Booktails Podcast

Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

If you thought your school was bad, it had nothing on this one! It's time to dive into the Battle Royale phenomenon- 42 kids are taken on a 'school trip', given weapon…

The Running Man by Stephen King

Deadly Competitions 1: Rachel's Recommendation 

Minus 55 minutes and counting
On your marks, get set...
DEADLY COMPETITIONS TIME! ⏳🔪

Grab your running shoes and grab a…

The Trial by Franz Kafka - Centenery Series 3 (Rachel's Rec)

If you've ever missed your stop on the train this episode is for you. We're channeling Kafka and staying alcohol free this week, but feel …

Centenery Series 2.

There's no way we could do a series on books from 1925 without including one of the most studied and revered books of all time!

That's right, we are bringing out the big guns and …

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos

Centenary Series 1: Serena's Recommendation 

"Kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and safire bracelet lasts forever." This is just …

Toxic Bachelors by Danielle Steel - Summer Beach Read 3: Serena's Recommendation 

Serena and Rachel may be hungover this week but my oh my do they have some strong views on this book! Prepare yoursel…

One Summer by Taylor Cole - Summer Beach Read 2

It's the beginning of summer, your boyfriend has just left you for someone else - but the sun is shining, it's time to get out of the city and spend a …

You and Me on Vacation/ People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Rachel's rec)

Peach schnapps lovers and sunscreen experts unite: this is your time. 

It's classic romantic comedy this week complete…

Science Fiction 3 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

What do you do at the end of the world? DON'T PANIC. Go to the pub and have a few pints of our Black Hole cocktail, then jump…

Science Fiction 2: Ubik by Philip K. Dick (Rachel's Rec)

This week we are very excited to dive into Philip K Dick's trippy 1969 masterpiece Ubik, so use your anti-precog powers to go back in time wit…

Sci- Fi 1: Dune by Frank Herbert (Serena's Recommendation)

 🎶Scieeeeence Fictiooon, triple feature 🎶 

The time has come for us to take our protein pills and put our helmets on, we're heading headfir…

Nostalgia 3: Goosebumps by R.L. Stine (Serena’s Recommendation)

Are you scared of things that go bump in the night? What about living dummies or giant man eating blobs? It's time to pay homage to R.L…

Nostalgia 2: Are You There God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume (Rachel's Recommendation)

Fancy reliving your teens? Maybe not, but join us to reminisce about ours in the second instalment of our Nost…

Nostalgia 1: Think Again by Jacqueline Wilson

What makes you feel nostalgic? For us it's reindeer ice cream, Barbie motor homes, Groovy Chick everything and Fatdog Mendoza. And, of course, Jacqueli…

Romantasy 3: Fourth Wing (Serena's recommendation)

A reader without a cocktail is a tragedy.

A reader with too many cocktails is drunk.

Is your favourite hobby starting a revolution like our shadow …

Romantasy 2: Outlander (Rachel's recommendation)

Trigger warnings: Discussions of Sexual assault and violence.

The moment has come! Two real Scottish lassies discussing Outlander in the homeland. We …

Romantasy 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

This week Rachel found a dead fox in her garden and was whisked away to a fairy kingdom. Do you have the hots for Tamlin or Rhysand, our red f…

Gothic Romance 3

It's a slightly different one for the third week of gothic romance as instead of a novel we are looking at the British Library's anthology, Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny…

Gothic Romance 2 (Serena's rec)

Get lost on the Yorkshire moors with Rachel and Serena as they debate how much of a red flag Heathcliff and Cathy really are (spoiler alert: very), in Emily Brontë's …

Gothic Romance 1 (Rachel's rec)

Is Van Helsing sexy? This and other burning questions will be answered by Serena and Rachel as they examine the plot, characters, tropes and spice of Bram Stoker's cl…