S2 E4: Book Club Books with Yrsa Daley-Ward| Listen on Anghami

Jun 17

What's wrong with reading to look smart? with Abir Mukherjee

Has modern forensics taken away the power of the murder mystery genre? How does a career in corporate finance prepare you to write about a killer? Is narrative voice more important than plot? And is there really such a thing as a reliable narrator? In this episode of Ask Penguin, ... Show More

58m 36s

Jun 3

Which debut novels should you be reading in 2026?

What are the best books get you out of a reading slump? How did Snakes on a Plane inspire a literary sensation? What did James Joyce and Pakistani rap teach one of our debut novelists? And does a writer need to be completely delusional to finish writing a novel? This week on Ask ... Show More

51m 56s

May 20

Which books emotionally wrecked you? With Dawn French

How does artist Kae Tempest inspire Dawn French? Do editors always know best? What is the impact of grief on those we love most? And what really happened when Dawn French came face to face with a hippo while filming Harry Potter? In this episode of Ask Penguin, Rhianna Dhillon si ... Show More

58m 37s

Mar 2025

Ep 469: Book Club is for discussing, discovering, and dissenting

Readers, we often receive questions from you about our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club and what actually goes on in our online reading community, and today's guest is here to help Anne take you behind the scenes! You may already know Ginger Horton, our MMD Book Club Community Manager, ... Show More

1h 5m

Jun 2024

FUNNY STORY - May Book Club

It's time to discuss the IRWSR book club book for May - Funny Story by Emily Henry! As always the girls chat about their fav/least favs, overall rating, and their fan casts. If you passed on this month's book, join in and read June's book club book, Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ci ... Show More

45m 27s

Jan 2025

Ep 463: Remarkable stories that demand to be told

Readers, today we're thrilled to share a delightful conversation with Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, authors of The Personal Librarian. This conversation originally took place over in our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club community, where Marie and Victoria joined Anne, ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2024

Episode 498 || Annie Recommends: Campus Novels & Spooky Reads

<p>This week on From the Front Porch, we have a new series: Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list.</p> ... Show More

50m 2s

Dec 2024

Book Talk Etc. Does Celebrity Book Club!

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 180 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss celebrity book clubs! We talk about our favorite celebrity clubs, some under the radar celebrity book clubs you may not have heard about, and share some titles we've read.If you enjoy our commercial-free p ... Show More

1 h

Jun 2021

#213 - Create a Summer Reading Club

Obviously, summer reading is a big thing for a lot of people, and if you’re new around here, reading is one of my favorite things on the planet. Today though, I want to talk about something more specific. I want us to create a summer reading club. A reading club is a group of rea ... Show More

23m 28s

May 2024

THE REAPPEARANCE OF RACHEL PRICE - April Book Club

It's time for the girls to discuss their April book club book - The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson! Tune in to see what they rated the book, what shocked them the most, and their fan casts for if this book ever made it to the big screen. For those of you who may ha ... Show More

45m 55s

Feb 2024

The "It" Books of March

Jeff and Rebecca pick the "it" book of March. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Sign up for Better Living Through Books and the BR Pod newsletter Want to make your book club the ... Show More

44m 35s

S2 E4: Book Club Books with Yrsa Daley-W...