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Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
The Turkish author explains how she relies on instinct when writing her novels.
  1. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  2. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  3. Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
    03:56
    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  4. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
    02:14
    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  5. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
    01:34
    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
  6. Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  7. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  8. Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
    03:28
    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  9. Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
    03:03
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
  10. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  11. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
    01:38
    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
  12. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  13. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  14. Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
    02:24
    Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
  15. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
    06:33
    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
  16. Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
    04:10
    Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
  17. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
    02:23
    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  18. Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
    01:41
    Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
  19. Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
    02:21
    Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
  20. David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
    02:53
    David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
  21. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
    02:16
    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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