Curious Readers
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<p>A bi-weekly bookchat podcast by Joseph Dance and Amanda Moulson, two time-poor curious readers with eclectic TBRs. Every two weeks we meet to talk all things books and deliver some recommendations for new, classic, and contemporary titles you might want to read next. We cover everything from backlist to frontlist, prize winners to debuts, and we are generally spoiler free. </p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderpodcast</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
June 21, 2026
Ep 37: Are Literary Prizes A Reading List? Inside the Nobel, Pulitzer, Booker & National Book Award
<p>In the height of Prize Season, Amanda and Joseph are back with a bumper episode asking what all the hullabaloo is about - how are prizes judged and awarded, and are the winners worth our time? Plus, they talk about Amanda’s recent trip to the Women’s Prize ceremony, and as always, what they’ve been reading recently and what they hope to pick up next. </p><br><p><strong>Bookish News</strong></p><br><p><a href="http://hayfestival.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hay Festiva</a>l</p><p>Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams @sarahww_</p><p><a href="https://womensprize.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women’s Prize</a></p><p><a href="https://womensprize.com/readers/events/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women’s Prize Live and other events</a></p><p><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-97399b9f-964e-444c-91f3-7db9f11efe5d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rivals on Disney+</a></p><p>Felicity Blunt @thebluntoffice</p><p>Laura Wade</p><p>Katherine Parkinson @parkinson.katherine</p><p>Field Work as a Sex Object by Meena Kadasamy @k.a.n.d.a.s.a.m.y</p><p>Rapture by Emily Maguire @emilymaguirewriter</p><p>These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany @salmaelwardany</p><p>The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet @lyse.doucet</p><p>The Correspondent by Virgina Evans @virginia.l.evans</p><p>Dominion by Addie E. Kitchens @addie_citchens</p><p>The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson @marxia1</p><br><p><strong>Recent Reads</strong></p><br><p>Air by Christian Kracht</p><p>Eurotrash by Christian Kracht</p><p>Imperium by Christian Kracht</p><p>You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate @christinapplegate</p><br><p><strong>Prizes and Prize-Worthy Recommendations</strong></p><br><p><a href="http://nobelprize.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Nobel Prize for Literature</a></p><p><a href="https://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/219" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction</a></p><p><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Booker Prize</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nationalbook.org/national-book-awards/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Book Award</a> </p><p>Milkman by Anna Burns</p><p>‘The Hemingway Veto’ and For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway</p><p>The Riders In The Chariot by Patrick White</p><p>The Tree of Man by Patrick White</p><p>The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty</p><p>Martyr by Kaveh Akbar @kavehakbar.kavehakbar</p><p>Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively</p><p>Trust by Hernan Diaz</p><br><p><strong>What We’re Reading Next</strong></p><br><p>The Beautiful Ones by Prince and Dan Piepenbring </p><p>The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout @lizstroutauthor</p><br><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><br><p>Curious Readers is mixed by the incredibly talented James Whiting @fishislandstudio</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast and Bluesky @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social for more recommendations in between episodes</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 5, 2026
Ep 36: We Have Opinions - Our 2026 Mid-Year Reading Check-In
<p>Where have the last six months gone? Join Amanda and Joseph as they check in on the reading goals they set themselves in January. Find out if they’ve stuck to their promises, or if they’ve bombed out on their reading resolutions. Plus, they talk about more prize news, and as always, what they’ve been reading recently and what they hope to pick up next. </p><br><p><strong>Bookish News</strong></p><br><p><a href="http://hayfestival.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hay Festiva</a>l</p><p>Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi (translated by Lin King)</p><p>John of John by Douglas Stuart @douglas_stuart</p><p>Ruth Ozeki @ozekiland</p><p><a href="https://carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol Shields Prize for Fiction</a></p><p>Canon by Lee Lai @_leelai</p><p>Hellions by Julia Elliott @jelliottic6</p><p>A Guardian and A Thief by Megha Majumdar @megha.maj</p><p><a href="https://womensprize.