The Reading Room

Video Podcast: 1Q84 Preview

On December's show The Reading Room Book Group will be reviewing 1Q84: Books 1 and 2 - the blockbuster international bestseller from Haruki Murakami.  Don't forget to tune in at 10am on Sunday 4th December on Sirenonline.co.uk. The podcast version will be available from Tuesday 6th December. In the meantime, here's a quick video preview... click below or go to our YouTube channel.

ROOM 16: John Hegley, Tracy Borman, Elaine Kazimierczuk, Tony Hawks, Jamie Mackay

On our second programme for November we speak to performance poet, comedian and musician John Hegley, historian Tracy Borman talks about her new book on William the Conquerer's wife, Matilda: Queen of the Conquerer, we have poetry from Elaine Kazimierczuk, writer and comedian Tony Hawks gives us his nomination for 101 Books to Read Before You Die, and Jamie Mackay brings us his Musings of a Muddled Mind. To listen online click on the player below or use the links to the right to subscribe. And don't forget to join us for our next programme on 4th December....

ROOM 15: The Bees by Carol Ann Duffy, Peter Kerr, Abigail Tarttelin, Jim Gotts

On the first of our new twice-monthly podcasts The Reading Room Book Group discuss The Bees, Carole Ann Duffy's first collection of poetry since becoming Poet Laureate. We also talk to travel writer Peter Kerr (Snowball Oranges) about his move towards writing fiction, our Remembrance-Sunday themed short story comes from Jim Gotts, and actress and author Abigail Tarttelin (Flick) gives us her nomination for 101 Books To Read Before You Die. To listen online click on the player below or use the links to the right to subscribe. And don't forget our next programme will be along just 2 weeks from now....

ROOM 14 - October 2011: Mark Kermode, Tony Hawks, Marie Harbon, Abigail Tarttelin, Louis Malloy

This month we talk to BBC film critic Mark Kermode about his latest book The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex, comedian, musician and writer Tony Hawks tells us about the trials of turning his bestseller Round Ireland with a Fridge into a film, Science Fantasy author Marie Harbon talks about her book Seven Point Eight, our short story comes from Louis Malloy, and The Reading Room Book Group review Flick by Abigail Tarttelin. All this, plus more Musings of a Muddled Mind with Jamie McKay and poetry from John Welsh. Listen online by clicking on the player below, or subscribe using the links on the right...

ROOM 13 - September 2011: One Day by David Nicholls, Abigail Tarttelin, Claire Kinton, The Book Pond

This month the Reading Room Book Group take an outing to the cinema to watch the film adaptation of One Day by David Nicholls, starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. Will Hollywood ruin one of our favourite books - or bring a whole new audience to it? We’ll also be talking to actress and writer Abigail Tarttelin about her first novel Flick, Claire Kinton returns with the first chapter of her book Dead Game, we find out how thebookpond.com helps students swap academic books, and our tea break story comes from Jim Gotts. All this plus more 101 Books To Read Before You Die, poetry from Paul Eteng and Jamie McKay brings us Musings of a Muddled Mind. Click the player below to listen online, or subscribe to our feed using the buttons on the right...

ROOM 12 - August 2011: Karen Maitland, The Time Traveler's Wife, John Welsh, Claire Kinton,Joe Evans

On August's podcast we talk to historical fiction author Karen Maitland about how and where she finds her inspiration, poet John Welsh tells us about his third book Manic Reflections and how being bipolar affects his creativity, author Claire Kinton talks about the writing process of her first novel Dead Game which was inspired by the death of her cousin whilst serving in Iraq, our Tea Break Story comes from Joe Evans, and the Reading Room Book Group discusses The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Click the player below to listen online or subscribe to the podcast using the buttons on the right...

ROOM 11 - June 2011: John Peel, Henry Hemming, Joel Stickley, New Writers UK

On June's programme, The Reading Room Book Group review Margrave Of The Marshes, the autobiography of much missed radio legend John Peel, written shortly before his death in 2004 and completed by his wife Sheila.  We also talk to author Henry Hemming about his book In Search of the English Eccentric, Lincolnshire's new Poet Laureate Joel Stickley performs his first specially commissioned poem "Theddlethorpe", we hear from New Writers UK, further nominations for our 101 Books To Read Before You Die come from comedian Richard Herring and our very own Gill Hart, and our Tea Break Story comes from Sarah Ann Juckes. Click on the player below to listen online or subscribe to the podcast using the buttons to the right...

ROOM 10B: The Reading Room LIVE Part 2 - Louis Malloy, Brian Rance, Gareth Calway, Ann Featherstone

We hope you enjoyed Part 1 of The Reading Room LIVE - now here's the second half of our special live show transmitted from the Bishop Greaves Theatre on 15th May.  This part includes a specially written piece on The Former Poet Laureate from our very own Paul Tyler, plus: Ann Featherstone Paul Eteng Louis Malloy Brian Rance Gareth Calway And more music from singer/songwriter Viv Murrell Click on the player below to listen online or subscribe to our feed using the buttons on the right hand side of the page...

ROOM 10A: The Reading Room LIVE Part 1 - Viv Murrell, Georgia Twynham, Eireann Lorsung...

Welcome to the first half of our special show broadcast LIVE from the Bishop Greaves Theatre in Lincoln on Sunday 15th May as part of the Lincoln Book Festival. The line-up for his half includes... Jayne Stanton Georgia Twynham Fiona Linday Viv Murrell Paul Eteng Eireann Lorsung Ben Atkinson Richard Barter CLICK ON THE PLAYER BELOW TO LISTEN ONLINE... The second half of the show, featuring Ann Featherstone, Paul Eteng, Louis Malloy, Viv Murrell, Brian Rance and Gareth Calway will be available to download at the end of the week - please check back here then or subscribe to our feed using the links on the right.

ROOM 10 - May 2011: Richard Herring, Nick Hornby’s A Long Way Down, Ben Atkinson, Richard Barter

This month on the Reading Room we talk to comedian Richard Herring about his book How Not to Grow Up, John Grubb fills us in on what to expect at this year's Lincoln Book Festival, there's poetry from Lisa Denholm, and the Reading Room Book Group review Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. Also, young author Ben Atkinson talks about his book Walking On Cinders, and our tea break story comes from Richard Barter.

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