Ranked #1
Tenth of December by George Saunders
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 Dec... Read more
15 Apr 2014
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21mins
Ranked #2
The Luminaries
The Luminaries
Book Talk is seeing out 2013 with a bang, tackling Eleanor Catton's 800+ page Man Booker Prize Winner, The Luminaries. S... Read more
18 Dec 2013
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21mins
Ranked #3
Kirsty Logan, Tim Sinclair and Ken MacLeod interviews
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 sto... Read more
5 Mar 2014
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30mins
Ranked #4
Chris Ware, Dilys Rose and Michael Fry interviews
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 a... Read more
27 May 2014
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33mins
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Jodi Picoult, Helen Macdonald and Tom Barbash interviews
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 n... Read more
19 Dec 2014
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38mins
Ranked #6
The Hope of the Future
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 ... Read more
7 Jan 2014
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35mins
Ranked #7
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
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... Read more
26 Nov 2014
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27mins
Ranked #8
Joanne Harris, Aarathi Prasad and Karin Kukkonen interviews
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... Read more
6 Feb 2014
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31mins
Ranked #9
One Summer: America 1927
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 a... Read more
22 Jan 2014
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23mins
Ranked #10
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
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 ... Read more
11 Jun 2014
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20mins
Ranked #11
Scott Westerfeld, Gerry Hassan and Lin Anderson interviews
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, discu... Read more
29 Apr 2014
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32mins
Ranked #12
Book Week Scotland 2013 Preview
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 p... Read more
20 Nov 2013
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34mins
Ranked #13
Book Week Scotland Roundup
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 Personal... Read more
4 Dec 2013
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36mins
Ranked #14
Lucy Ribchester, Elisabeth Gifford and Lucy Hughes-Hallett interviews
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 Gif... Read more
28 Jan 2015
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29mins
Ranked #15
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
This month, our Book Talk panel turns its attention to the wildly successful Wild by Cheryl Strayed. This highly perso... Read more
14 Jan 2015
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23mins
Ranked #16
Under the Skin by Michel Faber
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... Read more
19 Feb 2014
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21mins
Ranked #17
S by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
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 experien... Read more
19 Mar 2014
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21mins
Ranked #18
The Humans by Matt Haig
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 And... Read more
13 May 2014
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21mins
Ranked #19
Martina Cole, Jack Wolf and Irving Finkel interviews
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 W... Read more
12 Nov 2014
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32mins
Ranked #20
The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber
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 firs... Read more
28 Oct 2014
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21mins
