Russian Affairs: Masha Gessen
By Craig Ranapia in Books
Issue Listener Plus 19th May 2013
Vladimir Putin? "He's a thug."
An Hour with Diego Marani
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 19th May 2013
'You are more free when you speak a foreign language.'
Five questions for Ramona Koval
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 19th May 2013
'The secret of a good interview is preparation, preparation, preparation.'
Life Goes On: Kate Atkinson
By Craig Ranapia in Books
Issue Listener Plus 19th May 2013
"I wouldn’t eat any member of my family, but I would eat a stranger."
Sylvie Simmons: Mr Cohen Revealed
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
'He’s loved women horizontally, yes, but vertically and every other angle in between.'
Pankaj Mishra: nationalist fantasies and a moment of reckoning
By Toby Manhire in Auckland Writers & Readers Festival
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
Niall Ferguson's threats over a review might have made people question the imperial cheerleader line, says Indian author at writers festival.
Five questions for Fleur Adcock
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
The poet on composing while walking, young fans and being older than Yeats.
Five questions for Sylvie Simmons
By Guy Somerset in Books
Issue Listener Plus 18th May 2013
The rock writer on Leonard Cohen, Michael Jackson and the joys of the ukulele.
Crossword 820 answers and explanations
By David Tossman in Cryptic Crosswords
18th May 2013
Baffling a Brit
New Zealand Listener Gala Night: True Stories Told Live
By Mark Broatch in Books
Issue Listener Plus 17th May 2013
Les-BEE-ans, rock pigs and a gentlemen's magazine as authors interpret An Open Book.