books

9 Podcasts for book lovers 

What a life it would be to read books all the time – just reading all day, inhaling stories like air.

By PodMirror

3 Sept, 2021

The Penguin Podcast

This monthly conversation, including prominent writers and pioneering thinkers, encourages authors to bring a selection of items through which we examine their inspirations, goals, and the challenges they've experienced along the way.

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Hurry Up and Read

Jason Balmet, the host, examines great Christian literature as he digs into the brains of history's most significant Christian writers. He cuts each reading session down to 20-minute chunks to keep listeners engaged and on track, with a new episode every day, five days a week.

5 out of 5

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The Paris Review

The celebrated podcast from the legendary literary magazine has returned! Join us for new audio adventures through The Paris Review's fiction, poetry, interviews, archival recordings, and sonic imaginings. Listen to Season 2 now.

5 out of 5

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Selected Shorts

This is among the most outstanding storytelling podcasts online. Selected Shorts is a live event produced by National Public Radio's WNYC radio station in New York in which movie and stage performers read classic and new short fiction in front of a live audience.

5 out of 5

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Anything But Silent

This is a British Library in-house podcast. Cleo Laskarin of the British Library interviews a wide range of guests, from famous writers to the workers who keep the British Library running, on topics ranging from how Minecraft is opening new literary worlds to library druids from the west of England.

5 out of 5

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VINTAGE Books

The podcast is released once a week and features author interviews, book news, and conversations on bookish topics ranging from literary fiction to graphic novels, gastronomy to crime fiction, history and travel to biography and poetry.

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This Is Spoke

This Is Spoke is an unabashed and unapologetic podcast hosted by director and journalist Fenn O'Meally and grime MC Big Zuu that examines today's most critical problems with some of the UK's greatest authors, musicians, and artists.

5 out of 5

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Backlisted

Unbound's Backlisted initiative attempts to breathe fresh life into old books. Regular hosts John Mitchinson and Andy Miller engage in a heated debate with a guest in order to persuade their listeners to read a book while explaining why it has survived the test of time.

5 out of 5

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Mostly Lit

‘The hosts are approachable, and their love for literature is contagious.' 'It's like though I'm hanging out with pals.' The reviews speak for themselves: Mostly Lit is a laid-back listen and millennial-focused experience that highlights the intersection between wellness, literature, and pop culture.

5 out of 5

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