Something of the Night podcast

Who can say what the night might bring? Mummy tucking you up with Teddy and a cup of Ovaltine? Fireworks and frivolity? A party? Music? Dancing? Ian Merchant might have the answers…

Pascal Garnier – in his own words

Pascal Garnier, who died in March 2010, was a talented novelist, short story writer, children’s author and painter. Gallic Books will publish three novels by him in 2012: The Panda Theory, How’s the Pain? and The A26. In an article for his French publisher, Zulma, Garnier described what led him to become a writer…

Researching The Flying Man

Roopa Farooki discusses her research behind her new novel, The Flying Man…

Roopa Farooki on The Flying Man

Roopa Farooki introduces The Flying man, a story of the ultimate immigrant, a man who fits in everywhere and nowhere, who cannot help but cause harm to those around him, but ultimately, inspires love.

Sarah Winman on When God Was a Rabbit

Watch an exclusive interview with Sarah Winman, Winner of Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: New Writer of the Year for When God Was a Rabbit.

Louise Young on My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You

Watch an exclusive interview with Louisa Young, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Audible.co.uk Audiobook of the Year, for My Dear, I Wanted To Tell You.

Claire Tomalin on Charles Dickens: A Life

Watch an exclusive interview with Claire Tomalin, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Daily Telegraph Biography of the Year, for Charles Dickens: A Life.

SJ Watson on Before I Go To Sleep

Watch an exclusive interview with SJ Watson, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Crime and Thriller Novel of the Year, for Before I Go To Sleep.

Emma Donoghue on Room

Watch an exclusive interview with Emma Donoghue, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: WH Smith Paperback of the Year for Room

Simon Hopkinson on The Good Cook

Watch an exclusive interview with Simon Hopkinson, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Food and Drink Book of the Year, for The Good Cook.

Patrick Ness on A Monster Calls

Watch an exclusive interview with Patrick Ness, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: National Book Tokens Children’s Book of the Year, for A Monster Calls.

Jennifer Egan on A Visit From The Goon Squad

Watch an exclusive interview with Jennifer Egan, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: International Author of the Year, for A Visit From The Goon Squad.

Alan Hollinghurst on The Stranger’s Child

Watch an exclusive interview with Alan Hollinghurst, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: UK Author of the Year, for .

Dawn French on A Tiny Bit Marvellous

Watch an exclusive interview with Dawn French, Winner of the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011: Popular Fiction Book of the Year, for A Tiny Bit Marvellous.

Yvvette Edwards discusses A Cupboard Full of Coats

Yvvette Edwards reads from her Man Booker Prize longlisted novel, explains how she developed her characters, and discusses some of the key themes in the book.

P. D. James shares her appreciation for Jane Austen

In this extended 30-minute interview the author discusses the challenge of taking, Pride and Prejudice, a beloved work of fiction, in a wholly unexpected direction.

P.D. James in conversation

P. D. James introduces and discusses Death Comes to Pemberley

Book Heaven / Hell: Eamonn Gearon

We proudly present the first in a new series of articles, wherein we ask the all important questions: which book would you be happy to spend time with for eternity, and which would you find unbearably hellish to be stuck with?

The very first heaven and hell is with Eamonn Gearon, author of The Sahara.

Exposing Our Genetic Future, One Quirk at a Time

In My Beautiful Genome, Lone Frank provides the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. Watch the author discuss genes and destiny and her family’s genetic history.

Jarvis Cocker Goes Back to School

To celebrate the publication of Mother, Brother, Lover – a compilation of song lyrics spanning 30 years – on 6 October 2011 Jarvis Cocker (Faber’s recently appointed new Editor-at-Large) paid a visit to his old secondary school, The City School in Sheffield, to meet the students…

The Last Werewolf’s Wolfcast!

Seeing as today’s the scariest day, or evening, or night of the year, we have a selection of tasty morsels for all those lycanthropes out there. And you are out there. We know you exist… there surely can’t be only one left?

Undercover with Nicholas Rankin: Ian Fleming’s Commandos

In his new book, Nicholas Rankin gives us the true story of Ian Fleming’s Second World War unit – 30 Assault Unit – from which, in his rank of Commander Ian Fleming RNVR, was born the real-life inspiration for James Bond.