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Curious Readers

Curious Readers

A bi-weekly bookchat podcast by Joseph Dance and Amanda Moulson, two time-poor curious readers with eclectic TBRs.Every two weeks we meet to talk all things books and deliver some recommendations for new, classic, and contemporary titles you might want to read next.We cover everything from backlist to frontlist, prize winners to debuts, and we are generally spoiler free.Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep 23: Heart The Lover by Lily King (Deep Dive)

Curious Readers ·

2025/11/21

Join Amanda and Joseph for another deep dive, this time into Heart the Lover, Lily King’s tale of first loves and lost opportunities. Plus, as always, they talk about their recent reads and discuss the titles they’re keen to pick up next.(1:23) Book News(1:23) The Booker Prize 2025(1:34) Flesh by David Szalay(2:09) The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction(2:12) How to End a Story: Collected Diaries by Helen Garner(2:45) The Goldsmith’s Prize(3:26) We Live Here Now by CD Rose(4:11) What We’re Reading

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1:00:14

Ep 22: Booker Prize Shortlist - Hot Takes, Out-Takes...

Curious Readers ·

2025/11/07

Join Amanda and Joseph on this week’s episode as they discuss the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist and talk in depth about what worked and what didn’t work for them with each of the six nominated books. They also chat book news and have a look at some of the upcoming titles they’re looking forward to reading next.(0:32) Book News(1:12)Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth(4:50) Gresham College Lecture Series 2025-2026(5:24) Booker Prize shortlist(5:56) The Booker Prize 2025(9:33) The Land in Winter by Andrew

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57:34

Ep 21: Reading for Spooky Season

Curious Readers ·

2025/10/24

Creeps, chills, and carefully crafted dread - join Joseph and Amanda for this week’s episode as they recommend a stack of mood-heavy reads for spooky season. Plus, Team CR talks László Krasznahorkai - this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature - and as always they discuss what they’ve been reading lately and what they’re looking forward to picking up next.(0:44) Book News(0:51) Nobel Prize for Literature(1:46) Louisiana Channel(2:52) Sátántangó by Lászlo Krasznahorkai(5:41) Rivals by Jilly

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1:01:22

Ep 20: Banned Books & Literary Censorship

Curious Readers ·

2025/10/10

Just in time for Banned Books Week (5-11 October), Joseph and Amanda talk about literary censorship and recommend the samizdat titles they think are worth exploring. They also chat about this year's Booker Prize Shortlist which was announced on 23 September and run through their picks from the Baillie Gifford Prize shortlist, one of the UK's biggest literary prizes for non-fiction. Plus, as always, they talk about what they've been reading recently and what they're excited to pick up next.Book

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1:06:07

Ep 19: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid & National...

Curious Readers ·

2025/09/26

In the latest episode Joseph and Amanda launch into Atmosphere with an in-depth discussion of the queer-coded astronaut love story by Taylor Jenkins Reid. They also take a look at the recently announced fiction and non-fiction longlists from the National Book Award, plus share what they’ve been reading lately and the titles they’re looking forward to picking up next.Book NewsThe Book Club Review podcastA Pair Of Bookends podcastNational Book AwardsMargate BookieCheltenham Literary FestivalCurrent

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54:50

Ep 18: Starting Out In Speculative Fiction & Sci-Fi

Curious Readers ·

2025/09/12

In the latest episode Joseph and Amanda step into the world of sci-fi and speculative fiction and chart a course through some of their favourite fictional forays into evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence, deep space exploration, and the perils of the Oort Cloud. They also discuss the latest news from the Hugo Awards, talk about what they’ve been reading recently, and as always, run through the titles they’re looking forward to picking up next.Book News(2:18) The Hugo Awards(3:32) The

