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Hi everyone. We’re wrapping up for 2025, but if you want something to read until we’re back here’s our 1st author of 2026!
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
The broadcast version of World Book Club's interview with Philippa Gregory airs on Saturday on BBC World Service (the podcast is already on BBC Sounds) - and as ever we have some clips for you.
#worldbookclub #wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky#bookpodcast
#worldbookclub #wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky#bookpodcast
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The broadcast version of World Book Club's interview with Philippa Gregory airs on Saturday on BBC World Service (the podcast is already on BBC Sounds) - and as ever we have some clips for you.
#worldbookclub #wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky#bookpodcast
#worldbookclub #wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky#bookpodcast
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Sad news today, Sophie Kinsella author of the Shopaholic series, and 'queen of romantic comedy' has passed away at age 55.
#sophiekinsella #romaticcomedy #booksky
Sad news today, Sophie Kinsella author of the Shopaholic series, and 'queen of romantic comedy' has passed away at age 55.
#sophiekinsella #romaticcomedy #booksky
Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sad news today, Sophie Kinsella author of the Shopaholic series, and 'queen of romantic comedy' has passed away at age 55.
#sophiekinsella #romaticcomedy #booksky
Sad news today, Sophie Kinsella author of the Shopaholic series, and 'queen of romantic comedy' has passed away at age 55.
#sophiekinsella #romaticcomedy #booksky
Hi everyone. We’re wrapping up for 2025, but if you want something to read until we’re back here’s our 1st author of 2026!
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hi everyone. We’re wrapping up for 2025, but if you want something to read until we’re back here’s our 1st author of 2026!
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
Suspense master Linwood Barclay joins us 15 Jan to talk Take Your Breath Away. Send qus by 9 Jan and be part of the show.
#booksky #linwoodbarclay #thriller #wbc #bookpodcast
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Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Did ACD really hate Sherlock Holmes? Where did he get that moustache? And what about that fairy thing? Send us your burning questions about Arthur Conan Doyle by 8 December and we'll answer them on our next episode. Plus sign up now (free or paid) at www.patreon.com/cw/doingsofd... for a bonus ep.
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Hear me read my Anne Boleyn poem to Philippa Gregory on the BBC World Service Book Club @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social podcast for The Other Boleyn Girl! Available now on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(Will also be broadcast on radio Dec 13th)
(Will also be broadcast on radio Dec 13th)
World Book Club - Philippa Gregory - The Other Boleyn Girl - BBC Sounds
Bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins to discuss The Other Boleyn Girl
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December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Hear me read my Anne Boleyn poem to Philippa Gregory on the BBC World Service Book Club @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social podcast for The Other Boleyn Girl! Available now on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
(Will also be broadcast on radio Dec 13th)
(Will also be broadcast on radio Dec 13th)
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We all have an "antilibrary." You know, the stack of yet-unread books we might never read. Here is Umberto Eco's wonderful and counterintuitive take on why that unread stack might be as essential for our inner lives as the read www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/u...
Umberto Eco’s Antilibrary: Why Unread Books Are More Valuable to Our Lives than Read Ones
How to become an “antischolar” in a culture that treats knowledge as “an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We all have an "antilibrary." You know, the stack of yet-unread books we might never read. Here is Umberto Eco's wonderful and counterintuitive take on why that unread stack might be as essential for our inner lives as the read www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/u...
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Oscar Wilde died on this day in 1900. Hear Patti Smith read the stunning letter he penned in prison, where he was thrown for loving whom he loved and where he received the injury that resulted in the cerebral meningitis that killed him www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/07/p...
De Profundis: Patti Smith Reads Oscar Wilde’s Stirring Letter on Suffering and Transcendence, Penned in Prison
“I have got to make everything that has happened to me good for me… There is not a single degradation of the body which I must not try and make into a spiritualising of the soul.”
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December 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Oscar Wilde died on this day in 1900. Hear Patti Smith read the stunning letter he penned in prison, where he was thrown for loving whom he loved and where he received the injury that resulted in the cerebral meningitis that killed him www.themarginalian.org/2016/11/07/p...
World Book Club listeners we have a treat for you! The podcast now goes live on 1st of every month, starting with the fabulous Philippa Gregory!
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
World Book Club listeners we have a treat for you! The podcast now goes live on 1st of every month, starting with the fabulous Philippa Gregory!
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
Listen right now! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... And let us know what your favourite part was!
#booksky #philippagregory #tudors #theotherboleyngirl #wbc
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In this season of mosses, bryologist (that is, moss-scientist) and storyteller Robin Wall Kimmerer on the magic of moss and how it awakens us to the wonders of life at all scales – gorgeous, gorgeous read www.themarginalian.org/2015/05/13/g...
The Magic of Moss and What It Teaches Us About the Art of Attentiveness to Life at All Scales
“Life [exists] only because of a myriad of synchronicities that bring us to this particular place at this particular moment. In return for such a gift, the only sane response is to glitter in…
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November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In this season of mosses, bryologist (that is, moss-scientist) and storyteller Robin Wall Kimmerer on the magic of moss and how it awakens us to the wonders of life at all scales – gorgeous, gorgeous read www.themarginalian.org/2015/05/13/g...
