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Raven Leilani

Elizabeth Day talks to debut writer Raven Leilani.

• 28 mins
• 17 Jan 2021

Bryan Washington, Natalie Haynes, Trauma in fiction with Rebecca Watson and Peter Ho Davies

Chris Power talks to Bryan Washington about his debut novel, Memorial.

• 28 mins
• 10 Jan 2021

Reading in 2020

In a year many would rather forget, Sara Collins asks what are the books worth remembering

• 28 mins
• 27 Dec 2020

The Joy of Dickens

The joy of Dickens: an exploration of his literary inventiveness and use of language.

• 28 mins
• 20 Dec 2020

Jonathan Lethem; Sylvia Townsend Warner; Edna O'Brien

Chris Power talks to Jonathan Lethem.

• 28 mins
• 13 Dec 2020

Jenny Erpenbeck, Margaret Atwood on a classic dystopia, Paintings in fiction

Chris Power talks to Jenny Erpenbeck about her new non-fiction collection, Not A Novel.

• 28 mins
• 29 Nov 2020

Climate Change in Fiction; Carys Bray; Diana McCauley, Lucy Treloar

Johny Pits asks how novelists and publishers are responding to environmental crisis.

• 28 mins
• 22 Nov 2020

Jonathan Coe, Radical Fairy Tales, Alex Wheatle

Chris Power talks to Jonathan Coe about bringing Billy Wilder to life in his new novel.

• 28 mins
• 15 Nov 2020

Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.org

Johny Pitts talks to author Rumaan Alam about Leave The World Behind.

• 28 mins
• 08 Nov 2020

Hilary Mantel, Lee Child and Andrew Grant, Editor's Pick

Sara Collins talks to Hilary Mantel about her essay collection.

• 28 mins
• 25 Oct 2020

Armando Iannucci and John Mullan on Dickens; John Lanchester; new Black British writing

Johny Pitts celebrates Charles Dickens with Armando Iannucci and John Mullan.

• 28 mins
• 18 Oct 2020

Jennifer Makumbi, New Dutch Writing, Barbara Kingsolver and Wild Swimming in literature

Chris Power talks to Ugandan writer Jennifer Makumbi about her new novel The First Woman.

• 28 mins
• 11 Oct 2020

Martin Amis

Elizabeth Day talks to Martin Amis.

• 28 mins
• 27 Sep 2020

Rose Tremain; Science in Fiction

Chris Power talks to distinguished novelist Rose Tremain.

• 28 mins
• 20 Sep 2020

Donal Ryan, Libraries in Fiction, Campus Novels

Sathnam Sanghera talks to Donal Ryan about his novel Strange Flowers.

• 28 mins
• 13 Sep 2020

Sarah Moss

Sara Collins speaks to author and academic Sarah Moss.

• 28 mins
• 23 Aug 2020

The novels of PD James; Akwaeke Emezi

Johny Pitts looks at the life and work of crime novelist PD James.

• 28 mins
• 16 Aug 2020

Carys Davies; Yiyun Li; Chinese writing

Chris Power talks to novelist Carys Davies about her new book The Mission House

• 28 mins
• 09 Aug 2020

Kate Grenville, Beryl Bainbridge, Narrative Voices

Sara Collins talks to Kate Grenville about her new novel A Room Made of Leaves.

• 28 mins
• 26 Jul 2020

Elizabeth Day

Elizabeth Day talks to Eley Williams about her new book, The Liar's Dictionary.

• 28 mins
• 19 Jul 2020