
Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall
by Philippa Hall
Is this your podcast?Philippa Hall is an independent podcast creator known for her engaging discussions around literature. With a passion for books, she has developed a platform that combines her love for reading with her knack for connecting with authors and l…
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- 446 episodes
- active for 6 years
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My Holiday Reading Stack: 12 Books & 4 Graphic Novels I'm Shipping to Greece
Jun 22, 2026
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Are Hardback Books Dead? The Great Format Debate
Jun 19, 2026
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TV Wine Expert Olly Smith: Death by Noir & the Birth of Wine Crime Fiction
Jun 15, 2026
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Jane Casey on Everything She Didn't Say
Jun 12, 2026
30m 14s
Blunders at The Podcast Show, M.W. Craven Re-reads, and Maggie O'Farrell's Land
Jun 8, 2026
16m 54s
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() My Holiday Reading Stack: 12 Books & 4 Graphic Novels I'm Shipping to Greece | Philippa has just received the most exciting email of the year: her holiday hotel has offered to receive a box of books in advance and put them in her room on arrival. The result? An unstoppable 12-book, 4-graphic-novel holiday TBR — and an episode dedicated entirely to sharing it.In this episode, Philippa runs through every book she's packing (plus the first line of each!), covering a wonderfully eclectic mix of:The Confessions – Paul Bradley Carr (AI thriller)Roman Mornings – Matson Taylor (historical fiction, Rome)The Scandalous Ladies Football Club – Frances Quinn (Victorian women's football)It Could Have Been Her – Lisa Jewell (domestic thriller)Getting Away – Kate Sawyer (family saga across decades of holidays)The Ark – Haruo Yuki (translated Japanese locked-room thriller)How to Get Away With Murder – Rebecca Philipson (cat-and-mouse crime)The Favourite – Fran Littlewood (family secrets, holiday implosion)The Corfe Castle Murders – Rachel McLean (Dorset detective series, book one)Against the Tide – G.D. Wright (crime series, book three)This Can Never Not Be Real – Sera Milano (YA terrorism survivor testimonies)Under the Hammer – Samantha Dooey-Miles (very angry woman, very bad landlords)Plus four graphic novels — including the only authorised manga adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, The Bad Doctor by Ian Williams, I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner, and Clara and the Devil Vol. 1 by Olivie Blake & Little Chmura — many discovered at Hay on Wye Comics, a brand new graphic novel bookshop in Hay-on-Wye.💬 Tell Philippa what you think! Should any of these stay at home? Is there a book she's missed? Get in touch: Quick Book Reviews Facebook Group | Instagram | quickbookreviews@outlook.comQuick Book Reviews: author interviews and book reviews with no spoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() Are Hardback Books Dead? The Great Format Debate | Are hardback books too expensive, too heavy, and past their sell-by date? A recent Guardian article made the provocative case that hardbacks should die — and Philippa has thoughts.In this episode, Philippa dives into the great book format debate, covering:Why she strongly disagrees with calls to "ban" hardbacksThe real problem with hardback pricing — and those eye-watering £40 price tagsHow long is too long to wait for a paperback edition?The e-book pricing scandal: why is a digital file costing £15?The case for libraries, audiobooks, and Spotify's free listening hours as budget-friendly alternativesSprayed edges (spreadges) — and why they might just be the best argument for buying hardbacksPhilippa's verdict? All formats are equal. Audiobook, hardback, paperback, e-book — just read the book.This episode was inspired by a question from author Frances Quinn, whose new novel The Scandalous Ladies Football Club is out 2nd July.