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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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20:45

Halloween Special

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/10/28

Whether you're into the Halloween thing or not - we thought it was as good a time as any to celebrate some spooky, scary, dark, ghostly, chilling books which have recently come out - and - get some cracking recommendations. Sara has invited six brilliant authors - who write in the horror genre - to tell us about their latest novels and their favourite scary book.LISTEN IF YOU DARE MWAAAHAHAHA*(*they're all very nice really) Here are our featured authors - and - the books discussed:Gemma Amor -

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12:38

'The Murder At World's End' by Ross Montgomery

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/10/21

As the nights draw in, it's the perfect time for some cosy crime - and our latest book choice will fit the bill. The Murder At World's End has been described as Downton Abbey meet Knives Out, and is the debut adult novel from bestselling children's author Ross Montgomery. Sara chats to Ross about his fascination with the Victorians, plotting a murder mystery and how he managed to get Sir Derek Jacobi to read his audiobook. We also get a sneak preview of said audiobook, and Ross gives us a top book

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13:00

Superstar librarian Kelly Greenwood picks her Top...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/10/13

Superstar librarian Kelly Greenwood joins Sara for a natter about working in libraries and being a children's book specialist. She gives us her Top Five Reads Of The Year (so far) and also talks about being on our Book Club panel. Her picks are: Roar by Manjeet MannYou Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne, 24 Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson Homebody by Theo Parish

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16:17

'Artificial Wisdom' by Thomas R. Weaver

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/10/07

Debut novelist Thomas R. Weaver joins Sara for a chat about his new techno-thriller 'Artificial Wisdom'. They discuss Thomas' thoughts on AI, his entrepreneurial background and how he came to be a novelist. We also play out a little taster of the audiobook - and get some brilliant book recommendations too. Here's a little more about the book:Who would you trust with the future?The year is 2050. In the teeth of a climate catastrophe, the world is left with a drastic solution: one global leader to

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15:07

Maggie O'Farrell on Writing

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/09/30

Sara welcomes international bestselling author, Maggie O'Farrell, to the Book Club. They discuss a brand new writing prize, set up in Hilary Mantel's name, which is open to all unpublished budding writers. Maggie gives some great writing advice, talks us through her own writing routine - and - reveals her Top Five Reads Of The Year (so far)! 1. 'Glorious Exploits' by Ferdia Lennon 2. 'Clear' by Carys Davies 3. 'We The Animals' by Justin Torres 4. 'The Two Roberts' by Damian Barr 5. 'Charles

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15:16

A 500 Words Special: with Charlie Higson

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/09/23

500 Words - the UK's largest children's writing competition (for 5 - 11 year olds) - is back! On this week's episode, Sara is joined by bestselling children's author, actor and screenwriter - Charlie Higson - who is one of the judges for the prize. They chat about the prize, how to enter - and give some writing inspiration and tips. They also chat about Charlie's new book - 'Willie Willie Harry Stee' - based on his history podcast, with illustrations by Jim Moir. If you want to find out more about

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8:36

'A Splintering' by Dure Aziz Amna

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/09/16

Author Dure Aziz Amna joins Sara for the Radio 2 Book Club to chat about her new novel, 'A Splintering'. Dure got the idea for the novel from a walk with her husband, after which the character of Tara came fully formed. She talks to Sara about her inspirations for this story, how important hope is in a book, no matter how serious the themes and also recommends us what she has been reading and enjoying recently. Here's a little more about 'A Splintering':In a village in rural Pakistan, Tara is

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31:55

Dawn O'Porter (recorded at Radio 2 In The Park)

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/09/07

Broadcaster and bestselling author, Dawn O'Porter, joins Sara for a special edition of The Radio 2 Book Club. Recorded live in Hylands Park, Chelmsford (at Radio 2 In The Park), Dawn and Sara chat about her books and writing, in front of an intimate audience of bookworms. Dawn also gives us her Top Five Reads Of The Year so far, and answers some questions about her writing process from our audience.Remember you can get in touch with us anytime to tell us about what you're reading, about your own

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19:36

'The Two Roberts' by Damian Barr

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/09/02

Sara welcomes author and broadcaster Damian Barr to the Book Club, to chat about his new novel 'The Two Roberts'. They discuss how he first discovered the real-life characters (artists Bobby MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun) and what drew him to them.He was actually writing something else but had to stop and turn his attention to their story, because he was so taken with the love between them and how brave they both were. There's a bit of ceramics chat (Damian reveals that his husband has a second love

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15:59

'Katabasis' by R.F. Kuang

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/08/26

Sara welcomes the international bestselling author of 'Yellowface' - R.F. Kuang -to the Radio 2 Book Club. Her latest novel, 'Katabasis', sees Rebecca return to her fantasy roots - and tell an unexpected love story, set in hell. They chat about her inspirations for this incredible story, her research - and how her Philosopher husband came in handy. There's also a guest star appearance from a cat as well!Here's a little more about 'Katabasis' Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's

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14:26

Listener reviewer Chantelle picks her Top Five Books...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/08/18

