The Radio 2 Book Club Podcast
Sara Cox celebrates the best in new fiction, with author interviews and listener reviews from across the UK.
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鈥檒l be catching up with librarians and reading groups from across the UK. Whether you鈥檙e after a summer blockbuster, a twist-filled thriller, or want to curl up with a heart-warming love story, Sara has you covered!
Episodes to download
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Dawn O'Porter (recorded at Radio 2 In The Park)
Sunday
Sara welcomes Dawn O'Porter to the Book Club for a special pop-up event in Chelmsford.
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'The Two Roberts' by Damian Barr
Tue 2 Sep 2025
Author, broadcaster and book champion - Damian Barr - chats to Sara about his new novel
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'Katabasis' by R.F. Kuang
Tue 26 Aug 2025
International bestselling author, R.F. Kuang, joins Sara for a chat about her latest book
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Listener reviewer Chantelle picks her Top Five Books of the year
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Sara welcomes librarian Chantelle Tijhaar to the Book Club to recommend us some gems.
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'Dead Lucky' by Connor Hutchinson
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Debut author, Connor Hutchinson, joins Sara to talk about his debut novel, 'Dead Lucky'
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A Summer Reads Special (with Simon Savidge)
Mon 4 Aug 2025
Wondering what to read on holiday? We have some great recommendations for you...
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'The Compound' by Aisling Rawle
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Sara welcomes debut novelist, Aisling Rawle, to the Book Club to discuss her new thriller
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Lee Child, Kate Mosse, Abir Mukherjee and more join Jeremy Vine for a crime fiction special
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Agatha Christie nut Jeremy Vine visits the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival.
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Listener reviewer Rose picks her Top Five Reads of the year so far
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Sara welcomes listener reviewer Rose Kooper Johnson to the Radio 2 Book Club.
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'The Art Of A Lie' by Laura Shepherd Robinson
Mon 7 Jul 2025
Sara welcomes historical crime author, Laura Shepherd Robinson, to the studio.
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Celebrating Pride Month: with the Queer Girls Book Club
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Sara welcomes Ayse Huseyin, founder of the Queer Girls Book Club, to the podcast!
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'The Rush' by Beth Lewis
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Sara welcomes author Beth Lewis to the pod to discuss her new novel, and the gold rush.
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The Carnegies 2025!
Tue 3 Jun 2025
Sara welcomes head judge of The Carnegies, Ros Harding, to the Radio 2 Book Club
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'Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab
Tue 27 May 2025
Sara welcomes author VE Schwab back to the Book Club to discuss her new novel.
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Superstar Librarian Luke shares his Top Five Reads
Tue 20 May 2025
Sara welcomes one of our Superstar Librarians to share their Top Five Reads of the year
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'The Book Of Guilt' by Catherine Chidgey
Tue 13 May 2025
Author Catherine Chidgey joins Sara for a chat about her eerie new novel.
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Listener Reviewer Stef Loughrey
Tue 6 May 2025
Sara welcomes listener Stef to the podcast, to give us her Top Five Reads of the year!
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'The Correspondent' by Virginia Evans
Tue 29 Apr 2025
Sara welcomes author Virginia Evans to the podcast to discuss her new novel
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Superstar librarian, Becki Pritchard, shares her Top Five Reads
Tue 22 Apr 2025
Sara welcomes librarian Becki Pritchard to the pod to share some of her recommendations
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'Ordinary Saints' by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin
Tue 15 Apr 2025
Sara welcomes debut authore Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin to the Radio 2 Book Club
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Clare Kenney's Top Five Reads
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Sara welcomes listener Clare Kenney to the Book Club, to share some recommendations.
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'Who Wants To Live Forever' by Hanna Thomas Uose
Tue 1 Apr 2025
Sara welcomes debut novelist, Hanna Thomas Uose, to the Radio 2 Book Club.
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'Fundamentally' by Nussaibah Younis
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Debut novelist Nussaibah Younis joins Sara for a natter.
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The Favourites by Layne Fargo
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Sara welcomes Layne Fargo to the pod to discuss her brilliant new novel.
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A World Book Day Special: with Stephen Mangan
Wed 5 Mar 2025
Author and actor Stephen Mangan joins Sara for a chat and faces our Junior Book Reviewers
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Listener Reviewer, Rebecca, gives us her Top Five Reads
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Sara welcomes listener Rebecca Chalmers to the Book Club to give us some recommendations.
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Seth Insua discusses his debut novel, "Human, Animal"
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Sara welcomes debut author Seth Insua to the Radio 2 Book Club
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Listener Reviewer: Harriet Thomas
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Sara welcomes listener Harriet Thomas to tell us about her Top Five Reads of the year.
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Sara welcomes debut novelist Roisin O'Donnell to the Radio 2 Book Club to talk about 'Nesting'
Wed 5 Feb 2025
Debut novelist Roisin O'Donnell joins Sara in the Book Club
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Sara is joined by listener reviewer Fiona Buckland, who gives us her Top 5 Reads of the Year (well, 2024)
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Today's episode is all about recommendations
