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Bookylicious
Bookylicious is not just any book podcast. Paul, Gwyn, Lara and Holly share their love of books. As well as interviews with authors, librarians and booksellers and our usual book chat there will be regular features such as Book of the Month and spotlights on particular authors, bookshops, libraries and other even book podcasts. Come with us on the journey and be inspired! Sometimes serious, always fun a podcast to open your mind!
Episodes
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 10 - Halloween Special - Witches, Wales and Welles
In true Bookylicious style Paul, Gwyn and Iwan share theirchoices for Halloween reads – books by Sylivia Townsend Warner, Francis BrettYoung and a biography of…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 5 Episode 9 - In a Galaxy Far Far Away... Jedi, Monks and some other Heros and
In this episode Paul and Gwyn are joined by new co-presenter Iwan Berry to talk about all things Star Wars and the vast empire of spin off fan fiction it has…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 8 - Shirley Jackson and The Haunting of Hill House
In this episode Gwyn and Paul are joined by Sarah to talk about Shirley Jackson and her masterwork 'The Haunting of Hill House'. The conversation leads to…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 7 - Lists, Librarians, AI and Japan
In this episode Paul and Gwyn start by exploring some recent booklists: The Guardian 100 Best Novels of All Time…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 6 - 1876 - Dewey, Deronda, Snarks and Narnia
In this episode Paul and Gwyn chat about things created 150 years ago in 1876 including the publication of the Dewey Decimal Classification system; Daniel…
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Bookylicious Series 1 Episode 6 - Once upon a time in the West
This is a re-edited version of our original Series 1 Episode 6 The team discuss the Western and discover some surprising things. Paul interviews Anna North…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 5 - Dystopia and monsters of many kinds
In this episode Paul and Gwyn reflect of some of theirrecent reading and what they turn to if they are not sure what to read next. Asalways the conversation is…
BookyliciousDark Festive Fun with Jólaköttur, Krampus, Feminism and Fantasy and Jane Austen
In this especially celebration of the festive season Paul, Gwyn, Lara and Holly explore the dark side of Christmastide. The thumbnail for this episode shows…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 3 - Why do we love crime fiction?
In this episode Adrienne asks Paul probing questions about crime fiction, why is it so popular and what keeps us coming back for more? Theses are the books and…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 2 - 'In the Haunted Wood' with dragons, Alice, exorcistsand hobbits
In this episode Paul, Gwyn and Lara catch up with what has been inspiring them recently everything from dragons to hobbits via annihilation and exorcists. Here…
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Bookylicious Series 5 Episode 1 - Orbital and space the final frontier
It is great to be back after an unintended extended break.In the first episode of the new series Paul chats with Professor Allan Howellsabout the 2024 Booker…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 4 Episode 8 - Jennifer Kavanagh - 'Thread of Life: My Russian Legacy'
In this episode Paul talks to author Jennifer Kavanagh about her new book 'Thread of Life: My Russian Legacy'. The story of Jennifer's mother and grandmother…
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Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 7 - Carnival, crimes and convents
This is a special episode celebrating Wrexham Carnival of Words 2025 the 11th year of this wonderful book festival. There are interviews with our very own…
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Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 6 – The Weird, The Wonderful and Everything In-between
In this episode Gwyn returns and joins Paul, Lara and Hollyin a far reaching chat about books and much more relating to the weird,witches, and liminal places…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 4 Episode 5 - Voices on the Path, a history of walking in Wales
In this episode Paul speaks to Andrew Green about his book 'Voices on the Path, a history of walking in Wales'. A rich misture of drovers, long distance…
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Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 4 - Poppies, Poetry and Pasternak - when three becomes more!