One act of disgrace shapes history in The Palace of Illusions. What do you think about role of honour in the novel.
DM or send qs to [email protected] and join us with Chitra on the podcast :)
#wbc #thepalaceofillusions #mahabharat #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #indianliterature #booksky
DM or send qs to [email protected] and join us with Chitra on the podcast :)
#wbc #thepalaceofillusions #mahabharat #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #indianliterature #booksky
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
One act of disgrace shapes history in The Palace of Illusions. What do you think about role of honour in the novel.
DM or send qs to [email protected] and join us with Chitra on the podcast :)
#wbc #thepalaceofillusions #mahabharat #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #indianliterature #booksky
DM or send qs to [email protected] and join us with Chitra on the podcast :)
#wbc #thepalaceofillusions #mahabharat #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #indianliterature #booksky
Hi readers! We're close to the deadline for questions for Philippa Gregory, so if you want to join us on the show, send us your questions the 19th. DM us here or email [email protected] :)
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hi readers! We're close to the deadline for questions for Philippa Gregory, so if you want to join us on the show, send us your questions the 19th. DM us here or email [email protected] :)
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
#theotherboleyngirl #philippagregory #boleyn #tudors #booksky#historicalfiction #wbc
One thing I found fascinating in 'The Palace of Illusions' was the way time and fate were explored. We'd love to get more questions from you before Nov 30th. DM here or email [email protected] and join us on the show :)
#thepalaceofillusions #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #mahabharata #wbc #booksky
#thepalaceofillusions #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #mahabharata #wbc #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
One thing I found fascinating in 'The Palace of Illusions' was the way time and fate were explored. We'd love to get more questions from you before Nov 30th. DM here or email [email protected] and join us on the show :)
#thepalaceofillusions #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #mahabharata #wbc #booksky
#thepalaceofillusions #chitrabanerjeedivakaruni #mahabharata #wbc #booksky
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Especially if you’re an elder sister, a great episode of @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social with Oyinkan Braithwaite chatting with readers about My Sister the Serial Killer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - World Book Club, Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer
Harriett talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about My Sister, The Serial Killer.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Especially if you’re an elder sister, a great episode of @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social with Oyinkan Braithwaite chatting with readers about My Sister the Serial Killer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
In December, World Book Club welcomes Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni to discuss her spellbinding 'The Palace of Illusions'. A lush retelling of the Mahabharata through the eyes of Panchaali.
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 30 and join us on the show :) #WBC #bookstagram #palaceofillusions
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 30 and join us on the show :) #WBC #bookstagram #palaceofillusions
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In December, World Book Club welcomes Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni to discuss her spellbinding 'The Palace of Illusions'. A lush retelling of the Mahabharata through the eyes of Panchaali.
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 30 and join us on the show :) #WBC #bookstagram #palaceofillusions
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 30 and join us on the show :) #WBC #bookstagram #palaceofillusions
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The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann
Schedel. #Halloween #HalloweenVibes #SpookySeason #TrickOrTreat #Spooktacular #PumpkinSpice #HauntedHouse #GhostStories #CreepyCrawly #FrightNight
Schedel. #Halloween #HalloweenVibes #SpookySeason #TrickOrTreat #Spooktacular #PumpkinSpice #HauntedHouse #GhostStories #CreepyCrawly #FrightNight
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Nuremberg Chronicle of Hartmann
Schedel. #Halloween #HalloweenVibes #SpookySeason #TrickOrTreat #Spooktacular #PumpkinSpice #HauntedHouse #GhostStories #CreepyCrawly #FrightNight
Schedel. #Halloween #HalloweenVibes #SpookySeason #TrickOrTreat #Spooktacular #PumpkinSpice #HauntedHouse #GhostStories #CreepyCrawly #FrightNight
Happy Halloween! We have some fabulously spooky recommendations for our global community of book lovers. First up, you can listen to Silvia Moreno-Garcia's interview about Mexican Gothic - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#booksky #horrorlit #halloween #mexicangothic #worldbookclub
#booksky #horrorlit #halloween #mexicangothic #worldbookclub
World Book Club - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mexican Gothic - BBC Sounds
Harriett is joined by Silvia Moreno-Garcia to discuss her bestseller Mexican Gothic.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Happy Halloween! We have some fabulously spooky recommendations for our global community of book lovers. First up, you can listen to Silvia Moreno-Garcia's interview about Mexican Gothic - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#booksky #horrorlit #halloween #mexicangothic #worldbookclub
#booksky #horrorlit #halloween #mexicangothic #worldbookclub
Another little preview of our upcoming show with Oyinkan Braithwaite. Pretty privilege can allow people to get away with a lot - even murder!
