{"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":"Friendship and Fiction in New York • Episode #176","slug":"friendship-and-fiction-in-new-york-episode-176","published_at":"2025-08-06T22:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-book-club-review-508568/friendship-and-fiction-in-new-york-episode-176","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/fd7bf279-4693-403a-a34d-7344c8f9a037.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Join Kate as she takes the Book Club Review on tour to New York, a city filled with incredible bookshops, and book podcasters. Christopher Hermelin of So Many Damn Books and Drew Broussard of The Lit Hub Podcast share cocktails and book recommendations on the theme of friendship. Notes and Booklist Rough Draft Bar & Books The Friend by Sigrid Nunez Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley Who Will Watch the Frog Hospital by Lorrie Moore Marlena by Julie Bunton Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan Stay True by Hua Hsu The Sherlock Holmes Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead It by Stephen King The Wonder State by Sarah Flannery Murphy A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara The Interestings by Meg Wollizer Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon The Animators by Kayla Raye Whittaker Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbary On The Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle A Man Called Ove , Anxious People and My Friends by Friedrik Backman (sp) My Friends by Hisham Matar Netherland by Joseph O'Neill End of the World House by Adrian Kelt (sp) Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession Woodworking by Emily St. James Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury All That Glitters by Orlando Whitfield Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent The Details by Ia Genberg Network Effect by Martha Wells The Odd Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick Support the show on Patreon patreon.com/thebookclubreview Website thebookclubreview.co.uk Instagram @bookclubreviewpodcast See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…","meta_description":"Join Kate as she takes the Book Club Review on tour to New York, a city filled with incredible bookshops, and book podcasters. Christopher Hermelin of So…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2850,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-book-club-review-508568/episodes/friendship-and-fiction-in-new-york-episode-176/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/friendship-and-fiction-in-new-york-episode-176.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}