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
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
This month, host Sasha de Buyl is joined by Graphic Scotland's Ariadne Cass-Maran and Scottish Book Trust's own Michael Merillo to discuss Neil Gaiman's latest novel for adults, The Ocean at the End …
00:21:16 |
Wed 11 Sep 2013
Book Talk Extra: Neil Gaiman interview
At the end of August, Book Talk packed its bags and made its way over to the white-tented confines of Charlotte Square, for the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
While there, we had the chance t…
00:14:24 |
Fri 30 Aug 2013
Bad Decisions, the Big Bang and All That Jazz
Summer may be winding down but Book Talk is heating up with a lineup of inspiring (and inspired!) authors who join host Ryan Van Winkle to talk about their upcoming books, how they work humour into e…
00:30:34 |
Wed 28 Aug 2013
Book Talk: The Quarry
Book Talk host Paul Gallagher is joined by science fiction author Ken MacLeod and editor and literary events organiser Oisin Murphy-Lawless to discuss The Quarry, the final novel from the greatly lov…
00:21:35 |
Wed 14 Aug 2013
Book Talk: The Literary Summer Heats Up
Summer is heating up, and we have a sizzling edition of Booktalk to go with the rising temperatures. First up, host Ryan Van Winkle sits down with Ruth Ozeki, whose novel, A Tale for the Time Being, …
00:39:15 |
Wed 31 Jul 2013
Book Talk: Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go, the much-anticipated debut novel of writer, photographer and designer Taiye Selasi, is the subject of this instalment of Book Talk. Host Danny Scott is joined by Ali Bowden, head of Ed…
00:23:42 |
Wed 17 Jul 2013
Book Talk: The Superstars of Tomorrow
Summer has started, and there's lots to look forward to! Host Ryan Van Winkle takes a few moments to sit down with Irish author Kevin Barry, whose most recent collection of short stories, Dark Lies t…
00:35:40 |
Wed 26 Jun 2013
Book Talk: Wonder
Guest host Sasha de Buyl is joined by screenwriter, poet and Leith Library's Reader in Residence, Emily Dodd, and Rachel McCrum, performance poet and co-founder of Stewed Rhubarb Press to discuss R J…
00:20:37 |
Wed 12 Jun 2013
Bookmarked: Memories, Margaret & Bears, oh my!
Where do writers find their inspiration? As Ryan Van Winkle discovers in this edition of Bookmarked: pretty much anywhere, and not necessarily where you'd expect. Denise Mina found it in a commonplac…
00:29:36 |
Wed 22 May 2013
Book Talk: The Great Gatsby (repost)
As the new film version hits cinemas, revisit our discussion from May 2012 about the enduring appeal of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel and what makes a book particularly re-readable.
In this edition of …
00:32:05 |
Fri 17 May 2013
Book Talk: The Hundred-Year-Old Man...
This month, Paul Gallagher gathers freelance writer and blogger Nicola Balkind and SBT's Head of Reader Development, Philippa Cochrane, to discuss Jonas Jonasson's bestselling novel, The Hundred-Year…
00:19:42 |
Wed 08 May 2013
Bookmarked: Big Music, Bigger Universe
On this edition of Bookmarked Ryan Van Winkle goes in search of essential interviews from the world of books and comes back with two gems - writer Kirsty Gunn talking about the long long process of d…
00:27:02 |
Wed 24 Apr 2013
Book Talk: Boxer Beetle by Ned Beauman
Paul Gallagher is joined by Peggy Hughes, City of Literature’s Communications Executive and Duncan Wright, Senior School Librarian from Stewart’s Melville College in Edinburgh to discuss and review B…
00:31:34 |
Wed 17 Apr 2013
Book Talk: Life After Life
This month, Paul Gallagher hosts a discussion of Kate Atkinson’s new novel, Life After Life. Joining him are Kirsty Logan, books editor with The List, and Peggy Hughes, communications executive with …
00:23:57 |
Wed 10 Apr 2013
Bookmarked Podcast: March 2013
After a trip to the Middle East last month, Bookmarked host Ryan Van Winkle is back in the UK and ready to talk about crime, poetic inspiration and the extraordinary history of how one London landmar…
00:33:18 |
Wed 20 Mar 2013
Book Talk: Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
Book Talk branches out into both non-fiction and graphic novels with the unconventional biography Dotter of her Father's Eyes. Mary and Bryan Talbot's book follows two life stories: that of Mary, the…
00:19:05 |
Wed 06 Mar 2013
Bookmarked: Gavin Francis, Caro Ramsay and Kurdistan Literature Festival
In this episode of Bookmarked Ryan Van Winkle introduces four interviews that take us all over the world:
Gavin Francis, author of Empire Antarctica, talks about ice, silence and Emperor Penguins;
w…
00:35:05 |
Wed 20 Feb 2013
Book Talk Extra: James Robertson interview
Following on from the last Book Talk podcast which featured a discussion of James Robertson's hugely accomplished 2010 novel And the Land Lay Still, we were delighted to have the opportunity to hear …
00:00:08 |
Thu 07 Feb 2013
Book Talk: And the Land Lay Still
Described by its blurb as being “epic in every sense”, James Robertson's 2010 novel And the Land Lay Still is an expansive, ambitious and at times breathtaking tome offering a survey of life in Scotl…
00:23:14 |
Wed 30 Jan 2013
Bookmarked: Kicking Off 2013
Ryan Van Winkle gets 2013 off to a great start with his third Bookmarked podcast, which has him talking about kids' wild imaginations with author and illustrator John Fardell, discovering the world o…
00:34:38 |
Wed 23 Jan 2013
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