💬 Join the conversation Quick Book Reviews Facebook Group | Instagram | quickbookreviews@outlook.comQuick Book Reviews: author interviews and book reviews with no spoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() TV Wine Expert Olly Smith: Death by Noir & the Birth of Wine Crime Fiction | Philippa reviews four very different books — from Tintin to Elizabeth Strout — before sitting down with TV wine expert and debut crime novelist Olly Smith to talk about his joyful new book Death by Noir, and the sub-genre he's invented: wine crime.📚 Book ReviewsThe Adventures of Tintin and the Picaros – Hergé A revolutionary adventure featuring Bianca Castafiore and a mysterious plot around carnival time. Fun, but Philippa wasn't left desperate for more Tintin.The Things We Never Say – Elizabeth Strout ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Philippa's first Strout — and now she wants them all. A quietly devastating 200-page novel about a man keeping a secret from the world, and from himself. Exquisite, beautiful writing that made Philippa sob unexpectedly. Unmissable.The Ballad of Small Hope and Penny Royal – Jodi Taylor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Time-travelling bounty hunters, sharp humour, and perfect audiobook narration. Brilliant as a standalone even if you've never read Jodi Taylor before — and book two is coming this summer.The Inheritance – Mark Dawson Book five in the Atticus Priest series. Enjoyable enough, but Philippa felt the magic of the earlier books wasn't quite there this time.🎙️ Author Interview: Olly Smith on Death by NoirSet in the rolling hills of East Sussex around the town of Lewes, Death by Noir follows Barclay Flint, eccentric proprietor of the Bottle Bank wine shop, who must use his wine-detecting skills to solve a crime and clear his own name — all before the explosive Lewes Bonfire Night finale.Olly and Philippa discuss:How four characters arrived fully-formed in Olly's mind while flying over the HimalayasWhy he wrote every word himself (no ghostwriter)Inventing "wine crime" as a new sub-genreThe late Peter Hall of Breaky Bottom vineyard, who read his chapters just before he diedWriting through a gallbladder operation, missing deadlines (never), and the advice of a biodynamic economistWhy teetotallers love the book just as much as wine loversA rainbow moment that changed how he thinks about writingWhat he's reading right now: London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe, The Traitor's Circle by Jonathan Freedland, and moreThe writing fuel that isn't a biscuit: crunchy peanut butter with a drop of soy sauceDeath by Noir is out 18th June.💬 Get in touch Quick Book Reviews Facebook Group | Instagram | quickbookreviews@outlook.comQuick Book Reviews: author interviews and book reviews with no spoilers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Jane Casey on Everything She Didn't Say✨ | crime fictionthriller+4 | Jane Casey | Sunday TimesEverything She Didn't Say | — | Jane CaseyEverything She Didn't Say+5 | — | 30m 14s | |
| 6/8/26 | ![]() Blunders at The Podcast Show, M.W. Craven Re-reads, and Maggie O'Farrell's Land✨ | book reviewsauthor discussions+3 | — | LandThe Puppet Show+4 | LondonHay Festival | Philippa HallM.W. Craven+5 | — | 16m 54s | |
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Inside Harrogate Crime Festival with Sharon Canavar | Gossip, Authors and Festival Secrets✨ | crime fictionbook festivals+4 | Sharon Canavar | Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing FestivalHarrogate International Festivals | — | Harrogate Crime FestivalSharon Canavar+5 | — | 33m 42s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() David Goodman on Solitary Agents, Spy Fiction and Writing Through Rejection✨ | spy fictionwriting process+4 | David Goodman | MI5MI6+6 | — | spy thrillerDavid Goodman+5 | — | 45m 24s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() Jack Jordan on Deception, Deadlines and Moral Dilemmas✨ | thriller writingmoral dilemmas+5 | Jack Jordan | DeceptionConviction | — | Jack JordanDeception+7 | — | 24m 29s | |
| 5/25/26 | ![]() Rosie Walsh on The One Day You Were My Husband, Emotional Thrillers and Writing Through Doubt✨ | emotional thrillerswriting challenges+4 | Rosie Walsh | The One Day You Were My HusbandThe Eye of the Bedlam Bride+2 | — | Rosie WalshThe One Day You Were My Husband+4 | — | 44m 32s | |
