<p>Sarah invites her friend Cobby onto the podcast this week! They chat through most of the books on the Booker shortlist, including the winner, Orbital by Samantha Harvey. They share their thoughts on the books they've read on the shortlist and talk about the best Ralph Fiennes film to lift your mood.</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>Books mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li>Booker shortlist</li><li><em>The Weekend</em> by Charlotte Wood</li><li><em>The Submerged Cathedral </em>by Charlotte Wood</li><li><em>Small Things Like These </em>by Claire Keegan</li><li><em>The English Patient </em>by Michael Ondaatje</li><li><em>The Trees </em>by Percival Everett</li><li><em>James </em>by Percival Everett</li><li><em>Stone Yard Devotional </em>by Charlotte Woods</li><li><em>The Safekeep </em>by Yael van der Wouden</li><li><em>Orbital </em>by Samantha Harvey</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p><br></p><br><p><strong>Get in touch</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookcastclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bookcastclub?_t=8aBMldQVELm&_r=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> | <a href="http://telb.ee/uy6f6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Voice message</a> | <a href="https://bookcastclub.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bookcastclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-fi</a></p><br><p><strong>Support The Bookcast Club</strong></p><ul><li>You can support the podcast on <a href="http://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'close friends' feed on Instagram, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. You can now try our Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bookcastclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FREE for 7 days</a>. </li><li>If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bookcastclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-fi</a>. </li><li>A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2NFKfIX3o6O0RK8wTLqxqI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or <a href="http://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-%E2%80%A6ub/id1229509259" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">review us on Apple Podcasts</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Newsletter</strong></p><p>Sign up to our <a href="https://bookcastclub.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">monthly newsletter</a> on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>