An eccentric tinkerer for a father and a cross-dressing woman who can read the language of clouds; The Weather Woman is spellbinding historical fiction with a love story at...

We have not one but two bestselling authors joining us this week on the podcast, with readings from their new book Mad Honey. Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan...

A wistful, witty and heartwarming story of intergenerational friendship as lockdown forces Aitken into an unlikely companionship with the formidable widow Winnie, fifty years his senior.

A reading from Handrick’s beautifully written and unflinchingly honest new book

A psychologically dark and graphic novel haunted by the spectre of Francis Bacon. This week’s episode could not be any spookier. We’re welcoming Tade Thompson onto the show to...

Alan Cumming in discussion with Damian Barr – plus performances from Len Pennie and Courtney Stoddart

There’s nothing we like more than to highlight the exceptional talents of our queer literary community, so it’s our pleasure to bring you Am Not Raymond Wallace by debut...

‘Intense, beautiful and heartbreaking’