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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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    Political literature with Andrew Marr and Roger Scruton – books podcast

    Andrew Marr turns from fact to fiction, while Roger Scruton ...

    Andrew Marr turns from fact to fiction, while Roger Scruton examines the roots of conservatism

    Sep 18, 2014 Read more
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    Man Booker prize 2014: players and predictions – podcast

    We assess the 2014 Booker shortlist and hear readings from ...

    We assess the 2014 Booker shortlist and hear readings from Howard Jacobson, Ali Smith and Neel Mukherjee

    Sep 12, 2014 Read more
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    Ian McEwan on The Children Act - books podcast

    The novelist talks to Jonathan Freedland and a Guardian audience ...

    The novelist talks to Jonathan Freedland and a Guardian audience about the moral dilemmas at the heart of his latest novel, The Children Act

    Sep 5, 2014 Read more
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    Ali Smith on How to Be Both: nonsense, science and frescoes - books podcast

    The novelist discusses her new, Booker-longlisted novel with critic Gillian ...

    The novelist discusses her new, Booker-longlisted novel with critic Gillian Beer

    Aug 27, 2014 Read more
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    Ned Beauman and Javier Cercas – Edinburgh books podcast

    We cross over to the dark side with novels from ...

    We cross over to the dark side with novels from Javier Cercas and Ned Beauman

    Aug 22, 2014 Read more
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    Nick Harkaway and Josh Cohen: Edinburgh books podcast

    Novelist Nick Harkaway talks about fatherhood and secrets in his ...

    Novelist Nick Harkaway talks about fatherhood and secrets in his new novel Tigerman, while psychoanalist Josh Cohen explains how social media is damaging the interior life

    Aug 21, 2014 Read more
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    Irish fiction at Edinburgh with Donal Ryan and Michèle Forbes – podcast

    Guardian first book award winner Donal Ryan takes us back ...

    Guardian first book award winner Donal Ryan takes us back to county Tipperary, while Michèle Forbes heads to Belfast for a novel of submerged secrets

    Aug 20, 2014 Read more
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    Andrés Neuman and Donal McLaughlin – Edinburgh books podcast

    We look at the shorter forms of fiction with Andrés ...

    We look at the shorter forms of fiction with Andrés Neuman and Donal McLaughlin

    Aug 20, 2014 Read more
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    Adam Foulds and Gerard Woodward on the second world war - Edinburgh books podcast

    The two novelists talk about how the Allied invasion of ...

    The two novelists talk about how the Allied invasion of Sicily and wartime camouflage inform their new books

    Aug 18, 2014 Read more
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    Eimear McBride and the new modernism – Edinburgh books podcast

    Does contemporary fiction need to be modern? We discuss the ...

    Does contemporary fiction need to be modern? We discuss the delights of difficulty with Baileys prize-winning novelist Eimear McBride and the critic Stuart Kelly

    Aug 15, 2014 Read more
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