Book Club

Conversations with authors and writers, alongside reviews of the latest releases. Exploring new ideas to challenge our thinking.
Breakfast with… Rumaan Alam

Jo Rodgers meets with the New York-based author to discuss his fourth novel, Entitlement.

1 month ago
A Moment For Poetry | Book Club

Jen Campbell shares her favourite poetry anthologies and the lines that most resonate.

1 month ago
Reading Diary | August

Jen Campbell reviews a new short story for every day of the week.

2 months ago
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews the shortlisted books for this year's literary award.

5 months ago
Reading in Early Motherhood | Book Club

Jen Campbell reflects on her journey to motherhood with a selection of comforting literary favourites.

6 months ago
Breakfast with… Olivia Laing

Jo Rodgers meets the author whose book, The Garden Against Time, recounts the restoration of a walled garden in Suffolk.

6 months ago
Water and Wonder with Greta Rybus

The photojournalist on the beauty and complexity of caring for hot springs.

6 months ago
Weathering | Navigating Change Through Geology and Self-Reflection

In her new book, outdoor psychotherapist and geologist Ruth Allen explores the connection between our inner and outer landscapes.

7 months ago
Rural Hours | The Country Lives of Three Pioneering Writers

Harriet Baker’s new book explores how Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann were forever changed by a move to the countryside.  

7 months ago
Reading About the Arctic and Walking Along the River | Book Club

Jen Campbell walks from Battersea Station to Brompton Cemetery with Christiane Ritter’s memoir, A Woman in the Polar Night.

8 months ago
Breakfast with… Kiley Reid

Jo Rodgers speaks with the author of Such a Fun Age about her new book, Come and Get It. 

10 months ago
Looking Ahead | A Selection of Books for 2024

Jen Campbell on the literary highlights to look forward to this year. 

10 months ago
A Walk Along Grand Union Canal | Book Club

Jen Campbell walks the waterway from Paddington with Kathleen Farrell’s Mistletoe Malice

11 months ago
An Annual Autumn Walk | Book Club

Jen Campbell walks from Milford to Haslemere with Huma Qureshi’s Playing Games. 

1 year ago
Walking with Ghost Stories | Book Club

Jen Campbell walks from Canary Wharf to Blackheath, accompanied by Jeanette Winterson’s Night Side of the River.

1 year ago
Breakfast with… Caroline O’Donoghue

Jo Rodgers meets the author of The Rachel Incident at the Horniman Museum in south London.

1 year ago
A Walk to Hampstead Pergola | Book Club

Jen Campbell takes a stroll from East Finchley to Hampstead Heath, accompanied by Thomas Morris’ book Open Up.

1 year ago
Women in Translation Month | Book Club

Jen Campbell reads three books, translated from the Japanese, French and Spanish.

1 year ago
Breakfast with… Joanna Quinn

Jo Rodgers meets the author of The Whalebone Theatre on the Dorset coastline.

1 year ago
A Walk Along Regent’s Canal | Book Club

Jen Campbell ambles from King’s Cross to Regent’s Park, accompanied by Termush by Sven Holm.

1 year ago
Three Summertime Reads | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews her favourite new books fit for the season. 

1 year ago
Breakfast with... Jenny Jackson

Jo Rodgers meets with the author of the bestselling novel Pineapple Street. 

1 year ago
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023 | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews the shortlisted books for this year’s literary award. 

1 year ago
More than Cake by Natasha Pickowicz | Book Club

The New York pastry chef on her inclusive and strategic approach to baking. 

1 year ago