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women’s Prize</a></p><p><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Booker Prize</a></p><br><p><strong>Recent Reads</strong></p><br><p>Famesick by Lena Dunham @lenadunham</p><p>May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry @poorsasquatch</p><p>Stone Fruit by Rebecca Perry</p><br><p><strong>Our Mid-Year Reading Goals</strong></p><br><p>Buckeye by Patrick Ryan @patrickryanyc</p><p>The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine @wednesdaywerskin</p><p>Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke @caroclaireburke</p><p>The Wreck by Lizzy Stewart @lizzy_stewart</p><p>Prairie Oyster by Sophoe Robinson @sophiepoetry</p><p>London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe</p><p>Dominion by Addie E. Kitchens @addie_citchens</p><p>The Correspondent by Virgina Evans @virginia.l.evans</p><p>Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash @madelinecash</p><p>Middlemarch by George Eliot</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian’s ‘100 Best Novels of All Time’</a></p><p>The Little Friend by Donna Tartt</p><p>Ordinary People by Haldor Laxness</p><p>Death’s End by Cixin Liu</p><p>Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert @sophiegilbertwrites</p><p>A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness by Michael Pollan @michael.pollan</p><p>You With the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate @christinapplegate</p><p>Indignity by Leah Ypi</p><p>Winter In The Blood by James Welch</p><p>The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones</p><p>The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman</p><p>The Oldest Bitch Alive by Morgan Day @yeah_okday</p><p>The Sleep Thief by Ibtisam Azem @ibitisam.azem</p><p><a href="https://charcopress.com/bookstore/2026-bundle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charco Press 2026 Fiction Bundle</a> @charcopress</p><p>Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz @arianaharwiczw</p><p>Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly </p><p>Angel Down by Daniel Kraus @kraus_author</p><p>Kin by Tayari Jones @tayari</p><p>Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn</p><p>On The Calculation of Volume series by Solvej Balle</p><p>Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston</p><p>Practice by Rosalind Brown</p><p>Land by Maggie O’Farrell @maggieofarrellofficial</p><p>The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout @lizstroutauthor</p><p>Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason</p><p>Exit Party by Emily St John Mandel @emilystjohnmandel</p><br><p><strong>What We’re Reading Next</strong></p><p>John of John by Douglas Stuart</p><p>The Left and the Lucky by Willy Vlautin</p><br><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><br><p>Curious Readers is mixed by the incredibly talented James Whiting @fishislandstudio</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast and Bluesky @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social for more recommendations in between episodes</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 24, 2026
Ep 35: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Deep Dive)
<p><br></p><p>It seems everyone is talking about <strong>Yesteryear</strong>, and now Joseph and Amanda are too. Join them for their latest deep dive into the most hotly anticipated debut of the year, and hear about what they've been reading recently and which books they hope to pick up next.</p><br><p><strong>Bookish News</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.hayfestival.com/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hay Festival</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hayfestival.com/anytime/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hayplayer</a></p><br><p><strong>Recent Reads</strong></p><br><p>Cannon by Lee Lai @_leelai</p><p>The Correspondent by Virginia Evans @virginia.l.evans</p><p>Dominion by Addie E Citchens @addie_citchens</p><br><p><strong>Deep Dive</strong></p><br><p>The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin (adapted for screen by Bryan Forbes)</p><p>Trad Wife by Sarah Langan @sarahlangan</p><p>Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer @saratogaishere</p><p>The Trad Wife by Carrie Hughes @carriehughesbooks</p><p>Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke @caroclaireburke</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/diabolical-lies/id1761438573" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diabolical Lies podcast</a></p><p>Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn @thegillianflynn</p><br><p><strong>What We’re Reading Next</strong></p><br><p>River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer @eleanorbshearer</p><p>Kingfisher by Rozie King</p><p>The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson @marxia1</p><p>Prairie Oyster by Sophie Robinson @sophiepoetry</p><br><p><strong>Also mentioned</strong></p><br><p>Ramsgate Literary Festival @ <a href="https://thebookhotel.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Book Hotel, Ramsgate</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Curious Readers is mixed by the incredibly talented James Whiting @fishislandstudio</p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderspodcast and Bluesky @curiousreaderspod.bsky.social for more recommendations in between episodes</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Curious Readers?
<p>A bi-weekly bookchat podcast by Joseph Dance and Amanda Moulson, two time-poor curious readers with eclectic TBRs. Every two weeks we meet to talk all things books and deliver some recommendations for new, classic, and contemporary titles you might want to read next. We cover everything from backlist to frontlist, prize winners to debuts, and we are generally spoiler free. </p><br><p>Follow us on Instagram @curiousreaderpodcast</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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