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The Readers is going to be filled with news from around the book world, bookish debates and discussions, interviews with authors, bloggers and people in publishing. This aims to be a new ‘chat show for books’ covering all genres with the feel of popping to a couple of friends houses, sitting before their bookshelves with a nice cup of tea and nattering about books for an hour or so.

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United Kingdom

Description:

The Readers is going to be filled with news from around the book world, bookish debates and discussions, interviews with authors, bloggers and people in publishing. This aims to be a new ‘chat show for books’ covering all genres with the feel of popping to a couple of friends houses, sitting before their bookshelves with a nice cup of tea and nattering about books for an hour or so.

Language:

English


Episodes

Ep 188; The Readers Horizons & Reading Horizons

10/1/2018
OOPS!!!! Gav Apologises for the earlier version with SPOILERS!!! In this episode Simon and Thomas have a little surprise announcement, they discuss their reading horizons and Simon has a BIG favour to ask of you at the end of the show. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders The Readers Horizons () Simon and Thomas share some slightly...

Duration:00:39:19

Ep 187; The Readers Catch Up After An Unintentional Summer Break

9/16/2018
In this episode Simon and Thomas are back after an unintentional summer break, so they have a big old catch up. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Catching Up () Simon and Thomas have a catch up about what has been going on, how their summer reading went and what they have been reading, what they have been watching and just how...

Duration:00:54:56

Ep 186; The Readers Summer Read 2018 & Books we Would Like To Write or See Written

6/19/2018
In this episode Simon and Thomas are back after another absence due to all sorts of shenanigans to announce the Readers Summer Read 2018 and talk about the books they would like to write or see written. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Catching Up and The Readers Summer Read 2018 () Simon and Thomas have a catch up about what...

Duration:00:55:04

Ep 185; Taking a Walk Through Simon’s Library

5/9/2018
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about the things you don’t tend to talk about bookwise in proper company… does politics, sex or religion put you off reading a book? Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Simon’s Unread Shelves with Thomas () Thomas has a wander with Simon through his...

Duration:00:46:54

Ep 184; The Readers Retreat & Summer Read 2018 Announcements

4/22/2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about the things you don’t tend to talk about bookwise in proper company… does politics, sex or religion put you off reading a book? Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel...

Duration:00:55:11

Ep 183; Reading Improperly

4/9/2018
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about the things you don’t tend to talk about bookwise in proper company... does politics, sex or religion put you off reading a book? Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Reading Improperly () Simon and Thomas...

Duration:00:58:37

Ep 182; The Readers Retreat 2018 & Reading Relationships

2/18/2018
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas are back after another spell of bad technical issues to chat about reading relationships and most excitingly to discuss The Readers Retreat 2018. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders The Readers Retreat () Simon and Thomas have an exciting announcement to...

Duration:00:58:54

Ep 181; The Readers Discuss Strangers On A Train (Finally)

1/28/2018
In this episode Simon and Thomas finally bring you the episode of their summer book club, in winter, oops. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders The Readers Discuss Strangers On A Train () Simon and Thomas discuss how they got on with reading Strangers on a Train, with help from lovely listeners and their comments and questions....

Duration:01:26:54

Ep 180; Farewell 2017… Here’s To 2018

12/30/2017
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas talk about how their 2017 was and what they are hoping for in 2018. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Farewell 2017, Here’s To 2018 () Simon and Thomas dedicate an episode to saying goodbye to 2017 and hello t o 2018...

Duration:00:46:20

Ep 179; A Catch Up & Reading Horizons, Again

12/20/2017
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode Simon and Thomas are finally able to chat after almost two months, they have a catch up and discuss their reading horizons. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Catch Up () Simon and Thomas have a chat about what they have been up to...

Duration:00:50:07

Ep 178; Simon Goes Solo

12/2/2017
In this weeks episode Simon goes solo and has a chat with you about lots of bookish bits and bobs. First up he talks through the Costa First Novel shortlist which he is judging, then he discusses book panics and book funks (with several tangents in between) aswell as just some general thoughts on public reading, goals and plans for 2018. It was like therapy for him.

Duration:00:33:01

Ep 177; A Catch Up & Reading Horizons

11/9/2017
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode, which was actually recorded last month before the Booker winner was announced, Simon and Thomas have a catch-up and discuss their reading horizons. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Catch Up () Simon and Thomas have a chat about...

Duration:00:44:29

Interlude: Simon Waffles

11/5/2017
We'll be back on Wednesday. Simon explains why and what's next in this brief interlude.

Duration:00:03:15

Ep 176; Thomas & Simon Go Through The Shelves of Books Simon Has Read and Kept

10/1/2017
In this episode, Simon lets Thomas have a good old nosey through his bookshelves and they chat about some of the books as they go. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Afternoon Tea with The Readers () Thomas goes through the bookshelves in Simon’s sitting room, with him of course, and they talk about some of the books that Simon...

Duration:00:50:36

Ep 175; Afternoon Tea with The Readers

9/14/2017
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS In this episode, Simon and Thomas have afternoon tea together, in Simon’s dining room to catch up, chat about books and also answer some listeners questions. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Afternoon Tea with The Readers () Simon and Thomas sit...

Duration:01:01:47

Episode 174; A Chinwag

8/24/2017
Show Notes Coming Soon (Sorry, Simon's New Tattoo has affected typing - Gav.)

Duration:01:00:29

Ep 173; Mid Year Catch Up

8/5/2017
In this episode, Simon and Thomas have a big catch up how their year is going so far as they take part in a slight twist of the YouTube Mid Year Freak Out Tag. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders The Mid Year Freak Out Edition ()Simon and Thomas discuss how they are getting on with their year of reading so far. They discuss the...

Duration:00:49:22

Ep 172; What Makes A Modern Classic and Giving and Receiving Books

7/6/2017
Simon is joined by special guest (and listener) Russell from Ink and Paper blog, as Simon and Thomas’ diaries crashed, but he is back next episode promise. Russell and Simon talk about what makes a modern classic and the joys of giving and receiving books. Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders What Makes a Modern Classic () Simon...

Duration:00:49:20

Ep 171; Summer Plans, Summer Reads…

6/22/2017
In the latest episode of The Readers Simon and Thomas discuss their summer plans and the summer reads in their second Summer Spectacular Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. Summer Plans () Thomas and Simon discuss what they have lined up over the summer months outside of reading, where are they going on holiday, or what are they doing if they don’t go on holiday this summer. They also discuss how they read in the...

Duration:00:42:52

Ep 170; Bookish Places and Poetry

6/7/2017
After a small break, due to things going on with Simon, Thomas and Simon return to talk bookish places they have been and would love to go as well as their thoughts on something they have never discussed properly... poetry! Don’t forget you can find us on Twitter, Good Reads and Facebook now as well as subscribing to us on iTunes here. You can also support The Readers if you feel like it via www.patreon.com/thereaders Catching Up () Having not caught up in a while, Simon and Thomas share...

Duration:00:53:18