Inklings Book Club

Ocean Vuong: The Emperor of Gladness

Hello and welcome back to the Inklings Book Club podcast – this month our book club picks as The Emperor of Gladness and today we’re joined by the inimitable Ocean Vuong.

Douglas Stuart: John of John

Doglas Stuart is the author of Young Mungo and the Booker-winning Shuggie Bain. Now, he's back with the captivating John of John. This episode was recorded live at Union

Jodie Harsh: You Had To Be There

Jodie Harsh is a music producer, DJ, and legendary drag artist. In her new memoir, You Had To Be There, she takes us on a journey through London nightlife, explores the v

Lily King: Heart The Lover

Hello and welcome to a very special mini series here on the Inklings Book Club podcast where we’ll be meeting each of the six shortlisted authors for the Women’s Prize fo

Virginia Evans: The Correspondent

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Addie E Citchens: Dominion

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Marcia Hutchinson: The Mercy Step

Welcome back to our Women's Prize 2026 spotlight series. Today we’re joined by Marcia Hutchinson, whose debut novel The Mercy Step is shortlisted for this year’s Women’

Rozie Kelly: Kingfisher

Welcome to our special Inklings Book Club series spotlighting each of the Women's Prize for Fiction shortlisted authors. First up, we’re meeting Rozie Kelly, author of Ki

Anders Lustgarten: Kill Billionaire

Today we’re joined by Anders Lustgarten whose new book Kill Billionaire follows a wise beyond her years 14 year old girl from rural Australia called Kayla, who starts tak

Greg James: All The Best For The Future

Greg James has been a presenter for BBC Radio 1 since 2007 where he now host the coveted breakfast show. He is also a children’s author, known for the Kid Normal series h

Charlie Porter: Nova Scotia House

This month we have been reading Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter. I totally fell in love with this book which follows a gay couple called Johnny and Jerry in the 90s,

Seán Hewitt: Open Heaven

Today we’re joined by poet, lecturer, and literary critic Seán Hewitt. Seán is the author of three original poetry collections, a memoir, and several curations of other p

Charlotte McConaghy: Wild Dark Shore

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Benjamin Wood: Seascraper

Benjamin Wood is the author of five novels, the first of which – called The Bellwether Revivals, was shortlisted for the 2012 Costa Book Awards and Commonwealth Book Priz

Kaveh Akbar: Martyr!

Hello and welcome back to the Inklings Book Club podcast and our March book of the month!!! This month we read Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar, and I’ve loved reading all of your

Rachel Khong: Real Americans and My Dear You

Rachel Khong started out as the executive editor of Lucky Peach Magazine, before turning her eye to novel writing. Her debut, Goodbye, Vitamin, was released in 2017 and w

Julia Armfield: Our Wives Under The Sea and Private Rites

Today we’re joined by the incredibly talented novelist Julia Armfield. Julia wrote one of my favourite books ever, called Our Wives Under The Sea. It’s about a woman who

Claire Foy & Nicola Coughlan: The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Today we have a very special episode where we’ll be talking about Enid Blyton’s classic series of children’s books The Faraway Tree, co-hosted by Ruby Granger! Ruby will

Susie Dent: Guilty By Definition

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Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary and The Martian

Andy Weir is the king of sci-fi. His first novel The Martian follows Mark Watney, an astronaut mistakenly presumed dead and abandoned on Mars by his crew during a dust st