The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews with authors from all over the world, discussions and investigations make this the perfect companion for readers and writers alike
https://www.theguardian.com/books/series/books
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 8 hours 46 minutes
What makes a book great? with Frances Hardinge and Robert McCrum – books podcast
As a children’s novel is proclaimed Costa book of the year, and a new Guardian series sets out to identify the 100 best non-fiction books of all time, we investigate literary stature
Frederick Forsyth with Mark Lawson - Guardian Live event
To celebrate the publication of his autobiography The Outsider, Frederick Forsyth gives a rare public interview discussing his life as a bestselling novelist and Cold War spy
The great outdoors with Amy Liptrot and Emily Chappell – books podcast
This week we find ourselves out of doors on the windswept islands of Orkney with Amy Liptrot and among the traffic-clogged streets of London with Emily Chappell
Poetry, music and identity with Sarah Howe, Emmy the Great and Solomon OB – books podcast
The winners of the TS Eliot prize and the National poetry slam explore the territory between lyric and music with singer-songwriter Emmy the Great
Bill Bryson on Notes from a Small Island – books podcast
As Bill Bryson returns to travel writing after 15 years with The Road to Little Dribbling, he joins John Mullan to discuss his voyages around the United Kingdom
EL James: black and blue and read all over? – books podcast
John Crace whips through the lastest instalment of EL James’s sado-masochistic bestseller, Grey, and asks if it’s time to apply the safe word
Michel Houellebecq: profane or prophetic? – books podcast
John Crace squashes Houellebecq’s Submission and asks whether the sacred monster of French fiction is just making trouble for its own sake
TS Eliot: beyond commentary? – books podcast
John Crace puts the annotated editon of the Nobel laureate’s poetical works through the wringer and assesses the stature of the modernist master
Kazuo Ishiguro: roaring giant or sleeping dragon? – books podcast
John Crace boils down The Buried Giant and asks whether this genre-bending quest novel is destined for the halls of glory or the mists of forgetfulness
Harper Lee: a happy return to Maycomb? – books podcast
John Crace puts the squeeze on Go Set a Watchman, and considers its effect on the author’s reputation