Episodes

  • Michael Connelly Q&A

    Michael Connelly Q&A
    Dec 18 2024
    Michael Connelly joins Simon and Matt for a bonus Q&A episode. He talks about his writing processes, inspirations, favourite authors -and who he would invite to his fantasy dinner party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • Michael Connelly

    Michael Connelly
    Dec 11 2024
    Simon and Matt welcome international bestselling author Michael Connelly to Books Of The Year. They discuss his new book The Waiting, as well as his inspirations, Los Angeles basements, the constant nagging of an author's head and how he feels about Bosch getting older. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Matt Haig Q&A

    Matt Haig Q&A
    Dec 4 2024
    Matt Haig joins Simon and Matt for a little does of Q&A. He gives us some great book recommendations, talks about his writing process, the power of walking and who he'd invite to his fantasy dinner party. We also surprise him with a question from fan - and friend - Bryony Gordon! And remember, for a limited time, you can £100 off any HD light and free UK delivery. Just visit seriousreaders.com/booksoftheyear to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Matt Haig

    Matt Haig
    Nov 27 2024
    International bestselling author Matt Haig drops by the studio for a chat with Simon and Matt. His new novel, The Life Impossible, is - in his words - "not The Midnight Library 2" - but it does share some themes. Matt talks about facing fears and going back to Ibiza, a place where he nearly committed suicide and which held a lot of trauma. He talks about his fish out of water characters, why he doesn't like the term 'magical realism' and how he nearly stopped writing altogether to become a bookseller. And remember, for a limited time, you can £100 off any HD light and free UK delivery. Just visit seriousreaders.com/booksoftheyear to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Jodi Picoult Q&A

    Jodi Picoult Q&A
    Nov 20 2024
    Simon and Matt welcome international bestselling author, Jodi Picoult, back to the studio for a slice of Q&A. She talks about some of her favourite authors and gives us some book recommendations. Plus we hear from crime writer Gillian McAllister and learn who Jodi would invite to her fantasy dinner party. We hope you enjoy the chat! And remember, for a limited time, you can £100 off any HD light and free UK delivery. Just visit seriousreaders.com/booksoftheyear to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • Jodi Picoult

    Jodi Picoult
    Nov 13 2024
    Jodi Picoult is baaaack! And she joins Simon and Matt in the studio to discuss her new novel. They chat about the myths surrounding Shakespeare and his work, whether he really wrote all the plays he's credited to have written, and why the history of women writers of the time is completely unknown. Women used writing to record their wisdom at the time, but this specific part of history hasn't been explored properly. We hope you enjoy this lively and quite fulsome debate! (and here's a little more on the book) BY ANY OTHER NAME Student playwright Melina Green finds that even in New York, her words will struggle to make the stage, when the power is held by men. Inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted and witty storyteller herself, Melina takes a lesson from history, and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . . As Melina discovers more of Emilia’s extraordinary life in Elizabethan England, she is determined to right the wrongs of the past – and finally tell her story. Two women – centuries apart – are both forced to hide behind another name. But can either make their voices heard? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Ian Rankin Q&A

    Ian Rankin Q&A
    Nov 6 2024
    Simon and Matt welcome Ian Rankin to the studio for a special Q&A episode. They discuss his love of music, his writing processes, Swedish Death Cleaning (yes really) and who he would invite to his fantasy dinner party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • Ian Rankin

    Ian Rankin
    Nov 6 2024
    Sir Ian Rankin joins Simon and Matt for a natter about his new book, Midnight And Blue. They discuss the challenges of writing a book from a world inside a prison, and how much Ian had to research to ensure he got the details right. And of course they chat about music (Pentangle even get a mention) and the recent screen adaptation of his book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins