Podcasts for booklovers
You can listen to them on a website, or on a tablet, phone or MP3 player using free apps such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Acast and Spotify.
To listen to podcasts on your mobile device, visit your device's App Store and search for the appropriate app and download. Once installed on your mobile device, you can listen to your podcast while out walking or while working in the garden, keeping you company. The following list is a selection of free podcasts about books and authors which have been collated from recommendations made by several websites. Each site has an accompanying app available - download from either the website or your App Store.
What Should I Read Next Dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.
Guardian Books A weekly look at the world of books.
The Book Review The podcast from the New York Times that takes you inside the literary world.
Books and Authors This podcast from BBC Radio 4 features Open Book, talking to authors about their work, and A Good Read, which discusses favourite books.
Get Booked A weekly show of custom book recommendations from the bookworms at Book Riot.
Fictional A podcast that adapts public domain works from all over the world of fiction.
The Penguin Podcast World-class thinkers and pioneers talk about five objects that have inspired their work.
Backlisted Giving new life to old books.
Literary Friction A monthly conversation about books and ideas on NTS Radio hosted by two friends, Carrie and Octavia.
Fully Booked Get the ultimate insider's scoop on the best new books from Kirkus reviews.
Vintage Books A fortnightly books podcast from Vintage publishers.
Papercuts The Spinoff podcast all about books.
RNZ Best Of Storytime The latest and greatest children's stories and songs from New Zealand.
Hey YA Hey YA elevates the exciting world of young adult lit.
Recommended websites to visit to discover more podcasts about books and reading: