Bedside Reading

Ultra Women - Bedside Reading It's a real treat today to welcome one of the authors of Ultra Women, Emma Wilkinson to the podcast. Ultra Women, written by Emma Wilkinson and Lily Cantor, is a book which rather defies classificatio...

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.

It is. We quote your wonderful substack when discussing that bit

The Age of Diagnosis - Bedside Reading Suzanne O'Sullivan's The Age of Diagnosis was hotly awaited and has received a lot of discussion on social media and in the national press.  Ben Tyler and I had both really enjoyed her former boo...

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!!

Maybe I'm Amazed - Bedside Reading John Harris' excellent book Maybe I'm Amazed has been one of my non-fiction top reads this year. It was a huge pleasure to welcome James Booth to the podcast to discuss it, and share some of our ...

Out now @jtjbooth.bsky.social and I explore @johnharris1969.bsky.social fabulous book “Maybe I’m Amazed”

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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

Quacks - Bedside Reading A warm welcome today to Dr. Ahmed Handy, who is here to talk about his memoir, Quacks. We've recorded today my favourite bookshop, which is Scarthin Books in Cromford, near Matlock. If the sound is a ...

Out now Dr. Ahmed Handy and I talk about his memoir “Quacks”

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Medication, Madness and Murder - Bedside Reading Medication, Mental Illness and Murder. What Really Killed the Crespi Twins? sounds like the title of a true crime book or a thriller. I suppose you could call this a true crime. This is an incredibly ...

Out now

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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….

Your Worry Makes Sense - Bedside Reading It's a huge pleasure today to welcome Martin Brunet to Bedside Reading. We are talking about his fabulous book, Your Worry Makes Sense. You may have discovered Martin on Instagram where he's a bit of ...

It's a huge pleasure today to welcome Martin Brunet to discuss his fabulous book, Your Worry Makes Sense.

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

You wrote that part so well. Especially the unsettled unmoored feelings and the rejection. It was brilliantly done and I felt so invested and connected because you were writing my feelings. Thank you!!!

Brotherless Night - Bedside Reading Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshanathan, which won the Women's Prize last year, was my absolute top read of 2024. It's been a real joy to revisit it today with Kathleen Weneden to think about the wonder...

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.

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

Coming up on Tuesday 2nd September I’m joined by GP and poet Kathleen Wenaden to explore the incredible #BrotherlessNight by @sugi.bsky.social

Perfect holiday read. Thank you @toryscott.bsky.social what a brilliant story (though I empathised far too much with Beth’s marital situation which was both affirming to be “seen” and also a bit unexpectedly unsettling).

The Story of a Heart - Bedside Reading  I'm delighted to welcome Jo Rose to the podcast to talk about The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clark. This is an incredibly moving book which I was delighted to see won the 2025 Women's Prize for ...

I'm delighted to welcome Jo Rose to talk about The Story of a Heart by @drrachelclarke.com This incredible book interweaves the stories of two children, Kiera and who has died after a road traffic accident, and Max who is awaiting a heart transplant.

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Perfect reading space!

What are you reading this bank holiday?

Coming up on Tuesday I’m joined by Jo Rose to talk about an excellent book: “The Story of a Heart” by @drrachelclarke.com which recently won the Women’s Prize for non fiction.

Leadership Hikers - Bedside Reading I've got two guests with me today, Joanna Bircher and Ben Allen, two GPs who are talking about a book they've both been involved in. Joanna is one of the co-editors of a collection of stories from lea...

A warm welcome to @benallengp.bsky.social and Joanna Bircher talking about a book they've both been involved in, a collection of stories from leaders in Primary Care.

#MedSky
#PrimaryCare

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Coming up on Tuesday - stories from a variety of leaders in healthcare.

Thank you for your wonderful review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

I wish everyone would read it too.

Especially politicians. Then all doctors, whose voices are unsettlingly quiet on the matter of our government led withdrawal of trans healthcare and how this fits with ‘do no harm’.

what an astonishingly brilliant heartbreaking book. I cannot tell you how good it is and how much everyone should read it. @alicemydaughter.bsky.social