The Radio 2 Book club celebrates the best in new fiction and recommends great reads. Sara will be interviewing top authors about their latest novels, and she’ll be catching up with librarians and reading groups from across the UK. Whether you’re after a summer blockbuster, a twist-filled thriller, or want to curl up with a heart-warming love story, Sara has you covered!
Latest episodes
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'Contrapposto' by Dave Eggers
Author, publisher and Pulitzer Prize finalist, Dave Eggers, joins Sara for a chat about his new novel 'Contrapposto'.They discuss his inspirations for the story, his fascination wi…
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23 min ↗
The best books we've ever read
As part of Radio 2's Book Week celebrations, Sara Cox asked a whole host of comedians, actors, authors - and Radio 2 Presenters - to share their favourite books and tell us why the…
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11 min ↗
Marian Keyes celebrates The National Year of Reading
Marian Keyes is a huge champion of books and reading - so who better to help us celebrate Book Week on Radio 2! She chats to Sara about the joys of books and gives some great tips…
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14 min ↗
'Where Are The Kings' by Donal Ryan
Bestselling author, Donal Ryan, joins Sara in the Book Club to chat about his new novel, "Where Are The Kings".He reveals what inspired this book and why he very nearly didn't writ…
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29 min ↗
Val McDermid and Roisin O'Donnell - Live from Radio 2 In The Park
The Queen Of Crime - Val McDermid - and winner of our Radio 2 Book Club Award - Roisin O'Donnell - join Sara for some good ole book chat. Sara hosts this very special edition of th…
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17 min ↗
'Agrippa' by Robert Harris
Sara welcomes international bestselling author Robert Harris to the Book Club. This is Robert's FIFTH time on the Radio 2 Book Club, making his the author with the most appearances…
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15 min ↗
'Ghost Month' by Simon Wroe
Author Simon Wroe joins Sara for a chat about his new novel, 'Ghost Month'. They discuss ghosts and spirits and the inspirations behind this story. The novel is set in London and t…
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12 min ↗
Superstar Librarian - Evie Loy O'Neill - picks her Top Five Reads of the Year
This week, Sara is joined by one of our Superstar Librarians - Evie Loy O'Neill. They chat about her job at Richmond Libraries, the Radio 2 Book Club Panel - and - the books that h…
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12 min ↗
'The House That Eats The Dead' by Max Doty
Debut author, Max Doty, joins Sara for a natter about his horror novel 'The House That Eats The Dead'. They discuss his love of the genre, the inspiration for this story (spoiler a…
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15 min ↗
'The Scandalous Ladies Football Club' by Frances Quinn
Author Frances Quinn joins Sara in the studio to discuss her new novel, 'The Scandalous Ladies Football Club'. They chat about the real-life inspiration behind the story, how she n…
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53 min ↗
A Crime Fiction Special: with David Baldacci, Anthony Horowitz, Ann Cleeves, Vaseem Khan and many more
In this bumper episode of the Radio 2 Book Club, Jeremy Vine visits the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. It's the world's largest crime writing festival,…
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'Time To Burn' by Ellery Lloyd
Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos (aka Ellery Lloyd) join Sara for a natter about their new novel, 'Time To Burn'. Paul and Collette not only write together, but are married too - and…
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'The Leveret' by Anna Goldreich
Debut novelist, Anna Goldreich, joins Sara in the Book Club to discuss 'The Leveret'. They chat about her inspirations behind the story, farming, baby hares, grief, queer love and…
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34 min ↗
Lisa Jewell (live from the Crossed Wires Festival)
Sara heads to Sheffield, for the Crossed Wires Festival, to speak with international bestselling author Lisa Jewell, in front of a live audience. Lisa chats about her new thriller,…
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14 min ↗
'The Girl With A Thousand Faces' by Sunyi Dean
Fantasy author Sunyi Dean joins Sara for the Book Club, to chat about her new novel and the inspirations behind it.They chat about Hong Kong, myths, legends, ghosts and dim sum! We…
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15 min ↗
'Mrs Dickens' by Emily Howes
Emily Howes returns to the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new novel, Mrs Dickens; a fictional story about the life of Kate Hogarth - who was married to the author Charles Dickens…
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16 min ↗
'John Of John' by Douglas Stuart
Sara welcomes international bestselling author, Douglas Stuart, to the Book Club. They discuss his beautiful new novel - John Of John - and his inspirations behind the story. Dougl…
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12 min ↗
The Carnegies 2026
Superstar librarian, Stella Hine, joins Sara for a chat about this year's Carnegie Awards (the UK's longest-running children's book awards)She also shares her top five reads of the…
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12 min ↗
'Dissection Of A Murder' by Jo Murray
Debut novelist Jo Murray joins Sara for a natter about her crime thriller 'Dissection Of A Murder' Jo was a criminal barrister for many years before leaving the profession to spend…
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23 min ↗
The Radio 2 Book Club Award
Jeremy Vine goes backstage at The British Book Awards ('The Nibbies') to speak with the great and the good of the book industry, including: Sir Tony Robinson, Michael Rosen, MC Gra…