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Simon Mayo's Books of the Year — 316 episodes
Jon Ronson
Robert Harris Q&A
Robert Harris
David Baldacci Q&A
David Baldacci
Chris Chibnall Q&A
Chris Chibnall
Elizabeth Strout Q&A
Elizabeth Strout
Dawn French Q&A
Dawn French
Matt Haig Q&A
Matt Haig
Anthony Horowitz Q&A
Anthony Horowitz
Michael Connelly Q&A
Michael Connelly
Bryony Gordon Q&A
Bryony Gordon
John Lanchester Q&A
John Lanchester
Yann Martel Q&A
Yann Martel
Francis Spufford Q&A
Francis Spufford
Kathy Reichs
Jennifer Niven Q&A
Jennifer Niven
Ann Cleeves Q&A
Ann Cleeves
Jonathan Freedland Q&A
Jonathan Freedland
Ken Follett Q&A
Ken Follett
Callie Hart Q&A
Callie Hart
William Boyd Q&A
William Boyd
Ian McEwan Q&A
Ian McEwan
Laura Shepherd-Robinson Q&A
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Lucy Foley
Nick Harkaway Q&A
Nick Harkaway Q&A
Nick Harkaway
Andrew Hunter Murray Q&A
Andrew Hunter Murray
Abigail Dean Q&A
Abigail Dean
Robert Crais Q&A
Robert Crais
Elif Shafak Q&A
Elif Shafak
Scott Turow Q&A
Scott Turow
Jojo Moyes Q&A
Jojo Moyes
Simon Mayo Q&A
Simon Mayo
Miguel Delaney Q&A
Miguel Delaney
Michael Connelly Q&A
Michael Connelly
Matt Haig Q&A
Matt Haig
Jodi Picoult Q&A
Jodi Picoult
Ian Rankin Q&A
Ian Rankin
Robert Harris Q&A
Robert Harris
Ben Macintyre Q&A
Ben Macintyre
David Hepworth Q&A
David Hepworth
Ragnar Jonasson Q&A
Ragnar Jonasson
Chris Bookmyre Q&A
Chris Brookmyre
Chris Whitaker Q&A
Chris Whitaker
David Baddiel Q&A
David Baddiel
Mark Billingham Q&A
Mark Billingham
Andrew O'Hagan Q&A
Andrew O'Hagan
Abir Mukherjee Q&A
Abir Mukherjee
David Nicholls Q&A
David Nicholls
Tom Burgis Q&A
Tom Burgis
Erin Kelly Q&A
Erin Kelly
John O'Farrell Q&A
John O'Farrell
Anna Keay Q&A
Anna Keay
Kiley Reid Q&A
Kiley Reid
Alex Michaelides Q&A
Alex Michaelides
David McCloskey Q&A
David McCloskey
Araminta Hall Q&A
Araminta Hall
The Books Of The Year Books Of The Year (as it were)
Simon Sebag Montefiore Q&A
Simon Sebag Montefiore
John Boyne Q&A
John Boyne
Terry Hayes QnA
Terry Hayes
Victoria Hislop Q&A
Victoria Hislop
Books Of The Year (2023 so far...)
Louise Doughty Q&A
Louise Doughty
Adele Parks Q&A
Adele Parks
Sebastian Faulks Q&A
Sebastian Faulks
Steve Cavanagh QnA
Steve Cavanagh
Lisa Jewell Q&A
Lisa Jewell
Daniel Finkelstein Q&A
Daniel Finkelstein
Kate Mosse Q&A
Kate Mosse
TJ Newman Q&A
TJ Newman
S.A. Cosby Q&A
S.A. Cosby
Sadiq Khan Q&A
Sadiq Khan
Joanne Harris Q&A
Joanne Harris
Cecelia Ahern Q&A
Cecelia Ahern
Catriona Ward Q&A
Catriona Ward
Harlan Coben Q&A
Harlan Coben
David McCloskey Q&A
David McCloskey talks spies and hot dogs
Linwood Barclay Q&A
Linwood Barclay talks cars, crime and catasrophe
Cariad Lloyd Q&A
Cariad Lloyd talks 'You Are Not Alone"
Q&A with Jason Mott
Jason Mott discusses 'Hell Of A Book' (winner of The National Book Award)
It's a Books Of The Year Christmas Spesh!
Q&A with Sebastian Payne
Sebastian Payne: The Fall Of Boris Johnson
Q&A with Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre: Colditz - Prisoners Of The Castle
Q&A with Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney-Boylan
Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan: Mad Honey
Q&A with Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde: What Just Happened?