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1:05:14

Ep 17: How To DNF Like A Pro

Curious Readers ·

2025/08/29

In this week’s episode, we respond to our listeners with all our deepest, darkest DNF secrets: why we do it, when we do it, and how we feel when it happens. We also talk about the books we’ve read recently as well as new releases and backlist titles we hope to explore in the coming weeks.Book News(2:31) The Sealey Challenge(4:25) The Wild Iris by Louise Glück(4:48) Midden Witch by Fiona Benson(5:16) Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems by William Carlos Williams(6:02) That Broke Into Shining

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1:18:53

Ep 16: Books About Art & the Booker Prize Longlist

Curious Readers ·

2025/08/15

On this week’s bumper episode we cover the Booker Prize longlist before exploring some of our favourite fiction and non-fiction about art. We ask why books featuring artists seem to be so perennially popular and what is it about the artist’s life that keeps us coming back for more.Book NewsThe Booker Prize Long ListLove Forms by Claire AdamThe South by Tash AwUniversality by Natasha BrownOne Boat by Jonathan BuckleyFlashlight by Susan ChoiThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran DesaiAudition by

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Ep 15: The Women by Kristin Hannah (Deep Dive)

Curious Readers ·

2025/08/01

Book NewsThe Hugo AwardsGalle Literary Festival, 22-25 January 2026Edinburgh International Book Festival, 9-24 August 2025Current readsFree Play: Improvisation in Life & Art by Stephen NachmanovitchOn Elizabeth Bishop by Colm TóibinThe Names by Florence KnappAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins-ReidDeep Dive into Kristin HannahFirefly LaneThe NightingaleThe Winter GardenThe Four WindsThe WomenThe Things They Carried by Tim O’BrienWhat We’re Reading NextThe Sunflower Boys by Sam WachmanKatabasis by R.F

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1:02:20

Ep 14: Memoirs We Can't Stop Recommending

Curious Readers ·

2025/07/18

Join us this week as we delve into our favourite memoirs and recommend some bizarre stories of fame, feuds, cults, and figure skating. Of course, we also share the latest book news, current reads and what we plan to read next.Book NewsClose to Home by Michael MageeSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeCurrent readsA Thousand Threads by Neneh CherryLost Souls Meet Under A Full Moon by Mizuki TsujimuraLonely Castle In The Mirror by Mizuki TsujimuraMemoirsI'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdyIn The

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1:00:48

Ep 13: Queer Lit Picks for Pride (& All Year Round)

Curious Readers ·

2025/07/04

Who says queer lit is just for June? In our latest episode we talk about some queer titles and authors that we'd recommend reading all year round. Plus, we walk through some queer literary milestones and of course chat about what we've been reading recently and what we're looking forward to picking up next.Book NewsThe Hypocrite by Jo HamyaWinter Animals by Ashani LewisRevolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood In Black Gay Britain by Jason OkundayeFood For The Dead by Charlotte Shevchenko

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45:32

Ep 12: Sun, sea and page-turners - our best beach reads

Curious Readers ·

2025/06/20

This week’s episode is about the perennial conundrum that faces every reader at this time of year - what to read at the beach? We talk about which genres are best suited for reading al fresco and give you our favourite holiday read recommendations. Of course, we also share our latest book news, current reads and what we plan to read next.Book NewsThe Mars Room by Rachel KushnerQuestion 7 by Richard FlanaganAlbion by Anna HopeFair Play by Louise HegartyPetals Of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiong’oCurrent

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56:46

Audition by Katie Kitamura (Deep Dive) & more prize...

Curious Readers ·

2025/06/06

This week’s episode is one of deep dives, this time into Audition by Katie Kitamura, an ambiguous and destablising read that packs a lot into very few pages. We also share some recent book and literary prize news and talk about what’s on our TBRs.Books:Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (translated by Deepa Bhasth)iThe Book Of Sand by Geetanjali ShreeKairos by Jenny ErpenbeckThe Vegetarian by Han KangSmall Boat by Vicent Delacroix (translated by Helen Stevenson)Clear by Carys Davies (Winner of the Ondaatje

