The Radio 2 Book Club
The Radio 2 Book Club
Superstar librarian Louisa Steel picks her Top Five Reads Of The Year
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6 January 2026
10 minutes
Available for over a year
Louisa Steel - one of our superstar librarians - joins Sara for a natter about books.
They chat about the Radio 2 Book Club panel, reading ruts and why book clubs are good for getting you out of your comfort zone.
Louisa also shares her Top Five Reads Of The Year (well, of 2025). They are:
The Offing by Benjamin Myers
James by Percival Everett
Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) by Jessie Q. Sutanto