Chantelle Tijhaar is this week's listener reviewer, and has some great recommendations for us. She works as a librarian, and as well as being in The Radio 2 Book Club - she's also a member of two other book groups, including a fantasy book club! On this episode, Sara chats to Chantelle about her Top Five Reads of the year so far - and what books she's looking forward to later in the year. Here are Chantelle's choices:'Notes On An Execution' by Danya Kukafka'My Father's House' by Joseph O'connor'All

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16:44

'Dead Lucky' by Connor Hutchinson

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/08/13

Debut novelist, Connor Hutchinson, joins Sara for the Book Club to tell us all about his new book - 'Dead Lucky'. Connor is originally from the North of England, and it was very important to him that the book was set near where he's from, and that he told a working class story. When he was growing up, he didn't see many characters in books that reflected his own upbringing. He tells Sara about getting a quote from legendary director Mike Leigh, working with his writing idol Douglas Stuart, the

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11:36

A Summer Reads Special (with Simon Savidge)

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/08/04

Sara welcomes former librarian turned book vlogger extraordinaire - Simon Savidge - to share his top five Summer Reads! As well as recommending a range of great books - he picks out a few former Radio 2 Book Club choices which would go down well on the sun lounger - and tells us all about his recent induction to the Royal Society Of Literature. Simon's Summer ReadsPassiontide by Monique RoffeyThe Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden Dusk by Robbie Arnott Harriet Tubman Live In Concert by Bob The Drag

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14:06

'The Compound' by Aisling Rawle

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/07/29

Debut novelist Aisling Rawle joins Sara for a chat about her brilliant new page-turner, 'The Compound'. It has been described as Lord Of The Flies meets Love Island - and will be a great book to keep you entertained on your holiday. Aisling is a former Bookseller and English teacher and her debut novel is a pacy, binge-able tale with twists and turns aplenty. Sara discusses what inspired the book, the pros and cons of reality TV - and - how the heck Aisling wrote The Compound in just six weeks

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55:48

Lee Child, Kate Mosse, Abir Mukherjee and more join...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/07/22

In this bumper episode of the Radio 2 Book Club, crime author and Agatha Christie fan, Jeremy Vines, takes a trip to the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. He chats to Lee and Andrew Child about their latest Reacher collaboration, debut novelist Kelly Mullen, the creator of Broadchurch Chris Chibnall, bestselling author Kate Mosse and the winner of the Crime Novel Of The Year, Abir Mukherjee. The annual celebration of crime fiction takes place at The Old Swan Hotel, which is where Agatha Christie

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11:14

Listener reviewer Rose picks her Top Five Reads of...

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/07/15

Sara chats to Rose Kooper Johnson about her own book group, living in Bristol and how she discovered the Radio 2 Book Club through 'Ordinary Saints'. Rose's Top Five Reads of the year (so far) are:'Disappoint Me' by Nicola Dinan'Agatha of Little Neon' by Claire Luchette 'Some Strange Music Draws Me In' by Griffin Hansbury 'The Original' by Nell Stevens 'The Safekeep' by Yael Van Der Wouden

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13:50

'The Art Of A Lie' by Laura Shepherd Robinson

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/07/07

Laura Shepherd Robinson is the author of four crime novels, set in the Georgian era.In this episode, she tells Sara all about her latest book, 'The Art Of A Lie', a cat-n-mouse thriller that follows a widowed confectioner, drawn into a web of love, betrayal, intrigue and a battle of wits.They chat about her fascination with the 18th Century, the crime-writing community and how to make ice cream (the Georgian way!) Sara also shares a short clip from the audiobook - and - finds out more about the

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16:54

Celebrating Pride Month: with the Queer Girls Book Club

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/06/24

To celebrate Pride Month, we're putting the spotlight on some brilliant queer literature, courtesy of the Queer Girls Book Club. Ayse Huseyin joins Sara for a chat about their group and shares with us her Top Five Reads Of The Year so far. We also sent the book club a copy of 'Ordinary Saints' by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (a previous choice of ours) and captured a little bit of their discussion. It turns out, they liked it just as much as we did!Here are Ayse's Top Five Reads of 2025 (so far) as discussed

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20:55

'Atmosphere' by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/06/17

Taylor Jenkins Reid (the author of 'Daisy Jones & The Six', 'Malibu Rising', 'The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo' and many more) joins Sara for a chat about her new book, 'Atmosphere'. They discuss space travel in the 1980s, how women were treated at that time in a very male dominated space, her inspirations for this story and her love of the night sky. We also get a snippet from the audiobook - and - some book recommendations from Taylor too. Here's the 'Atmosphere' book blurb: An epic novel set

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13:13

'The Rush' by Beth Lewis

The Radio 2 Book Club ·

2025/06/10

Author Beth Lewis joins Sara in the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new historical novel, The Rush. Beth has set her latest book in the gold rush era in Canada, and has chosen to tell it from the point of view of female protagonists (rather than gnarled face old men we're used to hearing about) Sara chats about her fascination with this era, her research and why lots of women have been written out of that time. We also learn about Beth's writing routine - and - get a great book recommendation from

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