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58:07

Korean Reads We Recommend

Curious Readers ·

2025/05/23

This week’s episode is all about our favourite reads by Korean and Korean-American authors, including books about sulky giant octopuses, sinkhole tourism, empathy bypasses, diasporic depression, simulated marriages, and tearful encounters with gochujang. And as always, we discuss recent reads and what’s next on our TBRs.Recent readsIn Search Of Lost Time by Marcel Proust (tr. Terence Kilmartin)Sweat by Emma HealyThe Meteorites: Encounters With Outer Space And Deep Time by Helen GordonKorean books

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59:24

Big Book Fear

Curious Readers ·

2025/05/09

This week’s episode is a BIG one. Or at least, one in which we talk about big things, namely big books and why – or why not – we find them intimidating. And as always, we discuss recent reads and what’s next on our TBRs.Recent readsOn The Calculation Of Volume (Volume I) by Solvej BalleConfessions by Catherine AireyBig Book FearThe Book of Jacob by Olga TokarczukThe Bee Sting by Paul MurrayMiddlemarch by George Eliot – narrated by Juliet StevensonThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyA Suitable

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53:58

Short Contemporary Classics

Curious Readers ·

2025/04/23

This week’s episode is a brief encounter with short contemporary classics and the lilliputian tomes under 200 pages we recommend if you’re looking for something to get you out of a reading slump. We also talk book news, what we’ve been reading recently, and the titles we’re looking forward to picking up in May.Recent readsMinistry Of Time by Kaliane BradleyPlayworld by Adam RossEx-Wife by Ursula ParrottShort classicsFair Play by Tove JanssonThe True Deceiver by Tove JanssonLucy by Jamaica

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59:39

Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte (Deep Dive) & April...

Curious Readers ·

2025/04/09

On this week’s episode we dive deep into Rejection – not the emotion – the novel in stories by Tony Tulathimutte. We also discuss things we’ve read and want to read in April and revisit the Women’s Prize nominations now that they have been shortlisted.Our deep diveRejection by Tony TulathimuttePrivate Citizens by Tony TulathimutteRecent readsThe Iliad by Homer and translated by Emily WilsonThe Odyssey by HomerHype Machine: Inside the Cult of Crypto by Joshua OliverI Who Have Never Known Men by

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46:35

Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist 2025 -...

Curious Readers ·

2025/03/26

On this week’s episode we catch up on what we’ve been reading, share our thoughts on the Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist, and talk about some of the April releases we’re looking forward to picking up soon.Recent readsCarnality by Lina Wolf, tr. by Frank PerryHurricane Season by Fernanda MelchorThe Sleepwalkers by Scarlett ThomasThe Women’s Prize for Fiction LonglistGood Girl by Aria AberThe Ministry of Time by Kaliane BradleySomewhere Else by Jenni DaichesAmma by Saraid de SilvaCrooked Seeds by

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52:27

Our Favourite New York/London Novels

Curious Readers ·

2025/03/12

Join either side of the Atlantic as we dive into our favourite London/New York novels. It’s an episode full of stiff upper lips, demonic possessions, sociopaths, bedsits, alcoholic dollmakers, sassy parrots, and white asparagus. Plus we talk about our must visit NY-LON bookshops and reading spots, and we look ahead to new releases set in and around the Big Smoke and the Big Apple we can’t wait to read.Recent readsUniversality by Natasha BrownHunchback by Saou Ichikawa (translated by Polly

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Episode 4 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Deep...

Curious Readers ·

2025/02/28

This week, we deep dive into Liz Moore’s viral woodland thriller The God of the Woods - and we have opinions. We also talk about the new releases we’re looking forward to reading in March.Recent readsThe Future by Catherine Leroux (translated by Susan Ouriou)Rejection by Tony TulathimutteYou Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue (translated by Natasha Wimmer)March 2025 releasesThe Horse by Willy VlautinShow Don’t Tell and Prep by Curtis SittenfeldUniversality by Natasha BrownFollow us on Instagram

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