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The Bert's Books Podcast

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Episode 11 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone & Black River

The Bert's Books PodcastMar 29, 2020

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Every Book Needs a Gorgeous Lizard

Every Book Needs a Gorgeous Lizard

This week, we're all talking about The Last Murder at the End of the World and Bert is talking to Sally about Other Women...

Mar 25, 202434:32
Sex? Before Lunch?!

Sex? Before Lunch?!

Bert is joined by Reverend Rev to discuss Same Time Next Year by Heidi Stephens and Michael and Bert are arguing about Fourteen Days

Mar 17, 202441:11
Oh, THERE'S The Skillet

Oh, THERE'S The Skillet

Newbie Nikki joins Bert on the podcast this week to talk about Babel while Sally is talking about The Best Way to Bury Your Husband

Mar 10, 202441:57
Don't Call Her Big Sally

Don't Call Her Big Sally

Sally joins Bert this week to discuss Christ on a Bike and The Eyre Affair

Mar 03, 202439:15
Fluffed Right Up

Fluffed Right Up

Michael's talking about Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi and Bert's reviewing Sometimes People Die by Simon Stephenson

Feb 25, 202428:53
Lil' Sally Is My Rapper Name

Lil' Sally Is My Rapper Name

Bert's chatting about Artezans by LD Lapinski while Maddie joins the podcast family to talk about her latest read Station Eleven!

Feb 18, 202437:06
Introducing... Helen Death

Introducing... Helen Death

Michael has been reading Helle and Death by Oskar Jensen, while Bert's catching up on The Actor by Chris MacDonald

Feb 11, 202436:46
It's Been 84 Years...

It's Been 84 Years...

On the podcast this week, it's FINALLY time for Bert and Michael to read Red Side Story by Jasper Fforde


Meanwhile, Sally's been catching up on On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Feb 04, 202442:15
Waterstones? Never heard of 'em

Waterstones? Never heard of 'em

This week, we have special guest DMan1504 aka AriesBibliophile aka Dan who is talking about a recent favourite read of his - The Beholders by Heather Musson


Meanwhile, Bert is talking to Sally about Come and Get It by Kiley Reid



Jan 28, 202442:37
Live from the Igloo

Live from the Igloo

In this episode Bert reviews Fearless by MW Craven while Michael talks about The Lure of Atlantis, a collection of short stories compiled by the British Library

Jan 21, 202429:33
Where's That Skillet?

Where's That Skillet?

Sally joins Bert this week to talk about Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree and The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

Jan 14, 202430:51
Do You Sell Wallpaper?

Do You Sell Wallpaper?

Michael and Bert are BACK! With reviews of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and Nine Lives by Peter Swanson - plus, of course, an update on the latest bestseller charts!

Jan 07, 202431:52
Tiny Pieces of Books

Tiny Pieces of Books

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Apr 26, 202332:21
Ooh, I Could Crush a Grape

Ooh, I Could Crush a Grape

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Apr 16, 202340:00
The Queens of Crime

The Queens of Crime

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Apr 02, 202352:57
The Vikings Are Better Armed Than We Are

The Vikings Are Better Armed Than We Are

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Mar 28, 202335:57
Alices in Wonderland

Alices in Wonderland

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Mar 20, 202340:23
Are There Seagulls in Honolulu?

Are There Seagulls in Honolulu?

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Mar 12, 202346:39
An Exotic Name... Like Malcolm

An Exotic Name... Like Malcolm

Michael's back - and he's bringing reviews of the Left Handed Booksellers of London with him! Plus reviews from Bert of We All Want Impossible Things and Curtis Sittenfeld's latest Romantic Comedy.

Feb 12, 202344:36
Michael, How You've Changed!

Michael, How You've Changed!

In this episode, Bert is reviewing Only at the Weekends and special guest Julianne is talking about Small Things Like These

Feb 05, 202342:25
Gays, Gays Everywhere (And Not a Drop to Drink)

Gays, Gays Everywhere (And Not a Drop to Drink)

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Jan 30, 202344:52
Full of NYPLs

Full of NYPLs

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Jan 22, 202347:34
Sucking up to Agatha

Sucking up to Agatha

Just a quick one this week - Bert has read Fingersmith by Sarah Waters and Michael's Agatha Christie book for January was The Crooked House

Jan 15, 202325:15
A Podcast Buried Under Snow-Like Prose

A Podcast Buried Under Snow-Like Prose

In the first episode of 2023, Bert has finally read A Secret History by Donna Tartt and Michael's been reading Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis and Fever Knights by Adam Ellis

Jan 08, 202344:49
The Column of Crap

The Column of Crap

Michael's on the Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heap and The Stranger Times - Bert is chatting about The Trees and Dashboard Elvis is Dead - find out their verdicts inside!

Dec 11, 202251:33
The Only Bookshop in the World

The Only Bookshop in the World

In this episode Michael's reviewing Dear Child, while Bert revisits one of his previous LGBTQ+ Book Club titles - My Policeman - and debates the merits of reading on a screen vs real life with They're Going to Love You

Nov 27, 202241:06
Agatha All Along

Agatha All Along

Michael's been reading Agatha Christie again - along with Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale, which really sets Bert off...! Bert's been reading his own books too Limberlost and the new Janice Hallett - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels 

Nov 20, 202255:48
Michael Masquerading as Matilda (BOING)

Michael Masquerading as Matilda (BOING)

In this episode, Bert reviews The Guest House by Robin Morgan-Bentley and The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier and Michael gives his thoughts on The Colours of Death by Patricia Marques and Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs.

