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Contemporary Indian Writing in the spotlight

Octavia Bright explores the exciting new literary voices coming from India.

• 28 mins

Best of Young British Novelists 2023

Octavia Bright explores Granta's once in a decade list of new writing talent.

• 28 mins

Stephen Buoro

Johny Pitts talks to the debut novelist about The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa.

• 28 mins

Deborah Levy, Miranda France and Kate Morton

Deborah Levy talks about her new novel, August Blue.

• 28 mins

Linda Grant

Linda Grant talks to Alex Clark about her novel The Story of the Forest

• 28 mins

Guy Gunaratne, plus Literary Thefts with Rebecca Kuang and Andrew Lipstein

Johny Pitts talks to Guy Gunaratne about their new book Mister, Mister.

• 28 mins

Leila Slimani, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Kalaf Epalanga

Johny Pitts talks to Leila Slimani about her new novel Watch Us Dance.

• 28 mins

Tragicomic Writing

Alex Clark explores tragicomic writing with Paul Murray, Katherine Heiny and Josie Long.

• 28 mins

Jenny Erpenbeck

Jenny Erpenbeck talks to Octavia Bright about her novel Kairos.

• 28 mins

Richard Ford

Richard Ford talks to Alex Clark about his latest novel, Be Mine.

• 28 mins

Megan Nolan, plus crime summer reading recommendations from Vaseem Khan, Laura Wilson and Val McDermid

Johny Pitts speaks to Megan Nolan about her new novel, Ordinary Human Failings.

• 28 mins

Elizabeth Jane Howard

Elizabeth Day celebrates the centenary year of the writer Elizabeth Jane Howard.

• 28 mins

Birmingham

Johny Pitts makes a literary pilgrimage to the UK's second city

• 28 mins

Ann Patchett, plus Magical Historical Fiction with SJ Parris and Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Octavia Bright talks to Ann Patchett about her new novel, Tom Lake

• 28 mins

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen speaks to Johny Pitts about her new book, The Wolf Hunt.

• 28 mins

George Orwell Now

Chris Power surveys Orwell's complex legacy with Anna Funder, Adam Biles and Sandra Newman

• 28 mins

Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith talks to Elizabeth Day about her new historical novel, The Fraud.

• 28 mins

Ben Lerner and Anne Enright on poetry and fiction

Johny Pitts explores poetry and fiction with Anne Enright and Ben Lerner.

• 28 mins

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, plus Judith Kerr's centenary with Nicolette Jones and Oliver Jeffers

Johny Pitts talks to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie about her new book for children.

• 28 mins

Lydia Davis

Lydia Davis, literary conclusions.

• 28 mins

Daniel Mason

Chris Power speaks to Daniel Mason about his new novel, North Woods.

• 28 mins

Karl Ove Knausg氓rd

Chris Power speaks to Karl Ove Knausg氓rd about his new book, The Wolves of Eternity.

• 28 mins

AI and the Novel

Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts discuss AI and the novel.

• 28 mins

Teju Cole

Chris Power speaks to Teju Cole about his new novel, Tremor.

• 28 mins

Femi Kayode

Crime writer Femi Kayode joins Johny Pitts.

• 28 mins

Alexis Wright

Australian writer Alexis Wright, on new novel Praiseworthy

• 28 mins

Ron Rash

Ron Rash and AL Kennedy, with presenter Johny Pitts.

• 28 mins

Janice Hallett

Janice Hallett on her book The Christmas Appeal. Plus literary gems to put under the tree.

• 28 mins

The Year in Fiction

Chris Power looks back at some of our highlights from 2023.

• 26 mins

Endings and New Beginnings

Chris Power is joined by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Aminatta Forna and Lucy Caldwell.

• 28 mins