Book Talk
Tune into Book Talk from Scottish Book Trust fortnightly for the best author interviews, book chat, discussions and news of events north of the border. Enjoy our back catalogue and get involved in Book Talk on our site: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/booktalk.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2015
Val McDermid, Kate Tough and Arne Dahl Interviews
Our final Book Talk podcast features a pair of heavyweights from the world of crime fiction and a debut author we should all be sure to keep an eye on.
First up: Ryan Van Winkle has a chat with bests…
00:33:40 |
Wed 25 Mar 2015
The Illuminations by Andrew O'Hagan
This month, our Book Talk panel turns its attention to the latest book by fantastic Scottish author, Andrew O'Hagan.
The Illuminations tells two stories; the first of Anne Quirk, a once-great photo…
00:22:09 |
Tue 10 Mar 2015
Garth Nix, Leigh Bardugo and David Levithan Interviews
This month, Ryan Van Winkle and our own Sasha de Buyl interview best-selling YA authors Garth Nix (@garthnix), Leigh Bardugo (@LBardugo) and David Levithan (@loversdiction) about returning to differe…
00:36:27 |
Tue 24 Feb 2015
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
This month, our Book Talk panel turns its attention to the popular autobiographical graphic novel Persepolis, by French-Iranian author Marjane Satrapi.
With a title that references the ancient capit…
00:23:23 |
Tue 10 Feb 2015
Lucy Ribchester, Elisabeth Gifford and Lucy Hughes-Hallett interviews
In our first set of interviews for 2015, Ryan Van Winkle talks to Lucy Ribchester, Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Elizabeth Gifford about suffragettes, mythology and the fascist poet who wanted to create hi…
00:29:30 |
Wed 28 Jan 2015
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
This month, our Book Talk panel turns its attention to the wildly successful Wild by Cheryl Strayed. This highly personal, admirably honest memoir details the authors journey from a lost 26-year-ol…
00:22:56 |
Wed 14 Jan 2015
Jodi Picoult, Helen Macdonald and Tom Barbash interviews
Jodi Picoult is the author of 23 books that have sold over 23 million copies. Her latest novel Leaving Time debuted at number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. The book tells the story of Alic…
00:38:16 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
This month, the Book Talk panel has been discussing the 2014 Man Booker Prize winner, Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Taking its title from one of the most famous books in Japan…
00:27:37 |
Wed 26 Nov 2014
Martina Cole, Jack Wolf and Irving Finkel interviews
In this edition of Book Talk, Ryan Van Winkle talks modern day crime with Martina Cole, 18th century science with Jack Wolf, and ancient Memopotamian stories with Irving Finkel.Martina Cole is a lege…
00:32:08 |
Wed 12 Nov 2014
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
This month finds the Book Talk panel reading and discussing The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber. Faber's first book in fourteen years is a tale of adventure, faith and the ties that might …
00:21:54 |
Tue 28 Oct 2014
Ron Butlin, Donal McLaughlin and Eimear McBride interviews
In this edition of Book Talk, host Ryan Van Winkle and Sasha de Buyl talk to Ron Butlin, Donal McLaughlin and Eimear McBride about family and place.
A Girl is a Half-formed ThingWith an internationa…
00:30:34 |
Tue 14 Oct 2014
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
This month, Book Talk has been reading and discussing Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid, a modern re-imagining of the Jane Austen classic. This is the second release from the Austen Project, which pai…
00:20:49 |
Tue 30 Sep 2014
Ajay Close and David Mitchell Interviews
In this edition of Book Talk, host Ryan Van Winkle talks to Ajay Close and David Mitchell about time, ethics and mortality.
Novelist and dramatist Ajay Close discusses her latest book, Trust. Trust f…
00:30:04 |
Tue 16 Sep 2014
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
This month, Book Talk has been reading and discussing The Bone Clocks, the highly anticipated new novel by David Mitchell. The book follows Holly Sykes, a young girl suffering from aural hallucinatio…
00:22:08 |
Tue 02 Sep 2014
Patrick Ness, Mikey Cuddihy and John Gordon Sinclair interviews
Podcast Contents
00:00 - 00:45 Introduction00:45 - 11:05 Patrick Ness11:05 - 20:28 Mike Cuddihy20:28 - 32:50 John Gordon Sinclair
In this edition of Book Talk. Host Ryan Van Winkle talks to Patrick N…
00:32:53 |
Tue 19 Aug 2014
More Than This by Patrick Ness
A boy drowns. He wakes up in a house he hasn't lived in for years. The world is deserted. More Than This has a gripping and brutal opening chapter, but does the book live up to the potential of its o…
00:21:18 |
Wed 06 Aug 2014
Natalie Haynes, Nick Barley and Gail Porter interviews
Podcast contents00:00-01:27 Introduction01:27-12:57 Nick Barley12:57-23:35 Natalie Haynes23:35-27:22 Karrie Fransman and Amruta Patil 27:22-30:48 Gail Porter
Creativity and storytelling weave their w…
00:30:51 |
Tue 22 Jul 2014
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
It's Tartt, but is it art?
In this edition of Book Talk, host Paul Gallagher is joined by journalist and broadcaster Jane Graham and Scottish Book Trust's Head of Reader Development to delve into the…
00:24:16 |
Wed 09 Jul 2014
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Paul Gallagher is joined by The Scotsman features writer Lee Randall and freelance journalist and books blogger Nicola Balkind to discuss Jennifer Egan’s 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winner A Visit from the G…
00:29:05 |
Thu 03 Jul 2014
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