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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A Good Read: Joe Dunthorne and Iszi Lawrence
Monday
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is revisited by the guests and Harriett Gilbert
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A Good Read: Nicci French
Mon 10 Feb 2025
The writing duo known as Nicci French choose favourite books
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A Good Read: Professor Ben Garrod and Lucy Jones
Mon 2 Dec 2024
An evolutionary biologist and a journalist on their favourite books.
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A Good Read: Sir Ian Blatchford and Charles Fernyhough
Mon 25 Nov 2024
The Science Museum director and the professor of psychology share their favourite books.
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A Good Read: Naomi Alderman and Abi Dare
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Two writers talk to Harriett about favourite books.
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A Good Read: Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Two journalists bring their favourite books to chat about with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read: Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak
Mon 4 Nov 2024
The broadcaster and the writer discuss books that are important to them.
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A Good Read: Tim Spector and Tatty Macleod
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Food writer Tim Spector and comedian Tatty Macleod talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
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Books to Read and Re-Read
Sun 27 Oct 2024
Johny Pitts and Chris Power celebrate books to read and re-read
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A Good Read: Fee Mak and Ali Woods
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Comedian Ali Woods and DJ Fee Mak discuss the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read Karl Ove Knausgaard and Amy Liptrot
Mon 14 Oct 2024
The two writers choose favourite books. Recorded at the Edinburgh Book Festival
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A Good Read Irvine Welsh & Andrew O' Hagan
Mon 7 Oct 2024
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival the two authors discuss favourite books
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Alan Hollinghurst
Sun 29 Sep 2024
Alan Hollinghurst speaks to Chris Power about his new novel, Our Evenings.
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Rachel Kushner
Sun 22 Sep 2024
Rachel Kushner on her Booker Prize shortlisted novel, Creation Lake and Sarah Moss.
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Matt Haig
Sun 15 Sep 2024
Matt Haig discusses his new novel, The Life Impossible and Lord of the Flies at 70.
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Elif Shafak
Sun 25 Aug 2024
Elif Shafak discusses her new novel. Hanna Pylv盲inen on writing about the Arctic Circle.
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Evie Wyld talks to Johny Pitts about her new novel, The Echoes.
Sun 18 Aug 2024
Evie Wyld, Jessie Cave and Camille Bordas
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A Good Read: Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah
Mon 29 Jul 2024
Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead is one of the books being talked about this week.
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A Good Read: Sarah Phelps and Irenosen Okojie
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Two writers share their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
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A Good Read: Helen Lederer and Ilaria Bernardini
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Two guests recommend books they love.
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Garth Risk Hallberg
Sun 14 Jul 2024
Johny Pitts speaks to Garth Risk Hallberg about his new novel, The Second Coming.
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A Good Read: Gyles Brandreth and Hannah Critchlow
Mon 8 Jul 2024
The broadcaster and the neuroscientist choose favourite books.
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A Good Read: Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson
Tue 25 Jun 2024
A special edition from the Hay Festival with Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson.
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