Books and Authors Podcast
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
Episodes to download
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Karl Ove Knausg氓rd
Sun 22 Oct 2023
Chris Power speaks to Karl Ove Knausg氓rd about his new book, The Wolves of Eternity
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A Good Read: Cornelia Parker and Jeremy Lee
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Artist Cornelia Parker and chef Jeremy Lee join Harriett Gilbert to talk favourite books.
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A Good Read: Rhys Stephenson and Esther Manito
Tue 10 Oct 2023
The children's TV presenter and stand up comedian advocate for favourite books.
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Ben Lerner and Anne Enright on poetry and fiction
Sun 17 Sep 2023
Ben Lerner and Anne Enright on poetry and fiction
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Zadie Smith
Sun 10 Sep 2023
Elizabeth Day talks to the novelist Zadie Smith about her new novel, The Fraud.
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Ayelet Gundar-Goshen speaks to Johny Pitts about her new book, The Wolf Hunt
Sun 20 Aug 2023
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen speaks to Johny Pitts about her new book, The Wolf Hunt
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Ann Patchett, plus Magical Historical Fiction with S. J. Parris and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Sun 13 Aug 2023
Octavia Bright talks to Ann Patchett about her new novel, Tom Lake.
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Johny Pitts explores Birmingham's literary heritage and contemporary writing scene.
Sun 30 Jul 2023
Johny Pitts explores Birmingham's literary heritage and contemporary writing scene.
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A Good Read: Olivia Laing and Charlie Porter
Tue 25 Jul 2023
An author and a fashion writer discuss favourite books.
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Elizabeth Day celebrates the centenary year of the writer Elizabeth Jane Howard
Sun 23 Jul 2023
Elizabeth Day celebrates the centenary year of the writer Elizabeth Jane Howard
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A Good Read
Tue 18 Jul 2023
More book recommendations from actor Niamh Cusack and author Elly Griffiths
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Megan Nolan, plus crime summer reading recommendations from Vaseem Khan, Laura Wilson and Val McDermid
Sun 16 Jul 2023
Johny Pitts speaks to Megan Nolan about her new novel, Ordinary Human Failings
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Richard Ford talks to Alex Clark about his latest novel, Be Mine - a father and son road trip across America.
Sun 9 Jul 2023
Richard Ford talks to Alex Clark about his latest novel, Be Mine.
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A Good Read: Andi Osho and Nikita Gill
Tue 4 Jul 2023
The actor-comedian and the poet advocate for their favourite books
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A Good Read: Merlin Sheldrake and Jo Marchant
Tue 27 Jun 2023
Two science writers on the books they recommend.
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Jenny Erpenbeck talks about her novel Kairos and discuses Siblings by Brigitte Reimann with translator Lucy Jones.
Sun 25 Jun 2023
Jenny Erpenbeck talks to Octavia Bright about her novel Kairos
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A Good Read: Hal Cruttenden and Daisy Buchanan
Tue 20 Jun 2023
The comedian and the writer talk to Harriett about favourite books.
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Tragicomic Writing - Paul Murray talks to Alex Clark about his latest tragicomedy novel, The Bee Sting
Sun 18 Jun 2023
Tragicomic Writing with Paul Murray plus guests Josie Long, Katherine Heiny & Jen Beagin
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A Good Read: Zing Tsjeng and Yomi 峁de
Tue 13 Jun 2023
A journalist and a poet join presenter Harriett Gilbert to talk books they love.
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Leila Slimani, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Kalaf Epalanga
Sun 11 Jun 2023
Leila Slimani, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Kalaf Epalanga
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A Good Read: Gill Hornby and Paul Burston
Tue 6 Jun 2023
The two writers talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Guy Gunaratne, plus Literary Thefts with Rebecca Kuang and Andrew Lipstein
Sun 28 May 2023
Johny Pitts talks to Guy Gunaratne about their new novel Mister, Mister
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Linda Grant talks to Alex Clark about her novel The Story of the Forest
Sun 21 May 2023
Linda Grant, Xiaolu Guo and Alice Vincent
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Deborah Levy, Miranda France and Kate Morton
Mon 15 May 2023
Deborah Levy, Miranda France and Kate Morton
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Stephen Buoro
Sun 30 Apr 2023
Johny Pitts talks to the debut novelist about The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa
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