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
Charlotte Higgins, Robert Twigger and William Letford interviews
In this edition of Book Talk host Ryan Van Winkle takes us on a literary trip around the world, stopping off in Roman Britain, on the River Nile and in the Middle East.
Charlotte Higgins is the autho…
00:29:15 |
Wed 25 Jun 2014
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
In this edition of Book Talk Scottish author Barry Hutchison and journalist and critic Chitra Ramaswamy join host Sasha de Buyl to talk about The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins, the new novel by Irvine W…
00:20:34 |
Wed 11 Jun 2014
Chris Ware, Dilys Rose and Michael Fry interviews
In this edition of Book Talk, Ryan Van Winkle speaks to Chris Ware, Dilys Rose and Michael Fry about stories, memories and histories.
Chris Ware is an American graphic novelist whose latest book is B…
00:33:03 |
Tue 27 May 2014
The Humans by Matt Haig
In this edition of Book Talk we’re discussing The Humans by adult and young adult novelist Matt Haig. When Professor Andrew Martin solves the Riemann hypothesis, one of the world’s greatest mathemati…
00:21:11 |
Tue 13 May 2014
Scott Westerfeld, Gerry Hassan and Lin Anderson interviews
In this edition of Book Talk, host Ryan Van Winkle talks to author Scott Westerfeld about steampunk and zeppelins, discusses the myths of modern Scotland with commentator and academic Gerry Hassan, a…
00:32:13 |
Tue 29 Apr 2014
Tenth of December by George Saunders
This month, host Paul Gallagher is joined by two Scottish writers, Kirsty Logan and Gavin Inglis to discuss Tenth of December, the new collection of short stories from George Saunders.
Saunders has …
00:21:48 |
Tue 15 Apr 2014
George Saunders, Doug Johnstone and Alex Gray interviews
In this edition of Book Talk, host Ryan Van Winkle interviews bestselling American author George Saunders and Scottish crime writers Alex Gray and Doug Johnstone.
Tenth of December, the sci-fi infuse…
00:33:52 |
Tue 01 Apr 2014
S by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
Conceived by filmmaker J.J. Abrams and written by novelist Doug Dorst, S has been hailed as a brand new reading experience, but does it live up to the hype? Joining host Sasha deBuyl are Nicola Balki…
00:21:27 |
Wed 19 Mar 2014
Kirsty Logan, Tim Sinclair and Ken MacLeod interviews
In this edition of the Book Talk podcast Ryan Van Winkle interviews Kirsty Logan about her debut collection of short stories, discusses parkour with novelist and poet Tim Sinclair and imagines the Sc…
00:30:37 |
Wed 05 Mar 2014
Under the Skin by Michel Faber
This month, Book Talk cranks up the heat and settles in for a chat about Michel Faber's creepy sci-fi-meets-horror debut, Under the Skin, soon to be released as a film starring Scarlett Johansson. Jo…
00:21:20 |
Wed 19 Feb 2014
Joanne Harris, Aarathi Prasad and Karin Kukkonen interviews
In this edition of the Book Talk podcast Ryan Van Winkle interviews bestselling Chocolat author Joanne Harris, biologist and science writer Aarathi Prasad and Dr Karin Kukkonen, an academic specialis…
00:31:42 |
Thu 06 Feb 2014
One Summer: America 1927
One of Britain's favourite narrative non-fiction writers is back with a fast-paced, often hilarious look at the events and people that shaped one eventful summer during the Roaring 20's.
With his us…
00:23:14 |
Wed 22 Jan 2014
The Hope of the Future
An exciting new year has begun, and, appropriately, we're looking to the future in this, our first edition of Book Talk for 2014! Host Ryan Van Winkle sits down with three very different people to ch…
00:35:39 |
Tue 07 Jan 2014
The Luminaries
Book Talk is seeing out 2013 with a bang, tackling Eleanor Catton's 800+ page Man Booker Prize Winner, The Luminaries. Sasha de Buyl is joined by Lois Wolfe, head of development at the National Libra…
00:21:17 |
Wed 18 Dec 2013
Book Week Scotland Roundup
What did you get up to during Book Week Scotland? Did you meet some of your favourite authors, try our Literary Personalities app, or grab your copy of Treasures? In this instalment of Book Talk, Rya…
00:36:18 |
Wed 04 Dec 2013
Book Week Scotland 2013 Preview
Book Week Scotland 2013 kicks off next week, and in this special edition of Book Talk, host Ryan Van Winkle gives us a preview of just a few of the exciting events to come! Scottish Book Trust's Head…
00:34:14 |
Wed 20 Nov 2013
Close Your Eyes
Close Your Eyes, Ewan Morrison's award-winning fourth novel, is the subject of our panel's scrutiny in this month's Book Talk. Moderated by Danny Scott, guests Nick Barley, director of the Edinburgh …
00:21:35 |
Wed 13 Nov 2013
Sarah Hall, Pedro Lenz and Olivia Lang: Journeys
Journeys - both literal and literary - weave through the latest edition of Book Talk, which sees host Ryan Van Winkle sit down with authors Olivia Lang, Sarah Hall, Pedro Lenz and translator Donal Mc…
00:33:37 |
Wed 30 Oct 2013
MaddAddam
MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood's highly anticipated conclusion to the 'disturbingly credible' dystopian trilogy begun with Orynx and Crake and The Year of the Flood, has finally arrived and gets the Book…
00:30:13 |
Wed 16 Oct 2013
Joe Sacco and RJ Palacio: facing reality
Joe Sacco's comic-based journalism broke ground in establishing graphic novels as a serious art form, so we were very excited to get the chance to speak to him at this year's Edinburgh International …
00:38:35 |
Wed 25 Sep 2013
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