luke told us where the idea actually came from, how a footnote in a completely unrelated academic paper turned into an obsession, and why he was determined to make the costume weirder than the original.
    We talked about writing male vulnerability without writing a manosphere book, why the majority experience of a creative life is frustration rather than success, and what it's like judging his students' work while sending his own out to be judged in exactly the same way.
    In this episode we chat about:
    📖 The real experiment behind Black Bag, and the mere exposure effect
    🎭 Writing a passive protagonist who denies his own agency
    🧠 Masculinity, emotional dysregulation, and writing men without being didactic about it
    ✍️ Why failure, not success, is the real story of a creative life
    🎓 Teaching creative writing at Birmingham while his own work gets rejected too
    🌀 Anne Carson's influence on the shape and rhythm of the book
    Head over to Substack for the extended cut, we've got a bonus quick fire round with Luke that didn't make the main episode.
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    #LukeKennard #BlackBag #BookTok #BookClub #AuthorInterview #ContemporaryFiction #BritishFiction

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    32 min
  • Adaptations: The Ones We Loved, The Ones We Hated

    What makes a great book adaptation and what happens when Hollywood gets it completely wrong? 📚🎬

    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya dive into the biggest book-to-film and book-to-TV adaptations, from the adaptations they absolutely loved to the ones that completely missed the point.
    Plus, they get into the hugely anticipated The Odyssey adaptation, discussing Christopher Nolan’s take on Homer’s epic, what was changed from the original poem, the missing intimacy and sexuality, the depiction of PTSD, Circe, the Cyclops and whether the film captures the heart of the original story.
    They also look ahead to upcoming adaptations including Klara and the Sun, Pride and Prejudice, East of Eden, The Love Hypothesis, In Memoriam and Buckeye and reveal the books they desperately want to see brought to the screen.
    In this episode:
    📚 The best book-to-film adaptations
    🎬 The adaptations that completely missed the mark
    ⚡ Books vs films: which is actually better?
    🧙 Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings & Game of Thrones
    💔 Never Let Me Go & We Need to Talk About Kevin
    💕 Bridgerton, It Ends With Us & the rise of romance adaptations
    🏛️ Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey adaptation
    🔮 The books we want to see adapted next
    Which book adaptation do you think got it right — and which one completely ruined the book?
    👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇
    Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dKivsBE
    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0a2ffdKR
    The Godfather by Mario Puzo
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gWMEWLH
    Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
    👉 https://link.amazon/B08yksPbN
    The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0faJ8h5R
    We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
    👉 https://link.amazon/B03WT5H1R
    Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
    👉 https://link.amazon/B07q2N2wT
    It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
    👉 https://link.amazon/B00VDC34Z
    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0f8RsOa9
    Dune by Frank Herbert
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dKfgPPs
    Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
    👉 https://link.amazon/B08C2JTr7
    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dTefgkV
    Game of Thrones Series
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05ipHoug
    Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
    👉 https://link.amazon/B005j12Si
    The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gLGYGBP
    Atonement by Ian McEwan
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0cuSbjog
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0daEqVNI
    Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01eBEnaS
    Bridgerton Series by Julia Quinn
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05AGH2og
    The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
    👉 https://link.amazon/B03zFAERq
    The Deal by Elle Kennedy
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dmC1VYR
    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
    👉 https://link.amazon/B02XZ1df0
    Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0a2ttTfO
    East of Eden by John Steinbeck
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gvYmbCL
    The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dSpRau9
    The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0aptJMwk
    In Memoriam by Alice Winn
    👉 https://link.amazon/B089c8smW
    Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bRaZPRy
    Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
    👉 https://link.amazon/B06N0L3gU
    The Odyssey (Emily Wilson translation)
    👉 https://link.amazon/A0aVpgM5g
    #TheBibliofilles #BookTok #BookRecommendations #BookAdaptations #BookToFilm #BookToScreen #BookLovers #ReadingCommunity #BookPodcast #BooksAndMovies

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    40 min
  • The Best Books of 2026 So Far (WE CRIED!)

    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya round up the best books of the year so far and it's not just their own picks. They've spent hours combing through every major "best of" list from Goodreads, The New York Times and NPR, then added their own favourites, submissions from Bibliofilles Insiders, and an exclusive segment from senior editors across Spotify Audiobooks worldwide.

