The 15 Minute Book Club

Athens and Sparta with Adrian Goldsworthy

This week on the 15-Minute Book Club, Adrian Goldsworthy joins us to delve into the rivalry between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BC and their continued influence on us today. Plus, we ask just how much of ancient history is just made up. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub [https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub] Buy Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781800245426 [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781800245426] US Link: https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9781541619982 [https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9781541619982] Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] You can find all of Adrian's books below, including the fab Ferox series! UK Link: https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=adrian+goldsworthy [https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=adrian+goldsworthy ] US Link: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Adrian+Goldsworthy [https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Adrian+Goldsworthy] Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club [https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club] Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link:  US Link:  Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Ship's Cat with Alex Howard

There is no room to swing a cat this week as we are wall to wall cats! Author Alex Howard joins us to tell us about Archie the streetwise cat's odyssey in his new book, The Ship's Cat, and he has just 15 minutes to convince you to buy it. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub [https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub] Preorder The Ship's Cat by Alex Howard at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781785307706 [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781785307706] Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club [https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club] Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link:  US Link:  Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Visionaries with James Holland

James Holland joins us to convince you to buy his upcoming book, The Visionaries: The Making of the Post World War II Order in the West in just 15 minutes! James' new book looks at the politics and economics of WW2 in a change of gear from his usual campaign focus. Let us know if he convinced you in the comments!  Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub [https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub] Buy The Visionaries: The Making of the Post World War II Order in the West by James Holland at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link (7 May): https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9780857509710 [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9780857509710] US Link (26 May): https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780802168078 [https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780802168078] Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club [https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club] Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link:  US Link:  Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC with Nick Purewal

The sale of Chelsea FC in 2022 saw politics play a vital role in the sale of football. Nick Purewal, the then AP correspondent assigned to Chelsea had a ringside seat to the remarkable £2 billion pound sale. Nick joins us to discuss interviewing everyone from Roman Abramovich down with Chelsea fan Alex and Matt, who couldn't care less... Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub [https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub] Buy Sanctioned: The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781785909894 [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781785909894] There is no US Bookshop link, so here is the link for that other bookstore place we don't really like, but hey, what can you do... https://a.co/d/06OJiXPK [ https://a.co/d/06OJiXPK] Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub ] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club [https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club] Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link:  US Link:  Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Remembering Len Deighton - Bomber

On the 17th March 2026, author Len Deighton passed away at the age of 97. To remember this wonderful author, Boney is in the hot seat as he tries to convince Alex that Bomber is a must read from the extensive cateloge of Deighton's books. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub [https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub] Buy Len Deighton's Bomber at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9780241493700 [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9780241493700] US Link: https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780802161611 [https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9780802161611] Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club [https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_Club] Buy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link:  US Link:  Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub [https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.