The Bert's Books Podcast

Fluffed Right Up 25.02.2024 28:53 ↓

Michael's talking about Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi and Bert's reviewing Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson

Lil' Sally Is My Rapper Name 18.02.2024 37:06 ↓

Bert's chatting about Artezans by LD Lapinski while Maddie joins the podcast family to talk about her latest read Station Eleven!

Introducing... Helen Death 11.02.2024 36:45 ↓

Michael has been reading Helle and Death by Oskar Jensen, while Bert's catching up on The Actor by Chris MacDonald

It's Been 84 Years... 04.02.2024 42:15 ↓

On the podcast this week, it's FINALLY time for Bert and Michael to read Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde Meanwhile, Sally's been catching up on On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Waterstones? Never heard of 'em 28.01.2024 42:36 ↓

This week, we have special guest DMan1504 aka AriesBibliophile aka Dan who is talking about a recent favourite read of his - The Beholders by Heather Musson Meanwhile, Bert is talking to Sally about Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

Live from the Igloo 21.01.2024 29:32 ↓

In this episode Bert reviews Fearless by MW Craven while Michael talks about The Lure of Atlantis, a collection of short stories compiled by the British Library

Where's That Skillet? 14.01.2024 30:51 ↓

Sally joins Bert this week to talk about Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree and The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

Do You Sell Wallpaper? 07.01.2024 31:52 ↓

Michael and Bert are BACK! With reviews of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and Nine Lives by Peter Swanson - plus, of course, an update on the latest bestseller charts!

Tiny Pieces of Books 26.04.2023 32:20 ↓

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Ooh, I Could Crush a Grape 16.04.2023 40:00 ↓

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The Queens of Crime 02.04.2023 52:57 ↓

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The Vikings Are Better Armed Than We Are 28.03.2023 35:57 ↓

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Alices in Wonderland 20.03.2023 40:22 ↓

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Are There Seagulls in Honolulu? 12.03.2023 46:39 ↓

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An Exotic Name... Like Malcolm 12.02.2023 44:36 ↓

Michael's back - and he's bringing reviews of the Left Handed Booksellers of London with him! Plus reviews from Bert of We All Want Impossible Things and Curtis Sittenfeld's latest Romantic Comedy.

Michael, How You've Changed! 05.02.2023 42:24 ↓

In this episode, Bert is reviewing Only at the Weekends and special guest Julianne is talking about Small Things Like These

Gays, Gays Everywhere (And Not a Drop to Drink) 30.01.2023 44:52 ↓

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Full of NYPLs 22.01.2023 47:33 ↓

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Sucking up to Agatha 15.01.2023 25:15 ↓

Just a quick one this week - Bert has read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and Michael's Agatha Christie book for January was The Crooked House

A Podcast Buried Under Snow-Like Prose 08.01.2023 44:48 ↓

In the first episode of 2023, Bert has finally read A Secret History by Donna Tartt and Michael's been reading Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis and Fever Knights by Adam Ellis

The Column of Crap 11.12.2022 51:33 ↓

Michael's on the Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heap and The Stranger Times - Bert is chatting about The Trees and Dashboard Elvis is Dead - find out their verdicts inside!

The Only Bookshop in the World 27.11.2022 41:06 ↓

In this episode Michael's reviewing Dear Child, while Bert revisits one of his previous LGBTQ+ Book Club titles - My Policeman - and debates the merits of reading on a screen vs real life with They're Going to Love You

Agatha All Along 20.11.2022 55:48 ↓

Michael's been reading Agatha Christie again - along with Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale, which really sets Bert off...! Bert's been reading his own books too Limberlost and the new Janice Hallett - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels 

Michael Masquerading as Matilda (BOING) 06.11.2022 48:25 ↓

In this episode, Bert reviews The Guest House by Robin Morgan-Bentley and The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier and Michael gives his thoughts on The Colours of Death by Patricia Marques and Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs.

Jelly Snakes Across the Desert 31.10.2022 40:32 ↓

On the Bert's Books Podcast this week, Bert reviews The Cat Who Saved Books and The Satsuma Complex