The Book Show

The Book Show

Hosted by Claire Nichols · ABC Australia

4.9from 12 ratings

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404
Episodes
10
Transcribed
12
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2020
First episode

About The Book Show

Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.

Publisher
ABC Australia
Category
arts
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
22 Mar 2020
Latest episode
5 Nov 2026
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10 of 404 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    03 | The Agatha Christie Murder Club: The case for cosy crime

  2. 1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Before The Names, Florence Knapp was Flossie Teacakes

  3. 28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    02 | Agatha Christie Murder Club: How to plot the perfect murder

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03 | The Agatha Christie Murder Club: The case for cosy crime

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then she wrote through the interim years and then through World War II. So that was a time of such complexity and flux and change in the UK. So her books must have felt like a very safe space. You can go to the village, you can go to the country manor, you can go to the boat on the Nile. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Book Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Florence Knapp
  • Benjamin Stevenson
  • David Astle
  • Laura Thomspon
  • RF Kuang

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Who hosts The Book Show?

Claire Nichols host the show. Published by ABC Australia.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does The Book Show take guests?

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