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E31: Ben Ambridge's The Stories Of Your Life
Joel speaks to Ben Ambridge about how stories define our existence and his book that outlines the eight masterplots behind human behaviour. Joel explains how he can always tell when someone has never…
E30: Rachel Kushner's The Mars Room
Romy Hall ends up in prison after killing her stalker. It's an excellent set-up to a novel, but does it deliver? The endorsements on the front cover certainly think so, but does Geordie Joel agree?…
E29: Benedict Townsend's Book Club?
Joel is joined by writer and comedian Benedict Townsend who takes full control of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
E28: Rhys James' You'll Like It When You Get There
Joel speaks to stand up comedian and author of You'll Like It When You Get There, Rhys James, about his new book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
E27: Joel and Lucas Oakeley Create A Character
Joel creates a whole new format for the book club and pulls in writer Lucas Oakeley to build a character from scratch. Expect dice, coin flips and... long necks. Hosted on Acast. See…
S1E26 E26: Róisín Lanigan's I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There
Joel speaks to Róisín Lanigan about her latest, I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There, a ghost story set against the horror of the current housing crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
E25: Joel's Experimental Episode
Joel reviews a graphic novel called Below Ambition by Simon Hanselmann about Megg The Witch and Werewolf Jones who start a band called Horse Mania. He also digs through the finds of his latest book…
E24: Jente Postuma's What I'd Rather Not Think About
What I'd Rather Not Think About is a novel about grieving a twin, captured in little vignettes over roughly 200 pages, but what does Joel and his new co-host Geordie Joel make of it? And is it time…
E23: Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex
Joel reads Middlesex, a swirling multi-generational novel that sees a Greek family migrate to Detroit and struggle with their middle class status. The basis of pretty good novel - and it won the…
E22: Miranda July's All Fours
Joel's broken two of his rules this time round by reading a book that is 1) a hardback, and 2) came out this year. It's Miranda July's All Fours, a book where the narrator is supposed to spend a load…
E21: Joel Answers Your Questions
What's the best writing snack? How important is it to plan your character arc? What do you make of The Hardest Geezer book announcement? Joel answers your questions! Hosted on Acast. See…
E20: Jenny Offill's Weather
In this episode, Joel's picked out another book that everyone seemed to read before he did. Jenny's Offill's Weather came out in 2020 and is set around the inauguration of Donald Trump's presidency…
E19: Benjamin Myers' Beastings
Joel watched a great TV show based on Benjamin Myers' 'The Gallows Pole' only to find out that everyone had been reading Benjamin Myers for years. This week, he's reading the 2014 novel set in…
S1E18 E18: Jonathan Ames' The Double Life Is Twice As Good
You asked for it, you got it. Joel's read a book that he hated and it's Jonathan Ames' collection of articles and short stories that have not dated well and probably weren't very good at the time…
S1E17 E17: Anne Dillard's Teaching A Stone To Talk
Joel's got really into heading down to his local pond and counting the different types of flowers and fish he can see after reading a mind-altering set of essays on exploration, faith and nature by…
S1E16 E16: Joel Answers Your Questions
Joel's got the answers to all your questions on reading, writing and books in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S1E15 E15: Dave Eggers' A Hologram For The King
A self-confessed "Egg Head To The Bones", Joel has picked up A Hologram For The King for the first time in 11 years. But will he love it as much as he did the first time? Probably, yes. Hosted on…
S1E14 E14: Rachel Cusk's Outline
After last week's venture into 'Cherry', a masterclass in dialogue, Joel's been on the hunt for more conversation. As you'll hear on the episode, they've not all been the most captivating, but he did…
S1E13 E13: Nico Walker's Cherry
We've look at books that have done 'alcohol' well, we've looked at books that has done 'sex' well, and now it's time to look at a book that does 'war' and 'drugs' really well. So let's get stuck in…
S1 INTERVIEW: SHEENA PATEL
In this special bonus episode, Joel speaks to Sheena Patel about her creative influences, the process of writing and crafting her incredible debut novel, 'I'm A Fan'. Hosted on Acast. See…
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