Episodes

  • Eurotrash and Claire’s Challenge #150
    Mar 23 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 30th book club pick, Christian Kracht's 'EuroTrash', 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 @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on EuroTrash. We will be reading up to 'Chapter 5' (page 77)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    20 mins
  • We Start Reading: EuroTrash by Christian Kracht #149
    Mar 16 2026

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Christian Kracht's 'EuroTrash', translated by Daniel Bowles. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you're ready to read with us.

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on EuroTrash. We will be reading up to 'Chapter 2' (page 38)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    18 mins
  • John & Paul: A Love Story #148
    Mar 2 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we'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 & 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 @LoungingWithBooks 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! 📚✨

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    26 mins
  • The Long Shoe and Sympathy Tower Tokyo #147
    Feb 16 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we'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 @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Captain Jimmy Saint' (page 252)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    19 mins
  • Are They in Virtual Reality? #146
    Feb 9 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we'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 & 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 @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Cerys Herbert' (page 200)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    20 mins
  • The Tempest Prognosticator #145
    Feb 2 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we'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't Date by Ashley Herring-Blake (15.47)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Diana Landor' (page 150)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    23 mins
  • When None of the Books Quite Hit #144
    Jan 26 2026

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 29th book club pick, C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book. Grab your copy from your local library and read along with us!

    But that's not all. Every episode is packed with bookish goodness. We chat about what we'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 @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Part 2' (page 94)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    23 mins
  • We Start Reading: The Other People by C.B Everett #143
    Jan 19 2026

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: C.B Everett's 'The Other People'. Be sure to grab your copy from your local library or bookshop, so you're ready to read with us.

    But that's not all; we chat about what we'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's Cats by Otto Redman (14.37)

    📖 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E Schwab (17.09)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Other People. We will be reading up to 'Desmond Blaine' (page 50)

    Let’s make every week a great week for books. Happy reading! 📚✨

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    22 mins