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The Radio 2 Book Club

The Radio 2 Book club celebrates the best in new fiction and recommends great reads. Sara will be interviewing top authors about their latest novels, and she’ll be catching up with librarians and reading groups from across the UK. Whether you’re after a summer blockbuster, a twist-filled thriller, or want to curl up with a heart-warming love story, Sara has you covered!

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9:22

The Carnegies 2025!

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/06/03

Librarian Ros Harding tells Sara all about The Carnegies - the UK's longest running children's book awards. Ros is this year's Head Of Judges - and tells us why these awards are important for recognising writers and illustrators, and why encouraging children to read is so vital. She also shares her Top Five Reads Of The Year!Louisa Reid - 'Handle with Care'Sarah Crossan - 'Where the Heart Should Be' Ravena Guron - Mondays are Murder' Richard Osman - 'We Solve Murders' Holly Bourne - 'So Thrilled

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18:26

'Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/05/27

V.E. Shwab returns to the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new novel, 'Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil' She has written and published 25 books in just 15 years (quite an achievement!) and was featured on the pod for her last novel - 'The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue' She talks to Sara about 'fantasy with a small f', reading outside your comfort zone, writing queer love stories and why she likes vampires! Here's a little more on the book:Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.London, 1837. Boston,

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12:24

Superstar Librarian Luke shares his Top Five Reads

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/05/20

Luke Burton is one of our Superstar Librarians who helps choose our Radio 2 Book Club titles. He's now a big cheese at Arts Council England, and talks to Sara about the importance of libraries and...how he comes from a family of qualified librarians (so it really is in his blood!) He shares his Top Five Reads - and the books he's looking forward to reading this year. Here is his list:'In the Blink of an Eye' by Jo Callaghan'What a Way to Go' by Bella Mackie'The Masquerades of Spring' by Ben

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15:52

'The Book Of Guilt' by Catherine Chidgey

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/05/13

Sara welcomes author Catherine Chidgey to the Radio 2 Book Club. They discuss her new novel, 'The Book Of Guilt', which is an eerie, dark, chilling story set in England, in the late 1970s (but a slightly different England to what we know now) Catherine talks about her inspirations, the things she does in the name of research (going on a rollercoaster even though she's terrified of them) and how she created the unnerving feeling in her books. She also gives us some great book recommendations too

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15:20

Listener Reviewer Stef Loughrey

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/05/06

Listener Reviewer, Stef Loughrey, shares the five books she has loved reading recently. She also tells Sara about her job as a TV producer, sharing books on Insta - and - which new novels she's looking forward to coming out this year... Here are her picks: Penance by Eliza ClarkLong Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-AknerAll The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah HarmanThe Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire LombardoSunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

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16:00

'The Correspondent' by Virginia Evans

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/04/29

Our Book Club pick this week is 'The Correspondent' by Virginia Evans. She joins Sara down the line from the USofA to tell us all about the inspiration behind this novel, why she loves writing letters and how she once lost a draft of an entire book on her laptop! She also gives us some great book recommendations too! If you have read any of our choices recently, well we'd love to hear from you. Remember you can email anytime: radio2bookclub@bbc.co.ukHere's the blurb for The Correspondent:In her

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14:47

Superstar librarian, Becki Pritchard, shares her Top...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/04/22

Becki works for Barnsley Libraries, and is also a member of the Radio 2 Book Club panel, who help choose our book choices. She tells Sara which books have been flying off the shelves recently, shares her Top Five Reads of the year so far - and - reviews one of our previous Book Club choices ('The Favourites' by Layne Fargo) Remember, if you'd like to be one of our listener reviewers on a future episode, all you have to do is email us your top five reads of the year so far, a little bit about

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19:24

'Ordinary Saints' by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/04/15

Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin joins Sara in the Book Club to chat about her debut novel, 'Ordinary Saints'.She discusses her writing journey, the weaving of many different themes in one book and why ultra marathons and writing go hand in hand! Niamh also recommends us a book she has loved reading recently and confesses to leaving the first draft of her novel in a pub (which was, thankfully, retrieved)Book Blurb:Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend,

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13:43

Clare Kenney's Top Five Reads

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/04/08

This week, listener reviewer Clare Kenney joins us, to share her Top Five Reads of 2025 so far...and tell us a little bit about the WI! Sara learns about Clare's book group, her happy reading place (a VW Camper no less) and why she loves Taylor Jenkins Reid so much. Here Top Five Reads are:Foster by Claire KeeganThe Mad Women's Ball by Mas VictoriaThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAfter I do by Taylor Jenkins ReidRemember, if you'd like to be one of our

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17:22

'Who Wants To Live Forever' by Hanna Thomas Uose

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/04/01

This week’s book choice is a time-bending romance novel, which is bold and inventive and brilliant to read. If you were a fan of previous Book Club choices ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow ‘ or ‘The Ministry Of Time’ – then we think you’ll love this too. It's called 'Who Wants To Live Forever' - and is the debut novel by Hana Thomas Uose. Sara chats about Hanna's inspirations, whether she WOULD like to live forever, and why a California writing retreat wasn't all it was cracked up to be! We also

