The 10 Minute Book Club

About The 10 Minute Book Club

The 10 Minute Book Club is hosted by best-selling author and award winning bookseller Gráinne O'Brien & author Lucas Maxwell. In ten minutes or less, we review children's books to help busy kids and adults find stories young readers will love. With 25 years of combined experience helping children connect to books, and as children's book authors ourselves, we're passionate about helping kids discover the books that will shape them and stay with them for the rest of their lives. And we're doing it fast, because that's all the time we've got.

Publisher

Lucas Maxwell

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2025

Latest episode

7 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Nov 2025

   Episode #10: Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower

   Gráinne & Lucas sit down to talk about the amazing puzzle-picture book, Ivy and Bearlock Holmes!

2. 

   31 Oct 2025

   Episode #9: Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy!

   Gráinne & Luca sit down to talk about the amazing graphic novel SUPA NOVA by Chanté Timothy!

3. 

   24 Oct 2025

   Episode #8 Kick Flip by L.D. Lapinski & Illustrated by Logan Hanning

   Gráinne & Lucas sit down to talk about the stunning graphic novel, Kick Flip by L.D. Lapinski!

4. 

   17 Oct 2025

   Episode #7: Solo by Gráinne O'Brien!

   Special guest star Alex Foulkes joins Lucas to talk about Solo by Gráinne O'Brien which is up for the Books Are My Bag Young Adult Fiction Award! Vote here! (https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awards#vote)

5. 

   10 Oct 2025

   Episode #6: Nina Peanut is Amazing by Sarah Bowie

   Gráinne and Lucas sit down to talk about Nina Peanut is Amazing by Sarah Bowie!

6. 

   3 Oct 2025

   Episode #5: Frindleswylde

   Gráinne & Lucas sit down to discuss the amazing Frindleswylde by Natalia and Lauren O'Hara

7. 

   26 Sept 2025

   Episode #4: Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes!

   Gráinne and Lucas sit down to discuss the amazing Ministry of Mischief by Alex Foulkes!

8. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Episode #3: Conn of the Dead by Dave Rudden!

   Gráinne and Lucas sit down to talk about the fantastically frightening and all around amazing new novel, Conn of the Dead by Dave Rudden! (Illustrated by Ali Alamine!)

9. 

   11 Sept 2025

   Episode #2: Any Way You Slice It by Méabh McDonnell

   Gráinne & Lucas sit down to discuss the new YA Romance novel, Any Way You Slice It by Méabh McDonnell! Pre-order your copy here! (https://charliebyrne.ie/product/any-way-you-slice-it/)

10. 

    5 Sept 2025

    Episode #1: Pablo and Splash

    Gráinne & Lucas sit down to talk about the stunning graphic novel, Pablo and Splash by Sheena Dempsy! Order your copy here! If you'd like to find out more about the podcast, or to ask about having a book featured, email lucasmaxwellwrites [at] gmail [dot] com

11. 

    25 Jun 2025

    The 10 Minute Book Club Promo!

    This episode introduces The 10 Minute Book Club, which reviews children's and young adult books.

Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100

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

Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0