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  • 460: Andrew Miller - The Land in Winter

    460: Andrew Miller - The Land in Winter
    Jan 23 2026

    The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller is an atmospheric novel set during a famously freezing 1960s winter, exploring the minutiae of married life through the interior lives of two couples. Robert Kirkwood talks to Andrew about his inspiration for the novel, why it's not based on his parents and about his first time narrating one of his novels.
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    58 Min.
  • 459: Kiran Desai - The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

    459: Kiran Desai - The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
    Jan 16 2026
    A book 19 years in the making, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai is a spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years – an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity. Robert Kirkwood asks Kiran about her writing process, casting the audio version and where to get a good kebab in New York.
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    58 Min.
  • 458: Best of the Fests

    458: Best of the Fests
    Jan 9 2026
    A listen back to the times I was set free at both Boswell and Wigtown Book Festivals featuring Rupert Everett, Louise Minchin, Wayne Sleep, Dom Joly and Andrew O'Hagan.
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    58 Min.
  • 457: Review of 2025 - Part 2

    457: Review of 2025 - Part 2
    Jan 2 2026
    A listen back to some 2025 highlights from later in last year including Percival Everett, Yael van der Wouden, Nate Lessore, Margaret McDonald, David Szalay and pay tribute to Frederick Forsythe and Dame Stella Rimington.
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    58 Min.
  • 456: Review of 2025 - Part 1

    456: Review of 2025 - Part 1
    Dec 26 2025
    A listen back to some 2025 highlights from early last year including AJ West, Yael van der Wouden, Rachel Kushner, Clare Mackintosh, Lucy Edwards and pay tribute to narrator Steve Hodson.
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    58 Min.
  • 455: Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones - Christmas with the Map Men Part 2

    455: Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones - Christmas with the Map Men Part 2
    Dec 19 2025
    In today's Read On, Robert Kirkwood chats to the Map Men, also known as Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones about their debut book This Way Up - When Maps Go Wrong (and why it matters).

    In the second part of their chat they discuss accessibility, made up mountains, an audiobook co-incidence and even have a feel of a tactile map from RNIB.

    Plus we'll find some more festive books in the RNIB Library.
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    58 Min.
  • 454: Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones - Christmas with the Map Men Part 1

    454: Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones - Christmas with the Map Men Part 1
    Dec 12 2025
    In today's Read On, Robert Kirkwood chats to the Map Men, also known as Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones about their debut book This Way Up - When Maps Go Wrong (and why it matters).

    In this first part of a two part show Jay and Mark talk about accents, breaking the fourth wall and addressing the listener directly and about turning a very visual book into an audiobook.

    Plus we'll find some festive books in the RNIB Library.
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    58 Min.
  • Best-selling author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82

    Best-selling author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82
    Dec 12 2025
    Author of many favourites in the RNIB Library, Joanna herself was very aware of the importance of accessibility as she had an eye condition that made her partially sighted. Here she is on the importance of Talking Books
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    2 Min.