Guy Who Reads Jhuma Khan

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a children's fantasy series, written by Rick Riordan. A story about a young demigod, Percy Jackson, who might either be the protector of Olympus (home of the Greek gods) or the destroyer. This series is a favourite of many kids, no one has modernised Greek Mythology quite like Riordan. In this episode, Jhuma sits down to talk about this series, and it's terrible movies, it's popularity with children and adults alike, and his experience buying the books. In this episode, he also gives you a little taste of this amazing story.

For this week's episode, Jhuma sits down to talk about the 2008 Historical Fiction and Romance novel, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Written by a duo of aunt and niece, this book is about Juliet, an author from London, who receives a letter from a resident of Guernsey and a member of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (a literaty society created in the spur-of-the-moment as an alibi to protect its members from the punishment of breaking curfew). Curious to learn more about the Occupation and the literary society, she travels to Guernsey, and finds a family among the members of the society.

For this bonus episode, Jhuma sits down with Taba Yapung, an old classmate turned friend he has known since he was 10 years old. They talk about their favourite moments from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. From Dumbledore's death to Ron and Hermione's relationship. Listen in on this conversation between two friends. Follow @guywhoreadspodcast and @tababuyung on instagram.

When one of Jhuma's friends who agreed to do this episode went MIA. Jhuma asked the help of Yes Fam, a community of kind-hearted people from all around the world. Thankfully, to his rescue came two wonderful guys, Ayush Pandey and James Hilber. So join us for this episode to listen to three strangers (friends you haven't met yet) connect on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

In this episode, Jhuma talks about the 1980 Science Non-Fiction book that took the world by storm, Cosmos. Written by Carl Sagan to go with the TV documentary of the same name, Cosmos was the most sold Science book in the English language until it was surpassed by A Brief History of Time. Jhuma gives us his take on aliens, flat-earthers and astrology. Press play to listen to the ramblings of a young villager about space and it's mysteries.

In this episode, Jhuma sits down with one of his best friends, Barbara Conrado, to talk about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. From Barbara's love for Cedric Diggory to one of the hardest quiz in the entire series, listen in on this conversation between two best friends. Follow @guywhoreadspodcast and @barbaraconrado on instagram.