Between the Covers confirmed for sixth series

TV book club panel show "Between the Covers" has been confirmed for a sixth series 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. 

The sixth season will air in spring 2023. Submissions for the new fiction book club are now open and will close at the end of the day on Friday 9th December and can be made at www.cactustvbookclub.com.

The books are chosen by Amanda Ross, the series’ executive producer, and her production team lead 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 fifth series of “Between the Covers” is currently airing on BBC2 on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. The featured new fiction books include The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley (Transworld) by Sean Lusk and The Dance Tree (Picador) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave and the older fiction picks are chosen from Booker Backlist Gems. Guests for the season include Samuel West, Clara Amfo, Stephen Mangan, Ugo Monye and Ruth Jones.