The Guardian Books Podcast
A weekly podcast presented by the Guardian's literary editor, Claire Armitstead, for author interviews, readings and discussions - plus a full recording of our monthly book club.
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Chaucer in 2014: Patience Agbabi and Lavinia Greenlaw's fresh takes - Edinburgh books podcast
Edinburgh international book festival: Agbabi updates the Canterbury Tales with ...
Edinburgh international book festival: Agbabi updates the Canterbury Tales with contemporary characters, and Greenlaw reinvents the poetry of Troilus and Criseyde
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Kamila Shamsie and Louisa Young – Edinburgh books podcast
Novels from Kamila Shamsie and Louisa Young examine the aftermath ...
Novels from Kamila Shamsie and Louisa Young examine the aftermath of the first global war
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Kader Abdolah and Meena Kandasamy - books podcast
Two rising stars of international fiction discuss a peasant uprising ...
Two rising stars of international fiction discuss a peasant uprising in India in 1968 and a fable of 19th century Persia that sheds light on the situation in Iran today
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George RR Martin on Game of Thrones - Edinburgh books podcast
George RR Martin talks about how he wrote A Song ...
George RR Martin talks about how he wrote A Song of Ice and Fire, which lead to the TV series Game of Thrones
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Wives of Ernest Hemingway, William Blake, Osip Mandelstam - podcast
Novelists David Park and Naomi Wood explain why they were ...
Novelists David Park and Naomi Wood explain why they were drawn to biographical fiction for their latest portraits of women who married literary giants
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Edinburgh International Book Festival with Judith Kerr and Matthew Kneale – podcast
Nick Barley introduces the festival and we welcome Judith Kerr ...
Nick Barley introduces the festival and we welcome Judith Kerr and her son, Matthew Kneale, to discuss living with Mog
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Americanah – books podcast
The Nigerian author came to the Guardian book club to ...
The Nigerian author came to the Guardian book club to talk about race, politics and hair in her latest novel, Americanah
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Summer reading and the Man Booker longlist – podcast
As US writers are admitted to the UK's premier books ...
As US writers are admitted to the UK's premier books prize, we take a closer look at this year's competition, and share summer reading tips
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Nelson Mandela biographies with Graça Machel – books podcast
Mandela's widow Graça Machel gives her first audio interview since ...
Mandela's widow Graça Machel gives her first audio interview since his death, and we hear from some of the many authors who have written about Africa's greatest statesman
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Scroobius Pip and Kate Pullinger on self-publishing – books podcast
As writers of all kinds turn to publishing themselves in ...
As writers of all kinds turn to publishing themselves in increasing numbers, we talk to Kate Pullinger, Tom Chalmers and the inimitable Scroobius Pip about the pleasures and perils of going it alone
