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STACK with Jake and Ella

STACK Books/W!ZARD Studios

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Meet your next favourite books... STACK with Jake and Ella is a books podcast sharing the books we love and helping people fall in love-and stay in love-with reading. In every episode, Ella and Jake will present a curated list of six brilliant books on a theme. We're creating mini-libraries on a theme, for whenever the inspiration takes you. Get in touch with your dilemmas for Shelf Help - no question is too big. We are @stackpodcast on Instagram and TikTok

Recent Episodes

OCT 7, 2026
Once Upon A Podcast: Time Traveller’s Wife, Anne Hathaway and Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ella and Jake introduce STACK’s fairytale-themed episode, full of classic tales, retellings and modern fables, starting with a discussion of the Booker Prize shortlist and a particularly annoying clip of Mary Beard criticising the phrase ‘a love of reading’.
34 MIN
SEP 23, 2026
True Crime: Getting Your Books Wet, ACOTAR Updates and Writing Murder Respectfully
Jake and Ella are reading outside of their type, looking at the true crime genre: the morals, the scandal and the real-life drama of it all. They - allegedly - cover the Kennedys, recent high-profile non-fiction and how to write about a murderer properly. It’s still a fun episode, they promise–just wait until Ella’s anecdote.
39 MIN
SEP 9, 2026
On Campus: Ella’s first Sally Rooney, Booker Prizes and an exclusive reading of May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry
It’s freshers week for Jake and Ella as they share their favourite campus-set novels. Whether you’re talking Uni or College, consider these books your set texts for September - educational, fun and full of mistakes.
44 MIN
AUG 26, 2026
Wedding Dramas: Taylor Swift, Claire Daverley and Croquembouche Catastrophes
Why are we so obsessed with weddings in fiction? This week Jake and Ella discuss their favourite books about nuptials. From love triangles and in-laws to hen-dos and croquembouches, these six books are guaranteed to bring the drama.
29 MIN
AUG 12, 2026
Revenge Is Sweet: Frenemies, The Raven Scholar and Wuthering Heights on Ice
It’s payback time! Join Jake and Ella as they discuss their favourite books about revenge. Plus, Jake has a harrowing story about punctuation and Ella is seeking information on a Sheffield motorist. She just wants to talk.
32 MIN