Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall
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Episode 500! In Conversation with Val McDermid and Jo Sharp: This Door of the Seas
Sep 30, 202629 min
In Conversation with Kate Atkinson: Our Noble Selves
Sep 28, 202634 min
The Unpopular Book Opinion I've Been Keeping to Myself
Sep 25, 202610 min
Frances Quinn: The True Scandal Behind The Scandalous Ladies' Football Club
Sep 21, 202640 min
What Really Happened at Harrogate — and the Book Rescued From the Toilets
Sep 18, 202627 min
Sarah Pinborough on They Say a Girl Died Here, Horror, Secrets & Pick and Mix
Sep 14, 202639 min
Why Isn't Everybody Talking About This Crime Author? My Holiday Top 8
Sep 11, 202625 min
C.J. Tudor on Serenity Falls, Creepy Disney Towns & the Smell of Buttered Popcorn
Sep 7, 202637 min
Philippa's Best Books of 2026 So Far — 12 Picks & an Honourable Mention
Sep 4, 202614 min
We're Starting a Book Club — Here's the Twist
Sep 2, 20264 min
SUMMER SPECIAL — Fern Britton on A Cornish Legacy, Florence & Finding Home
Aug 31, 202627 min
3 Weirdly Perfect Books to Read Now + Gavin Bell on 138 Main Street - Summer Special
Aug 28, 202623 min
SUMMER SPECIAL: Elly Griffiths on The Killing Time, Time Travel & Las Vegas Hell
Aug 24, 202634 min
3 Books You Should Never Take on a Plane + C.J. Merritt on Octagon (SUMMER SPECIAL)
Aug 21, 202623 min
SUMMER SPECIAL: Lee Child on Jack Reacher, AI & Reading in Prisons
Aug 17, 202639 min
Your Top 3 Holiday Reads + Ellie Levenson on Room 706 - Summer Special
Aug 14, 202622 min
SUMMER SPECIAL — Karin Slaughter on The Secrets We Hide, Will Trent & Holiday Nightmares
Aug 10, 202629 min
3 Books to Get People Reading Again & Brian McGilloway - Summer Special
Aug 7, 202623 min
SUMMER SPECIAL — John Marrs on Dead in the Water, Holidays & Twisty Thrillers
Aug 3, 202633 min
Ellery Lloyd on Time to Burn, Time Travel & Writing as Husband and Wife
Jul 31, 202631 min
David Baldacci on Hope Rises, AI, Books as Body Armour & the 9-Hour Court Deposition
Jul 27, 202635 min
Robert Peston on The Kill Switch, AI, Democracy & the Biscuit He Discovered Too Late
Jul 24, 202628 min
Warning: This Episode with T.M. Payne Contains Tongs, Ducks & Biscuit Demonstrations
Jul 20, 202644 min
Jo Spain on Never to Be Found, Jōhatsu & the Japanese Art of Vanishing
Jul 17, 202630 min
Tim Sullivan on The Tailor, George Cross & the Books That Went to Greece Without Me
Jul 13, 202643 min
Adele Parks on Eyes on You, Twists, Pre-Orders & the Biscuit That Changed Everything
Jul 10, 202635 min
St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend: Abir Mukherjee, Jane Casey & Sarah Hilary
Jul 8, 202641 min
Amman Brar on Mr. Sidhu's Post Office — One of BBC News's 12 Books of 2026
Jul 6, 202634 min
Kate Eberle on "If Books Could Kill": The Romance-Turned-Thriller That Started a 10-Way Book Auction
Jul 3, 202628 min
The Unlimited Budget Question: Alison Barrow on Launching a Bestseller
Jul 1, 202626 min
M.W. Craven on The Killer's Mark Plus the Kindle That Saved a Life in Barcelona
Jun 29, 202650 min
Lindsey Kelk (writing as Elle Kelk) on Hit or Miss, Anxiety & Starting Over
Jun 26, 202630 min
My Holiday Reading Stack: 12 Books & 4 Graphic Novels I'm Shipping to Greece
Jun 22, 202624 min
Are Hardback Books Dead? The Great Format Debate
Jun 19, 202615 min
TV Wine Expert Olly Smith: Death by Noir & the Birth of Wine Crime Fiction
Jun 15, 202647 min
Jane Casey on Everything She Didn't Say
Jun 12, 202630 min
Blunders at The Podcast Show, M.W. Craven Re-reads, and Maggie O'Farrell's Land
Jun 8, 202616 min
Inside Harrogate Crime Festival with Sharon Canavar | Gossip, Authors and Festival Secrets
Jun 5, 202633 min
David Goodman on Solitary Agents, Spy Fiction and Writing Through Rejection
Jun 1, 202645 min
Jack Jordan on Deception, Deadlines and Moral Dilemmas
May 29, 202624 min
Rosie Walsh on The One Day You Were My Husband, Emotional Thrillers and Writing Through Doubt
May 25, 202644 min
Alison Barrow on Publishing, Book Reviewing & The Bookseller Awards
May 22, 202626 min
Ardal O’Hanlon Interview + Philippa Recommends 3 Tradwife Books
May 18, 202636 min
Veronica Roth on Seek the Traitor’s Son From Divergent to Epic Fantasy
May 15, 202628 min
Tariq Ashkanani on The Hollow Boys: Crime, Horror and Dark Small-Town Secrets
May 11, 202645 min
From Publishing to Bestseller: Ellis Hunter on Blood Bound & Writing Together
May 8, 202637 min
Laurie Gilmore on The Daisy Chain Flower Shop, Dream Harbor and Cosy Small-Town Romance
May 6, 202632 min
Ilona Bannister on Five: A Bold New Thriller About Fate, Death and the Last Five Minutes
May 4, 202639 min
Tom Rob Smith on 20 Years Together, Love Stories, Writing Endings and Why This Book Is So Personal
May 1, 202632 min
Why Sports Romance Is Booming: Bella North on Oakwood Ranch, Spice Levels and Pen Names
Apr 27, 202643 min