Q&A with Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz: The Twist Of A Knife
Q&A with Robert Harris (Act of Oblivion, Fatherland, Enigma)
Robert Harris: Act of Oblivion
Q&A with Simon Mayo: Tick Tock
Simon Mayo gets interviewed by broadcasting legend Tom Bradby
Jonathan Freedland: The Escape Artist
Q&A with Mick Herron (Slow Horses, Bad Actors)
Mick Herron (Bad Actors)
Q&A with Tom Bradby (Yesterday's Spy)
Tom Bradby: Yesterday's Spy
Q&A with Claire Powell (At The Table)
Claire Powell: At The Table
Q&A with Justin Webb: The Gift Of A Radio
Justin Webb: The Gift Of A Radio
Q&A with Jo Browning Wroe: A Terrible Kindness
Jo Browning Wroe: A Terrible Kindness
Q&A with Ed Caesar: The Moth and the Mountain
Ed Caesar: The Moth & the Mountain
Q&A with John Boyne (The Echo Chamber)
John Boyne (The Echo Chamber)
Q&A with Ragnar Jonasson
Ragnar Jonasson - The Girl Who Died
Q&A with Mateo Askaripour
Mateo Askaripour (Black Buck)
Q&A with Michael Connelly (Bosch/Lincoln Lawyer)
Michael Connelly (The Law Of Innocence)
Q&A with Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary/The Martian/Artemis)
Andy Weir (Project Hail Mary)
Q&A with Sarah Pearse (The Sanatorium)
Sarah Pearse (The Sanatorium)
Q&A with Abigail Dean (Girl A)
Abigail Dean (Girl A)
Q&A with David Baddiel (Jews Don't Count)
David Baddiel (Jews Don't Count) EXPLICIT
Q&A with Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt)
Jeanine Cummins (American Dirt)
A Q&A with Jon Sopel (BBC News)
Jon Sopel - UnPresidented
Q&A with Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin (A Song For The Dark Times)
Q&A with CK McDonnell (The Stranger Times)
CK McDonnell (Stranger Times)
Q&A with Grace Dent (Hungry)
Grace Dent (Hungry)
Simon's Itchcock Moment
Some nice bits from previous shows you may have missed
Q&A with Andrew Child (The Sentinel)
Andrew Child & Lee Child (The Sentinel)
Q&A with Ben MacIntyre
Ben MacIntyre (Agent Sonya)
Q&A with Robert Harris (V2)
Robert Harris (V2)
Q&A with Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell (Living Better)
Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club)
Q&A with Richard Osman (Thursday Murder Club)
Lee Child interviews Simon Mayo (Knife Edge)
A little taster of Lee Child interviewing Simon
Q&A with Sabine Durrant
Sabine Durrant (Finders, Keepers)
Q&A with Robert Webb (Come Again)
Robert Webb (Come Again)
Q&A with Anthony Horowitz OBE
Q&A with Ariana Neumann
Ariana Neumann (When Time Stopped)
Q&A with Mark Billingham
Mark Billingham (Their Little Secret)
Q&A with Andrew Hunter Murray
Andrew Hunter Murray (The Last Day)
Q&A with Sophie Hannah
Sophie Hannah (Haven't They Grown)
Q&A with Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short, The Fifth Risk...)
Michael Lewis (The Fifth Risk)
Q&A with Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell (Talking To Strangers)
Q&A with Lee Child
Lee Child - Jack Reacher: Blue Moon
Q&A with Adele Parks
Adele Parks (Lies, Lies, Lies)
Q&A with George Alagiah
George Alagiah (The Burning Land)
Q&A with Wild Swans author Jung Chang
Jung Chang
A Q&A with Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)
Dr Chris Naunton (Searching For The Lost Tombs of Egypt)
A Q&A with Matt Haig
Matt Haig
A Q&A with Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)
Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger)
Q&A with Jeanette Winterson (Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit/Frankissstein)
Jeanette Winterson (Frankissstein)
Q&A with Sue Nelson (Wally Funk's Race For Space)
Wally Funk's Race For Space
Q&A with Chloe Hooper (The Arsonist)
Chloe Hooper - The Arsonist
Q&A Michelle Paver & John Boyne
Michelle Paver & John Boyne
Q&A with Prof Lewis Dartnell
Prof Lewis Dartnell - Origins
Our Q&A with Anita Anand
Anita Anand - The Patient Assassin
Q&A with Jonathan Freedland/Sam Bourne
Sam Bourne aka Jonathan Freedland
Q&A with Charlie Connelly
Charlie Connelly - Last Train To Hilversum
Alex Michaelides - The Silent Patient
Q&A with Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient)
Q&A with Helen Russell
Helen Russell - Atlas of Happiness
John Simpson's Q&A
Parky's Q&A
Robin Ince Q&A
Robin Ince
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey on the life of Keith Moon
Sir Michael Parkinson
John Simpson
Q&A with Cressida Cowell and Edward Brooke Hitching
Cressida Cowell & Edward Brooke Hitching
A Q&A with Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin
An extra Q&A with Lee Child
Lee Child
The QI Elves & Levison Wood
A Q&A with explorer Levison Wood & the QI Elves
Markus Zusak & Anthony Horowitz
Q&A with Anthony Horowitz & Markus Zusak
Heather Morris - The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Q&A with Heather Morris
Chris Riddell & Dermot O'Leary
A book Q&A with Dermot O'Leary & Chris Riddell (Beedle The Bard)
Gary Barlow
A quick book Q&A with Gary Barlow
A Graham Norton Special
Graham Norton Q&A
SPY SPECIAL: Ben MacIntyre
Mark Kermode & Alan Johnson
Q&A with Mark Kermode and Alan Johnson
John Boyne & Shaun Usher
Have you ever used a book to impress someone?
Kate Atkinson
Sebastian Faulks
Melvin Burgess and Michael Calvin
Our Q&A with authors Manda Scott and Tracy Borman
Manda Scott and Tracy Borman
A Q&A with Simon and Matt about their favourite books.
Ant Middleton and DB John
A few words from Simon and Matt
Ben Rhodes and Louis De Bernieres
An update from Simon and Matt about forthcoming shows
Robbie Williams and Lynda La Plante
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