Bookylicious
By Paul Jeorrett
Bookylicious is not just any book podcast. Paul, Gwyn, Lara and Holly share their love of books. As well as interviews with authors, librarians and booksellers and our usual book chat there will be regular features such as Book of the Month and spotlights on particular authors, bookshops, libraries and other even book podcasts. Come with us on the journey and be inspired! Sometimes serious, always fun a podcast to open your mind!
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 7 - Lists, Librarians, AI and Japan
In this episode Paul and Gwyn start by exploring some recent booklists:The Guardian 100 Best Novels of All Time https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time -
Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 6 - 1876 - Dewey, Deronda, Snarks and Narnia
In this episode Paul and Gwyn chat about things created 150 years ago in 1876 including the publication of the Dewey Decimal Classification system; Daniel Deronda by George Eliot and The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll. Gwyn also steps… -
Bookylicious Series 1 Episode 6 - Once upon a time in the West
This is a re-edited version of our original Series 1 Episode 6The team discuss the Western and discover some surprising things.Paul interview… -
Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 5 - Dystopia and monsters of many kinds
In this episode Paul and Gwyn reflect of some of theirrecent reading and what they turn to if they are not sure what to read next. Asalways the conversation is diverse from Margaret Thatcher and the IRA tomonsters and dystopian fiction via t… -
Dark Festive Fun with Jólaköttur, Krampus, Feminism and Fantasy and Jane Austen
In this especially celebration of the festive season Paul, Gwyn, Lara and Holly explore the dark side of Christmastide. The thumbnail for this episode shows the Jólaköttur, a giant Icelandic Jule Cat that Gwyn mentions. Our festive reading l… -
Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 3 - Why do we love crime fiction?
In this episode Adrienne asks Paul probing questions about crime fiction, why is it so popular and what keeps us coming back for more?Theses are the books and authors we mention https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookylicious-s… -
Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 2 - 'In the Haunted Wood' with dragons, Alice, exorcistsand hobbits
In this episode Paul, Gwyn and Lara catch up with what has been inspiring them recently everything from dragons to hobbits via annihilation and exorcists.Here is a bookshelf of the books we mention along the way: https://u… -
Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 1 - Orbital and space the final frontier
It is great to be back after an unintended extended break.In the first episode of the new series Paul chats with Professor Allan Howellsabout the 2024 Booker Prize winning novel ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey. Thisleads to a conversation on of… -
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 8 - Jennifer Kavanagh - 'Thread of Life: My Russian Legacy'
In this episode Paul talks to author Jennifer Kavanagh about her new book 'Thread of Life: My Russian Legacy'. The story of Jennifer's mother and grandmother which unfolds across the turbulent 20th Century from Russia… -
Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 7 - Carnival, crimes and convents
This is a special episode celebrating Wrexham Carnival of Words 2025 the 11th year of this wonderful book festival. There are interviews with our very own Holly Thorpe (1 min 15 secs), fabulous crime writer Elly …