Colm Tóibín with Katy Brand
Bestselling author Colm Tóibín tells Katy Brand why he returns to the theme of home again and again in his work and what it’s like writing about violence for the first time. Colm wrote ‘Brooklyn’, whi...
26 Sep 201834min
Sebastian Faulks with Nihal Arthanayake
Bestselling author Sebastian Faulks tells Nihal Arthanayake how he creates characters, harnesses history to build stories and how he came up with ideas for his new novel ‘Paris Echo’. This year marks ...
12 Sep 201835min
Viv Groskop with Katy Brand
Journalist and novelist Viv Groskop joins Katy Brand in the Penguin studio to talk about herBook ‘The Anna Karenina Fix’, a very funny memoir and self-help book which explains how Russian literature h...
29 Aug 201839min
Claire Tomalin with David Baddiel
Biographer Claire Tomalin joins David Baddiel in the Penguin studio to chat about the art of writing about other people’s lives. She has written bestselling biographies including Mary Wollstonecraft, ...
15 Aug 201837min
Jane Fallon with David Baddiel
Bestselling author Jane Fallon joins David Baddiel in the Penguin studio to talk about her new book ‘Faking Friends’. Jane is an award-winning TV producer behind shows such as This Life and EastEnders...
1 Aug 201829min
Caitlin Moran with David Baddiel
Caitlin Moran joins David Baddiel in the Penguin Studio. The critically acclaimed journalist and author penned her first book aged 13, has been writing for The Times since she was 18 and has had bests...
18 Jul 201839min
Gabourey Sidibe with Katy Brand
Oscar nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe joins Katy Brand in the Penguin studio to talk about her hilarious and moving memoir ‘This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare’. Gabourey’s breakthrough role was ...
4 Jul 201835min
Arundhati Roy with Kirsty Lang
Arundhati Roy joins Kirsty Lang for a special live edition of the Penguin Podcast. Arundhati burst onto the international literary scene 20 years ago with her novel ‘The God of Small Things’. Since th...
20 Jun 201837min
