The Lazy Sunday Book Club

Welcome back to the Lazy Sunday Book Club! This week we're doing a bit of a wrap up style episode where we talk about a couple of books each that we've been reading over the past few months... and whales -- they're just so big. We'll likely be doing one of these every few months, so we hope you enjoy! Books discussed:Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro, True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang, Dracula Daily, Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid & The Final Empire/The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. October book club: The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke.

Welcome back to the Lazy Sunday Book Club on this two-for-one weekend! We wanted to keep the schedule up, but we didn't have a new episode ready to go so we've pulled an old one out of the archives for you instead all about... reading slumps! This was recorded about four months ago when we were relaunching, so some of it's a bit out of date, but we hope you enjoy it all the same as we talk all about those dreaded downs that sometimes hit you as a reader. Spooky October Book Club book: The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke.

Welcome back to the Lazy Sunday Book Club, delivered to you on a Friday night. At the very end of September, we deliver you the second part of our September book club episodes on 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt. This week we cover our thoughts and feelings on Book II, the characters, the overall themes and Dark Academia as an aesthetic. Grab a cup of (insert your favourite hot drink here), and enjoy!

Welcome to the Lazy Sunday Book Club, September book club episodes on The Secret History by Donna Tartt, another of TikTok's favourite books. The Secret History is narrated by 28 year old Richard Papen, recounting the time when he attended the elite liberal arts college Hampden in Vermont and the events that led him and the fellow members of his insular classics class to murder their friend Bunny... This week we are discussing part one of the book and our thoughts and feelings on the characters and themes so far.

Welcome back to the Lazy Sunday Book Club where this week we are talking about fantasy fiction and world building. We talk about what like, what we don't like and what we wish to see more of in the genre, as well as our favourite books/authors.

Welcome to part 2 of our August translated books book club (coming to you a few days late in September). This week we're discussing Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Nobel Prize Winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a short story about the narrator exploring the events surrounding the murder of Santiago Nasar in their town. Next month's book club pick: A Secret History by Donna Tartt.

Welcome to book 1 of our August translated books book club episodes! This week we are discussing the book Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa. Sweet Bean Paste tells of the story of Sentaro, a man with a criminal record and faded dreams of becoming a writer who spends his days in a small confectionary shop selling doryaki. His life changes when one day Tokue comes into his life, an old woman with disfigured hands and mysterious paste, who makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. Next week's book is another translated work: Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Welcome back to the Lazy Sunday Book Club, where this week Sophie and Fi are introducing Annie to the wonderful world of Webtoons! We gave Annie four Webtoon recommendations for her to experience reading Webtoons for the first time, and we've come back here to discuss her experience as well as why Sophie and Fi love reading them so much. Annie's Webtoon Starter Pack: Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, Brass and Sass by Antlerella, The Remarried Empress by Alphatart and Sumpul & House of Stars by saltacuento and Lion Illustrations. Sophie's Desert Island Webtoons: Brass & Sass by Antlerella, Lemon Soda & Coffee by made_by_cecilia & The Purple Hyacinth by Ephemerys and Sophism. Fi's Desert Island Webtoons: Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, Homesick by Ms. Freaky & Jackson's Diary by Paolo Batalla. Reminder that our first book club book this month is Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa.

Welcome back to this general chat episode of The Lazy Sunday Book Club. This week we are discussing poetry: what we like and dislike about poetry, why we may or may not read it, and so on, as well as discussing five poems chosen for us by Annie, our resident poetry lover. Sit back and enjoy this gentle foray through poetry with us! The poems - Philip Sidney - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45152/astrophil-and-stella-1-loving-in-truth-and-fain-in-verse-my-love-to-showCharlotte Smith - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45176/huge-vapours-brood-above-the-clifted-shoreEmily Dickenson - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50976/i-started-early-took-my-dog-656Patrick Kavanaugh -  https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/epic/Wendy Cope - https://www.poetseers.org/poets/wendy-cope/after-the-lunch/