Ready Steady Read

This month Chris Kane and James Lavery stray from their comfort zone and delve into the realm of books aimed at women. They also discuss books set in alternative realities, there's the book swap where Chris and James think the other will enjoy, Iwrite where they discuss the best of the internet and blogs, and the ever popular bits and pieces ... the fun stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else in teh show. If you would like to suggest books for Chris and James to read, then email

This month Chris Kane and James Lavery speak to thriller writer Paul Henke at the launch of his tenth novel "the Seventh Circle". They discuss why writing a biography is something every celebrity will do, and review Michael Parkinson's "Parkinson" and Paul O'Grady's "At My Mother's Knee". There's a review of Cory Doctorov's "Little Brother", a novel set in our increasingly surveillance happy society, which leads Chris and James to talk about other authors who have used "Big Brother" as the theme