The Brighton Book Club

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A podcast dedicated to all things literary and bookish in Brighton & beyond. Anna interviews authors, publishers, people working in literature programmes, gets recommendations from booksellers and bloggers, and shares the best upcoming events. Follow @annamburtt on Twitter and @btnbookclub on Instagram for updates. Email btnbookclub@gmail.com for enquiries. 

  1. FEB 28

    Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, Jess Robinson, Suzy Quinn and Laura Mugridge

    On this month's show, we're joined by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees, talking about their new book You & Me and You & Me and You & Me; by Jess Robinson, to talk about her memoir Life is Rosi, to Suzy Quinn about her latest novel The Greatest Love Story Never Told and to friend of the show and all-round brilliant human Laura Mugridge about her audio series INSIDE THE LINES as well as her book reccomendations.

    1 hr

  2. 12/27/2025

    Hattie Williams, Katherine Bradley and Kate Beales

    In this episode, we're joined by former Brighton resident Hattie Williams, author of BITTER SWEET, to Brighton-based Katherine Bradley about her new book THE INSTITUTE, and Kate Beales joins us to talk about a writing retreat she's co-hosting with Anna in March and reads from her debut novel BROKEN HORSES.

    1 hr

  3. 11/22/2025

    Christmas Gift Guide with Elizabeth Perry and Gabrielle Griffiths

    Our bumper Christmas Recommendation episode is here! Whether you're looking for inspiration for gifts to buy loved ones, or to put on your own wish-lists, Elizabeth Perry and I have got you covered! We also speak to Brighton-based writer Gabrielle Griffiths  about her debut novel GREATER SINS.Books we discussed on the show:FictionThe Safekeep by Yael van der WoudenThe Lilac People by Milo ToddAll the Colours of the Dark by Chris WhitakerHeartwood by Amity GaigeThe Artist by Lucy SteedsThe Two Roberts by Damian BarrDeath of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor.Moderation by Elaine CastilloA Family Matter by Claire LynchThe Correspondent by Virginia EvansNon-fictionLone Wolf by Adam WeymouthDeep House by Jeremy Atherton LinNuclear War by Annie JacobsenBunker by Bradley Garrett / In Love with Love by Ella RisbridgerChallenger by Adam HigginbothamParadise by Lizzie JohnsonSupremacy by Parmy OlsonIf Then by Jill LeporeQuestion 7 by Richard FlanaganThat Dark Spring by Susannah Stapleton

    1 hr

  4. 10/25/2025

    Chris Bridges, Hayley Dunlop, Social Sauna Book Club, Demystifying Publishing and more!

    On this month's show we talk to Chris Bridges about his new book SICK TO DEATH; to Hayley Dunlop about her Christmas novel IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS, to Anna Jefferson about New Writing South's DEMYSTIFYING PUBLISHING DAY and to Kelly from SOCIAL SAUNA BOOK CLUB.Events we mention at the end of the show: Queer Gothic: Chloe Michelle Howarth & Leon Craig How to Build a Writing Career with Real Writers Circle and Amanda Prowse Interactive Murder Mystery Evening at Waterstones Online Writing Retreat with Writers HQ JOURNALISM BASICS: What is journalistic writing?

    1 hr
  5. 🛟The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literary Festival featuring Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho 🛟

    08/23/2025

    🛟The Coast is Queer LGBTQ+ Literary Festival featuring Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho 🛟

    This month's show is dedicated to The Coast is Queer Festival, Brighton's landmark festival of LGBTQ+ literature.Info about all the events we speak to festival speakers Ayse Huseyin, Abi Fellows, Kit Heyam and DG Coutinho. We also chat to Sarah from Writers HQ about their Writing As Resistance Festival in September. The Coast is Queer events mentioned on the show: The Queer Girls Book Club presents Christina FonthesNot That Innocent with with Jack Jordan, DG Coutinho, Piotr Cieplak and Lesley Thomson Developing Your Non-Fiction with Abi Fellows and Paula AkpanIs a Shared History Possible? with Dr. Nat Arias, Kit Heyam, Jane Traies and Paula Akpan

    1 hr

  6. 07/26/2025

    Jo Morey, Sally Gardner, Piotr Cieplak and Chapter 34 Books

    On this month's episode, we speak to Jo Morey about her new book THE NIGHT LAGOON, to Sally Gardner about THE BRIDE STONE and to Piotr Cieplak about ZOFIA NOWAK'S BOOK OF SUPERIOR DETECTING. We also chat to Kelly at Chapter 34 Books in Shoreham about their event programme and summer reads. If you're interested in coming to our day long writing retreat, you can find out more here.

    1 hr
  7. Marisa Linton, Kerry Downes, Jill Johnson, E.C. Nevin and Brighton Book Festival

    05/24/2025

    Marisa Linton, Kerry Downes, Jill Johnson, E.C. Nevin and Brighton Book Festival

    On this month's show, we speak to Brighton-based writers Marisa Linton, Kerry Downes and Jill Johnson, plus Althea from Brighton Book Festival tells us about this year's offering. We break our own Brighton-based rules to have E.C. Nevin on the show... the book was just that good!

    1 hr
  8. Emma Jane Unsworth, Lauren Bravo, Andrew Flewitt and Beyond The Book Festival

    04/26/2025

    Emma Jane Unsworth, Lauren Bravo, Andrew Flewitt and Beyond The Book Festival

    This month we speak to three Brighton-based writers; Emma Jane Unsworth (SLAGS), Lauren Bravo (PROBABLY NOTHING) and Andrew Flewitt (DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER LOSS?). We also talk to Phil Viner about BEYOND THE BOOK festival which takes place on May 10th.

    1 hr
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A podcast dedicated to all things literary and bookish in Brighton & beyond. Anna interviews authors, publishers, people working in literature programmes, gets recommendations from booksellers and bloggers, and shares the best upcoming events. Follow @annamburtt on Twitter and @btnbookclub on Instagram for updates. Email btnbookclub@gmail.com for enquiries. 

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