The Radio 2 Book Club

BBC Radio 2

The Radio 2 Book club celebrates the best in new fiction and recommends great reads. Sara will be interviewing top authors about their latest novels, and she’ll be catching up with librarians and reading groups from across the UK. Whether you’re after a summer blockbuster, a twist-filled thriller, or want to curl up with a heart-warming love story, Sara has you covered!

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The Radio 2 Book Club

Episodes (90)

Mon Jun 8th 'Mrs Dickens' by Emily Howes
Mon Jun 1st 'John Of John' by Douglas Stuart
May 26th The Carnegies 2026

The Radio 2 Book Club

Jun 8, 2026
15¼ minutes
14 MB

Emily Howes returns to the Radio 2 Book Club to discuss her new novel, Mrs Dickens; a fictional story about the life of Kate Hogarth - who was married to the author Charles Dickens for 22 years. Sara chats to Emily about writing women back into history, who were written out in their own lifetime, and the challenges that come with writing real-life figures in fiction. We also hear a clip from the audiobook - and get some great book recommendations too. Emily was last on the Book Club back in 2024 for her debut novel...

The Radio 2 Book Club

'Mrs Dickens' by Emily Howes

BBC Radio 2

00:00 -15:11