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The Aberystwyth Book Club

A group of enthusiastic book club members review their latest read.

Radio Wales,19 episodes

Episodes

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Storm
In our Christmas special, we read Storm, a gothic novel set in Aberystwyth itself.
05 Dec 2025,29 mins
Fundamentally
Our Aberystwyth book lovers discuss Fundamentally, a dark comedy by Nussaibah Younis.
26 Sep 2025,29 mins
Hay Festival Special: The House of Water by Fflur Dafydd
The Aberystwyth Book Club discuss The House of Water at Hay Festival 2025.
06 Jun 2025,29 mins
A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories
In this Christmas special we read a collection of 'lost' short stories by Terry Pratchett.
30 Apr 2025,28 mins
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Our Aberystwyth readers discuss Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.
30 Apr 2025,29 mins
Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth discuss Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah.
16 Aug 2024,29 mins
Hay Festival Special: Clear by Carys Davies
The Aberystwyth Book Club are at the 2024 Hay Festival to discuss Clear, by Carys Davies.
29 May 2024,29 mins
An Indigo Summer
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth discuss An Indigo Summer by Ellie Evelyn Orrell
01 Mar 2024,29 mins
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
In this festive special, we discuss 'The Christmas Jigsaw Murders' by Alexandra Benedict
08 Dec 2023,29 mins
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
Our book lovers are divided over Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, by Satoshi Yagisawa.
15 Sep 2023,27 mins
The Aberystwyth Book Club: Sarn Helen - Hay Festival Special
The book club are onstage at the 2023 Hay Festival to discuss Sarn Helen, by Tom Bullough.
03 Jul 2023,27 mins
Harlem Shuffle
Book lovers in Aberystwyth get together to discuss Colson Whitehead's latest novel.
31 Mar 2023,28 mins
Ghost Stories
In this Christmas special, our book club read classic ghost stories by MR James.
04 Dec 2022,28 mins
The Fortune Men
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth discuss The Fortune Men, by Nadifa Mohamed.
14 Oct 2022,28 mins
Hay Festival Special: Drift by Caryl Lewis
Our book club are onstage at the 2022 Hay Festival to discuss 'Drift' by Caryl Lewis
24 Jun 2022,27 mins
Boy, Everywhere
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth discuss Boy, Everywhere, by AM Dassu.
04 Mar 2022,27 mins
The Aberystwyth Book Club: Road Trip
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth discuss 'Road Trip' by Marvin Thompson
01 Oct 2021,28 mins
Hamnet
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth discuss Maggie O'Farrell's latest novel, Hamnet.
25 Jun 2021,28 mins
The Aberystwyth Book Club: The Midnight Library
A group of book lovers in Aberystwyth get together to discuss Matt Haig's latest novel
06 May 2021,28 mins