Episodes

  • We Start Reading: 'Thrown' by Sara Cox #93
    Jul 29 2024

    This week we review ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan! We have finished our 18th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 19th Book Club book will be – ‘Thrown’ by Sara Cox (7.06 ). We will be reading up to chapter 10 by next week. Make sure to grab a copy from a local library or bookshop.

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

    · ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman (9.12)

    · ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tart (18.12)

    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.

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    23 mins
  • A Secret History #92
    Jul 15 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 18th book being ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan. 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 Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman (9.12)

    · ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tart (11.41)

    . A Good Girl's Guide to Murder on BBC iPlayer

    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 ‘Antarctica’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 12, ‘You can’t be too careful’, before our next podcast :D.

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    21 mins
  • The Singing Cashier #91
    Jul 8 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 18th book being ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan. 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 Cook Voyages’ by Janet Davidson (8.12)

    · ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ by Richard Osman (11.10)

    · ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt (14.51)

    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 ‘Antarctica’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 10, ‘Men and Women’, before our next podcast :D.

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    22 mins
  • What Should We Read Next? #90
    Jul 1 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 18th book being ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan. 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 Help’ by Kathryn Stockett (8.32)

    · ‘The Cook Voyages’ by Janet Davidson (10.48)

    · ‘Crying in H Mart’ by Michelle Zauner (14.15)

    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 ‘Antarctica’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 7, ‘Burns’, before our next podcast :D.

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    21 mins
  • We Start Reading: 'Antartica' by Claire Keegan #89
    Jun 24 2024

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

    This week we review ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis! We have finished our 17th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. We then let you know what our 18th Book Club book will be – ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan (8.08). We will be reading up to chapter 4 by next week. Make sure to grab yourself a copy from your local library or bookshop.

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

    · ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett (14.02)

    · ‘Big Swiss’ by Jen Beagin (16.36)

    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 ‘The Dark Portal’.

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    22 mins
  • Big Swiss #88
    Jun 10 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 17th book being ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis. 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 Help’ by Kathryn Stockett (5.18)

    · ‘Big Swiss’ by Jen Beagin (10.50)

    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 ‘The Dark Portal’. Join us by reading to the end of the book before our next podcast :D.

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    20 mins
  • The Help #87
    Jun 3 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 17th book being ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis. 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:

    · ‘Ask No Questions’ by Claire Allan (6.52)

    · ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett (7.42)

    · ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan (12.24)

    · ‘Big Swiss’ by Jen Beagin (14.40)

    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 ‘The Dark Portal’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 11 before our next podcast :D.

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    19 mins
  • No Charles Dickens! #86
    May 27 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 17th book being ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis. 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:

    · ‘Ask No Questions’ by Claire Allan (7.05)

    · ‘The Adventures of China Iron’ by Gabriela Cabezon Camara and translated by Fiona Mackintosh & Iona Macintyre. (9.33)

    · ‘Foster’ by Claire Keegan (12.37)

    · ‘The Help’ by Kathryn Stockett (17.10)

    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 ‘The Dark Portal’. Join us by reading up to Chapter 8 before our next podcast :D.

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    22 mins