Science reporter Jennie Erin Smith joins us to discuss our desire, or evolutionary compulsion, to delve into the minds of other animals, from cows and penguins to the dismally misunderstood hyena; the TLS's George Berridge shares new insights into the work of Cormac McCarthy and the various (failed) attempts at adapting his novels; much has been said about how literary blogs killed off 'proper', print criticism. Jennifer Howard explains why the picture is far more complicated, and positive, than that
The decade that was
Haunted by Miss Austen
The Iron Lady and the judo politician
Books of the Year, 2019
Hallie Rubenhold – an interview
Two phat ladies
Elizabeth Strout – an interview
How to read
Cold War machinations
Morals and mysteries
Magazine love
Bernardine Evaristo – winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction
David Greig – revisiting 'Solaris'
Prize controversies
How to grow a human
Patronizing writers of colour
Scavenger of eternal truths
Unsettled by Sontag
The recipe for superstardom
Is it too late?
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That Park Life: a Disney World Podcast
Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise
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