About the show
Simon Mayo and Matt Williams invite the world’s finest authors in for a chat.
Simon Mayo’s Books of the Year
Simon Mayo & Matt Williams invite the world’s finest authors in for a chat
Yann Martel Q&A
Booker Prize winning author, Yann Martel, joins Simon and Matt for a bit of Q&A.
He reveals his quirky writing routine, who he’d invite to his fantasy dinner party – and – gives us some great book recommendations too.
We also surprise him with a question from fellow author and Booker shortlistee, Tan Twan Eng.
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