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Book Off!

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  • A fun, upbeat, accessible show about brilliant books, writing and culture.


    Each episode sees two authors go head to head in a war of the words, championing a book they love and think we should all read...but only one can win.


    This book podcast features an incredible array of authors from across the globe and some amazing, and sometimes unexpected, book recommendations.


    #books #bookpodcast #authors #writers #booklovers #writing #literature #bookrecommendations #bookworms


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Episodes
  • Percival Everett and Andrew O'Hagan

    Percival Everett and Andrew O'Hagan
    Apr 30 2024

    Bestselling authors Percival Everett and Andrew O'Hagan go head to head in a War of the Words, and discuss their brilliant new novels.


    Percival's latest novel 'James' is a re-imagining of Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn', but set in 1861, whilst Andrew's latest work is a contemporary tale of class, money, greed and doing the right thing.


    They discuss how characters form for them, why writing is torture and share some of the books they have been reading and enjoying recently.



    THE BOOK OFF

    'The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson

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    'The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy' by Laurence Sterne




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    46 mins
  • Andrew Hunter Murray and Jonny Sweet

    Andrew Hunter Murray and Jonny Sweet
    Apr 16 2024

    QI Elf, podcaster and author, Andrew Hunter Murray, goes head to head in a war of the words with comedian and writer Jonny Sweet.


    They discuss their new novels ('A Beginners Guide To Breaking And Entering' and 'The Kellerby Code'), their writing habits, inspirations and how to hide a socially conscious message in a page-turning thriller.


    We also get some fab book recommendations from them and natter about one of Hitchcock's slightly lesser known films, 'Rope'.


    THE BOOK OFF

    'Hangover Square' by Patrick Hamilton

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    'The Franchise Affair' by Josephine Tey




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    51 mins
  • Kiley Reid and Caroline O'Donoghue

    Kiley Reid and Caroline O'Donoghue
    Apr 9 2024

    Superstar authors Kiley Reid and Caroline O'Donoghue go head to head in a war of the words.


    They chat to Joe Haddow about their latest novels ('Come And Get It' and 'The Rachel Incident'), society's obsession with money, 'the campus novel' and why writing less is sometimes more.


    We go look back at the financial crash of 2008 and what it meant for a certain generation of artists and compare it to now, and what the next generation of writers and creatives are facing.


    Kiley and Caroline also recommend us some books they have been reading and enjoying recently, and of course there's the Book Off!


    BOOK OFF

    'Disgrace' by J.M. Coetze

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    'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke


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    48 mins
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