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Ask Penguin — 266 episodes
How can I help someone fall in love with reading? with Nadia Shireen and Jonathan Douglas
Which books help us reconnect with nature? with Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
What's wrong with reading to look smart? with Abir Mukherjee
Which debut novels should you be reading in 2026?
Which books emotionally wrecked you? With Dawn French
What are the best novels about infidelity? With Sophie Mackintosh
What is a must-read book to make me laugh? With Bryony Gordon
Why I wanted to adapt Wuthering Heights with Emerald Fennell
What secrets does Jane Austen's house hold?
What were the best books of 2025?
What makes a setting feel so vivid it becomes a character? With Paula Hawkins
What is the best translated fiction to read? With Karl Ove Knausgaard
Why are generations at war with each other? With Zadie Smith
Is never growing up the secret to great storytelling? With Philip Pullman
Is Jane Austen's legacy more than just romantic love? With Andrew Hunter Murray and Gill Hornby
Why do we still laugh when times are hard? With Ocean Vuong
Which books shocked and shaped our society? With Simon Prosser and Jack Edwards
Which books defined a generation? with Irvine Welsh and Derek Owusu
How did penguin turn the UK into a nation of readers? with Kate Mosse
What should you read this summer? With Anthony Horowitz
What can fiction teach us about queer history? with Charlie Porter
What are the best book club books? with Yrsa Daley-Ward
What are the must read debut novelists of the year? (2025)
What are the best romance books? With Emily Henry
Why are children’s books so much fun to read? with Greg James and Chris Smith
Ask Penguin Series 2 Trailer
Jodi Picoult on the theory behind Shakespeare’s plays
A day in the life of a Publicist with Alison Barrow
The human experience and AI with Jeanette Winterson
A day in the life of a Books Editor with Simon Prosser
How to tackle reading the big Classics with Henry Eliot
What are the best books of the year? (2024)
What are the best Winter reads? with Jeanette Winterson
How do we best preserve the history of World Wars? With Al James, Terry Deary and James Holland
How do you become a published author, anyway? with Jennie Godfrey
What are the best books to gift at Christmas? with William Hanson
Could Shakespeare have been a woman? with Jodi Picoult
Was the book better than the film? with Robert Harris
How do you plot the perfect murder mystery? with Kate Atkinson
Do ghost stories still have the power to scare us? with Daisy Johnson
How do we define a classic novel? With Henry Eliot and Gill Hornby
Who gets to write African History? with Zainab Badawi
What are some of the best prize-winning books to read? With Sara Collins
Ask Penguin Trailer
The Best Of the Penguin Podcast 2023
Sebastian Faulks with Nihal Arthanayake
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Peter Singer with Nihal Arthanayake
Yanis Varoufakis with Nihal Arthanayake
Alain de Botton with Isy Suttie
David Mitchell with Isy Suttie
Megan Nolan with Isy Suttie
Rob Rinder with Isy Suttie
Michael Magee with Nihal Arthanayake
Shaparak Khorsandi with Isy Suttie live from Latitude Festival
Brandon Taylor with Isy Suttie
Isabella Hammad with Isy Suttie
Tom Crewe with Nihal Arthanayake
Maxine Mei-Fung Chung with Isy Suttie
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Chris van Tulleken with Isy Suttie
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Jonathan Kennedy with Isy Suttie
Diana Evans with Isy Suttie
Sarah Bakewell with Isy Suttie
