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Damian Barr's Literary Salon tempts the world's best writers to read exclusively from their latest greatest works and share their own personal stories. Star guests have included Bret Easton...
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Listen to The Literary Salon, a Arts podcast by Damian Barr. Stream 280 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau
Before the summer is out we wanted to share a page-turning holiday read on the podcast. The Orchid Hour takes us back to New York City, 1923...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: At the Edge of the Woods by Kathryn Bromwich
Our Book of the Week is a spellbinding debut novel by writer and commissioning editor on The Observer newspaper, Kathryn Bromwich. In At the...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Funny Thing About Death by Jo Caulfield
Our Book of the Week will have you laughing and crying in equal measure! Stand-up comedian Jo Caulfield’s hilarious memoir, The Funny Thing...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno
This week we’re joined by Paul Dalgarno reading from his thoughtful, existential novel, A Country of Eternal Light. Margaret Bryce has been...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time by Catherine Taylor
In this week's episode, Catherine Taylor reads from her new book The Stirrings: A Memoir in Northern Time, a story about coming of age in th...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Tiger Work by Ben Okri
In this week’s episode, Booker award-winning author Ben Okri combines fiction, essay and poetry in Tiger Work. This incredible collection, i...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
From the Booker longlisted author, and an Irish Times No.1 bestseller - Donal Ryan’s The Queen of Dirt Island is a searing, jubilant novel a...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: The Fascination by Essie Fox
Our next guest on the podcast is Essie Fox, reading from her instant Sunday Times bestseller, The Fascination. It’s a Victorian story about...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Kala by Colin Walsh
We’ve got a literary thriller in store for you this week! In the seaside town of Kinlough, Ireland, three old friends are thrown together fo...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior
Deep in Brazil's neglected Bahia hinterland, two sisters find an ancient knife beneath their grandmother's bed and, momentarily mystified by...
Miriam Margolyes in conversation with Damian Barr, at the Literary Salon
Award-winning actor and creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Gertrude Stein, Miriam truly is a national t...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Black Girl, No Magic by Kimberly McIntosh
Smart, accessible, thoughtful, entertaining and frank: our Book of the Week is Black Girl, No Magic by Kimberly McIntosh. Informed by years...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Hokey Pokey by Kate Mascarenhas
A grand hotel, a famous opera star and a psychoanalyst with a hidden agenda. Our Book of the Week offers a glamorous, thrilling ride through...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: And Then He Sang A Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
We’re thrilled to bring you a reading from And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu. This is the inaugural title from a new publ...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: There's Been A Little Incident by Alice Ryan
This week we’re bringing you a brilliant, poignant and darkly comic novel by Irish author Alice Ryan. Molly Black has been running away sinc...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto by Zachary Zane
It’s time for some sex positivity! This week we’ve invited sex and relationship columnist Zachary Zane to read to you from his painfully fun...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Broken Light by Joanne Harris
We’ve got another page-turner on the podcast this week, this time by internationally bestselling author Joanne Harris! In Broken Light, Bern...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Eyes Guts Throat Bones by Moïra Fowley
Prepare to be dazzled by our Book of the Week, Eyes Guts Throat Bones, an anthology of macabre tales at the end of civilisation. Moïra Fowle...
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Nothing Left to Fear from Hell by Alan Warner
We’re delighted to bring you a new instalment of The Darkland Tales! In this series, leading Scottish authors offer dramatic retellings of s...
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