Welcome to Lounging with Books! Join Claire and Sophie, two former librarians, as they reconnect through their shared love of literature. Every week, they dive into discussions about their latest book club read, sharing insights, reviews, and the latest book-related news. Get involved by picking up the current book club selection from your local library or bookstore. Stay connected with us on Twitter @marriscmarris and Instagram @loungingwithbooks. Happy reading!

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Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Alex Michaelides&#39;s &#39;The Silent Patient&#39;. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you&#39;re ready to read with us.But that&#39;s not all; we chat about what we&#39;ve been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads with our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 Rewind it Back by Liz Tomforde (12.10)📖Tea you at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne (15.44)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Silent Patient. We&#39;ll be reading up to &#39;Part 2&#39; (page 60)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

We Start Reading: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides #161

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 31st book club pick, Sarah Hall&#39;s &#39;Helm&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖Canal Dreams by Ian Banks (6.20)📖 The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr (8.10)📖 In Search of Sea Dragons by Matthew Myerscough (10.15)📖 Exodus: The Archimedes Engine byPeter F. Hamilton (16.05)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Helm. We will be reading to the end of the book!Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

And We're Back! #160

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 31st book club pick, Sarah Hall&#39;s &#39;Helm&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran (7.05)📖 The Boy from the Sea by Garrett Carr (7.39)📖 Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon (11.56)📖 Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (15.33) Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Helm. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 48&#39; (page 264)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Why We're Struggling with Helm #159

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 31st book club pick, Sarah Hall&#39;s &#39;Helm&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 Loyalty by Martina Cole (8.32)📖How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran (10.31)📖 Matrix by Lauren Groff (15.33)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Helm. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 36&#39; (page 207)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

How to Build a Girl #158

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We’re back with the lovely owner of One More Chapter, an independent bookshop doing brilliant things in the community.We chat about award nominations, choosing the right book for book club, work-life balance, favourite moments so far, and what’s next for this great shop.Follow us on Instagram at @LoungingWithBooks to join the chat and share your dream bookshop ideas. And don’t worry, our usual reviews and reading updates will be back next time — but for now, settle in for a peek behind the counter at One More Chapter.To learn more about One More Chapter, follow them on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onemorechapter.notts?igsh=NDF1eXJicXhzanE1&utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet" rel="nofollow">Instagram </a>or visit their <a href="https://www.onemorechapter.shop/" rel="nofollow">website</a>.Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

One Year On: The One More Chapter Story #157

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 31st book club pick, Sarah Hall&#39;s &#39;Helm&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 Loyalty by Martina Cole (9.05)📖 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (13.45) Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Helm. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 26&#39; (page 154)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

A New Favourite Audiobook #156

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 31st book club pick, Sarah Hall&#39;s &#39;Helm&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan (7.05)📖 Loyalty by Martina Cole (9.15)📖 Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers (12.45)📖 Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner (16.28)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Helm. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 17&#39; (page 100)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Is This the Perfect Chapter? #154

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Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Sarah Hall&#39;s &#39;Helm&#39;. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you&#39;re ready to read with us.After that, we finish with Claire’s challenge: who can present the most interesting item beginning with N?Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on Helm. We&#39;ll be reading up to &#39;Chapter 8&#39; (page 53)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

We Start Reading: Helm by Sarah Hall #153

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 30th book club pick, Christian Kracht&#39;s &#39;EuroTrash&#39;, translated by Daniel Bowles. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 John &amp; Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie (6.01)📖 Hungerstone by Kat Dunn (11.35)Claire also has a new, interesting challenge: who can present the most interesting item beginning with N? Feel free to get involved and share your items with us over on Instagram, just tag us in your story or post.Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on EuroTrash. We will be reading to the end of the book!Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Let’s Chat Hungerstone & John & Paul #152

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 30th book club pick, Christian Kracht&#39;s &#39;EuroTrash&#39;, translated by Daniel Bowles. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 John &amp; Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie (6.48)📖 Strange Buildings by Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion (11.46)📖 The Mysterious Affairs of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood (15.03)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on EuroTrash. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 9&#39; (page 135)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Strange Buildings, Cosy Crime & The Beatles #151