In this episode Paul, Lara and Holly finally get together to discuss their favourite reads of 2024 and what they are looking forward to reading in 2025. Along…
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Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 3 - Question Time
After being away for a short while Bookylicious the podcast is back. In this episode Paul's wife Adrienne takes over the microphone to ask him some searching…
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Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 2 – A Gallimaufry with Laura Jet
Paul and Lara are joined by ilustrator Laura Jet to chat about books and illustration, graphic novels and comics, judging books by their cover. As always the…
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Bookylicious Series 4 Episode 1 - Alis Hawkins and Mike Parker
In this episode Paul is in conversation with Welsh writers Alis Hawkins and Mike Parker. Alis is a crime writer and author of the Teifi Valley Coroner series…
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Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 8 - Carnival reads and blue cheese
Holly, Lara and Paul chat about some of the books they are reading and highlights of the 10th Wrexham Carnival of Words www.wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com The…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 3 Episode 7 – Paul Clifton - ‘1988, a poetic diary of a Wrexham author’
Lara and Paul talk to Paul Clifton about his new poetry collection ‘1988, a poetic diary of a Wrexham author’. They chat about the creative process, how do…
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Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 6 - Thomas Hardy, "Romantasy", Gnomes and Nature
Paul, Lara and Holly talk some more about audiobooks based on Patricia Bracewell’s recommendations. They also discuss Thomas Hardy’s women, is “romantasy” a…
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Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 5 – Wombles, Moomins, audiobooks and sci-fi
For the first time ever Paul, Holly and Lara gathered in the library stacks in Wrexham and not on Zoom to record this episode. That’s why it is a slightly…
BookyliciousDavid Ebsworth - Blood Among the Threads - Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 4
In this episode Paul speaks to Dave McCall AKA author David Ebsworth about his latest book ‘Blood Among the Threads’ a murder mystery set in Wrexham in 1876…
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Bookylicious Series 3 Episode 3 - 2023 Reading challenges, 'Les Miserables' and Christmas wishes!
In this episode Paul and Lara chat about their Good Reads reading challenges for 2023 and select fiction and non-fiction favourites. They discuss their…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 3 Episode 2 - Sian Hughes author of 'Pearl'
In this episode Paul interviews Sian hughes the Booker longlisted author of ‘Pearl’ in her beautiful bookshop Magpie Books in Malpas , Cheshire…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 3 Episode 1 - Dani Robertson - 'All Through the Night'
In this episode Paul talks to Dani Robertson the Dark Sky Officer for Prosiect Nos Dark Skies Partnership in North Wales. She is author of ‘All Through the…
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Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 13 - The Name of the Rose
In this episode Gwyn reviews Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose' and Paul feeds back on his viewing of the 1986 film of the book and the 2019 TV series. Paul…
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Libraries, librarians magic and witches and everything in between! Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 12
In this show Paul and Holly chat about novels featuring libraries and librarians inspired by the Electric Literature reading list…
BookyliciousJennifer Kavanagh - 'And this shall be my dancing day' - Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 11
In this episode Paul is in conversation with Jennifer Kavanagh about her new novel ‘And this shall be my dancing day’ and they also discuss the creative…
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Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 10 - 'The Silver Sword' andClassic Children's Fiction
This is a bumper episode as we weren’t able to record in June. In this episode we discuss our book of the month ‘The Silver Sword’ by Ian Serraillier. For more…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 2 Episode 9 - Book of the Month 'The Sandman' by Neil Gaiman
In this episode Gwyn and Paul explore the graphic novel ‘The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes’ by Neil Gaiman and its recent Netflix adaptation. If you…
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Max Porter, the Medieval and much more... Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 8
Paul and Holly chat about Max Porter, one of Britain’s most innovative and creative author’s writing today with his latest book being ‘Shy’. The conversation…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 2 Episode 7 - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and other fantastical imaginings
In this episode Gwyn and Paul discuss the Book of the Month Joan Aiken’s ‘The Wolves of Willoughby Chase’ and then dive down the rabbit hole to explore the…
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Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 6 - Book of the Month 'Edgelands' by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts
Paul, Gwyn and Lara chat about ‘Edgelands’ by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts It leads to a great discussion about nature in unexpected places and on…
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From Harry Potter to Hag Seed - Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 5
In this episode Paul, Gwyn, Holly and Lara catch up on some of their latest good reads. Listener and author Patricia Bracewell raises the question would there…
BookyliciousBookylicious Series 2 Episode 4 - Book of the Month - Treasure Island and some of our favourite bookshops
Paul Gwyn and Holly discuss Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, this month’s book of the month. We also highlight some of our favourite bookshops…
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Bookylicious Series 2 Episode 3 "What the Dickens!"
