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Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith: ‘Friendship lies at the heart of almost all my books’

Mon 1 Jun 2026

Alexander McCall Smith: ‘Friendship lies at the heart of almost all my books’
Isabel Waidner
Isabel Waidner: ‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’

Mon 25 May 2026

Isabel Waidner: ‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Doireann Ní Ghríofa: ‘I treasure any visits from our friends’ babies’

Mon 18 May 2026

Doireann Ní Ghríofa: ‘I treasure any visits from our friends’ babies’
Horatio Clare
‘I’m on a fabulous European safari, in a fabulous old picky-up truck’

Sat 9 May 2026

‘I’m on a fabulous European safari, in a fabulous old picky-up truck’
Shehan Karunatilaka
Shehan Karunatilaka: ‘Why does Spotify think I’m a dork?’

Mon 4 May 2026

Shehan Karunatilaka: ‘Why does Spotify think I’m a dork?’
William Boyd
William Boyd: ‘April is the cruellest month (and hayfever doesn’t help)’

Mon 27 Apr 2026

William Boyd: ‘April is the cruellest month (and hayfever doesn’t help)’
Olly Williams
Olly Williams: ‘I owe my career to a white shark’

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Olly Williams: ‘I owe my career to a white shark’
Catriona Ward
Catriona Ward: ‘Listening to psychopaths is a very soothing experience for me’

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Catriona Ward: ‘Listening to psychopaths is a very soothing experience for me’
John Lanchester
John Lanchester: ‘The misogysquirrel in my garden completely ignores me’

Fri 20 Mar 2026

John Lanchester: ‘The misogysquirrel in my garden completely ignores me’
Tom Lamont
Tom Lamont: ‘13 was when I realised that I’m good, not great, at certain things’

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Tom Lamont: ‘13 was when I realised that I’m good, not great, at certain things’
Katy Hessel
Katy Hessel: ‘It’s impossible for children to pretend they’re not bored’

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Katy Hessel: ‘It’s impossible for children to pretend they’re not bored’
Maggie Shipstead
Maggie Shipstead: ‘Rage and fear are always jostling for real estate in my brain’

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Maggie Shipstead: ‘Rage and fear are always jostling for real estate in my brain’
Sarah Moss
Sarah Moss: ‘How can I make the book I am writing make more sense?’

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Sarah Moss: ‘How can I make the book I am writing make more sense?’
Megan Nolan
Megan Nolan: ‘My experience of comedians is that they all have cocaine addictions’

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Megan Nolan: ‘My experience of comedians is that they all have cocaine addictions’
Rose Tremain
Rose Tremain: ‘I think about death most days’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Rose Tremain: ‘I think about death most days’

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