| 5/22/26 | ![]() Alison Barrow on Publishing, Book Reviewing & The Bookseller Awards✨ | publishingbook reviewing+5 | Alison Barrow | TransworldNobody’s Girl+4 | — | publishingbook reviewing+6 | — | 26m 01s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Ardal O’Hanlon Interview + Philippa Recommends 3 Tradwife Books✨ | interviewtradwife trend+3 | Ardal O’Hanlon | A Plot to Die ForYesteryear+2 | — | Ardal O’HanlonA Plot to Die For+3 | — | 36m 31s | |
| 5/15/26 | ![]() Veronica Roth on Seek the Traitor’s Son From Divergent to Epic Fantasy✨ | dystopian fantasywriting process+3 | Veronica Roth | Seek the Traitor’s SonDivergent+1 | — | Veronica RothSeek the Traitor’s Son+5 | — | 28m 14s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() Tariq Ashkanani on The Hollow Boys: Crime, Horror and Dark Small-Town Secrets✨ | crime fictionhorror+5 | Tariq Ashkanani | The Hollow BoysDissection of a Murder+3 | — | The Hollow Boyscrime+7 | — | 45m 30s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() From Publishing to Bestseller: Ellis Hunter on Blood Bound & Writing Together✨ | fantasy literatureco-authoring+4 | Kate Ellis BrownBecky Hunter | Blood Bound | — | Blood Boundfantasy+6 | — | 37m 11s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Laurie Gilmore on The Daisy Chain Flower Shop, Dream Harbor and Cosy Small-Town Romance✨ | cosy small-town romanceDream Harbor series+3 | Laurie Gilmore | The Daisy Chain Flower ShopDream Harbor+1 | — | Laurie GilmoreThe Daisy Chain Flower Shop+5 | — | 32m 45s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() Ilona Bannister on Five: A Bold New Thriller About Fate, Death and the Last Five Minutes✨ | thrillerfate+4 | Ilona Bannister | FiveThe Heir Apparent+2 | — | Ilona BannisterFive+5 | — | 39m 41s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() Tom Rob Smith on 20 Years Together, Love Stories, Writing Endings and Why This Book Is So Personal✨ | love storieswriting endings+4 | Tom Rob Smith | 20 Years TogetherChild 44+5 | — | Tom Rob Smith20 Years Together+7 | — | 32m 53s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() Why Sports Romance Is Booming: Bella North on Oakwood Ranch, Spice Levels and Pen Names✨ | sports romancewriting under pen names+4 | Bella North | Score to SettleGame Over+5 | — | sports romanceOakwood Ranch+5 | — | 43m 12s | |
| 4/24/26 | ![]() Jo Callaghan on Body of Lies | The Final Kat and Locke Thriller✨ | thriller serieswriting process+5 | Jo Callaghan | Body of LiesPlease Help Me+4 | — | Body of LiesJo Callaghan+6 | — | 46m 19s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() Sarah Hilary Interview: The Drowning Place + Reviews of Mars One + The Faraway Inn✨ | crime fictionthriller interviews+3 | Sarah Hilary | The Drowning PlaceMars One+1 | — | crime fictionaudiobook+3 | — | 43m 02s | |
| 4/17/26 | ![]() Publishing Secrets Revealed: How Book Marketing Really Works (with Transworld PR Director Alison Barrow)✨ | book marketingARCs+4 | Alison Barrow | TransworldPenguin Random House+7 | — | book marketingARCs+5 | — | 33m 00s | |
| 4/13/26 | ![]() How I Got Out of a Reading Slump + 7 Book Reviews (Hits & Misses)✨ | reading slumpbook reviews+5 | — | BBC BreakfastVonia | — | reading slumpbook reviews+5 | — | 20m 04s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() J.P. Delaney on The Move | Psychological Thrillers, Twists and Writing Obsession✨ | psychological thrillerswriting routines+5 | J.P. Delaney | The MoveDaisy Darker+5 | — | psychological thrillerwriting+5 | — | 30m 37s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() Clare Mackintosh on It’s Not What You Think, Plot Twists, Thriller Secrets & Book Reviews✨ | thriller writingplot twists+4 | Clare Mackintosh | It’s Not What You ThinkMy Friends+3 | — | Clare MackintoshIt’s Not What You Think+8 | — | 45m 29s | |
| 4/2/26 | ![]() The Ending Writes Itself Campaign with HQ Publicity Team – Part 2✨ | book publicityauthor campaigns+3 | Philippa CottonBecky Mansell | HQThe Ending Writes Itself | — | book campaignpublicity team+3 | — | 34m 32s | |
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