Carlo Rovelli with Nihal Arthanayake
Julian Barnes with Nihal Arthanayake
Paul Harding with Nihal Arthanayake
Nadiya Hussein with Isy Suttie
Jane Fallon with with Nihal Arthanayake
The Year in Review 2022 (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake
The Year in Review 2022 (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake
Malorie Blackman with Nihal Arthanayake
Ian McEwan with Nihal Arthanayake
Live Event - Greta Thunberg in Conversation with Samira Ahmed
Special episode - Demystifying Publishing
Salley Vickers with Isy Suttie
Yomi Sode with Derek Owusu
Gabrielle Zevin with Athena Kugblenu
Robert Harris with Nihal Arthanayake
Lisa Jewell with Isy Suttie
Nadifa Mohamed with Derek Owusu
Darren McGarvey with Nihal Arthanayake
Jarvis Cocker with Isy Suttie
Sinead Moriarty with Isy Suttie
Damon Galgut with Nihal Arthanayake
Alison Hammond with Derek Owusu
Benjamin Zephaniah with Derek Owusu
Asma Khan with Isy Suttie
Hanif Abdurraqib with Nihal Arthanayake
Bonnie Garmus with Isy Suttie
Michael Rosen with Isy Suttie
Michio Kaku with Nihal Arthanayake
Pankaj Mishra with Nihal Arthanayake
Claire Fuller with Nihal Arthanayake
New Non-Fiction Writers to Look Out For in 2022 with Nihal Arthanayake
Debut Novelists to Look Out For in 2022 with Isy Suttie
The Year in Review (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake
The Year in Review (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake
Richard Powers with Nihal Arthanayake
Stanley Tucci Live at The London Palladium with Dolly Alderton
Elizabeth Strout with Isy Suttie
Jade LB with Nihal Arthanayake
Shon Faye with Nihal Arthanayake
Gyles Brandreth with Nihal Arthanayake
Derren Brown with Isy Suttie
Paula Hawkins with Nihal Arthanayake
Conn Iggulden with Nihal Arthanayake
Alexander McCall Smith with Nihal Arthanayake
The Penguin Podcast's Best of the Booker Prize
Avni Doshi with Nihal Arthanayake
Ed Miliband with Nihal Arthanayake
Barack Obama and Marcus Rashford in conversation
Taylor Jenkins Reid with Nihal Arthanayake
Emma Dabiri with Nihal Arthanayake
Zadie Smith and Nick Laird with Nihal Arthanayake
Yaa Gyasi with Nihal Arthanayake
Ashley Audrain with Nihal Arthanayake
Kehinde Andrews with Nihal Arthanayake
Adam Kay with Isy Suttie
Neil MacGregor with Nihal Arthanayake
Ali Smith with Nihal Arthanayake
Hafsa Zayyan with Nihal Arthanayake
Owen Jones with Nihal Arthanayake
Best Of 2020 (Part 2) with Nihal Arthanayake
Alex Wheatle with Nihal Arthanayake
Best Of 2020 (Part 1) with Nihal Arthanayake
Bananarama with Nihal Arthanayake
Dolly Alderton with Sue Perkins
Richard Dawkins with Nihal Arthanayake
Richard Osman with Nihal Arthanayake
Ben Macintyre with Nihal Arthanayake
Ruth Jones with Nihal Arthanayake
Anthony Horowitz with Nihal Arthanayake
Kevin Kwan with Nihal Arthanayake
Nick Hornby with Nihal Arthanayake
Lily Cole with Nihal Arthanayake
Pandora Sykes with Nihal Arthanayake
Jenni Murray with Nihal Arthanayake
Jackie Morris with Nihal Arthanayake
BONUS EPISODE – Penguin Perspectives
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Amor Towles with Nihal Arthanayake
Malcolm Gladwell with Sue Perkins
Stuart Russell with Nihal Arthanayake
John Niven with Nihal Arthanayake
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Curtis Sittenfeld with Nihal Arthanayake
Brian Greene with Nihal Arthanayake
David Harewood with Nihal Arthanayake
Mark Gatiss with Nihal Arthanayake
George Monbiot with Nihal Arthanayake
Denise Mina with Katy Brand
Bernardine Evaristo with Nihal Arthanayake
Anne Enright with Nihal Arthanayake
William Gibson with Nihal Arthanayake
Andrew Hunter Murray with Katy Brand
