The Bert's Books Podcast

Book 16 - The Rising Tide 12.02.2022 15:27 ↓

Bert's review of The Rising Tide by Sam Lloyd

Book 15 - Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford 09.02.2022 15:43 ↓

Bert's spoiler free review of Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford

Book 12 - The Marsh House by Zoë Somerville 07.02.2022 13:57 ↓

Bert's spoiler free review of The Marsh House by Zoe Somerville

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde 03.02.2022 18:02 ↓

Bert's review of Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde

Flamingo by Rachel Elliott 30.01.2022 17:36 ↓

Bert's spoiler-free review of Flamingo by Rachel Elliott

Off Target by Eve Smith 27.01.2022 19:19 ↓

Bert's Review of Off Target by Eve Smith

A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle 24.01.2022 18:01 ↓

Bert's spoiler-free review of A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle

Twelve Secrets by Robert Gold 22.01.2022 11:31 ↓

Bert's spoiler-free review of Twelve Secrets by Robert Gold 

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 18.01.2022 17:26 ↓

Bert's spoiler-free review of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by CS Robertson 16.01.2022 16:03 ↓

Bert's spoiler-free review of The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by CS Robertson.

12 Hours to Say I Love You by Olivia Poulet & Laurence Dobiesz 12.01.2022 12:44 ↓

12 Hours to Say I Love You is the debut book from writing partnership Olivia Poulet and Laurence Dobiesz. Listen to Bert's spoiler-free review and then order here Publisher's Description Whir, beep, click, breath. Whir, beep, click, breath. Pippa Gallagher is rushed in to hospital following a traffic accident. As Pippa lies unconscious, fragments of the past flash through her mind. The day she met...

Demon by Matt Wesolowski 08.01.2022 22:41 ↓

Demon is the sixth book in the Six Stories series. Listen to Bert's spoiler-free review and then order the book here or sign up to the Orenda Books subscription here Publisher's Description In 1995, the picture-perfect village of Ussalthwaite was the site of one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, in a case that shocked the world. Twelve-year-old Sidney Parsons was savagely murdered by two boys...

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 06.01.2022 16:14 ↓

Bert's review of The House in The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, published by Tor Books Order it online at Bert's Books now Publisher's Description  He expected nothing. But they gave him everything . . . Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, he's spent many dull years...

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead 03.01.2022 17:33 ↓

Bert's book review of the Booker shortlist Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Order it now at Bert's Books Publisher's Description From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a need for freedom and danger. Determined to live an independent life, she...

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara 30.11.2021 20:52 ↓

Bert's review of To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara the bestselling author of A Little Life - contains mild spoilers. More teasers, really.

Rowan Coleman/Bella Ellis 18.11.2021 29:09 ↓

Bert has a book-y chat with Bella Ellis aka Rowan Coleman about her latest book The Red Monarch

Dominic Nolan 11.11.2021 30:18 ↓

Bert's interview with Dominic Nolan about his new book Vine Street

The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict 27.10.2021 17:42 ↓

Bert's review of The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict

AJ West 21.10.2021 28:39 ↓

Bert has a book-ish chat with AJ West author of The Spirit Engineer

Mother's Boy - Patrick Gale 18.10.2021 18:50 ↓

Bert's review of Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale 

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 15.10.2021 12:43 ↓

Bert's review of A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik - book one in the Scholomance series.

In Every Mirror She's Black - Lola Akinmade Akerstrom 11.10.2021 22:18 ↓

Bert's Review of In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 04.10.2021 14:42 ↓

Bert's review of Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman 30.09.2021 13:48 ↓

Bert's review of The Man Who Died Twice

We Are Animals - Tim Ewens 27.09.2021 10:34 ↓

Bert's review of We Are Animals by Tim Ewens