The Bookcast Club

This week we welcome back author and friend of the pod Abigail Mann. Jenny and Abi chat 'unlikeable female characters' as well as sharing their current reads. Who is your favourite unlikeable female character in literature? Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Bee StingMotherthing You Could Be So PrettyCleopatra & Frankenstein Everyone in This Room Will Someday be Dead IdolAnimals Sunset Tampa Unlikeable Female CharactersPride & PrejudiceWuthering Heights Can You Ever Forgive Me? How to Kill Your FamilyReputation Where to find Abi SubstackInstagramSupport The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

Chris and Jenny chat about Daniel Mason's The North Woods. A book that proves hard to summarise but we both loved. A short story collection of sorts that spans decades and shares the history of a little house, its strange and wonderful inhabitants, in woodland in New England. If you've read it, join in with our discussion in the comments, we'd love to know your thoughts. Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Rabbit HutchFolk Mischief ActsBriefly a Delicious Life Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

We're finally back! It's been a long 4 months, but here it is, episode 1 season 1! Jenny, Chris and Sarah dust off their mics and discuss how their reading is going, goals for the year ahead and what's coming up in the coming season. We've missed you! Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

It's a chatty one today. Sarah and Jenny chat recent reads, reading plans and some 'big news'. We're excited about the changes we've got planned and hope you will be too. We'll share some more info and insights in our Substack soon. But for now, have a good one and we'll see you in 2024. Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Glow New AnimalIt's Okay That You're Not Okay Wild CardThe Pumpkin Spice Cafe Sevenwaters Podcasts mentioned The BookshelfBooks on the GoMarlon and Jake Read Dead PeopleSentimental GarbageWomen's Running PodcastKermode and Mayo's Take Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

This is Halloween! Jenny, Chris, and Sarah get together to discuss The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs. Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Other stuff mentioned Grief episode (#87 Books about Grief and Death) Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the show Support the Show.

'I smell snow!' It's the perfect time of year to hunker down and chat Gilmore Girls. Chris and Jenny welcome Kristine from the Gilmore Book Club to the pod to tell us all about the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge, chat Gilmore Girls and have a book club. We chose The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides off Rory's list. We hope you love the episode and if you decide to take on the challenge do download the reading list from Kristine's website and follow her on social media. She is @gilmorebookclub on Instagram and TikTok. How many have you read? If you need to talk to someone please contact The Samaritans in the UK on 116 123 or 988 in the US. There is someone to talk to and support you 24/7, 365 days a year. Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned Middlesex The Marriage Plot Fresh Complaint IT The Body Carrie The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone Other stuff mentioned The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, The Beguiled.Find Kristine online The Gilmore Book ClubInstagram Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

It's officially spooky season so Jenny is joined by Holly from the That's What We Read podcast to chat all things haunted houses. If you would like the uncut spooky ghost story version, sign up for a free trial of our Patreon today. Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Artist's WayThe English Understand WoolThe Diary of a Provincial LadyParis: The MemoirThe Witch of Willow HallThe FamiliarsPlain Bad HeroinesThe Haunting of Hill HouseWe Have Always Lived in the CastleWhite is for WitchingHer Fearful SymmetryMexican Gothic Other stuff mentioned Find Holly online That's What We Read PodcastInstagramGettysburg Ghost Girl Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

It's our 100th episode! Chris, Sarah, and Jen get together to chat about what they've recently been reading, and discuss Yaa Gyasi's debut novel, Homegoing. They have also all read her second novel, Transcendent Kingdom, so they also discuss how those two books compare. No spoilers for either book! Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned The Dry Heart The Trail Running Guidebook Hello Beautiful Vladimir Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

Chris and Jenny chat upcoming book to movie/tv adaptations in today's episode as well as the usual current and recent reads. Join our Patreon for an extended version of the episode (all Oppenheimer chat). Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fi Books mentioned Western Lane Study for Obedience We Have Always Lived in the Castle The Ministry of Utmost HappinessThe Last SamuraiFairy TaleParis: The MemoirAmerican Prometheus Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret The Wheel of Time Wicked! Lessons in ChemistryThe Doll Factory Dune Killers of the Flower Moon Three Women The Night Circus Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Buriel RitesThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoCirce Other stuff mentioned Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai Is the Best Book of the Century (for Now)Jury DutyMississippi Burning Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

Sarah and Chris discuss this year's Booker Longlist and their progress with it at this early stage. They also discuss what they've been reading recently and what they've read in the past year fantasy-wise. PS: Unbelievably, what Sarah was saying was true - in 1977, the chair of judges, Philip Larkin, threatened to jump out of a window if Paul Scott’s Staying On didn’t win the Booker! Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon (Some of the) Books mentioned longlist hereDemon Copperhead Victory City The LuminariesBirnham WoodSnap PiranesiBlack Leopard, Red WolfNot My Father's SonThe Wolf and the Woodsman Kushiel's Dart Cassiel's ServantTom Lake The Rabbit Hutch The Raven Cycle Dreamers Realm of the Elderlings The World of Riverside The Betrayals The BindingThe Night CircusThe Reindeer People Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellThe King's Peace Other stuff mentioned Lauren's video on cleaning with Sweepy Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the show Support the Show.

