{"podcast":{"title":"The Book Club Review","slug":"the-book-club-review-508568","podcast_index_feed_id":508568,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-book-club-review","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-book-club-review","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/75/a0/ae/4a/75a0ae4a-8168-4679-9109-9aec1b21f171/43ec3191d7d0d917d9cf867c7430435886ee41095529fae55b1140931bd8487d89433b8a14af1836bf131121552d40967fc6afaff5f68c4e75842e8a2440564b.jpeg","author":"The Book Club Review","episode_count":198,"summary":"Discussion, debate, even a little dispute – expect it all on The Book Club Review. Join host Kate and her guests as they explore contemporary and classic titles. From hyped new releases to word-of-mouth backlist tips, books are put to the book club test – do they live up to our expectations? Listen in for thoughtful insights, lively opinions and inspiration for your next great read.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T00:20:41.845058+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-club-review-508568"},"episode":{"title":"Book Club: The Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk • #170","slug":"book-club-the-empusium-by-olga-tokarczuk-170","published_at":"2025-02-09T20:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-club-review-508568/book-club-the-empusium-by-olga-tokarczuk-170","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-club-review-508568","url":"https://www.thebookclubreview.co.uk","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/d9bcfb6e-0752-48e3-b60a-a9df529ffbc3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Olga Tokarczuk's haunting 'health resort horror story' may have wow-ed the critics, but how did it fare with Laura's book club? Phil, Sarah and Laura join Kate to discuss it. You'll also find out the books we've been reading lately, and our suggestions for follow-on reads if The Empusium leaves you hankering for more. Books mentioned The Sewing Girl's Tale by John Wood Sweet Two Step Devil by Jamie Quattro The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Book Lovers by Emily Henry Strange Beach by Oluwaseum Olayiwola The Fizcarraldo poetry subscription The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk Sanatorium by W. Somerset Maugham The Wind Rises by Hayao Miyazaki The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft The Paper Hound bookshop The Plague and I by Betty Macdonald Backlisted episode #138 The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Schwärmerai NOTES Support the show and get exclusive subscriber benefits On Patreon : weekly-ish minisodes, chat groups, special feature episodes, War & Peace readalong, and at the higher tier join the monthly book club Or via Substack : weekly-ish minsodes and special feature episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Olga Tokarczuk's haunting 'health resort horror story' may have wow-ed the critics, but how did it fare with Laura's book club? Phil, Sarah and Laura join…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3061,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-book-club-review-508568/episodes/book-club-the-empusium-by-olga-tokarczuk-170/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-club-review-508568/book-club-the-empusium-by-olga-tokarczuk-170.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}