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The Queen's Reading Room Podcast

The Queen's Reading Room Podcast

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 The Queen’s Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories. Who does Sir Ian Rankin read when he is low? Where does David Baddiel stash his fiction and which masterpiece has Ann Patchett given up on again and again? This brand new series delves into the homes and hearts of the authors that we love the most.

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  • Episode Seven: Bernardine Evaristo

    Episode Seven: Bernardine Evaristo
    Oct 23 2024

    Welcome back to the season finale of The Queen's Reading Room Podcast. This week we meet the brilliant Bernadine Evaristo, Booker Prize winner, author of ten novels including 'Mr Loverman' and academic.


    In this electrifying episode, Bernadine walks us through her early literary influences and recounts the novels which first allowed her to dream of worlds other than her own.


    This is an episode you won't want to miss...so sit back, relax, and discover the joy of literature with The Queen's Reading Room podcast.



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    21 mins
  • Episode six: Louise Kennedy

    Episode six: Louise Kennedy
    Sep 23 2024

    Welcome back to episode six of The Queen's Reading Room Podcast. In this episode, we sit down with one of today's most prolific contemporary writers - it is, of course, author of 'Trespasses' and 'The End of The World Is A Cul de sac', Sligo's own Louise Kennedy.


    Join us as we tour Louise's very own personal reading room, where she reveals first book she ever bought with her own money. We'll also hear also about the stories which inspired her illustrious literary career, which also includes a collection of short-stories.


    This is an episode you won't want to miss.




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    18 mins
  • Episode five: Min Jin Lee

    Episode five: Min Jin Lee
    Sep 15 2024


    Welcome back to The Queen's Reading Room Podcast. This week we are joined by an author and essayist whose critically acclaimed novel Pachinko was included in the list of "100 Best Books of the Century” in The New York Times Book Review and The Times...it is of course, the extraordinary Min Jin Lee.


    In this insightful episode, Min walks us through her own personal journey with books which started after her move to America as a child. This is one episode that is sure to inspire and delight, so sit back, relax and discover the joy of reading with Min Jin Lee & The Queen's Reading Room Podcast.


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    20 mins
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I loved the reminder of being a child and also sitting tucked away for hours in our local Carnegie library (thank you Andrew!). It was either there or surreptitiously under the bed covers with a torch until caught! Life would be unimaginable without books, be the pages tapped, turned or read to us. I hope Ian gets to read more and he and his wife have enjoyed his well earned year off. I look forward to reading A Game Called Malice and to the episodes to come in The Queen's Reading Room.

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