The Radio 2 Book Club
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!
Latest Episode
Superstar librarian Louisa Steel picks her Top Five Reads Of The Year (06.01.2026)
Previous Episodes
- The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
- Celebrating Jane Austen
- 'The Merge' by Grace Walker
- The Radio 2 Book Club Christmas Special
- Superstar Librarian, Karen McPherson, shares her Top Five Reads of the Year
- 'The Shapeshifter's Daughter' by Sally Magnusson
- 'King Sorrow' by Joe Hill
- 'The Eleventh Hour' by Salman Rushdie
- Halloween Special
- 'The Murder At World's End' by Ross Montgomery
- Superstar librarian Kelly Greenwood picks her Top Five Reads Of The Year
- 'Artificial Wisdom' by Thomas R. Weaver
- Maggie O'Farrell on Writing
- A 500 Words Special: with Charlie Higson
- 'A Splintering' by Dur e Aziz Amna
- Dawn O'Porter (recorded at Radio 2 In The Park)
- 'The Two Roberts' by Damian Barr
- 'Katabasis' by R.F. Kuang
- Listener reviewer Chantelle picks her Top Five Books of the year
- 'Dead Lucky' by Connor Hutchinson
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