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Two Novellas, Two Unreliable Narrators: Ben Lerner & Dorothy Baker (Book Club)
October 3, 2026 · 58 minKate and Laura are back and diving in to two book club reads, one recent release and one modern classic. Transcription by Ben Lerner was published earlier this year to much critical fanfare. It's a playful, intellectually ambitious…
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Summer Reading: The Debrief, with Kate and Laura
September 1, 2026 · 57 minIt’s the end of summer, so Kate and Laura are looking back over their holiday reading, the books they loved, the ones that disappointed them, and the unexpected discoveries that made their reading lists longer rather than shorter. We talk…
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Summer Reading: The Books Worth Packing This Year, with Kate, Laura and Phil
August 7, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minLooking for the perfect summer read? Kate is joined by Laura Potter and returning guest Phil Chaffee to compare recent reads before putting this year's biggest summer books to the test. Inspired by reading lists from The New York…
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Secondhand Books: Hidden Stories and Literary Treasures
August 2, 2026 · 50 minWhat makes secondhand books so irresistible? Kate and Laura celebrate the joy of used bookshops, their favourite places to shop, literary finds and the thrill of unexpected discoveries. There's also an interview with W. B. Gooderham…
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The Guardian's 100 Best Novels of All Time: A Hot Take, with Phil Chaffee and Joseph Dance
July 28, 2026 · 43 minWhen the Guardian drops a list of the 100 Greatest Novels in English it's time to drop everything to talk about it. Luckily pod-regular guest, journalist Phil Chaffee and Joseph Dance, host of the Curious Readers podcast, also had views…
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George Saunders' Vigil: The Book Club Debate
July 14, 2026 · 57 minGeorge Saunders is back with Vigil, his first novel since Lincoln in the Bardo. In this episode, Kate is joined by fellow book podcasters Jenny King and Sarah Kemp from The Bookcast Club to discuss it Given his back catalogue…
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The 2026 Women's Prize, with Amanda Moulson (Curious Readers)
June 5, 2026 · 54 minIn this episode Kate is joined by Amanda Moulson, co-host of Curious Readers, to consider the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist. Ahead of the prize ceremony next week, which one do we think will win? Perhaps like Amanda you have…
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The Art of the Everyday: Miranda Keeling, The Anthropologists and the books that slow us down
May 9, 2026 · 50 minWhat if the antidote to our increasingly frantic world isn't a grand gesture, but simply the act of paying attention? This week, Kate and Laura are joined by actor, podcaster, and author Miranda Keeling – returning to the pod to talk about…