It's Not A Book Club Podcast

It's Not A Book Club Podcast

It's Not A Book Club Podcast

Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 1h 10m
Activity Active
Since Aug 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Semi-Annually
Format
Episodic
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Recent Episodes

S3E1 Monkey King: Journey to the West

Jun 10, 2025 1h 10m

The book that changed Kehinde's life..?In this episode, the boys dive into Monkey King: Journey to the West, the iconic classic of Chinese literature by Wu Ch’eng-en.The book follows the…

S2E12 Why is Sex Fun?

Feb 14, 2025 1h 13m

Sex is overrated...or is it?Jared Diamond’s Why Is Sex Fun? unpacks the evolutionary quirks of human sexuality, exploring why our reproductive habits are so vastly different from other animals. From…

S2E11 The Temple of the Golden Pavilion

Mar 18, 2024 1h 15m

F̶l̶a̶w̶e̶d̶ Beauty is in the ruins!Yukio Mishima's The Temple of the Golden Pavilion unfolds in the enchanting city of Kyoto, capturing the story of a young Buddhist monk's obsession with the…

S2E10 Giovanni's Room

Oct 30, 2023 1h 9m

T̶o̶x̶i̶c̶ Love is in the air!James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room  is centred in the 'suave' Parisian inner city,  and focuses on the events of an American man's complicated feelings and frustrations…

S2E9 The Prince

Mar 17, 2023 1h 11m

One political treatise to rule them all, One political treatise to find them, One political treatise to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them... The Prince, written by the great Niccolò…

S2E8 Things Fall Apart

Jan 11, 2023 1h 35m

A Nigerian literary great.Chinua Achebe debut novel 'Things Fall Apart' follows the life of Okonkwo, an Igbo man and acclaimed wrestling champion of the fictional Nigerian clan of Umuofia. The book,…

S2E7 Thinner

Dec 15, 2022 1h 8m

S2 Episode 07: *Yo Melo, queue the scary music* Thinnnnner Thinner, the podcasts first horror novel,  by the acclaimed  Stephen King centers on lawyer Billy Halleck, a stereotypical middle class…

S2E6 Pride and Prejudice

Oct 25, 2022 41m

S2 Episode 06: Chill. Yes they took their time, but they work and it's Jane Austen...The British literary classic, Pride and Prejudice, is an 1813 'novel of manners'. Set in the regency era, the…

S2E5 Beloved

May 04, 2022 1h 21m

Season 2: Episode 5''BELOVED'' is Toni Morrison's fifth novel, and the podcast's second time diving into one of her literary classics. Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988,  'Beloved' is…

S2E4 Say Cucumber (ft. Author: Lucia Dove)

Mar 11, 2022 1h 12m

Season 2: Episode 4Russia + Essex =  Russex... The guys welcome their second guest on the podcast, Lucia Dove; a writer and poet from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK. Lucia discusses her main…

S2E3 The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present

Feb 07, 2022 1h 8m

Season 2: Episode 3Excuse us, we have been busy! We kickstart (restart?) Season 2 with Byung-Chul Han's 'The Disappearance of Rituals. Published in 2019, the book is a critical review of western…

S2E2 The Way of the Superior Man

Aug 25, 2021 1h 8m

Season 2: Episode 2"You may desire more than one woman..."The  controversial book, 'The Way of the Superior Man'  written by David Deida (published 1997)   explores  masculinity, femininity and the…

S2E1 Luster

Jun 11, 2021 1h 5m

SEASON 2! *horn noise*The boys are back! Kicking off season 2 with an explosive episode, after reading Luster the debut novel by Raven Leilani. The book follows a 23-year-old black female…

S1E12 Skinhead

Jan 24, 2021 1h 9m

Season 1: Episode 12The last episode of the series, the last episode (first episode?) of the year! The guys finish Season 1 with Skinhead, a handbook of the potent 'cult' skinhead movement in England…

S1E11 Flowers for Algernon

Dec 02, 2020 1h 23m

Season 1: Episode 11Intelligence...the guys try to de-code what it means?From discussing Charlton supporters to whether Zach would date someone smarter than him, the INACP boys discuss the  science…

S1E10 That Reminds Me (ft.Author: Derek Owusu)

Sep 14, 2020 1h 12m

Season 1: Episode 10The first guest of the podcast, Derek Owusu, joins the boys in discussing his most recent book 'That Reminds Me'. A story of a young man named 'K' told in fragments of…

S1E9 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Aug 18, 2020 47m

Season 1: Episode 9If you love cats you'll love this episode artwork. The boys discuss the first book 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' is a comedy science fiction series created by Douglas…

George Floyd

Jun 05, 2020 1h 20m

Six months into 2020 and too much has happened.In light of the recent  #BlackLivesMatter movement transcending international borders. INABCP have decided to postpone Episode 09, to give you insight…

S1E8 An Inspector Calls

Apr 14, 2020 1h 34m

Season 1: Episode 8Your QUARANTINE CONTENT continues as the boys discuss the three act screenplay: An Inspector Calls by J.B.Priestly. *SPOILER ALERT* - A tense investigation by the omniscient…

S1E7 A Clockwork Orange

Mar 08, 2020 1h 2m

Season 1: Episode 7After months of anticipation, the guy's have finally finished reading the acclaimed dystopian novel: A Clockwork Orange  by English writer Anthony Burgess. Published in 1962, it is…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does It's Not A Book Club Podcast have?

It's Not A Book Club Podcast has published 26 episodes since August 2019, covering topics in Arts, Books.

Is It's Not A Book Club Podcast still active?

It's Not A Book Club Podcast is currently active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 1h 10m.

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