Episodes

  • Choosing Claire's Next Book #103
    Nov 4 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We are reading our 21st book club read, ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘The Flying Troutmans’ by Miriam Toews (6.38)

    · ‘In Memoriam’ by Alice Winn (14.15)

    · ‘Mongrel’ by Hanako Footman (16.27)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Pippo & Clara’ Join us by reading up to page 105 before our next podcast :D.

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    21 mins
  • We Start Reading: 'Pippo & Clara' by Diana Rosie #102
    Oct 28 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    This week we review ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson! We have finished our 20th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict! We then let you know what our 21st Book Club book will be – ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie (5.18 ).

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘The Flying Troutmans’ by Miriam Toews (18.19)

    · ‘In Memoriam’ by Alice Winn (21.02)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Lets hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Pippo & Clara’ Join us by reading up to page 56 before our next podcast :D.

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    23 mins
  • In Memoriam #101
    Oct 21 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We are reading our 20th book club read, ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘The Flying Troutmans’ by Miriam Toews (8.54)

    · ‘Glorious Exploits’ by Ferdia Lennon (13.31)

    · ‘In Memoriam’ by Alice Winn (14.52)


    We rate all our books: Return,Fine, Renew or Overdue. Lets hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Want’. Join us by reading to the end of the book before our next podcast :D.

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    20 mins
  • Our 100th Episode! #100
    Oct 14 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We are reading our 20th book club read, ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘Late Bloomer ’by Mazey Eddings (8.53)

    · ‘Too Much Lip’ by Melissa Lucashenko (12.24)

    · ‘The Flying Troutmans’ by Miriam Toews (13.18)

    · ‘Glorious Exploits’ by Ferdia Lennon (15.40)

    We rate all our books: Return ,Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Want’. Join us by reading to the chapter ‘I always have a thing for’ before our next podcast :D.

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    21 mins
  • Too Much Lip #99
    Oct 7 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 20th book being ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · 'Too Much Lip’ by Melissa Lucashenko (12.00)

    · ‘The Examiner’ by Janice Hallett (18.38)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Want’. Join us by reading to the chapter ‘Kink’ before our next podcast :D.

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    22 mins
  • You Can't Say That On A Podcast #98
    Sep 30 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 20th book being ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book-related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘Hello Beautiful’ by Ann Napolitano (11.32)

    · ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey (17.11)

    We rate all our books as Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Want’. Join us by reading to the chapter ‘Kink’ before our next podcast :D.

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    22 mins
  • We Start Reading: 'Want' by Gillian Anderson #97
    Sep 23 2024

    Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.

    We decided to start our own book club with our 20th book being ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us!

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our book related news! This week we discuss:

    · ‘Murder at Everham Hall’ by Benedict Brown (10.07)

    · ‘The Mother’ by T.M Logan (13.38)

    · ‘The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill’ by C.S Robertson (17.59)

    We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Want’. Join us by reading to the chapter ‘To be worshipped’ before our next podcast :D.

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    23 mins
  • Holiday Book Reviews #96
    Sep 16 2024

    We are back from our summer holiday hiatus! We've got lots of reading to catch you up on starting with our wrap-up of 'Thrown' by Sara Cox. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 20th Book Club book will be – ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson (19.16). We will be reading an excerpt from the book next week. Make sure to grab yourself a copy from your local library or bookshop.

    We then chat about what we’ve been reading over the summer! This week we discuss:

    · ‘The Night She Disappeared’ by Lisa Jewell (5.08)

    · ‘The Guest List’ by Lucy Foley (8.20)

    · ‘Sandwich’ by Catherine Newman (11.07)

    · ‘Legends and Lattes’ by Travis Baldree (14.59)

    We rate all our books:Return,Fine, Renew or Overdue. Let's hope we don’t get too many returns.

    Head over to our Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for great booky content. And let us know your thoughts on ‘Thrown’.

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    24 mins