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 30th book club pick, Christian Kracht&#39;s &#39;EuroTrash&#39;, translated by Daniel Bowles. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!After that, we share some interesting stories and facts about Switzerland and finish with Claire’s challenge: who can present the most interesting item beginning with K?Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on EuroTrash. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 5&#39; (page 77)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Eurotrash and Claire’s Challenge #150

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Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Christian Kracht&#39;s &#39;EuroTrash&#39;, translated by Daniel Bowles. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you&#39;re ready to read with us.Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on EuroTrash. We will be reading up to &#39;Chapter 2&#39; (page 38)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

We Start Reading: EuroTrash by Christian Kracht #149

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett&#39;s &#39;The Other People&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer (9.26)📖 John &amp; Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie (10.26)📖 Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (15.26)📖 Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers (19.36)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading to the end!Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

John & Paul: A Love Story #148

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett&#39;s &#39;The Other People&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer (6.32)📖 Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (9.54)📖 Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan and translated by Jesse Kirkwood (12.25)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to &#39;Captain Jimmy Saint&#39; (page 252)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

The Long Shoe and Sympathy Tower Tokyo #147

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett&#39;s &#39;The Other People&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 Brigands &amp; Breadknives by Travis Baldree (7.59)📖The Whitby Trap by C.M Vassie (13.15)📖 The Long Shoe by Bob Mortimer (15.40)📖 Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin (16.19)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to &#39;Cerys Herbert&#39; (page 200)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Are They in Virtual Reality? #146

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett&#39;s &#39;The Other People&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖The Whitby Trap by C.M Vassie (8.58) 📖 Iris Kelly Doesn&#39;t Date by Ashley Herring-Blake (15.47)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to &#39;Diana Landor&#39; (page 150)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

The Tempest Prognosticator #145

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett&#39;s &#39;The Other People&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖The Whitby Trap by C.M Vassie (7.12)📖 Friends of Dorothy by Sandi Toksvig (10.29)📖 Mary Earps: All In by Mary Earps (14.11)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to &#39;Part 2&#39; (page 94)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

When None of the Books Quite Hit #144

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Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: C.B Everett&#39;s &#39;The Other People&#39;. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you&#39;re ready to read with us.But that&#39;s not all; we chat about what we&#39;ve been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads with our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 Sarah&#39;s Cats by Otto Redman (14.37) 📖 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E Schwab (17.09)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to &#39;Desmond Blaine&#39; (page 50)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

We Start Reading: The Other People by C.B Everett #143

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 28th book club pick, Nancy Mitford&#39;s &#39;The Christmas Pudding&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 Sarah&#39;s Cats by Otto Redman (11.03)📖 The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw (15.57)📖 A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo (19.22)📖 Strange Houses by Uketzu (21.29)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading to the end of the book. See you in the New Year!Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

Our Last Reads of the Year #142

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We&#39;re two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we&#39;re discussing our 28th book club pick, Nancy Mitford&#39;s &#39;The Christmas Pudding&#39;. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!But that&#39;s not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we&#39;ve been reading, share exciting book-related news, and rate all our reads using our signature system: Return, Fine, Renew, or Overdue (fingers crossed for no Returns!).This week’s reading highlights include:📖 The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (10.17)📖 The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw (11.31)Claire then shares with us a Christmas custom she&#39;s been researching: what are vessel Cups? (13.05)Follow us on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/loungingwithbooks" rel="nofollow">@LoungingWithBooks</a> for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading up to &#39;chapter 11&#39; (page 96)Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

From Books to Vessel Cups #141

Read Along With Our Book Club

Two ex-librarians stay in touch through the power of books.

Each week Claire and Sophie will recap their thoughts on their current book club book. Join in by picking up the book club book from a library or shop.

After they chat about what they're reading and any book-related news.

Keep in touch over on Twitter @marriscmarris or our Insta @loungingwithbooks