Episodios

  • The Long Shoe and Sympathy Tower Tokyo #147
    Feb 16 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer (6.32)

    📖 Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (9.54)

    📖 Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan and translated by Jesse Kirkwood (12.25)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Captain Jimmy Saint' (page 252)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    19 m
  • Are They in Virtual Reality? #146
    Feb 9 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree (7.59)

    📖The Whitby Trap by C.M Vassie (13.15)

    📖 The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer (15.40)

    📖 Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (16.19)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Cerys Herbert' (page 200)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    20 m
  • The Tempest Prognosticator #145
    Feb 2 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖The Whitby Trap by C.M Vassie (8.58)

    📖 Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring-Blake (15.47)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Diana Landor' (page 150)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    23 m
  • When None of the Books Quite Hit #144
    Jan 26 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖The Whitby Trap by C.M Vassie (7.12)

    📖 Friends of Dorothy by Sandi Toksvig (10.29)

    📖 Mary Earps: All In by Mary Earps (14.11)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Part 2' (page 94)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    23 m
  • We Start Reading: The Other People by C.B Everett #143
    Jan 19 2026

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you're ready to read with us.

    But that's not all; we chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads with our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Sarah's Cats by Otto Redman (14.37)

    📖 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E Schwab (17.09)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Desmond Blaine' (page 50)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    22 m
  • Our Last Reads of the Year #142
    Dec 22 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 28th book club pick, Nancy Mitford's 'The Christmas Pudding'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Sarah's Cats by Otto Redman (11.03)

    📖 The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw (15.57)

    📖 A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo (19.22)

    📖 Strange Houses by Uketzu (21.29)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading to the end of the book. See you in the New Year!

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    27 m
  • From Books to Vessel Cups #141
    Dec 8 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 28th book club pick, Nancy Mitford's 'The Christmas Pudding'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (10.17)

    📖 The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw (11.31)

    Claire then shares with us a Christmas custom she's been researching: what are vessel Cups? (13.05)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading up to 'chapter 11' (page 96)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    20 m
  • We Start Reading: The Christmas Pudding #140
    Dec 1 2025

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Nancy Mitford's 'The Christmas Pudding'. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you're ready to read with us.

    But that's not all; we chat about what we've been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads with our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).

    This week’s reading highlights include:

    📖 Sarah's Cats by Otto Redman (8.00)

    📖 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E Schwab (12.44)

    📖 The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (16.57)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading up to 'chapter 6' (page 48)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    22 m