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E31: Ben Ambridge's The Stories Of Your Life
56:20|Joel speaks to Ben Ambridge about how stories define our existence and his book that outlines the eight masterplots behind human behaviour. Joel explains how he can always tell when someone has never been in their overdraft.
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E30: Rachel Kushner's The Mars Room
32:14|Romy Hall ends up in prison after killing her stalker. It's an excellent set-up to a novel, but does it deliver? The endorsements on the front cover certainly think so, but does Geordie Joel agree?E29: Benedict Townsend's Book Club?
01:05:24|Joel is joined by writer and comedian Benedict Townsend who takes full control of the show.E28: Rhys James' You'll Like It When You Get There
58:09|Joel speaks to stand up comedian and author of You'll Like It When You Get There, Rhys James, about his new book!E27: Joel and Lucas Oakeley Create A Character
01:06:19|Joel creates a whole new format for the book club and pulls in writer Lucas Oakeley to build a character from scratch. Expect dice, coin flips and... long necks.26. E26: Róisín Lanigan's I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There
41:02||Season 1, Ep. 26Joel speaks to Róisín Lanigan about her latest, I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There, a ghost story set against the horror of the current housing crisis.E25: Joel's Experimental Episode
32:51|Joel reviews a graphic novel called Below Ambition by Simon Hanselmann about Megg The Witch and Werewolf Jones who start a band called Horse Mania. He also digs through the finds of his latest book shop crawl.