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Main image: black and white headshot photo of novelist and author Kit de Waal, wearing glasses looking into the camera.

Author Q&A with Kit de Waal

Listening books Q&A - Black History Month 2025

Main image: Murder Mystery Author Tom Hindle, stood outside smiling to the camera.

Author Q+A with Tom Hindle

Listening books Q&A

Main image: a photo of Kim Joy Author Of Ordinary Joy, cuddling her cat, wearing an orange top in front of a pink background.

Author Q+A with Kim-Joy

Listening books Q&A

Main Image: a photo of cosy crime author Simon Brett, wearing a navy suit jacket, smiling at the camera.

Q+A with Simon Brett

Listening books Q&A

Main Image: an adult daughter reading with her elderly mother with Dementia outside.

The Power of Reading: Reading Well for Dementia

Part of Dementia Action Week 2025

Author Emily Katy

Q&A with Emily Katy

A photo of Rory Cellan-Jones and his rescue dog Sophie, from Romania. Rory is sat in front of a piano, with Sophie walking into the room. With a background image of gold and red orbs on a black background.

Introducing Sophie from Romania: a conversation with Rory Cellan-Jones

Part of Parkinson's Awareness Month

An open book, with an orange cover, lay open on a flat surface with a blurred sparkly background or white, orange and grey orbs.

Q+A with Sally Gardner

Listening books Q&A

Close up photo of Author Robert Thorogood

Q+A with Robert Thorogood

Author Sheila Bugler

Q&A with Sheila Bugler

Author Marion Todd

Q&A with Marion Todd

a carved Halloween pumpkin lit up with a tea light

Ghostly stories for Halloween

a stack of books

An introduction to Black Cultural Archives’ collections

Part of Black History Month 2024

author Libby Page

Q&A with Libby Page

a stack of books

Olympic and Paralympic book recommendations