Recorded at Gothenburg Book Fair, I interviewed Swedish ICON Fredrik Backman about his newest book, My Friends -- a book that almost never was. Fredrik Backman is the author of EIGHT bestselling novels, including the Beartown trilogy, Anxious People, and A Man Called Ove.
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Oct 4
Book Club: Yasmin Zaher - The Coin
The Coin marks the arrival of a striking new voice to the literary landscape. Yasmin Zaher’s irreverent debut is as shocking as it is stunning, as bonkers as it is beautiful. The Dylan Thomas Prize winning novel is full of big ideas, but without ever moralising, as our unnamed na ... Show More
48m 6s
Sep 20
Coco Mellors: Cleopatra & Frankenstein and Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors is the author of two novels, and her love of her craft is just infectious. Her debut, Cleopatra and Frankenstein exploded onto the literary scene in 2022, documenting one couple’s impulsive marriage in New York City and the ripple effect it has on their close circle ... Show More
41m 41s
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 8m
Jan 2025
Book Club: Let’s Talk About Alan Hollinghurst’s ‘Our Evenings’
The novel “Our Evenings,” by Alan Hollinghurst, follows a gay English Burmese actor from childhood into old age as he confronts confusing relationships, his emerging sexuality, racism and England’s changing political climate in the late 20th and early 21st century. It’s the story ... Show More
47m 52s
Dec 2024
Episode 10: History Special with Al Murray, James Holland and Terry Deary
Joining us in the studio to provide reading inspiration from the Roman Empire to the Second World War are author and podcast duo of We Have Ways of Making You Talk, James Holland and Al Murray, plus creator of Horrible Histories, Terry Deary
For the full list of books plus transc ... Show More
48m 46s
Nov 2023
Long Books - Take Them 0r Leave Them?
Send us a textIn Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your ... Show More
55m 10s
Jun 2025
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'Mrs. Dalloway" at 100
“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself”: So reads one of the great opening lines in British literature, the first sentence of Virginia Woolf’s classic 1925 novel, “Mrs. Dalloway.”The book tracks one day in the life of an English woman, Clarissa Dalloway, living in ... Show More
42m 38s
Nov 2024
Netgalley November, Kindle Tips and Tricks, and All Things Digital Reading
Send us a textIn Episode 178 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the world of digital reading! We discuss Tina’s NetGalley November project, share why we love reading on our Kindles, reveal some handy Kindle hacks, and explore how digital reading enhances our reading li ... Show More
1h 5m
Jul 2022
Interview with Carley Fortune - EVERY SUMMER AFTER
In this interview, Carley and I discuss Every Summer After, setting a book in Canada, choosing Barry's Bay as the book's locale and the response by residents, what surprised her the most writing this book, tackling her sophomore novel, why this book is resonating with so many peo ... Show More
36m 19s
Sep 2021
Backlist Books We've Been Meaning to Read and (Finally) Did!
Send us a textIn Episode 17 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing some backlist books they've recently read! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about backlist books that they've recently enjoyed and you might ha ... Show More
1h 8m