    From the most talked-about book of the year to a lit RPG series flying completely under the radar, a devastating non-fiction deep dive, and the sports romance nobody saw coming, this episode covers new releases, overlooked backlist gems, and the books they simply can't stop thinking about.
    📖 In this episode:
    The most talked-about book of the year so far and why it's dividing readers
    The lit RPG series outselling literary fiction that nobody's talking about
    Non-fiction picks spanning true crime, memoir and modern history
    Sophie and Chaya's personal favourite reads of the year (including one not even out yet)
    Exclusive best books recommendations from senior editors at Spotify Audiobooks (US, UK, Canada and Australia)
    Insider picks from Bibliofilles Substack subscribers
    A recommendation from the National Year of Reading campaign
    Independent bookshop bestsellers from The Wandering Chapter
    The books they're most excited to read before the year is out
    Whether you're searching for the best books of 2026, new book releases, literary fiction, book club recommendations, or your next unputdownable read, this episode has something for every reader.
    👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇
    Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05FZnSS2
    Strangers by Belle Burden
    👉 https://link.amazon/B08UUmiA7
    Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0fC4AwVj
    Vigil by George Saunders
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0aqKSm1Z
    The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gUhlQrv
    The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0aaHd5kG
    London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05yqno0R
    Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0aSVsxyD
    A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bzP9UYm
    Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
    👉 https://link.amazon/B02liHBM5
    Whistler by Ann Patchett
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0hSM2YrE
    The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
    👉 https://link.amazon/B06kWomYD
    John of John by Douglas Stuart
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01tbDnoE
    Transcription by Ben Lerner
    👉 https://link.amazon/B00hzS8lk
    This is Where the Serpent Lives by Daniyal Mueenuddin
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01gLxEoj
    I Want You to be Happy by Jem Calder
    👉 https://link.amazon/B01oYdh9a
    Famesick by Lena Dunham
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0fx92u7y
    Lovelight series by BK Borison
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0fx92u7y
    This Kingdom will not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
    👉 https://link.amazon/B03KOKKRr
    American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0e2TAAvB
    The Pretender by Jo Harkin
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0h8HMY57
    Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0hjI6qCS
    Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
    👉 https://link.amazon/B09Qtnh4G
    A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia
    👉 https://link.amazon/B03Ngrey9
    When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Rizden
    👉 https://link.amazon/B02w4XMYM
    The Girls by Emma Cline
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gLIDWMI
    The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0hIvqyde
    Country People by Daniel Mason
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dzDqSiL
    Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0awQ3ksK
    Cathedrals by Claudia Piñeiro
    👉 https://link.amazon/B05runErC
    Seek the Traitor's Sun by Veronica Roth
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0a8VSPaN
    Fieldwork as a Sex Object by Meena Kandasamy
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0gNbL3bc
    A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0j7Oazqf
    The Winged Game by Sophie Kim
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0ifcOSpu
    Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dbl63If
    Life of Pi by Yann Martel
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0dbZKMzL
    Munichs by David Peace
    👉 https://link.amazon/B00VBaS89
    The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0cUEf1VN
    Doom Painting by AK Blakemore
    👉 https://link.amazon/B0iF1Hulv
    We Go Way Back by Niamh Connolly
    👉 https://link.amazon/B09lbWKXj
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    #BestBooksOfTheYear #BookRecommendations #BooksToRead #BestBooks2026 #MustReadBooks #BookTok #BookTube #BookClub #LiteraryFiction #ReadingList #BookLovers #ReadersOfInstagram #Bookstagram #TheBibliofilles #BookCommunity #NewBooks2026 #BookPodcast

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    53 min
  • Inside Publishings AI Panic

    We've spoken to authors, journalists, teachers, data privacy lawyers, and sources inside publishing who've asked to remain anonymous and we're bringing you the inside scoop on what's actually being discussed behind closed doors.


    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya step away from book recommendations to tackle something bigger: what AI is actually doing to books, authors, and the publishing industry right now. From a warehouse guillotine slicing book spines for AI training data to a $1.5 billion court settlement, we unpack the legal, ethical, and deeply human stakes of the AI-and-books collision and why it's not going away any time soon.


    📖 In this episode:


    - Inside Anthropic's book-scanning operation and the machines behind it

    - Bartz v. Anthropic: the piracy case and the $1.5 billion author payout

    - Why owning a book legally doesn't erase an author's IP rights

    - Authors accused of using AI with zero concrete proof and the reversal of the burden of proof

    - A former Anthropic security researcher on AI agents that rewrite their own shutdown code

    - OpenAI's AI agent that hacked Hugging Face undetected for a week

    - Why "leaving in mistakes" might become the only proof a book is human-written

    - Fahrenheit 451, Hans Zimmer, and what we lose when creativity gets automated


    Whether you're searching for the Anthropic AI lawsuit, AI and copyright law, the future of publishing, or how AI is changing books in 2026, this episode has something for every reader who cares where their stories come from.


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    48 min
  • Your Summer Reading List Needs This

    In this episode of The Bibliofilles, Sophie and Chaya challenge the idea of the traditional summer read and explore whether the best books for summer are really the ones topping every bestseller list.


    From literary fiction, Greek mythology retellings, and dystopian classics to romance, thrillers, BookTok favourites, and underrated novels, we share the books we genuinely believe deserve a place on your summer reading list—whether you're relaxing on the beach, by the pool, or curled up at home.


    We also dive into the surprising research behind the "summer slide," why children should keep reading during the school holidays, and share some of our favourite books for young readers.


    📖 In this episode:

    - The biggest summer reading trends of 2026

    - Why there is no such thing as the perfect "summer read"

    - The most underrated books everyone should read

    - Literary fiction worth taking on holiday

    - Greek mythology retellings we love

    - Romance, thrillers and hidden gems beyond BookTok

    - Why summer reading is so important for children

    - Our personal Summer TBR (To Be Read) lists


    Whether you're searching for summer book recommendations, beach reads, literary fiction, BookTok books, classic novels, or the best books to read in 2026, this episode has something for every reader.


    👇 All books mentioned are linked below 👇


    The Children of Men

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0hMNVNqN


    Call Me By Your Name

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bNzpLtk


    My Sister, The Serial Killer

    👉 https://link.amazon/B07rO0md0


    The Neapolitan Novels

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0hgHiCPP


    You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

    👉 https://link.amazon/B09apRAuW


    Alias Grace

    👉 https://link.amazon/B06zIB6ei


    The Remains of the Day

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bBJ2Gm3


    Ariadne

    👉 https://link.amazon/B0bg48WnC


    Welcome to Glorious Tuga

    👉 https://link.amazon/B03t1yEaQ


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    43 min

About The Bibliofilles

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The Bibliofilles began, as all great modern love stories do, on Facebook during Lockdown. Sophie asked for a recommendation. Chaya prescribed The Song of Achilles. A DM became a dialogue; a dialogue became @thebibiliofilles; and now, finally, a podcast.