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Lindsey Davis drops by the Audible Studios to talk about her career as a historical novelist; how she develop her characters, how historically accurate are they, where her inspiration come from and more.

Legendary short story writer George Saunders joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about his long-awaited first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo. George has won decades of acclaim for his short-story collections (1996's CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, 2013's Tenth of December) that amplify the intricacies of American culture via the surreal and fantastical. He's a longtime contributor to The New Yorker and GQ and a professor at Syracuse.

Dame Jenni Murray joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her book, A History of Britain in 21 Women. Dame Jenni is one the UK's most renowned journalists and broadcasters, and has presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since 1987. She is the author of several books, and her latest celebrates the women who have shaped the country as we know it today.

Susie Dent is most often seen in the Dictionary Corner of Channel 4’s Countdown, where she has been amazing the public with her extensive knowledge of the dictionary since 1992. She is also the author of several books, and her latest, Dent’s Modern Tribes: the Secret Languages of Britain, is available on Audible now.

Katie Piper joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about her new book, Confidence: The Secret, her unique writing process and the books that have inspired her over the years.

Best-selling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne, is back with his most ambitious novel for adults yet. He joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to tell us more.

Audible exclusive. We welcome Jodi Taylor to Audible to discuss her hit series The Chronicles of St Mary's - the adventures of a group of investigative time travelling historians. Jodi Taylor is, and always has been, a complete history nut. It takes vast amounts of chocolate to get her out of bed for anything after 1485. And if it's raining, there's no chance.

Best-selling author Emma Donoghue joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her work, including the international hit Room and her latest book, written for children.

Best-selling crime writer Michael Connelly joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios for an exclusive interview about his Harry Bosch series.

Angela tells us how she came up for the idea, a bit about her protagonist, Jenna, and the importance of her fanbase. On My Life: ‘When a pregnant woman is imprisoned on suspicion of murder, she must fight to prove her innocence from behind bars or her baby may be given away to whoever framed her...’

Joining us in the Audible Studios to discuss his latest book, Enlightenment Now, is experimental psychologist, author and Harvard professor Steven Pinker. One of the world’s leading authorities on language and the mind, Steven Pinker is the author of highly acclaimed books such as The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Language Instinct. Winner of numerous awards for his research and books, the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist published his 10th title, Enlightenment Now, in February 2018.

Exclusive interview with Claudia Hammond, author of Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use it Better.

Author and journalist Clover Stroud joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to discuss her frank memoir, Wild Other.

Oscar de Muriel joins Robin Morgan at the Audible Studios in London to discuss his latest book.

Exclusive to Audible. M. C. Beaton talks about her Agatha Raisin series.

Joining us in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest book, The Meltdown: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, is American cartoonist and author Jeff Kinney. Jeff Kinney is the creator of the immensely popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, which has over 200 million copies in print worldwide, four feature films, two Children’s Choice Book Awards and six Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for Favourite Book. Named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world, Jeff Kinney has now published the 13th book in the series, The Meltdown.

Jodi Taylor returns to the Audible Studios to talk with Robin Morgan about the latest installment in her Chronicles of St. Mary's series, her thoughts on the narrator of her audiobooks and her plans for Christmas.

Joining us in the Audible Studios for a second time, on this occasion to talk about her first audio drama, The Infirmary, is British author of the best-selling DCI Ryan mystery novels LJ Ross. Spending most of her 20s as a regulatory lawyer, LJ Ross published her first novel in the DCI Ryan series, Holy Island, in 2015. The latest installment in the series comes in the form of an audio drama - a brand-new way to experience DCI Ryan and all the thrills and mystery Ross’ stories bring. The Infirmary is sure to delight both seasoned fans and those new to the series.

Releasing her debut best-selling crime title, Close to Home, in 2017 under the pen name Cara Hunter, the established British author returns with a follow up to the series, In the Dark, published in July 2018. Cara Hunter talks to us about her DI Fawley series, what inspired her change in direction and what we can expect from Fawley and his team of Oxford detectives in her latest book.

Louis de Bernières, the author of the 1994 best seller Captain Corelli's Mandolin, joins Robin Morgan in the Audible Studios to talk about his latest work, Blue Dog, which is available to download as an audiobook now from Audible. It's a young adult book with appeal for all ages.