TOAST Magazine

Book Club

Conversations with authors and writers, alongside reviews of the latest releases. Exploring new ideas to challenge our thinking.
Worn: A People’s History of Clothing | Book Club

Author Sofi Thanhauser on her exploration of five fabrics through society, gender politics and the planet.

3 years ago
Short Stories to Begin 2022 | Book Club

Jen Campbell’s favourite quick reads to kickstart the year. 

3 years ago
Edible Flowers: How, Why, and When We Eat Flowers | Book Club

Monica Nelson highlights blooms in culinary usage and how they have been integral to our cultures.

3 years ago
Jen Campbell's Best Books of 2021 | Book Club

A round up of literary favourites published this year.

3 years ago
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews the winning novel of the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.

3 years ago
Breakfast with… Maggie Shipstead

Jo Rodgers speaks to the L.A.-based author shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021.

3 years ago
A Modern Day Fairy Tale | Book Club

Jen Campbell on the history of fairy tales and her own collection of fourteen gruesome tales.

3 years ago
Reading in Pairs | Book Club

Jen Campbell suggests a selection of books best read together.

3 years ago
Breakfast with... Natasha Brown

Jo Rodgers meets the London-based writer to discuss her debut novel, Assembly.

3 years ago
Summer Reading | Book Club

This month, Jen Campbell selects her favourite new and recently released fiction.

3 years ago
The Clifden Bookshop | TOAST Book Club

Máire O’Halloran and Nicole Shanahan on their independent literary haven in the region of Connemara, Ireland

3 years ago
Rough Trade Editions x Garden Museum | Book Club

Jen Campbell explores four new pamphlets examining the radical potential of gardening.

4 years ago
The Art of Literary Translation with Polly Barton | Book Club

Jen Campbell interviews the author and translator of Japanese fiction.

4 years ago
Look At This If You Love Great Art | Book Club

Chloë Ashby on her new book exploring 100 artworks she admires.

4 years ago
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews the latest novel from the award-winning author.

4 years ago
Finding Rhythm in Translation | Tilted Axis Press

Jen Campbell speaks to publisher and translator Deborah Smith for TOAST Book Club.

4 years ago
Jen Campbell's Best Books of 2020

A roundup of fiction and nonfiction favourites for 2020.

4 years ago
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews this reinvention of Victorian gothic fiction for TOAST Book Club.

4 years ago
A Roundup of Gripping Thrillers | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews the latest crime fiction and thrillers for TOAST Book Club.

4 years ago
Summer by Ali Smith | Book Club

Author Jen Campbell reviews

4 years ago
Women's Prize for Fiction | Book Club

Jen Campbell reviews the shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020.

4 years ago
On Keeping a Notebook | Fatima Farheen Mirza

Brooklyn-based author of

4 years ago
Wanderland by Jini Reddy | Book Club

Author Jen Campbell reviews

5 years ago
An Interview with Amanda Craig | Author of The Golden Rule

Two strangers meet on the London to Penzance train

5 years ago