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Ora Et Labora
Simon Mayo's Books Of The Year
Simon Mayo and Matt Williams invite the world's finest authors in for a chat.
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4.8 stars from 1,046 ratings
David Nicholls
Driving along, listening to the brilliant interview with David Nicholls I pulled over just so I could order his book ‘You are here’ - and it is living up to expectations.
Alisouthampton via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 08/23/24
Favourite Podcast Bar None 😍
Love book/author podcasts and this is by far the best. Having Simon and Matt back like the good old days makes me so happy and the banter is great! Good spread of books and authors and I have now read a couple recommended that I wouldn’t normally have chosen and couldn’t put them down. Keep doing...Read full review »
feeona78 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 02/15/24
My favourite podcast
Books of the year is my favourite podcast, Simon and Matt keep me company during my ironing sessions (I hate ironing) so their easy banter and great interviews are fabulous. Being a book worm this is great for recommendations and great to hear about the book from the writers perspective. Love...Read full review »
ginabean1107 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/02/23
Recent Episodes
Simon and Matt welcome international bestselling author, Jodi Picoult, back to the studio for a slice of Q&A. She talks about some of her favourite authors and gives us some book recommendations. Plus we hear from crime writer Gillian McAllister and learn who Jodi would invite to her fantasy...
Published 11/20/24
Jodi Picoult is baaaack! And she joins Simon and Matt in the studio to discuss her new novel. They chat about the myths surrounding Shakespeare and his work, whether he really wrote all the plays he's credited to have written, and why the history of women writers of the time is completely...
Published 11/13/24
Published 11/13/24
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