Podcasts de culture

Women's prize winner Tayari Jones and Sandra Newman – books podcast

On this week’s show, we meet the author of An American Marriage fresh from her win, and speak to...

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Jason Reynolds and JD Salinger's posthumous return – books podcast

Jason Reynolds talks about tackling difficult subjects for children, and we discuss the ‘new’...

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Sophie Hannah on the recipe for a perfect crime novel – books podcast

The crime writer joins us to discuss the mechanics of mystery novels, plus Margaret Atwood at the...

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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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Halloween reading with Andrew Michael Hurley – books podcast

As nights grow darker, we share our favourite horror novels and ghostly tales – and the author of...

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The most disturbing books we've ever read, with Alice Clark-Platts – podcast

On this week’s show, thriller fan Alison talks to Alice Clark-Platts about her terrifying novel...

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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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Maaza Mengiste on the Ethiopian women who fought Italy – books podcast

The novelist explains how she discovered her family was woven into history, plus the new wave of...

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'What if Gandalf joined The Sweeney?': Ben Aaronovitch on Rivers of London – books podcast

On this week’s show, the bestselling fantasy author talks about how he came to invent a magical...

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George Saunders's Man Booker win and Valeria Luiselli – books podcast

We discuss whether Lincoln in the Bardo really is the best novel of 2017, and Mexican writer...

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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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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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Robert Webb on modern masculinity – books podcast

Robert Webb on modern masculinity – books podcast

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Salman Rushdie on The Golden House, Trump and more – books podcast

Speaking with Mark Lawson, Rushdie looks back on his career and discusses his latest book, set in...

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TS Eliot poetry prize winner Hannah Sullivan and Kevin Powers – books podcast

On this week’s show, we speak to Sullivan about her winning Three Poems, and US author Kevin...

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Can books and poetry make you happier? - books podcast

We talk to William Sieghart and Viv Groskop about the restorative properties of literature and...

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Penelope Lively on MR James' Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad – books podcast

You’ll never sleep in a twin bedroom again after hearing this classic Edwardian ghost story,...

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Neil Gaiman on Rudyard Kipling's The Gardener – books podcast

Neil Gaiman introduces Rudyard Kipling’s The Gardener, a melancholy tale from 1925, as part of...

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Zadie Smith on Giuseppe Pontiggia's Umberto Buti – books podcast

Zadie Smith shares why she loves this almost ‘anti-Italian’ story from Giuseppe Pontiggia, then...

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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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