It's a translation treat of an episode, as we delve into Han Kang's The Vegetarian, an unusual tale of a young woman who stops eating meat, and The Reader, the bestseller of yesteryear by Bernhard Schlink. Very different novels. Very different book club discussions? Listen in to find out. We also speak to broadcaster Sue Nelson about starting up a book club in a village where she didn't know anybody, and as ever, we end with some recommendations for your next book club read.

Our book clubs report back on The Sellout, Paul Beatty's Booker winning satire and Hillbilly Elegy, the memoir by J.D. Vance that commentators claimed made sense of the election of Donald Trump. Two politically charged books, but what did our book clubs make of them? Listen in to find out if you should add them to your reading pile.