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14:36

'Fundamentally' by Nussaibah Younis

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/03/18

Sara welcomes debut author Nussaibah Younis to the Book Club to discuss her debut novel, 'Fundamentally'.They discuss Nussaibah's previous life (advising top people in Washington DC on contemporary Iraq), why she felt it was important to write this book, and how she balanced humour with very serious issues. She also gives us a reading recommendation! Book Blurb here:Nadia is an academic who’s been disowned by her puritanical mother and dumped by her lover, Rosy. She decides to make a getaway,

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13:45

The Favourites by Layne Fargo

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/03/11

This week on the pod we're recommending 'The Favourites' by Layne Fargo. Dubbed as "Wuthering Heights on ice", the book is a rip-roaring page-turner, set against the glitzy backdrop of competitive ice skating. Layne joins Sara down the line from Chicago to discuss the book, where the Wuthering Heights inspiration came from and why she gave it this unique twist. They also discuss the world of ice skating, female friendships in sport and get a book recommendation (or two) as well! Here's a little more

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36:04

A World Book Day Special: with Stephen Mangan

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/03/05

To celebrate World Book Day, Sara is joined by actor, screenwriter and children's author Stephen Mangan. His new book, 'The Fart That Broke World Book Day', was written specifically for...well you guessed it...World Book Day, alongside books by Julia Donaldson, Bluey, Paddington and many more. We sent his book to a school in Sheffield, for our Junior Book Club reviewers - Noah, Lily, Ayla and Arthur - to read and review. Listen to find out what they thought - and how Stephen reacts to their honesty

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12:32

Listener Reviewer, Rebecca, gives us her Top Five Reads

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/02/25

This week on the pod we welcome listener reviewer Rebecca Chalmers. She gives us her Top Five Reads of the year (and last year) so far - as well as a bit of Argentine Tango chat. Yes! Her choices are:1. You are here - David Nicholls 2. The Women - Kristin Hannah 3. A Very Private School - Charles Spencer 4. Nesting - Roisin O’Donnell 5. Water - John BoyneSara also asks her what she thought of our latest Radio 2 Book Club choice, "Human, Animal" by Seth Insua.

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13:50

Seth Insua discusses his debut novel, "Human, Animal"

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/02/18

Debut novelist and illustrator, Seth Insua, joins Sara for the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss his book "Human, Animal" He talks about his inspirations for the book, from growing up in rural England to the Brexit vote of 2016. They discuss his publishing journey and how, after many years of thinking about it, the book was written in such a short time.Seth is also an illustrator, but wasn't allowed anywhere near his own cover...for reasons that become apparent in the chat.Sara delves into the themes of

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19:51

Listener Reviewer: Harriet Thomas

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/02/11

This week's episode is all about recommendations! Listener Harriet Thomas joins Sara to go through her Top Five Reads of the year (and last year) She picks:Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell. The Unseen by Roy Jackobson Shuggie Baine by Douglas StewartA Fortnight In September by RC SherriffPlus, we get her thoughts on our latest Radio 2 Book Club choice - "Nesting" by Roisin O'Donnell

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19:35

Sara welcomes debut novelist Roisin O'Donnell to the...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/02/05

Our latest Radio 2 Book Club choice is 'Nesting' by Roisin O'Donnell. It is a beautiful but tense novel about hope and resilience, which contains themes of coercive control. Roisin has been wanting to write ever since she was really young, but only started taking her writing 'seriously' a few years ago. She worked on writing short stories to hone her craft, before sitting down to write her novel in the evenings and on weekends, outside of a day job and being a single mum to two girls. Sara chats to

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10:28

Sara is joined by listener reviewer Fiona Buckland,...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/01/28

Listener Fiona Buckland joins Sara in the Radio 2 Book Club to give us some fab recommendations. Being a voracious reader, she has very broad taste - as her list shows! Her Top 5 Reads of the Year are:The Salt Flats by Rachelle AtellaWeyward by Emilia Hart How We Named The Stars by Andres N Ordorica Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan Slum Boy by Juano DiazShe discusses these books in detail with Sara, as well as giving us her review of our latest Book Club choice; 'A Serial Killer's Guide To Marriage'

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20:00

Author Asia Mackay talks about 'A Serial Killer's...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/01/21

Our latest Radio 2 Book Club choice is 'A Serial Killer's Guide To Marriage' by Asia Mackay. Asia was a runner up of the CWIP prize back in 2018, which gave her the confidence to write more - and that eventually led to her getting a publishing deal.Sara chats to Asia about her writing journey, why she is drawn to slightly dark subject matters and if she gets funny looks at the school gates. They also chat about a lost TV career and get some writing tips as well. Asia's new novel is her third

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11:42

The Radio 2 Book Club Christmas Special

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2024/12/17

Jeremy Vine, Angela Griffith, Dermot O'Leary, Mark Goodier, Shaun Keaveny and The Reverend Kate Botley share their favourite festive fiction with Sara. Maybe you'll discover a book for your own stocking!?

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