The Radio 2 Book Club

BBC Radio 2

The Radio 2 Book club celebrates the best in new fiction and recommends great reads. Sara will be interviewing top authors about their latest novels, and she’ll be catching up with librarians and reading groups from across the UK. Whether you’re after a summer blockbuster, a twist-filled thriller, or want to curl up with a heart-warming love story, Sara has you covered!

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21 episodes
Updated Tuesday

Episodes21

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Tuesday · 15 min
'The Scandalous Ladies Football Club' by Frances Quinn
Sara welcomes Frances Quinn to the Book Club to chat women's football, cats and ABBA.
July 28 · 53 min
A Crime Fiction Special: with David Baldacci, Anthony Horowitz, Ann Cleeves, Vaseem Khan and many more
Jeremy Vine visits the world's largest crime writing festival in Harrogate
July 20 · 14 min
'Time To Burn' by Ellery Lloyd
Sara welcomes Ellery Lloyd (two authors, who write under the pseudonym) to the Book Club!
July 14 · 15 min
'The Leveret' by Anna Goldreich
Sara welcomes debut novelist, and keen twitcher, Anna Goldreich to the Radio 2 Book Club
July 7 · 34 min
Lisa Jewell (live from the Crossed Wires Festival)
In this special extended episode, Sara Cox chats to Lisa Jewell about her new thriller.
June 16 · 14 min
'The Girl With A Thousand Faces' by Sunyi Dean
Sara welcomes author Sunyi Dean to the podcast to discuss her epic new fantasy novel.
June 8 · 15 min
'Mrs Dickens' by Emily Howes
Sara welcomes Emily Dickens back to the Book Club to discuss her new novel.
June 1 · 16 min
'John Of John' by Douglas Stuart
Booker Prize winning author, Douglas Stuart, joins Sara for a chat about his new novel.
May 26 · 11 min
The Carnegies 2026
Head Judge of The Carnegies - Stella Hine - shares her Top Five Reads of the Year
May 18 · 11 min
'Dissection Of A Murder' by Jo Murray
Sara welcomes former criminal barrister turned novelist, Jo Murray to the Book Club
May 12 · 22 min
The Radio 2 Book Club Award
Jeremy Vine goes backstage at The British Book Awards and reveals our award winner!
May 5 · 12 min
'The Wreck' by Lizzy Stewart
Sara welcomes illustrator and author Lizzy Stewart to the Book Club
April 28 · 20 min
A Comic Book Celebration - with Jamie Smart, Neill Cameron, Jess Bradley and more
We take the Radio 2 Book Club to Phoenix Fest in Oxford to celebrate the joy of comics.
April 21 · 9 min
Celebrating Fairy Tales - with Dr Sharon Blackie
Sara welcomes bestselling author Sharon Blackie to the Book Club to discuss fairy tales
April 13 · 9 min
'Yesteryear' by Caro Claire Burke
Sara welcomes debut novelist, Caro Claire Burke, to the Book Club
April 7 · 15 min
'Love Lane' by Patrick Gale
Bestselling author Patrick Gale returns to the Book Club to discuss his new novel.
March 31 · 13 min
'Under Water' by Tara Menon
Sara welcomes debut novelist, Tara Menon, to the Radio 2 Book Club
March 24 · 15 min
Superstar Librarian Maggie Ross
Sara chats to superstar librarian Maggie Ross about her Top Five Reads of the Year.
March 17 · 16 min
'This Story Might Save Your Life' by Tiffany Crum
Sara welcomes debut novelist, Tiffany Crum, to the Radio 2 Book Club.
March 10 · 14 min
'Minbak' by Ela Lee
Sara welcomes Ela Lee to the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new novel, 'Minbak'.