Nov 06, 202248:25
Jelly Snakes Across the Desert

Jelly Snakes Across the Desert

On the Bert's Books Podcast this week, Bert reviews The Cat Who Saved Books and The Satsuma Complex 

Oct 31, 202240:32
Horrible Rich People

Horrible Rich People

Bert reviews Convenience Store Woman and the latest Laura Purcell novel The Whispering Muse and Michael looks head to The Things We Do To Our Friends.

Oct 16, 202235:06
Bacon Jam, Hobbits and Yellow Sauce

Bacon Jam, Hobbits and Yellow Sauce

In this episode of the Bert's Books podcast, Michael has been reading Lucy Wolsley's Agatha Christie biography and Red Sauce, Brown Sauce by Felicity Cloake. Meanwhile Bert is talking about The Bleeding by Johanna Gustawsson and The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore.

Oct 09, 202241:29
Potato Shaped Objects

Potato Shaped Objects

In this episode Bert reviews The Bullet that Missed, the latest in the Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman and shares the Bert's Books Book Club thoughts on The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

Meanwhile, Michael's been reading The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin 

Sep 25, 202233:10
Giving up on Garlic Bread

Giving up on Garlic Bread

Michael wants to know if you should ever give up on a book? And Bert is reviewing Mercury Pictures Presents and Maror. 

Sep 04, 202240:16
Podcasts for the End of the World

Podcasts for the End of the World

Bert chats with author Cole Haddon about his debut novel Psalms for the End of the World 

Sep 01, 202227:16
Recorded Contemporaneously

Recorded Contemporaneously

Michael is back on the Agatha Christie train with Death Comes as the End and Bert is exploring the Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty.


Plus both Michael and Bert are looking at life after the apocalypse with The Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift and All That's Left in the World by Erik J Brown

Aug 28, 202239:32
The Fact Womble Returns

The Fact Womble Returns

Michael is back from his travels and with him brings reviews of two books - At Home by Bill Bryson and Q by Christina Dalcher. Meanwhile, Bert has read Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 

Aug 21, 202241:05
Bert and Bobby and Issac and the Egg

Bert and Bobby and Issac and the Egg

Bert chats to Bobby Palmer about his debut novel, Isaac and the Egg 

Aug 18, 202228:53
Agatha Christie is a Middle Aged Man

Agatha Christie is a Middle Aged Man

More book chat from Bert & Michael 

Aug 03, 202242:42
Wonderful, Wonderful

Wonderful, Wonderful

Bert finally tries Agatha Christie with the first Hercule Poirot story - The Mysterious Affair at Styles 

Jul 18, 202231:56
Boris's Books

Boris's Books

In the latest episode, Boris - I mean, Bert - has read The Guncle by Steven Rowley and Michael finally gets around to reading The Appeal by Janice Hallett 

Jul 10, 202221:43
Harriet Evans

Harriet Evans

Bert has a book-y chat with Harriet Evans about her latest novel The Beloved Girls

Jul 07, 202229:51
A Race Against the Battery

A Race Against the Battery

As the battery quickly depletes on Bert's laptop, Michael reviews 75% of The Plot and Bert talks about The Beloved Girls and The Last Day


All of these books are available to order at bertsbooks.co.uk

Jul 04, 202228:24
How to Defecate in Space

How to Defecate in Space

This week, Bert is Tasting Sunlight and reminiscing about one of his favourite books, while Michael is learning all about space...

Jun 26, 202226:07
Where are all the Spice Girls?

Where are all the Spice Girls?

In this slightly shorter episode Michael and Bert are celebrating #indiebookshopweek - by being late for work! Michael is talking about Longhand by Andy Hamilton and Bert has read Ginger and Me - sadly not about Ginger Spice.


Both are available to order at bertsbooks.co.uk

Jun 19, 202219:05
Just One Damned Book After Another

Just One Damned Book After Another

Lots of book reviews in this latest episode. Bert is talking about Just One Damn Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor, Into Every Generation by Evan Ross Katz and Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston


Michael's back on Agatha Christie with The Moving Finger and dipping into something from his TBR pile with The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Jun 13, 202254:40
Clare Whitfield

Clare Whitfield

Michael has left Bert alone for this episode, but never fear, Clare Whitfield - author of People of Abandoned Character - has stepped up to the plate to talk about her latest novel The Gone and the Forgotten

Jun 09, 202229:39
You Wouldn't Want To Live in France

You Wouldn't Want To Live in France

In this week's episode Michael is Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov while Bert picks two books yet to be released - Love and Other Human Errors by Bethany Clift and Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Jun 05, 202236:43
Whimsical Books and Battered Sausages

Whimsical Books and Battered Sausages

In this episode Bert has promised Michael a trip to the chippy in return for a couple of reviews, so Michael has read We Are Animals by Tim Ewens and re-read Boy Meets Boy by David Leviathan

Meanwhile, Bert regales Michael with his thoughts on Black Lake Manor by Guy Morpuss and Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

All of these books are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

May 29, 202235:31
2 Little Pigs

2 Little Pigs

In this episode Bert introduces us to a new co-host Michael.

Michael reveals his love of Agatha Christie and reviews his latest read: The Two Lives of Louis and Louise by Julie Cohen.

Meanwhile, Bert's been reading The Gone and the Forgotten by Clare Whitfield.

All of these books are available to order on bertsbooks.co.uk

May 22, 202239:06
Harriet Tyce

Harriet Tyce

Bert chats to Harriet Tyce about her latest novel It Ends at Midnight

Apr 14, 202228:16