Literary interviews and discussions on the latest releases in the world of publishing, from poetry t
In this week’s books podcast we’re going to the wars. Sam's guest is Ed Vulliamy, the veteran war co
In this week’s books podcast Sam talks to Chris Kraus — author of the semi-autobiographical cult nov
In this week’s books podcast Sam talks to the great trivia expert Mark Mason about his new The Book
In this week's books podcast, Sam is speaking to the Pulitzer-prizewinning historian Doris Kearns Go
According to which bit of hype you read, there’s a copy of one of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher thrillers
In this week's books podcast Sam talks to Oxford's Professor of Global History Peter Frankopan about
Sam talks to Nora Krug about her remarkable graphic work Heimat - in which this German born writer a
With Geoff Dyer, one of our most wayward and wittiest writers, about his new book Broadsword Calling
In this week's books podcast Sam talks to Ben Schott. The author of Schott's Miscellany, Ben's liter
Sam Leith talks to the behavioural geneticist Robert Plomin about his new book Blueprint: How DNA Ma
Sam talks to the incomparable Sara Paretsky about her latest V. I. Warshawski novel Shell Game — whi
In this week's books podcast, Sam talks to Andrew Roberts in front of an audience about his new biog
Political scientist William Davies talks to Sam Leith about his new book Nervous States: How Feeling
In this week's Spectator Books podcast, Sam Leith is talking to Adam Sisman about More Dashing -- hi
In this week’s books podcast, Sam talks to the former head honcho of the National Gallery and Britis
In this week’s books podcast Sam talks to Helen Parr about her remarkable new book Our Boys: The Sto
In this week’s books podcast, Sam talks to Sebastian Faulks about his brilliant new novel Paris Echo
In this week’s books podcast, Sam Leith talks to Sir Ian Kershaw about his new book Rollercoaster: E
How are the subprime collapse in the US and the Eurozone crisis that came after linked? Why did a ca
Among the biggest surprises of this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist was the inclusion, for the firs
