Joel Golby's Book Club

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hi my name is joel golby and welcome to my podcast where each week i recommend you a new book. it's out every tuesday. that's it. that's pretty much it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. FEB 3

    E31: Ben Ambridge's The Stories Of Your Life

    Joel speaks to Ben Ambridge about how stories define our existence and his book that outlines the eight masterplots behind human behaviour. Joel explains how he can always tell when someone has never been in their overdraft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 min

  2. 11/11/2025

    E30: Rachel Kushner's The Mars Room

    Romy Hall ends up in prison after killing her stalker. It's an excellent set-up to a novel, but does it deliver? The endorsements on the front cover certainly think so, but does Geordie Joel agree? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min

  3. 09/08/2025

    E29: Benedict Townsend's Book Club?

    Joel is joined by writer and comedian Benedict Townsend who takes full control of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m

  4. 08/26/2025

    E28: Rhys James' You'll Like It When You Get There

    Joel speaks to stand up comedian and author of You'll Like It When You Get There, Rhys James, about his new book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    58 min

  5. 05/20/2025

    E27: Joel and Lucas Oakeley Create A Character

    Joel creates a whole new format for the book club and pulls in writer Lucas Oakeley to build a character from scratch. Expect dice, coin flips and... long necks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m

  6. 04/01/2025

    E26: Róisín Lanigan's I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There

    Joel speaks to Róisín Lanigan about her latest, I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There, a ghost story set against the horror of the current housing crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  7. 12/30/2024

    E25: Joel's Experimental Episode

    Joel reviews a graphic novel called Below Ambition by Simon Hanselmann about Megg The Witch and Werewolf Jones who start a band called Horse Mania. He also digs through the finds of his latest book shop crawl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  8. 11/27/2024

    E24: Jente Postuma's What I'd Rather Not Think About

    What I'd Rather Not Think About is a novel about grieving a twin, captured in little vignettes over roughly 200 pages, but what does Joel and his new co-host Geordie Joel make of it? And is it time to stop writing 7 line chapters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    32 min
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hi my name is joel golby and welcome to my podcast where each week i recommend you a new book. it's out every tuesday. that's it. that's pretty much it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    tiny podcasts
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © tiny podcasts
  • Show Website
    Joel Golby's Book Club

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