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Welcome to the 40th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Sarah T and Jenny share their top new releases heading to a bookshop near you between January and June 2021.

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You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:

The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter 4/02/21
Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan 11/02/21
The End of the Road by Jack Cooke 18/02/21
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex 04/03/21
The Manningtree Witches by A. K Blakemore 04/03/21
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten 23/03/21
My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley 01/04/21
Of Women and Salt by Gabriella Garcia 15/04/21
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura 22/04/21
After the Storm by Emma Jane Unsworth 06/05/21
The Divorce by César Aira 01/06/21
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris 10/06/21
Wendy, Darling by A. C. Wise 15/06/21
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox
The Worst Street in London by Fiona Rule
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Blood and Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Treeclimbers Guide by Jack Cooke
Shia Labeouf by A. C. Wise
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Supper Club by Lara Williams
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

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Welcome to the 39th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Sarah T and Sarah K discuss their favourite reads of the second half of 2020 today, as well as their plans and reading intentions for the year ahead.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:

Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly Hall
The Truth about the Harry Qubert Affair by Joël Dicker
Home going by Yaa Gyasi
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall
The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
I'm Still Here by Austin Channing-Brown
The Yield by Tara June Winch
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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Welcome to the 38th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we have another 'My Life in Books' episode with friend of the podcast and author Abigail Mann. You can find Abigail on Instagram, Twitter or her website.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Oh My God What a Complete Aisling by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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Welcome to the 37th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Alice and Jenny discuss their favourite reads of 2020 in the first episode of the year. The two Sarah's will share their favourites in the next episode.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens
Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Vampire Slaying by Grady Hendrix
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan
The Rental Heart and Other Fairy Tales by Kirsty Logan
10 Minutes and 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Witches on the Road Tonight by Sheri Holman
Dead Famous by Greg Jenner
Spirited by Julie Cohen
Ruby by Cynthia Bond
Lowborn by Kerry Hudson
Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner
The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo Lodge
Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo

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Welcome to the 36th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today Sarah K and Jenny test out Storygraph, the up and coming competitor to Goodreads. What did it recommend to us? And what did we think of its tailored recommendation system?

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at just $2 a month and rewards include, early access, bonus episodes and tailored book recommendations. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
The Covent Garden Ladies by Hallie Rubenhold
Witches on the Road Tonight by Sheri Holman
Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
Jam on the Vine by Lashona Katrice Barnett
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Other mentions:
My TBR
Mr B's Emporium

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Welcome to the 35th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today Alice and Sarah T are what makes a good winter read and sharing a few of their favourites. If you have any questions, ideas or themes for future episodes please get in touch either by email, [email protected], or on Twitter or Instagram.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon starting for as little as $2 a month. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner
Murder on Mustique by Anne Glenconner
If We Were Villains by ML Rio
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Burial Rite by Hannah Kent
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Dr Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth
The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel Slater
The Little Library Christmas by Kate Young
Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson

Other mentions:
White Lines (TV)

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Welcome to the 34th episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we welcome Kieran from KDBooks, the self proclaimed Booker Boy, to chat through the shortlist with Sarah K, share their predictions for the winner and their (near enough) live reaction to the announcement. As two huge fans of the prize, what will they make of last night's winner?

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
Please see the Booker 2020 nominations list.

Other mentions:
Episode 27 - We run through the Booker Prize long-list

Where to find Kieran:
Instagram | YouTube

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Welcome to the 33rd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we're talking 'My Life in Books' with Anna from Books on the Go, a weekly podcast that we love here at The Bookcast Club. You can also find Anna on Instagram.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
Dirt Music by Tim Winton
The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton 
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Storm Boy by Colin Thiele
Blue Fin by Colin Thiele
The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Mythos by Stephen Fry
Heroes by Stephen Fry
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
The Iliad by Homer
We That Are Young by Preti Taneja
Untold Night and Day by Bae Suah, translated by Deborah Smith
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
Jeeves Series by P.G. Woodhouse
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
1984 by George Orwell
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Milkman by Anna Burns
Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellman
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
The Yield by Tara June Winch
A Room With A View by EM Forster
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

Links mentioned:
First Tuesday Book Club
ABC Radio National's book show

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Welcome to the 32nd episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we're having an actual book club! The four of us discuss Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo. It's a full discussion so we do spoil the ending, but I pre-warn you so you can switch off if you don't want to know the ending. If you have any questions, ideas or themes for future episodes please get in touch either by email, [email protected], or on Twitter or Instagram.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. We have a variety of tiers starting at just $2 a month, offering early access to the podcast, bonus episodes and book recommendations tailored to you. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Clare Lombardo
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo

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Welcome to the 31st episode of The Bookcast Club, a book podcast for people who love to read and talk books. Today we welcome from the That's What We Read Podcast as co-host. Jenny and Holly discuss they're favourite genre of gothic fiction, sharing what exactly gothic fiction is, what it isn't and a few of their favourites. There's a couple of horror and true crime books thrown in for good measure, perfect reading for Halloween.

Support The Bookcast Club
You can support the podcast on Patreon. Our aim, when we hit $75 a month, is to set up a fund to allow those with less money to buy books. If you are happy to donate for no reward you can do so on our website. A free way to show your support, and a very effective way of spreading the word, is to mention us on social media or review us on iTunes.

Visit our Book Shop
You can buy all the books we mention on the podcast in our Book Shop. Bookshop.org is a great platform if you want easy book shopping without supporting the likes of Amazon. They support independent book shops and we earn a small commission on each sale, which helps with the running costs of this podcast. However, we would always encourage you to make the effort and shop with your local independent book shop. Many have gone to great efforts to develop an online presence and we're sure most, if not all, will take orders over the phone. They can order whatever book you want. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. 

Books mentioned:
Chase Darkness With Me by Billy Jenson
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Thin Air by Michelle Paver
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Bone China by Laura Purcell
The Corset by Laura Purcell
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Other mentions:
I'll Be Gone in the Dark TV series available on Sky and NOW TV in UK
The Gothic Fiction Book Club
Shirley (Film)

Where to find Holly:
Instagram | Podcast | Website

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