HeyJaredThe Radio 2 Book Club
The Radio 2 Book club celebrates the best in new fiction and recommends great reads. Sara will be interviewing top authors about their latest novels, and she’ll be catching up with librarians and reading groups from across the UK.
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'Where Are The Kings' by Donal Ryan (opens the original)
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Bestselling author, Donal Ryan, joins Sara in the Book Club to chat about his new novel, "Where Are The Kings". He reveals what inspired this book and why he very nearly didn't write it at all. There are lots of elements of Donal- and his own son - in the main character, which make this a deeply personal book. He also talks about balancing humour with the serious subjects of loss and grief. Donal gives us a cracking book recommendation - and we get to hear a short snippet of the audiobook too. H
Val McDermid and Roisin O'Donnell - Live from Radio 2 In The Park (opens the original)
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The Queen Of Crime - Val McDermid - and winner of our Radio 2 Book Club Award - Roisin O'Donnell - join Sara for some good ole book chat. Sara hosts this very special edition of the Radio 2 Book Club from the BBC Sounds Garden at Radio 2 In The Park - Stirling - in front of a live audience. She chats to the authors about their latest novels, their inspirations, why Scotland is such a good setting for crime fiction - and gets some brilliant book recommendations from them too! Roisin is the inaugu
'Agrippa' by Robert Harris (opens the original)
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Sara welcomes international bestselling author Robert Harris to the Book Club. This is Robert's FIFTH time on the Radio 2 Book Club, making his the author with the most appearances to date! They discuss 'Agrippa', his new novel, which sees Robert return to Ancient Rome - something he hasn't done since his Cicero trilogy in 2015. They chat about Robert's fascination with the character of Agrippa, why he's not as well-known as Augustus Caesar, and how you get in the mind of a person like that as a
'Ghost Month' by Simon Wroe (opens the original)
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Author Simon Wroe joins Sara for a chat about his new novel, 'Ghost Month'. They discuss ghosts and spirits and the inspirations behind this story. The novel is set in London and told from four different character perspectives. Simon tells us about each character and how he formed them, as well as some real-life experiences which influenced him too. He also recommends us a book he's enjoyed reading recently - and - we hear a clip of the audiobook too! Here's a little more about 'Ghost Month': Ev
Superstar Librarian - Evie Loy O'Neill - picks her Top Five Reads of the Year (opens the original)
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This week, Sara is joined by one of our Superstar Librarians - Evie Loy O'Neill. They chat about her job at Richmond Libraries, the Radio 2 Book Club Panel - and - the books that have been flying off the shelves this summer. She also tells us her Top Five Reads of the Year (so far!): 1. 'Where Are The Kings' - Donal Ryan 2. 'The History of Sound' - Ben Shattuck 3. 'The Rom-Commers' - Katherine Center 4. 'Main Characters' - Bobby Palmer 5. 'Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport' -
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