Between the Covers confirmed for seventh series

TV book club panel show "Between the Covers" has been confirmed for a seventh series airing in autumn 2023, and is now encouraging publishers to submit titles.

Hosted by author and broadcaster Sara Cox on BBC2, the show involves a discussion about a new fiction title with four celebrity guests, as well as a themed "older" fiction title, and an exploration of the guests’ favourite reads.

Submissions for the new fiction book club are now open and will close at end of day on Wednesday 10th May and can be made at www.cactustvbookclub.com.

The books are chosen by the series’ executive producer Amanda Ross and her production team led by series producer Pollyanne Conway. As for previous series Nina Pottell will act as consultant and the submissions process and book trade relations will be handled by Julia Kingsford.

The themed backlist book club will be chosen separately and publishers do not need to submit any books for consideration at the moment. The theme will be announced in due course.

The sixth series of “Between the Covers” recently aired on BBC2 on Mondays at 7 p.m. The featured new fiction books included Strange Sally Diamond (Sandycove) by Liz Nugent, Hungry Ghosts (Bloomsbury) by Kevin Jared Husain and Old God’s Time (Faber & Faber) by Sebastian Barry and the older fiction picks were chosen from books set in countries participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Any questions about the submissions process can be sent to bookclub@cactustv.co.uk.