The Radio 2 Book Club - Superstar Librarian Phoenix Cooper shares their Top Five Reads Of The Year (well, 2025)

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Phoenix Cooper - of Kent Libraries fame - shares their Top Five Reads Of The Year so far (but mainly, of 2025)

They chat to Sara about their love of libraries, their role, being part of the Radio 2 Book Club panel - and give a shout out to their mum's book group too.

Phoenix's Top Five Reads:

Raven scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Published on Tuesday, 20th January 2026.

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