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Roisin Kiberd on The Disconnect and online friendship
Author Roisin Kiberd discusses The Disconnect and her personal journey through the internet in this 2021 interview
Lauren Groff on Matrix and historical fiction's freedom and challenges
Best-selling author and short story writer Lauren Groff discusses her book Matrix: A Novel in this 2021 interview.
5 Margaret Atwood books to read if you love The Handmaid's Tale
If you enjoyed watching The Handmaid’s Tale on Channel 4, here’s a guide to some more Margaret Atwood works you’ll love.
The Booker Prize at 50
Listen to this special literature podcast from 2018 celebrating 50 years of the Booker Prize, including a number of past prize winners.
Victoria Adukwei Bulley: 'Until the fabric speaks & the textile is a text'
Poet Victoria Adukwei Bulley reads a poem inspired by Igshaan Adams’ 2021 Hayward Gallery exhibition, Kicking Dust.
Nikesh Shukla on curating The Good Immigrant
Editor of The Good Immigrant, Nikesh Shukla, on how the collection came to be, and the process of curating the The Good Immigrant USA.
'Offerings and Exchange' by Theresa Lola: a poem for 70 Years of the Royal Festival Hall
Theresa Lola reads her poem ‘Offerings and Exchange’, written to commemorate 70 years of the Royal Festival Hall, in this specially produced video
Hanif Abdurraqib on reading, writing and when he’s happiest
Hanif Abdurraqib – poet, essayist, cultural critic and author – discusses his new book A Little Devil in America and more in this interview.
Think Aloud: why are children's books stuck in the past?
Ade Adepitan and Imogen Russell Williams join Harriet Fitch Little to discuss diversity in children’s literature in this 2019 podcast.
Raven Leilani on Luster and a love of language
Raven Leilani, the acclaimed US writer, discusses her acclaimed recently published novel Luster, in this 2021 interview.
5 top poetry picks for LGBTQI+ History Month
To mark LGBT+ History Month, the National Poetry Library shares five top picks of LGBT+ poetry from their eloan collection, including books by Andrew McMillan, Chen Chen, Marilyn Hacker and more
John le Carré: an evening with George Smiley
Watch an excerpt from John le Carré’s 2017 appearance on our stage, when he discussed the origins of his much-loved character George Smiley.