bookfare

About bookfare

A podcast for readers by readers

Publisher

Katherine & Ashley

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Feb 2024

Latest episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Whistler by Ann Patchett and Country People by Daniel Mason | bookfare

   We discuss Ann Patchett's latest novel, Whistler, Katherine's inaugural book club on Daniel Mason's Country People, and whether "happy" books can be taken seriously. Also in the reading roundup: All Them Dogs by Djamel White (Katherine), Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman (Katherine), and Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Ashley). Next up: Bookfare break! See you in October!

2. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Few and Far Between by Jan Carson | bookfare

   We discuss Carson's memory-haunted novel, Few and Far Between, with special guest and Northern Ireland expert Dr. Kelsey! This episode, Katherine and Ashley discuss Carson's novel, honoring vs. clinging to the past, and what a chunky Kit Kat actually is. Also in the roundup, Hooked by Sutton Foster (Katherine), The Bat by Jo Nesbo (Katherine), Country People by Daniel Mason (Katherine), The Snowman by Jo Nesbo (Ashley), My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy (Ashley), Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (Ashley), The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade (Kelsey), Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen (Kelsey) and Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 9 by Kamome Shirahama (Kelsey). Up Next: The Whistler by Ann Patchett

3. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Book Review | Land by Maggie O'Farrell

   Katherine and Ashley discuss Maggie O'Farrell's latest novel, Land. Katherine read: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Ashley read: Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo Angel Down by Daniel Kraus The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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