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Tom’s Book Club is a weekly podcast about books and the world they reflect, featuring thoughtful, unhurried conversations with some of the most interesting authors writing today.
Hosted by Tom Watters, each episode goes beyond the usual questions about a new book to explore where stories come from, how writers work, the ideas behind their books and the questions they leave us with.
Recent guests include Isabel Allende, John Boyne, Hernan Diaz, Roddy Doyle, Louise Kennedy, Kate Atkinson, Maggie O’Farrell, Elif Shafak and Booker Prize winners George Saunders, Samantha Harvey and David Szalay.
Tom’s Book Club was shortlisted for the Independent Podcast Awards in the Books category and has been praised by The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Radio Times and the Daily Mirror.
“There's no shortage of book-related podcasts out there but this is in the top tier” — The Telegraph
“A worthy rival to Radio 4’s Take Four Books” — Radio Times
“charming, disarming and genuinely curious” — Daily Mirror
New episodes every Tuesday.
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Jonathan Coe on Lessons in Harmony
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Nov 10, 2026 |
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M John Harrison on The End of Everything
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Nov 03, 2026 |
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Min Jin Lee on American Hagwon
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Luke Kennard on Black Bag
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Roddy Doyle on A Ghostly Little Book
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Hernan Diaz on Ply
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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John Boyne on The Weight of Angels
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Louise Kennedy on Stations
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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Isabel Allende on Storytelling: A Masterclass in Crafting Stories
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Derek Owusu on The Recovery House
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Emily St. John Mandel on Exit Party
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Meg Mason on Sophie, Standing There
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Kate Atkinson on Our Noble Selves
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Sep 01, 2026 |
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Patrick Ryan on Buckeye
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Avni Doshi on The First House
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Aug 18, 2026 |
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Behind The Books: Patrice Lawrence, Waterstones Children's Laureate
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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Katie Huttlestone on A Healthy Appetite
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Samantha Harvey on Orbital
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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Colson Whitehead on Cool Machine
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Daniel Mason on Country People
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Aisling Rawle on The Compound
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Behind the Books: Laura Hackett on Literary Criticism
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Dave Eggers on Contrapposto
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Bobby Palmer on Main Characters
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Elif Shafak on Writing, Memory and the Power of Fiction
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Rachel Clarke on The Story of a Heart
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Behind the Books: Katie Clapham on Life as a Bookseller
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Andrew Sean Greer on Villa Coco
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Maggie O'Farrell on Land
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Alexander Starritt on Drayton and Mackenzie
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May 26, 2026 |
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Eric Puchner on Dream State
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May 19, 2026 |
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Lucy Steeds on The Artist
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May 12, 2026 |
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Liz Moore on The God of the Woods
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May 05, 2026 |
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Lily King on Heart The Lover
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Yael van der Wouden on The Safekeep
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Brian Bilston on How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Charlotte Runcie on Bring The House Down
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Erin Somers on The Ten Year Affair
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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David Szalay on Flesh
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Claire Lynch on A Family Matter
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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John Lanchester on Look What You Made Me Do
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Howard Jacobson on Howl
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Sophie Elmhirst on Maurice and Maralyn
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Lee Cole on Fulfillment
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Nussaibah Younis on Fundamentally
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Chloe Dalton on Raising Hare
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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George Saunders on Vigil
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Tom's Book Club Trailer
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Jan 29, 2026 |