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I’m Hugo Powell — podcast producer and literary newbie — on a mission to read more and learn about the art of storytelling. Guiding me on this journey is bestselling author Nicholas Binge.
Each month, Nicholas picks a book that shines in one key aspect of writing, and we figure out what makes it work.
And at the end of each episode, we’ll take what we’ve learned as we continue our mission to write the greatest novel ever written.
So grab your book, settle in, and join us on this adventure.
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Recent Episodes
S2E2 Episode 14 - Excession by Iain M Banks (with guest author David Goodman)
In this episode we are talking about Excession by Iain M Banks - A sprawling sci-fi epic that explores a distant, post-scarcity future, where an interplanetary civilisation called The Culture faces…
Speed Binges - Extremity by Nicholas Binge
Introducing the brand new show - Speed Binges - where your roguish and lovable hosts Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell will talk about a wide variety of their favorite media, from films to shows, books…
S2E1 Episode 13 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (or Writing Psychological Realism)
In this Episode of the Binge Reading Bookclub, Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell discuss The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. Rather than simply referring to the obviously well written 'unreliable…
S1E12 Episode 12 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (or a Plot Twist? How About a Narrative Twist?)
In this Episode of the Binge Reading Bookclub, Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell discuss The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. A second wolrd fantasy that focuses on the trials and tribulations of Syenite,…
S1E11 Episode 11 - Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho (or how to write conflict without killing anyone)
In this Episode of the Binge Reading Bookclub, Nicholas Binge and Hugo Powell discuss Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho. A delightful romance novel that delves deep into the myriad pitfalls that face…
S1E10 Episode 10 - Xenos by Dan Abnett (or How does one blend genres?)
In this episode we dive deep into the lore of Warhammer 40K with Xenos by Dan Abnett, the first in the Eisenhorn trilogy from the Black Library. While we had fairly low expectations, this book really…
S1E9 Episode 9 - Homefire by Kamila Shamsie (or a nice change of perspective)
This week Nicholas and Hugo delve deep into literary fiction, a term so deeply confusing that they only just make heads or tails of it. Kamila Shamsie weaves a delicate, beautiful, and…
S1E8 Episode 8 - Leech by Hiron Ennes with guest Sunyi Dean
We are overjoyed to be joined by the marvelous Sunyi Dean, multiple award losing author of The Book Eaters (her words not ours). She chose the Novel Leech by Hiron Ennes for its excellent use of…
S1E7 Episode 7 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (or Epistoral Structure, the emphasis on the
Today we chat about Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, a story told through very unconventional epistoral technique of the discovery of a giant alien robot on planet earth. A collection of…
S1E6 Episode 6 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (or the Importance of Voice and Narrative Tone)
Today we chat about A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, a story of the Count Rostov and his various encounters while under house arrest the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. We talk voice, narrative tone,…
S1E5 Episode 5 - Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (or A Weekend in the Countryside by Samanta Schweblin)
Today we chat about Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, a tense and heartbreaking horror that investigates the repercussions of 'Soul Splitting' in the wake of agricultural poisoning in the Argentinian…
S1E4 Episode 4 - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (or Laini's Superpower is Writing Prose)
Today we chat about Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, a fantasy novel the follows the story of orphan Lazlo Strange and Godspawn Sarai. Nick breaks down how Laini writes vivid and imaginative…
S1E3 Episode 3 - Planetfall by Emma Newman (or An Unreliable Narrator, or Were They?)
Today we chat about Planetfall by Emma Newman, Sci-fi set 20 years after humanity sets foot on a new planet in search of God's City. Nicholas helps us understand how Newman shifts the readers…
S1E2 Episode 2 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (or How to Write Wide Characters)
This month we read We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker, a crime/thriller set in a small Californian town in the late 1990s but not all is as it seems. Nicholas helps us understand how Christ…
S1E1 Episode 1 - What is the point of this podcast?
Let's get to know each other! In this episode we talk ghost writing a YA novel, our favourite creative outputs, and we write the first sentence of our novel. According to Nick starting a novel with…
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The Binge Reading Bookclub has published 15 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Arts, Books.
The Binge Reading Bookclub is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 58m.
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