London, 1385. A city of shadows and fear, in a kingdom ruled by the headstrong young King Richard II, haunted by the spectre of revolt. A place of poetry and prophecy, where power is bought by blood.

For John Gower, part-time poet and full-time trader in information, secrets are his currency. When close confidant, fellow poet Geoffrey Chaucer, calls in an old debt, Gower cannot refuse.

The request is simple: track down a missing book. It should be easy for a man of Gower’s talents, who knows the back-alleys of Southwark as intimately as the courts and palaces of Westminster.

But what Gower does not know is that this book has already caused one murder, and that its contents could destroy his life.

Because its words are behind the highest treason – a conspiracy to kill the king and reduce his reign to ashes…

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A Burnable Book, by Bruce Holsinger, read by Tim Bruce

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Roald Dahl: Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts read by Miriam Margoyles, Stephen Mangan & Tamsin Greig

Finding inner peace is difficult... especially when you're sitting next to Harvey Keitel. This story was produced by Pejk Malinovski as a Falling Tree production, and originally aired on BBC Radio 3.

Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel

Magdalena Baxter is pregnant and on the road with her abusive miner husband Oswald in Mystic Montana Sky by Debra Holland. When Caleb Livingston’s buggy collides with the Baxters’ caravan, Oswald is killed and Maggie goes into labor. Caleb sets his guilt aside long enough to help Maggie deliver her baby, an experience that bonds them more than either could’ve anticipated.  Get your copy here. http://po.st/hotqpn


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Magdalena Baxter is pregnant and on the road with her abusive miner husband Oswald in Mystic Montana Sky by Debra Holland. When Caleb Livingston’s buggy collides with the Baxters’ caravan, Oswald is killed and Maggie goes into labor. Caleb sets his guilt aside long enough to help Maggie deliver her baby, an experience that bonds them more than either could’ve anticipated.  Get your copy here. http://po.st/0lvjxH


New Book Release - Mystic Montana Sky By Debra Holland

Fugitives from the law: Laurie Taylor talks to Alice Goffman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about 'On the Run' her study of the lives of African American men caught up in webs of criminality in Philadelphia. She spent six years living in a neighbourhood marked by pervasive policing, violence and poverty. She argues that high tech surveillance and arrest quotas have done little to reduce crime or support young lives in the most disadvantaged parts of the US. They're joined by Professor Dick Hobbs, Criminologist at the University of Essex. Also, Alison Phipps, Director of the Centre for Gender Studies at the University of Sussex, explores the rise of 'lad culture' in Higher Education and its relationship to the 'marketisation' of learning. 
Producer: Jayne Egerton. Published on November 5, 2014.

'Lad culture' in higher education - Fugitives from the law in Philadelphia

Turkey's leading female novelist Elif Shafak discusses her novel The Forty Rules of Love.

The novel is about finding love and is written in two strands. One is the friendship between a whirling dervish and the Sufi poet Rumi in 13th century Anatolia; the other is about a mother in contemporary America who finds inspiration in the historical story to break away from an unhappy life.

Amazingly, Elif wrote the book in English, which she first learnt at the age of ten. She then worked with professional translators to write it again in Turkish.

Elif Shafak explains the importance of Sufi mysticism in the novel and in her life. She talks about the influence of her grandmother's superstitions, about the transformation of modern Turkey and how she was prosecuted - and acquitted - in 2006 for 'denigrating Turkish national identity' because of her writing.

First published in 2010, The Forty Rules of Love has now been translated into over 30 languages.

James Naughtie presents and a group of readers ask the questions.


May's Bookclub choice : Ice by Gillian Clarke

Producer : Dymphna Flynn. Published on April 7, 2013.

Elif Shafak - The Forty Rules of Love

BAFTA winning Director Ken Loach joins us for What make us Human. Feb 21, 2017

Ken Loach: What make us Human?

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Ladybird Bedtime Treasury read by Gemma Whelan and Nigel Pilkington.

This gorgeous Ladybird treasury of eight classic, traditional tales is guaranteed to delight and entertain young children. Each favourite fairy tale or story has been sensitively retold for modern readers and the mix of amazing animals, magical marvels and classic characters is perfect for both boys and girls.


The stories include Chicken Licken, Rapunzel, The Enormous Turnip, The Wizard of Oz, The Emperor's New Clothes, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Rumpelstiltskin and Heidi.

Ladybird Bedtime Tales

In this podcast, three different people share their coming out stories, and what happened when they made the decision to share something deeply personal about themselves online.

Podcast: Strange, Scary, Liberating

As the Booker prize announces a shortlist that’s long on surprises, we talk to Deborah Levy and assess the contenders for this year’s award

Deborah Levy and the Booker shortlist – books podcast

Welcome to Kindle Love Stories! Kindle Love Stories is a weekly podcast for readers who are unabashedly in love with love, romance, and happy ever afters! Kindle Love Stories is your weekly book club with your best friends, an escape where you’ll hear great love stories, author interviews, new book and author suggestions, and the latest Romance news, trends and buzz-worthy conversations happening online.

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