Ocean Vuong and the new Great American Novel - books podcast
On this week’s show, we speak to the poet about his debut novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous...
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Ocean Vuong and the new Great American Novel - books podcast
On this week’s show, we speak to the poet about his debut novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous...
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Summer reading and Ross Raisin on how to be a great writer – books podcast
We discuss holiday reading habits and what we’ll be reading this year, and the novelist Ross...
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Our favourite books of the year, and prose poetry with Claudia Rankine – books podcast
On this week’s show, we reveal the books we loved most in 2018 and discuss the future of prose...
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Maria Alyokhina and Omar El Akkad – books podcast
We talk to the Pussy Riot musician about her memoir and to journalist Omar El Akkad, about his...
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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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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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Richard Flanagan and Jesmyn Ward – books podcast
On this week’s show, we hear from Man Booker prize-winning Flanagan about his latest book, First...
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Anna Burns's Booker prize win and poet Kate Tempest – books podcast
Milkman delivers the 2018 Man Booker prize, while we listen in as a poet discusses the lyric art...
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Leïla Slimani and Cat Person author Kristen Roupenian – books podcast
The two authors discuss their stories about modern love and sex, and we reflect on the legacy of...
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Iris Murdoch at 100 and Howard Jacobson on humour and shame – books podcast
On this week’s show, we talk to Jacobson about his new novel, and discuss the compelling career...
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Costa biography prize winner Bart van Es and Mathias Énard – books podcast
We head back to 16th-century Constantinople with Énard, explore the troubled legacy of the second...
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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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Nina Stibbe and the price of an expert bookseller – books podcast
This week we talk comedy with Nina Stibbe and turn to the serious topic of booksellers’ pay. Help...
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Bernadine Evaristo and Lene Wold – books podcast
This podcast contains descriptions of violence which some may find distressing. Help support our...
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The best audiobooks to enjoy this Christmas - books podcast
From La Belle Sauvage to Lincoln in the Bardo, Claire and Sian review the most creative and...
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Should we stop working? And the books of 2019 – books podcast
On this week’s show, we take a look ahead at the books coming out this year, and speak to Josh...
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The Man Booker international shortlist and Nicole Flattery – books podcast
On this week’s show, we discuss the 2019 shortlist for the best fiction in translation with Boyd...
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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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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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'I want world domination!' Lucy Ellmann on her Booker behemoth Ducks, Newburyport – books podcast
On this week’s show, the British-American author talks about her 1,000-page...
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