Summer reading highlights and what's to come in 2025

Wahoo! We're back with Season 2 of Booklover Banter. In our first episode of 2025 the team discuss the newly released Ockham Longlist, what they've been reading over the summer and what they are looking forward to in the year to come. You'll want a notebook and pen (or notes on your phone) handy because we talk about A LOT of great books.Books mentioned in this podcast:The Mires by Tina MakeretiDelirious by Damien WilkinsThe Axeman's Carnival by Catherine ChidgeyUnreel by Diana WichtelFeijoa by Kate EvansIn the Half Light of a Dying Day by CK SteadFox Spirit on a Distant Cloud by Lee MurrayThree Days in June by Anne TylerWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyGood Dirt by Charmaine WilkersonDream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNesting by Roisin O'DonnellThe Boy from the Sea by Garrett CarrThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Postcard by Anne BerestCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Pool by Hannah TunnicliffeRaising Hare by Chloe DaltonMemorial Days by Geraldine BrooksThe Secrets of Maiden Cove by Erin PalmisanoSorrow Spring by Olivia Isaac HenryOne Dark Night by Hannah RichellWhen the Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff ParkesDog Man series by Dave PilkeyInkbound by Philippa LeathleyGhostlines by Katya BalenCrookhaven series by J J ArcanjoSkandar series by A F SteadmanNovacene by James LovelockHow to Feed the World by Vaclav SmilThe Serviceberry by Robyn Wall KimmererThe Abundant Garden by Niva and Yotam KayLifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organised and Intentional Life by Shira GillSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryKatabasis by RF KuangTwist by Colum McCann38 Londre St by Philippe Sands