The Book Club
Episodes
28. Hemingway’s Spanish Civil War: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Hosts Tabitha Syrett and Dominic McIver discuss Ernest Hemingway’s *For Whom the Bell Tolls*, analyzing its plot, characters, and Hemingway’s minimalist "iceberg" writing style.
27. Brave New World: The Dystopia That Came True?
The hosts discuss Aldous Huxley’s *Brave New World*, contrasting its soft totalitarianism with Orwell’s *1984*.
26. Mafia and Mystery: Is ‘My Brilliant Friend’ the Greatest Novel of the Century?
The hosts discuss Elena Ferrante’s *My Brilliant Friend*, analyzing the complex, rivalrous friendship between Elena and Lila in 1950s Naples.
25. The Thirty-Nine Steps: The First James Bond
This episode of The Book Club examines John Buchan’s 1915 thriller *The 39 Steps*, analyzing its status as the template for modern spy fiction.
24. Jane Austen, Nazis and Murder: The Ultimate Summer Reading List
Hosts Dominic Sandbrook and Toby Morris share their favorite summer reads, discussing Agatha Christie’s *And Then There Were None*, Robert Harris’s…