The Bert's Books Podcast

I'll Show You a Big One 09.02.2025 1:02:26 ↓

Special Guest Host Adele Parks - featuring reviews of This is Not a Pity Memoir and The Last Dance

Bert, Alone 02.02.2025 33:27 ↓

The Boy from the Sea The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King

Chips & Champagne 27.01.2025 37:50 ↓

Featuring "Nesting" And "Beautiful Ugly"

Linguistic Gymnastics 19.01.2025 41:34 ↓

Featuring reviews of The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis and Death in the Arctic by Tom Hindle

I Can't Believe It IS Butter 12.01.2025 34:36 ↓

In this episode: -Butter -The Favourites

Hula Hoop Anyone? 05.01.2025 40:41 ↓

Featuring -Mother for Dinner -Rainbow Milk

The End of Year Special Part 2 (AKA We're Busy, Have This) 29.12.2024 1:01:04 ↓

Featuring: The Honeys by Ryan Lasala The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley The Chamber by Will Dean One Love by Matt Cain

End of Year Special Part 1 (AKA, We're Busy, Have This) 22.12.2024 50:48 ↓

Featuring: A Gentleman in Moscow You Are Here The Cautious Traveler's Guide to the Wastelands The Midnight Feast Strange Sally Diamond

Our Favourite Books of the Year 16.12.2024 36:15 ↓

Sally, Michael and Bert talk about their favourite books of the year.

We Interrupt this podcast... 08.12.2024 41:29 ↓

Featuring: Snowed In With You by Heidi Stephens The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

Bookish Chat with Katherine 01.12.2024 1:03:58 ↓

Bert is joined by a new friend Katherine who is talking about Somewhere Beyond the Sea. Meanwhile Bert reviews Glorious Exploits

Funny and Frivolous 25.11.2024 42:10 ↓

Bert is talking about Death on the Lusitania and Sally's been reading Eat, Slay, Love

The Longest Intro in the World 18.11.2024 41:05 ↓

Featuring Prophet Song and Devil's Breath

Swipe Right 11.11.2024 35:34 ↓

Featuring the Husbands by Holly Gramazio and Slow Horses by Mick Herron

Under the Spermafrost 04.11.2024 42:57 ↓

This week - The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks and Ink Ribbon Red by Alex Pavesi

Pies Up Your Life 27.10.2024 41:22 ↓

Featuring By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

Who's Afraid of Virginia Werewoolf? 20.10.2024 40:26 ↓

Featuring: Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorello Orbital by Samantha Harvey

What's Your Favourite Pie? 14.10.2024 37:34 ↓

Featuring The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer Frankie by Graham Norton

Not Via the Blowhole 06.10.2024 27:05 ↓

In this episode: William by Mason Coile Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Guilty Feet Have Got No Rhythm 29.09.2024 33:52 ↓

Featuring: The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August Friends of Dorothy by Sandi Toksvig

SKOOB STREB, SKOOB STREB 23.09.2024 33:52 ↓

Michael's talking about The Shining by Stephen King while Bert's talking about D is for Death by Harriet Townson

Not Now Margaret 16.09.2024 31:04 ↓

Featuring The Memo and What A Way To Go

The Bert's Books Guide to Verbing the Noun 08.09.2024 47:43 ↓

Bert is joined by author Louie Stowell to talk about the latest Loki novel while Sally drops in to talk about We Solve Murders by Richard Osman. How to get your hands on the Loki preorder print: https://lokibooks.com/pre-order/ How to book the Loki superfan event on Sat 14th Sept in Kensington: https://www.waterstones.com/events/louie-stowell-loki-superfan-event/london-kensington Find out more abo...

You're Never Too Old For Leopard Print 01.09.2024 43:21 ↓

This week's books include Ootlin & Murder in Constantinople PLUS - the all important bestseller charts!

In the Absence of Cox 27.08.2024 32:08 ↓

Michael's back from his holiday and talking about Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle, while Bert's giving a sneak preview of The Examiner by Janice Hallett!