Top read each month of 2025. Too many to choose otherwise(107 books this year) Loved discussing several of these on the podcast. Which have you read? Any thoughts?

I hope you have received lots of fantastic new books, have eaten a bit too much, drunk a bit too much and are starting to think about plans for 2026.  Here are some suggestions from friends of the podcast, a favourite book from 2025, and something that they are looking forward to reading in 2026.

Would you like to join me to discuss a book? Please get in touch….

Happy Christmas. Book lover’s dream here!!!!

A warm welcome today to Johnny Acheson, talking about his book, When Your Neurons Dance: a journey through Johnny's own diagnosis with Parkinson's disease at the age of 41., It's a real eye opener as a book and one that I think we can all learn a huge amount from #medsky

Sneak peek of a fabulous conversation I had with ED Consultant Jonny Acheson about his book “When Your Neurons Dance”. We’re talking Parkinson’s, adaptation, self perception and more. Full episode out on Tuesday 23/12

The Names by Florence Knapp is undoubtedly one of my top fiction reads of 2025, it’s an amazing sliding doors type of a novel with some extremely dark themes running through around domestic abuse which fits so well with @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social and @dauk-gp.bsky.social #DAAD this month

Coming up on Tuesday we’re talking about “The Names” by Florence Knapp and the Doctors Association UK and Medical Women's Federation #DAAD campaign

Sneak preview for Tuesday 9th December when I’m joined by author Betsy Lerner to talk about her wonderful novel “Shred Sisters”

Delighted to welcome @hayleyjdunlop.bsky.social to the podcast to talk about her fabulous novel “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” and the healing power of romantic fiction Listen now bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Coming up on Tuesday I’m joined by Hayley Dunlop to talk about her fabulous debut novel “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” and the healing power of romantic fiction.

Libraries exist for people who can't afford to buy books. They're there for the public good. Support your local library. Borrow books.

Out now Paul Crawford and I discuss a twisted tale of murder, revenge and abandonment bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Maybe not a classic Christmas gift but an “extraordinary” one. It could: -change a GC mind -bring a parent and child closer -even reconnect them -encourage a trans person to come out to a parent -or seek safety abroad These things have happened. Readers have told me. What better gift to give?

Coming up on Tuesday 25th Prof Paul Crawford joins me to discuss his novel “The Wonders of Dr Bent”

A warm welcome back today to GP Kirsty Shires, who's here today to talk with me about Jacqueline Harpman's 1995 novel, I Who Have Never Known Men. This is an absolutely astonishing book. It is dystopian fiction at its best with so much to think about.

What a novel!!! @toryscott.bsky.social you’ve done it again. Read it in one go on a plane. Thank you thank you. Desperately want to discuss it on podcast now if anyone wants to volunteer.

Happy 4th birthday to us!!! November 16th 2021 was the launch of Bedside Reading featuring my wonderful first guest Liz Herrieven talking about “memoirs of an imaginary friend.” Thank you so much to my listeners, followers and guests. Which has been your favourite episode and why? #medsky

Coming up on Tuesday 28th Kirsty Shires and I are discussing “I who have never known men” by Jacqueline Harpman

Out now I’m joined by Syba S to talk about Educated by Tara Westover bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Coming up on Tuesday 11th Syba S joins me to discuss Tara Westover’s extraordinary memoir “Educated”

Who doesn’t love a cringey teenage diary? Delighted to launch season 11 with Claire le Day’s medical school memoir “Fear and Loathing in Plymouth” bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Not quite the “lap full of kittens” from my podcast intro as beautiful Tilly is 19!!! I do rate snuggled with a blanket a book and a cat as one of the best ways to spend an afternoon though.

Quiet month for reading but done absolutely incredible books in there including “The Names” which I think might well be my top fiction read of 2025

Coming up on Tuesday 4th. The launch of Season 11 with “Fear and Loathing in Plymouth”. Is there Mich better for the soul than a teenage diary?

Whoop. Thank you for listening

Out now, celebrating 10 seasons of the podcast bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Coming up on Tuesday

It is a huge pleasure today to welcome doctor and writer, Majid Parsa. We're talking about The Ayatollah's Gaze: a memoir of the forbidden and the fabulous, which is his first boook. What a book and what a memoir it is. I absolutely loved it.

Coming up on Tuesday 21st October I’m delighted to welcome Majid Parsa to the podcast to discuss his wonderful memoir “The Ayatollah’s Gaze”

It's a real treat today to welcome @emmajourno.bsky.social to the podcast to discuss her book Ultra Women. We've got wonderful stories. We've got sociology. We've got history. We've got physiology. We've got a good dose of "invisible women" in there as well.

Looking forward to sharing the full episode next week. Ultra Women is a superb read. @emmajourno.bsky.social

Love a book recommendation at a conference. @rcgp.bsky.social annual conference speaking brilliantly on kindness

The stuff in it about autism is shockingly bad.

Not going to lie, this book made me very cross in places. Made me think a lot too… Overdiagnosis is a bit of a hot topic lately, but as I hope we manage to explore, keeping curiosity and compassion at the forefront of what we do are much more important than making soundbite proclamations.

Coming up on Tuesday 7th. Ben Tyler joins me to discuss Suzanne O’Sullivan’s newest and most controversial book

Think this might well turn out to be my top fiction read of 2025. Just INCREDIBLE

So chuffed to hear this. Thank you!!

Out now @jtjbooth.bsky.social and I explore @johnharris1969.bsky.social fabulous book “Maybe I’m Amazed” bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Cannot tell you how much I loved “Maybe I’m Amazed” by @johnharris1969.bsky.social I adored my conversation about it with James Booth too. Here’s a sneak preview. Full episode Tuesday 30th September

Out now Dr. Ahmed Handy and I talk about his memoir “Quacks” bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Out now bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Sneak preview for Tuesday when I’m talking to Ed Jones about his book “Medication Madness and Murder. What really killed the Crespi twins?” Could SSRIs be the next Oxycodone type scandal? Ed thinks they might well be….

It's a huge pleasure today to welcome Martin Brunet to discuss his fabulous book, Your Worry Makes Sense. Listen here: bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

Coming up on Tuesday 9th August I welcome Martin Brunet to discuss his brilliant book #YourWorryMakesSense

Out now: a conversation about my top fiction read of last year which might just be my top read of the decade. Brotherless Night by @sugi.bsky.social is an astonishingly brilliant (perfect?!) novel and there is so much to think about. Listen now: bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/epis...

August Reading!!! 12 books. Hard to pick a favourite but The Safekeep and We All Want Impossible Things are well up there