Podcast Episodes

AS Byatt - Possession

English author A. S Byatt talks to an audience about her novel 'Possession'. First broadcast in March 2004

(Photo: A S Byatt. Credit:BBC)

2 years, 10 months ago

Xiaolu Guo: A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers

Xiaolu Guo talks about her novel A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers. The book was her first written in English and made prestigious fict…

2 years, 11 months ago

Michael Chabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

American writer Michael Chabon talks about his 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

From Jewish mysticism to…

3 years ago

Audrey Niffenegger: The Time Traveler's Wife

American writer and visual artist Audrey Niffenegger talks about her bestselling novel The Time Traveler’s Wife - a magical love story with a twist.

F…

3 years, 1 month ago

Pilar Quintana: The Bitch

Colombian writer Pilar Quintana talks about her acclaimed novel The Bitch which explores themes of motherhood, loss, and the impact of violence on wo…

3 years, 2 months ago

Sofi Oksanen: Purge

Bestselling author Sofi Oksanen answers readers' questions about her novel Purge.

It's a harrowing story of sexual violence, betrayal and retribution…

3 years, 3 months ago

Judith Kerr: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

On the centenary of her birth another chance to hear much-loved author Judith Kerr discussing her memorable young adults' novel When Hitler Stole Pin…

3 years, 4 months ago

Curtis Sittenfeld: Prep

Best-selling American author Curtis Sittenfeld discusses her acclaimed debut novel, Prep. Set in an exclusive boarding school in north-eastern Americ…

3 years, 5 months ago

Paul Theroux: Deep South

Presenter Harriett Gilbert and readers around the world talk to acclaimed American author Paul Theroux about his bestselling travel book Deep South. …

3 years, 6 months ago

World Book Cafe: Paris

World Book Café travels to Paris to meet some of the French capital’s newest writers. Authors Mahir Guven, Blandine Rinkel, Laurent Petitmangin and C…

3 years, 6 months ago