{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/696f561e91e0adb30b7f3b47?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Tom's Book Club","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/696f561e91e0adb30b7f3b47/1771785666105-29fd7527-8077-4571-af7e-c263da1aefb5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><em>“There&#39;s no shortage of book-related podcasts out there but this is in the top tier”</em> — The Telegraph</p><p><br></p><p><em>“A worthy rival to Radio 4’s Take Four Books”</em> — Radio Times</p><p><br></p><p><em>“charming, disarming and genuinely curious”</em> — Daily Mirror</p><p><br></p><p>New episodes every Tuesday.</p><p><br></p><p>📚 Buy books discussed on the podcast through the Tom’s Book Club Bookshop.org page: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/TomsBookClub</p><p><br></p><p>Tom’s Book Club may earn a small commission from purchases made through our Bookshop.org link, at no extra cost to you.</p>","author_name":"Thomas Watters"}