Sophie Aldred with Katy Brand
RJ Palacio with Nihal Arthanayake
Paul McCartney with Nihal Arthanayake
Jonathan Safran Foer with Katy Brand
Madness frontman Suggs with Nihal Arthanayake
Philip Pullman LIVE with Sophie Dahl
Jacqueline Wilson with Katy Brand
Emma Kennedy with Katy Brand
Rory Sutherland with Katy Brand
Malorie Blackman LIVE with Nihal Arthanayake
Jonathan Coe with Nihal Arthanayake
Diana Evans with Katy Brand
Kit De Waal with Katy Brand
Howard Jacobson with Nihal Arthanayake
Mark Haddon with Katy Brand
Nigella Lawson with Katy Brand
Elif Shafak with Nihal Arthanayake
Philippa Perry with Nihal Arthanayake
John Boyne with Nihal Arthanayake
Ian McEwan with Katy Brand
Matt Parker with Katy Brand
Best Of (Part 2) with Katy Brand
Marlon James with Nihal Arthanayake
Simon Amstell with Katy Brand
Imogen Hermes Gowar with Katy Brand
Best Of (Part 1) with Katy Brand
Romesh Ranganathan with Nihal Arthanayake
Michael Morpurgo with Katy Brand
Marcus Zusak with Katy Brand
Pat Barker with Katy Brand
Michael Palin with David Baddiel
Tim Peake with Katy Brand
Helena Kennedy with Nihal Arthanayake
William Boyd with Nihal Arthanayake
Colm Tóibín with Katy Brand
Sebastian Faulks with Nihal Arthanayake
Viv Groskop with Katy Brand
Claire Tomalin with David Baddiel
Jane Fallon with David Baddiel
Caitlin Moran with David Baddiel
Gabourey Sidibe with Katy Brand
Arundhati Roy with Kirsty Lang
Salman Rushdie with David Olusoga
Simon Mayo and David Baddiel
Christie Watson with Paul Smith
Tracy Chevalier with Paul Smith
Eoin Colfer with Paul Smith
Afua Hirsch with David Olusoga
Deborah Levy with David Baddiel
Reggie Yates with David Baddiel
Mohsin Hamid with Paul Smith
Jojo Moyes with Konnie Huq
C.J. Tudor with Konnie Huq
Jeff Kinney with Konnie Huq
Ian Rankin with David Baddiel
Nina Stibbe with Konnie Huq
No Such Thing as a Penguin Podcast
Stephen Fry with David Baddiel
Malcolm Gladwell with Paul Smith
Rachel Botsman with Konnie Huq
Harlan Coben with Konnie Huq
Anthony Horowitz with Konnie Huq
Simon Sinek with Konnie Huq
Tim Weaver with Paul Smith
Naomi Klein with David Baddiel
Simon Sebag Montefiore with Paul Smith
Helen Fielding with Konnie Huq
Carlo Rovelli with Konnie Huq
Jane Corry with Paul Smith
Jo Nesbo with Konnie Huq
Jon Culshaw with Meera Syal
Brad Stone with David Baddiel
Elan Mastai with David Baddiel
David Hepworth with Paul Smith
John Boyne with Paul Smith
Harriet Harman with Konnie Huq
Ruby Wax with David Baddiel
Ali Land with Paul Smith
Tom Fletcher with Konnie Huq
James Oswald with Konnie Huq
Zadie Smith with David Baddiel
Johnny Marr with David Baddiel
Alexandra Shulman with Richard E. Grant
The Football Ramble
Clare Balding with Richard E. Grant
Robert Harris with Richard E. Grant
Highlights from the Penguin Podcast - Episode 2
Highlights from the Penguin Podcast - Episode 1
Shappi Khorsandi with Richard E. Grant
Emma Kennedy with Richard E. Grant
John Finnemore with Richard E. Grant
Irvine Welsh with Richard E. Grant
Chris Packham with Richard E. Grant
Alain de Botton with Richard E. Grant
Francesca Martinez with Richard E. Grant
Shami Chakrabarti with Richard E. Grant
Colm Tóibín with Richard E. Grant
Howard Jacobson with Richard E. Grant
Louis de Bernières with Richard E. Grant
Phil Redmond with Richard E. Grant
Michael Acton Smith with Richard E. Grant
Neil Gaiman with Richard E. Grant
Elvis Costello with Richard E. Grant
Bill Bryson with Richard E. Grant – Live
Paula Hawkins with Richard E. Grant
Meera Syal with Richard E. Grant
Pat Barker with Richard E. Grant
Bridget Christie with Richard E. Grant
Kate Atkinson with Richard E. Grant