Episodes

  • Our Last Reads of the Year #142
    Dec 22 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 28th book club pick, Nancy Mitford's 'The Christmas Pudding'. 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:

    📖 Sarah's Cats by Otto Redman (11.03)

    📖 The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw (15.57)

    📖 A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo (19.22)

    📖 Strange Houses by Uketzu (21.29)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading to the end of the book. See you in the New Year!

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

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    27 mins
  • From Books to Vessel Cups #141
    Dec 8 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 28th book club pick, Nancy Mitford's 'The Christmas Pudding'. 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, share exciting book-related news, 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 Killer Question by Janice Hallett (10.17)

    📖 The Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw (11.31)

    Claire then shares with us a Christmas custom she's been researching: what are vessel Cups? (13.05)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading up to 'chapter 11' (page 96)

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

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    20 mins
  • We Start Reading: The Christmas Pudding #140
    Dec 1 2025

    Welcome to our Lounging With Books podcast!

    We’re excited to reveal our next Book Club read: Nancy Mitford's 'The Christmas Pudding'. 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 (8.00)

    📖 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E Schwab (12.44)

    📖 The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (16.57)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on The Christmas Pudding. We will be reading up to 'chapter 6' (page 48)

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

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    22 mins
  • We let AI choose our Christmas read #139
    Nov 24 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we review our 27th book club pick, Miriam Margolyes's 'The Little Book of Miriam'. Join us as we share our thoughts on the book.

    We also introduce our new book club read, chosen with a little help from AI. This festive pick is already sparking plenty of conversation before we've even begun. We chat about the notorious Mitford Sisters as our next read is 'The Christmas Pudding' by Nancy Mitford. Make sure to pick up a copy from your local library or bookshop so you can read along 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 (13.51)

    📖 A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (16.15)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'The Little Book of Miriam'. Join us next week, where we will be reading the first passage of 'The Christmas Pudding.'

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

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    21 mins
  • Claire meets Miriam Margolyes at Whitby Book Festival #138
    Nov 17 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 27th book club pick, 'The Little Book of Miriam' by Miriam Margolyes. 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, share exciting book-related news, 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 Impossible Fortune by Richard Oseman (11.48)

    📖 Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer (13.10)

    📖 Sarah's Cats by Otto Redman (14.46)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'The Little Book of Miriam'.We will be reading to the end of the book!

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

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    18 mins
  • Girl in Pieces, Hotel Avocado, and Murder at the Black Cat Cafe #137
    Oct 27 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 27th book club pick, 'The Little Book of Miriam' by Miriam Margolyes. 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, share exciting book-related news, 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:

    📖 Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (8.45)

    📖 Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer (10)

    📖 Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo, translated by Bryan Karetnyk (12.33)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'The Little Book of Miriam'.We will be reading up to 'S' (page 222)

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

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    18 mins
  • Farts, Royalty, and Boatmen with Miriam Margolyes #136
    Oct 6 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 27th book club pick, 'The Little Book of Miriam' by Miriam Margolyes. 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, share exciting book-related news, 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 Moon is Making by Storm Jameson (12.20)

    📖 Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (13.45)

    📖 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (19.28)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'The Little Book of Miriam'.We will be reading up to 'M ' (page 145)

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

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    26 mins
  • So Gay For You #135
    Sep 29 2025

    We're two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. This week, we're discussing our 27th book club pick, 'The Little Book of Miriam' by Miriam Margolyes. 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, share exciting book-related news, 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:

    📖 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (7.43)

    📖So Gay For You by Leisha Hailey & Kate Moennig (8.48)

    📖 The Moon is Making by Storm Jameson (13.35)

    Follow us on Instagram @LoungingWithBooks for more bookish content and to share your thoughts on 'The Little Book of Miriam'.We will be reading up to 'I' (page 104)

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

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    20 mins