Claire and Sophie

Lounging with Books

Arts EN ↓ 158 episodes

Two ex-librarians stay in touch through the power of books. Each week Claire and Sophie will recap their thoughts on their current book club book. Join in by picking up the book club book from a library or shop. After they chat about what they're reading and any book-related news. Keep in touch over on Twitter @marriscmarris or our Insta @loungingwithbooks

Author

Claire and Sophie

Category

Arts

Podcast website

redcircle.com

Latest episode

Jun 22, 2026

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Episodes

Merry Christmas 2024 #108 23.12.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 22nd book club read, 'Make the Season Bright' by Ashley Herring Blake. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about wha...

We Start Reading: 'Make the Season Bright' by Ashley Herring Blake #107 16.12.2024

This week we review ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie! We have finished our 21st Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 22nd Book Club book will be – 'Make the Season Bright' by Ashley Herring Blake  (6.10 ). Make sure to grab a copy from your local library or bookshop. We rate all our books: Return, Fine, Renew or O...

The Motorcyle Undertaker #106 09.12.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 21st book club read, ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been reading a...

Nine Perfect Strangers #105 02.12.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 21st book club read, ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been reading a...

Bookshops & Bonedust #104 11.11.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 21st book club read, ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been reading a...

Choosing Claire's Next Book #103 04.11.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 21st book club read, ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been reading a...

We Start Reading: 'Pippo & Clara' by Diana Rosie #102 28.10.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.  This week we review ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson! We have finished our 20th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict! We then let you know what our 21st Book Club book will be – ‘Pippo & Clara’ by Diana Rosie (5.18 ).  We then chat about what we’ve been...

In Memoriam #101 21.10.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 20th book club read, ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our b...

Our 100th Episode! #100 14.10.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We are reading our 20th book club read, ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been reading and our b...

Too Much Lip #99 07.10.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 20th book being ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve...

You Can't Say That On A Podcast #98 30.09.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 20th book being ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve...

We Start Reading: 'Want' by Gillian Anderson #97 23.09.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 20th book being ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve...

Holiday Book Reviews #96 16.09.2024

We are back from our summer holiday hiatus! We've got lots of reading to catch you up on starting with our wrap-up of 'Thrown' by Sara Cox. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 20 th Book Club book will be – ‘Want’ by Gillian Anderson (19.16). We will be reading an excerpt from the book next week. Make sure to grab yourself a c...

We're Going On Hiatus #95 12.08.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 19th book being ‘Thrown’ by Sara Cox. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been...

Some Books Are Just Too Long #94 05.08.2024

 Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 19th book being ‘Thrown’ by Sara Cox. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what we’ve been...

We Start Reading: 'Thrown' by Sara Cox #93 29.07.2024

This week we review ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan! We have finished our 18th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 19 th Book Club book will be – ‘Thrown’ by Sara Cox (7.06 ). We will be reading up to chapter 10 by next week. Make sure to grab a copy from a local library or bookshop. We then chat about what we’ve been readin...

A Secret History #92 15.07.2024

 Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 18th book being ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what w...

The Singing Cashier #91 08.07.2024

 Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 18th book being ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what w...

What Should We Read Next? #90 01.07.2024

 Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 18th book being ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about what w...

We Start Reading: 'Antartica' by Claire Keegan #89 24.06.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books.  This week we review ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis! We have finished our 17th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. We then let you know what our 18 th Book Club book will be – ‘Antarctica’ by Claire Keegan (8.08). We will be reading up to chapter 4 by next week. Make sure to grab...

Big Swiss #88 10.06.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 17th book being ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about wha...

The Help #87 03.06.2024

 Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 17th book being ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about wh...

No Charles Dickens! #86 27.05.2024

 Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 17th book being ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about wh...

We Start Reading: 'The Dark Portal' by Robin Jarvis #85 20.05.2024

This week we review ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz! We have finished our 16th Book Club book. Thanks for reading along with us. Let us know your final verdict. We then let you know what our 17 th Book Club book will be – ‘The Dark Portal’ by Robin Jarvis (6.15). We will be reading up to chapter 4 by next week. Make sure to grab yourself a copy from your local library or bookshop. We then ch...

Is this Book Getting Good? #84 13.05.2024

Welcome to our Monday morning podcast! We are two friends keeping in touch through the power of books. We decided to start our own book club with our 16th book being ‘After Sappho’ by Selby Wynn Schwartz. Each week we’ll be letting you know our thoughts on the book. We would love you to join in and get involved so pick this book up from your local library and read along with us! We then chat about...

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