{"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":"Bookish in Seattle • Episode #177","slug":"bookish-in-seattle-episode-177","published_at":"2025-08-23T14:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-club-review-508568/bookish-in-seattle-episode-177","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/98b6f25e-ae70-412e-87f4-72060915781f.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Seattle, forever linked with books and reading thanks to Sleepless in Seattle . Also Maria Semple's Where d'you Go Bernadette , tho' to be clear, Bernadette was not a fan of the rainy city. Londoners, though, umbrella always at hand, feel right at home. A recent family holiday offered a rare chance for an in-person bookish catchup. Listen in for our thoughts on our latest reads including the new novel from Lily King and some purchases from the inimitable Elliot Bay bookshop. Embracing the holiday spirit we're also getting into our bookish cocktails. Luckily Margaret C. Beeler, author of literary cocktail book Tropetails , is on hand to help us out. She shares one of her favourites, scroll down for the recipe, and if you like the sound of the book and want to get yourself a copy, US listeners, if you use the code TROPECLUBREVIEW at checkout you'll get free shipping. Don't forget to check out The Book Club Review on Patreon to support Kate in making the show. In return you'll get extra episodes, chat group access with Kate and Laura, starting and at the higher tier you can join the monthly book club. This month we're reading On The Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle, in September it's Mouthing , the bestselling Irish debut from Orla Mackey. We meet on the last Sunday of the month over Zoom, with a catch-up episode posted for anyone unable to make the live session. Books mentioned Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Shanna Tan) Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Eric Ozawa) The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada (Cat Anderson) Heart the Lover by Lily King Writers & Lovers by Lily King Euphoria by Lily King State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Five Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. LeGuin Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell Audition by Katie…","meta_description":"Seattle, forever linked with books and reading thanks to Sleepless in Seattle . Also Maria Semple's Where d'you Go Bernadette , tho' to be clear, Bernadet…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2503,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-book-club-review-508568/episodes/bookish-in-seattle-episode-177/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/bookish-in-seattle-episode-177.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}