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Books and Authors

This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A G

Episodes

Total: 925

Karl Ove Knausgård

2023/10/22

Chris Power speaks to Karl Ove Knausgård about his new book, The Wolves of Eternity

Artist Cornelia Parker is with the chef Jeremy Lee and presenter Harriett Gilbert, to pick their all

Daniel Mason

2023/10/15

The US author and psychiatrist on his new novel, North Woods

The children's TV presenter and stand up comedian advocate for favourite books.

Lydia Davis

2023/10/8

Lydia Davis on the writing of Our Strangers.

Two guests choose their favourite books

Ben Lerner and Anne Enright on poetry and fiction

Zadie Smith

2023/9/10

Elizabeth Day talks to the novelist Zadie Smith about her new novel, The Fraud.

George Orwell Now

2023/8/27

George Orwell Now

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen speaks to Johny Pitts about her new book, The Wolf Hunt

Octavia Bright talks to Ann Patchett about her captivating new novel. Tom Lake is the story of a you

Johny Pitts explores Birmingham's literary heritage and contemporary writing scene.

Author and cultural critic Olivia Laing, whose books include The Lonely City, Funny Weather and Ever

Elizabeth Day celebrates the centenary year of the writer Elizabeth Jane Howard

A Good Read

2023/7/18

More book recommendations from actor Niamh Cusack and author Elly Griffiths

Nina Wadia is a well known face on British TV and film. She was part of the smash hit comedy Goodnes

Johny Pitts speaks to Megan Nolan about her new novel, Ordinary Human Failings. The book explores th

Richard Ford talks to Alex Clark about his latest novel, Be Mine.

The actor-comedian and the poet advocate for their favourite books

Biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake (of 'Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Min