Listen to the whole interview this saturday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#wbc #oyinkanbraithwaite #mysistertheserialkiller #booksky #worldbookclub
Listen to the whole interview this saturday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#wbc #oyinkanbraithwaite #mysistertheserialkiller #booksky #worldbookclub
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Another little preview of our upcoming show with Oyinkan Braithwaite. Pretty privilege can allow people to get away with a lot - even murder!
Listen to the whole interview this saturday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#wbc #oyinkanbraithwaite #mysistertheserialkiller #booksky #worldbookclub
Listen to the whole interview this saturday www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
#wbc #oyinkanbraithwaite #mysistertheserialkiller #booksky #worldbookclub
The downfall of Anne Boleyn sparked varied reactions in readers. What did you feel as you read about how the Boleyn's fortunes so rapidly reversed? Send qus to [email protected] by 19th Nov and join us on the podcast :)
#wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky
#wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky
October 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The downfall of Anne Boleyn sparked varied reactions in readers. What did you feel as you read about how the Boleyn's fortunes so rapidly reversed? Send qus to [email protected] by 19th Nov and join us on the podcast :)
#wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky
#wbc #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #historicalfiction #booksky
This Saturday our interview with Oyinkan Braithwaite airs on the BBC World Service. Tune in this Saturday, or download the extended podcast! In the meantime, a little sneak peek - but maybe not one for the arachnophobes in our audience.
#oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #wbc #bbc
#oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #wbc #bbc
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This Saturday our interview with Oyinkan Braithwaite airs on the BBC World Service. Tune in this Saturday, or download the extended podcast! In the meantime, a little sneak peek - but maybe not one for the arachnophobes in our audience.
#oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #wbc #bbc
#oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #mysistertheserialkiller #wbc #bbc
The progression of Henry's tyranny in 'The Other Boleyn Girl' is downright chilling in parts. What did you think of how Philippa Gregory depicted the infamous monarch in the novel?
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 19th and join us on the show
#philippagregory #booksky #tudors #historylit
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 19th and join us on the show
#philippagregory #booksky #tudors #historylit
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The progression of Henry's tyranny in 'The Other Boleyn Girl' is downright chilling in parts. What did you think of how Philippa Gregory depicted the infamous monarch in the novel?
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 19th and join us on the show
#philippagregory #booksky #tudors #historylit
Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 19th and join us on the show
#philippagregory #booksky #tudors #historylit
The tension between truth and lies is at the very core of 'The Other Boleyn Girl'. What did you all think of this element of the novel? Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 19th to join us on the podcast
#wbc #historicalfiction #bookpodcast #tudors #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #booksky
#wbc #historicalfiction #bookpodcast #tudors #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #booksky
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The tension between truth and lies is at the very core of 'The Other Boleyn Girl'. What did you all think of this element of the novel? Send qus to [email protected] by Nov 19th to join us on the podcast
#wbc #historicalfiction #bookpodcast #tudors #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #booksky
#wbc #historicalfiction #bookpodcast #tudors #philippagregory #theotherboleyngirl #booksky
In Nov we welcome Philippa Gregory
to WBC to talk about her intentional best seller 'The Other Boleyn Girl' a tale of sisterly love and rivalry, set in the treacherous world of the Tudor court. Send us qus by Nov 19th to be on the show - [email protected] #wbc #tudors #philippagregory #booksky
to WBC to talk about her intentional best seller 'The Other Boleyn Girl' a tale of sisterly love and rivalry, set in the treacherous world of the Tudor court. Send us qus by Nov 19th to be on the show - [email protected] #wbc #tudors #philippagregory #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Nov we welcome Philippa Gregory
to WBC to talk about her intentional best seller 'The Other Boleyn Girl' a tale of sisterly love and rivalry, set in the treacherous world of the Tudor court. Send us qus by Nov 19th to be on the show - [email protected] #wbc #tudors #philippagregory #booksky
to WBC to talk about her intentional best seller 'The Other Boleyn Girl' a tale of sisterly love and rivalry, set in the treacherous world of the Tudor court. Send us qus by Nov 19th to be on the show - [email protected] #wbc #tudors #philippagregory #booksky
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ICYMI Perfect for Halloween @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social chats with @silviamg.bsky.social about her fun, creepy novel Mexican Gothic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - World Book Club, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ICYMI Perfect for Halloween @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social chats with @silviamg.bsky.social about her fun, creepy novel Mexican Gothic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
Tomorrow is the last day to get questions in for Oyinkan Braithwaite, we record next week! If you have something your dying to know know about 'My Sister, The Serial Killer', email [email protected] to be the show :)
#wbc #mysistertheserialkiller #oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #africanliterature
#wbc #mysistertheserialkiller #oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #africanliterature
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to get questions in for Oyinkan Braithwaite, we record next week! If you have something your dying to know know about 'My Sister, The Serial Killer', email [email protected] to be the show :)
#wbc #mysistertheserialkiller #oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #africanliterature
#wbc #mysistertheserialkiller #oyinkanbraithwaite #booksky #africanliterature
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Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking News: Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, died at 91. Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.” nyti.ms/42kpGxt