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Samantha Harvey on her year without sleep – books podcast

On this week’s show, the novelist explains how she came to write about her insomnia and we...

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Eoin Colfer on returning to Artemis Fowl – books podcast

This week, the creator of the biggest child villain in literature talks about comedy writing and...

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Our favourite books of 2019, and the most exciting books of 2020 – books podcast

Priya Basil talks about the dynamics of the dinner table and her book Be My Guest, and we chat...

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Ben Lerner and Meena Kandasamy on autofiction – books podcast

Ben Lerner and Meena Kandasamy talk about drawing on their most embarrassing and vulnerable...

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Escaping Westboro Baptist Church: Megan Phelps-Roper's journey – books podcast

A former member recalls growing up in ‘America’s most hated family’ and Claire McGlasson explains...

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When imagining our future, what can sci-fi teach us? – books podcast

On this week’s show, we talk to Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the two authors who published as...

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Elizabeth Strout on the return of Olive Kitteridge – books podcast

On this week’s show, the Pulitzer prize winning novelist talks about the return of her...

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How true does travel writing need to be? With Rory MacLean and Luke Harding – books podcast

Rory MacLean and Luke Harding talk about the challenges of writing about Russia, the subjectivity...

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'Mexico's drug problem is America's': crime legend Don Winslow – books podcast

On this week’s show, the US novelist talks about Donald Trump’s border policy and the personal...

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One language dies every two weeks. How can poetry help? – books podcast

On this week’s show, we talk about endangered languages with Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort, Maori...

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The history of the book, from Gilgamesh to now – books podcast

On this week’s show, we talk about books as physical objects and look at the history of Gilgamesh...

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Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo: why do we have two Booker winners? - books podcast

On this week’s show, we discuss the shock decision to split the prize between Margaret Atwood and...

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Ann Patchett on her latest novel and facing down Amazon – books podcast

On this week’s show, the US novelist talks about The Dutch House and we discuss your additions to...

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Is freedom of speech a 'toxic myth'? Plus the top 100 books since 2000 – books podcast

Journalist Nesrine Malik talks about her book We Need New Stories and we discuss the Guardian’s...

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From Blair to Cameron: what makes a good political memoir? – books podcast

On this week’s show, we look at the history of political memoirs, and speak to fantasy author...

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'I felt a huge grief': the challenges of writing about trauma – books podcast

On this week’s show, we talk to Laura Cumming and Rhik Samadder about their memoirs, take a look...

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Salman Rushdie on retelling Don Quixote in Quichotte – books podcast

In this week’s show, Rushdie talks about his Booker-nominated novel and we discuss the best...

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Elif Shafak on Turkey's treatment of novelists – books podcast

The Turkish author talks about 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, her new, Booker...

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