Scientists Who Read

Jen and Mags are back to discuss our Her Story book club read; The Marriage Game by Alison Weir. We chat historical fiction vs historical non fiction, marriage vs no marriage and the many other Her Story books we have on our shelves and TBRs. Books Mentioned: The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir The Captive Queen by Alison Weir A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir The Six Tudor Queens series by Ali...

Join Mags and guest host Ruth to delve into the world of An Equal Music, problematic main characters, bad decisions and beautiful music and books and the emotions they invoke. You can find Ruth on Instagram here & pre-order her book recommendation Almost Life by Keiran Millwood Hargrave here Books Mentioned: The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald The Secret History by Donna Tartt Tender Is The...

Chef’s kiss, no notes, will read again! But wait, there is still a whole episode to listen to, because of course we won’t miss a chance to talk about one of our favourite books. Jen is back and her and Mags chat The Hunger Games trilogy and the newer additions to the universe, and what more we’d like to see. Books Mentioned: The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood The Testaments by Margaret Atwood C...

In this episode Mags and her wonderful guest host Alicia (she/they) use the book as a starting point for conversations about the misuse of science in anti trans arguments, feminism, philosophy and its intersection with science, and of course; memes! Books Mentioned: The Picture Of Contented New Wealth by Tariq Goddard Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt The Companion Species Manifesto by Donna Haraway A...

Your ears do not deceive you, we are back! Appropriately returning to your feeds with a rather creepy tale of this year’s Science & Fiction book club read Frankenstein. Join Mags and Jen as we discuss Victor Frankenstein as a scientist, the ethical implications of his experiments and how Frankenstein still impacts science today. Books Mentioned: Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood His Dark Materials b...

Come with us and Amina and her crew on an adventure as we chat about our April book and the ways in which it fit our new beginnings theme. And there may be a surprise quiz at the end! Take the quiz here and let us know in the comments what pirate you are!  Support the show Where to find us: Join the Scientists Who Read book club & community Follow Scientists Who Read on Instagram & TikTok ...

Let’s chat new beginnings! In life, in nature, and in books (and for Wilf the cat) Books Mentioned: The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa More Days At The Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Boreum The Martian by Andy Weir The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams Pageboy by Elliot Page H...

Join us for what might be our most exciting podcast episode yet! We discuss our March Mysteries book The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton. Books Mentioned: The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot References: Our The Immorta...

Join us for a mysterious chat about our March theme, where Mags is in her element and Jen realises that she does actually read quite a lot of mysteries (and recommends some really good ones!) Books Mentioned: The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton The Devil And The Dark Water by Stuart Turton The Martian by Andy Weir The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell The Family Remains by Lisa J...

We chat about our birthday month book The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams; how books connect people and can help us find meaning and perspective in life. Books Mentioned: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Little Women by Luisa May Alcott Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Life Of Pi by Yann Martel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Blindness by José Saramago Pageb...

This episode gave us the perfect excuse to talk about books even more so than usual. We chat Books About Books and how much books mean to us and have accompanied us during our lives as we reminisce about five years of Scientists Who Read! Books Mentioned: The Martian by Andy Weir Artemis by Andy Weir Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree Legends & Lattes by...

We discuss our January book for our theme “2000 Was How Long Ago?!, we chat about whether it stood the test of time and how it felt reading a childhood favourite years later. Books Mentioned: His Dark Materials (Series)  by Philip Pullman Six Tudor Queens (Series)  by Alison Weir Support the show Where to find us: Join the Scientists Who Read book club & community Follow Scientists Who Read on...

Join us as we chat about the start of the year and reminisce about the 2000s (or as much as we remember of them). We discuss events and books of the year 2000 and onwards, and briefly jump back to 2020 to talk about banana bread. Also join us to do some quizzes to figure out how much you know or remember about the 2000s (they’re linked below) Books Mentioned: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke Inkhe...

Join us as we discuss our Winter Of Witches December book club book and our final book of 2024 (we are catching up!). We discuss all things witchy, including additional witchy book recommendations and how we’d love to go for a coffee with Mika Moon. Books Mentioned: The Witch And The Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson Queen B...

Join us to chat about our Nautical November book Lies We Sing To The Sea by Sarah Underwood. We discuss the origin story of the monthly theme, sapphic love stories, and a much used fantasy trope we think really needs to go away. Books Mentioned: Saltblood by Francesca De Tores Girl, Goddess, Queen by Bea Fitzgerald Percy Jackson & The Olympians by Rick Riordan Heroes Of Olympus by Rick Riordan...

Grab the nearest delicious baked good and join us for a chat about our cosy October book club read. Find out whether the stakes were too low for Jen this time, and why this podcast will now be called Chaos & Cappuccinos. Books Mentioned: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Goblins & Grea...

Join us as we delve into yet another dark academia story, filled with all the intrigue and sinister stuff. But is it like The Secret History? Books Mentioned: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree Welcome To The Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Boreum The Secret History by Donna Tartt Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Love On The Brain by Ali Hazelwood The Turn Of The Key by Ruth Ware A Discovery Of...

Join us as we talk about all the different ways of being cosy this autumn as well as the different sides of the autumnal spectrum represented by Jen and Mags. Including chatting about tea and the weather (of course), bags of cinnamon rolls, and what kind of books count as cosy. Books Mentioned: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree A Discovery Of Witches by Deborah Harkness Piranesi by Susanna Cl...

Join us as we reveal some Pride & Prejudice related secrets, discuss our somewhat different feelings about this book and adaptation, and find out why it’s called Pride & Prejudice in the first place. Join in with the quiz to find out which Bennet sister you are! Support the show Where to find us: Join the Scientists Who Read book club & community Follow Scientists Who Read on Instagram...

This month we chat about TBRs, how books come to be on our TBRs, some of the ones currently on ours, and how often we actually read the books we intend to read. Books Mentioned: The Cloisters by  The Martian by Andy Weir Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Artemis by Andy Weir Support the show Where to find us: Join the Scientists Who Read book club & community Follow Scientists Who Read on Instagr...

Join us for a rather extensive life update section, oh and we also talk about our July book Brave New World.  Books Mentioned: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Idol by Louise O’Neill The Pairing by Casey McQuiston This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson Julián Is A Mermaid by Jessica Love References: Science On Trial Podcast  @sceince.viv on Instagram   Investigation reveals UK schools are banning LGBT+ boo...

Join us as we chat about the best, the worst and imagined adaptations we thought existed but actually don’t. And we spontaneously decide to record another bonus episode for our patrons, and we’d really appreciate all your support for the podcast and the book club, so you can do that right here .  Books Mentioned: The Martian by Andy Weir The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Hidde...

It’s time (hehe) to discuss our Always Will Be time travel love story This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El Mohtar and Max Gladstone. We talk about the parallels between this sci fi queer love story and real relationships, the balance between poetry and just wanting to drink tea with someone, and quote a lot from the book. Books Mentioned: The Martian by Andy Weir A Short History Of Tractor...

Join us to discuss the first of our two June books as we travel back in time for the Always Have Been portion of our Pride Month theme. We chat about Gwen And Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher, queers in time, past and present, and how much of this historical queer story resonates with queer experiences today. Oh and also why knights are just really really cool! Books Mentioned: Chef’s Kiss by T...

Join us as we chat about our July theme Banned Books, lot of banned books, some of the reasons why books have been banned throughout history and how science and scientists were involved. Books Mentioned: The Martian by Andy Weir Rainbow History Class by Hannah McElhinney The Librarian Of Auschwitz by Antonia Iturbe Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D H Lawrence Spy C...