In this episode Paul, Holly and Gwyn through the spotlight on Charles Dickens, including ‘Six things you almost certainly didn’t know about Dicken’s’ . What…
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Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 2 - Book of the month - The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 2 – Book of the Month Paul, Gwyn and Lara talk about their Book of the Month selection Susan Cooper’s ‘The Dark is Rising’ a…
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Bookylicious Season 2 Episode 1 – New Year Reading Targets and Resolutions!
Paul, Gwyn and Lara get 2023 off to a flying start, talking about reading resolutions and targets (not challenges). Bookylicious has a new feel with two…
BookyliciousEpisode 16 - David Ebsworth 'The house on Hunter Street' and Monika Evans on literature in translation
In this episode Paul interviews author David Ebsworth (aka Dave McCall) about his new book ‘The House on Hunter Street’ set in Liverpool in 1911. For more…
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Episode 15 - Summer reading recommendations
A slightly shorter episode than usual, that's because we needed to get into a cool shady spot and read! In this episode Gwyn, Holly and Paul recommend books…
BookyliciousEpisode 14 - "It is better to travel well than to arrive" Buddha
In this episode we explore travel and travel writing. Paul interviews Pete Evans (19 mins) author of 'Resurrection River' and 'The Holy Dee' and they chat…
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Episode 13 - “I am no bird, and no net ensnares me” Jane Eyre
In this episode we have an interview with Patricia Bracewell author of the Emma of Normandy historical fiction series ‘Shadow on the Crown’; ‘The Price of…
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Episode 12 - Poetry in Motion Part 2
Wow! This is a bumper episode full of some wonderful things! We start with Paul and gwyn chatting about books that they are currently reading; there is an…
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Episode 11 - Poetry in Motion Part 1
In this first of two episodes Paul and Holly explore the joys of all things poetic. At 20 minutes in you will find an interview with poet and writer Liz…
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Episode 10 - The Streets of London
In this episode our theme is London. At 19 minutes you will find an interview with author Jennifer Kavanagh about her book ‘Let Me Take You by the Hand, True…
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Episode 9 - It's Christmas!
Paul and Lara chat about books that they might like to see under the Christmas tree, their favourite Christmas/winter poems and stories and what books they…
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Episode 8 - Through the Looking Glass
In this episode Paul, Gwyn and Holly celebrate the 150thanniversary of the publication of Alice Through the Looking Glass. Paul dives down the rabbit hole with…
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Episode 7 - Halloween
In this episode Gwyn and Paul chat about scary stories and things that go bump in the night. Ghosts, witches and exorcists and even Holst's Planet Suite. As…
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Episode 5 - Gladstone's Library
In this special episode Paul speaks to Peter Francis, Warden and Louisa Yates, Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone's Library in Hawarden. In the…
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Episode 4 - "Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy"
Books in the fantasy genre can represent a diverse range of subjects and ideas. In this episode we explore what fantasy literature might or might not be. Gwyn…
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Episode 3 - "We are made by history" - Historical Fiction Extravaganza
This episode is all about history, specifically historical fiction. In this episode: Barbara Erskine talks about her new novel The Dream Weavers. Dave McCall…
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Episode 2 - Small is Beautiful
This month the Bookylicious team explore the joys of short stories and essays, each of us choosing three stories of essays to recommend. Chekhov, Sherlock…
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Bookylicious Episode 1
In this episode you will meet the team Paul, Gwyn, Lara and Holly. We chat about what we are reading just now including Neil Gaiman, Barabara Erskine, Phillip…