Podcast Categories: Books

This is a podcast series hosted by actress and producer Lily Collins and comedian and actress Jennifer Saunders. We will be unearthing and exploring the Moomin world and its curious characters to understand how it has become such a vast, worldwide phenomenon. We will be travelling to many Moomin locations around the globe, from a unique treasure trove in the heart of Helsinki, to Tove Jansson’s legendary studio, to a celebrated outhouse in the Finnish archipelago, to the homes and workplaces of Moomin-lovers in London. We’ll even pop off to Tokyo, Japan! The podcast series is produced by Third Ear Creative on behalf of Moomin Characters.

Up the Smut Podcast is here to talk smut, provide wild book recommendations, and dish about bookish things. It’s questionable content paired with exceptional humor and sure to be great dinner time conversation with the family.

Close Readings is a multi-series podcast from the London Review of Books. Two contributors explore areas of literature through a selection of key works, providing an introductory grounding like no other. Listen to some episodes for free here, and extracts from our ongoing subscriber-only series.

How To Subscribe

In Apple Podcasts, click ‘subscribe’ at the top of this podcast feed to unlock the full episodes.

Or for other podcast apps, sign up here: https://lrb.me/closereadings

RUNNING IN 2026

‘Who’s afraid of realism?’ with James Wood and guests

‘Nature in Crisis’ with Meehan Crist and Peter Godfrey-Smith

‘Narrative Poems’ with Seamus Perry and Mark Ford

‘London Revisited’ with Rosemary Hill and guests

Bonus Series: ‘The Man Behind the Curtain’ with Tom McCarthy and Thomas Jones

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CLOSE READINGS SUBSCRIPTION:

‘Conversations in Philosophy’ with Jonathan Rée and James Wood

‘Fiction and the Fantastic’ with Marina Warner, Anna Della Subin, Adam Thirlwell and Chloe Aridjis

‘Love and Death’ with Seamus Perry and Mark Ford

‘Novel Approaches’ with Clare Bucknell, Thomas Jones and other guests

‘Among the Ancients’ with Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones

‘Medieval Beginnings’ with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley

‘The Long and Short’ with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry

‘Modern-ish Poets: Series 1’ with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry

‘Among the Ancients II’ with Emily Wilson and Thomas Jones

‘On Satire’ with Colin Burrow and Clare Bucknell

‘Human Conditions’ with Adam Shatz, Judith Butler, Pankaj Mishra and Brent Hayes Edwards

‘Political Poems’ with Mark Ford and Seamus Perry

‘Medieval LOLs’ with Irina Dumitrescu and Mary Wellesley

Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk

They cant tell you their names. They cant tell you where they live. They are… the Animorphs! Join us as we do an in-depth analysis of every single Animorphs book. This podcast is for those unfamilar and familar with the books, fans and haters of the books, even those who aren’t going to even read the dang books.

Meet Cute Romance Bookshop is a queer-owned, feminist bookshop focusing on genre romance, located in San Diego, CA.
This is the Meet Cute BookPod! Our virtual and in-store events will be rebroadcast here, so if you don’t live near us or you prefer to listen rather than watch via Zoom, we’ve got you covered! And, on top of that, we’ll be doing some podcast exclusive deep dives into the world of romance writing, reading, and publishing!

Mr. Big Head Reads is a podcast designed to celebrate the art and beauty of reading. This channel will promote black authors, known and unknown. The goal is to encourage young people of color; specifically young black men, to read more and create a community of book lovers.

Look forward to exciting and entertaining interviews and conversations about love, violence, diversity, drama, social justice, travel, food, and more!

Destiny is here to bring yet another podcast of a random 20 something talking about any and everything going on in her mind. in this podcast we will be ‘dishing’ out the weekly tea on multiple different topics that are on Destiny’s mind. Ranging anywhere from what books and products she’s loving this week to the affects of social media. ‘Dishin’ it with Des’ is an all in one podcast where we can feel free to meet up for an hour each week to catch up with each other! We’ll see ya when we see ya!

If you’ve got the hunger—the drive, the gumption, the stick-with-it-ness—to develop a great idea and plan your book, then you should do it. In this podcast, writers and industry experts Liz Morrow and Ariel Curry share insights and tools to plan and write your book, navigate the publishing industry, and bring your ideas to life. With interviews from bestselling authors, hungry authors just like you, and other publishing insiders, Hungry Authors is a place for all of us to get better and make our publishing dreams come true – together.