Shawn is back on the pod today to chat short stories with Sarah and Jenny. We each chose a short story and chat through them through. Like three mini book clubs. All available to read online for free. We also share our recent and current reads. Pilgrims by Julie Orringer The Swim Team by Miranda July The Ones Who Walk Away From Omalas by Ursula K. Le Guin Get in touch Instagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon Books mentioned Fight Night Women TalkingAll My Puny Sorrows And Then He Sang A Lullaby Collected Works The Vaster Wilds The Monsters of Templeton PenancePew The Spare Room Bodies of Light Other stuff mentioned Hannah MayThe Swim Team Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

We are rounding off this series of episodes today with a bang: Jenny and Sarah read Chris' favourite books! They discuss Wicked by Gregory Maguire and Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Books mentioned Unwell Women Birds of America I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home How to Breathe Underwater Into Thin AirSomebody's Daughter Talking As Fast As I Can Open Water Wicked Self-Portrait With Boy Black Butterflies Other stuff mentioned The Blarney Stone in Ireland Film Jen was thinking of was Can You Ever Forgive Me Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

Always our most popular episode of the year, our mid-year favourite books! Jenny, Chris and Sarah get together to share their top reads of the year so far. Books mentioned Surviving AutocracyBriefly, A Delicious Life The Perfect Golden CircleBlack ButterfliesCursed BreadThe PrestigeThe Night Circus Happening The North WaterMoby Dick Annihilation The Marriage PortraitDemon CopperheadVladimirBookshops mentioned Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Support the Show.

Alice is back, so we're going classic Bookcast Club with a chatty catch up episode. Alice and Jenny chat marathons, engagements, 'A Little Life' play, what we've been reading, TBRs, and books for cleansing the palette. Enjoy! Books mentioned Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Support the Show.

It's Women's Prize for Fiction day! But who was our winner? Chris and Jenny discuss the six shortlised books, share their predictions and their own personal winner. Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Support The Bookcast Club PatreonFREE for 7 daysKo-fiSpotifyreview us on iTunes Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Support the Show.

We welcome back Belle to the podcast today! She and Sarah get together to discuss the Stella shortlist in all of its glory. Contact The Bookcast Club Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Stuff mentioned Bookcast Club episode on the Stella Prize Books mentioned How to support The Bookcast Club Support the podcast on PatreonOne-off donations on Ko-Fi Rate us on SpotifyReview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Support the Show.

We welcome the delightful Lauren from Lauren and the Books to the podcast today. She and Sarah chat about what they're currently reading, and chat about a different type of book: cookbooks! High-quality, vegetarian-friendly cookbooks can be hard to find, so they talk through some of the ones that they have returned to again and again, their all-time favourites, and some that they've loved in the past. We hope you enjoy the episode, and as always, if there is something you'd like us to discuss, please let us know! Want more Lauren? Booktube channel | Instagram [@laurenandthebooks] Contact The Bookcast Club Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Stuff mentioned Bookcast Club episode on Pod Pod Books mentioned The Bees Pod Cursed Bread big beautiful female theory Big Bones I'm a Fan Jamie's Great BritainVeganomicon I Can Cook Vegan Vegan 100 The Green Roasting Tin EastNistisima How to support The Bookcast Club Support the podcast on PatreonOne-off donations on Ko-Fi Rate us on SpotifyReview us on Apple Podcasts Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Support the Show.

It's a book club episode! Sarah and Chris are discussing their thoughts on Pod by Laline Paull, one of the books longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. Have you read Pod, or is there a book you'd like us to read and discuss? Let us know! Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Support The Bookcast Club PatreonKo-fiSpotifyreview us on iTunes Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Support the show Support the Show.

We are in your ears today recommending memoirs! Chris and Sarah welcome Belle to the podcast, a friend of Sarah's and a patreon of the pod. They chat what they think a memoir is, why they like to read them, and make some recommendations. Chris also reveals his real and controversial opinions about UK currency. Hope you enjoy the episode! PS the eagle-eared listener may notice that Sarah claimed in this episode that she had not read Happening, when last episode it was something she was currently reading. These episodes were recorded in reverse order, so she did pick it up immediately after talking to Belle and loved it! <3 Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website | Voice message Books mentioned ManhuntLean Fall Stand Crying in H Mart Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube I Am I Am I AmSomebody's DaughterThe Erratics Men We Reaped MotherhoodAfter the Eclipse Happening Support The Bookcast Club PatreonKo-fiSpotifyreview us on iTunes Newsletter Sign up to our monthly newsletter for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Support the Show.

It is well and truly prize season, with three literary prizes for women and non-binary writers dropping their longlists this week. We welcome back Shawn Mooney (aka Shawn the Book Maniac) to talk with Sarah and Jenny about the longlists for the Stella Prize (Aus), the Women's Prize (UK), and the new North American prize for women and non-binary writers, the Carol Shields Prize. We hope you enjoy the episode! *Correction: The Carol Shields prize money is actually 150, 000 USD! Shawn's links Shawn's booktube channel Instagram: @shawnthebookmaniac Twitter: @shawnmooney Litsy: @shawnmooney Sarah appearing on Shawn's channel Get in touch Twitter | Instagram | Website | Voice message Prizes discussed Women's Prize for Fiction (UK)The Stella Prize (Australia) The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Canada & US) #TransGirlApril readathon Kevvie of C’est Kevvie’s announcement Kevvie appearing on Shawn's channel Willow of BooksandBao’s announcement Support The Bookcast Club Patreonwebsitereview us on iTunesmonthly newsletter We encourage you to support independent bookshops or libraries. You can find a list of independent bookshops to support on our website, many of which do home delivery. Support the Show.